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Habarisoft released new versions of the native STOMP client libraries for Delphi / Object Pascal for integration with popular open source message brokers: Habari STOMP Client for ActiveMQ 9.2 – tested with Apache ActiveMQ 6.1.4 Habari STOMP Client for Artemis 9.2 – tested with Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.38.0 Habari STOMP Client for OpenMQ 9.2 – tested with Eclipse OpenMQ 6.5.0 Habari STOMP Client for RabbitMQ 9.2 – tested with RabbitMQ 4.0.4 and 4.1.0-beta.1 Release notes: https://www.habarisoft.com/release_notes.html

This application launches a local web server and requests an access token and a refresh token. After authentication and authorization is done, the tokens are displayed in a web page together with a button, which allows to request a new access token. Full example code is included. Location: https://github.com/michaelJustin/daraja-framework/tree/master/demo/17_google_refresh_token Requirements Daraja HTTP Server Framework (https://github.com/michaelJustin/daraja-framework) Indy 10.6.3 (https://github.com/IndySockets) OpenSSL DLLs for Indy (https://github.com/IndySockets/OpenSSL-Binaries) Delphi 2009+ Note: the example code contains the configuration for an existing public Google Cloud App registration. You may configure it to use a different App registration, by modifying the constants in unit MainUnit. Security considerations The example code uses response_mode=form_post to receive the access token. Unlike with response_mode=fragment (or query), the browser does not receive the access_token parameter in the redirect request URI. Therefore, the access_token is not accessible within the browser’s memory. The example code uses PKCE, which stands for “Proof of Key Code Exchange”, an extension of the OAuth 2.0 protocol that helps prevent code interception attacks. The example does not require a client secret. “Don’t use the application secret in a native app or single page app because a client_secret can’t be reliably stored on devices or web pages. It’s required for web apps and web APIs, which can store the client_secret securely on the server side.” (source)

This example application launches a local web server and requests an access token from Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)). The access token then is shown in a web page together with a button, which allows to request a new access token. Location: https://github.com/michaelJustin/daraja-framework/tree/master/demo/16_entra_refresh_token Requirements Daraja HTTP Server Framework Indy 10.6.3 (https://github.com/IndySockets) OpenSSL DLLs for Indy (https://github.com/IndySockets/OpenSSL-Binaries) Delphi 2009+ or Lazarus / FPC 3.2 Note: the example code contains the configuration for an existing Microsoft Entra App registration. You may configure it to use a different App registration, by modifying the constants in unit MainUnit. Please note that the App registration must be configured as "Mobile and desktop application". Security considerations The example code uses response_mode=form_post to receive the access token. Unlike with response_mode=fragment (or query), the browser does not receive the access_token parameter in the redirect request URI. Therefore, the access_token is not accessible within the browser's memory. ("Implicit Flow with Form Post") The example code uses PKCE, which stands for "Proof of Key Code Exchange", an extension of the OAuth 2.0 protocol that helps prevent code interception attacks. More information GitHub: https://github.com/michaelJustin/daraja-framework API documentation: http://michaeljustin.github.io/daraja-framework/

ScroogeXHTML for Object Pascal converts RTF (Rich Text Format) documents to HTML5 and other markup formats. The 9.2 release is mainly a maintenance release. The 9.0 release included these changes: Extend the complimentary picture conversion code to convert embedded BMP and WMF pictures to PNG, allowing to include them as Base64 encoded data URIs. Add support for reading pictures stored as binary data from RTF documents which use the \bin token. Add a new property to control generation of margin-top and margin-bottom styles. Add a new property to set additional attributes on the <p> element. Features Exports to stand-alone documents or fragments for embedding. Minimizes documents using CSS and default font definitions. Supports hyperlink fields, bookmarks, multi-language and LTR/RTL text. Includes complimentary code for converting and embedding images as Data URIs. Conversion of pictures to a web-ready format may require third-party libraries. Includes an API for post-processing of the intermediate DOM-like document. Supports logging via slf4p (simple logging facade for Pascal). Compatible with Delphi 2009 and newer and Free Pascal 3.2.2. Includes full source code. Resources Home page: https://www.scroogexhtml.com/object_pascal.html Demo version: https://www.habarisoft.com/scroogexhtml/9.2/ScroogeXHTMLDemo.zip User guide: https://www.habarisoft.com/scroogexhtml/9.2/docs/ScroogeXHTMLGettingStarted.pdf Release notes: https://www.habarisoft.com/scroogexhtml/9.2/docs/api/version.html Other platforms ScroogeXHTML is also available for the Java platform. (different feature set)

Habarisoft released new versions of the native STOMP client libraries for Delphi / Object Pascal for integration with popular open source message brokers: Habari STOMP Client for ActiveMQ 9.0 – tested with Apache ActiveMQ 6.1.2 Habari STOMP Client for Artemis 9.0 – tested with Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.35.0 Habari STOMP Client for OpenMQ 9.0 – tested with Eclipse OpenMQ 6.5.0 Habari STOMP Client for RabbitMQ 9.0 – tested with RabbitMQ 3.13.4 and 4.0.0-beta.3 Release notes: https://www.habarisoft.com/release_notes.html

ScroogeXHTML for Object Pascal converts RTF (Rich Text Format) documents to HTML5 and other markup formats. Major changes in the 9.1 release: The ConvertHyperlinks property is enabled by default. The ConvertSpaces property is enabled by default. Default replacement fonts “Courier” and “Times” are now “Courier New” and “Times New Roman”. Add support for document language detection, based on deflang RTF token. Add the lang-attribute to the HTML root element (unconditionally). The 9.0 release included these changes: Extend the complimentary picture conversion code to convert embedded BMP and WMF pictures to PNG, allowing to include them as Base64 encoded data URIs. Add support for reading pictures stored as binary data from RTF documents which use the \bin token. Add a new property to control generation of margin-top and margin-bottom styles. Add a new property to set additional attributes on the <p> element. Features Exports to stand-alone documents or fragments for embedding. Minimizes documents using CSS and default font definitions. Supports hyperlink fields, bookmarks, multi-language and LTR/RTL text. Includes complimentary code for converting and embedding images as Data URIs. Conversion of pictures to a web-ready format may require third-party libraries. Includes an API for post-processing of the intermediate DOM-like document. Supports logging via slf4p (simple logging facade for Pascal). Compatible with Delphi 2009 and newer and Free Pascal 3.2.2. Includes full source code. Resources Home page: https://www.scroogexhtml.com/object_pascal.html Demo version: https://www.habarisoft.com/scroogexhtml/9.1/ScroogeXHTMLDemo.zip User guide: https://www.habarisoft.com/scroogexhtml/9.1/docs/ScroogeXHTMLGettingStarted.pdf Release notes: https://www.habarisoft.com/scroogexhtml/9.1/docs/api/version.html Other platforms ScroogeXHTML is also available for the Java platform. (different feature set)

The Daraja HTTP Framework is a free open source library for Object Pascal (Free Pascal 3.2.0+ / Delphi 2009+), based on the stand-alone HTTP server component in Internet Direct (Indy). The framework uses request mapping and filtering rules to connect your code with incoming requests in a flexible way. Example applications cover simple use cases such as logging and statistics, but also advanced topics such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect and Entra ID / MS Graph API. More information - GitHub: https://github.com/michaelJustin/daraja-framework - API documentation: http://michaeljustin.github.io/daraja-framework/ - Features and FAQ: https://www.habarisoft.com/daraja_framework.html

Habarisoft released new versions of the native STOMP client libraries for Delphi / Object Pascal for integration with popular open source message brokers: Habari STOMP Client for ActiveMQ 9.0 – tested with Apache ActiveMQ 6.1.2 Habari STOMP Client for Artemis 9.0 – tested with Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.33.0 Habari STOMP Client for OpenMQ 9.0 – tested with Eclipse OpenMQ 6.4.0 Habari STOMP Client for RabbitMQ 9.0 – tested with RabbitMQ 3.13.3 Release notes: https://www.habarisoft.com/release_notes.html

Habarisoft released new versions of the native STOMP client libraries for Delphi / Object Pascal for integration with popular open source message brokers: Habari STOMP Client for ActiveMQ 8.7 – tested with Apache ActiveMQ 5.18.4 and 6.1.1 Habari STOMP Client for Artemis 8.7 – tested with Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.33.0 Habari STOMP Client for OpenMQ 8.7 – tested with Eclipse OpenMQ 6.4.0 Habari STOMP Client for RabbitMQ 8.7 – tested with RabbitMQ 3.13.0 Release notes: https://www.habarisoft.com/release_notes.html

