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Shippo Create a Batch

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Demonstrates how to create and purchase up to 10,000 shipments in a single API request.

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Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    let http = CkoHttp()!

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

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

    // {
    //   "default_carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093",
    //   "default_servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
    //   "label_filetype": "PDF_4x6",
    //   "metadata": "BATCH #170",
    //   "batch_shipments": [
    //     {
    //       "shipment": {
    //         "address_from": {
    //           "name": "Mr Hippo",
    //           "street1": "965 Mission St",
    //           "street2": "Ste 201",
    //           "city": "San Francisco",
    //           "state": "CA",
    //           "zip": "94103",
    //           "country": "US",
    //           "phone": "4151234567",
    //           "email": "mrhippo@goshippo.com"
    //         },
    //         "address_to": {
    //           "name": "Mrs Hippo",
    //           "company": "",
    //           "street1": "Broadway 1",
    //           "street2": "",
    //           "city": "New York",
    //           "state": "NY",
    //           "zip": "10007",
    //           "country": "US",
    //           "phone": "4151234567",
    //           "email": "mrshippo@goshippo.com"
    //         },
    //         "parcels": [
    //           {
    //             "length": "5",
    //             "width": "5",
    //             "height": "5",
    //             "distance_unit": "in",
    //             "weight": "2",
    //             "mass_unit": "oz"
    //           }
    //         ]
    //       }
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "shipment": {
    //         "address_from": {
    //           "name": "Mr Hippo",
    //           "street1": "1092 Indian Summer Ct",
    //           "city": "San Jose",
    //           "state": "CA",
    //           "zip": "95122",
    //           "country": "US",
    //           "phone": "4151234567",
    //           "email": "mrhippo@goshippo.com"
    //         },
    //         "address_to": {
    //           "name": "Mrs Hippo",
    //           "company": "",
    //           "street1": "Broadway 1",
    //           "street2": "",
    //           "city": "New York",
    //           "state": "NY",
    //           "zip": "10007",
    //           "country": "US",
    //           "phone": "4151234567",
    //           "email": "mrshippo@goshippo.com"
    //         },
    //         "parcels": [
    //           {
    //             "length": "5",
    //             "width": "5",
    //             "height": "5",
    //             "distance_unit": "in",
    //             "weight": "20",
    //             "mass_unit": "lb"
    //           }
    //         ]
    //       },
    //       "carrier_account": "a4391cd4ab974f478f55dc08b5c8e3b3",
    //       "servicelevel_token": "fedex_2_day"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "default_carrier_account", value: "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "default_servicelevel_token", value: "usps_priority")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "label_filetype", value: "PDF_4x6")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "metadata", value: "BATCH #170")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.name", value: "Mr Hippo")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.street1", value: "965 Mission St")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.street2", value: "Ste 201")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.city", value: "San Francisco")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.state", value: "CA")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.zip", value: "94103")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.country", value: "US")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.phone", value: "4151234567")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.email", value: "mrhippo@goshippo.com")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.name", value: "Mrs Hippo")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.company", value: "")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.street1", value: "Broadway 1")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.street2", value: "")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.city", value: "New York")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.state", value: "NY")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.zip", value: "10007")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.country", value: "US")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.phone", value: "4151234567")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.email", value: "mrshippo@goshippo.com")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].length", value: "5")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].width", value: "5")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].height", value: "5")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].distance_unit", value: "in")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].weight", value: "2")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].mass_unit", value: "oz")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.name", value: "Mr Hippo")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.street1", value: "1092 Indian Summer Ct")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.city", value: "San Jose")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.state", value: "CA")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.zip", value: "95122")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.country", value: "US")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.phone", value: "4151234567")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.email", value: "mrhippo@goshippo.com")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.name", value: "Mrs Hippo")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.company", value: "")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.street1", value: "Broadway 1")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.street2", value: "")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.city", value: "New York")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.state", value: "NY")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.zip", value: "10007")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.country", value: "US")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.phone", value: "4151234567")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.email", value: "mrshippo@goshippo.com")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].length", value: "5")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].width", value: "5")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].height", value: "5")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].distance_unit", value: "in")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].weight", value: "20")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].mass_unit", value: "lb")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].carrier_account", value: "a4391cd4ab974f478f55dc08b5c8e3b3")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "batch_shipments[1].servicelevel_token", value: "fedex_2_day")

    http.setRequestHeader(name: "Authorization", value: "ShippoToken shippo_test_3af5d574e2f845d30efcaf9b2f47d9c2aef4807a")
    http.setRequestHeader(name: "Content-Type", value: "application/json")

    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpJson(verb: "POST", url: "https://api.goshippo.com/batches/", json: json, contentType: "application/json", response: resp)
    if success == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    let sbResponseBody = CkoStringBuilder()!
    resp.getBodySb(sb: sbResponseBody)
    let jResp = CkoJsonObject()!
    jResp.loadSb(sb: sbResponseBody)
    jResp.emitCompact = false

    print("Response Body:")
    print("\(jResp.emit()!)")

    var respStatusCode: Int = resp.statusCode.intValue
    print("Response Status Code = \(respStatusCode)")
    if respStatusCode >= 400 {
        print("Response Header:")
        print("\(resp.header!)")
        print("Failed.")
        return
    }

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

    // {
    //   "object_id": "a015eb693cca465dbb6523ce6d2e3c65",
    //   "object_owner": "admin",
    //   "status": "VALIDATING",
    //   "object_created": "2016-09-12T15:25:43.465Z",
    //   "object_updated": "2016-09-12T15:25:43.465Z",
    //   "metadata": "BATCH #170",
    //   "default_carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093",
    //   "default_servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
    //   "label_filetype": "PDF_4x6",
    //   "batch_shipments": {
    //     "next": null,
    //     "previous": null,
    //     "results": [
    //     ]
    //   },
    //   "object_results": {
    //     "purchase_succeeded": 0,
    //     "purchase_failed": 0,
    //     "creation_failed": 0,
    //     "creation_succeeded": 0
    //   },
    //   "label_url": [
    //   ]
    // }

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

    var object_id: String? = jResp.string(of: "object_id")
    var object_owner: String? = jResp.string(of: "object_owner")
    var status: String? = jResp.string(of: "status")
    var object_created: String? = jResp.string(of: "object_created")
    var object_updated: String? = jResp.string(of: "object_updated")
    var metadata: String? = jResp.string(of: "metadata")
    var default_carrier_account: String? = jResp.string(of: "default_carrier_account")
    var default_servicelevel_token: String? = jResp.string(of: "default_servicelevel_token")
    var label_filetype: String? = jResp.string(of: "label_filetype")
    var batch_shipmentsNext: String? = jResp.string(of: "batch_shipments.next")
    var batch_shipmentsPrevious: String? = jResp.string(of: "batch_shipments.previous")
    var object_resultsPurchase_succeeded: Int = jResp.int(of: "object_results.purchase_succeeded").intValue
    var object_resultsPurchase_failed: Int = jResp.int(of: "object_results.purchase_failed").intValue
    var object_resultsCreation_failed: Int = jResp.int(of: "object_results.creation_failed").intValue
    var object_resultsCreation_succeeded: Int = jResp.int(of: "object_results.creation_succeeded").intValue
    var i: Int = 0
    var count_i: Int = jResp.size(ofArray: "batch_shipments.results").intValue
    while i < count_i {
        jResp.i = i
        i = i + 1
    }

    i = 0
    count_i = jResp.size(ofArray: "label_url").intValue
    while i < count_i {
        jResp.i = i
        i = i + 1
    }


}