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Example: Secrets.SecretSpecToJson method

Demonstrates the SecretSpecToJson method. This method converts a secret specification string to the JSON required to create or lookup the secret. PowerShell

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

$secrets = New-Object Chilkat.Secrets
$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.EmitCompact = $false

# A secret name can include up to 4 components:
# [appName] / service / [domain] / username

# This example will demonstrate secret specification strings
# for each possible combination.

# ------------------------------------------------------
# 1: service + username
$sspec = "!!imap|john@example.com"

$secrets.SecretSpecToJson($sspec,$json)
$($json.Emit())

# Result:
# {
#   "service": "imap",
#   "username": "john@example.com"
# }

# ------------------------------------------------------
# 2: appName + service + username
$sspec = "!!myApp|imap|john@example.com"

$secrets.SecretSpecToJson($sspec,$json)
$($json.Emit())

# Result:
# {
#   "appName": "myApp",
#   "service": "imap",
#   "username": "john@example.com"
# }

# ------------------------------------------------------
# 3: service + domain + username
$sspec = "!!|imap|imap.example.com|john"

$secrets.SecretSpecToJson($sspec,$json)
$($json.Emit())

# Result:
# {
#   "service": "imap",
#   "domain": "imap.example.com",
#   "username": "john"
# }

# ------------------------------------------------------
# 4: appName + service + domain + username
$sspec = "!!myApp|imap|imap.example.com|john"

$secrets.SecretSpecToJson($sspec,$json)
$($json.Emit())

# Result:
# {
#   "appName": "myApp",
#   "service": "imap",
#   "domain": "imap.example.com",
#   "username": "john"
# }