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Shippo Validate Global Address

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Demonstrates how to validate a global address.

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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/addresses/ \
    //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //     -d name="Shawn Ippotle" \
    //     -d company="Shippo" \
    //     -d street1="Kortrijksesteenweg 1005" \
    //     -d city="Gent" \
    //     -d zip=9000 \
    //     -d country="BE" \
    //     -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","Kortrijksesteenweg 1005")
    req.AddParam("city","Gent")
    req.AddParam("zip","9000")
    req.AddParam("country","BE")
    req.AddParam("email","shippotle@goshippo.com")
    req.AddParam("validate","true")

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

    resp := chilkat.NewHttpResponse()
    success = http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/",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_created": "2017-07-26T17:52:37.305Z",
    //   "object_updated": "2017-07-26T17:52:37.351Z",
    //   "object_id": "b7f9709df3914d1ca6efe4c30e7b0572",
    //   "is_complete": true,
    //   "validation_results": {
    //     "is_valid": true,
    //     "messages": [
    //       {
    //         "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
    //         "type": "address_correction",
    //         "code": "administrative_area_change",
    //         "text": "The administrative area (state or province) was added or changed."
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
    //         "code": "geocoded_rooftop",
    //         "text": "The record was geocoded down to rooftop level, meaning the point is within the property boundaries (most often the center)."
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
    //         "code": "premises_full",
    //         "text": "The address has been verified to the Premise (House or Building) Level, which is the highest level possible with the reference data."
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   },
    //   "object_owner": "hippo@goshippo.com",
    //   "name": "Hippo Shippo",
    //   "company": "Shippo",
    //   "street_no": "2",
    //   "street1": "Unter den Linden",
    //   "street2": "",
    //   "street3": "",
    //   "city": "Berlin",
    //   "state": "",
    //   "zip": "10117",
    //   "country": "DE",
    //   "longitude": "13.39751",
    //   "latitude": "52.51785",
    //   "phone": "14151234567",
    //   "email": "hippo@goshippo.com",
    //   "is_residential": null,
    //   "metadata": "",
    //   "test": false
    // }

    // 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 v_type *string = new(string)
    var code *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")
    street3 := jResp.StringOf("street3")
    city := jResp.StringOf("city")
    state := jResp.StringOf("state")
    zip := jResp.StringOf("zip")
    country := jResp.StringOf("country")
    longitude := jResp.StringOf("longitude")
    latitude := jResp.StringOf("latitude")
    phone := jResp.StringOf("phone")
    email := jResp.StringOf("email")
    is_residential := jResp.StringOf("is_residential")
    metadata := jResp.StringOf("metadata")
    test := jResp.BoolOf("test")
    i := 0
    count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray("validation_results.messages")
    for i < count_i {
        jResp.SetI(i)
        source = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].source")
        v_type = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].type")
        code = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].code")
        text = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].text")
        i = i + 1
    }


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