(Go) PayPal Create Invoice

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Creates a draft invoice.

For more information, see https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/invoicing/v2/#invoices_create

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    // Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 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 := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

    // Build the Authorization request header field value.
    sbAuth := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    // 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 := chilkat.NewRest()
    bAutoReconnect := true
    success := rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbAuth.DisposeStringBuilder()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        return
    }

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // 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..
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // First create a JSON invoice:
    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.SetEmitCompact(false)
    json.UpdateString("merchant_info.email","frank-facilitator@example.com")
    json.UpdateString("merchant_info.first_name","Frank")
    json.UpdateString("merchant_info.last_name","Facilitator")
    json.UpdateString("merchant_info.business_name","Medical Professionals, LLC")
    json.UpdateString("merchant_info.phone.country_code","001")
    json.UpdateString("merchant_info.phone.national_number","5032141716")
    json.UpdateString("merchant_info.address.line1","1234 Main St.")
    json.UpdateString("merchant_info.address.city","Portland")
    json.UpdateString("merchant_info.address.state","OR")
    json.UpdateString("merchant_info.address.postal_code","97217")
    json.UpdateString("merchant_info.address.country_code","US")
    json.UpdateString("billing_info[0].email","frank-buyer@somewhere.com")
    json.UpdateString("items[0].name","Sutures")
    json.UpdateInt("items[0].quantity",100)
    json.UpdateString("items[0].unit_price.currency","USD")
    json.UpdateString("items[0].unit_price.value","5")
    json.UpdateString("note","Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST")
    json.UpdateString("payment_term.term_type","NET_45")
    json.UpdateString("shipping_info.first_name","Sally")
    json.UpdateString("shipping_info.last_name","Patient")
    json.UpdateString("shipping_info.business_name","Not applicable")
    json.UpdateString("shipping_info.phone.country_code","001")
    json.UpdateString("shipping_info.phone.national_number","5039871234")
    json.UpdateString("shipping_info.address.line1","1234 Broad St.")
    json.UpdateString("shipping_info.address.city","Portland")
    json.UpdateString("shipping_info.address.state","OR")
    json.UpdateString("shipping_info.address.postal_code","97216")
    json.UpdateString("shipping_info.address.country_code","US")

    fmt.Println(*json.Emit())

    // The JSON invoice created by the above code:

    // 	{ 
    // 	  "merchant_info": { 
    // 	    "email": "frank-facilitator@example.com",
    // 	    "first_name": "Frank",
    // 	    "last_name": "Facilitator",
    // 	    "business_name": "Medical Professionals, LLC",
    // 	    "phone": { 
    // 	      "country_code": "001",
    // 	      "national_number": "5032141716"
    // 	    },
    // 	    "address": { 
    // 	      "line1": "1234 Main St.",
    // 	      "city": "Portland",
    // 	      "state": "OR",
    // 	      "postal_code": "97217",
    // 	      "country_code": "US"
    // 	    }
    // 	  },
    // 	  "billing_info": [ 
    // 	    { 
    // 	      "email": "frank-buyer@somewhere.com"
    // 	    }
    // 	  ],
    // 	  "items": [ 
    // 	    { 
    // 	      "name": "Sutures",
    // 	      "quantity": 100,
    // 	      "unit_price": { 
    // 	        "currency": "USD",
    // 	        "value": "5"
    // 	      }
    // 	    }
    // 	  ],
    // 	  "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
    // 	  "payment_term": { 
    // 	    "term_type": "NET_45"
    // 	  },
    // 	  "shipping_info": { 
    // 	    "first_name": "Sally",
    // 	    "last_name": "Patient",
    // 	    "business_name": "Not applicable",
    // 	    "phone": { 
    // 	      "country_code": "001",
    // 	      "national_number": "5039871234"
    // 	    },
    // 	    "address": { 
    // 	      "line1": "1234 Broad St.",
    // 	      "city": "Portland",
    // 	      "state": "OR",
    // 	      "postal_code": "97216",
    // 	      "country_code": "US"
    // 	    }
    // 	  }
    // 	}

    // Send the POST equivalent to this CURL command:

    // 	curl -v -X POST https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/ \
    // 	-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
    // 	-H "Authorization: Bearer Access-Token" \
    // 	-d '{ invoice JSON goes here }'

    json.SetEmitCompact(true)
    sbRequestBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    sbResponseBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()

