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PayPal Search for Invoices

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Search PayPal invoices.

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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..
        // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        // Create JSON to specify the search
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        json.appendString("start_invoice_date", "2016-01-01 PST");
        json.appendString("end_invoice_date", "2016-11-16 PST");
        json.appendInt("page", 0);
        json.appendInt("page_size", 10);
        json.appendBool("total_count_required", true);

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

        // The JSON by the above code:

        //     {
        //       "start_invoice_date": "2016-01-01 PST",
        //       "end_invoice_date": "2016-11-16 PST",
        //       "page": 0,
        //       "page_size": 10,
        //       "total_count_required": true
        //     }

        // Send the POST equivalent to this CURL command:

        //     curl -v -X POST https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/search/ \
        //     -H "Content-Type:application/json" \
        //     -H "Authorization: Bearer Access-Token" \
        //     -d '{ invoice JSON goes here }'

        json.setEmitCompact(true);
        StringBuilder sbRequestBody = new StringBuilder();
        StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();

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

        try {
            rest.fullRequestSb("POST", "/v1/invoicing/search", sbRequestBody, sbResponseBody);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // We should have some sort of JSON response.  It could be successful, or an error.
        JsonObject jsonResponse = new JsonObject();
        jsonResponse.setEmitCompact(false);
        jsonResponse.loadSb(sbResponseBody);

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

        // Did we get a 200 success response?
        if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
            // Show the JSON response body
            System.out.println(jsonResponse.emit());
            System.out.println("Failed.");
            return;
        }

        // Sample response JSON is shown below.

        // Iterate over each invoice and get some information from each..
        int numInvoices = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray("invoices");
        int i = 0;
        while (i < numInvoices) {
            jsonResponse.setI(i);
            System.out.println("Invoice ID: " + jsonResponse.stringOf("invoices[i].id"));
            System.out.println("Shipping First Name: " + jsonResponse.stringOf("invoices[i].shipping_info.first_name"));
            int j = 0;
            int numBillingInfo = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray("invoices[i].billing_info");
            while (j < numBillingInfo) {
                jsonResponse.setJ(j);
                System.out.println("billing_info email: " + jsonResponse.stringOf("invoices[i].billing_info[j].email"));
                j = j + 1;
            }

            int numLinks = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray("invoices[i].links");
            j = 0;
            while (j < numLinks) {
                jsonResponse.setJ(j);
                System.out.println("link: " + jsonResponse.stringOf("invoices[i].links[j].href"));
                j = j + 1;
            }

            System.out.println("----");
            i = i + 1;
        }

        System.out.println("Success.");

        // A successful response looks like this:

        // {
        //   "total_count": 2,
        //   "invoices": [
        //     {
        //       "id": "INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
        //       "number": "0002",
        //       "status": "DRAFT",
        //       "merchant_info": {
        //         "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
        //       },
        //       "billing_info": [
        //         {
        //           "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
        //         }
        //       ],
        //       "shipping_info": {
        //         "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
        //         "first_name": "Sally",
        //         "last_name": "Patient",
        //         "business_name": "Not applicable"
        //       },
        //       "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
        //       "payment_term": {
        //         "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
        //       },
        //       "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
        //       "total_amount": {
        //         "currency": "USD",
        //         "value": "500.00"
        //       },
        //       "metadata": {
        //         "created_date": "2016-11-15 08:09:21 PST"
        //       },
        //       "paid_amount": {
        //         "paypal": {
        //           "currency": "USD",
        //           "value": "0.00"
        //         },
        //         "other": {
        //           "currency": "USD",
        //           "value": "0.00"
        //         }
        //       },
        //       "refunded_amount": {
        //         "paypal": {
        //           "currency": "USD",
        //           "value": "0.00"
        //         },
        //         "other": {
        //           "currency": "USD",
        //           "value": "0.00"
        //         }
        //       },
        //       "links": [
        //         {
        //           "rel": "self",
        //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
        //           "method": "GET"
        //         },
        //         {
        //           "rel": "send",
        //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE/send",
        //           "method": "POST"
        //         },
        //         {
        //           "rel": "update",
        //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE/update",
        //           "method": "PUT"
        //         },
        //         {
        //           "rel": "delete",
        //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
        //           "method": "DELETE"
        //         }
        //       ]
        //     },
        //     {
        //       "id": "INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
        //       "number": "0001",
        //       "status": "SENT",
        //       "merchant_info": {
        //         "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
        //       },
        //       "billing_info": [
        //         {
        //           "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
        //         }
        //       ],
        //       "shipping_info": {
        //         "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
        //         "first_name": "Sally",
        //         "last_name": "Patient",
        //         "business_name": "Not applicable"
        //       },
        //       "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
        //       "payment_term": {
        //         "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
        //       },
        //       "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
        //       "total_amount": {
        //         "currency": "USD",
        //         "value": "500.00"
        //       },
        //       "metadata": {
        //         "created_date": "2016-11-15 06:17:03 PST",
        //         "payer_view_url": "https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi_bin/webscr?cmd=_pay-inv&viewtype=altview&id=INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR"
        //       },
        //       "paid_amount": {
        //         "paypal": {
        //           "currency": "USD",
        //           "value": "0.00"
        //         },
        //         "other": {
        //           "currency": "USD",
        //           "value": "0.00"
        //         }
        //       },
        //       "refunded_amount": {
        //         "paypal": {
        //           "currency": "USD",
        //           "value": "0.00"
        //         },
        //         "other": {
        //           "currency": "USD",
        //           "value": "0.00"
        //         }
        //       },
        //       "links": [
        //         {
        //           "rel": "self",
        //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
        //           "method": "GET"
        //         },
        //         {
        //           "rel": "update",
        //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/update",
        //           "method": "PUT"
        //         },
        //         {
        //           "rel": "cancel",
        //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/remind",
        //           "method": "POST"
        //         },
        //         {
        //           "rel": "remind",
        //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/cancel",
        //           "method": "POST"
        //         },
        //         {
        //           "rel": "record-payment",
        //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/record-payment",
        //           "method": "POST"
        //         },
        //         {
        //           "rel": "qr-code",
        //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/qr-code",
        //           "method": "GET"
        //         }
        //       ]
        //     }
        //   ]
        // }
        //
    }
}