Oauth 2.0 authorization for LinkedIn in Android
Even though there is no such android specific sdk from linkedIn(like facebook and twitter sdk for android).Setting up linkedIn authorization with Oauth 1.0 was still easy using:
- scribe-java
- Social-auth for android.
- And the list of tools here.
But its not the same story for authorization with Oauth2.0. Not too many usefull libraries or android specific examples. I tried using these:
I have read that Oauth 2.0 is much simpler to implement than the 1.0. Still I am not able to do so.
Any pointers towards implementing Oauth2.0 for LinkedIn in Android?
Answer
Oauth2.0 authentication for LinkedIN.
Step 1:
- Register your app with linkedIn by following this document. And get your api_key and api_secret.
Step 2:
MainActivity:
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
/*CONSTANT FOR THE AUTHORIZATION PROCESS*/
/****FILL THIS WITH YOUR INFORMATION*********/
//This is the public api key of our application
private static final String API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";
//This is the private api key of our application
private static final String SECRET_KEY = "YOUR_API_SECRET";
//This is any string we want to use. This will be used for avoiding CSRF attacks. You can generate one here: http://strongpasswordgenerator.com/
private static final String STATE = "E3ZYKC1T6H2yP4z";
//This is the url that LinkedIn Auth process will redirect to. We can put whatever we want that starts with http:// or https:// .
//We use a made up url that we will intercept when redirecting. Avoid Uppercases.
private static final String REDIRECT_URI = "http://com.amalbit.redirecturl";
/*********************************************/
//These are constants used for build the urls
private static final String AUTHORIZATION_URL = "https://www.linkedin.com/uas/oauth2/authorization";
private static final String ACCESS_TOKEN_URL = "https://www.linkedin.com/uas/oauth2/accessToken";
private static final String SECRET_KEY_PARAM = "client_secret";
private static final String RESPONSE_TYPE_PARAM = "response_type";
private static final String GRANT_TYPE_PARAM = "grant_type";
private static final String GRANT_TYPE = "authorization_code";
private static final String RESPONSE_TYPE_VALUE ="code";
private static final String CLIENT_ID_PARAM = "client_id";
private static final String STATE_PARAM = "state";
private static final String REDIRECT_URI_PARAM = "redirect_uri";
/*---------------------------------------*/
private static final String QUESTION_MARK = "?";
private static final String AMPERSAND = "&";
private static final String EQUALS = "=";
private WebView webView;
private ProgressDialog pd;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
//get the webView from the layout
webView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.main_activity_web_view);
//Request focus for the webview
webView.requestFocus(View.FOCUS_DOWN);
//Show a progress dialog to the user
pd = ProgressDialog.show(this, "", this.getString(R.string.loading),true);
//Set a custom web view client
webView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient(){
@Override
public void onPageFinished(WebView view, String url) {
//This method will be executed each time a page finished loading.
//The only we do is dismiss the progressDialog, in case we are showing any.
if(pd!=null && pd.isShowing()){
pd.dismiss();
}
}
@Override
public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String authorizationUrl) {
//This method will be called when the Auth proccess redirect to our RedirectUri.
//We will check the url looking for our RedirectUri.
if(authorizationUrl.startsWith(REDIRECT_URI)){
Log.i("Authorize", "");
Uri uri = Uri.parse(authorizationUrl);
//We take from the url the authorizationToken and the state token. We have to check that the state token returned by the Service is the same we sent.
//If not, that means the request may be a result of CSRF and must be rejected.
String stateToken = uri.getQueryParameter(STATE_PARAM);
if(stateToken==null || !stateToken.equals(STATE)){
Log.e("Authorize", "State token doesn't match");
return true;
}
//If the user doesn't allow authorization to our application, the authorizationToken Will be null.
