client with access token/refresh token -- is it implemented?

[2019-05-10]

I need to create an OAuth2 client that uses access token and refresh token to frequently downloads data from the server.

1. The server is 3d party service I have no control over
2. authentication has already be done and I am handed the access token and refresh token
3. with those two I need to collect once a day data, hence refresh the token every 24hrs, store and use it for my requests

After several days I am no longer sure this is possible with spring security oauth2 -- documentation is rather confusing and all examples, be it with Spring or elsewhere concentrate on a server (which I don't need) or stop with authorization/password login.

So, is my scenario at all possible with this project or do I need to do everything on my own?
If this is, in fact, answered somewhere, could you please point me to that?

If, as I suspect, this neither possible nor has been stated somewhere, please, add clear information about that in the docs.

[jzheaux]

Hi, @2019-05-10, thanks for reaching out.

I'd recommend that you take a look at Spring Security's built-in OAuth 2.0 Client support. There, you'll find WebClient support that will perform the refresh token update for you.