Delphi ActiveX

PayPal - Mark Invoice as Paid

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Mark an invoice as paid.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

Delphi ActiveX

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
jsonToken: TChilkatJsonObject;
sbAuth: TChilkatStringBuilder;
rest: TChilkatRest;
bAutoReconnect: Integer;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
dtNow: TCkDateTime;
sbDt: TChilkatStringBuilder;
numReplaced: Integer;
sbPath: TChilkatStringBuilder;
numReplacements: Integer;
sbRequestBody: TChilkatStringBuilder;
sbResponseBody: TChilkatStringBuilder;

begin
success := 0;

// Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 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)
jsonToken := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jsonToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/paypal.json');

// Build the Authorization request header field value.
sbAuth := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
// 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.
rest := TChilkatRest.Create(Self);
bAutoReconnect := 1;
success := rest.Connect('api.sandbox.paypal.com',443,1,bAutoReconnect);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(rest.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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 request body containing the reminder information:
json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.EmitCompact := 0;
json.UpdateString('method','CREDIT_CARD');
dtNow := TCkDateTime.Create(Self);
dtNow.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
sbDt := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbDt.Append(dtNow.GetAsTimestamp(0));
numReplaced := sbDt.Replace('T',' ');
numReplaced := sbDt.Replace('Z',' UTC');
json.UpdateString('date',sbDt.GetAsString());
json.UpdateString('note','I got the payment by credit card!');
json.UpdateString('amount.currency','USD');
json.UpdateString('amount.value','500.00');
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// The JSON created by the above code:

// 	{ 
// 	  "method": "CREDIT_CARD",
// 	  "date": "2016-11-28 21:05:38 UTC",
// 	  "note": "I got the payment by credit card!",
// 	  "amount": { 
// 	    "currency": "USD",
// 	    "value": "500.00"
// 	  }
// 	}

// Build a path using a previously-sent invoice ID.
sbPath := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbPath.Append('/v1/invoicing/invoices/invoice_id/record-payment');
numReplacements := sbPath.Replace('invoice_id','INV2-QCHR-QHSD-M2VU-AVXC');

json.EmitCompact := 1;
sbRequestBody := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbResponseBody := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);

rest.AddHeader('Content-Type','application/json');
rest.AddHeader('Authorization',sbAuth.GetAsString());
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody.ControlInterface);

success := rest.FullRequestSb('POST',sbPath.GetAsString(),sbRequestBody.ControlInterface,sbResponseBody.ControlInterface);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(rest.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(rest.ResponseStatusCode));

// Check for a success response.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 204) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sbResponseBody.GetAsString());
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

// For a success response, the response body is empty.
Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
end;