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github.com/iris-contrib/oauth1
Modified to export some usefull methods in order to not re-create an http.Client instance for each authorized user. Forked from dghubble/oauth1.
$ go get github.com/iris-contrib/oauth1@latest
import "github.com/kataras/iris/v12/x/client"
var myClient = client.New(client.BaseURL("https://xxx.xxx.com"))
import "github.com/iris-contrib/oauth1"
var config = &oauth1.Config{
ConsumerKey: "xxx",
ConsumerSecret: "xxx",
CallbackURL: "http://localhost:8080/callback",
Endpoint: oauth1.Endpoint{
RequestTokenURL: "https://xxx.xxx.com/oauth-service/oauth/request_token",
AuthorizeURL: "https://xxx.xxx.com/oauthConfirm",
AccessTokenURL: "https://xxx.xxx.com/oauth-service/oauth/access_token",
},
}
func testPreFilledAccessToken(ctx iris.Context) {
var (
accessToken = "xxx"
accessSecret = "xxx"
)
endpoint := "xxx"
opt := oauth1.RequestOption(config, accessToken, accessSecret)
var resp interface{}
err := garminClient.ReadJSON(ctx, &resp, iris.MethodGet, endpoint, nil, opt)
if err != nil {
ctx.StopWithError(iris.StatusBadGateway, err)
return
}
ctx.JSON(resp)
}
func requestToken(ctx iris.Context) {
requestToken, requestSecret, err := config.RequestToken()
if err != nil {
ctx.Application().Logger().Errorf("request token: %s", err.Error())
return
}
authorizationURL, err := config.AuthorizationURL(requestToken)
if err != nil {
ctx.Application().Logger().Errorf("authorize: %s", err.Error())
return
}
// You have to keep "requestSecret" for the next request, it's up to you.
ctx.Redirect(authorizationURL.String())
}
func oauth1Callback(ctx iris.Context) {
requestToken, verifier, err := oauth1.ParseAuthorizationCallback(ctx.Request())
if err != nil {
ctx.Application().Logger().Errorf("callback: parse auth callback: %s", err.Error())
return
}
// Pass it through url parameters or anything,
// just fill it with the previous handler's result.
var requestSecret string
accessToken, accessSecret, err := config.AccessToken(requestToken, requestSecret, verifier)
if err != nil {
ctx.Application().Logger().Errorf("callback: access token: %s", err.Error())
return
}
}
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