DataFlex

ITIDA Create Canonical JSON

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Demonstrates creating the canonical (ITIDA) version of a JSON document. The document in the example is the one at https://sdk.invoicing.eta.gov.eg/files/one-doc.json

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.92 or greater.

DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoSb
    String sCanonical
Expected    Handle hoSbExpected
    Boolean bTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    // Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.92 or greater.
    // (In v9.5.0.92, the "itida" encoding was added to StringBuilder's Encode method.)
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSb
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSb))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSb
    End

    // This is the file at https://sdk.invoicing.eta.gov.eg/files/one-doc.json
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoSb "qa_data/itida/sdk.invoicing.eta.gov.eg/files/one-doc.json" "utf-8" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Showln "Failed to load input file."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Convert the contents of sb to the ITIDA canonical form.
    // Always pass utf-8 for the 2nd arg.
    Get ComEncode Of hoSb "itida" "utf-8" To iSuccess

    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSb To sCanonical

    Showln sCanonical

    // Output: 
    // "SomeValue""DELIVERY""APPROACH""SomeValue""PACKAGING""SomeValue""DATEVALIDITY""2020-09-28T09:30:10Z"........."TOTALAMOUNT""5191.50""EXTRADISCOUNTAMOUNT""5.00""TOTALITEMSDISCOUNTAMOUNT""14.00"

    // Let's verify we got the correct result.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbExpected
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbExpected))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbExpected
    End
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoSbExpected "qa_data/itida/sdk.invoicing.eta.gov.eg/files/one-doc-serialized.json.txt" "utf-8" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Showln "Failed to expected output file."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Compare our computed canonical string with the expected result.
    Get ComContentsEqualSb Of hoSb     Get pvComObject of hoSbExpected to vSbExpected
vSbExpected True To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = True) Begin
        Showln "The computed canonical result is correct."
    End
    Else Begin
        Showln "The computed canonical result is NOT correct."
    End



End_Procedure