(Go) Shippo Validate Address

Demonstrates how to validate your addresses through the Shippo API before you create labels.

For more information, see https://goshippo.com/docs/address-validation/

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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/addresses/ \
    //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //     -d name="Shawn Ippotle" \
    //     -d company="Shippo" \
    //     -d street1="215 Clayton St." \
    //     -d city="San Francisco" \
    //     -d state="CA" \
    //     -d zip=94117 \
    //     -d country="US" \
    //     -d email="shippotle@goshippo.com"\
    //     -d validate=true

    req := chilkat.NewHttpRequest()
    req.SetHttpVerb("POST")
    req.SetPath("/addresses/")
    req.SetContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
    req.AddParam("name","Shawn Ippotle")
    req.AddParam("company","Shippo")
    req.AddParam("street1","215 Clayton St.")
    req.AddParam("city","San Francisco")
    req.AddParam("state","CA")
    req.AddParam("zip","94117")
    req.AddParam("country","US")
    req.AddParam("email","shippotle@goshippo.com")
    req.AddParam("validate","true")

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

    resp := http.PostUrlEncoded("https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/",req)
    if http.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        req.DisposeHttpRequest()
        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()
        req.DisposeHttpRequest()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jResp.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()

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

    // {
    //   "object_created": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.574Z",
    //   "object_updated": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.596Z",
    //   "object_id": "67183b2e81e9421f894bfbcdc4236b16",
    //   "is_complete": false,
    //   "validation_results": {
    //     "is_valid": false,
    //     "messages": [
    //       {
    //         "source": "USPS",
    //         "code": "Address Not Found",
    //         "type": "address_error",
    //         "text": "The address as submitted could not be found. Please check for excessive abbreviations in the street address line or in the City name."
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   },
    //   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
    //   "name": "Shawn Ippotle",
    //   "company": "Shippo",
    //   "street_no": "",
    //   "street1": "215 HIPPO ST.",
    //   "street2": "",
    //   "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
    //   "state": "CA",
    //   "zip": "94107",
    //   "country": "US",
    //   "phone": ""
    // }

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

    var source *string = new(string)
    var code *string = new(string)
    var v_type *string = new(string)
    var text *string = new(string)

    object_created := jResp.StringOf("object_created")
    object_updated := jResp.StringOf("object_updated")
    object_id := jResp.StringOf("object_id")
    is_complete := jResp.BoolOf("is_complete")
    validation_resultsIs_valid := jResp.BoolOf("validation_results.is_valid")
    object_owner := jResp.StringOf("object_owner")
    name := jResp.StringOf("name")
    company := jResp.StringOf("company")
    street_no := jResp.StringOf("street_no")
    street1 := jResp.StringOf("street1")
    street2 := jResp.StringOf("street2")
    city := jResp.StringOf("city")
    state := jResp.StringOf("state")
    zip := jResp.StringOf("zip")
    country := jResp.StringOf("country")
    phone := jResp.StringOf("phone")
    i := 0
    count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray("validation_results.messages")
    for i < count_i {
        jResp.SetI(i)
        source = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].source")
        code = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].code")
        v_type = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].type")
        text = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].text")
        i = i + 1
    }


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