(SQL Server) 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.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.5.0 or greater.

For more information, see https://www.chilkatsoft.com/secret_specification_strings.asp

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    DECLARE @secrets int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Secrets', @secrets OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @json int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'EmitCompact', 0

    -- 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
    DECLARE @sspec nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @sspec = '!!imap|john@example.com'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @secrets, 'SecretSpecToJson', @success OUT, @sspec, @json
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

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

    -- ------------------------------------------------------
    -- 2: appName + service + username
    SELECT @sspec = '!!myApp|imap|john@example.com'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @secrets, 'SecretSpecToJson', @success OUT, @sspec, @json
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

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

    -- ------------------------------------------------------
    -- 3: service + domain + username
    SELECT @sspec = '!!|imap|imap.example.com|john'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @secrets, 'SecretSpecToJson', @success OUT, @sspec, @json
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

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

    -- ------------------------------------------------------
    -- 4: appName + service + domain + username
    SELECT @sspec = '!!myApp|imap|imap.example.com|john'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @secrets, 'SecretSpecToJson', @success OUT, @sspec, @json
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

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

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @secrets
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json


END
GO