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Shippo Validate Global Address

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Demonstrates how to validate a global address.

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SQL Server
-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    --  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

    DECLARE @req int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HttpRequest', @req OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @req, 'HttpVerb', 'POST'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @req, 'Path', '/addresses/'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @req, 'ContentType', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddParam', NULL, 'name', 'Shawn Ippotle'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddParam', NULL, 'company', 'Shippo'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddParam', NULL, 'street1', 'Kortrijksesteenweg 1005'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddParam', NULL, 'city', 'Gent'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddParam', NULL, 'zip', '9000'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddParam', NULL, 'country', 'BE'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddParam', NULL, 'email', 'shippotle@goshippo.com'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddParam', NULL, 'validate', 'true'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddHeader', NULL, 'Authorization', 'ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>'

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HttpResponse', @resp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'HttpReq', @success OUT, 'https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/', @req, @resp
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @req
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @sbResponseBody int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbResponseBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @resp, 'GetBodySb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
    DECLARE @jResp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jResp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'LoadSb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jResp, 'EmitCompact', 0


    PRINT 'Response Body:'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    DECLARE @respStatusCode int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @respStatusCode OUT

    PRINT 'Response Status Code = ' + @respStatusCode
    IF @respStatusCode >= 400
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Response Header:'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'Header', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT 'Failed.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @req
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp
        RETURN
      END

    --  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

    DECLARE @source nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @v_type nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @code nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @text nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @object_created nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @object_created OUT, 'object_created'
    DECLARE @object_updated nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @object_updated OUT, 'object_updated'
    DECLARE @object_id nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @object_id OUT, 'object_id'
    DECLARE @is_complete int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'BoolOf', @is_complete OUT, 'is_complete'
    DECLARE @validation_resultsIs_valid int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'BoolOf', @validation_resultsIs_valid OUT, 'validation_results.is_valid'
    DECLARE @object_owner nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @object_owner OUT, 'object_owner'
    DECLARE @name nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @name OUT, 'name'
    DECLARE @company nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @company OUT, 'company'
    DECLARE @street_no nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @street_no OUT, 'street_no'
    DECLARE @street1 nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @street1 OUT, 'street1'
    DECLARE @street2 nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @street2 OUT, 'street2'
    DECLARE @street3 nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @street3 OUT, 'street3'
    DECLARE @city nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @city OUT, 'city'
    DECLARE @state nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @state OUT, 'state'
    DECLARE @zip nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @zip OUT, 'zip'
    DECLARE @country nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @country OUT, 'country'
    DECLARE @longitude nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @longitude OUT, 'longitude'
    DECLARE @latitude nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @latitude OUT, 'latitude'
    DECLARE @phone nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @phone OUT, 'phone'
    DECLARE @email nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @email OUT, 'email'
    DECLARE @is_residential nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @is_residential OUT, 'is_residential'
    DECLARE @metadata nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @metadata OUT, 'metadata'
    DECLARE @test int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'BoolOf', @test OUT, 'test'
    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 0
    DECLARE @count_i int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'SizeOfArray', @count_i OUT, 'validation_results.messages'
    WHILE @i < @count_i
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jResp, 'I', @i
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @source OUT, 'validation_results.messages[i].source'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @v_type OUT, 'validation_results.messages[i].type'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @code OUT, 'validation_results.messages[i].code'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @text OUT, 'validation_results.messages[i].text'
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @req
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp


END
GO