Java google api offline access - google-api

Where can I find a java exemple for offline access to google API?
My background java process needs to download data from Analytics.
I found this tutorial:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/resources/tutorials/hello-analytics-api#create_service_object
It works but does not explain how to perform an offline_ ccess.
In HelloAnalyticsApiSample the user uses the browser to retrieve all the tokens.
...but when access token expires, how can I instantiate the "Credential" java object with a refreshed access token without the use of the browser?
This case is not present in this tutorial.
Does an offline access example using java library exist?

Take a look at https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OAuth2WebServer#offline to see how you can obtain offline access and use Refresh Tokens.

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using google API for user identification and authentication

I tried to build a mobile app (client(mobile) <-> server) and i'm going to use google API to authenticate and identify my user and to sync to my server.
which is the best method to achieve this?
I was thinking to use below method:
Mobile app get authorization code
send the code to server
server contact google server to get access token
both server and mobile client use the access token to access data from google. <-- is this access token generated portable? means: i can use it in server as well as in mobile app?
i'm not sure if above method is the right method that i should use, if it the right method, is there any reference that i can follow (esp. in python) - i tried to read developer.google.com but it's quite humongous type of API there and i got lost...
Thanks for the kind advise

Access Not Configured. +1 API

I'm trying to get shares counts from Google+ using the Google+ API and catch only error:
Access Not Configured. +1 API has not been used in project 383866521277 before or it is disabled. Enable it by visiting https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/pos.googleapis.com/overview?project=383866521277 then retry. If you enabled this API recently, wait a few minutes for the action to propagate to our systems and retry.
After that I visit recommended link and catch pos.googleapis.com not found. How to enable this API?
In order to access Google APIs you need to register your application on Google developer console. You have probably already created your credentials. The API key or Oauth2 credentials you created identifies the application to Google. The project that was used to create the API key or Oauth2 credentials you are using must have the Google+ API enabled.
Enable API:
What you have forgotten to do is to tell Google which APis you will be accessing. On the Left hand side look for "Library" find the Google+ api and enable it.
Error pos.googleapis.com
Means that you do not have access to the project 383866521277 or it was deleted. The person who created the project must enable the Google+ api for you. Remember this is denoted by the The API key or Oauth2 credentials you created and are using in your code.

Parse.com: How to Generate Facebook User Access Token from Cloud Code

I'm a novice developer and use Parse.com to power the backend of my iPhone app.
I was wondering if it was possible to manage Facebook OAuth issues from Parse's cloud code (my backend) using http requests or the Facebook JS SDK.
For example: a user's long-term access token becomes invalidated due to expiration. I would like to be able to generate a new access token on the backend, given that I have access to: the old access token, my app_id, my app_secret, and the user's facebookID.
Q1: is it possible to generate a user access token using an http request? I know that I can generate an app access token, but this is not what I want (https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/access-tokens). If it is possible, what is the correct structure for the http request (I've spent several hours trying to find an example and haven't been able to).
Q2: if #1 is not possible, is it possible to use the Facebook JS SDK in Parse Cloud code? Parse has previously stated this is not supported since the Facebook JS SDK assumes/necessitates being executed from a browser, but wouldn't it be possible to mimic a browser and still have this function correctly? If so, please provide example code.
Thanks!
Looks like this question has been answered already here: https://parse.com/questions/cloud-code-how-to-get-current-users-facebook-access-token
Parse.User.current().get('authData')['facebook']

Using OAuth 2.0 for Devices - Google API - Google Drive

I took a look in some docs at developers.google and some questions here in stackoverflow and I really would like to found an objective answer about use the Google OAuth Server to authenticate an application and grant access to download docs into a Google Drive account with NO BROWSER interaction.
As far as I could look, docs like "Using OAuth 2.0 for Server to Server Applications", "Using OAuth 2.0 for Devices", answers here, I couldn't found an article saying "Is possible to authorize an application to get files from a common Google Drive account in Devices with no browser...".
Anyone have tried and had success in this jorney?
The Devices flow is meant for applications that run on devices where no browser is present (fancy example could be a wristwatch that shows new G+ notifications) and requires the user to do manual steps on a device that has a browser. Also this is for getting access to data on the user's account.
UPDATE:
As you say you have an embedded application running without a browser available and want to access data on behalf of a user, this is definitely the way to go. This however still needs the user to login (once) on another device with a browser. After you got an access token using this flow, you can then access the Google Drive API either manually or by using some library.
So you want to access data on Google Drive that belongs to a special account and only your application can access it without a browser involved?
A Service Account (the Server-to-Server flow) would be exactly what you need. These however are only for usage on a web server, as otherwise your private keyfile would have to be deployed to a client, where it could easily be extracted.
One thing you could do is use your own web server that fetches data from your Google account using a Service Account and have a client application that only connects to your own web server. This has of course also its downsides, especially when it comes to locking down your web server so no third party clients could access it.
It can be done, but a browser does need to be used. I've successfully gotten OAuth 2.0 working on an IBM i (AS/400, iSeries, System i, whatever the name is today) which doesn't have a browser. I've so far implemented the Calendar and Google Cloud Print APIs.
During the OAuth 2.0 negotiation you will be returned a URL and a code. You need to display the URL for the user to go to, then the code to enter to grant authority for that specific API/scope. I have an example in our documentation here:
http://docs.bvstools.com/home/greentools-for-google-apps/docs/g4g-base-commands/g4gregsvc
But, the issue now is that the drive API is not yet available to devices. But, Google has said that soon it should be.

Google custom search API with OAuth2

Is it possible to get authorized for Google's custom search API with OAuth2 instead of using their ClientLogin, which would mean I'd need to build a whole UI to deal with user's login/password/captcha, plus I'm not a fan of inputting secure information like that on my own system. I'd rather rely on OAuth2 and login directly to Google
I've looked around but haven't been able to find anything for the scope part of the url eg scope="https://www.google.com/m8/feeds" for authenticating with their Contacts API.
Note: I'm using Ruby to develop this.

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