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PayPal - Create Direct Credit Card Payment

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Creates a direct credit card payment where your application passes the credit card, shipping, and payment information to PayPal.

Note: For sandbox calls, you can use the credit card numbers provided in your sandbox test accounts.

Note: This is an example where you handle the card data directly, and therefore you would need to ensure you are PCI compliant. There are other ways to create a payment where your application does NOT handle the credit card data directly.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Rest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.

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

        // Load our previously obtained access token. (see PayPal OAuth2 Access Token)
        JsonObject jsonToken = new JsonObject();
        jsonToken.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json");

        // Build the Authorization request header field value.
        StringBuilder sbAuth = new StringBuilder();
        // token_type should be "Bearer"
        sbAuth.append(jsonToken.stringOf("token_type"));
        sbAuth.append(" ");
        sbAuth.append(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

        // Make the initial connection.
        // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many PayPal REST API calls.
        // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
        // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
        Rest rest = new Rest();
        boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
        try {
            rest.connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com", 443, true, bAutoReconnect);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // The code above this comment could be placed inside a function/subroutine within the application
        // because the connection does not need to be made for every request.  Once the connection is made
        // the app may send many requests..
        // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        // Build the JSON containing the credit card data and transaction information.
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        json.updateString("intent", "sale");
        json.updateString("payer.payment_method", "credit_card");
        json.updateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.number", "4032034813337237");
        json.updateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.type", "visa");
        json.updateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.expire_month", "9");
        json.updateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.expire_year", "2028");
        json.updateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.cvv2", "123");
        json.updateString("transactions[0].amount.total", "10.00");
        json.updateString("transactions[0].amount.currency", "USD");
        json.updateString("transactions[0].payee.email", "payee@example.com");

        // Use a sandbox CC number for testing:
        // image

        System.out.println(json.emit());

        // The JSON created by the above code is this:

        // -----------------------------------------------------------------
        // Ensure that payee@example.com is a valid sandbox business account
        // -----------------------------------------------------------------

        // {
        //   "intent": "sale",
        //   "payer": {
        //     "payment_method": "credit_card",
        //     "funding_instruments": [
        //       {
        //         "credit_card": {
        //           "number": "4032034813337237",
        //           "type": "visa",
        //           "expire_month": "9",
        //           "expire_year": "2028",
        //           "cvv2": "123"
        //         }
        //       }
        //     ]
        //   },
        //   "transactions": [
        //     {
        //       "amount": {
        //         "total": "10.00",
        //         "currency": "USD"
        //       },
        //       "payee": {
        //         "email": "payee@example.com"
        //       }
        //     }
        //   ]
        // }

        rest.addHeader("Authorization", sbAuth.getAsString());
        rest.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");

        // Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
        StringBuilder sbJsonRequest = new StringBuilder();
        json.setEmitCompact(true);
        json.emitSb(sbJsonRequest);
        StringBuilder sbJsonResponse = new StringBuilder();
        try {
            rest.fullRequestSb("POST", "/v1/payments/payment", sbJsonRequest, sbJsonResponse);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        json.loadSb(sbJsonResponse);

        System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + rest.getResponseStatusCode());

        // Did we get a 201 success response?
        if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 201) {
            System.out.println(json.emit());
            System.out.println("Failed.");
            return;
        }

        // Sample response JSON is shown below.
        System.out.println(json.emit());

        // Demonstrate how to access a few parts of the JSON response..
        System.out.println("cc number: " + json.stringOf("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.number"));
        System.out.println("subtotal: " + json.stringOf("transactions[0].amount.details.subtotal"));
        System.out.println("refund href: " + json.stringOf("transactions[0].related_resources[0].sale.links[1].href"));

        //     {
        //       "id": "PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
        //       "create_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:01Z",
        //       "update_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:07Z",
        //       "state": "approved",
        //       "intent": "sale",
        //       "payer": {
        //         "payment_method": "credit_card",
        //         "funding_instruments": [
        //           {
        //             "credit_card": {
        //               "type": "visa",
        //               "number": "xxxxxxxxxxxx9974",
        //               "expire_month": "9",
        //               "expire_year": "2021",
        //               "first_name": "Joe",
        //               "last_name": "Buyer"
        //             }
        //           }
        //         ]
        //       },
        //       "transactions": [
        //         {
        //           "amount": {
        //             "total": "7.47",
        //             "currency": "USD",
        //             "details": {
        //               "subtotal": "7.47"
        //             }
        //           },
        //           "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
        //           "related_resources": [
        //             {
        //               "sale": {
        //                 "id": "70L88278E6781074B",
        //                 "create_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:01Z",
        //                 "update_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:07Z",
        //                 "amount": {
        //                   "total": "7.47",
        //                   "currency": "USD"
        //                 },
        //                 "state": "completed",
        //                 "parent_payment": "PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
        //                 "links": [
        //                   {
        //                     "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/70L88278E6781074B",
        //                     "rel": "self",
        //                     "method": "GET"
        //                   },
        //                   {
        //                     "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/70L88278E6781074B/refund",
        //                     "rel": "refund",
        //                     "method": "POST"
        //                   },
        //                   {
        //                     "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
        //                     "rel": "parent_payment",
        //                     "method": "GET"
        //                   }
        //                 ],
        //                 "fmf_details": {},
        //                 "processor_response": {
        //                   "avs_code": "X",
        //                   "cvv_code": "M"
        //                 }
        //               }
        //             }
        //           ]
        //         }
        //
        //       ],
        //       "links": [
        //         {
        //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
        //           "rel": "self",
        //           "method": "GET"
        //         }
        //       ]
        //     }
        //
    }
}