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Shippo Create a Batch

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Demonstrates how to create and purchase up to 10,000 shipments in a single API request.

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PureBasic
IncludeFile "CkHttpResponse.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

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

    ; The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    ; {
    ;   "default_carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093",
    ;   "default_servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
    ;   "label_filetype": "PDF_4x6",
    ;   "metadata": "BATCH #170",
    ;   "batch_shipments": [
    ;     {
    ;       "shipment": {
    ;         "address_from": {
    ;           "name": "Mr Hippo",
    ;           "street1": "965 Mission St",
    ;           "street2": "Ste 201",
    ;           "city": "San Francisco",
    ;           "state": "CA",
    ;           "zip": "94103",
    ;           "country": "US",
    ;           "phone": "4151234567",
    ;           "email": "mrhippo@goshippo.com"
    ;         },
    ;         "address_to": {
    ;           "name": "Mrs Hippo",
    ;           "company": "",
    ;           "street1": "Broadway 1",
    ;           "street2": "",
    ;           "city": "New York",
    ;           "state": "NY",
    ;           "zip": "10007",
    ;           "country": "US",
    ;           "phone": "4151234567",
    ;           "email": "mrshippo@goshippo.com"
    ;         },
    ;         "parcels": [
    ;           {
    ;             "length": "5",
    ;             "width": "5",
    ;             "height": "5",
    ;             "distance_unit": "in",
    ;             "weight": "2",
    ;             "mass_unit": "oz"
    ;           }
    ;         ]
    ;       }
    ;     },
    ;     {
    ;       "shipment": {
    ;         "address_from": {
    ;           "name": "Mr Hippo",
    ;           "street1": "1092 Indian Summer Ct",
    ;           "city": "San Jose",
    ;           "state": "CA",
    ;           "zip": "95122",
    ;           "country": "US",
    ;           "phone": "4151234567",
    ;           "email": "mrhippo@goshippo.com"
    ;         },
    ;         "address_to": {
    ;           "name": "Mrs Hippo",
    ;           "company": "",
    ;           "street1": "Broadway 1",
    ;           "street2": "",
    ;           "city": "New York",
    ;           "state": "NY",
    ;           "zip": "10007",
    ;           "country": "US",
    ;           "phone": "4151234567",
    ;           "email": "mrshippo@goshippo.com"
    ;         },
    ;         "parcels": [
    ;           {
    ;             "length": "5",
    ;             "width": "5",
    ;             "height": "5",
    ;             "distance_unit": "in",
    ;             "weight": "20",
    ;             "mass_unit": "lb"
    ;           }
    ;         ]
    ;       },
    ;       "carrier_account": "a4391cd4ab974f478f55dc08b5c8e3b3",
    ;       "servicelevel_token": "fedex_2_day"
    ;     }
    ;   ]
    ; }

    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"default_carrier_account","078870331023437cb917f5187429b093")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"default_servicelevel_token","usps_priority")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"label_filetype","PDF_4x6")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"metadata","BATCH #170")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.name","Mr Hippo")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.street1","965 Mission St")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.street2","Ste 201")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.city","San Francisco")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.state","CA")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.zip","94103")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.country","US")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.phone","4151234567")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_from.email","mrhippo@goshippo.com")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.name","Mrs Hippo")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.company","")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.street1","Broadway 1")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.street2","")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.city","New York")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.state","NY")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.zip","10007")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.country","US")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.phone","4151234567")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.address_to.email","mrshippo@goshippo.com")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].length","5")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].width","5")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].height","5")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].distance_unit","in")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].weight","2")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[0].shipment.parcels[0].mass_unit","oz")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.name","Mr Hippo")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.street1","1092 Indian Summer Ct")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.city","San Jose")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.state","CA")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.zip","95122")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.country","US")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.phone","4151234567")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_from.email","mrhippo@goshippo.com")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.name","Mrs Hippo")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.company","")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.street1","Broadway 1")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.street2","")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.city","New York")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.state","NY")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.zip","10007")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.country","US")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.phone","4151234567")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.address_to.email","mrshippo@goshippo.com")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].length","5")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].width","5")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].height","5")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].distance_unit","in")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].weight","20")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].shipment.parcels[0].mass_unit","lb")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].carrier_account","a4391cd4ab974f478f55dc08b5c8e3b3")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"batch_shipments[1].servicelevel_token","fedex_2_day")

    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Authorization","ShippoToken shippo_test_3af5d574e2f845d30efcaf9b2f47d9c2aef4807a")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Content-Type","application/json")

    resp.i = CkHttpResponse::ckCreate()
    If resp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkHttp::ckHttpJson(http,"POST","https://api.goshippo.com/batches/",json,"application/json",resp)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    sbResponseBody.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbResponseBody.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkHttpResponse::ckGetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody)
    jResp.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jResp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckLoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody)
    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(jResp, 0)

    Debug "Response Body:"
    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(jResp)

    respStatusCode.i = CkHttpResponse::ckStatusCode(resp)
    Debug "Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode)
    If respStatusCode >= 400
        Debug "Response Header:"
        Debug CkHttpResponse::ckHeader(resp)
        Debug "Failed."
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbResponseBody)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jResp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Sample JSON response:
    ; (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    ; {
    ;   "object_id": "a015eb693cca465dbb6523ce6d2e3c65",
    ;   "object_owner": "admin",
    ;   "status": "VALIDATING",
    ;   "object_created": "2016-09-12T15:25:43.465Z",
    ;   "object_updated": "2016-09-12T15:25:43.465Z",
    ;   "metadata": "BATCH #170",
    ;   "default_carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093",
    ;   "default_servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
    ;   "label_filetype": "PDF_4x6",
    ;   "batch_shipments": {
    ;     "next": null,
    ;     "previous": null,
    ;     "results": [
    ;     ]
    ;   },
    ;   "object_results": {
    ;     "purchase_succeeded": 0,
    ;     "purchase_failed": 0,
    ;     "creation_failed": 0,
    ;     "creation_succeeded": 0
    ;   },
    ;   "label_url": [
    ;   ]
    ; }

    ; 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_id.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"object_id")
    object_owner.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"object_owner")
    status.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"status")
    object_created.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"object_created")
    object_updated.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"object_updated")
    metadata.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"metadata")
    default_carrier_account.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"default_carrier_account")
    default_servicelevel_token.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"default_servicelevel_token")
    label_filetype.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"label_filetype")
    batch_shipmentsNext.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"batch_shipments.next")
    batch_shipmentsPrevious.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"batch_shipments.previous")
    object_resultsPurchase_succeeded.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(jResp,"object_results.purchase_succeeded")
    object_resultsPurchase_failed.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(jResp,"object_results.purchase_failed")
    object_resultsCreation_failed.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(jResp,"object_results.creation_failed")
    object_resultsCreation_succeeded.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(jResp,"object_results.creation_succeeded")
    i.i = 0
    count_i.i = CkJsonObject::ckSizeOfArray(jResp,"batch_shipments.results")
    While i < count_i
        CkJsonObject::setCkI(jResp, i)
        i = i + 1
    Wend
    i = 0
    count_i = CkJsonObject::ckSizeOfArray(jResp,"label_url")
    While i < count_i
        CkJsonObject::setCkI(jResp, i)
        i = i + 1
    Wend


    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
    CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbResponseBody)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jResp)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure