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Objective-C

UPS Tracking API

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Demonstrates making a call to the UPS tracking REST API. Parses the tracking response and extracts the base64 signature image to a gif file.

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Objective-C
#import <CkoHttp.h>
#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <CkoHttpResponse.h>
#import <CkoBinData.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];

// This is the testing endpoint for the tracking API:
NSString *url = @"https://wwwcie.ups.com/rest/Track";

// Send an HTTP request with the following JSON body:

// {
//   "UPSSecurity": {
//     "UsernameToken": {
//       "Username": "Your Username",
//       "Password": "Your Password"
//     },
//     "ServiceAccessToken": {
//       "AccessLicenseNumber": "Your Access License Number"
//     }
//   },
//   "TrackRequest": {
//     "Request": {
//       "RequestOption": "1",
//       "TransactionReference": {
//         "CustomerContext": "Your Test Case Summary Description"
//       }
//     },
//     "InquiryNumber": "YourTrackingNumber"
//   }
// }
// 

// Build the above JSON.
CkoJsonObject *json = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[json UpdateString: @"UPSSecurity.UsernameToken.Username" value: @"UPS_USERNAME"];
[json UpdateString: @"UPSSecurity.UsernameToken.Password" value: @"UPS_PASSWORD"];
[json UpdateString: @"UPSSecurity.ServiceAccessToken.AccessLicenseNumber" value: @"UPS_ACCESS_KEY"];
// Request all activity...
[json UpdateString: @"TrackRequest.Request.RequestOption" value: @"activity"];
[json UpdateString: @"TrackRequest.Request.TransactionReference.CustomerContext" value: @"Your Test Case Summary Description"];
[json UpdateString: @"TrackRequest.InquiryNumber" value: @"1Z12345E0205271688"];

CkoStringBuilder *sb = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
CkoHttpResponse *resp = [[CkoHttpResponse alloc] init];
success = [http HttpJson: @"POST" url: url json: json contentType: @"application/json" response: resp];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@%d",@"status = ",[resp.StatusCode intValue]);

// A 200 response status indicate success.
if ([resp.StatusCode intValue] != 200) {
    NSLog(@"%@",resp.BodyStr);
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed.");
    return;
}

[json Load: resp.BodyStr];
json.EmitCompact = NO;
NSLog(@"%@",[json Emit]);

// {
//   "TrackResponse": {
//     "Response": {
//       "ResponseStatus": {
//         "Code": "1",
//         "Description": "Success"
//       },
//       "TransactionReference": {
//         "CustomerContext": "Your Test Case Summary Description"
//       }
//     },
//     "Shipment": {
//       "InquiryNumber": {
//         "Code": "01",
//         "Description": "ShipmentIdentificationNumber",
//         "Value": "1Z12345E0205271688"
//       },
//       "ShipmentType": {
//         "Code": "01",
//         "Description": "Small Package"
//       },
//       "ShipperNumber": "12345E",
//       "Service": {
//         "Code": "002",
//         "Description": "2ND DAY AIR"
//       },
//       "ReferenceNumber": {
//         "Code": "01",
//         "Value": "LINE4AND115"
//       },
//       "PickupDate": "19990608",
//       "Package": {
//         "TrackingNumber": "1Z12345E0205271688",
//         "Activity": [
//           {
//             "ActivityLocation": {
//               "Address": {
//                 "City": "ANYTOWN",
//                 "StateProvinceCode": "GA",
// 
//                 "PostalCode": "30340",
//                 "CountryCode": "US"
//               },
//               "Code": "ML",
//               "Description": "BACK DOOR",
//               "SignedForByName": "JOHN DOE"
//             },
//             "Status": {
//               "Type": "D",
//               "Description": "DELIVERED",
//               "Code": "KM"
//             },
//             "Date": "19990610",
//             "Time": "120000",
//             "Document": {
//               "Type": {
//                 "Code": "01",
//                 "Description": "Signature Image"
//               },
//               "Content": "R0lGODdhoA ... JU9Y8RdHsRKLMVJ4MVDMREAAADs=",
//               "Format": {
//                 "Code": "01",
//                 "Description": "GIF"
//               }
//             }
//           },
//           {
//             "Status": {
//               "Type": "M",
//               "Description": "BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED. SHIPMENT DATE PENDING.",
//               "Code": "MP"
//             },
//             "Date": "19990608",
//             "Time": "120000"
//           }
//         ],
//         "PackageWeight": {
//           "UnitOfMeasurement": {
//             "Code": "LBS"
//           },
//           "Weight": "5.00"
//         },
//         "ReferenceNumber": [
//           {
//             "Code": "01",
//             "Value": "LINE4AND115"
//           },
//           {
//             "Code": "08",
//             "Value": "LJ67Y5"
//           }
//         ]
//       }
//     },
//     "Disclaimer": "You are using UPS tracking service on customer integration test environment, please switch to UPS production environment once you finish the test. The URL is https://onlinetools.ups.com/webservices/Track"
//   }
// }

