Gmail API and Oath 2 - How to access using LiveCode ?

[Roland Huettmann]

Thank you for the hint to Monte.

I am aware of Monte ). But I am working on Windows. And as far as I know,
it won't work on Windows?

If there is anything coming for Windows, I will be glad to have a look.

Roland



On 29 November 2015 at 16:13, Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> Check with Monte.  He wrote the mergGoogle external for accessing google
> spreadsheets.
>
> On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 8:45 AM, Roland Huettmann <
> roland.huettmann at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Good day to all )
> >
> > I am trying to develop a LiveCode application using an SQL database with
> > the ability to have access to my Gmail account (mail and contacts) and
> NOT
> > using the standard IMAP protocol, but using OAuth 2.0. There are other
> APIs
> > I would like to access as well.
> >
> > The idea behind is to UNIFY all messages (email, messages, letters into
> > contacts and message repository) from all kinds of different sources
> under
> > one single umbrella to be able to add notes, tags, sort and filter,
> extract
> > time information, etc. And basically I want everything in one place so
> that
> > also everything can be related to each-other.
> >
> > I had a developer developing access for Gmail OAuth 2.0 using Python. It
> > works half way. It downloads mail messages and creates them as files on
> my
> > system in a specified directory. It could be used importing into the
> > database using LiveCode. But it requires installation of Python and I
> would
> > be happier using just LiveCode.
> >
> > And the problem is still that Google sends a token which must be manually
> > copied and pasted which is less than user-friendly. And also there is not
> > full functionality yet. This problem my developer could not solve.
> >
> > And if all this could be done using LiveCode (script or builder) that
> would
> > be fantastic.
> >
> > ( I would not feel fit using LCB - LiveCode Builder language - yet. I
> would
> > probably give such task to someone who knows and possibly is a C++
> > programmer. There is knowledge needed which I currently do not have. If
> LCS
> > - LiveCode script - could be used, even better for my own abilities.)
> >
> > And I was thinking whether or not there is anybody who has used OAuth 2.0
> > (orOAuth other versions) to get the credential accessing something like
> > Gmail using LiveCode.
> >
> > https://developers.google.com/gmail/oauth_overview?hl=en
> >
> > Is there any experience doing this? Any code fragments? Anyone who has
> been
> > accessing using OAuth 2.0?
> >
> > Also I am interested in IMAP and how to access IMAP through LiveCode.
> >
> > Regards, Roland
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