(Perl) PayPal - Create Direct Credit Card Payment

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Note: For sandbox calls, you can use the credit card numbers provided in your sandbox test accounts.

Note: This is an example where you handle the card data directly, and therefore you would need to ensure you are PCI compliant. There are other ways to create a payment where your application does NOT handle the credit card data directly.

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use chilkat();

# 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)
$jsonToken = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jsonToken->LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json");

# Build the Authorization request header field value.
$sbAuth = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
# 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.
$rest = chilkat::CkRest->new();
$bAutoReconnect = 1;
$success = $rest->Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,1,$bAutoReconnect);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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..
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Build the JSON containing the credit card data and transaction information.
$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->put_EmitCompact(0);
$json->UpdateString("intent","sale");
$json->UpdateString("payer.payment_method","credit_card");
$json->UpdateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.number","4032034813337237");
$json->UpdateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.type","visa");
$json->UpdateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.expire_month","9");
$json->UpdateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.expire_year","2028");
$json->UpdateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.cvv2","123");
$json->UpdateString("transactions[0].amount.total","10.00");
$json->UpdateString("transactions[0].amount.currency","USD");
$json->UpdateString("transactions[0].payee.email",'payee@example.com');

# Use a sandbox CC number for testing:
# 

print $json->emit() . "\r\n";

# The JSON created by the above code is this:

# -----------------------------------------------------------------
# Ensure that payee@example.com is a valid sandbox business account
# -----------------------------------------------------------------

# {
#   "intent": "sale",
#   "payer": {
#     "payment_method": "credit_card",
#     "funding_instruments": [
#       {
#         "credit_card": {
#           "number": "4032034813337237",
#           "type": "visa",
#           "expire_month": "9",
#           "expire_year": "2028",
#           "cvv2": "123"
#         }
#       }
#     ]
#   },
#   "transactions": [
#     {
#       "amount": {
#         "total": "10.00",
#         "currency": "USD"
#       },
#       "payee": {
#         "email": "payee@example.com"  
#       }
#     }
#   ]
# }

$rest->AddHeader("Authorization",$sbAuth->getAsString());
$rest->AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

# Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
$sbJsonRequest = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$json->put_EmitCompact(1);
$json->EmitSb($sbJsonRequest);
$sbJsonResponse = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$success = $rest->FullRequestSb("POST","/v1/payments/payment",$sbJsonRequest,$sbJsonResponse);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$json->put_EmitCompact(0);
$json->LoadSb($sbJsonResponse);

print "Response Status Code = " . $rest->get_ResponseStatusCode() . "\r\n";

# Did we get a 201 success response?
if ($rest->get_ResponseStatusCode() != 201) {
    print $json->emit() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Sample response JSON is shown below.
print $json->emit() . "\r\n";

# Demonstrate how to access a few parts of the JSON response..
print "cc number: " . $json->stringOf("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.number") . "\r\n";
print "subtotal: " . $json->stringOf("transactions[0].amount.details.subtotal") . "\r\n";
print "refund href: " . $json->stringOf("transactions[0].related_resources[0].sale.links[1].href") . "\r\n";

# 	{ 
# 	  "id": "PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
# 	  "create_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:01Z",
# 	  "update_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:07Z",
# 	  "state": "approved",
# 	  "intent": "sale",
# 	  "payer": { 
# 	    "payment_method": "credit_card",
# 	    "funding_instruments": [
# 	      { 
# 	        "credit_card": { 
# 	          "type": "visa",
# 	          "number": "xxxxxxxxxxxx9974",
# 	          "expire_month": "9",
# 	          "expire_year": "2021",
# 	          "first_name": "Joe",
# 	          "last_name": "Buyer"
# 	        }
# 	      }
# 	    ]
# 	  },
# 	  "transactions": [
# 	    { 
# 	      "amount": { 
# 	        "total": "7.47",
# 	        "currency": "USD",
# 	        "details": { 
# 	          "subtotal": "7.47"
# 	        }
# 	      },
# 	      "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
# 	      "related_resources": [
# 	        { 
# 	          "sale": { 
# 	            "id": "70L88278E6781074B",
# 	            "create_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:01Z",
# 	            "update_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:07Z",
# 	            "amount": { 
# 	              "total": "7.47",
# 	              "currency": "USD"
# 	            },
# 	            "state": "completed",
# 	            "parent_payment": "PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
# 	            "links": [
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/70L88278E6781074B",
# 	                "rel": "self",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              },
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/70L88278E6781074B/refund",
# 	                "rel": "refund",
# 	                "method": "POST"
# 	              },
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
# 	                "rel": "parent_payment",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              }
# 	            ],
# 	            "fmf_details": {},
# 	            "processor_response": { 
# 	              "avs_code": "X",
# 	              "cvv_code": "M"
# 	            }
# 	          }
# 	        }
# 	      ]
# 	    }
# 
# 	  ],
# 	  "links": [
# 	    { 
# 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
# 	      "rel": "self",
# 	      "method": "GET"
# 	    }
# 	  ]
# 	}
#