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Shippo Label Purchase

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

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NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    //  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"
    //  }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    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");

    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.goshippo.com/transactions/",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    var jResp = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.EmitCompact = false;

    console.log("Response Body:");
    console.log(jResp.Emit());

    var respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
    console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        console.log("Response Header:");
        console.log(resp.Header);
        console.log("Failed.");
        return;
    }

    //  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

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


}

chilkatExample();