CkoAuthGoogle Swift 3/4 Reference Documentation

CkoAuthGoogle

Current Version: 9.5.0.97

Provides functionality for authenticating calls to the Google Cloud Platform API and Google Apps API using a service account.

Object Creation

let obj = CkoAuthGoogle()!

Properties

AccessToken
accessToken: String!
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

The access token to be used in Google API requests. This property is set on a successful call to ObtainAccessToken.

<b>Important:</b> This class is used for authenticating calls to the Google Cloud Platform API and Google Apps API using a <b>service account.</b>. 
For 3-legged OAuth2, where a browser must be used to interactively get permission from the Google account owner, use the Chilkat OAuth2 class/object.

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DebugLogFilePath
debugLogFilePath: String!

If set to a file path, causes each Chilkat method or property call to automatically append it's LastErrorText to the specified log file. The information is appended such that if a hang or crash occurs, it is possible to see the context in which the problem occurred, as well as a history of all Chilkat calls up to the point of the problem. The VerboseLogging property can be set to provide more detailed information.

This property is typically used for debugging the rare cases where a Chilkat method call hangs or generates an exception that halts program execution (i.e. crashes). A hang or crash should generally never happen. The typical causes of a hang are:

  1. a timeout related property was set to 0 to explicitly indicate that an infinite timeout is desired,
  2. the hang is actually a hang within an event callback (i.e. it is a hang within the application code), or
  3. there is an internal problem (bug) in the Chilkat code that causes the hang.

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EmailAddress
emailAddress: String!
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

The client email address of the service account. If a JSON key is used, then the client_email should already be specified within the JSON key, and this property is unused. This property must be set if using a P12 key.

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ExpireNumSeconds
expireNumSeconds: Int
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

The expiration time, in seconds, of the access token to be requested. The maximum value is 1 hour (3600 seconds). The default value is 3600.

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Iat
iat: Int
Introduced in version 9.5.0.77

This property can be set to override the default current date/time value for the "iat" claim of the JWT. It can be set to a value indicating the number of seconds from 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z UTC.

The default value is 0, which indicates to use the iat value for the current system date/time. Unless explicitly needed, always leave this property at the default value.

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JsonKey
jsonKey: String!
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

The JSON key for obtaining an access token. An application must set either the P12 or JSON private key, but not both.

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LastErrorHtml
lastErrorHtml: String! (read-only)

Provides information in HTML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

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LastErrorText
lastErrorText: String! (read-only)

Provides information in plain-text format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

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LastErrorXml
lastErrorXml: String! (read-only)

Provides information in XML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

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LastMethodSuccess
lastMethodSuccess: Bool

Indicate whether the last method call succeeded or failed. A value of true indicates success, a value of false indicates failure. This property is automatically set for method calls. It is not modified by property accesses. The property is automatically set to indicate success for the following types of method calls:

  • Any method that returns a string.
  • Any method returning a Chilkat object, binary bytes, or a date/time.
  • Any method returning a standard boolean status value where success = true and failure = false.
  • Any method returning an integer where failure is defined by a return value less than zero.

Note: Methods that do not fit the above requirements will always set this property equal to true. For example, a method that returns no value (such as a "void" in C++) will technically always succeed.

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NumSecondsRemaining
numSecondsRemaining: Int (read-only)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

If the access token is valid, contains the number of seconds remaining until it expires. A value of 0 indicates an invalid or expired access token.

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Scope
scope: String!
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

A space-delimited list of the permissions that the application requests.

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SubEmailAddress
subEmailAddress: String!
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

The email address of the user for which the application is requesting delegated access.

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Valid
valid: Bool (read-only)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

true if the AccessToken property contains a valid non-expired access token obtained via the call to ObtainAccessToken.

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VerboseLogging
verboseLogging: Bool

If set to true, then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. The default value is false. Verbose logging should only be used for debugging. The potentially large quantity of logged information may adversely affect peformance.

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Version
version: String! (read-only)

Version of the component/library, such as "9.5.0.94"

More Information and Examples
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Methods

GetP12
getP12() -> CkoPfx
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

Returns the private key in a PFX (P12) object. This is only possible if the private key was previously set by calling SetP12.

