(Objective-C) PayPal Create Invoice

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Creates a draft invoice.

For more information, see https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/invoicing/v2/#invoices_create

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#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <CkoRest.h>

// Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.

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

// Load our previously obtained access token. (see PayPal OAuth2 Access Token)
CkoJsonObject *jsonToken = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[jsonToken LoadFile: @"qa_data/tokens/paypal.json"];

// Build the Authorization request header field value.
CkoStringBuilder *sbAuth = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
// token_type should be "Bearer"
[sbAuth Append: [jsonToken StringOf: @"token_type"]];
[sbAuth Append: @" "];
[sbAuth Append: [jsonToken StringOf: @"access_token"]];

// Make the initial connection.
// A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many PayPal REST API calls.
// The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
// then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
CkoRest *rest = [[CkoRest alloc] init];
BOOL bAutoReconnect = YES;
BOOL success = [rest Connect: @"api.sandbox.paypal.com" port: [NSNumber numberWithInt: 443] tls: YES autoReconnect: bAutoReconnect];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The code above this comment could be placed inside a function/subroutine within the application
// because the connection does not need to be made for every request.  Once the connection is made
// the app may send many requests..
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// First create a JSON invoice:
CkoJsonObject *json = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
json.EmitCompact = NO;
[json UpdateString: @"merchant_info.email" value: @"frank-facilitator@example.com"];
[json UpdateString: @"merchant_info.first_name" value: @"Frank"];
[json UpdateString: @"merchant_info.last_name" value: @"Facilitator"];
[json UpdateString: @"merchant_info.business_name" value: @"Medical Professionals, LLC"];
[json UpdateString: @"merchant_info.phone.country_code" value: @"001"];
[json UpdateString: @"merchant_info.phone.national_number" value: @"5032141716"];
[json UpdateString: @"merchant_info.address.line1" value: @"1234 Main St."];
[json UpdateString: @"merchant_info.address.city" value: @"Portland"];
[json UpdateString: @"merchant_info.address.state" value: @"OR"];
[json UpdateString: @"merchant_info.address.postal_code" value: @"97217"];
[json UpdateString: @"merchant_info.address.country_code" value: @"US"];
[json UpdateString: @"billing_info[0].email" value: @"frank-buyer@somewhere.com"];
[json UpdateString: @"items[0].name" value: @"Sutures"];
[json UpdateInt: @"items[0].quantity" value: [NSNumber numberWithInt: 100]];
[json UpdateString: @"items[0].unit_price.currency" value: @"USD"];
[json UpdateString: @"items[0].unit_price.value" value: @"5"];
[json UpdateString: @"note" value: @"Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST"];
[json UpdateString: @"payment_term.term_type" value: @"NET_45"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipping_info.first_name" value: @"Sally"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipping_info.last_name" value: @"Patient"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipping_info.business_name" value: @"Not applicable"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipping_info.phone.country_code" value: @"001"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipping_info.phone.national_number" value: @"5039871234"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipping_info.address.line1" value: @"1234 Broad St."];
[json UpdateString: @"shipping_info.address.city" value: @"Portland"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipping_info.address.state" value: @"OR"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipping_info.address.postal_code" value: @"97216"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipping_info.address.country_code" value: @"US"];

NSLog(@"%@",[json Emit]);

// The JSON invoice created by the above code:

// 	{ 
// 	  "merchant_info": { 
// 	    "email": "frank-facilitator@example.com",
// 	    "first_name": "Frank",
// 	    "last_name": "Facilitator",
// 	    "business_name": "Medical Professionals, LLC",
// 	    "phone": { 
// 	      "country_code": "001",
// 	      "national_number": "5032141716"
// 	    },
// 	    "address": { 
// 	      "line1": "1234 Main St.",
// 	      "city": "Portland",
// 	      "state": "OR",
// 	      "postal_code": "97217",
// 	      "country_code": "US"
// 	    }
// 	  },
// 	  "billing_info": [ 
// 	    { 
// 	      "email": "frank-buyer@somewhere.com"
// 	    }
// 	  ],
// 	  "items": [ 
// 	    { 
// 	      "name": "Sutures",
// 	      "quantity": 100,
// 	      "unit_price": { 
// 	        "currency": "USD",
// 	        "value": "5"
// 	      }
// 	    }
// 	  ],
// 	  "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
// 	  "payment_term": { 
// 	    "term_type": "NET_45"
// 	  },
// 	  "shipping_info": { 
// 	    "first_name": "Sally",
// 	    "last_name": "Patient",
// 	    "business_name": "Not applicable",
// 	    "phone": { 
// 	      "country_code": "001",
// 	      "national_number": "5039871234"
// 	    },
// 	    "address": { 
// 	      "line1": "1234 Broad St.",
// 	      "city": "Portland",
// 	      "state": "OR",
// 	      "postal_code": "97216",
// 	      "country_code": "US"
// 	    }
// 	  }
// 	}

