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UPS Tracking API

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Demonstrates making a call to the UPS tracking REST API. Parses the tracking response and extracts the base64 signature image to a gif file.

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<?php

$success = 0;

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

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

// This is the testing endpoint for the tracking API:
$url = 'https://wwwcie.ups.com/rest/Track';

// Send an HTTP request with the following JSON body:

// {
//   "UPSSecurity": {
//     "UsernameToken": {
//       "Username": "Your Username",
//       "Password": "Your Password"
//     },
//     "ServiceAccessToken": {
//       "AccessLicenseNumber": "Your Access License Number"
//     }
//   },
//   "TrackRequest": {
//     "Request": {
//       "RequestOption": "1",
//       "TransactionReference": {
//         "CustomerContext": "Your Test Case Summary Description"
//       }
//     },
//     "InquiryNumber": "YourTrackingNumber"
//   }
// }
// 

// Build the above JSON.
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('UPSSecurity.UsernameToken.Username','UPS_USERNAME');
$json->UpdateString('UPSSecurity.UsernameToken.Password','UPS_PASSWORD');
$json->UpdateString('UPSSecurity.ServiceAccessToken.AccessLicenseNumber','UPS_ACCESS_KEY');
// Request all activity...
$json->UpdateString('TrackRequest.Request.RequestOption','activity');
$json->UpdateString('TrackRequest.Request.TransactionReference.CustomerContext','Your Test Case Summary Description');
$json->UpdateString('TrackRequest.InquiryNumber','1Z12345E0205271688');

$sb = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST',$url,$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'status = ' . $resp->StatusCode . "\n";

// A 200 response status indicate success.
if ($resp->StatusCode != 200) {
    print $resp->BodyStr . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

$json->Load($resp->BodyStr);
$json->EmitCompact = 0;
print $json->emit() . "\n";

// {
//   "TrackResponse": {
//     "Response": {
//       "ResponseStatus": {
//         "Code": "1",
//         "Description": "Success"
//       },
//       "TransactionReference": {
//         "CustomerContext": "Your Test Case Summary Description"
//       }
//     },
//     "Shipment": {
//       "InquiryNumber": {
//         "Code": "01",
//         "Description": "ShipmentIdentificationNumber",
//         "Value": "1Z12345E0205271688"
//       },
//       "ShipmentType": {
//         "Code": "01",
//         "Description": "Small Package"
//       },
//       "ShipperNumber": "12345E",
//       "Service": {
//         "Code": "002",
//         "Description": "2ND DAY AIR"
//       },
//       "ReferenceNumber": {
//         "Code": "01",
//         "Value": "LINE4AND115"
//       },
//       "PickupDate": "19990608",
//       "Package": {
//         "TrackingNumber": "1Z12345E0205271688",
//         "Activity": [
//           {
//             "ActivityLocation": {
//               "Address": {
//                 "City": "ANYTOWN",
//                 "StateProvinceCode": "GA",
// 
//                 "PostalCode": "30340",
//                 "CountryCode": "US"
//               },
//               "Code": "ML",
//               "Description": "BACK DOOR",
//               "SignedForByName": "JOHN DOE"
//             },
//             "Status": {
//               "Type": "D",
//               "Description": "DELIVERED",
//               "Code": "KM"
//             },
//             "Date": "19990610",
//             "Time": "120000",
//             "Document": {
//               "Type": {
//                 "Code": "01",
//                 "Description": "Signature Image"
//               },
//               "Content": "R0lGODdhoA ... JU9Y8RdHsRKLMVJ4MVDMREAAADs=",
//               "Format": {
//                 "Code": "01",
//                 "Description": "GIF"
//               }
//             }
//           },
//           {
//             "Status": {
//               "Type": "M",
//               "Description": "BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED. SHIPMENT DATE PENDING.",
//               "Code": "MP"
//             },
//             "Date": "19990608",
//             "Time": "120000"
//           }
//         ],
//         "PackageWeight": {
//           "UnitOfMeasurement": {
//             "Code": "LBS"
//           },
//           "Weight": "5.00"
//         },
//         "ReferenceNumber": [
//           {
//             "Code": "01",
//             "Value": "LINE4AND115"
//           },
//           {
//             "Code": "08",
//             "Value": "LJ67Y5"
//           }
//         ]
//       }
//     },
//     "Disclaimer": "You are using UPS tracking service on customer integration test environment, please switch to UPS production environment once you finish the test. The URL is https://onlinetools.ups.com/webservices/Track"
//   }
// }

