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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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    success := false

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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()

    // 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"
    // }

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

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

    resp := chilkat.NewHttpResponse()
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.goshippo.com/orders/",json,"application/json",resp)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        return
    }

    sbResponseBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
    jResp := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
    jResp.SetEmitCompact(false)

    fmt.Println("Response Body:")
    fmt.Println(*jResp.Emit())

    respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode()
    fmt.Println("Response Status Code = ", respStatusCode)
    if respStatusCode >= 400 {
        fmt.Println("Response Header:")
        fmt.Println(resp.Header())
        fmt.Println("Failed.")
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jResp.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    // 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


    http.DisposeHttp()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
    sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    jResp.DisposeJsonObject()