(VB.NET) WordPress Authentication with Applications Password Plugin

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Demonstrates basic username/password authentication using the WordPress Applications Password plugin.

For more information, see https://wordpress.org/plugins/application-passwords/

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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -X GET --user wp_username:app_password https://www.yoursite.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?page=1

' Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
' Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

' Use your WordPress login, such as "admin", not the application name.
http.Login = "wp_username"
' Use the application password, such as "Nths RwVH eDJ4 weNZ orMN jabq"
http.Password = "app_password"
http.BasicAuth = True


Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://www.yoursite.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?page=1",sbResponseBody)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim jarrResp As New Chilkat.JsonArray
jarrResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jarrResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jarrResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = http.LastStatus
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastHeader)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")
    Exit Sub
End If


' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' [
'   {
'     "id": 1902,
'     "date": "2020-11-16T09:54:09",
'     "date_gmt": "2020-11-16T16:54:09",
'     "guid": {
'       "rendered": "http:\/\/cknotes.com\/?p=1902"
'     },
'     "modified": "2020-11-16T09:54:09",
'     "modified_gmt": "2020-11-16T16:54:09",
'     "slug": "xero-redirect-uri-for-oauth2-and-desktop-apps",
'     "status": "publish",
'     "type": "post",
'     "link": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/xero-redirect-uri-for-oauth2-and-desktop-apps\/",
'     "title": {
'       "rendered": "Xero Redirect URI for OAuth2 and Desktop Apps"
'     },
'     "content": {
'       "rendered": "<p>...",
'       "protected": false
'     },
'     "excerpt": {
'       "rendered": "<p>...",
'       "protected": false
'     },
'     "author": 1,
'     "featured_media": 0,
'     "comment_status": "closed",
'     "ping_status": "open",
'     "sticky": false,
'     "template": "",
'     "format": "standard",
'     "meta": [
'     ],
'     "categories": [
'       815
'     ],
'     "tags": [
'       594,
'       816
'     ],
'     "_links": {
'       "self": [
'         {
'           "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1902"
'         }
'       ],
'       "collection": [
'         {
'           "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"
'         }
'       ],
'       "about": [
'         {
'           "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"
'         }
'       ],
'       "author": [
'         {
'           "embeddable": true,
'           "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"
'         }
'       ],
'       "replies": [
'         {
'           "embeddable": true,
'           "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1902"
'         }
'       ],
'       "version-history": [
'         {
'           "count": 1,
'           "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1902\/revisions"
'         }
'       ],
'       "predecessor-version": [
'         {
'           "id": 1904,
'           "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1902\/revisions\/1904"
'         }
'       ],
'       "wp:attachment": [
'         {
'           "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1902"
'         }
'       ],
'       "wp:term": [
'         {
'           "taxonomy": "category",
'           "embeddable": true,
'           "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1902"
'         },
'         {
'           "taxonomy": "post_tag",
'           "embeddable": true,
'           "href": "https:\/\/cknotes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1902"
'         }
'       ],
'       "curies": [
'         {
'           "name": "wp",
'           "href": "https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}",
'           "templated": true
'         }
'       ]
'     }
'   },
' ...
' ]

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON



Dim date_gmt As New Chilkat.DtObj
Dim json As Chilkat.JsonObject
Dim id As Integer
Dim date As String
Dim guidRendered As String
Dim modified As String
Dim modified_gmt As String
Dim slug As String
Dim status As String
Dim v_type As String
Dim link As String
Dim titleRendered As String
Dim contentRendered As String
Dim contentProtected As Boolean
Dim excerptRendered As String
Dim excerptProtected As Boolean
Dim author As Integer
Dim featured_media As Integer
Dim comment_status As String
Dim ping_status As String
Dim sticky As Boolean
Dim template As String
Dim format As String
Dim j As Integer
Dim count_j As Integer
Dim intVal As Integer
Dim href As String
Dim embeddable As Boolean
Dim count As Integer
Dim taxonomy As String
Dim name As String
Dim templated As Boolean

Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jarrResp.Size
While i < count_i
    json = jarrResp.ObjectAt(i)
    id = json.IntOf("id")
    date = json.StringOf("date")
    json.DtOf("date_gmt",False,date_gmt)
    guidRendered = json.StringOf("guid.rendered")
    modified = json.StringOf("modified")
    modified_gmt = json.StringOf("modified_gmt")
    slug = json.StringOf("slug")
    status = json.StringOf("status")
    v_type = json.StringOf("type")
    link = json.StringOf("link")
    titleRendered = json.StringOf("title.rendered")
    contentRendered = json.StringOf("content.rendered")
    contentProtected = json.BoolOf("content.protected")
    excerptRendered = json.StringOf("excerpt.rendered")
    excerptProtected = json.BoolOf("excerpt.protected")
    author = json.IntOf("author")
    featured_media = json.IntOf("featured_media")
    comment_status = json.StringOf("comment_status")
    ping_status = json.StringOf("ping_status")
    sticky = json.BoolOf("sticky")
    template = json.StringOf("template")
    format = json.StringOf("format")
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("meta")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        j = j + 1
    End While
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("categories")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        intVal = json.IntOf("categories[j]")
        j = j + 1
    End While
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("tags")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        intVal = json.IntOf("tags[j]")
        j = j + 1
    End While
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("_links.self")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        href = json.StringOf("_links.self[j].href")
        j = j + 1
    End While
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("_links.collection")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        href = json.StringOf("_links.collection[j].href")
        j = j + 1
    End While
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("_links.about")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        href = json.StringOf("_links.about[j].href")
        j = j + 1
    End While
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("_links.author")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        embeddable = json.BoolOf("_links.author[j].embeddable")
        href = json.StringOf("_links.author[j].href")
        j = j + 1
    End While
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("_links.replies")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        embeddable = json.BoolOf("_links.replies[j].embeddable")
        href = json.StringOf("_links.replies[j].href")
        j = j + 1
    End While
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("_links.version-history")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        count = json.IntOf("_links.version-history[j].count")
        href = json.StringOf("_links.version-history[j].href")
        j = j + 1
    End While
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("_links.predecessor-version")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        id = json.IntOf("_links.predecessor-version[j].id")
        href = json.StringOf("_links.predecessor-version[j].href")
        j = j + 1
    End While
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("_links.wp:attachment")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        href = json.StringOf("_links.wp:attachment[j].href")
        j = j + 1
    End While
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("_links.wp:term")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        taxonomy = json.StringOf("_links.wp:term[j].taxonomy")
        embeddable = json.BoolOf("_links.wp:term[j].embeddable")
        href = json.StringOf("_links.wp:term[j].href")
        j = j + 1
    End While
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("_links.curies")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        name = json.StringOf("_links.curies[j].name")
        href = json.StringOf("_links.curies[j].href")
        templated = json.BoolOf("_links.curies[j].templated")
        j = j + 1
    End While

    i = i + 1
End While