// Use the online tool at Generate JSON Parsing Code
// to generate JSON parsing code.

$statusCode = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Response.ResponseStatus.Code');
$statusDescription = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Response.ResponseStatus.Description');
print 'statusCode: ' . $statusCode . "\n";
print 'statusDescription' . $statusDescription . "\n";
$customerContext = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Response.TransactionReference.CustomerContext');
$inquiryNumberCode = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Code');
$inquiryNumberDescription = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Description');
$inquiryNumberValue = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Value');
$shipmentTypeCode = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipmentType.Code');
$shipmentTypeDescription = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipmentType.Description');
$shipperNumber = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipperNumber');
$serviceCode = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Service.Code');
$serviceDescription = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Service.Description');
$referenceNumberCode = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ReferenceNumber.Code');
$referenceNumberValue = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ReferenceNumber.Value');
$pickupDate = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.PickupDate');
$trackingNumber = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.TrackingNumber');
$unitOfMeasurementCode = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.PackageWeight.UnitOfMeasurement.Code');
$weight = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.PackageWeight.Weight');
$disclaimer = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Disclaimer');

$i = 0;
$activityCount = $json->SizeOfArray('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity');
print 'activityCount: ' . $activityCount . "\n";

while ($i < $activityCount) {
    print '-- activity ' . $i . "\n";
    $json->I = $i;
    if ($json->HasMember('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.City') == 1) {
        $city = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.City');
        print 'city: ' . $city . "\n";
        $provinceCode = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.StateProvinceCode');
        $postalCode = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.PostalCode');
        $countryCode = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.CountryCode');
    }

    $locationCode = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Code');
    $locationDescription = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Description');
    $locationSignedForByName = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.SignedForByName');

    $activityStatusType = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Type');
    print 'activityStatusType: ' . $activityStatusType . "\n";
    $activityStatusDescription = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Description');
    print 'activityStatusDescription: ' . $activityStatusDescription . "\n";
    $activityStatusCode = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Code');
    print 'activityStatusCode: ' . $activityStatusCode . "\n";

    $activityDate = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Date');
    $activityTime = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Time');

    if ($json->HasMember('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document') == 1) {
        $typeCode = $json->IntOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Type.Code');
        $typeDescription = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Type.Description');
        $documentContent = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Content');
        $documentFormatCode = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Format.Code');
        // Format description would be something like "GIF" for a signature image.
        $documentFormatDescription = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Format.Description');

        // 01 - Signature Image
        // 02 - Delivery Receipt
        // 03 - Free Astray
        // 04 - POD
        if ($typeCode == 1) {
            // We have a signature image.  Get the image data and save to a file.
            $sbImagePath = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
            $sbImagePath->Append('qa_output/sig_');
            $sbImagePath->Append($trackingNumber);
            $sbImagePath->Append('.');
            $sbImagePath->Append($documentFormatDescription);
            $imageData = new COM("Chilkat.BinData");
            $success = $imageData->AppendEncoded($documentContent,'base64');
            // Write to "qa_output/sig_1Z12345E0205271688.GIF"
            $success = $imageData->WriteFile($sbImagePath->getAsString());
        }

    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$refnumCount = $json->SizeOfArray('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber');
while ($i < $refnumCount) {
    $json->I = $i;
    $refnumCode = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber[i].Code');
    $refnumValue = $json->stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber[i].Value');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>