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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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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Req
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
oleobject loo_JResp
integer li_RespStatusCode
string ls_Object_state
string ls_Status
string ls_Object_created
string ls_Object_updated
string ls_Object_id
string ls_Object_owner
integer li_Test
string ls_Rate
string ls_Tracking_number
string ls_Tracking_status
string ls_Eta
string ls_Tracking_url_provider
string ls_Label_url
string ls_Commercial_invoice_url
string ls_Order
string ls_Metadata
string ls_Parcel
integer i
integer li_Count_i

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// 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

loo_Req = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Req.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")

loo_Req.HttpVerb = "POST"
loo_Req.Path = "/transactions"
loo_Req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
loo_Req.AddParam("rate","478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612")
loo_Req.AddParam("label_file_type","PDF")
loo_Req.AddParam("async","false")

loo_Req.AddHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>")

loo_Resp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Resp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/transactions",loo_Req,loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Req
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Resp.GetBodySb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JResp.LoadSb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp.EmitCompact = 0

Write-Debug "Response Body:"
Write-Debug loo_JResp.Emit()

li_RespStatusCode = loo_Resp.StatusCode
Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(li_RespStatusCode)
if li_RespStatusCode >= 400 then
    Write-Debug "Response Header:"
    Write-Debug loo_Resp.Header
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Req
    destroy loo_Resp
    destroy loo_SbResponseBody
    destroy loo_JResp
    return
end if

// 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

ls_Object_state = loo_JResp.StringOf("object_state")
ls_Status = loo_JResp.StringOf("status")
ls_Object_created = loo_JResp.StringOf("object_created")
ls_Object_updated = loo_JResp.StringOf("object_updated")
ls_Object_id = loo_JResp.StringOf("object_id")
ls_Object_owner = loo_JResp.StringOf("object_owner")
li_Test = loo_JResp.BoolOf("test")
ls_Rate = loo_JResp.StringOf("rate")
ls_Tracking_number = loo_JResp.StringOf("tracking_number")
ls_Tracking_status = loo_JResp.StringOf("tracking_status")
ls_Eta = loo_JResp.StringOf("eta")
ls_Tracking_url_provider = loo_JResp.StringOf("tracking_url_provider")
ls_Label_url = loo_JResp.StringOf("label_url")
ls_Commercial_invoice_url = loo_JResp.StringOf("commercial_invoice_url")
ls_Order = loo_JResp.StringOf("order")
ls_Metadata = loo_JResp.StringOf("metadata")
ls_Parcel = loo_JResp.StringOf("parcel")
i = 0
li_Count_i = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
do while i < li_Count_i
    loo_JResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
loop
i = 0
li_Count_i = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("billing.payments")
do while i < li_Count_i
    loo_JResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
loop


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Req
destroy loo_Resp
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_JResp