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Shippo Validate Address

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

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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()

# 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 = chilkat2.HttpRequest()
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/addresses/"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req.AddParam("name","Shawn Ippotle")
req.AddParam("company","Shippo")
req.AddParam("street1","215 Clayton St.")
req.AddParam("city","San Francisco")
req.AddParam("state","CA")
req.AddParam("zip","94117")
req.AddParam("country","US")
req.AddParam("email","shippotle@goshippo.com")
req.AddParam("validate","true")

req.AddHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>")

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/",req,resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.Header)
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

# 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

object_created = jResp.StringOf("object_created")
object_updated = jResp.StringOf("object_updated")
object_id = jResp.StringOf("object_id")
is_complete = jResp.BoolOf("is_complete")
validation_resultsIs_valid = jResp.BoolOf("validation_results.is_valid")
object_owner = jResp.StringOf("object_owner")
name = jResp.StringOf("name")
company = jResp.StringOf("company")
street_no = jResp.StringOf("street_no")
street1 = jResp.StringOf("street1")
street2 = jResp.StringOf("street2")
city = jResp.StringOf("city")
state = jResp.StringOf("state")
zip = jResp.StringOf("zip")
country = jResp.StringOf("country")
phone = jResp.StringOf("phone")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("validation_results.messages")
while i < count_i :
    jResp.I = i
    source = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].source")
    code = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].code")
    v_type = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].type")
    text = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].text")
    i = i + 1