// Send the POST equivalent to this CURL command:

// 	curl -v -X POST https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/ \
// 	-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
// 	-H "Authorization: Bearer Access-Token" \
// 	-d '{ invoice JSON goes here }'

json.EmitCompact = YES;
CkoStringBuilder *sbRequestBody = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
CkoStringBuilder *sbResponseBody = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];

[rest AddHeader: @"Content-Type" value: @"application/json"];
[rest AddHeader: @"Authorization" value: [sbAuth GetAsString]];
[json EmitSb: sbRequestBody];

success = [rest FullRequestSb: @"POST" uriPath: @"/v1/invoicing/invoices" requestBody: sbRequestBody responseBody: sbResponseBody];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// We should have some sort of JSON response.  It could be successful, or an error.
CkoJsonObject *jsonResponse = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = NO;
[jsonResponse LoadSb: sbResponseBody];

NSLog(@"%@%d",@"Response Status Code = ",[rest.ResponseStatusCode intValue]);

// Did we get a 201 success response?
if ([rest.ResponseStatusCode intValue] != 201) {
    // Show the JSON response body
    NSLog(@"%@",[jsonResponse Emit]);

    NSLog(@"%@",rest.LastRequestStartLine);
    NSLog(@"%@",rest.LastRequestHeader);
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed.");
    return;
}

// Show a few parts of the JSON response
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"id: ",[jsonResponse StringOf: @"id"]);
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"number: ",[jsonResponse StringOf: @"number"]);
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"template_id: ",[jsonResponse StringOf: @"template_id"]);
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"status: ",[jsonResponse StringOf: @"status"]);

// Show the full JSON response.
NSLog(@"%@",[jsonResponse Emit]);
NSLog(@"%@",@"Success.");

// A successful response looks like this:

// 	{ 
// 	  "id": "INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
// 	  "number": "0001",
// 	  "template_id": "TEMP-8HS37702UW384535K",
// 	  "status": "DRAFT",
// 	  "merchant_info": { 
// 	    "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com",
// 	    "first_name": "Joe",
// 	    "last_name": "Facilitator",
// 	    "business_name": "Medical Professionals, LLC",
// 	    "phone": { 
// 	      "country_code": "001",
// 	      "national_number": "5032141716"
// 	    },
// 	    "address": { 
// 	      "line1": "1234 Main St.",
// 	      "city": "Portland",
// 	      "state": "OR",
// 	      "postal_code": "97217",
// 	      "country_code": "US"
// 	    }
// 	  },
// 	  "billing_info": [ 
// 	    { 
// 	      "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
// 	    }
// 	  ],
// 	  "shipping_info": { 
// 	    "first_name": "Sally",
// 	    "last_name": "Patient",
// 	    "business_name": "Not applicable",
// 	    "phone": { 
// 	      "country_code": "001",
// 	      "national_number": "5039871234"
// 	    },
// 	    "address": { 
// 	      "line1": "1234 Broad St.",
// 	      "city": "Portland",
// 	      "state": "OR",
// 	      "postal_code": "97216",
// 	      "country_code": "US"
// 	    }
// 	  },
// 	  "items": [ 
// 	    { 
// 	      "name": "Sutures",
// 	      "quantity": 100.0,
// 	      "unit_price": { 
// 	        "currency": "USD",
// 	        "value": "5.00"
// 	      }
// 	    }
// 	  ],
// 	  "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
// 	  "payment_term": { 
// 	    "term_type": "NET_45",
// 	    "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
// 	  },
// 	  "tax_calculated_after_discount": false,
// 	  "tax_inclusive": false,
// 	  "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
// 	  "total_amount": { 
// 	    "currency": "USD",
// 	    "value": "500.00"
// 	  },
// 	  "metadata": { 
// 	    "created_date": "2016-11-15 06:17:03 PST"
// 	  },
// 	  "links": [ 
// 	    { 
// 	      "rel": "self",
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
// 	      "method": "GET"
// 	    },
// 	    { 
// 	      "rel": "send",
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/send",
// 	      "method": "POST"
// 	    },
// 	    { 
// 	      "rel": "update",
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/update",
// 	      "method": "PUT"
// 	    },
// 	    { 
// 	      "rel": "delete",
// 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
// 	      "method": "DELETE"
// 	    }
// 	  ]
// 	}
//