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Fetches a cached bearer token for Helpscout authentication 2.0, refreshing it if necessary
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| Function Get-HelpscoutToken | |
| { | |
| #Fetches a cached bearer token for Helpscout authentication 2.0, refreshing it if necessary | |
| #returns the token as plaintext for easy integration into invoke-restmethod | |
| [CmdletBinding()] | |
| Param( | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)] | |
| [string]$helpscout_token_path, | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] | |
| [securestring]$app_id, | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] | |
| [securestring]$app_secret, | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] | |
| [switch]$Force | |
| ) | |
| $token_request = "https://api.helpscout.net/v2/oauth2/token?grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=$(Get-PlainText $app_id)&client_secret=$(Get-PlainText $app_secret)" | |
| if (!(Test-Path $helpscout_token_path)){ | |
| Write-Debug "Acquiring helpscout authorization token" | |
| $response1 = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri $token_request -ContentType "application/json; charset=UTF-8" | |
| $token = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $($response1.access_token) -AsPlainText -Force | |
| $secureStringText = $token | ConvertFrom-SecureString | |
| #save the token to disk | |
| New-Item -Path $helpscout_token_path -ItemType "file" -Value $secureStringText -Force | Out-Null | |
| }else{ | |
| $token = Get-Content $helpscout_token_path | ConvertTo-SecureString | |
| $timestamp = Get-Item -Path $helpscout_token_path | Select-Object -ExpandProperty LastWriteTime | |
| #check to see if the timestamp on the file is more than 2 hours old | |
| if(((get-date) -gt ($timestamp.AddSeconds(7200))) -or $force){ | |
| #if it is then acquire a new token | |
| $response2 = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri $token_request -ContentType "application/json; charset=UTF-8" | |
| $token = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $($response2.access_token) -AsPlainText -Force | |
| $secureStringText = $token | ConvertFrom-SecureString | |
| #update the token to disk | |
| Set-Content -Path $helpscout_token_path -Value $secureStringText -Force | |
| } | |
| } | |
| return (Get-PlainText -SecureString $token) | |
| } |
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