(Perl) Shippo Create Customs Declaration

Demonstrates how to create a customs declaration and send a POST request with the necessary information to the Customs Declarations endpoint.

For more information, see https://goshippo.com/docs/international/

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use chilkat();

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/ \
#     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
#     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
#     -d '{          
#           "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
#           "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
#           "certify": true,
#           "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
#           "incoterm": "DDU",
#           "items": [{
#                     "description": "T-shirt",
#                     "quantity": 20,
#                     "net_weight": "5",
#                     "mass_unit": "lb",
#                     "value_amount": "200",
#                     "value_currency": "USD",
#                     "tariff_number": "",
#                     "origin_country": "US"
#             }]
#     }'

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
# Generate Code to Create JSON

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
#   "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
#   "certify": true,
#   "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
#   "incoterm": "DDU",
#   "items": [
#     {
#       "description": "T-shirt",
#       "quantity": 20,
#       "net_weight": "5",
#       "mass_unit": "lb",
#       "value_amount": "200",
#       "value_currency": "USD",
#       "tariff_number": "",
#       "origin_country": "US"
#     }
#   ]
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("contents_type","MERCHANDISE");
$json->UpdateString("non_delivery_option","RETURN");
$json->UpdateBool("certify",1);
$json->UpdateString("certify_signer","Simon Kreuz");
$json->UpdateString("incoterm","DDU");
$json->UpdateString("items[0].description","T-shirt");
$json->UpdateInt("items[0].quantity",20);
$json->UpdateString("items[0].net_weight","5");
$json->UpdateString("items[0].mass_unit","lb");
$json->UpdateString("items[0].value_amount","200");
$json->UpdateString("items[0].value_currency","USD");
$json->UpdateString("items[0].tariff_number","");
$json->UpdateString("items[0].origin_country","US");

$http->SetRequestHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>");
$http->SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3("https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/","application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";

    exit;
}

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "object_created": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
#   "object_updated": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
#   "object_id": "4a1e6ab7b1ba49ed9bc6cb1a8798e0fd",
#   "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
#   "object_state": "VALID",
#   "address_importer": null,
#   "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
#   "certify": true,
#   "items": [
#     "4096c68693364b7ea0af72fb869ee861"
#   ],
#   "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
#   "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
#   "contents_explanation": "",
#   "exporter_reference": "",
#   "importer_reference": "",
#   "invoice": "",
#   "commercial_invoice": false,
#   "license": "",
#   "certificate": "",
#   "notes": "",
#   "eel_pfc": "",
#   "aes_itn": "",
#   "disclaimer": "",
#   "incoterm": "DDU",
#   "metadata": "",
#   "test": true,
#   "duties_payor": null
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$object_created = $jResp->stringOf("object_created");
$object_updated = $jResp->stringOf("object_updated");
$object_id = $jResp->stringOf("object_id");
$object_owner = $jResp->stringOf("object_owner");
$object_state = $jResp->stringOf("object_state");
$address_importer = $jResp->stringOf("address_importer");
$certify_signer = $jResp->stringOf("certify_signer");
$certify = $jResp->BoolOf("certify");
$non_delivery_option = $jResp->stringOf("non_delivery_option");
$contents_type = $jResp->stringOf("contents_type");
$contents_explanation = $jResp->stringOf("contents_explanation");
$exporter_reference = $jResp->stringOf("exporter_reference");
$importer_reference = $jResp->stringOf("importer_reference");
$invoice = $jResp->stringOf("invoice");
$commercial_invoice = $jResp->BoolOf("commercial_invoice");
$license = $jResp->stringOf("license");
$certificate = $jResp->stringOf("certificate");
$notes = $jResp->stringOf("notes");
$eel_pfc = $jResp->stringOf("eel_pfc");
$aes_itn = $jResp->stringOf("aes_itn");
$disclaimer = $jResp->stringOf("disclaimer");
$incoterm = $jResp->stringOf("incoterm");
$metadata = $jResp->stringOf("metadata");
$test = $jResp->BoolOf("test");
$duties_payor = $jResp->stringOf("duties_payor");
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("items");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $strVal = $jResp->stringOf("items[i]");
    $i = $i + 1;
}