AuthGoogle ActiveX Reference Documentation
AuthGoogle
Current Version: 10.1.2
Provides functionality for authenticating calls to the Google Cloud Platform API and Google Apps API using a service account.
Object Creation
Note: For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use "Chilkat_9_5_0.AuthGoogle" instead of "Chilkat.AuthGoogle" For a specific major version, use "Chilkat.AuthGoogle.<major_version>", such as "Chilkat.AuthGoogle.10" for Chilkat v10.*.* See Chilkat ActiveX Object Creation (ASP) set obj = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.AuthGoogle") (AutoIt) $obj = ObjCreate("Chilkat.AuthGoogle") (Visual Basic 6.0) Dim obj As New ChilkatAuthGoogle (VBScript) set obj = CreateObject("Chilkat.AuthGoogle") (Delphi) obj := TChilkatAuthGoogle.Create(Self); (FoxPro) loObject = CreateObject('Chilkat.AuthGoogle') (PowerBuilder) lole_object = create oleobject li_rc = lole_object.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.AuthGoogle") (SQL Server) EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.AuthGoogle', @obj OUT (Javascript) var obj = new ActiveXObject("Chilkat.AuthGoogle");
Properties
AccessToken
The access token to be used in Google API requests. This property is set on a successful call to ObtainAccessToken.
Important: This class is used for authenticating calls to the Google Cloud Platform API and Google Apps API using a service account.. 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.
topDebugLogFilePath
If set to a file path, this property logs the LastErrorText of each Chilkat method or property call to the specified file. This logging helps identify the context and history of Chilkat calls leading up to any crash or hang, aiding in debugging.
Enabling the VerboseLogging property provides more detailed information. This property is mainly used for debugging rare instances where a Chilkat method call causes a hang or crash, which should generally not happen.
Possible causes of hangs include:
- A timeout property set to 0, indicating an infinite timeout.
- A hang occurring within an event callback in the application code.
- An internal bug in the Chilkat code causing the hang.
EmailAddress
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.
ExpireNumSeconds
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.
topIat
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.
topJsonKey
The JSON key for obtaining an access token. An application must set either the P12 or JSON private key, but not both.
LastBinaryResult
This property is mainly used in SQL Server stored procedures to retrieve binary data from the last method call that returned binary data. It is only accessible if Chilkat.Global.KeepBinaryResult is set to 1. This feature allows for the retrieval of large varbinary results in an SQL Server environment, which has restrictions on returning large data via method calls, though temp tables can handle binary properties.
topLastErrorHtml
Provides HTML-formatted information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.
topLastErrorText
Provides plain text information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.
LastErrorXml
Provides XML-formatted information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.
topLastMethodSuccess
Indicates the success or failure of the most recent method call: 1 means success, 0 means failure. This property remains unchanged by property setters or getters. This method is present to address challenges in checking for null or Nothing returns in certain programming languages.
topLastStringResult
In SQL Server stored procedures, this property holds the string return value of the most recent method call that returns a string. It is accessible only when Chilkat.Global.KeepStringResult is set to TRUE. SQL Server has limitations on string lengths returned from methods and properties, but temp tables can be used to access large strings.
LastStringResultLen
The length, in characters, of the string contained in the LastStringResult property.
topNumSecondsRemaining
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.
topScope
A space-delimited list of the permissions that the application requests.
topSubEmailAddress
The email address of the user for which the application is requesting delegated access.
topValid
1 if the AccessToken property contains a valid non-expired access token obtained via the call to ObtainAccessToken.
topVerboseLogging
If set to 1, then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. The default value is 0. Verbose logging should only be used for debugging. The potentially large quantity of logged information may adversely affect peformance.
topVersion
Version of the component/library, such as "10.1.0"
Methods
AddClaims
Adds additional custom claims to the JWT claims set.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
GetP12
Returns the private key in a PFX (P12) object. This is only possible if the private key was previously set by calling SetP12.
Returns Nothing on failure
topLoadTaskCaller
ObtainAccessToken
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 1 for success, 0 for failure.
ObtainAccessTokenAsync (1) (2) (AutoIt) (PowerBuilder) (VBScript) (Visual Basic 6.0) (Visual FoxPro)
Creates an asynchronous task to call the ObtainAccessToken method with the arguments provided.
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 Nothing on failure
topSetP12
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 1 for success, 0 for failure.
Events
AbortCheck
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.
VB6 Event callback implementation:
Important: Event callbacks from asynchronous method calls are generally not possible from the ActiveX. See VB6 Async Callbacks
Dim WithEvents myAuthgoogle As ChilkatAuthGoogle Private Sub myAuthgoogle_AbortCheck(abort As Long) 'Insert application code here. End Sub
PercentDone
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 1 will cause the method to abort and return a failed status (or whatever return value indicates failure).
VB6 Event callback implementation:
Important: Event callbacks from asynchronous method calls are generally not possible from the ActiveX. See VB6 Async Callbacks
Dim WithEvents myAuthgoogle As ChilkatAuthGoogle Private Sub myAuthgoogle_PercentDone(ByVal pctDone As Long, abort As Long) 'Insert application code here. End Sub
ProgressInfo
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.
VB6 Event callback implementation:
Important: Event callbacks from asynchronous method calls are generally not possible from the ActiveX. See VB6 Async Callbacks
Dim WithEvents myAuthgoogle As ChilkatAuthGoogle Private Sub myAuthgoogle_ProgressInfo(ByVal name As String, ByVal value As String) 'Insert application code here. End Sub