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Shippo Create Transaction Object

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Creates a Transaction object that represents a shipping label purchase and is based on the shipping rate.

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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkHttpRequest.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.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/transactions \
    //      -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //      -d rate="478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612"
    //      -d label_file_type="PDF"
    //      -d async=false

    CkHttpRequest req;
    req.put_HttpVerb("POST");
    req.put_Path("/transactions");
    req.put_ContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    req.AddParam("rate","478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612");
    req.AddParam("label_file_type","PDF");
    req.AddParam("async","false");

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

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/transactions",req,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)

    //  {
    //    "object_state": "VALID",
    //    "status": "SUCCESS",
    //    "object_created": "2019-06-28T18:04:08.679Z",
    //    "object_updated": "2019-06-28T18:04:10.516Z",
    //    "object_id": "6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb",
    //    "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
    //    "test": true,
    //    "rate": "dd7556c284e8444294d2ab7099e662d2",
    //    "tracking_number": "92701902416755000000000015",
    //    "tracking_status": "UNKNOWN",
    //    "eta": null,
    //    "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input?origTrackNum=92701902416755000000000015",
    //    "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery-east.s3.amazonaws.com/6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb.pdf?Signature=1LU0Qf11nQJGei%2FeLZr%2BQ5EwJS4%3D&Expires=1593281050&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJGLCC5MYLLWIG42A",
    //    "commercial_invoice_url": null,
    //    "messages": [
    //    ],
    //    "order": null,
    //    "metadata": "",
    //    "parcel": "5af766ff15684a4186b0e3c833348fac",
    //    "billing": {
    //      "payments": [
    //      ]
    //    }
    //  }

    //  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.

    const char *object_state = jResp.stringOf("object_state");
    const char *status = jResp.stringOf("status");
    const char *object_created = jResp.stringOf("object_created");
    const char *object_updated = jResp.stringOf("object_updated");
    const char *object_id = jResp.stringOf("object_id");
    const char *object_owner = jResp.stringOf("object_owner");
    bool test = jResp.BoolOf("test");
    const char *rate = jResp.stringOf("rate");
    const char *tracking_number = jResp.stringOf("tracking_number");
    const char *tracking_status = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status");
    const char *eta = jResp.stringOf("eta");
    const char *tracking_url_provider = jResp.stringOf("tracking_url_provider");
    const char *label_url = jResp.stringOf("label_url");
    const char *commercial_invoice_url = jResp.stringOf("commercial_invoice_url");
    const char *order = jResp.stringOf("order");
    const char *metadata = jResp.stringOf("metadata");
    const char *parcel = jResp.stringOf("parcel");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("billing.payments");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }