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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.)

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

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require 'chilkat'

success = false

# Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater..

# 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)
jsonToken = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

# Build the Authorization request header field value.
sbAuth = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
# token_type should be "Bearer"
sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.stringOf("token_type"))
sbAuth.Append(" ")
sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.stringOf("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.
rest = Chilkat::CkRest.new()
bAutoReconnect = true
success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect)
if (success != true)
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
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
json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.put_EmitCompact(false)
json.AppendString("payer_id","RRCYJUTFJGZTA")
print json.emit() + "\n";

# The JSON created by the above code:

# 	{ 
# 	  "payer_id": "RRCYJUTFJGZTA"
# 	}

rest.AddHeader("Authorization",sbAuth.getAsString())
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

# The payment ID is passed in the path.
sbPath = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
sbPath.Append("/v1/payments/payment/payment_id/execute")
numReplaced = sbPath.Replace("payment_id","PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY")

# Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
sbJsonRequest = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
json.put_EmitCompact(true)
json.EmitSb(sbJsonRequest)
sbJsonResponse = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST",sbPath.getAsString(),sbJsonRequest,sbJsonResponse)
if (success != true)
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

json.put_EmitCompact(false)
json.LoadSb(sbJsonResponse)

print "Response Status Code = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode().to_s() + "\n";

# Did we get a 200 success response?
if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200)
    print json.emit() + "\n";
    print "Failed." + "\n";
    exit
end

# Sample JSON response is shown below.
print json.emit() + "\n";

print "success" + "\n";

# ------------------------------------------------
# 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"
# 	    }
# 	  ]
# 	}