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PayPal - Execute Approved PayPal Payment

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Executes an approved PayPal payment. (This is for executing an approved PayPal payment, not a credit card payment.)

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_JsonToken
oleobject loo_SbAuth
oleobject loo_Rest
integer li_BAutoReconnect
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_SbPath
integer li_NumReplaced
oleobject loo_SbJsonRequest
oleobject loo_SbJsonResponse

li_Success = 0

// Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 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 payer_id
loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
loo_Json.AppendString("payer_id","RRCYJUTFJGZTA")
Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

// The JSON created by the above code:

// 	{ 
// 	  "payer_id": "RRCYJUTFJGZTA"
// 	}

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

// The payment ID is passed in the path.
loo_SbPath = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbPath.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_SbPath.Append("/v1/payments/payment/payment_id/execute")
li_NumReplaced = loo_SbPath.Replace("payment_id","PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY")

// 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",loo_SbPath.GetAsString(),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_SbPath
    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 200 success response?
if loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200 then
    Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_SbAuth
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_SbPath
    destroy loo_SbJsonRequest
    destroy loo_SbJsonResponse
    return
end if

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

Write-Debug "success"

// ------------------------------------------------
// A sample JSON response:

// 	{ 
// 	  "id": "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
// 	  "create_time": "2014-09-22T23:22:27Z",
// 	  "update_time": "2014-09-22T23:31:13Z",
// 	  "state": "approved",
// 	  "intent": "sale",
// 	  "payer": { 
// 	    "payment_method": "paypal",
// 	    "payer_info": { 
// 	      "email": "npurayil-uspr-60@paypal.com",
// 	      "first_name": "Brian",
// 	      "last_name": "Robinson",
// 	      "payer_id": "JMKDKJ4D7DG7G",
// 	      "shipping_address": { 
// 	        "line1": "4thFloor",
// 	        "line2": "unit#34",
// 	        "city": "SAn Jose",
// 	        "state": "CA",
// 	        "postal_code": "95131",
// 	        "country_code": "US",
// 	        "phone": "011862212345678",
// 	        "recipient_name": "HelloWorld"
// 	      }
// 	    }
// 	  },
// 	  "transactions": [
// 	    { 
// 	      "amount": { 
// 	        "total": "30.11",
// 	        "currency": "USD",
// 	        "details": { 
// 	          "subtotal": "30.00",
// 	          "tax": "0.07",
// 	          "shipping": "0.03",
// 	          "handling_fee": "1.00",
// 	          "insurance": "0.01",
// 	          "shipping_discount": "-1.00"
// 	        }
// 	      },
// 	      "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
// 	      "item_list": { 
// 	        "items": [
// 	          { 
// 	            "name": "hat",
// 	            "sku": "1",
// 	            "price": "3.00",
// 	            "currency": "USD",
// 	            "quantity": "5",
// 	            "description": "Brown color hat",
// 	            "tax": "0.01"
// 	          },
// 	          { 
// 	            "name": "handbag",
// 	            "sku": "product34",
// 	            "price": "15.00",
// 	            "currency": "USD",
// 	            "quantity": "1",
// 	            "description": "Black color handbag",
// 	            "tax": "0.02"
// 	          }
// 	        ],
// 	        "shipping_address": { 
// 	          "recipient_name": "HelloWorld",
// 	          "line1": "4thFloor",
// 	          "line2": "unit#34",
// 	          "city": "SAn Jose",
// 	          "state": "CA",
// 	          "phone": "011862212345678",
// 	          "postal_code": "95131",
// 	          "country_code": "US"
// 	        }
// 	      },
// 	      "related_resources": [
// 	        { 
// 	          "sale": { 
// 	            "id": "4XP56210M0797192Y",
// 	            "create_time": "2014-09-22T23:22:27Z",
// 	            "update_time": "2014-09-22T23:31:13Z",
// 	            "amount": { 
// 	              "total": "30.11",
// 	              "currency": "USD"
// 	            },
// 	            "payment_mode": "INSTANT_TRANSFER",
// 	            "state": "completed",
// 	            "protection_eligibility": "ELIGIBLE",
// 	            "protection_eligibility_type": "ITEM_NOT_RECEIVED_ELIGIBLE",
// 	            "transaction_fee": { 
// 	              "value": "1.75",
// 	              "currency": "USD"
// 	            },
// 	            "parent_payment": "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
// 	            "links": [
// 	              { 
// 	                "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4XP56210M0797192Y",
// 	                "rel": "self",
// 	                "method": "GET"
// 	              },
// 	              { 
// 	                "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4XP56210M0797192Y/refund",
// 	                "rel": "refund",
// 	                "method": "POST"
// 	              },
// 	              { 
// 	                "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
// 	                "rel": "parent_payment",
// 	                "method": "GET"
// 	              }
// 	            ]
// 	          }
// 	        }
// 	      ]
// 	    }
// 	  ],
// 	  "links": [
// 	    { 
// 	      "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
// 	      "rel": "self",
// 	      "method": "GET"
// 	    }
// 	  ]
// 	}


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