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PayPal - Execute Approved PayPal Payment

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Executes an approved PayPal payment. (This is for executing an approved PayPal payment, not a credit card payment.)

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local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- 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)
local jsonToken = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
jsonToken:load_file("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

-- Build the Authorization request header field value.
local sbAuth = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
-- token_type should be "Bearer"
sbAuth:append(jsonToken:string_of("token_type"))
sbAuth:append(" ")
sbAuth:append(jsonToken:string_of("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.
local rest = chilkat.Rest.new()
local bAutoReconnect = true
local success = rest:connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com", 443, true, bAutoReconnect)
if not success then
    print(rest.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 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 payer_id
local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json.emit_compact = false
json:append_string("payer_id", "RRCYJUTFJGZTA")
print(json:emit())

-- The JSON created by the above code:

--     {
--       "payer_id": "RRCYJUTFJGZTA"
--     }

rest:add_header("Authorization", sbAuth:get_as_string())
rest:add_header("Content-Type", "application/json")

-- The payment ID is passed in the path.
local sbPath = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
sbPath:append("/v1/payments/payment/payment_id/execute")
local numReplaced = sbPath:replace("payment_id", "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY")

-- Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
local sbJsonRequest = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
json.emit_compact = true
json:emit_sb(sbJsonRequest)
local sbJsonResponse = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
success = rest:full_request_sb("POST", sbPath:get_as_string(), sbJsonRequest, sbJsonResponse)
if not success then
    print(rest.last_error_text)
    return
end

json.emit_compact = false
json:load_sb(sbJsonResponse)

print("Response Status Code = " .. rest.response_status_code)

-- Did we get a 200 success response?
if rest.response_status_code ~= 200 then
    print(json:emit())
    print("Failed.")
    return
end

-- Sample JSON response is shown below.
print(json:emit())

print("success")

-- ------------------------------------------------
-- A sample JSON response:

--     {
--       "id": "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
--       "create_time": "2014-09-22T23:22:27Z",
--       "update_time": "2014-09-22T23:31:13Z",
--       "state": "approved",
--       "intent": "sale",
--       "payer": {
--         "payment_method": "paypal",
--         "payer_info": {
--           "email": "npurayil-uspr-60@paypal.com",
--           "first_name": "Brian",
--           "last_name": "Robinson",
--           "payer_id": "JMKDKJ4D7DG7G",
--           "shipping_address": {
--             "line1": "4thFloor",
--             "line2": "unit#34",
--             "city": "SAn Jose",
--             "state": "CA",
--             "postal_code": "95131",
--             "country_code": "US",
--             "phone": "011862212345678",
--             "recipient_name": "HelloWorld"
--           }
--         }
--       },
--       "transactions": [
--         {
--           "amount": {
--             "total": "30.11",
--             "currency": "USD",
--             "details": {
--               "subtotal": "30.00",
--               "tax": "0.07",
--               "shipping": "0.03",
--               "handling_fee": "1.00",
--               "insurance": "0.01",
--               "shipping_discount": "-1.00"
--             }
--           },
--           "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
--           "item_list": {
--             "items": [
--               {
--                 "name": "hat",
--                 "sku": "1",
--                 "price": "3.00",
--                 "currency": "USD",
--                 "quantity": "5",
--                 "description": "Brown color hat",
--                 "tax": "0.01"
--               },
--               {
--                 "name": "handbag",
--                 "sku": "product34",
--                 "price": "15.00",
--                 "currency": "USD",
--                 "quantity": "1",
--                 "description": "Black color handbag",
--                 "tax": "0.02"
--               }
--             ],
--             "shipping_address": {
--               "recipient_name": "HelloWorld",
--               "line1": "4thFloor",
--               "line2": "unit#34",
--               "city": "SAn Jose",
--               "state": "CA",
--               "phone": "011862212345678",
--               "postal_code": "95131",
--               "country_code": "US"
--             }
--           },
--           "related_resources": [
--             {
--               "sale": {
--                 "id": "4XP56210M0797192Y",
--                 "create_time": "2014-09-22T23:22:27Z",
--                 "update_time": "2014-09-22T23:31:13Z",
--                 "amount": {
--                   "total": "30.11",
--                   "currency": "USD"
--                 },
--                 "payment_mode": "INSTANT_TRANSFER",
--                 "state": "completed",
--                 "protection_eligibility": "ELIGIBLE",
--                 "protection_eligibility_type": "ITEM_NOT_RECEIVED_ELIGIBLE",
--                 "transaction_fee": {
--                   "value": "1.75",
--                   "currency": "USD"
--                 },
--                 "parent_payment": "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
--                 "links": [
--                   {
--                     "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4XP56210M0797192Y",
--                     "rel": "self",
--                     "method": "GET"
--                   },
--                   {
--                     "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4XP56210M0797192Y/refund",
--                     "rel": "refund",
--                     "method": "POST"
--                   },
--                   {
--                     "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
--                     "rel": "parent_payment",
--                     "method": "GET"
--                   }
--                 ]
--               }
--             }
--           ]
--         }
--       ],
--       "links": [
--         {
--           "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
--           "rel": "self",
--           "method": "GET"
--         }
--       ]
--     }