Delphi DLL

Shippo Validate Address

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Demonstrates how to validate your addresses through the Shippo API before you create labels. Delphi DLL

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

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
http: HCkHttp;
req: HCkHttpRequest;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: HCkStringBuilder;
jResp: HCkJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
source: PWideChar;
code: PWideChar;
v_type: PWideChar;
text: PWideChar;
object_created: PWideChar;
object_updated: PWideChar;
object_id: PWideChar;
is_complete: Boolean;
validation_resultsIs_valid: Boolean;
object_owner: PWideChar;
name: PWideChar;
company: PWideChar;
street_no: PWideChar;
street1: PWideChar;
street2: PWideChar;
city: PWideChar;
state: PWideChar;
zip: PWideChar;
country: PWideChar;
phone: PWideChar;
i: Integer;
count_i: 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/addresses/ \
//     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
//     -d name="Shawn Ippotle" \
//     -d company="Shippo" \
//     -d street1="215 Clayton St." \
//     -d city="San Francisco" \
//     -d state="CA" \
//     -d zip=94117 \
//     -d country="US" \
//     -d email="shippotle@goshippo.com"\
//     -d validate=true

req := CkHttpRequest_Create();
CkHttpRequest_putHttpVerb(req,'POST');
CkHttpRequest_putPath(req,'/addresses/');
CkHttpRequest_putContentType(req,'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,'name','Shawn Ippotle');
CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,'company','Shippo');
CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,'street1','215 Clayton St.');
CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,'city','San Francisco');
CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,'state','CA');
CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,'zip','94117');
CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,'country','US');
CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,'email','shippotle@goshippo.com');
CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,'validate','true');

CkHttpRequest_AddHeader(req,'Authorization','ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>');

resp := CkHttpResponse_Create();
success := CkHttp_HttpReq(http,'https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/',req,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)

// {
//   "object_created": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.574Z",
//   "object_updated": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.596Z",
//   "object_id": "67183b2e81e9421f894bfbcdc4236b16",
//   "is_complete": false,
//   "validation_results": {
//     "is_valid": false,
//     "messages": [
//       {
//         "source": "USPS",
//         "code": "Address Not Found",
//         "type": "address_error",
//         "text": "The address as submitted could not be found. Please check for excessive abbreviations in the street address line or in the City name."
//       }
//     ]
//   },
//   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
//   "name": "Shawn Ippotle",
//   "company": "Shippo",
//   "street_no": "",
//   "street1": "215 HIPPO ST.",
//   "street2": "",
//   "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
//   "state": "CA",
//   "zip": "94107",
//   "country": "US",
//   "phone": ""
// }

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

object_created := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'object_created');
object_updated := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'object_updated');
object_id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'object_id');
is_complete := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'is_complete');
validation_resultsIs_valid := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'validation_results.is_valid');
object_owner := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'object_owner');
name := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'name');
company := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'company');
street_no := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'street_no');
street1 := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'street1');
street2 := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'street2');
city := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'city');
state := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'state');
zip := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'zip');
country := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'country');
phone := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'phone');
i := 0;
count_i := CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,'validation_results.messages');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
    source := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'validation_results.messages[i].source');
    code := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'validation_results.messages[i].code');
    v_type := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'validation_results.messages[i].type');
    text := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'validation_results.messages[i].text');
    i := i + 1;
  end;

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

end;