String authorizationToken = uri.getQueryParameter(RESPONSE_TYPE_VALUE);
if(authorizationToken==null){
Log.i("Authorize", "The user doesn't allow authorization.");
return true;
}
Log.i("Authorize", "Auth token received: "+authorizationToken);
//Generate URL for requesting Access Token
String accessTokenUrl = getAccessTokenUrl(authorizationToken);
//We make the request in a AsyncTask
new PostRequestAsyncTask().execute(accessTokenUrl);
}else{
//Default behaviour
Log.i("Authorize","Redirecting to: "+authorizationUrl);
webView.loadUrl(authorizationUrl);
}
return true;
}
});
//Get the authorization Url
String authUrl = getAuthorizationUrl();
Log.i("Authorize","Loading Auth Url: "+authUrl);
//Load the authorization URL into the webView
webView.loadUrl(authUrl);
}
/**
* Method that generates the url for get the access token from the Service
* @return Url
*/
private static String getAccessTokenUrl(String authorizationToken){
return ACCESS_TOKEN_URL
+QUESTION_MARK
+GRANT_TYPE_PARAM+EQUALS+GRANT_TYPE
+AMPERSAND
+RESPONSE_TYPE_VALUE+EQUALS+authorizationToken
+AMPERSAND
+CLIENT_ID_PARAM+EQUALS+API_KEY
+AMPERSAND
+REDIRECT_URI_PARAM+EQUALS+REDIRECT_URI
+AMPERSAND
+SECRET_KEY_PARAM+EQUALS+SECRET_KEY;
}
/**
* Method that generates the url for get the authorization token from the Service
* @return Url
*/
private static String getAuthorizationUrl(){
return AUTHORIZATION_URL
+QUESTION_MARK+RESPONSE_TYPE_PARAM+EQUALS+RESPONSE_TYPE_VALUE
+AMPERSAND+CLIENT_ID_PARAM+EQUALS+API_KEY
+AMPERSAND+STATE_PARAM+EQUALS+STATE
+AMPERSAND+REDIRECT_URI_PARAM+EQUALS+REDIRECT_URI;
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
private class PostRequestAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<String, Void, Boolean>{
@Override
protected void onPreExecute(){
pd = ProgressDialog.show(MainActivity.this, "", MainActivity.this.getString(R.string.loading),true);
}
@Override
protected Boolean doInBackground(String... urls) {
if(urls.length>0){
String url = urls[0];
HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpPost httpost = new HttpPost(url);
try{
HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(httpost);
if(response!=null){
//If status is OK 200
if(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode()==200){
String result = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity());
//Convert the string result to a JSON Object
JSONObject resultJson = new JSONObject(result);
//Extract data from JSON Response
int expiresIn = resultJson.has("expires_in") ? resultJson.getInt("expires_in") : 0;
String accessToken = resultJson.has("access_token") ? resultJson.getString("access_token") : null;
Log.e("Tokenm", ""+accessToken);
if(expiresIn>0 && accessToken!=null){
Log.i("Authorize", "This is the access Token: "+accessToken+". It will expires in "+expiresIn+" secs");
//Calculate date of expiration
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.add(Calendar.SECOND, expiresIn);
long expireDate = calendar.getTimeInMillis();
////Store both expires in and access token in shared preferences
SharedPreferences preferences = MainActivity.this.getSharedPreferences("user_info", 0);
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = preferences.edit();
editor.putLong("expires", expireDate);
editor.putString("accessToken", accessToken);
editor.commit();
return true;
}
}
}
}catch(IOException e){
Log.e("Authorize","Error Http response "+e.getLocalizedMessage());
}
catch (ParseException e) {
Log.e("Authorize","Error Parsing Http response "+e.getLocalizedMessage());
} catch (JSONException e) {
Log.e("Authorize","Error Parsing Http response "+e.getLocalizedMessage());
}
}
return false;
}
@Override
protected void onPostExecute(Boolean status){
if(pd!=null && pd.isShowing()){
pd.dismiss();
}
if(status){
//If everything went Ok, change to another activity.
Intent startProfileActivity = new Intent(MainActivity.this, ProfileActivity.class);
MainActivity.this.startActivity(startProfileActivity);
}
}
};
}
And the xmlLayout:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<WebView
android:id="@+id/main_activity_web_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</LinearLayout>
The token is saved in the sharedpreference file.
Simple android project repo here in github.