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Shippo Adding Metadata

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Demonstrates how to add metadata to the tracking request through a POST request.

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llSuccess = .F.

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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl https://api.goshippo.com/tracks/ \
//     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
//     -d carrier="shippo" \
//     -d tracking_number="SHIPPO_TRANSIT" \
//     -d metadata="Order 000123"

loReq = createobject("CkHttpRequest")
loReq.HttpVerb = "POST"
loReq.Path = "/tracks/"
loReq.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
loReq.AddParam("carrier","shippo")
loReq.AddParam("tracking_number","SHIPPO_TRANSIT")
loReq.AddParam("metadata","Order 000123")

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

loResp = createobject("CkHttpResponse")
llSuccess = loHttp.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/tracks/",loReq,loResp)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loReq
    release loResp
    return
endif

loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = .F.

? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + str(lnRespStatusCode)
if (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) then
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
    release loHttp
    release loReq
    release loResp
    release loSbResponseBody
    release loJResp
    return
endif

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

// {
//   "messages": [
//   ],
//   "carrier": "shippo",
//   "tracking_number": "SHIPPO_TRANSIT",
//   "address_from": {
//     "city": "San Francisco",
//     "state": "CA",
//     "zip": "94103",
//     "country": "US"
//   },
//   "address_to": {
//     "city": "Chicago",
//     "state": "IL",
//     "zip": "60611",
//     "country": "US"
//   },
//   "eta": "2019-07-07T17:07:44.989Z",
//   "original_eta": "2019-07-07T17:07:44.989Z",
//   "servicelevel": {
//     "token": "shippo_priority",
//     "name": "Priority Mail"
//   },
//   "metadata": "Shippo test tracking",
//   "tracking_status": {
//     "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.003Z",
//     "object_updated": null,
//     "object_id": "ee35fb56f5d04021b36168abedc04573",
//     "status": "TRANSIT",
//     "status_details": "Your shipment has departed from the origin.",
//     "status_date": "2019-07-03T15:02:45.003Z",
//     "substatus": null,
//     "location": {
//       "city": "San Francisco",
//       "state": "CA",
//       "zip": "94103",
//       "country": "US"
//     }
//   },
//   "tracking_history": [
//     {
//       "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.005Z",
//       "object_updated": null,
//       "object_id": "2121a59f53ed42e0ae0436f636179156",
//       "status": "UNKNOWN",
//       "status_details": "The carrier has received the electronic shipment information.",
//       "status_date": "2019-07-02T12:57:45.005Z",
//       "substatus": null,
//       "location": {
//         "city": "San Francisco",
//         "state": "CA",
//         "zip": "94103",
//         "country": "US"
//       }
//     },
//     {
//       "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.005Z",
//       "object_updated": null,
//       "object_id": "06f949db1a8245beaa28df264b368a76",
//       "status": "TRANSIT",
//       "status_details": "Your shipment has departed from the origin.",
//       "status_date": "2019-07-03T15:02:45.005Z",
//       "substatus": null,
//       "location": {
//         "city": "San Francisco",
//         "state": "CA",
//         "zip": "94103",
//         "country": "US"
//       }
//     }
//   ],
//   "transaction": null,
//   "test": true
// }

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

lcCarrier = loJResp.StringOf("carrier")
lcTracking_number = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_number")
lcAddress_fromCity = loJResp.StringOf("address_from.city")
lcAddress_fromState = loJResp.StringOf("address_from.state")
lcAddress_fromZip = loJResp.StringOf("address_from.zip")
lcAddress_fromCountry = loJResp.StringOf("address_from.country")
lcAddress_toCity = loJResp.StringOf("address_to.city")
lcAddress_toState = loJResp.StringOf("address_to.state")
lcAddress_toZip = loJResp.StringOf("address_to.zip")
lcAddress_toCountry = loJResp.StringOf("address_to.country")
lcEta = loJResp.StringOf("eta")
lcOriginal_eta = loJResp.StringOf("original_eta")
lcServicelevelToken = loJResp.StringOf("servicelevel.token")
lcServicelevelName = loJResp.StringOf("servicelevel.name")
lcMetadata = loJResp.StringOf("metadata")
lcTracking_statusObject_created = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.object_created")
lcTracking_statusObject_updated = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.object_updated")
lcTracking_statusObject_id = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.object_id")
lcTracking_statusStatus = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status")
lcTracking_statusStatus_details = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status_details")
lcTracking_statusStatus_date = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.status_date")
lcTracking_statusSubstatus = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.substatus")
lcTracking_statusLocationCity = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.location.city")
lcTracking_statusLocationState = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.location.state")
lcTracking_statusLocationZip = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.location.zip")
lcTracking_statusLocationCountry = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_status.location.country")
lcTransaction = loJResp.StringOf("transaction")
llTest = loJResp.BoolOf("test")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
enddo
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("tracking_history")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcObject_created = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].object_created")
    lcObject_updated = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].object_updated")
    lcObject_id = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].object_id")
    lcStatus = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].status")
    lcStatus_details = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].status_details")
    lcStatus_date = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].status_date")
    lcSubstatus = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].substatus")
    lcLocationCity = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].location.city")
    lcLocationState = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].location.state")
    lcLocationZip = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].location.zip")
    lcLocationCountry = loJResp.StringOf("tracking_history[i].location.country")
    i = i + 1
enddo


release loHttp
release loReq
release loResp
release loSbResponseBody
release loJResp