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Questions about creating DbxClientV2 using DbxCredential
Hi,
I am looking to start using Short-Lived tokens (using PKCE and refresh tokens), and have been looking at the Android example code from: https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-java/tree/3162...
By setting the expiration to -1, that sample forces the client to perform a refresh immediately (e.g., in case the actual expiration of the current short-lived access token is not known, or the stored short-lived access token is presumed to be old).
And no, when supplying a refresh token like this, the client will not automatically expire. The client will automatically use the refresh token to perform a refresh to retrieve a new short-lived access token whenever needed. The user can always revoke the app's access at any time though, at which point further calls will fail.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffBy setting the expiration to -1, that sample forces the client to perform a refresh immediately (e.g., in case the actual expiration of the current short-lived access token is not known, or the stored short-lived access token is presumed to be old).
And no, when supplying a refresh token like this, the client will not automatically expire. The client will automatically use the refresh token to perform a refresh to retrieve a new short-lived access token whenever needed. The user can always revoke the app's access at any time though, at which point further calls will fail.
Thanks Greg, that is very helpful information. I have one follow up question:
As in the example, after the Oauth flow is completed, I store the Credential (obtained from Auth.getDbxCredential, into prefs.
Then, again like the example, I use the information from that stored Credential, to create a new Credential (using -1 as the expiry). My question is: should this newly created Credential, be stored back into prefs, replacing the old value?
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