Returns nil on failure

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LoadTaskCaller
loadTaskCaller(task: CkoTask) -> Bool
Introduced in version 9.5.0.80

Loads the caller of the task's async method.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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ObtainAccessToken
obtainAccessToken(connection: CkoSocket) -> Bool
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

Sends the HTTP request to fetch the access token. When this method completes successfully, the access token is available in the AccessToken property. The connection is an existing connection to www.googleapis.com.

Important: Make sure your computer's date/time is accurately set to the current date/time, otherwise you'll get a 400 response status code with this error: "Invalid JWT: Token must be a short-lived token (60 minutes) and in a reasonable timeframe. Check your iat and exp values and use a clock with skew to account for clock differences between systems.".

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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ObtainAccessTokenAsync (1)
obtainAccessTokenAsync(connection: CkoSocket) -> CkoTask
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

Creates an asynchronous task to call the ObtainAccessToken method with the arguments provided. (Async methods are available starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.52.)

Note: Async method event callbacks happen in the background thread. Accessing and updating UI elements existing in the main thread may require special considerations.

Returns nil on failure

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SetP12
setP12(key: CkoPfx) -> Bool
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

Sets the P12 private key to be used for obtaining an access token. An application must set either the P12 or JSON private key, but not both.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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Events

To implement an event callback, your application would define and implement a class that inherits from CkoBaseProgress. Your application can implement methods to override some or all of the default/empty method implementations of the CkoBaseProgress base class.

For example:

class MyAuthGoogleProgress : CkoBaseProgress {

    override func ProgressInfo(name: String!, value: String!) {
        // application code goes here...
        print(name + ": " + value)
    }

    override func AbortCheck(abort: UnsafeMutablePointer) {
        // application code goes here...
        // To abort the operation, set this equal to true instead of false.
        abort.memory = false
    }

    override func PercentDone(pctDone: NSNumber!, abort: UnsafeMutablePointer) {
        // application code goes here...
        print(pctDone)
        // To abort the operation, set this equal to true instead of false.
        abort.memory = false
    }

    // For asynchronous method calls.
    override func TaskCompleted(task: CkoTask!) {
        // application code goes here...
    }
}

func someAppFunction() {

    // Demonstrate how to set the event callback object...
    let authgoogle = CkoAuthGoogle()
    let myAuthGoogleProgress = MyAuthGoogleProgress()
    
    authgoogle.setEventCallbackObject(myAuthGoogleProgress)

    // ...
    // ...
    // ...
}

AbortCheck
abortCheck(abort: Bool)

Provides the opportunity for a method call to be aborted. The AbortCheck event is fired periodically based on the value of the HeartbeatMs property. If HeartbeatMs is 0, then no AbortCheck events will fire. As an example, to fire 5 AbortCheck events per second, set the HeartbeatMs property equal to 200.

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PercentDone
percentDone(pctDone: Int, abort: Bool)

Provides the percentage completed for any method that involves network communications or time-consuming processing (assuming it is a method where a percentage completion can be measured). This event is only fired when it is possible to know a percentage completion, and when it makes sense to express the operation as a percentage completed. The pctDone argument will have a value from 1 to 100. For operations (Chilkat method calls) that complete very quickly, the number of PercentDone callbacks will vary, but the final callback should have a value of 100. For long running operations, no more than one callback per percentage point will occur (for example: 1, 2, 3, ... 98, 99, 100).

The PercentDone callback counts as an AbortCheck event. For method calls that complete quickly such that PercentDone events fire, it may be that AbortCheck events don't fire because the opportunity to abort is already provided in the PercentDone callback. For time consuming operations, where the amount of time between PercentDone callbacks are long, AbortCheck callbacks may be used to allow for the operation to be aborted in a more responsive manner.

The abort output argument provides a means for aborting the operation. Setting it to true will cause the method to abort and return a failed status (or whatever return value indicates failure).

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ProgressInfo
progressInfo(name: String, value: String)

A general name/value event that provides information about what is happening during a method call. To find out what information is available, write code to handle this event and log the name/value pairs. Most are self-explanatory.

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TaskCompleted
taskCompleted(task: CkoTask)

Called in the background thread when an asynchronous task completes.

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