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Lua Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Amazon Pay - Create Checkout Session

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Create a new Amazon Pay Checkout Session.

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local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

-- Implements the following CURL command:

-- curl "https://pay-api.amazon.com/:version/checkoutSessions/" \
-- -X POST
-- -H "authorization:Px2e5oHhQZ88vVhc0DO%2FsShHj8MDDg%3DEXAMPLESIGNATURE"
-- -H "x-amz-pay-date:20201012T235046Z"
-- -H "x-amz-pay-idempotency-key:AVLo5tI10BHgEk2jEXAMPLEKEY"
-- -d '{
--     "webCheckoutDetails": {
--         "checkoutReviewReturnUrl": "https://a.com/merchant-review-page"
--     },
--     "storeId": "amzn1.application-oa2-client.8b5e45312b5248b69eeaStoreId",
--     "scopes": ["name", "email", "phoneNumber", "billingAddress"],
--     "deliverySpecifications": {
--         "specialRestrictions": ["RestrictPOBoxes"],
--         "addressRestrictions": {
--             "type": "Allowed",
--             "restrictions": {
--                 "US": {
--                     "statesOrRegions": ["WA"],
--                     "zipCodes": ["95050", "93405"]
--                 },
--                 "GB": {
--                     "zipCodes": ["72046", "72047"]
--                 },
--                 "IN": {
--                     "statesOrRegions": ["AP"]
--                 },
--                 "JP": {}
--             }
--         }
--     }
-- }'

-- Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
-- Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

-- Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
-- Generate Code to Create JSON

-- The following JSON is sent in the request body.

-- {
--   "webCheckoutDetails": {
--     "checkoutReviewReturnUrl": "https://a.com/merchant-review-page"
--   },
--   "storeId": "amzn1.application-oa2-client.8b5e45312b5248b69eeaStoreId",
--   "scopes": [
--     "name",
--     "email",
--     "phoneNumber",
--     "billingAddress"
--   ],
--   "deliverySpecifications": {
--     "specialRestrictions": [
--       "RestrictPOBoxes"
--     ],
--     "addressRestrictions": {
--       "type": "Allowed",
--       "restrictions": {
--         "US": {
--           "statesOrRegions": [
--             "WA"
--           ],
--           "zipCodes": [
--             "95050",
--             "93405"
--           ]
--         },
--         "GB": {
--           "zipCodes": [
--             "72046",
--             "72047"
--           ]
--         },
--         "IN": {
--           "statesOrRegions": [
--             "AP"
--           ]
--         },
--         "JP": {}
--       }
--     }
--   }
-- }

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:update_string("webCheckoutDetails.checkoutReviewReturnUrl", "https://a.com/merchant-review-page")
-- Make sure to use your storeId here:
json:update_string("storeId", "amzn1.application-oa2-client.8b5e45312b5248b69eeaStoreId")
local i = 0
json.i = i
json:update_string("scopes[i]", "name")
i = i + 1
json.i = i
json:update_string("scopes[i]", "email")
i = i + 1
json.i = i
json:update_string("scopes[i]", "phoneNumber")
i = i + 1
json.i = i
json:update_string("scopes[i]", "billingAddress")
json:update_string("deliverySpecifications.specialRestrictions[0]", "RestrictPOBoxes")
json:update_string("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.type", "Allowed")
json:update_string("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.statesOrRegions[0]", "WA")
json:update_string("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.zipCodes[0]", "95050")
json:update_string("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.zipCodes[1]", "93405")
json:update_string("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.GB.zipCodes[0]", "72046")
json:update_string("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.GB.zipCodes[1]", "72047")
json:update_string("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.IN.statesOrRegions[0]", "AP")
json:update_new_object("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.JP")

-- Load your Amazon Pay private key.
-- There are many other ways to load private keys into the Chilkat private key object, such as from different formats,
-- or from in-memory strings or bytes.
local privKey = chilkat.PrivateKey.new()
local success = privKey:load_pem_file("C:/someDir/myAmazonPayPrivateKey.pem")
if not success then
    print(privKey.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Provide your Amazon Pay private key and Public Key ID
-- Use your public key ID here.  It must be the one associated with the private key.
local publicKeyId = "SANDBOX-AHEGSJCM3L2S637RBGABLAFW"
success = http:set_auth_private_key(publicKeyId, privKey)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Note: When the private key is provided as shown above, Chilkat will automatically add the required x-amz-pay-* headers to the HTTP request,
-- and will also sign the request.  Nothing more is needed.
-- Chilkat automatically generates and adds the following headers:
--
-- x-amz-pay-date
-- x-amz-pay-host
-- x-amz-pay-region
-- x-amz-pay-idempotency-key
-- Authorization

http.accept = "application/json"

-- To use the live system, replace "sandbox" with "live" in the URL passed to HttpJson.
-- Also, make sure to use the correct region: pay-api.amazon.com, pay-api.amazon.eu, or pay-api.amazon.jp
local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
success = http:http_json("POST", "https://pay-api.amazon.eu/sandbox/v2/checkoutSessions/", json, "application/json", resp)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

local sbResponseBody = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
resp:get_body_sb(sbResponseBody)
local jResp = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
jResp:load_sb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.emit_compact = false

-- If the status code is not equal to 201, this will display error information.
print("Response Body:")
print(jResp:emit())

local respStatusCode = resp.status_code
print("Response Status Code = " .. respStatusCode)
if respStatusCode ~= 201 then
    -- The jResp would've contained an error message, similar to this:
    --     {
    --       "reasonCode": "InvalidHeaderValue",
    --       "message": "The value AF2EGWREIPHV2S2TUFFBRDGM provided for PublicKeyId is invalid. Please verify that you are using the PublicKeyId in the correct region and environment."
    --     }

    print("Failed.")
    return
end

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

-- {
--   "checkoutSessionId": "bd504926-f659-4ad7-a1a9-9a747aaf5275",
--   "webCheckoutDetails": {
--     "checkoutReviewReturnUrl": "https://a.com/merchant-review-page",
--     "checkoutResultReturnUrl": null,
--     "checkoutCancelUrl": null,
--     "amazonPayRedirectUrl": null
--   },
--   "productType": "PayAndShip",
--   "chargePermissionType": "Recurring",
--   "recurringMetadata": {
--     "frequency": {
--       "unit": "Month",
--       "value": "1"
--     },
--     "amount": {
--       "amount": "30",
--       "currencyCode": "USD"
--     }
--   },
--   "paymentDetails": {
--     "paymentIntent": null,
--     "canHandlePendingAuthorization": false,
--     "chargeAmount": null,
--     "totalOrderAmount": null,
--     "softDescriptor": null,
--     "presentmentCurrency": null,
--     "allowOvercharge": null,
--     "extendExpiration": null
--   },
--   "merchantMetadata": {
--     "merchantReferenceId": null,
--     "merchantStoreName": null,
--     "noteToBuyer": null,
--     "customInformation": null
--   },
--   "supplementaryData": null,
--   "buyer": null,
--   "billingAddress": null,
--   "paymentPreferences": [
--     null
--   ],
--   "statusDetails": {
--     "state": "Open",
--     "reasonCode": null,
--     "reasonDescription": null,
--     "lastUpdatedTimestamp": "20191015T204327Z"
--   },
--   "shippingAddress": null,
--   "platformId": null,
--   "chargePermissionId": null,
--   "chargeId": null,
--   "constraints": [
--     {
--       "constraintId": "BuyerNotAssociated",
--       "description": "There is no buyer associated with the Checkout Session. Return the checkout session id to the Amazon Pay Button to allow buyer to login."
--     },
--     {
--       "constraintId": "ChargeAmountNotSet",
--       "description": "chargeAmount is not set."
--     },
--     {
--       "constraintId": "CheckoutResultReturnUrlNotSet",
--       "description": "checkoutResultReturnUrl is not set."
--     },
--     {
--       "constraintId": "PaymentIntentNotSet",
--       "description": "paymentIntent is not set."
--     }
--   ],
--   "creationTimestamp": "20191015T204313Z",
--   "expirationTimestamp": "20191016T204313Z",
--   "storeId": "amzn1.application-oa2-client.8b5e45312b5248b69eeaStoreId",
--   "deliverySpecifications": {
--     "specialRestrictions": [
--       "RestrictPOBoxes"
--     ],
--     "addressRestrictions": {
--       "type": "Allowed",
--       "restrictions": {
--         "US": {
--           "statesOrRegions": [
--             "WA"
--           ],
--           "zipCodes": [
--             "95050",
--             "93405"
--           ]
--         },
--         "GB": {
--           "zipCodes": [
--             "72046",
--             "72047"
--           ]
--         },
--         "IN": {
--           "statesOrRegions": [
--             "AP"
--           ]
--         },
--         "JP": {}
--       }
--     }
--   },
--   "providerMetadata": {
--     "providerReferenceId": null
--   },
--   "releaseEnvironment": "Sandbox"
-- }

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

local nullVal = false
local constraintId = ""
local description = ""
local strVal = ""

local checkoutSessionId = jResp:string_of("checkoutSessionId")
local webCheckoutDetailsCheckoutReviewReturnUrl = jResp:string_of("webCheckoutDetails.checkoutReviewReturnUrl")
local webCheckoutDetailsCheckoutResultReturnUrl = jResp:string_of("webCheckoutDetails.checkoutResultReturnUrl")
local webCheckoutDetailsCheckoutCancelUrl = jResp:string_of("webCheckoutDetails.checkoutCancelUrl")
local webCheckoutDetailsAmazonPayRedirectUrl = jResp:string_of("webCheckoutDetails.amazonPayRedirectUrl")
local productType = jResp:string_of("productType")
local chargePermissionType = jResp:string_of("chargePermissionType")
local recurringMetadataFrequencyUnit = jResp:string_of("recurringMetadata.frequency.unit")
local recurringMetadataFrequencyValue = jResp:string_of("recurringMetadata.frequency.value")
local recurringMetadataAmountAmount = jResp:string_of("recurringMetadata.amount.amount")
local recurringMetadataAmountCurrencyCode = jResp:string_of("recurringMetadata.amount.currencyCode")
local paymentDetailsPaymentIntent = jResp:string_of("paymentDetails.paymentIntent")
local paymentDetailsCanHandlePendingAuthorization = jResp:bool_of("paymentDetails.canHandlePendingAuthorization")
local paymentDetailsChargeAmount = jResp:string_of("paymentDetails.chargeAmount")
local paymentDetailsTotalOrderAmount = jResp:string_of("paymentDetails.totalOrderAmount")
local paymentDetailsSoftDescriptor = jResp:string_of("paymentDetails.softDescriptor")
local paymentDetailsPresentmentCurrency = jResp:string_of("paymentDetails.presentmentCurrency")
local paymentDetailsAllowOvercharge = jResp:string_of("paymentDetails.allowOvercharge")
local paymentDetailsExtendExpiration = jResp:string_of("paymentDetails.extendExpiration")
local merchantMetadataMerchantReferenceId = jResp:string_of("merchantMetadata.merchantReferenceId")
local merchantMetadataMerchantStoreName = jResp:string_of("merchantMetadata.merchantStoreName")
local merchantMetadataNoteToBuyer = jResp:string_of("merchantMetadata.noteToBuyer")
local merchantMetadataCustomInformation = jResp:string_of("merchantMetadata.customInformation")
local supplementaryData = jResp:string_of("supplementaryData")
local buyer = jResp:string_of("buyer")
local billingAddress = jResp:string_of("billingAddress")
local statusDetailsState = jResp:string_of("statusDetails.state")
local statusDetailsReasonCode = jResp:string_of("statusDetails.reasonCode")
local statusDetailsReasonDescription = jResp:string_of("statusDetails.reasonDescription")
local statusDetailsLastUpdatedTimestamp = jResp:string_of("statusDetails.lastUpdatedTimestamp")
local shippingAddress = jResp:string_of("shippingAddress")
local platformId = jResp:string_of("platformId")
local chargePermissionId = jResp:string_of("chargePermissionId")
local chargeId = jResp:string_of("chargeId")
local creationTimestamp = jResp:string_of("creationTimestamp")
local expirationTimestamp = jResp:string_of("expirationTimestamp")
local storeId = jResp:string_of("storeId")
local deliverySpecificationsAddressRestrictionsType = jResp:string_of("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.type")
local providerMetadataProviderReferenceId = jResp:string_of("providerMetadata.providerReferenceId")
local releaseEnvironment = jResp:string_of("releaseEnvironment")
i = 0
local count_i = jResp:size_of_array("paymentPreferences")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    nullVal = jResp:is_null_of("paymentPreferences[i]")
    i = i + 1
end

i = 0
count_i = jResp:size_of_array("constraints")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    constraintId = jResp:string_of("constraints[i].constraintId")
    description = jResp:string_of("constraints[i].description")
    i = i + 1
end

i = 0
count_i = jResp:size_of_array("deliverySpecifications.specialRestrictions")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    strVal = jResp:string_of("deliverySpecifications.specialRestrictions[i]")
    i = i + 1
end

i = 0
count_i = jResp:size_of_array("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.statesOrRegions")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    strVal = jResp:string_of("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.statesOrRegions[i]")
    i = i + 1
end

i = 0
count_i = jResp:size_of_array("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.zipCodes")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    strVal = jResp:string_of("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.US.zipCodes[i]")
    i = i + 1
end

i = 0
count_i = jResp:size_of_array("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.GB.zipCodes")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    strVal = jResp:string_of("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.GB.zipCodes[i]")
    i = i + 1
end

i = 0
count_i = jResp:size_of_array("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.IN.statesOrRegions")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    strVal = jResp:string_of("deliverySpecifications.addressRestrictions.restrictions.IN.statesOrRegions[i]")
    i = i + 1
end