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about_redditoauthtoken SHORT DESCRIPTION Describes the RedditOAuthToken Class LONG DESCRIPTION The `RedditOAuthToken` Class represents the OAuth Access Token used for authentication to the Reddit API. `RedditOAuthToken` objects are required by the majority of functions in this module. `Invoke-RedditRequest` uses the Access Token in `RedditOAuthToken` objects as a `bearer` Authorization header when making requests to Reddit. This way Reddit knows what level of access the application has in the API as well as under which user context the application is acting. Access Tokens are considering temporary secrets and are valid for 60 minutes. Some Access Tokens are also issued with Refresh Tokens. Refresh Tokens are permanent secrets and are valid until the user or application revokes them. `RedditOAuthToken` objects house the Access Token and Refresh Token as a secure strings in a `PSCredential` objects. `RedditOAuthToken` objects are returned from the `Request-RedditOAuthToken` function. They can be "renewed" using the `Update-RedditOAuthToken` function. `RedditOAuthToken` objects can be imported and exported to XML files using `Import-RedditOAuthToken` and `Export-RedditOAuthToken`. Doing so provides a secure way to store the Access Token, Refresh Token, Client Secret, and Reddit user password so that it can later be imported by other scripts or in a later console session. This provides the means for automation of authenticated access to the Reddit API. The same `RedditOAuthToken` should not be used in parallel PowerShell sessions. It is important that the `RedditOAuthToken` only be used within the same session state or else the token may be updated in another session and thus invalidate the `RedditOAuthToken` in the current session causing Access Denied errors. Concurrency where the same session is available should be fine, but you will still be bound by Reddit's Rate Limiting of `60` API calls per minute. It is recommended that if you need concurrency, you request multiple Tokens on behalf of multiple users. Otherwise, you should obey the rules and guidelines for accessing the Reddit API and code responsibly. The functions in this module will automatically enforce rate limiting when the the limits for the current Access Token have been reached. this will result in the functions sleeping until the rate limit has been lifted. While it is possible to circumvent these measures, doing so may result in your application or Reddit account being banned. The `RedditOAuthToken` class is imported automatically when you import the PSRAW module. CONSTRUCTORS RedditOAuthToken() Creates an empty `RedditOAuthToken` object. [RedditOAuthToken]::new() RedditOAuthToken(RedditOAuthGrantType GrantType, RedditApplication Application, RedditOAuthResponse Response) PROPERTIES Application The `RedditApplication` representing the application for which this Access Token is valid. Name: Application Type: RedditApplication Hidden: False Static: False AuthBaseURL This static property is defines the Reddit URL where Access Tokens are requested. Name: AuthBaseURL Type: String Hidden: False Static: True DeviceId Certain grant flows require a Device ID be send to identify the device that is connecting. If a Device ID is provided it will be visible here. Most grant flows do not require a device ID and for those grant type this will be empty. Name: DeviceId Type: String Hidden: False Static: False ExpireDate A `DateTime` representing the time the Access Token will expire. If the Access Token is expired, the functions in this module will attempt to automatically renew the token upon the next API call. Name: ExpireDate Type: DateTime Hidden: False Static: False ExportPath This is the path the `RedditOAuthToken` was last imported from or where you wish to export it to. It is provided for interaction with `Import-RedditOAuthToken` and `Export-RedditOAuthToken`. This should be the literal path of the file. Name: ExportPath Type: String Hidden: False Static: False GrantType `RedditOAuthGrantType` representing the grant flow method used to request this Access Token. This will be used to determine the update method. Name: GrantType Type: RedditOAuthGrantType Hidden: False Static: False GUID A `Guid` used to help identify the Access Token. This is provided for convenience and is not sent to or required by the API. In situations where multiple Access Tokens may be in use, this GUID can be used to distinguish between them. This GUID will not change when a Token is updated, even for methods which require a fresh grant flow. The purpose is to identify a specific initial grant for the Access Token. Name: GUID Type: Guid Hidden: False Static: False IssueDate The date this current Access Token was issued. When an Access Token is updated this will be updated to reflect the date that the new token was issued. Name: IssueDate Type: DateTime Hidden: False Static: False LastApiCall This is a `DateTime` representing the last time this Access Token was used to call the API. This will be updated automatically every time a request is made to the reddit API. Name: LastApiCall Type: DateTime Hidden: False Static: False Notes This `String` property is provided for convenience to module