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Shippo Create an Order

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Demonstrates how to create an order with all the information about your order by sending a POST request to the orders endpoint.

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loJson
LOCAL loResp
LOCAL loSbResponseBody
LOCAL loJResp
LOCAL lnRespStatusCode

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/orders/ \
*     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
*     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
*     -d '{
*             "to_address": {
*                 "city": "San Francisco",
*                 "company": "Shippo",
*                 "country": "US",
*                 "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
*                 "name": "Mr Hippo",
*                 "phone": "15553419393",
*                 "state": "CA",
*                 "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
*                 "zip": "94117"
*             },
*             "line_items": [
*                 {
*                     "quantity": 1,
*                     "sku": "HM-123",
*                     "title": "Hippo Magazines",
*                     "total_price": "12.10",
*                     "currency": "USD",
*                     "weight": "0.40",
*                     "weight_unit": "lb"
*                 }
*             ],
*             "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
*             "order_number": "#1068",
*             "order_status": "PAID",
*             "shipping_cost": "12.83",
*             "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
*             "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
*             "subtotal_price": "12.10",
*             "total_price": "24.93",
*             "total_tax": "0.00",
*             "currency": "USD",
*             "weight": "0.40",
*             "weight_unit": "lb"
*         }'

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

* The following JSON is sent in the request body.

* {
*   "to_address": {
*     "city": "San Francisco",
*     "company": "Shippo",
*     "country": "US",
*     "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
*     "name": "Mr Hippo",
*     "phone": "15553419393",
*     "state": "CA",
*     "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
*     "zip": "94117"
*   },
*   "line_items": [
*     {
*       "quantity": 1,
*       "sku": "HM-123",
*       "title": "Hippo Magazines",
*       "total_price": "12.10",
*       "currency": "USD",
*       "weight": "0.40",
*       "weight_unit": "lb"
*     }
*   ],
*   "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
*   "order_number": "#1068",
*   "order_status": "PAID",
*   "shipping_cost": "12.83",
*   "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
*   "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
*   "subtotal_price": "12.10",
*   "total_price": "24.93",
*   "total_tax": "0.00",
*   "currency": "USD",
*   "weight": "0.40",
*   "weight_unit": "lb"
* }

loJson = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJson.UpdateString("to_address.city","San Francisco")
loJson.UpdateString("to_address.company","Shippo")
loJson.UpdateString("to_address.country","US")
loJson.UpdateString("to_address.email","shippotle@goshippo.com")
loJson.UpdateString("to_address.name","Mr Hippo")
loJson.UpdateString("to_address.phone","15553419393")
loJson.UpdateString("to_address.state","CA")
loJson.UpdateString("to_address.street1","215 Clayton St.")
loJson.UpdateString("to_address.zip","94117")
loJson.UpdateInt("line_items[0].quantity",1)
loJson.UpdateString("line_items[0].sku","HM-123")
loJson.UpdateString("line_items[0].title","Hippo Magazines")
loJson.UpdateString("line_items[0].total_price","12.10")
loJson.UpdateString("line_items[0].currency","USD")
loJson.UpdateString("line_items[0].weight","0.40")
loJson.UpdateString("line_items[0].weight_unit","lb")
loJson.UpdateString("placed_at","2016-09-23T01:28:12Z")
loJson.UpdateString("order_number","#1068")
loJson.UpdateString("order_status","PAID")
loJson.UpdateString("shipping_cost","12.83")
loJson.UpdateString("shipping_cost_currency","USD")
loJson.UpdateString("shipping_method","USPS First Class Package")
loJson.UpdateString("subtotal_price","12.10")
loJson.UpdateString("total_price","24.93")
loJson.UpdateString("total_tax","0.00")
loJson.UpdateString("currency","USD")
loJson.UpdateString("weight","0.40")
loJson.UpdateString("weight_unit","lb")

loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_Token>")
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

loResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.HttpResponse')
lnSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://api.goshippo.com/orders/",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)

* {}

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

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJson
RELEASE loResp
RELEASE loSbResponseBody
RELEASE loJResp