// Use the online tool at Generate JSON Parsing Code
// to generate JSON parsing code.

NSString *statusCode = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Response.ResponseStatus.Code"];
NSString *statusDescription = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Response.ResponseStatus.Description"];
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"statusCode: ",statusCode);
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"statusDescription",statusDescription);
NSString *customerContext = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Response.TransactionReference.CustomerContext"];
NSString *inquiryNumberCode = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Code"];
NSString *inquiryNumberDescription = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Description"];
NSString *inquiryNumberValue = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Value"];
NSString *shipmentTypeCode = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipmentType.Code"];
NSString *shipmentTypeDescription = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipmentType.Description"];
NSString *shipperNumber = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipperNumber"];
NSString *serviceCode = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Service.Code"];
NSString *serviceDescription = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Service.Description"];
NSString *referenceNumberCode = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.ReferenceNumber.Code"];
NSString *referenceNumberValue = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.ReferenceNumber.Value"];
NSString *pickupDate = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.PickupDate"];
NSString *trackingNumber = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.TrackingNumber"];
NSString *unitOfMeasurementCode = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.PackageWeight.UnitOfMeasurement.Code"];
NSString *weight = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.PackageWeight.Weight"];
NSString *disclaimer = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Disclaimer"];

int i = 0;
int activityCount = [[json SizeOfArray: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity"] intValue];
NSLog(@"%@%d",@"activityCount: ",activityCount);

while (i < activityCount) {
    NSLog(@"%@%d",@"-- activity ",i);
    json.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    if ([json HasMember: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.City"] == YES) {
        NSString *city = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.City"];
        NSLog(@"%@%@",@"city: ",city);
        NSString *provinceCode = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.StateProvinceCode"];
        NSString *postalCode = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.PostalCode"];
        NSString *countryCode = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.CountryCode"];
    }

    NSString *locationCode = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Code"];
    NSString *locationDescription = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Description"];
    NSString *locationSignedForByName = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.SignedForByName"];

    NSString *activityStatusType = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Type"];
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"activityStatusType: ",activityStatusType);
    NSString *activityStatusDescription = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Description"];
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"activityStatusDescription: ",activityStatusDescription);
    NSString *activityStatusCode = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Code"];
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"activityStatusCode: ",activityStatusCode);

    NSString *activityDate = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Date"];
    NSString *activityTime = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Time"];

    if ([json HasMember: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document"] == YES) {
        int typeCode = [[json IntOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Type.Code"] intValue];
        NSString *typeDescription = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Type.Description"];
        NSString *documentContent = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Content"];
        NSString *documentFormatCode = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Format.Code"];
        // Format description would be something like "GIF" for a signature image.
        NSString *documentFormatDescription = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Format.Description"];

        // 01 - Signature Image
        // 02 - Delivery Receipt
        // 03 - Free Astray
        // 04 - POD
        if (typeCode == 1) {
            // We have a signature image.  Get the image data and save to a file.
            CkoStringBuilder *sbImagePath = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
            [sbImagePath Append: @"qa_output/sig_"];
            [sbImagePath Append: trackingNumber];
            [sbImagePath Append: @"."];
            [sbImagePath Append: documentFormatDescription];
            CkoBinData *imageData = [[CkoBinData alloc] init];
            success = [imageData AppendEncoded: documentContent encoding: @"base64"];
            // Write to "qa_output/sig_1Z12345E0205271688.GIF"
            success = [imageData WriteFile: [sbImagePath GetAsString]];
        }

    }

    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
int refnumCount = [[json SizeOfArray: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber"] intValue];
while (i < refnumCount) {
    json.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    NSString *refnumCode = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber[i].Code"];
    NSString *refnumValue = [json StringOf: @"TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber[i].Value"];
    i = i + 1;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"Success.");