(Java) PayPal Send Invoice

Sends a PayPal invoice to a customer.

See also Send Invoice

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.

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

    // Load our previously obtained access token. (see PayPal OAuth2 Access Token)
    CkJsonObject jsonToken = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json");

    // Build the Authorization request header field value.
    CkStringBuilder sbAuth = new CkStringBuilder();
    // token_type should be "Bearer"
    sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.stringOf("token_type"));
    sbAuth.Append(" ");
    sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

    // Make the initial connection.
    // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many PayPal REST API calls.
    // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    CkRest rest = new CkRest();
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    boolean success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The code above this comment could be placed inside a function/subroutine within the application
    // because the connection does not need to be made for every request.  Once the connection is made
    // the app may send many requests..
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Build a path using a draft invoice ID.
    CkStringBuilder sbPath = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbPath.Append("/v1/invoicing/invoices/invoice_id/send");
    int numReplacements = sbPath.Replace("invoice_id","INV2-QCHR-QHSD-M2VU-AVXC");

    rest.AddHeader("Authorization",sbAuth.getAsString());
    rest.AddQueryParam("notify_merchant","true");

    String responseBody = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST",sbPath.getAsString());
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());

    // Did we get a 202 accepted response?
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 202) {
        System.out.println(responseBody);
        System.out.println("Failed.");
        return;
        }

    // If the 202 response is received, the response body would be empty...
    System.out.println("Success.");
  }
}