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Shippo Create an Order

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Demonstrates how to create an order with all the information about your order by sending a POST request to the orders endpoint.

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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttp http;

    //  Implements the following CURL command:

    //  curl https://api.goshippo.com/orders/ \
    //      -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
    //      -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
    //      -d '{
    //              "to_address": {
    //                  "city": "San Francisco",
    //                  "company": "Shippo",
    //                  "country": "US",
    //                  "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
    //                  "name": "Mr Hippo",
    //                  "phone": "15553419393",
    //                  "state": "CA",
    //                  "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
    //                  "zip": "94117"
    //              },
    //              "line_items": [
    //                  {
    //                      "quantity": 1,
    //                      "sku": "HM-123",
    //                      "title": "Hippo Magazines",
    //                      "total_price": "12.10",
    //                      "currency": "USD",
    //                      "weight": "0.40",
    //                      "weight_unit": "lb"
    //                  }
    //              ],
    //              "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
    //              "order_number": "#1068",
    //              "order_status": "PAID",
    //              "shipping_cost": "12.83",
    //              "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
    //              "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
    //              "subtotal_price": "12.10",
    //              "total_price": "24.93",
    //              "total_tax": "0.00",
    //              "currency": "USD",
    //              "weight": "0.40",
    //              "weight_unit": "lb"
    //          }'

    //  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    //  Generate Code to Create JSON

    //  The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    //  {
    //    "to_address": {
    //      "city": "San Francisco",
    //      "company": "Shippo",
    //      "country": "US",
    //      "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
    //      "name": "Mr Hippo",
    //      "phone": "15553419393",
    //      "state": "CA",
    //      "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
    //      "zip": "94117"
    //    },
    //    "line_items": [
    //      {
    //        "quantity": 1,
    //        "sku": "HM-123",
    //        "title": "Hippo Magazines",
    //        "total_price": "12.10",
    //        "currency": "USD",
    //        "weight": "0.40",
    //        "weight_unit": "lb"
    //      }
    //    ],
    //    "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
    //    "order_number": "#1068",
    //    "order_status": "PAID",
    //    "shipping_cost": "12.83",
    //    "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
    //    "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
    //    "subtotal_price": "12.10",
    //    "total_price": "24.93",
    //    "total_tax": "0.00",
    //    "currency": "USD",
    //    "weight": "0.40",
    //    "weight_unit": "lb"
    //  }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("to_address.city","San Francisco");
    json.UpdateString("to_address.company","Shippo");
    json.UpdateString("to_address.country","US");
    json.UpdateString("to_address.email","shippotle@goshippo.com");
    json.UpdateString("to_address.name","Mr Hippo");
    json.UpdateString("to_address.phone","15553419393");
    json.UpdateString("to_address.state","CA");
    json.UpdateString("to_address.street1","215 Clayton St.");
    json.UpdateString("to_address.zip","94117");
    json.UpdateInt("line_items[0].quantity",1);
    json.UpdateString("line_items[0].sku","HM-123");
    json.UpdateString("line_items[0].title","Hippo Magazines");
    json.UpdateString("line_items[0].total_price","12.10");
    json.UpdateString("line_items[0].currency","USD");
    json.UpdateString("line_items[0].weight","0.40");
    json.UpdateString("line_items[0].weight_unit","lb");
    json.UpdateString("placed_at","2016-09-23T01:28:12Z");
    json.UpdateString("order_number","#1068");
    json.UpdateString("order_status","PAID");
    json.UpdateString("shipping_cost","12.83");
    json.UpdateString("shipping_cost_currency","USD");
    json.UpdateString("shipping_method","USPS First Class Package");
    json.UpdateString("subtotal_price","12.10");
    json.UpdateString("total_price","24.93");
    json.UpdateString("total_tax","0.00");
    json.UpdateString("currency","USD");
    json.UpdateString("weight","0.40");
    json.UpdateString("weight_unit","lb");

    http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_Token>");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.goshippo.com/orders/",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << jResp.emit() << "\r\n";

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << resp.header() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

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

    //  {}

    //  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.
    }