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Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v10.1.2+

Slack OAuth2

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Slack OAuth2

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oOauth2
LOCAL cUrl
LOCAL nNumMsWaited
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oFac

nSuccess := 0

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

oOauth2 := CreateObject("Chilkat.OAuth2")

//  This example is for desktop applicatons (it is not for code that runs on a web server).

//  Your applicaton must use your own public web server as an intermediate
//  to receive and forward the redirect to localhost.
//  See Using Your Web Server as an Intermediary for OAuth2 Redirect to localhost

//  This is the Redirect URL defined for your Slack App in the Slack developer portal, and contains the above PHP.
oOauth2:AppCallbackUrl := "https://yourwebserver.com/oauth2_redirect"
oOauth2:ListenPort := 3017

oOauth2:AuthorizationEndpoint := "https://slack.com/oauth/authorize"
oOauth2:TokenEndpoint := "https://slack.com/api/oauth.access"

//  Replace these with actual values.
oOauth2:ClientId := "CLIENT_ID"
oOauth2:ClientSecret := "CLIENT_SECRET"

oOauth2:Scope := "team:read users:read"

//  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 < 90000) .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!"
? "Access Token = " + oOauth2:AccessToken

//  Get the full JSON response:
oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:Load(oOauth2:AccessTokenResponse)
oJson:EmitCompact := 0

//  The JSON response looks like this:

//  {
//    "ok": true,
//    "access_token": "xoxp-348475395242-348621810805-4768936228341-9f512b295124e7c9846ce63cb1464c4d",
//    "scope": "identify,team:read,users:read",
//    "user_id": "UA8HZRUPP",
//    "team_id": "TA3DZBN74",
//    "enterprise_id": null,
//    "team_name": "Chilkat Testing"
//  }

? oJson:Emit()

//  Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
oFac := CreateObject("Chilkat.FileAccess")
oFac:WriteEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/slack.json", oJson:Emit(), "utf-8", 0)

oOauth2:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oFac:destroy()