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PayPal - Show Payment Details

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Shows details for a payment by ID.

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Lua
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..
-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-- Clear the REST object of any headers or query params from previous requests.
rest:clear_all_headers()
rest:clear_all_query_params()

rest:add_header("Authorization", sbAuth:get_as_string())

-- The payment ID is added to the path.
local sbPath = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
sbPath:append("/v1/payments/payment/payment_id")
local numReplaced = sbPath:replace("payment_id", "PAY-62106714J93631829LA44NWI")

-- Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
local sbJsonResponse = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
success = rest:full_request_no_body_sb("GET", sbPath:get_as_string(), sbJsonResponse)
if not success then
    print(rest.last_error_text)
    return
end

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
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("----------------------")

-- Show how to get a timestamp, such as update_time.
local dateTime = chilkat.DateTime.new()
success = dateTime:set_from_timestamp(json:string_of("update_time"))
print("utc update_time: " .. dateTime:get_as_timestamp(false))
print("local update_time: " .. dateTime:get_as_timestamp(true))
print("utc rfc822: " .. dateTime:get_as_rfc822(false))
print("local rfc822: " .. dateTime:get_as_rfc822(true))

local dtUtc = chilkat.DtObj.new()
dateTime:to_dt_obj(false, dtUtc)

print(dtUtc.month .. "/" .. dtUtc.day .. "/" .. dtUtc.year)

print("success")

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

--     {
--       "id": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
--       "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:33:51Z",
--       "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:54Z",
--       "state": "approved",
--       "intent": "authorize",
--       "payer": {
--         "payment_method": "credit_card",
--         "funding_instruments": [
--           {
--             "credit_card_token": {
--               "credit_card_id": "CARD-52W84623JH8043102LA3CLGA",
--               "payer_id": "user12345",
--               "last4": "9974",
--               "type": "visa",
--               "expire_month": "9",
--               "expire_year": "2021"
--             }
--           }
--         ]
--       },
--       "transactions": [
--         {
--           "amount": {
--             "total": "6.70",
--             "currency": "USD",
--             "details": {
--               "subtotal": "6.70"
--             }
--           },
--           "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
--           "related_resources": [
--             {
--               "authorization": {
--                 "id": "7X8332687A4929542",
--                 "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:33:51Z",
--                 "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:33:58Z",
--                 "amount": {
--                   "total": "6.70",
--                   "currency": "USD",
--                   "details": {
--                     "subtotal": "6.70"
--                   }
--                 },
--                 "state": "captured",
--                 "parent_payment": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
--                 "valid_until": "2016-12-23T00:33:51Z",
--                 "links": [
--                   {
--                     "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/authorization/7X8332687A4929542",
--                     "rel": "self",
--                     "method": "GET"
--                   },
--                   {
--                     "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
--                     "rel": "parent_payment",
--                     "method": "GET"
--                   }
--                 ]
--               }
--             },
--             {
--               "capture": {
--                 "id": "1LY5310469661362J",
--                 "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:50Z",
--                 "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:54Z",
--                 "amount": {
--                   "total": "4.54",
--                   "currency": "USD"
--                 },
--                 "state": "completed",
--                 "parent_payment": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
--                 "transaction_fee": {
--                   "value": "0.43",
--                   "currency": "USD"
--                 },
--                 "links": [
--                   {
--                     "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/capture/1LY5310469661362J",
--                     "rel": "self",
--                     "method": "GET"
--                   },
--                   {
--                     "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/capture/1LY5310469661362J/refund",
--                     "rel": "refund",
--                     "method": "POST"
--                   },
--                   {
--                     "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
--                     "rel": "parent_payment",
--                     "method": "GET"
--                   }
--                 ]
--               }
--             }
--           ]
--         }
--       ],
--       "links": [
--         {
--           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
--           "rel": "self",
--           "method": "GET"
--         }
--       ]
--     }