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Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v10.1.2+

X.com OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code with PKCE

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Demonstrates how to get an X.com OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oOauth2
LOCAL cUrl
LOCAL nNumMsWaited
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oDtExpire

nSuccess := 0

//  For more information about the OAuth2, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

oOauth2 := CreateObject("Chilkat.OAuth2")

//  The port should match the Authorized Redirect URL in your X.com app, 
//  which would look like "http://127.0.0.1:3017/"
//  See the screenshot below of the App Settings in the X Developer Portal
oOauth2:LocalHost := "127.0.0.1"
oOauth2:ListenPort := 3017

oOauth2:AuthorizationEndpoint := "https://x.com/i/oauth2/authorize"
oOauth2:TokenEndpoint := "https://api.x.com/2/oauth2/token"

//  Replace this with your actual X.com OAuth2 Client ID and Client Secret
oOauth2:ClientId := "OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID"
oOauth2:ClientSecret := "OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET"

//  This is for Require Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE)
//  See OAuth2 PKCE Explained
oOauth2:CodeChallenge := 1
oOauth2:CodeChallengeMethod := "S256"

//  Space separated scopes...
oOauth2:Scope := "tweet.read tweet.write users.read follows.read follows.write offline.access like.read like.write block.read block.write"

//  Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
cUrl := oOauth2:StartAuth()
IF (oOauth2:LastMethodSuccess != 1)
    ? oOauth2:LastErrorText
    oOauth2:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "url = " + cUrl

//  Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
//  The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
nSuccess := oOauth2:LaunchBrowser(cUrl)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oOauth2:LastErrorText
    oOauth2:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
nNumMsWaited := 0
DO WHILE (nNumMsWaited < 10000) .AND. (oOauth2:AuthFlowState < 3)
    oOauth2:SleepMs(100)
    nNumMsWaited := nNumMsWaited + 100
ENDDO

//  If the browser does not respond within the specified time, AuthFlowState will be:
//  
//  1: Waiting for Redirect - The OAuth2 background thread is waiting for the browser's redirect request.
//  2: Waiting for Final Response - The thread is awaiting the final access token response.
//  In either case, cancel the background task initiated by StartAuth.

IF (oOauth2:AuthFlowState < 3)
    oOauth2:Cancel()
    ? "No response from the browser!"
    oOauth2:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Check AuthFlowState to determine if authorization was granted, denied, or failed:
//  
//  3: Success - OAuth2 flow completed, the background thread exited, and the successful response is in AccessTokenResponse.
//  4: Access Denied - OAuth2 flow completed, the background thread exited, and the error response is in AccessTokenResponse.
//  5: Failure - OAuth2 flow failed before completion, the background thread exited, and error details are in FailureInfo.

IF (oOauth2:AuthFlowState == 5)
    ? "OAuth2 failed to complete."
    ? oOauth2:FailureInfo
    oOauth2:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

IF (oOauth2:AuthFlowState == 4)
    ? "OAuth2 authorization was denied."
    ? oOauth2:AccessTokenResponse
    oOauth2:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

IF (oOauth2:AuthFlowState != 3)
    ? "Unexpected AuthFlowState:" + Str(oOauth2:AuthFlowState)
    oOauth2:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "OAuth2 authorization granted!"

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:Load(oOauth2:AccessTokenResponse)
oJson:EmitCompact := 0

//  If an "expires_on" member does not exist, then add the JSON member by
//  getting the current system date/time and adding the "expires_in" seconds.
//  This way we'll know when the token expires.
IF (oJson:HasMember("expires_on") == 0)
    oDtExpire := CreateObject("Chilkat.CkDateTime")
    oDtExpire:SetFromCurrentSystemTime()
    oDtExpire:AddSeconds(oJson:IntOf("expires_in"))
    oJson:AppendString("expires_on", oDtExpire:GetAsUnixTimeStr(0))
ENDIF

? "Access Token Response = " + oJson:Emit()

//  A sample access token response:

//  {
//    "token_type": "bearer",
//    "expires_in": 7200,
//    "access_token": "VmNDLVZiYUZwejY5Mkx3RblFTmo3ek1leTRGclMuZFVOUTVUTWpNbVZKb1N5OjE3NDAxNjk4MDVxNTE6MToxOaF0OjE",
//    "scope": "block.read follows.read offline.access tweet.write block.write like.write like.read users.read tweet.read follows.write",
//    "refresh_token": "eThOWVVFSTRqdVp3QTFndGsxM2ZGZmFyNWVrU0phM1JKbGdrbGNWRGJzb1loOjE3NDAwMjk4MDUxNTI6MTowOnJ0OjE"
//  }

? "Access Token = " + oOauth2:AccessToken

? "Refresh Token = " + oOauth2:RefreshToken

//  Save the JSON access token response to a file for subsequent use..
oJson:WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/x.json")

//  image

oOauth2:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oDtExpire:destroy()