(C) Shippo Validate Address

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

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

For more information, see https://goshippo.com/docs/address-validation/

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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 *source;
    const char *code;
    const char *v_type;
    const char *text;
    const char *object_created;
    const char *object_updated;
    const char *object_id;
    BOOL is_complete;
    BOOL validation_resultsIs_valid;
    const char *object_owner;
    const char *name;
    const char *company;
    const char *street_no;
    const char *street1;
    const char *street2;
    const char *city;
    const char *state;
    const char *zip;
    const char *country;
    const char *phone;
    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/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

    req = CkHttpRequest_Create();
    CkHttpRequest_putHttpVerb(req,"POST");
    CkHttpRequest_putPath(req,"/addresses/");
    CkHttpRequest_putContentType(req,"application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"name","Shawn Ippotle");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"company","Shippo");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"street1","215 Clayton St.");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"city","San Francisco");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"state","CA");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"zip","94117");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"country","US");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"email","shippotle@goshippo.com");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"validate","true");

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

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpReq(http,"https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/",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_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

    // 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");
    is_complete = CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,"is_complete");
    validation_resultsIs_valid = CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,"validation_results.is_valid");
    object_owner = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"object_owner");
    name = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"name");
    company = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"company");
    street_no = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"street_no");
    street1 = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"street1");
    street2 = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"street2");
    city = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"city");
    state = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"state");
    zip = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"zip");
    country = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"country");
    phone = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"phone");
    i = 0;
    count_i = CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,"validation_results.messages");
    while (i < count_i) {
        CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
        source = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"validation_results.messages[i].source");
        code = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"validation_results.messages[i].code");
        v_type = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"validation_results.messages[i].type");
        text = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"validation_results.messages[i].text");
        i = i + 1;
    }



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

    }