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PayPal - Create Direct Credit Card Payment

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Creates a direct credit card payment where your application passes the credit card, shipping, and payment information to PayPal.

Note: For sandbox calls, you can use the credit card numbers provided in your sandbox test accounts.

Note: This is an example where you handle the card data directly, and therefore you would need to ensure you are PCI compliant. There are other ways to create a payment where your application does NOT handle the credit card data directly.

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import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

void main() {
  // Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.

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

  // Load our previously obtained access token. (see PayPal OAuth2 Access Token)
  final jsonToken = CkJsonObject();
  jsonToken.loadFile('qa_data/tokens/paypal.json');

  // Build the Authorization request header field value.
  final sbAuth = CkStringBuilder();
  // token_type should be "Bearer"
  sbAuth.append(jsonToken.stringOf('token_type'));
  sbAuth.append(' ');
  sbAuth.append(jsonToken.stringOf('access_token'));

  // Make the initial connection.
  // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many PayPal REST API calls.
  // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
  // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
  final rest = CkRest();
  final bAutoReconnect = true;
  try {
    rest.connect('api.sandbox.paypal.com', 443, true, bAutoReconnect);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // The code above this comment could be placed inside a function/subroutine within the application
  // because the connection does not need to be made for every request.  Once the connection is made
  // the app may send many requests..
  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Build the JSON containing the credit card data and transaction information.
  final json = CkJsonObject();
  json.emitCompact = false;
  json.updateString('intent', 'sale');
  json.updateString('payer.payment_method', 'credit_card');
  json.updateString('payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.number', '4032034813337237');
  json.updateString('payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.type', 'visa');
  json.updateString('payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.expire_month', '9');
  json.updateString('payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.expire_year', '2028');
  json.updateString('payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.cvv2', '123');
  json.updateString('transactions[0].amount.total', '10.00');
  json.updateString('transactions[0].amount.currency', 'USD');
  json.updateString('transactions[0].payee.email', 'payee@example.com');

  // Use a sandbox CC number for testing:
  // image

  print(json.emit());

  // The JSON created by the above code is this:

  // -----------------------------------------------------------------
  // Ensure that payee@example.com is a valid sandbox business account
  // -----------------------------------------------------------------

  // {
  //   "intent": "sale",
  //   "payer": {
  //     "payment_method": "credit_card",
  //     "funding_instruments": [
  //       {
  //         "credit_card": {
  //           "number": "4032034813337237",
  //           "type": "visa",
  //           "expire_month": "9",
  //           "expire_year": "2028",
  //           "cvv2": "123"
  //         }
  //       }
  //     ]
  //   },
  //   "transactions": [
  //     {
  //       "amount": {
  //         "total": "10.00",
  //         "currency": "USD"
  //       },
  //       "payee": {
  //         "email": "payee@example.com"  
  //       }
  //     }
  //   ]
  // }

  rest.addHeader('Authorization', sbAuth.getAsString());
  rest.addHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');

  // Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
  final sbJsonRequest = CkStringBuilder();
  json.emitCompact = true;
  json.emitSb(sbJsonRequest);
  final sbJsonResponse = CkStringBuilder();
  try {
    rest.fullRequestSb('POST', '/v1/payments/payment', sbJsonRequest, sbJsonResponse);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  json.emitCompact = false;
  json.loadSb(sbJsonResponse);

  print('Response Status Code = ${rest.responseStatusCode}');

  // Did we get a 201 success response?
  if (rest.responseStatusCode != 201) {
    print(json.emit());
    print('Failed.');
    return;
  }

  // Sample response JSON is shown below.
  print(json.emit());

  // Demonstrate how to access a few parts of the JSON response..
  print('cc number: ${json.stringOf('payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.number')}');
  print('subtotal: ${json.stringOf('transactions[0].amount.details.subtotal')}');
  print('refund href: ${json.stringOf('transactions[0].related_resources[0].sale.links[1].href')}');

  // 	{ 
  // 	  "id": "PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
  // 	  "create_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:01Z",
  // 	  "update_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:07Z",
  // 	  "state": "approved",
  // 	  "intent": "sale",
  // 	  "payer": { 
  // 	    "payment_method": "credit_card",
  // 	    "funding_instruments": [
  // 	      { 
  // 	        "credit_card": { 
  // 	          "type": "visa",
  // 	          "number": "xxxxxxxxxxxx9974",
  // 	          "expire_month": "9",
  // 	          "expire_year": "2021",
  // 	          "first_name": "Joe",
  // 	          "last_name": "Buyer"
  // 	        }
  // 	      }
  // 	    ]
  // 	  },
  // 	  "transactions": [
  // 	    { 
  // 	      "amount": { 
  // 	        "total": "7.47",
  // 	        "currency": "USD",
  // 	        "details": { 
  // 	          "subtotal": "7.47"
  // 	        }
  // 	      },
  // 	      "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
  // 	      "related_resources": [
  // 	        { 
  // 	          "sale": { 
  // 	            "id": "70L88278E6781074B",
  // 	            "create_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:01Z",
  // 	            "update_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:07Z",
  // 	            "amount": { 
  // 	              "total": "7.47",
  // 	              "currency": "USD"
  // 	            },
  // 	            "state": "completed",
  // 	            "parent_payment": "PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
  // 	            "links": [
  // 	              { 
  // 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/70L88278E6781074B",
  // 	                "rel": "self",
  // 	                "method": "GET"
  // 	              },
  // 	              { 
  // 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/70L88278E6781074B/refund",
  // 	                "rel": "refund",
  // 	                "method": "POST"
  // 	              },
  // 	              { 
  // 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
  // 	                "rel": "parent_payment",
  // 	                "method": "GET"
  // 	              }
  // 	            ],
  // 	            "fmf_details": {},
  // 	            "processor_response": { 
  // 	              "avs_code": "X",
  // 	              "cvv_code": "M"
  // 	            }
  // 	          }
  // 	        }
  // 	      ]
  // 	    }
  // 
  // 	  ],
  // 	  "links": [
  // 	    { 
  // 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
  // 	      "rel": "self",
  // 	      "method": "GET"
  // 	    }
  // 	  ]
  // 	}
  // 
}