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Shippo Create Transaction Object

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Creates a Transaction object that represents a shipping label purchase and is based on the shipping rate.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpRequest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Http http = new Http();

        // Implements the following CURL command:

        // curl https://api.goshippo.com/transactions \
        //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
        //     -d rate="478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612"
        //     -d label_file_type="PDF"
        //     -d async=false

        HttpRequest req = new HttpRequest();
        req.setHttpVerb("POST");
        req.setPath("/transactions");
        req.setContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
        req.addParam("rate", "478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612");
        req.addParam("label_file_type", "PDF");
        req.addParam("async", "false");

        req.addHeader("Authorization", "ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>");

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/transactions", req, resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
        resp.getBodySb(sbResponseBody);
        JsonObject jResp = new JsonObject();
        jResp.loadSb(sbResponseBody);
        jResp.setEmitCompact(false);

        System.out.println("Response Body:");
        System.out.println(jResp.emit());

        int respStatusCode = resp.getStatusCode();
        System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
        if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
            System.out.println("Response Header:");
            System.out.println(resp.getHeader());
            System.out.println("Failed.");
            return;
        }

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

        // {
        //   "object_state": "VALID",
        //   "status": "SUCCESS",
        //   "object_created": "2019-06-28T18:04:08.679Z",
        //   "object_updated": "2019-06-28T18:04:10.516Z",
        //   "object_id": "6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb",
        //   "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
        //   "test": true,
        //   "rate": "dd7556c284e8444294d2ab7099e662d2",
        //   "tracking_number": "92701902416755000000000015",
        //   "tracking_status": "UNKNOWN",
        //   "eta": null,
        //   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input?origTrackNum=92701902416755000000000015",
        //   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery-east.s3.amazonaws.com/6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb.pdf?Signature=1LU0Qf11nQJGei%2FeLZr%2BQ5EwJS4%3D&Expires=1593281050&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJGLCC5MYLLWIG42A",
        //   "commercial_invoice_url": null,
        //   "messages": [
        //   ],
        //   "order": null,
        //   "metadata": "",
        //   "parcel": "5af766ff15684a4186b0e3c833348fac",
        //   "billing": {
        //     "payments": [
        //     ]
        //   }
        // }

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

        String object_state = jResp.stringOf("object_state");
        String status = jResp.stringOf("status");
        String object_created = jResp.stringOf("object_created");
        String object_updated = jResp.stringOf("object_updated");
        String object_id = jResp.stringOf("object_id");
        String object_owner = jResp.stringOf("object_owner");
        boolean test = jResp.boolOf("test");
        String rate = jResp.stringOf("rate");
        String tracking_number = jResp.stringOf("tracking_number");
        String tracking_status = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status");
        String eta = jResp.stringOf("eta");
        String tracking_url_provider = jResp.stringOf("tracking_url_provider");
        String label_url = jResp.stringOf("label_url");
        String commercial_invoice_url = jResp.stringOf("commercial_invoice_url");
        String order = jResp.stringOf("order");
        String metadata = jResp.stringOf("metadata");
        String parcel = jResp.stringOf("parcel");
        int i = 0;
        int count_i = jResp.sizeOfArray("messages");
        while (i < count_i) {
            jResp.setI(i);
            i = i + 1;
        }

        i = 0;
        count_i = jResp.sizeOfArray("billing.payments");
        while (i < count_i) {
            jResp.setI(i);
            i = i + 1;
        }
    }
}