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ETrade Preview Order

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The Preview Order API is used to submit an order request for preview before placing it.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Http, HttpResponse, Xml, JsonObject;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
http: HCkHttp;
jsonToken: HCkJsonObject;
sandboxUrl: PWideChar;
liveUrl: PWideChar;
xml: HCkXml;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
orderType: PWideChar;
totalOrderValue: PWideChar;
orderTerm: PWideChar;
priceType: PWideChar;
limitPrice: PWideChar;
stopPrice: Integer;
marketSession: PWideChar;
allOrNone: PWideChar;
symbol: PWideChar;
securityType: PWideChar;
symbolDescription: PWideChar;
orderAction: PWideChar;
quantityType: PWideChar;
quantity: Integer;
cancelQuantity: PWideChar;
reserveOrder: PWideChar;
reserveQuantity: PWideChar;
i: Integer;
count_i: Integer;
code: Integer;
description: PWideChar;
v_type: PWideChar;
egQual: PWideChar;
estimatedCommission: PWideChar;
estimatedTotalAmount: PWideChar;
netPrice: Integer;
netBid: Integer;
netAsk: Integer;
gcd: Integer;
previewId: Integer;
previewTime: PWideChar;
dstFlag: PWideChar;
accountId: Integer;
optionLevelCd: Integer;
marginLevelCd: PWideChar;
ahDisclosureFlag: PWideChar;
aoDisclosureFlag: PWideChar;
conditionalDisclosureFlag: PWideChar;
ehDisclosureFlag: PWideChar;
currentBp: PWideChar;
currentNetBp: PWideChar;
currentOor: PWideChar;
currentOrderImpact: PWideChar;
netBp: PWideChar;

begin
success := False;

// This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http := CkHttp_Create();

CkHttp_putOAuth1(http,True);
CkHttp_putOAuthVerifier(http,'');
CkHttp_putOAuthConsumerKey(http,'ETRADE_CONSUMER_KEY');
CkHttp_putOAuthConsumerSecret(http,'ETRADE_CONSUMER_SECRET');

// Load the access token previously obtained via the OAuth1 Authorization
jsonToken := CkJsonObject_Create();
success := CkJsonObject_LoadFile(jsonToken,'qa_data/tokens/etrade.json');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed to load OAuth1 token');
    Exit;
  end;

CkHttp_putOAuthToken(http,CkJsonObject__stringOf(jsonToken,'oauth_token'));
CkHttp_putOAuthTokenSecret(http,CkJsonObject__stringOf(jsonToken,'oauth_token_secret'));

sandboxUrl := 'https://apisb.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/preview';
liveUrl := 'https://api.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/preview';

CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,'accountIdKey','6_Dpy0rmuQ9cu9IbTfvF2A');

// Send a POST with the following XML body

// Use this online tool to generate the code from sample XML: 
// Generate Code to Create XML

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
// <PreviewOrderRequest>
//    <orderType>EQ</orderType>
//    <clientOrderId>sdfer333</clientOrderId>
//    <Order>
//       <allOrNone>false</allOrNone>
//       <priceType>LIMIT</priceType>
//       <orderTerm>GOOD_FOR_DAY</orderTerm>
//       <marketSession>REGULAR</marketSession>
//       <stopPrice />
//       <limitPrice>188.51</limitPrice>
//       <Instrument>
//          <Product>
//             <securityType>EQ</securityType>
//             <symbol>FB</symbol>
//          </Product>
//          <orderAction>BUY</orderAction>
//          <quantityType>QUANTITY</quantityType>
//          <quantity>10</quantity>
//       </Instrument>
//    </Order>
// </PreviewOrderRequest>

xml := CkXml_Create();
CkXml_putTag(xml,'PreviewOrderRequest');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'orderType','EQ');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'clientOrderId','sdfer333');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'Order|allOrNone','false');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'Order|priceType','LIMIT');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'Order|orderTerm','GOOD_FOR_DAY');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'Order|marketSession','REGULAR');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'Order|stopPrice','');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'Order|limitPrice','188.51');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'Order|Instrument|Product|securityType','EQ');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'Order|Instrument|Product|symbol','FB');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'Order|Instrument|orderAction','BUY');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'Order|Instrument|quantityType','QUANTITY');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'Order|Instrument|quantity','10');
CkXml_putEmitCompact(xml,True);

resp := CkHttpResponse_Create();
success := CkHttp_HttpStr(http,'POST',sandboxUrl,CkXml__getXml(xml),'utf-8','application/xml',resp);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

// Make sure a successful response was received.
if (CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp) > 200) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttpResponse__statusLine(resp));
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttpResponse__header(resp));
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttpResponse__bodyStr(resp));
    Exit;
  end;

// Sample XML response:

// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample XML: 
// Generate Parsing Code from XML

