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Shippo Adding Metadata

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Demonstrates how to add metadata to the tracking request through a POST request.

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loReq
LOCAL loResp
LOCAL loSbResponseBody
LOCAL loJResp
LOCAL lnRespStatusCode
LOCAL lcObject_created
LOCAL lcObject_updated
LOCAL lcObject_id
LOCAL lcStatus
LOCAL lcStatus_details
LOCAL lcStatus_date
LOCAL lcSubstatus
LOCAL lcLocationCity
LOCAL lcLocationState
LOCAL lcLocationZip
LOCAL lcLocationCountry
LOCAL lcCarrier
LOCAL lcTracking_number
LOCAL lcAddress_fromCity
LOCAL lcAddress_fromState
LOCAL lcAddress_fromZip
LOCAL lcAddress_fromCountry
LOCAL lcAddress_toCity
LOCAL lcAddress_toState
LOCAL lcAddress_toZip
LOCAL lcAddress_toCountry
LOCAL lcEta
LOCAL lcOriginal_eta
LOCAL lcServicelevelToken
LOCAL lcServicelevelName
LOCAL lcMetadata
LOCAL lcTracking_statusObject_created
LOCAL lcTracking_statusObject_updated
LOCAL lcTracking_statusObject_id
LOCAL lcTracking_statusStatus
LOCAL lcTracking_statusStatus_details
LOCAL lcTracking_statusStatus_date
LOCAL lcTracking_statusSubstatus
LOCAL lcTracking_statusLocationCity
LOCAL lcTracking_statusLocationState
LOCAL lcTracking_statusLocationZip
LOCAL lcTracking_statusLocationCountry
LOCAL lcTransaction
LOCAL lnTest
LOCAL i
LOCAL lnCount_i

lnSuccess = 0

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

loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Http')

* Implements the following CURL command:

* curl https://api.goshippo.com/tracks/ \
*     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
*     -d carrier="shippo" \
*     -d tracking_number="SHIPPO_TRANSIT" \
*     -d metadata="Order 000123"

loReq = CreateObject('Chilkat.HttpRequest')
loReq.HttpVerb = "POST"
loReq.Path = "/tracks/"
loReq.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
loReq.AddParam("carrier","shippo")
loReq.AddParam("tracking_number","SHIPPO_TRANSIT")
loReq.AddParam("metadata","Order 000123")

loReq.AddHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>")

loResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.HttpResponse')
lnSuccess = loHttp.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/tracks/",loReq,loResp)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loReq
    RELEASE loResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

loSbResponseBody = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = 0

? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + STR(lnRespStatusCode)
IF (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) THEN
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loReq
    RELEASE loResp
    RELEASE loSbResponseBody
    RELEASE loJResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Sample JSON response:
* (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

* {
*   "messages": [
*   ],
*   "carrier": "shippo",
*   "tracking_number": "SHIPPO_TRANSIT",
*   "address_from": {
*     "city": "San Francisco",
*     "state": "CA",
*     "zip": "94103",
*     "country": "US"
*   },
*   "address_to": {
*     "city": "Chicago",
*     "state": "IL",
*     "zip": "60611",
*     "country": "US"
*   },
*   "eta": "2019-07-07T17:07:44.989Z",
*   "original_eta": "2019-07-07T17:07:44.989Z",
*   "servicelevel": {
*     "token": "shippo_priority",
*     "name": "Priority Mail"
*   },
*   "metadata": "Shippo test tracking",
*   "tracking_status": {
*     "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.003Z",
*     "object_updated": null,
*     "object_id": "ee35fb56f5d04021b36168abedc04573",
*     "status": "TRANSIT",
*     "status_details": "Your shipment has departed from the origin.",
*     "status_date": "2019-07-03T15:02:45.003Z",
*     "substatus": null,
*     "location": {
*       "city": "San Francisco",
*       "state": "CA",
*       "zip": "94103",
*       "country": "US"
*     }
*   },
*   "tracking_history": [
*     {
*       "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.005Z",
*       "object_updated": null,
*       "object_id": "2121a59f53ed42e0ae0436f636179156",
*       "status": "UNKNOWN",
*       "status_details": "The carrier has received the electronic shipment information.",
*       "status_date": "2019-07-02T12:57:45.005Z",
*       "substatus": null,
*       "location": {
*         "city": "San Francisco",
*         "state": "CA",
*         "zip": "94103",
*         "country": "US"
*       }
*     },
*     {
*       "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.005Z",
*       "object_updated": null,
*       "object_id": "06f949db1a8245beaa28df264b368a76",
*       "status": "TRANSIT",
*       "status_details": "Your shipment has departed from the origin.",
*       "status_date": "2019-07-03T15:02:45.005Z",
*       "substatus": null,
*       "location": {
*         "city": "San Francisco",
*         "state": "CA",
*         "zip": "94103",
*         "country": "US"
*       }
*     }
*   ],
*   "transaction": null,
*   "test": true
* }

* Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
* Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
* Generate Parsing Code from JSON

lcCarrier = loJResp.StringOf("carrier")
lcTracking_number = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_number")
lcAddress_fromCity = loJResp.StringOf("address_from.city")
lcAddress_fromState = loJResp.StringOf("address_from.state")
lcAddress_fromZip = loJResp.StringOf("address_from.zip")
lcAddress_fromCountry = loJResp.StringOf("address_from.country")
lcAddress_toCity = loJResp.StringOf("address_to.city")
lcAddress_toState = loJResp.StringOf("address_to.state")
lcAddress_toZip = loJResp.StringOf("address_to.zip")
lcAddress_toCountry = loJResp.StringOf("address_to.country")
lcEta = loJResp.StringOf("eta")
lcOriginal_eta = loJResp.StringOf("original_eta")
lcServicelevelToken = loJResp.StringOf("servicelevel.token")
lcServicelevelName = loJResp.StringOf("servicelevel.name")
lcMetadata = loJResp.StringOf("metadata")
lcTracking_statusObject_created = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.object_created")
lcTracking_statusObject_updated = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.object_updated")
lcTracking_statusObject_id = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.object_id")
lcTracking_statusStatus = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status")
lcTracking_statusStatus_details = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status_details")
lcTracking_statusStatus_date = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status_date")
lcTracking_statusSubstatus = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.substatus")
lcTracking_statusLocationCity = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.location.city")
lcTracking_statusLocationState = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.location.state")
lcTracking_statusLocationZip = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.location.zip")
lcTracking_statusLocationCountry = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.location.country")
lcTransaction = loJResp.StringOf("transaction")
lnTest = loJResp.BoolOf("test")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
ENDDO
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("tracking_history")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcObject_created = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].object_created")
    lcObject_updated = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].object_updated")
    lcObject_id = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].object_id")
    lcStatus = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].status")
    lcStatus_details = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].status_details")
    lcStatus_date = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].status_date")
    lcSubstatus = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].substatus")
    lcLocationCity = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].location.city")
    lcLocationState = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].location.state")
    lcLocationZip = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].location.zip")
    lcLocationCountry = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].location.country")
    i = i + 1
ENDDO

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loReq
RELEASE loResp
RELEASE loSbResponseBody
RELEASE loJResp