(Go) Shippo Label Purchase

Demonstrates how to create a shipping label in one API call through Shippo.

For more information, see https://goshippo.com/docs/shipping-labels/

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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()
    var success bool

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl https://api.goshippo.com/transactions/  \
    //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
    //     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
    //     -d '{
    //         "shipment": {
    //             "address_from": {
    //                 "name": "Mr. Hippo",
    //                 "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
    //                 "city": "San Francisco",
    //                 "state": "CA",
    //                 "zip": "94117",
    //                 "country": "US",
    //                 "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
    //                 "email": "support@goshippo.com"
    //             },
    //             "address_to": {
    //                 "name": "Mrs. Hippo",
    //                 "street1": "965 Mission St.",
    //                 "city": "San Francisco",
    //                 "state": "CA",
    //                 "zip": "94105",
    //                 "country": "US",
    //                 "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
    //                 "email": "support@goshippo.com"
    //             },
    //             "parcels": [{
    //                 "length": "5",
    //                 "width": "5",
    //                 "height": "5",
    //                 "distance_unit": "in",
    //                 "weight": "2",
    //                 "mass_unit": "lb"
    //             }]
    //         },
    //         "carrier_account": "b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c",
    //         "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority"
    //         }'

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

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "shipment": {
    //     "address_from": {
    //       "name": "Mr. Hippo",
    //       "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
    //       "city": "San Francisco",
    //       "state": "CA",
    //       "zip": "94117",
    //       "country": "US",
    //       "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
    //       "email": "support@goshippo.com"
    //     },
    //     "address_to": {
    //       "name": "Mrs. Hippo",
    //       "street1": "965 Mission St.",
    //       "city": "San Francisco",
    //       "state": "CA",
    //       "zip": "94105",
    //       "country": "US",
    //       "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
    //       "email": "support@goshippo.com"
    //     },
    //     "parcels": [
    //       {
    //         "length": "5",
    //         "width": "5",
    //         "height": "5",
    //         "distance_unit": "in",
    //         "weight": "2",
    //         "mass_unit": "lb"
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   },
    //   "carrier_account": "b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c",
    //   "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority"
    // }

    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.name","Mr. Hippo")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.street1","215 Clayton St.")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.city","San Francisco")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.state","CA")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.zip","94117")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.country","US")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.phone","+1 555 341 9393")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_from.email","support@goshippo.com")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.name","Mrs. Hippo")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.street1","965 Mission St.")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.city","San Francisco")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.state","CA")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.zip","94105")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.country","US")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.phone","+1 555 341 9393")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.address_to.email","support@goshippo.com")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].length","5")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].width","5")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].height","5")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].distance_unit","in")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].weight","2")
    json.UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].mass_unit","lb")
    json.UpdateString("carrier_account","b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c")
    json.UpdateString("servicelevel_token","usps_priority")

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

    resp := http.PostJson3("https://api.goshippo.com/transactions/","application/json",json)
    if http.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        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.")
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jResp.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()

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

    // {
    //   "object_state": "VALID",
    //   "status": "SUCCESS",
    //   "object_created": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
    //   "object_updated": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
    //   "object_id": "64bba01845ef40d29374032599f22588",
    //   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
    //   "was_test": false,
    //   "rate": {
    //     "object_id": "cf6fea899f1848b494d9568e8266e076",
    //     "amount": "5.50",
    //     "currency": "USD",
    //     "amount_local": "5.50",
    //     "currency_local": "USD",
    //     "provider": "USPS",
    //     "servicelevel_name": "Priority Mail",
    //     "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
    //     "carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093"
    //   },
    //   "tracking_number": "ZW70QJC",
    //   "tracking_status": {
    //     "object_created": "2013-12-27T23:17:41.411Z",
    //     "object_id": "a21b3d6831c14ceaba6730179ce6e784",
    //     "status": "UNKNOWN",
    //     "status_details": "",
    //     "status_date": "2013-12-28T12:04:04.214Z"
    //   },
    //   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction.action?tLabels=ZW70QJC",
    //   "eta": "2013-12-30T12:00:00.000Z",
    //   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery.s3.amazonaws.com/96.pdf?Signature=PEdWrp0mFWAGwJp7FW3b%2FeA2eyY%3D&Expires=1385930652&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJTHP3LLFMYAWALIA",
    //   "commercial_invoice_url": "",
    //   "metadata": "",
    //   "messages": [
    //   ]
    // }

    // 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")
    was_test := jResp.BoolOf("was_test")
    rateObject_id := jResp.StringOf("rate.object_id")
    rateAmount := jResp.StringOf("rate.amount")
    rateCurrency := jResp.StringOf("rate.currency")
    rateAmount_local := jResp.StringOf("rate.amount_local")
    rateCurrency_local := jResp.StringOf("rate.currency_local")
    rateProvider := jResp.StringOf("rate.provider")
    rateServicelevel_name := jResp.StringOf("rate.servicelevel_name")
    rateServicelevel_token := jResp.StringOf("rate.servicelevel_token")
    rateCarrier_account := jResp.StringOf("rate.carrier_account")
    tracking_number := jResp.StringOf("tracking_number")
    tracking_statusObject_created := jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.object_created")
    tracking_statusObject_id := jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.object_id")
    tracking_statusStatus := jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status")
    tracking_statusStatus_details := jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status_details")
    tracking_statusStatus_date := jResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status_date")
    tracking_url_provider := jResp.StringOf("tracking_url_provider")
    eta := jResp.StringOf("eta")
    label_url := jResp.StringOf("label_url")
    commercial_invoice_url := jResp.StringOf("commercial_invoice_url")
    metadata := jResp.StringOf("metadata")
    i := 0
    count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
    for i < count_i {
        jResp.SetI(i)
        i = i + 1
    }


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