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
// <PreviewOrderResponse>
//    <orderType>EQ</orderType>
//    <totalOrderValue>1892.05</totalOrderValue>
//    <Order>
//       <orderTerm>GOOD_FOR_DAY</orderTerm>
//       <priceType>LIMIT</priceType>
//       <limitPrice>188.51</limitPrice>
//       <stopPrice>0</stopPrice>
//       <marketSession>REGULAR</marketSession>
//       <allOrNone>false</allOrNone>
//       <Instrument>
//          <Product>
//             <symbol>FB</symbol>
//             <securityType>EQ</securityType>
//          </Product>
//          <symbolDescription>FACEBOOK INC CL A</symbolDescription>
//          <orderAction>BUY</orderAction>
//          <quantityType>QUANTITY</quantityType>
//          <quantity>10</quantity>
//          <cancelQuantity>0.0</cancelQuantity>
//          <reserveOrder>true</reserveOrder>
//          <reserveQuantity>0.0</reserveQuantity>
//       </Instrument>
//       <messages>
//          <Message>
//             <code>1042</code>
//             <description>200|You have an existing open order for this security on the same side of the market. If you did not intend to place a second order for this security, please modify your order now.</description>
//             <type>WARNING</type>
//          </Message>
//          <Message>
//             <code>3093</code>
//             <description>Position Concentrated.</description>
//             <type>WARNING</type>
//          </Message>
//       </messages>
//       <egQual>EG_QUAL_NOT_A_MARKET_ORDER</egQual>
//       <estimatedCommission>6.95</estimatedCommission>
//       <estimatedTotalAmount>1892.05</estimatedTotalAmount>
//       <netPrice>0</netPrice>
//       <netBid>0</netBid>
//       <netAsk>0</netAsk>
//       <gcd>0</gcd>
//       <ratio />
//    </Order>
//    <PreviewIds>
//       <previewId>1020563279</previewId>
//    </PreviewIds>
//    <previewTime>1529018458516</previewTime>
//    <dstFlag>true</dstFlag>
//    <accountId>84246841</accountId>
//    <optionLevelCd>4</optionLevelCd>
//    <marginLevelCd>MARGIN_TRADING_ALLOWED</marginLevelCd>
//    <Disclosure>
//       <ahDisclosureFlag>false</ahDisclosureFlag>
//       <aoDisclosureFlag>false</aoDisclosureFlag>
//       <conditionalDisclosureFlag>true</conditionalDisclosureFlag>
//       <ehDisclosureFlag>false</ehDisclosureFlag>
//    </Disclosure>
//    <cashBpDetails>
//      <settled>
//        <currentBp>5000.00</currentBp>
//        <currentNetBp>5000.00</currentNetBp>
//        <currentOor>0.00</currentOor>
//        <currentOrderImpact>64.95</currentOrderImpact>
//        <netBp>4935.05</netBp>
//     </settled>
//     <settledUnsettled>
//       <currentBp>5000.00</currentBp>
//       <currentNetBp>5000.00</currentNetBp>
//       <currentOor>0.00</currentOor>
//       <currentOrderImpact>64.95</currentOrderImpact>
//       <netBp>4935.05</netBp>
//       </settledUnsettled>
//    </cashBpDetails>
// </PreviewOrderResponse>

CkXml_LoadXml(xml,CkHttpResponse__bodyStr(resp));
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkXml__getXml(xml));

orderType := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'orderType');
totalOrderValue := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'totalOrderValue');
orderTerm := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|orderTerm');
priceType := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|priceType');
limitPrice := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|limitPrice');
stopPrice := CkXml_GetChildIntValue(xml,'Order|stopPrice');
marketSession := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|marketSession');
allOrNone := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|allOrNone');
symbol := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|Instrument|Product|symbol');
securityType := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|Instrument|Product|securityType');
symbolDescription := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|Instrument|symbolDescription');
orderAction := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|Instrument|orderAction');
quantityType := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|Instrument|quantityType');
quantity := CkXml_GetChildIntValue(xml,'Order|Instrument|quantity');
cancelQuantity := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|Instrument|cancelQuantity');
reserveOrder := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|Instrument|reserveOrder');
reserveQuantity := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|Instrument|reserveQuantity');
i := 0;
count_i := CkXml_NumChildrenHavingTag(xml,'Order|messages|Message');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    CkXml_putI(xml,i);
    code := CkXml_GetChildIntValue(xml,'Order|messages|Message[i]|code');
    description := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|messages|Message[i]|description');
    v_type := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|messages|Message[i]|type');
    i := i + 1;
  end;

egQual := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|egQual');
estimatedCommission := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|estimatedCommission');
estimatedTotalAmount := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Order|estimatedTotalAmount');
netPrice := CkXml_GetChildIntValue(xml,'Order|netPrice');
netBid := CkXml_GetChildIntValue(xml,'Order|netBid');
netAsk := CkXml_GetChildIntValue(xml,'Order|netAsk');
gcd := CkXml_GetChildIntValue(xml,'Order|gcd');
previewId := CkXml_GetChildIntValue(xml,'PreviewIds|previewId');
previewTime := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'previewTime');
dstFlag := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'dstFlag');
accountId := CkXml_GetChildIntValue(xml,'accountId');
optionLevelCd := CkXml_GetChildIntValue(xml,'optionLevelCd');
marginLevelCd := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'marginLevelCd');
ahDisclosureFlag := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Disclosure|ahDisclosureFlag');
aoDisclosureFlag := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Disclosure|aoDisclosureFlag');
conditionalDisclosureFlag := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Disclosure|conditionalDisclosureFlag');
ehDisclosureFlag := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'Disclosure|ehDisclosureFlag');
currentBp := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'cashBpDetails|settled|currentBp');
currentNetBp := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'cashBpDetails|settled|currentNetBp');
currentOor := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'cashBpDetails|settled|currentOor');
currentOrderImpact := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'cashBpDetails|settled|currentOrderImpact');
netBp := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'cashBpDetails|settled|netBp');
currentBp := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentBp');
currentNetBp := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentNetBp');
currentOor := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentOor');
currentOrderImpact := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentOrderImpact');
netBp := CkXml__getChildContent(xml,'cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|netBp');

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
CkXml_Dispose(xml);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

end;