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Shippo Validate Address

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Demonstrates how to validate your addresses through the Shippo API before you create labels.

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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()!

    // 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="215 Clayton St." \
    //     -d city="San Francisco" \
    //     -d state="CA" \
    //     -d zip=94117 \
    //     -d country="US" \
    //     -d email="shippotle@goshippo.com"\
    //     -d validate=true

    let req = CkoHttpRequest()!
    req.httpVerb = "POST"
    req.path = "/addresses/"
    req.contentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
    req.addParam(name: "name", value: "Shawn Ippotle")
    req.addParam(name: "company", value: "Shippo")
    req.addParam(name: "street1", value: "215 Clayton St.")
    req.addParam(name: "city", value: "San Francisco")
    req.addParam(name: "state", value: "CA")
    req.addParam(name: "zip", value: "94117")
    req.addParam(name: "country", value: "US")
    req.addParam(name: "email", value: "shippotle@goshippo.com")
    req.addParam(name: "validate", value: "true")

    req.addHeader(name: "Authorization", value: "ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>")

    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpReq(url: "https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/", request: req, 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_created": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.574Z",
    //   "object_updated": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.596Z",
    //   "object_id": "67183b2e81e9421f894bfbcdc4236b16",
    //   "is_complete": false,
    //   "validation_results": {
    //     "is_valid": false,
    //     "messages": [
    //       {
    //         "source": "USPS",
    //         "code": "Address Not Found",
    //         "type": "address_error",
    //         "text": "The address as submitted could not be found. Please check for excessive abbreviations in the street address line or in the City name."
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   },
    //   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
    //   "name": "Shawn Ippotle",
    //   "company": "Shippo",
    //   "street_no": "",
    //   "street1": "215 HIPPO ST.",
    //   "street2": "",
    //   "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
    //   "state": "CA",
    //   "zip": "94107",
    //   "country": "US",
    //   "phone": ""
    // }

    // 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 source: String?
    var code: String?
    var v_type: String?
    var text: String?

    var object_created: String? = jResp.string(of: "object_created")
    var object_updated: String? = jResp.string(of: "object_updated")
    var object_id: String? = jResp.string(of: "object_id")
    var is_complete: Bool = jResp.bool(of: "is_complete")
    var validation_resultsIs_valid: Bool = jResp.bool(of: "validation_results.is_valid")
    var object_owner: String? = jResp.string(of: "object_owner")
    var name: String? = jResp.string(of: "name")
    var company: String? = jResp.string(of: "company")
    var street_no: String? = jResp.string(of: "street_no")
    var street1: String? = jResp.string(of: "street1")
    var street2: String? = jResp.string(of: "street2")
    var city: String? = jResp.string(of: "city")
    var state: String? = jResp.string(of: "state")
    var zip: String? = jResp.string(of: "zip")
    var country: String? = jResp.string(of: "country")
    var phone: String? = jResp.string(of: "phone")
    var i: Int = 0
    var count_i: Int = jResp.size(ofArray: "validation_results.messages").intValue
    while i < count_i {
        jResp.i = i
        source = jResp.string(of: "validation_results.messages[i].source")
        code = jResp.string(of: "validation_results.messages[i].code")
        v_type = jResp.string(of: "validation_results.messages[i].type")
        text = jResp.string(of: "validation_results.messages[i].text")
        i = i + 1
    }


}