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Shippo Create an Order

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Demonstrates how to create an order with all the information about your order by sending a POST request to the orders endpoint.

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

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
http: HCkHttp;
json: HCkJsonObject;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: HCkStringBuilder;
jResp: HCkJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;

begin
success := False;

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

http := CkHttp_Create();

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl https://api.goshippo.com/orders/ \
//     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
//     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
//     -d '{
//             "to_address": {
//                 "city": "San Francisco",
//                 "company": "Shippo",
//                 "country": "US",
//                 "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
//                 "name": "Mr Hippo",
//                 "phone": "15553419393",
//                 "state": "CA",
//                 "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
//                 "zip": "94117"
//             },
//             "line_items": [
//                 {
//                     "quantity": 1,
//                     "sku": "HM-123",
//                     "title": "Hippo Magazines",
//                     "total_price": "12.10",
//                     "currency": "USD",
//                     "weight": "0.40",
//                     "weight_unit": "lb"
//                 }
//             ],
//             "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
//             "order_number": "#1068",
//             "order_status": "PAID",
//             "shipping_cost": "12.83",
//             "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
//             "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
//             "subtotal_price": "12.10",
//             "total_price": "24.93",
//             "total_tax": "0.00",
//             "currency": "USD",
//             "weight": "0.40",
//             "weight_unit": "lb"
//         }'

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

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "to_address": {
//     "city": "San Francisco",
//     "company": "Shippo",
//     "country": "US",
//     "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
//     "name": "Mr Hippo",
//     "phone": "15553419393",
//     "state": "CA",
//     "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
//     "zip": "94117"
//   },
//   "line_items": [
//     {
//       "quantity": 1,
//       "sku": "HM-123",
//       "title": "Hippo Magazines",
//       "total_price": "12.10",
//       "currency": "USD",
//       "weight": "0.40",
//       "weight_unit": "lb"
//     }
//   ],
//   "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
//   "order_number": "#1068",
//   "order_status": "PAID",
//   "shipping_cost": "12.83",
//   "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
//   "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
//   "subtotal_price": "12.10",
//   "total_price": "24.93",
//   "total_tax": "0.00",
//   "currency": "USD",
//   "weight": "0.40",
//   "weight_unit": "lb"
// }

json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'to_address.city','San Francisco');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'to_address.company','Shippo');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'to_address.country','US');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'to_address.email','shippotle@goshippo.com');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'to_address.name','Mr Hippo');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'to_address.phone','15553419393');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'to_address.state','CA');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'to_address.street1','215 Clayton St.');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'to_address.zip','94117');
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,'line_items[0].quantity',1);
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'line_items[0].sku','HM-123');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'line_items[0].title','Hippo Magazines');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'line_items[0].total_price','12.10');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'line_items[0].currency','USD');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'line_items[0].weight','0.40');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'line_items[0].weight_unit','lb');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'placed_at','2016-09-23T01:28:12Z');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'order_number','#1068');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'order_status','PAID');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'shipping_cost','12.83');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'shipping_cost_currency','USD');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'shipping_method','USPS First Class Package');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'subtotal_price','12.10');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'total_price','24.93');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'total_tax','0.00');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'currency','USD');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'weight','0.40');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'weight_unit','lb');

CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'Authorization','ShippoToken <API_Token>');
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'Content-Type','application/json');

resp := CkHttpResponse_Create();
success := CkHttp_HttpJson(http,'POST','https://api.goshippo.com/orders/',json,'application/json',resp);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

sbResponseBody := CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);
jResp := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jResp,False);

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(jResp));

respStatusCode := CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp);
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Header:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttpResponse__header(resp));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {}

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

end;