ScroogeXHTML for Object Pascal converts RTF (Rich Text Format) documents to HTML5 and other markup formats. This release adds BMP picture data extraction, a new option to handle invalid RTF headers, and many minor code and documentation improvements. Features Exports to stand-alone documents or embeddable fragments. Minimizes documents using CSS and default font definitions. Supports hyperlink fields, bookmarks, multi-language, and LTR/RTL text. Includes complimentary code for converting and embedding images as Data URIs. Conversion of pictures to a web-ready format may require third-party libraries. Includes an API for post-processing of the intermediate DOM-like document. Supports logging via the open source slf4p logging facade. Compatible with Delphi 2009 and newer and Free Pascal 3.2.2. Includes full source code. Resources Home page: https://www.scroogexhtml.com/object_pascal.html Demo version: https://www.habarisoft.com/scroogexhtml/8.7/ScroogeXHTMLDemo.zip User guide: https://www.habarisoft.com/scroogexhtml/8.7/docs/ScroogeXHTMLGettingStarted.pdf Release notes: https://www.habarisoft.com/scroogexhtml/8.7/docs/api/version.html Other platforms ScroogeXHTML is also available for the Java platform. (different feature set)

ScroogeXHTML for Object Pascal converts RTF (Rich Text Format) documents to HTML5 and other markup formats. This release fixes minor code issues and includes more unit tests and API documentation. Features * Exports to stand-alone documents or fragments for embedding in existing documents. * Minimizes documents using CSS and default font definitions. * Supports hyperlink fields, bookmarks, multi-language and LTR/RTL text. * Includes complimentary code for converting and embedding images as Data URIs. Conversion of pictures to a web-ready format may require third-party libraries. * Includes an API for post-processing of the intermediate DOM-like document. * Supports logging via the open source slf4p logging facade. * Compatible with Delphi 2009 and newer and Free Pascal 3.2.2. * Includes full source code. Resources * Home page: https://www.scroogexhtml.com/object_pascal.html * Demo version: https://www.habarisoft.com/scroogexhtml/8.5/ScroogeXHTMLDemo.zip * User guide: https://www.habarisoft.com/scroogexhtml/8.5/docs/ScroogeXHTMLGettingStarted.pdf * Release notes: https://www.habarisoft.com/scroogexhtml/8.5/docs/api/version.html Other platforms ScroogeXHTML is also available for the Java platform. (different feature set)

Meanwhile I managed to send email using MS Graph API. The example project with full source code is described here: Microsoft identity platform and OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow example for Daraja HTTP Framework The Authorization Code Flow with Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE) is a recommended OAuth 2.0 flow for native apps. No client secret is required in this flow. Instead, a secret is created by the calling application that can be verified by the authorization server. The example application requests an authorization code, redeems the code for an access token, and then calls the Microsoft Graph API to retrieve user profile data, and to send an email on behalf of the signed-in user. It may be a starting point for a ICS based application.

Update / new blog post: Microsoft identity platform and OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow example for Daraja HTTP Framework The Authorization Code Flow with Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE) is a recommended OAuth 2.0 flow for native apps. No client secret is required in this flow. Instead, a secret is created by the calling application that can be verified by the authorization server. The example application requests an authorization code, redeems the code for an access token, and then calls the Microsoft Graph API to retrieve user profile data, and to send an email on behalf of the signed-in user. Software requirements * Daraja HTTP Framework (https://github.com/michaelJustin/daraja-framework). The example code is located in the entra_auth_code_flow folder of the master branch. * Indy (https://github.com/IndySockets) with OpenSSL DLLs for Indy (https://github.com/IndySockets/OpenSSL-Binaries) * JsonDataObjects (https://github.com/ahausladen/JsonDataObjects) Daraja HTTP Framework download: - https://github.com/michaelJustin/daraja-framework

Send mails via the Graph API: a new example project for the Daraja HTTP Framework demonstrates how to get an access token using the implicit grant flow, and how to invoke the Graph API to send an email. No additional configuration is required, as the project uses an existing Microsoft Entra App registration , which is limited to the permissions for reading the user profile and sending emails. You may configure your own App registration and use its Application (client) ID in the source code of unit MainUnit, or contact me to provide a modified App registration.

Using ChatGPT I got some helpful basic steps: Q: How can a Delphi application use the Outlook.Application ActiveX to read a user calendar? A: To use the Outlook.Application ActiveX in a Delphi application to read a user's calendar, you can follow these general steps. Please note that you need to have Outlook installed on the machine where your Delphi application is running. (Steps and source code omitted) Q: Is it also possible to read the calendar of a different user? A: Accessing the calendar of a different user using the Outlook.Application ActiveX in Delphi depends on the permissions and configuration of the Outlook profile. Generally, the ability to access another user's calendar requires the appropriate permissions and security settings. (Again, steps and code omitted here, except the following two lines: // Replace 'otheruser@example.com' with the email address of the user whose calendar you want to access OtherUserCalendar := Namespace.GetSharedDefaultFolder('otheruser@example.com', olFolderCalendar); I do not post more as I am not sure if AI-generated answers are acceptable in this forum ---- Note: using the MS Graph API (or EWS) may be also an option, with the advantage that no local Outlook is required.