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Shippo Create Transaction Object

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Creates a Transaction object that represents a shipping label purchase and is based on the shipping rate.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$http = new CkHttp();

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl https://api.goshippo.com/transactions \
//     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
//     -d rate="478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612"
//     -d label_file_type="PDF"
//     -d async=false

$req = new CkHttpRequest();
$req->put_HttpVerb('POST');
$req->put_Path('/transactions');
$req->put_ContentType('application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
$req->AddParam('rate','478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612');
$req->AddParam('label_file_type','PDF');
$req->AddParam('async','false');

$req->AddHeader('Authorization','ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>');

$resp = new CkHttpResponse();
$success = $http->HttpReq('https://api.goshippo.com/transactions',$req,$resp);
if ($success == false) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

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

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

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

// {
//   "object_state": "VALID",
//   "status": "SUCCESS",
//   "object_created": "2019-06-28T18:04:08.679Z",
//   "object_updated": "2019-06-28T18:04:10.516Z",
//   "object_id": "6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb",
//   "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
//   "test": true,
//   "rate": "dd7556c284e8444294d2ab7099e662d2",
//   "tracking_number": "92701902416755000000000015",
//   "tracking_status": "UNKNOWN",
//   "eta": null,
//   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input?origTrackNum=92701902416755000000000015",
//   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery-east.s3.amazonaws.com/6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb.pdf?Signature=1LU0Qf11nQJGei%2FeLZr%2BQ5EwJS4%3D&Expires=1593281050&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJGLCC5MYLLWIG42A",
//   "commercial_invoice_url": null,
//   "messages": [
//   ],
//   "order": null,
//   "metadata": "",
//   "parcel": "5af766ff15684a4186b0e3c833348fac",
//   "billing": {
//     "payments": [
//     ]
//   }
// }

// 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_state = $jResp->stringOf('object_state');
$status = $jResp->stringOf('status');
$object_created = $jResp->stringOf('object_created');
$object_updated = $jResp->stringOf('object_updated');
$object_id = $jResp->stringOf('object_id');
$object_owner = $jResp->stringOf('object_owner');
$test = $jResp->BoolOf('test');
$rate = $jResp->stringOf('rate');
$tracking_number = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_number');
$tracking_status = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status');
$eta = $jResp->stringOf('eta');
$tracking_url_provider = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_url_provider');
$label_url = $jResp->stringOf('label_url');
$commercial_invoice_url = $jResp->stringOf('commercial_invoice_url');
$order = $jResp->stringOf('order');
$metadata = $jResp->stringOf('metadata');
$parcel = $jResp->stringOf('parcel');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('messages');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('billing.payments');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $i = $i + 1;
}


?>