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Add order to a ShippingEasy account

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Adds an order to a ShippingEasy account (calls the ShippingEasy REST API).

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

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
storeApiKey: WideString;
apiKey: WideString;
apiSecret: WideString;
sbSigStr: TChilkatStringBuilder;
dt: TCkDateTime;
crypt: TChilkatCrypt2;
sbSignature: TChilkatStringBuilder;
sbUrl: TChilkatStringBuilder;
http: TChilkatHttp;
url: WideString;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;

begin
success := 0;

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

// First create the JSON for the order.
// See https://shippingeasy.readme.io/v1.0/docs/creating-a-signature
// for sample JSON.  
// You may use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/Default.cshtml to 
// generate the following code by pasting sample JSON into the tool.
json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.UpdateString('order.external_order_identifier','ABC-100');
json.UpdateString('order.ordered_at','2014-01-16 14:37:56 -0600');
json.UpdateString('order.order_status','awaiting_shipment');
json.UpdateString('order.subtotal_including_tax','10.00');
json.UpdateString('order.total_including_tax','10.00');
json.UpdateString('order.total_excluding_tax','10.00');
json.UpdateString('order.discount_amount','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.coupon_discount','1.00');
json.UpdateString('order.subtotal_including_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.subtotal_excluding_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.subtotal_excluding_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.subtotal_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.total_tax','0');
json.UpdateString('order.base_shipping_cost','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.shipping_cost_including_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.shipping_cost_excluding_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.shipping_cost_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.base_handling_cost','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.handling_cost_excluding_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.handling_cost_including_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.handling_cost_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.base_wrapping_cost','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.wrapping_cost_excluding_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.wrapping_cost_including_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.wrapping_cost_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.notes','Please send promptly.');
json.UpdateString('order.billing_company','Acme Inc.');
json.UpdateString('order.billing_first_name','Fred');
json.UpdateString('order.billing_last_name','Jones');
json.UpdateString('order.billing_address','1234 Street');
json.UpdateString('order.billing_address2','Suite 100');
json.UpdateString('order.billing_city','Austin');
json.UpdateString('order.billing_state','TX');
json.UpdateString('order.billing_postal_code','78701');
json.UpdateString('order.billing_country','USA');
json.UpdateString('order.billing_phone_number','512-123-1234');
json.UpdateString('order.billing_email','test@test.com');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].first_name','Colin');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].last_name','Homenick');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].company','Wintheiser-Hickle');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].email','charles.crona@okeefe.org');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].phone_number','637-481-6505');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].residential','true');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].address','21937 Adelbert Springs');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].address2','');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].province','');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].state','CT');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].city','Terryfurt');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].postal_code','93322');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].postal_code_plus_4','1234');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].country','Andorra');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].shipping_method','Ground');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].base_cost','10.00');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].cost_excluding_tax','10.00');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].cost_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].base_handling_cost','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].handling_cost_excluding_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].handling_cost_including_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].handling_cost_tax','0.00');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].shipping_zone_id','123');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].shipping_zone_name','XYZ');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].items_total','1');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].items_shipped','0');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].line_items[0].item_name','Pencil Holder');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].line_items[0].sku','9876543');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].line_items[0].bin_picking_number','7');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].line_items[0].unit_price','1.30');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].line_items[0].total_excluding_tax','1.30');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].line_items[0].weight_in_ounces','10');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].line_items[0].product_options.pa_size','large');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].line_items[0].product_options.Colour','Blue');
json.UpdateString('order.recipients[0].line_items[0].quantity','1');

// Replace these values with your actual apiKey and apiSecret.
// (These are not valid values..)
storeApiKey := '569dc30d267f2c4d1f85f9920b2bf9f4';
apiKey := 'f9a7c8ebdfd34beaf260d9b0296c7059';
apiSecret := 'd3e9f8737d7196b1271a725f89e2156672bc1d900a25e6e0c1364e2f7a20f605';

// Our request will be sent to:
// https://app.shippingeasy.com/api/stores/:store_api_key/orders
// The path part of this request is: /api/stores/:store_api_key/orders

// See https://shippingeasy.readme.io/v1.0/docs/authentication-signing-requests
sbSigStr := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbSigStr.Append('POST&/api/stores/');
sbSigStr.Append(storeApiKey);
sbSigStr.Append('/orders&');
sbSigStr.Append('api_key=');
sbSigStr.Append(apiKey);
sbSigStr.Append('&api_timestamp=');

dt := TCkDateTime.Create(Self);
dt.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
sbSigStr.Append(dt.GetAsUnixTimeStr(0));
sbSigStr.Append('&');

json.EmitCompact := 1;
json.EmitSb(sbSigStr.ControlInterface);

// Calculate the HMAC-SHA256 of the API Signature String using the API Secret as the HMAC key.
crypt := TChilkatCrypt2.Create(Self);
crypt.MacAlgorithm := 'hmac';
crypt.EncodingMode := 'hex';
crypt.SetMacKeyString(apiSecret);
crypt.HashAlgorithm := 'sha256';

sbSignature := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbSignature.Append(crypt.MacStringENC(sbSigStr.GetAsString()));
sbSignature.ToLowercase();

sbUrl := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbUrl.Append('https://app.shippingeasy.com/api/stores/');
sbUrl.Append(storeApiKey);
sbUrl.Append('/orders?');
sbUrl.Append('api_key=');
sbUrl.Append(apiKey);
sbUrl.Append('&api_timestamp=');
sbUrl.Append(dt.GetAsUnixTimeStr(0));
sbUrl.Append('&api_signature=');
sbUrl.Append(sbSignature.GetAsString());

// Send a POST equivalent the following curl request:
// 	curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data @body.json "https://app.shippingeasy.com/api/stores/27aa472e16faa83dd13b7758d31974ed/orders?
// 	api_key=f9a7c8ebdfd34beaf260d9b0296c7059&
// 	api_timestamp=1401803554&
// 	api_signature=c65f43beed46e581939898a78acd10064cfa146845e97885ec02124d7ad648e4"

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);
http.SessionLogFilename := 'qa_output/shippingEasy.txt';
url := sbUrl.GetAsString();
resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpJson('POST',url,json.ControlInterface,'application/json',resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('response status code = ' + IntToStr(resp.StatusCode));
Memo1.Lines.Add('response body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.BodyStr);
end;