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Shippo Create Transaction Object

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Creates a Transaction object that represents a shipping label purchase and is based on the shipping rate.

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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/transactions \
    //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //     -d rate="478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612"
    //     -d label_file_type="PDF"
    //     -d async=false

    req := chilkat.NewHttpRequest()
    req.SetHttpVerb("POST")
    req.SetPath("/transactions")
    req.SetContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
    req.AddParam("rate","478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612")
    req.AddParam("label_file_type","PDF")
    req.AddParam("async","false")

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

    resp := chilkat.NewHttpResponse()
    success = http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/transactions",req,resp)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        req.DisposeHttpRequest()
        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()
        req.DisposeHttpRequest()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jResp.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

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

    // {
    //   "object_state": "VALID",
    //   "status": "SUCCESS",
    //   "object_created": "2019-06-28T18:04:08.679Z",
    //   "object_updated": "2019-06-28T18:04:10.516Z",
    //   "object_id": "6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb",
    //   "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
    //   "test": true,
    //   "rate": "dd7556c284e8444294d2ab7099e662d2",
    //   "tracking_number": "92701902416755000000000015",
    //   "tracking_status": "UNKNOWN",
    //   "eta": null,
    //   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input?origTrackNum=92701902416755000000000015",
    //   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery-east.s3.amazonaws.com/6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb.pdf?Signature=1LU0Qf11nQJGei%2FeLZr%2BQ5EwJS4%3D&Expires=1593281050&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJGLCC5MYLLWIG42A",
    //   "commercial_invoice_url": null,
    //   "messages": [
    //   ],
    //   "order": null,
    //   "metadata": "",
    //   "parcel": "5af766ff15684a4186b0e3c833348fac",
    //   "billing": {
    //     "payments": [
    //     ]
    //   }
    // }

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

    object_state := jResp.StringOf("object_state")
    status := jResp.StringOf("status")
    object_created := jResp.StringOf("object_created")
    object_updated := jResp.StringOf("object_updated")
    object_id := jResp.StringOf("object_id")
    object_owner := jResp.StringOf("object_owner")
    test := jResp.BoolOf("test")
    rate := jResp.StringOf("rate")
    tracking_number := jResp.StringOf("tracking_number")
    tracking_status := jResp.StringOf("tracking_status")
    eta := jResp.StringOf("eta")
    tracking_url_provider := jResp.StringOf("tracking_url_provider")
    label_url := jResp.StringOf("label_url")
    commercial_invoice_url := jResp.StringOf("commercial_invoice_url")
    order := jResp.StringOf("order")
    metadata := jResp.StringOf("metadata")
    parcel := jResp.StringOf("parcel")
    i := 0
    count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
    for i < count_i {
        jResp.SetI(i)
        i = i + 1
    }

    i = 0
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("billing.payments")
    for i < count_i {
        jResp.SetI(i)
        i = i + 1
    }


    http.DisposeHttp()
    req.DisposeHttpRequest()
    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
    sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    jResp.DisposeJsonObject()