Documenting the dance

Tool file:

  • establish secret (one of the following)
    • array(table,key_column,oauth_consumer_key,secret_column,context_column)
    • plain text secret
    • include master dance file

master dance file:

  • grab token values from session if present
  • grab domain from LTI POST var [‘custom_domain_url’]
  • store domain in cookie in case we have to redirect
  • include modified blti.php, canvasapi.php,dbaccess.php
  • $context = new BLTI()
  • if $context->valid (secret accepted, token retrieval attempted, db table stored in cookie, in case token is invalid)
    • $api = new CanvasAPI(token,domain)
    • if token invalid redirect to /login/oauth2/auth?redirect=get_token_domain.php
      • at this point, we have lost all our php vars, since we redirect
      • request admin  authorization
      • if granted, we land in get_token_domain
        • retrieve cookies, include dbaccess, update token in db, dance over
  • else dance over

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