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Shippo Validate Global Address

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Demonstrates how to validate a global address.

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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/addresses/ \
    //      -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //      -d name="Shawn Ippotle" \
    //      -d company="Shippo" \
    //      -d street1="Kortrijksesteenweg 1005" \
    //      -d city="Gent" \
    //      -d zip=9000 \
    //      -d country="BE" \
    //      -d email="shippotle@goshippo.com"\
    //      -d validate=true

    CkHttpRequest req;
    req.put_HttpVerb("POST");
    req.put_Path("/addresses/");
    req.put_ContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    req.AddParam("name","Shawn Ippotle");
    req.AddParam("company","Shippo");
    req.AddParam("street1","Kortrijksesteenweg 1005");
    req.AddParam("city","Gent");
    req.AddParam("zip","9000");
    req.AddParam("country","BE");
    req.AddParam("email","shippotle@goshippo.com");
    req.AddParam("validate","true");

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

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/",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_created": "2017-07-26T17:52:37.305Z",
    //    "object_updated": "2017-07-26T17:52:37.351Z",
    //    "object_id": "b7f9709df3914d1ca6efe4c30e7b0572",
    //    "is_complete": true,
    //    "validation_results": {
    //      "is_valid": true,
    //      "messages": [
    //        {
    //          "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
    //          "type": "address_correction",
    //          "code": "administrative_area_change",
    //          "text": "The administrative area (state or province) was added or changed."
    //        },
    //        {
    //          "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
    //          "code": "geocoded_rooftop",
    //          "text": "The record was geocoded down to rooftop level, meaning the point is within the property boundaries (most often the center)."
    //        },
    //        {
    //          "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
    //          "code": "premises_full",
    //          "text": "The address has been verified to the Premise (House or Building) Level, which is the highest level possible with the reference data."
    //        }
    //      ]
    //    },
    //    "object_owner": "hippo@goshippo.com",
    //    "name": "Hippo Shippo",
    //    "company": "Shippo",
    //    "street_no": "2",
    //    "street1": "Unter den Linden",
    //    "street2": "",
    //    "street3": "",
    //    "city": "Berlin",
    //    "state": "",
    //    "zip": "10117",
    //    "country": "DE",
    //    "longitude": "13.39751",
    //    "latitude": "52.51785",
    //    "phone": "14151234567",
    //    "email": "hippo@goshippo.com",
    //    "is_residential": null,
    //    "metadata": "",
    //    "test": false
    //  }

    //  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 *source = 0;
    const char *v_type = 0;
    const char *code = 0;
    const char *text = 0;

    const char *object_created = jResp.stringOf("object_created");
    const char *object_updated = jResp.stringOf("object_updated");
    const char *object_id = jResp.stringOf("object_id");
    bool is_complete = jResp.BoolOf("is_complete");
    bool validation_resultsIs_valid = jResp.BoolOf("validation_results.is_valid");
    const char *object_owner = jResp.stringOf("object_owner");
    const char *name = jResp.stringOf("name");
    const char *company = jResp.stringOf("company");
    const char *street_no = jResp.stringOf("street_no");
    const char *street1 = jResp.stringOf("street1");
    const char *street2 = jResp.stringOf("street2");
    const char *street3 = jResp.stringOf("street3");
    const char *city = jResp.stringOf("city");
    const char *state = jResp.stringOf("state");
    const char *zip = jResp.stringOf("zip");
    const char *country = jResp.stringOf("country");
    const char *longitude = jResp.stringOf("longitude");
    const char *latitude = jResp.stringOf("latitude");
    const char *phone = jResp.stringOf("phone");
    const char *email = jResp.stringOf("email");
    const char *is_residential = jResp.stringOf("is_residential");
    const char *metadata = jResp.stringOf("metadata");
    bool test = jResp.BoolOf("test");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("validation_results.messages");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        source = jResp.stringOf("validation_results.messages[i].source");
        v_type = jResp.stringOf("validation_results.messages[i].type");
        code = jResp.stringOf("validation_results.messages[i].code");
        text = jResp.stringOf("validation_results.messages[i].text");
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }