(Perl) 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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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..
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# First create a JSON invoice:
$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->put_EmitCompact(0);
$json->UpdateString("merchant_info.email",'frank-facilitator@example.com');
$json->UpdateString("merchant_info.first_name","Frank");
$json->UpdateString("merchant_info.last_name","Facilitator");
$json->UpdateString("merchant_info.business_name","Medical Professionals, LLC");
$json->UpdateString("merchant_info.phone.country_code","001");
$json->UpdateString("merchant_info.phone.national_number","5032141716");
$json->UpdateString("merchant_info.address.line1","1234 Main St.");
$json->UpdateString("merchant_info.address.city","Portland");
$json->UpdateString("merchant_info.address.state","OR");
$json->UpdateString("merchant_info.address.postal_code","97217");
$json->UpdateString("merchant_info.address.country_code","US");
$json->UpdateString("billing_info[0].email",'frank-buyer@somewhere.com');
$json->UpdateString("items[0].name","Sutures");
$json->UpdateInt("items[0].quantity",100);
$json->UpdateString("items[0].unit_price.currency","USD");
$json->UpdateString("items[0].unit_price.value","5");
$json->UpdateString("note","Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST");
$json->UpdateString("payment_term.term_type","NET_45");
$json->UpdateString("shipping_info.first_name","Sally");
$json->UpdateString("shipping_info.last_name","Patient");
$json->UpdateString("shipping_info.business_name","Not applicable");
$json->UpdateString("shipping_info.phone.country_code","001");
$json->UpdateString("shipping_info.phone.national_number","5039871234");
$json->UpdateString("shipping_info.address.line1","1234 Broad St.");
$json->UpdateString("shipping_info.address.city","Portland");
$json->UpdateString("shipping_info.address.state","OR");
$json->UpdateString("shipping_info.address.postal_code","97216");
$json->UpdateString("shipping_info.address.country_code","US");

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

# 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->put_EmitCompact(1);
$sbRequestBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();

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

$success = $rest->FullRequestSb("POST","/v1/invoicing/invoices",$sbRequestBody,$sbResponseBody);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# We should have some sort of JSON response.  It could be successful, or an error.
$jsonResponse = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jsonResponse->put_EmitCompact(0);
$jsonResponse->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);

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

# Did we get a 201 success response?
if ($rest->get_ResponseStatusCode() != 201) {
    # Show the JSON response body
    print $jsonResponse->emit() . "\r\n";

    print $rest->lastRequestStartLine() . "\r\n";
    print $rest->lastRequestHeader() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Show a few parts of the JSON response
print "id: " . $jsonResponse->stringOf("id") . "\r\n";
print "number: " . $jsonResponse->stringOf("number") . "\r\n";
print "template_id: " . $jsonResponse->stringOf("template_id") . "\r\n";
print "status: " . $jsonResponse->stringOf("status") . "\r\n";

# Show the full JSON response.
print $jsonResponse->emit() . "\r\n";
print "Success." . "\r\n";

# 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"
# 	    }
# 	  ]
# 	}
#