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Shippo Label Purchase

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Demonstrates how to create a shipping label in one API call through Shippo.

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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>" \
//     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
//     -d '{
//         "shipment": {
//             "address_from": {
//                 "name": "Mr. Hippo",
//                 "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
//                 "city": "San Francisco",
//                 "state": "CA",
//                 "zip": "94117",
//                 "country": "US",
//                 "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
//                 "email": "support@goshippo.com"
//             },
//             "address_to": {
//                 "name": "Mrs. Hippo",
//                 "street1": "965 Mission St.",
//                 "city": "San Francisco",
//                 "state": "CA",
//                 "zip": "94105",
//                 "country": "US",
//                 "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
//                 "email": "support@goshippo.com"
//             },
//             "parcels": [{
//                 "length": "5",
//                 "width": "5",
//                 "height": "5",
//                 "distance_unit": "in",
//                 "weight": "2",
//                 "mass_unit": "lb"
//             }]
//         },
//         "carrier_account": "b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c",
//         "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority"
//         }'

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

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "shipment": {
//     "address_from": {
//       "name": "Mr. Hippo",
//       "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
//       "city": "San Francisco",
//       "state": "CA",
//       "zip": "94117",
//       "country": "US",
//       "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
//       "email": "support@goshippo.com"
//     },
//     "address_to": {
//       "name": "Mrs. Hippo",
//       "street1": "965 Mission St.",
//       "city": "San Francisco",
//       "state": "CA",
//       "zip": "94105",
//       "country": "US",
//       "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
//       "email": "support@goshippo.com"
//     },
//     "parcels": [
//       {
//         "length": "5",
//         "width": "5",
//         "height": "5",
//         "distance_unit": "in",
//         "weight": "2",
//         "mass_unit": "lb"
//       }
//     ]
//   },
//   "carrier_account": "b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c",
//   "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority"
// }

$json = new CkJsonObject();
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_from.name','Mr. Hippo');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_from.street1','215 Clayton St.');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_from.city','San Francisco');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_from.state','CA');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_from.zip','94117');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_from.country','US');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_from.phone','+1 555 341 9393');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_from.email','support@goshippo.com');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_to.name','Mrs. Hippo');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_to.street1','965 Mission St.');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_to.city','San Francisco');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_to.state','CA');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_to.zip','94105');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_to.country','US');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_to.phone','+1 555 341 9393');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.address_to.email','support@goshippo.com');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.parcels[0].length','5');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.parcels[0].width','5');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.parcels[0].height','5');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.parcels[0].distance_unit','in');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.parcels[0].weight','2');
$json->UpdateString('shipment.parcels[0].mass_unit','lb');
$json->UpdateString('carrier_account','b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c');
$json->UpdateString('servicelevel_token','usps_priority');

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

$resp = new CkHttpResponse();
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://api.goshippo.com/transactions/',$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($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": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
//   "object_updated": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
//   "object_id": "64bba01845ef40d29374032599f22588",
//   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
//   "was_test": false,
//   "rate": {
//     "object_id": "cf6fea899f1848b494d9568e8266e076",
//     "amount": "5.50",
//     "currency": "USD",
//     "amount_local": "5.50",
//     "currency_local": "USD",
//     "provider": "USPS",
//     "servicelevel_name": "Priority Mail",
//     "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
//     "carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093"
//   },
//   "tracking_number": "ZW70QJC",
//   "tracking_status": {
//     "object_created": "2013-12-27T23:17:41.411Z",
//     "object_id": "a21b3d6831c14ceaba6730179ce6e784",
//     "status": "UNKNOWN",
//     "status_details": "",
//     "status_date": "2013-12-28T12:04:04.214Z"
//   },
//   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction.action?tLabels=ZW70QJC",
//   "eta": "2013-12-30T12:00:00.000Z",
//   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery.s3.amazonaws.com/96.pdf?Signature=PEdWrp0mFWAGwJp7FW3b%2FeA2eyY%3D&Expires=1385930652&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJTHP3LLFMYAWALIA",
//   "commercial_invoice_url": "",
//   "metadata": "",
//   "messages": [
//   ]
// }

// 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');
$was_test = $jResp->BoolOf('was_test');
$rateObject_id = $jResp->stringOf('rate.object_id');
$rateAmount = $jResp->stringOf('rate.amount');
$rateCurrency = $jResp->stringOf('rate.currency');
$rateAmount_local = $jResp->stringOf('rate.amount_local');
$rateCurrency_local = $jResp->stringOf('rate.currency_local');
$rateProvider = $jResp->stringOf('rate.provider');
$rateServicelevel_name = $jResp->stringOf('rate.servicelevel_name');
$rateServicelevel_token = $jResp->stringOf('rate.servicelevel_token');
$rateCarrier_account = $jResp->stringOf('rate.carrier_account');
$tracking_number = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_number');
$tracking_statusObject_created = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.object_created');
$tracking_statusObject_id = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.object_id');
$tracking_statusStatus = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.status');
$tracking_statusStatus_details = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.status_details');
$tracking_statusStatus_date = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_status.status_date');
$tracking_url_provider = $jResp->stringOf('tracking_url_provider');
$eta = $jResp->stringOf('eta');
$label_url = $jResp->stringOf('label_url');
$commercial_invoice_url = $jResp->stringOf('commercial_invoice_url');
$metadata = $jResp->stringOf('metadata');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('messages');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $i = $i + 1;
}


?>