    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
    rest.AddHeader("Authorization",*sbAuth.GetAsString())
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v1/invoicing/invoices",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbAuth.DisposeStringBuilder()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    // We should have some sort of JSON response.  It could be successful, or an error.
    jsonResponse := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jsonResponse.SetEmitCompact(false)
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

    fmt.Println("Response Status Code = ", rest.ResponseStatusCode())

    // Did we get a 201 success response?
    if rest.ResponseStatusCode() != 201 {
        // Show the JSON response body
        fmt.Println(*jsonResponse.Emit())

        fmt.Println(rest.LastRequestStartLine())
        fmt.Println(rest.LastRequestHeader())
        fmt.Println("Failed.")
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbAuth.DisposeStringBuilder()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jsonResponse.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    // Show a few parts of the JSON response
    fmt.Println("id: ", *jsonResponse.StringOf("id"))
    fmt.Println("number: ", *jsonResponse.StringOf("number"))
    fmt.Println("template_id: ", *jsonResponse.StringOf("template_id"))
    fmt.Println("status: ", *jsonResponse.StringOf("status"))

    // Show the full JSON response.
    fmt.Println(*jsonResponse.Emit())
    fmt.Println("Success.")

    // A successful response looks like this:

    // 	{ 
    // 	  "id": "INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
    // 	  "number": "0001",
    // 	  "template_id": "TEMP-8HS37702UW384535K",
    // 	  "status": "DRAFT",
    // 	  "merchant_info": { 
    // 	    "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com",
    // 	    "first_name": "Joe",
    // 	    "last_name": "Facilitator",
    // 	    "business_name": "Medical Professionals, LLC",
    // 	    "phone": { 
    // 	      "country_code": "001",
    // 	      "national_number": "5032141716"
    // 	    },
    // 	    "address": { 
    // 	      "line1": "1234 Main St.",
    // 	      "city": "Portland",
    // 	      "state": "OR",
    // 	      "postal_code": "97217",
    // 	      "country_code": "US"
    // 	    }
    // 	  },
    // 	  "billing_info": [ 
    // 	    { 
    // 	      "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
    // 	    }
    // 	  ],
    // 	  "shipping_info": { 
    // 	    "first_name": "Sally",
    // 	    "last_name": "Patient",
    // 	    "business_name": "Not applicable",
    // 	    "phone": { 
    // 	      "country_code": "001",
    // 	      "national_number": "5039871234"
    // 	    },
    // 	    "address": { 
    // 	      "line1": "1234 Broad St.",
    // 	      "city": "Portland",
    // 	      "state": "OR",
    // 	      "postal_code": "97216",
    // 	      "country_code": "US"
    // 	    }
    // 	  },
    // 	  "items": [ 
    // 	    { 
    // 	      "name": "Sutures",
    // 	      "quantity": 100.0,
    // 	      "unit_price": { 
    // 	        "currency": "USD",
    // 	        "value": "5.00"
    // 	      }
    // 	    }
    // 	  ],
    // 	  "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
    // 	  "payment_term": { 
    // 	    "term_type": "NET_45",
    // 	    "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
    // 	  },
    // 	  "tax_calculated_after_discount": false,
    // 	  "tax_inclusive": false,
    // 	  "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
    // 	  "total_amount": { 
    // 	    "currency": "USD",
    // 	    "value": "500.00"
    // 	  },
    // 	  "metadata": { 
    // 	    "created_date": "2016-11-15 06:17:03 PST"
    // 	  },
    // 	  "links": [ 
    // 	    { 
    // 	      "rel": "self",
    // 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
    // 	      "method": "GET"
    // 	    },
    // 	    { 
    // 	      "rel": "send",
    // 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/send",
    // 	      "method": "POST"
    // 	    },
    // 	    { 
    // 	      "rel": "update",
    // 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/update",
    // 	      "method": "PUT"
    // 	    },
    // 	    { 
    // 	      "rel": "delete",
    // 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
    // 	      "method": "DELETE"
    // 	    }
    // 	  ]
    // 	}
    // 

    jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
    sbAuth.DisposeStringBuilder()
    rest.DisposeRest()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    jsonResponse.DisposeJsonObject()