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CardConnect Authorization

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Demonstrates how to send an Authorization request.
Authorization is the initial step in accepting payment from a cardholder. This action "authorizes" or requests permission from the bank to transfer money from the cardholder to the merchant.

See https://developer.cardconnect.com/cardconnect-api#authorization

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

http = chilkat2.Http()

http.BasicAuth = True
http.Login = "API_USERNAME"
http.Password = "API_PASSWORD"

# Build and send the following JSON:

# Note: The CardConnect online documentation might use an expiry that is in the past, such as "1218".
# This causes the request to fail.  Use a month/year that is in the future..
# (Likewise, this example will have an invalid month/year after Dec 2021)

# {
#   "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID",
#   "accttype": "VISA",
#   "orderid": "AB-11-9876",
#   "account": "4111111111111111",
#   "expiry": "1221",
#   "amount": "0",
#   "currency": "USD",
#   "name": "TOM JONES",
#   "address": "123 MAIN STREET",
#   "city": "anytown",
#   "region": "NY",
#   "country": "US",
#   "postal": "55555",
#   "profile": "Y",
#   "ecomind": "E",
#   "cvv2": "123",
#   "track": null,
#   "capture": "Y"
# }

# Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Code to Create JSON
json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.UpdateString("merchid","MERCHANT_ID")
json.UpdateString("accttype","VISA")
json.UpdateString("orderid","AB-11-9876")
json.UpdateString("account","4111111111111111")
json.UpdateString("expiry","1221")
json.UpdateString("amount","20")
json.UpdateString("currency","USD")
json.UpdateString("name","TOM JONES")
json.UpdateString("address","123 MAIN STREET")
json.UpdateString("city","anytown")
json.UpdateString("region","NY")
json.UpdateString("country","US")
json.UpdateString("postal","55555")
json.UpdateString("profile","Y")
json.UpdateString("ecomind","E")
json.UpdateString("cvv2","123")
json.UpdateNull("track")
json.UpdateString("capture","Y")

url = "https://<site>.cardconnect.com:<port>/cardconnect/rest/auth"

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpStr("PUT",url,json.Emit(),"utf-8","application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# A response status of 200 indicates potential success.  The JSON response body
# must be examined to determine if it was truly successful or an error.
print("response status code = " + str(resp.StatusCode))

jsonResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jsonResp.Load(resp.BodyStr)
jsonResp.EmitCompact = False

print("response JSON:")
print(jsonResp.Emit())

# Sample error:

# {
#   "respproc": "PPS",
#   "amount": "0.00",
#   "resptext": "Invalid amount",
#   "cardproc": "FNOR",
#   "acctid": "1",
#   "retref": "112804260418",
#   "respstat": "C",
#   "respcode": "43",
#   "account": "41XXXXXXXXXX1111",
#   "defaultacct": "Y",
#   "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID",
#   "token": "9418594164541111"
# }

# A successful response looks like this:

# {
#   "amount": "0.20",
#   "resptext": "Approval",
#   "acctid": "1",
#   "commcard": " C ",
#   "cvvresp": "M",
#   "respcode": "00",
#   "batchid": "1900942291",
#   "avsresp": "Z",
#   "entrymode": "ECommerce",
#   "defaultacct": "Y",
#   "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID",
#   "token": "9418594164541111",
#   "authcode": "PPS158",
#   "respproc": "FNOR",
#   "bintype": "",
#   "profileid": "16618402968441604028",
#   "retref": "112989260941",
#   "respstat": "A",
#   "account": "41XXXXXXXXXX1111"
# }

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

amount = jsonResp.StringOf("amount")
resptext = jsonResp.StringOf("resptext")
acctid = jsonResp.StringOf("acctid")
commcard = jsonResp.StringOf("commcard")
cvvresp = jsonResp.StringOf("cvvresp")
respcode = jsonResp.StringOf("respcode")
batchid = jsonResp.StringOf("batchid")
avsresp = jsonResp.StringOf("avsresp")
entrymode = jsonResp.StringOf("entrymode")
defaultacct = jsonResp.StringOf("defaultacct")
merchid = jsonResp.StringOf("merchid")
token = jsonResp.StringOf("token")
authcode = jsonResp.StringOf("authcode")
respproc = jsonResp.StringOf("respproc")
bintype = jsonResp.StringOf("bintype")
profileid = jsonResp.StringOf("profileid")
retref = jsonResp.StringOf("retref")
respstat = jsonResp.StringOf("respstat")
account = jsonResp.StringOf("account")