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Shippo Validate Global Address

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Demonstrates how to validate a global address.

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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/addresses/ \
        //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
        //     -d name="Shawn Ippotle" \
        //     -d company="Shippo" \
        //     -d street1="Kortrijksesteenweg 1005" \
        //     -d city="Gent" \
        //     -d zip=9000 \
        //     -d country="BE" \
        //     -d email="shippotle@goshippo.com"\
        //     -d validate=true

        HttpRequest req = new HttpRequest();
        req.setHttpVerb("POST");
        req.setPath("/addresses/");
        req.setContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
        req.addParam("name", "Shawn Ippotle");
        req.addParam("company", "Shippo");
        req.addParam("street1", "Kortrijksesteenweg 1005");
        req.addParam("city", "Gent");
        req.addParam("zip", "9000");
        req.addParam("country", "BE");
        req.addParam("email", "shippotle@goshippo.com");
        req.addParam("validate", "true");

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

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/", 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_created": "2017-07-26T17:52:37.305Z",
        //   "object_updated": "2017-07-26T17:52:37.351Z",
        //   "object_id": "b7f9709df3914d1ca6efe4c30e7b0572",
        //   "is_complete": true,
        //   "validation_results": {
        //     "is_valid": true,
        //     "messages": [
        //       {
        //         "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
        //         "type": "address_correction",
        //         "code": "administrative_area_change",
        //         "text": "The administrative area (state or province) was added or changed."
        //       },
        //       {
        //         "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
        //         "code": "geocoded_rooftop",
        //         "text": "The record was geocoded down to rooftop level, meaning the point is within the property boundaries (most often the center)."
        //       },
        //       {
        //         "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
        //         "code": "premises_full",
        //         "text": "The address has been verified to the Premise (House or Building) Level, which is the highest level possible with the reference data."
        //       }
        //     ]
        //   },
        //   "object_owner": "hippo@goshippo.com",
        //   "name": "Hippo Shippo",
        //   "company": "Shippo",
        //   "street_no": "2",
        //   "street1": "Unter den Linden",
        //   "street2": "",
        //   "street3": "",
        //   "city": "Berlin",
        //   "state": "",
        //   "zip": "10117",
        //   "country": "DE",
        //   "longitude": "13.39751",
        //   "latitude": "52.51785",
        //   "phone": "14151234567",
        //   "email": "hippo@goshippo.com",
        //   "is_residential": null,
        //   "metadata": "",
        //   "test": false
        // }

        // 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 source = "";
        String v_type = "";
        String code = "";
        String text = "";

        String object_created = jResp.stringOf("object_created");
        String object_updated = jResp.stringOf("object_updated");
        String object_id = jResp.stringOf("object_id");
        boolean is_complete = jResp.boolOf("is_complete");
        boolean validation_resultsIs_valid = jResp.boolOf("validation_results.is_valid");
        String object_owner = jResp.stringOf("object_owner");
        String name = jResp.stringOf("name");
        String company = jResp.stringOf("company");
        String street_no = jResp.stringOf("street_no");
        String street1 = jResp.stringOf("street1");
        String street2 = jResp.stringOf("street2");
        String street3 = jResp.stringOf("street3");
        String city = jResp.stringOf("city");
        String state = jResp.stringOf("state");
        String zip = jResp.stringOf("zip");
        String country = jResp.stringOf("country");
        String longitude = jResp.stringOf("longitude");
        String latitude = jResp.stringOf("latitude");
        String phone = jResp.stringOf("phone");
        String email = jResp.stringOf("email");
        String is_residential = jResp.stringOf("is_residential");
        String metadata = jResp.stringOf("metadata");
        boolean test = jResp.boolOf("test");
        int i = 0;
        int count_i = jResp.sizeOfArray("validation_results.messages");
        while (i < count_i) {
            jResp.setI(i);
            source = jResp.stringOf("validation_results.messages[i].source");
            v_type = jResp.stringOf("validation_results.messages[i].type");
            code = jResp.stringOf("validation_results.messages[i].code");
            text = jResp.stringOf("validation_results.messages[i].text");
            i = i + 1;
        }
    }
}