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Shippo POST to Transaction Endpoint

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Demonstrates how to POST to the Transaction endpoint with your Rate object_id to purchase your international shipping label.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkHttpRequest req;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;
    HCkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    HCkJsonObject jResp;
    int respStatusCode;
    const char *object_state;
    const char *status;
    const char *object_created;
    const char *object_updated;
    const char *object_id;
    const char *object_owner;
    BOOL was_test;
    const char *rateObject_id;
    const char *rateAmount;
    const char *rateCurrency;
    const char *rateAmount_local;
    const char *rateCurrency_local;
    const char *rateProvider;
    const char *rateServicelevel_name;
    const char *rateServicelevel_token;
    const char *rateCarrier_account;
    const char *tracking_number;
    const char *tracking_statusObject_created;
    const char *tracking_statusObject_id;
    const char *tracking_statusStatus;
    const char *tracking_statusStatus_details;
    const char *tracking_statusStatus_date;
    const char *tracking_url_provider;
    const char *eta;
    const char *label_url;
    const char *commercial_invoice_url;
    const char *metadata;
    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/transactions \
    //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //     -d rate="ec6143e746094bcab1bdc4c17600dabf"
    //     -d label_file_type="PDF"
    //     -d async=false

    req = CkHttpRequest_Create();
    CkHttpRequest_putHttpVerb(req,"POST");
    CkHttpRequest_putPath(req,"/transactions");
    CkHttpRequest_putContentType(req,"application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"rate","ec6143e746094bcab1bdc4c17600dabf");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"label_file_type","PDF");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"async","false");

    CkHttpRequest_AddHeader(req,"Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>");

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpReq(http,"https://api.goshippo.com/transactions",req,resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
        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);
        CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);
        return;
    }

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

    // {
    //   "object_state": "VALID",
    //   "status": "SUCCESS",
    //   "object_created": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
    //   "object_updated": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
    //   "object_id": "64bba01845ef40d29374032599f22588",
    //   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
    //   "was_test": false,
    //   "rate": {
    //     "object_id": "cf6fea899f1848b494d9568e8266e076",
    //     "amount": "5.50",
    //     "currency": "USD",
    //     "amount_local": "5.50",
    //     "currency_local": "USD",
    //     "provider": "USPS",
    //     "servicelevel_name": "Priority Mail",
    //     "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
    //     "carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093"
    //   },
    //   "tracking_number": "ZW70QJC",
    //   "tracking_status": {
    //     "object_created": "2013-12-27T23:17:41.411Z",
    //     "object_id": "a21b3d6831c14ceaba6730179ce6e784",
    //     "status": "UNKNOWN",
    //     "status_details": "",
    //     "status_date": "2013-12-28T12:04:04.214Z"
    //   },
    //   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction.action?tLabels=ZW70QJC",
    //   "eta": "2013-12-30T12:00:00.000Z",
    //   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery.s3.amazonaws.com/96.pdf?Signature=PEdWrp0mFWAGwJp7FW3b%2FeA2eyY%3D&Expires=1385930652&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJTHP3LLFMYAWALIA",
    //   "commercial_invoice_url": "",
    //   "metadata": "",
    //   "messages": [
    //   ]
    // }

    // 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_state = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"object_state");
    status = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"status");
    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");
    was_test = CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,"was_test");
    rateObject_id = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"rate.object_id");
    rateAmount = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"rate.amount");
    rateCurrency = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"rate.currency");
    rateAmount_local = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"rate.amount_local");
    rateCurrency_local = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"rate.currency_local");
    rateProvider = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"rate.provider");
    rateServicelevel_name = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"rate.servicelevel_name");
    rateServicelevel_token = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"rate.servicelevel_token");
    rateCarrier_account = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"rate.carrier_account");
    tracking_number = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"tracking_number");
    tracking_statusObject_created = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"tracking_status.object_created");
    tracking_statusObject_id = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"tracking_status.object_id");
    tracking_statusStatus = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"tracking_status.status");
    tracking_statusStatus_details = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"tracking_status.status_details");
    tracking_statusStatus_date = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"tracking_status.status_date");
    tracking_url_provider = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"tracking_url_provider");
    eta = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"eta");
    label_url = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"label_url");
    commercial_invoice_url = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"commercial_invoice_url");
    metadata = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"metadata");
    i = 0;
    count_i = CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,"messages");
    while (i < count_i) {
        CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
        i = i + 1;
    }



    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

    }