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PayPal - Create Direct Credit Card Payment

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Creates a direct credit card payment where your application passes the credit card, shipping, and payment information to PayPal.

Note: For sandbox calls, you can use the credit card numbers provided in your sandbox test accounts.

Note: This is an example where you handle the card data directly, and therefore you would need to ensure you are PCI compliant. There are other ways to create a payment where your application does NOT handle the credit card data directly.

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integer li_rc
long li_Success
oleobject loo_JsonToken
oleobject loo_SbAuth
oleobject loo_Rest
long li_BAutoReconnect
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_SbJsonRequest
oleobject loo_SbJsonResponse

li_Success = 0

//  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)
loo_JsonToken = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JsonToken.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_JsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

//  Build the Authorization request header field value.
loo_SbAuth = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbAuth.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

//  token_type should be "Bearer"
loo_SbAuth.Append(loo_JsonToken.StringOf("token_type"))
loo_SbAuth.Append(" ")
loo_SbAuth.Append(loo_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.
loo_Rest = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Rest.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Rest")

li_BAutoReconnect = 1
li_Success = loo_Rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,1,li_BAutoReconnect)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_SbAuth
    destroy loo_Rest
    return
end if

//  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  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..
//  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

//  Build the JSON containing the credit card data and transaction information.
loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
loo_Json.UpdateString("intent","sale")
loo_Json.UpdateString("payer.payment_method","credit_card")
loo_Json.UpdateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.number","4032034813337237")
loo_Json.UpdateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.type","visa")
loo_Json.UpdateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.expire_month","9")
loo_Json.UpdateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.expire_year","2028")
loo_Json.UpdateString("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.cvv2","123")
loo_Json.UpdateString("transactions[0].amount.total","10.00")
loo_Json.UpdateString("transactions[0].amount.currency","USD")
loo_Json.UpdateString("transactions[0].payee.email","payee@example.com")

//  Use a sandbox CC number for testing:
//  image

Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

//  The JSON created by the above code is this:

//  -----------------------------------------------------------------
//  Ensure that payee@example.com is a valid sandbox business account
//  -----------------------------------------------------------------

//  {
//    "intent": "sale",
//    "payer": {
//      "payment_method": "credit_card",
//      "funding_instruments": [
//        {
//          "credit_card": {
//            "number": "4032034813337237",
//            "type": "visa",
//            "expire_month": "9",
//            "expire_year": "2028",
//            "cvv2": "123"
//          }
//        }
//      ]
//    },
//    "transactions": [
//      {
//        "amount": {
//          "total": "10.00",
//          "currency": "USD"
//        },
//        "payee": {
//          "email": "payee@example.com"  
//        }
//      }
//    ]
//  }

loo_Rest.AddHeader("Authorization",loo_SbAuth.GetAsString())
loo_Rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

//  Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
loo_SbJsonRequest = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbJsonRequest.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Json.EmitCompact = 1
loo_Json.EmitSb(loo_SbJsonRequest)
loo_SbJsonResponse = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbJsonResponse.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

li_Success = loo_Rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v1/payments/payment",loo_SbJsonRequest,loo_SbJsonResponse)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_SbAuth
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_SbJsonRequest
    destroy loo_SbJsonResponse
    return
end if

loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
loo_Json.LoadSb(loo_SbJsonResponse)

Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode)

//  Did we get a 201 success response?
if loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 201 then
    Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_SbAuth
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_SbJsonRequest
    destroy loo_SbJsonResponse
    return
end if

//  Sample response JSON is shown below.
Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

//  Demonstrate how to access a few parts of the JSON response..
Write-Debug "cc number: " + loo_Json.StringOf("payer.funding_instruments[0].credit_card.number")
Write-Debug "subtotal: " + loo_Json.StringOf("transactions[0].amount.details.subtotal")
Write-Debug "refund href: " + loo_Json.StringOf("transactions[0].related_resources[0].sale.links[1].href")

//  	{ 
//  	  "id": "PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
//  	  "create_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:01Z",
//  	  "update_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:07Z",
//  	  "state": "approved",
//  	  "intent": "sale",
//  	  "payer": { 
//  	    "payment_method": "credit_card",
//  	    "funding_instruments": [
//  	      { 
//  	        "credit_card": { 
//  	          "type": "visa",
//  	          "number": "xxxxxxxxxxxx9974",
//  	          "expire_month": "9",
//  	          "expire_year": "2021",
//  	          "first_name": "Joe",
//  	          "last_name": "Buyer"
//  	        }
//  	      }
//  	    ]
//  	  },
//  	  "transactions": [
//  	    { 
//  	      "amount": { 
//  	        "total": "7.47",
//  	        "currency": "USD",
//  	        "details": { 
//  	          "subtotal": "7.47"
//  	        }
//  	      },
//  	      "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
//  	      "related_resources": [
//  	        { 
//  	          "sale": { 
//  	            "id": "70L88278E6781074B",
//  	            "create_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:01Z",
//  	            "update_time": "2016-11-23T22:46:07Z",
//  	            "amount": { 
//  	              "total": "7.47",
//  	              "currency": "USD"
//  	            },
//  	            "state": "completed",
//  	            "parent_payment": "PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
//  	            "links": [
//  	              { 
//  	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/70L88278E6781074B",
//  	                "rel": "self",
//  	                "method": "GET"
//  	              },
//  	              { 
//  	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/70L88278E6781074B/refund",
//  	                "rel": "refund",
//  	                "method": "POST"
//  	              },
//  	              { 
//  	                "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
//  	                "rel": "parent_payment",
//  	                "method": "GET"
//  	              }
//  	            ],
//  	            "fmf_details": {},
//  	            "processor_response": { 
//  	              "avs_code": "X",
//  	              "cvv_code": "M"
//  	            }
//  	          }
//  	        }
//  	      ]
//  	    }
//  
//  	  ],
//  	  "links": [
//  	    { 
//  	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-66A12106PU3254228LA3BYKI",
//  	      "rel": "self",
//  	      "method": "GET"
//  	    }
//  	  ]
//  	}
//  


destroy loo_JsonToken
destroy loo_SbAuth
destroy loo_Rest
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_SbJsonRequest
destroy loo_SbJsonResponse