users. this can be used to store session information, a description, a ticket ID, or whatever information the module user may deem valuable to associate with the Access Token. Name: Notes Type: String Hidden: False Static: False RateLimitRemaining This is the number of API requests remaining before this Access Token will be rate limited. Reddit allows for `60` API calls per minute. If this reaches `0`, then the Access Token is rate limited and functions will sleep until the Rate Limit period is reset. Name: RateLimitRemaining Type: Int32 Hidden: False Static: False RateLimitRest This is the amount of time in seconds from the time in `LastApiCall` until the Rate Limit period is reset. If `RateLimitRemaining` is `0`, this Access Token is rate limited until `LastApiCall` plus `RateLimitRest` and the functions in this module will sleep until that time. Name: RateLimitRest Type: Int32 Hidden: False Static: False RateLimitUsed This is the number of API calls that have been made since the that Rate Limit reset period. This will be `0` when the rate limit period has reset and `60` if the Access Token has been Rate Limited. Name: RateLimitUsed Type: Int32 Hidden: False Static: False Scope An array of `RedditOAuthScope` objects representing the OAuth scopes for which this Access Token is valid. Name: Scope Type: RedditOAuthScope[] Hidden: False Static: False Session Used to track the web session for `Invoke-GraphRequest` when calls are made to Reddit's API. This property will not be imported from `Import-RedditOAuthToken` and instead a new `Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WebRequestSession` will be created. This is primarily used to house Reddit's tracking cookies which provide a persistent CDN experience. Name: Session Type: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WebRequestSession Hidden: True Static: False TokenCredential A `PSCredential` object to house the OAuth Access Token. Name: TokenCredential Type: System.Management.Automation.PSCredential Hidden: True Static: False TokenType This is the token type returned by Reddit. It should always be `bearer`. Name: TokenType Type: String Hidden: False Static: False METHODS GetAccessToken() Retrieves the plain-text OAuth Access Token from the `TokenCredential` property. Name: GetAccessToken Return Type: String Hidden: False Static: False Definition: String GetAccessToken() GetRateLimitReset() Retrieves the time that the Rate Limit period will be be reset. (`LastApiCall` plus `RateLimitRest`) Name: GetRateLimitReset Return Type: DateTime Hidden: False Static: False Definition: DateTime GetRateLimitReset() IsExpired() Returns `$True` if the token is expired Returns `$False` if the token is not expired. Name: IsExpired Return Type: Boolean Hidden: False Static: False Definition: Boolean IsExpired() IsRateLimited() Returns `$True` if the access token is Rate Limited Returns `$False` if the access token is not Rate Limited Name: IsRateLimited Return Type: Boolean Hidden: False Static: False Definition: Boolean IsRateLimited() Refresh(RedditOAuthResponse Response) Reserialize(Object Object) Used to reserialize a deserialized `RedditOAuthToken` object. This is called by `Import-RedditOAuthToken` after the object has been imported from XML. Name: Reserialize Return Type: RedditOAuthToken Hidden: False Static: True Definition: static RedditOAuthToken Reserialize(Object Object) ToString() Returns a string representation of the `RedditOAuthToken` object. Name: ToString Return Type: String Hidden: False Static: False Definition: String ToString() UpdateRateLimit(Object Response) Updates the `RateLimitReset`, `RateLimitUsed`, `RateLimitRemaining`, and `LastApiCall` properties. This is called after every successful call to the Reddit API by `Invoke-RedditRequest`. Name: UpdateRateLimit Return Type: Void Hidden: False Static: False Definition: Void UpdateRateLimit(Object Response) EXAMPLES Create New Instance With Constructor $Application = Import-RedditApplication -Path 'c:\MyApp.xml' $Params = @{ Uri = [RedditOAuthToken]::AuthBaseURL UserAgent = $Application.UserAgent Method = 'POST' UseBasicParsing = $true Body = @{ grant_type = 'https://oauth.reddit.com/grants/installed_client' device_id = [guid]::NewGuid().ToString() } Headers = @{ Authorization = 'Basic {0}' -f ( [System.Convert]::ToBase64String( [System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes( ('{0}:{1}' -f $Application.ClientCredential.UserName, $Application.ClientCredential.GetNetworkCredential().Password) ) ) ) } } $Result = Invoke-WebRequest @Params $Token = [RedditOAuthToken]::New('Installed', $Application, $Result) This example shows how to manually request an OAuth Access Token from Reddit using the `installed_client` grant method and use the result to create a `RedditOAuthToken` object. Sleep Until Rate Limit Period Reset. While ($Token.IsRateLimited()){ Start-Sleep -Seconds 1 } This example demonstrates how to sleep until the the Rate Limit period has been reset. SEE ALSO about_RedditApplication about_RedditOAuthGrantType about_RedditOAuthScope Export-RedditOAuthToken Import-RedditOAuthToken Invoke-RedditRequest Request-RedditOAuthToken Update-RedditOAuthToken https://github.com/reddit/reddit/wiki/OAuth2 https://psraw.readthedocs.io/ |