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Shippo Create Customs Declaration

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Demonstrates how to create a customs declaration and send a POST request with the necessary information to the Customs Declarations endpoint.

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C
#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;
    HCkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    HCkJsonObject jResp;
    int respStatusCode;
    const char *strVal;
    const char *object_created;
    const char *object_updated;
    const char *object_id;
    const char *object_owner;
    const char *object_state;
    const char *address_importer;
    const char *certify_signer;
    BOOL certify;
    const char *non_delivery_option;
    const char *contents_type;
    const char *contents_explanation;
    const char *exporter_reference;
    const char *importer_reference;
    const char *invoice;
    BOOL commercial_invoice;
    const char *license;
    const char *certificate;
    const char *notes;
    const char *eel_pfc;
    const char *aes_itn;
    const char *disclaimer;
    const char *incoterm;
    const char *metadata;
    BOOL test;
    const char *duties_payor;
    int i;
    int count_i;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/ \
    //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
    //     -d '{          
    //           "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
    //           "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
    //           "certify": true,
    //           "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
    //           "incoterm": "DDU",
    //           "items": [{
    //                     "description": "T-shirt",
    //                     "quantity": 20,
    //                     "net_weight": "5",
    //                     "mass_unit": "lb",
    //                     "value_amount": "200",
    //                     "value_currency": "USD",
    //                     "tariff_number": "",
    //                     "origin_country": "US"
    //             }]
    //     }'

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

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

    // {
    //   "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
    //   "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
    //   "certify": true,
    //   "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
    //   "incoterm": "DDU",
    //   "items": [
    //     {
    //       "description": "T-shirt",
    //       "quantity": 20,
    //       "net_weight": "5",
    //       "mass_unit": "lb",
    //       "value_amount": "200",
    //       "value_currency": "USD",
    //       "tariff_number": "",
    //       "origin_country": "US"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"contents_type","MERCHANDISE");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"non_delivery_option","RETURN");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(json,"certify",TRUE);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"certify_signer","Simon Kreuz");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"incoterm","DDU");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"items[0].description","T-shirt");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,"items[0].quantity",20);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"items[0].net_weight","5");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"items[0].mass_unit","lb");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"items[0].value_amount","200");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"items[0].value_currency","USD");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"items[0].tariff_number","");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"items[0].origin_country","US");

    CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,"Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>");
    CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,"Content-Type","application/json");

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpJson(http,"POST","https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);
    jResp = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);

    printf("Response Body:\n");
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jResp));

    respStatusCode = CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp);
    printf("Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        printf("Response Header:\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_header(resp));
        printf("Failed.\n");
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);
        return;
    }

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

    // {
    //   "object_created": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
    //   "object_updated": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
    //   "object_id": "4a1e6ab7b1ba49ed9bc6cb1a8798e0fd",
    //   "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
    //   "object_state": "VALID",
    //   "address_importer": null,
    //   "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
    //   "certify": true,
    //   "items": [
    //     "4096c68693364b7ea0af72fb869ee861"
    //   ],
    //   "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
    //   "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
    //   "contents_explanation": "",
    //   "exporter_reference": "",
    //   "importer_reference": "",
    //   "invoice": "",
    //   "commercial_invoice": false,
    //   "license": "",
    //   "certificate": "",
    //   "notes": "",
    //   "eel_pfc": "",
    //   "aes_itn": "",
    //   "disclaimer": "",
    //   "incoterm": "DDU",
    //   "metadata": "",
    //   "test": true,
    //   "duties_payor": null
    // }

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

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    // See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    object_created = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"object_created");
    object_updated = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"object_updated");
    object_id = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"object_id");
    object_owner = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"object_owner");
    object_state = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"object_state");
    address_importer = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"address_importer");
    certify_signer = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"certify_signer");
    certify = CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,"certify");
    non_delivery_option = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"non_delivery_option");
    contents_type = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"contents_type");
    contents_explanation = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"contents_explanation");
    exporter_reference = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"exporter_reference");
    importer_reference = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"importer_reference");
    invoice = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"invoice");
    commercial_invoice = CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,"commercial_invoice");
    license = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"license");
    certificate = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"certificate");
    notes = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"notes");
    eel_pfc = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"eel_pfc");
    aes_itn = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"aes_itn");
    disclaimer = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"disclaimer");
    incoterm = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"incoterm");
    metadata = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"metadata");
    test = CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,"test");
    duties_payor = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"duties_payor");
    i = 0;
    count_i = CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,"items");
    while (i < count_i) {
        CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
        strVal = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"items[i]");
        i = i + 1;
    }



    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

    }