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PayPal Search for Invoices

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Search PayPal invoices.

See also SearchInvoices

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Dart
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..
  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Create JSON to specify the search
  final json = CkJsonObject();
  json.emitCompact = false;
  json.appendString('start_invoice_date', '2016-01-01 PST');
  json.appendString('end_invoice_date', '2016-11-16 PST');
  json.appendInt('page', 0);
  json.appendInt('page_size', 10);
  json.appendBool('total_count_required', true);

  print(json.emit());

  // The JSON by the above code:

  // 	{
  // 	  "start_invoice_date": "2016-01-01 PST",
  // 	  "end_invoice_date": "2016-11-16 PST",
  // 	  "page": 0,
  // 	  "page_size": 10,
  // 	  "total_count_required": true
  // 	}

  // Send the POST equivalent to this CURL command:

  // 	curl -v -X POST https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/search/ \
  // 	-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
  // 	-H "Authorization: Bearer Access-Token" \
  // 	-d '{ invoice JSON goes here }'

  json.emitCompact = true;
  final sbRequestBody = CkStringBuilder();
  final sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilder();

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

  try {
    rest.fullRequestSb('POST', '/v1/invoicing/search', sbRequestBody, sbResponseBody);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // We should have some sort of JSON response.  It could be successful, or an error.
  final jsonResponse = CkJsonObject();
  jsonResponse.emitCompact = false;
  jsonResponse.loadSb(sbResponseBody);

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

  // Did we get a 200 success response?
  if (rest.responseStatusCode != 200) {
    // Show the JSON response body
    print(jsonResponse.emit());
    print('Failed.');
    return;
  }

  // Sample response JSON is shown below.

  // Iterate over each invoice and get some information from each..
  final numInvoices = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray('invoices');
  var i = 0;
  while (i < numInvoices) {
    jsonResponse.i = i;
    print('Invoice ID: ${jsonResponse.stringOf('invoices[i].id')}');
    print('Shipping First Name: ${jsonResponse.stringOf('invoices[i].shipping_info.first_name')}');
    var j = 0;
    final numBillingInfo = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray('invoices[i].billing_info');
    while (j < numBillingInfo) {
      jsonResponse.j = j;
      print('billing_info email: ${jsonResponse.stringOf('invoices[i].billing_info[j].email')}');
      j++;
    }

    final numLinks = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray('invoices[i].links');
    j = 0;
    while (j < numLinks) {
      jsonResponse.j = j;
      print('link: ${jsonResponse.stringOf('invoices[i].links[j].href')}');
      j++;
    }

    print('----');
    i++;
  }

  print('Success.');

  // A successful response looks like this:

  // { 
  //   "total_count": 2,
  //   "invoices": [
  //     { 
  //       "id": "INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
  //       "number": "0002",
  //       "status": "DRAFT",
  //       "merchant_info": { 
  //         "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
  //       },
  //       "billing_info": [
  //         { 
  //           "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
  //         }
  //       ],
  //       "shipping_info": { 
  //         "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
  //         "first_name": "Sally",
  //         "last_name": "Patient",
  //         "business_name": "Not applicable"
  //       },
  //       "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
  //       "payment_term": { 
  //         "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
  //       },
  //       "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
  //       "total_amount": { 
  //         "currency": "USD",
  //         "value": "500.00"
  //       },
  //       "metadata": { 
  //         "created_date": "2016-11-15 08:09:21 PST"
  //       },
  //       "paid_amount": { 
  //         "paypal": { 
  //           "currency": "USD",
  //           "value": "0.00"
  //         },
  //         "other": { 
  //           "currency": "USD",
  //           "value": "0.00"
  //         }
  //       },
  //       "refunded_amount": { 
  //         "paypal": { 
  //           "currency": "USD",
  //           "value": "0.00"
  //         },
  //         "other": { 
  //           "currency": "USD",
  //           "value": "0.00"
  //         }
  //       },
  //       "links": [
  //         { 
  //           "rel": "self",
  //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
  //           "method": "GET"
  //         },
  //         { 
  //           "rel": "send",
  //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE/send",
  //           "method": "POST"
  //         },
  //         { 
  //           "rel": "update",
  //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE/update",
  //           "method": "PUT"
  //         },
  //         { 
  //           "rel": "delete",
  //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
  //           "method": "DELETE"
  //         }
  //       ]
  //     },
  //     { 
  //       "id": "INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
  //       "number": "0001",
  //       "status": "SENT",
  //       "merchant_info": { 
  //         "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
  //       },
  //       "billing_info": [
  //         { 
  //           "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
  //         }
  //       ],
  //       "shipping_info": { 
  //         "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
  //         "first_name": "Sally",
  //         "last_name": "Patient",
  //         "business_name": "Not applicable"
  //       },
  //       "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
  //       "payment_term": { 
  //         "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
  //       },
  //       "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
  //       "total_amount": { 
  //         "currency": "USD",
  //         "value": "500.00"
  //       },
  //       "metadata": { 
  //         "created_date": "2016-11-15 06:17:03 PST",
  //         "payer_view_url": "https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi_bin/webscr?cmd=_pay-inv&viewtype=altview&id=INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR"
  //       },
  //       "paid_amount": { 
  //         "paypal": { 
  //           "currency": "USD",
  //           "value": "0.00"
  //         },
  //         "other": { 
  //           "currency": "USD",
  //           "value": "0.00"
  //         }
  //       },
  //       "refunded_amount": { 
  //         "paypal": { 
  //           "currency": "USD",
  //           "value": "0.00"
  //         },
  //         "other": { 
  //           "currency": "USD",
  //           "value": "0.00"
  //         }
  //       },
  //       "links": [
  //         { 
  //           "rel": "self",
  //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
  //           "method": "GET"
  //         },
  //         { 
  //           "rel": "update",
  //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/update",
  //           "method": "PUT"
  //         },
  //         { 
  //           "rel": "cancel",
  //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/remind",
  //           "method": "POST"
  //         },
  //         { 
  //           "rel": "remind",
  //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/cancel",
  //           "method": "POST"
  //         },
  //         { 
  //           "rel": "record-payment",
  //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/record-payment",
  //           "method": "POST"
  //         },
  //         { 
  //           "rel": "qr-code",
  //           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/qr-code",
  //           "method": "GET"
  //         }
  //       ]
  //     }
  //   ]
  // }
  // 
}