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Shippo Create a Batch

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Demonstrates how to create and purchase up to 10,000 shipments in a single API request.

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loJson
LOCAL loResp
LOCAL loSbResponseBody
LOCAL loJResp
LOCAL lnRespStatusCode
LOCAL lcObject_id
LOCAL lcObject_owner
LOCAL lcStatus
LOCAL lcObject_created
LOCAL lcObject_updated
LOCAL lcMetadata
LOCAL lcDefault_carrier_account
LOCAL lcDefault_servicelevel_token
LOCAL lcLabel_filetype
LOCAL lcBatch_shipmentsNext
LOCAL lcBatch_shipmentsPrevious
LOCAL lnObject_resultsPurchase_succeeded
LOCAL lnObject_resultsPurchase_failed
LOCAL lnObject_resultsCreation_failed
LOCAL lnObject_resultsCreation_succeeded
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')

* Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
* Generate Code to Create JSON

* The following JSON is sent in the request body.

* {
*   "default_carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093",
*   "default_servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
*   "label_filetype": "PDF_4x6",
*   "metadata": "BATCH #170",
*   "batch_shipments": [
*     {
*       "shipment": {
*         "address_from": {
*           "name": "Mr Hippo",
*           "street1": "965 Mission St",
*           "street2": "Ste 201",
*           "city": "San Francisco",
*           "state": "CA",
*           "zip": "94103",
*           "country": "US",
*           "phone": "4151234567",
*           "email": "mrhippo@goshippo.com"
*         },
*         "address_to": {
*           "name": "Mrs Hippo",
*           "company": "",
*           "street1": "Broadway 1",
*           "street2": "",
*           "city": "New York",
*           "state": "NY",
*           "zip": "10007",
*           "country": "US",
*           "phone": "4151234567",
*           "email": "mrshippo@goshippo.com"
*         },
*         "parcels": [
*           {
*             "length": "5",
*             "width": "5",
*             "height": "5",
*             "distance_unit": "in",
*             "weight": "2",
*             "mass_unit": "oz"
*           }
*         ]
*       }
*     },
*     {
*       "shipment": {
*         "address_from": {
*           "name": "Mr Hippo",
*           "street1": "1092 Indian Summer Ct",
*           "city": "San Jose",
*           "state": "CA",
*           "zip": "95122",
*           "country": "US",
*           "phone": "4151234567",
*           "email": "mrhippo@goshippo.com"
*         },
*         "address_to": {
*           "name": "Mrs Hippo",
*           "company": "",
*           "street1": "Broadway 1",
*           "street2": "",
*           "city": "New York",
*           "state": "NY",
*           "zip": "10007",
*           "country": "US",
*           "phone": "4151234567",
*           "email": "mrshippo@goshippo.com"
*         },
*         "parcels": [
*           {
*             "length": "5",
*             "width": "5",
*             "height": "5",
*             "distance_unit": "in",
*             "weight": "20",
*             "mass_unit": "lb"
*           }
*         ]
*       },
*       "carrier_account": "a4391cd4ab974f478f55dc08b5c8e3b3",
*       "servicelevel_token": "fedex_2_day"
*     }
*   ]
* }

loJson = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJson.UpdateString("default_carrier_account","078870331023437cb917f5187429b093")
loJson.UpdateString("default_servicelevel_token","usps_priority")
loJson.UpdateString("label_filetype","PDF_4x6")
loJson.UpdateString("metadata","BATCH #170")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.name","Mr Hippo")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.street1","965 Mission St")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.street2","Ste 201")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.city","San Francisco")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.state","CA")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.zip","94103")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.country","US")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.phone","4151234567")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.email","mrhippo@goshippo.com")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.name","Mrs Hippo")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.company","")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.street1","Broadway 1")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.street2","")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.city","New York")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.state","NY")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.zip","10007")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.country","US")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.phone","4151234567")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.email","mrshippo@goshippo.com")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].length","5")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].width","5")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].height","5")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].distance_unit","in")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].weight","2")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].mass_unit","oz")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.name","Mr Hippo")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.street1","1092 Indian Summer Ct")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.city","San Jose")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.state","CA")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.zip","95122")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.country","US")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.phone","4151234567")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.email","mrhippo@goshippo.com")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.name","Mrs Hippo")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.company","")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.street1","Broadway 1")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.street2","")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.city","New York")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.state","NY")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.zip","10007")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.country","US")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.phone","4151234567")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.email","mrshippo@goshippo.com")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].length","5")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].width","5")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].height","5")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].distance_unit","in")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].weight","20")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].mass_unit","lb")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].carrier_account","a4391cd4ab974f478f55dc08b5c8e3b3")
loJson.UpdateString("batch_shipments[1].servicelevel_token","fedex_2_day")

loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken shippo_test_3af5d574e2f845d30efcaf9b2f47d9c2aef4807a")
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

loResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.HttpResponse')
lnSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://api.goshippo.com/batches/",loJson,"application/json",loResp)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJson
    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 loJson
    RELEASE loResp
    RELEASE loSbResponseBody
    RELEASE loJResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

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

* {
*   "object_id": "a015eb693cca465dbb6523ce6d2e3c65",
*   "object_owner": "admin",
*   "status": "VALIDATING",
*   "object_created": "2016-09-12T15:25:43.465Z",
*   "object_updated": "2016-09-12T15:25:43.465Z",
*   "metadata": "BATCH #170",
*   "default_carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093",
*   "default_servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
*   "label_filetype": "PDF_4x6",
*   "batch_shipments": {
*     "next": null,
*     "previous": null,
*     "results": [
*     ]
*   },
*   "object_results": {
*     "purchase_succeeded": 0,
*     "purchase_failed": 0,
*     "creation_failed": 0,
*     "creation_succeeded": 0
*   },
*   "label_url": [
*   ]
* }

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

lcObject_id = loJResp.StringOf("object_id")
lcObject_owner = loJResp.StringOf("object_owner")
lcStatus = loJResp.StringOf("status")
lcObject_created = loJResp.StringOf("object_created")
lcObject_updated = loJResp.StringOf("object_updated")
lcMetadata = loJResp.StringOf("metadata")
lcDefault_carrier_account = loJResp.StringOf("default_carrier_account")
lcDefault_servicelevel_token = loJResp.StringOf("default_servicelevel_token")
lcLabel_filetype = loJResp.StringOf("label_filetype")
lcBatch_shipmentsNext = loJResp.StringOf("batch_shipments.next")
lcBatch_shipmentsPrevious = loJResp.StringOf("batch_shipments.previous")
lnObject_resultsPurchase_succeeded = loJResp.IntOf("object_results.purchase_succeeded")
lnObject_resultsPurchase_failed = loJResp.IntOf("object_results.purchase_failed")
lnObject_resultsCreation_failed = loJResp.IntOf("object_results.creation_failed")
lnObject_resultsCreation_succeeded = loJResp.IntOf("object_results.creation_succeeded")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("batch_shipments.results")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
ENDDO
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("label_url")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
ENDDO

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJson
RELEASE loResp
RELEASE loSbResponseBody
RELEASE loJResp