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Shippo Validate Address

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Demonstrates how to validate your addresses through the Shippo API before you create labels.

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

    ; Implements the following CURL command:

    ; curl https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/ \
    ;     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    ;     -d name="Shawn Ippotle" \
    ;     -d company="Shippo" \
    ;     -d street1="215 Clayton St." \
    ;     -d city="San Francisco" \
    ;     -d state="CA" \
    ;     -d zip=94117 \
    ;     -d country="US" \
    ;     -d email="shippotle@goshippo.com"\
    ;     -d validate=true

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

    CkHttpRequest::setCkHttpVerb(req, "POST")
    CkHttpRequest::setCkPath(req, "/addresses/")
    CkHttpRequest::setCkContentType(req, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
    CkHttpRequest::ckAddParam(req,"name","Shawn Ippotle")
    CkHttpRequest::ckAddParam(req,"company","Shippo")
    CkHttpRequest::ckAddParam(req,"street1","215 Clayton St.")
    CkHttpRequest::ckAddParam(req,"city","San Francisco")
    CkHttpRequest::ckAddParam(req,"state","CA")
    CkHttpRequest::ckAddParam(req,"zip","94117")
    CkHttpRequest::ckAddParam(req,"country","US")
    CkHttpRequest::ckAddParam(req,"email","shippotle@goshippo.com")
    CkHttpRequest::ckAddParam(req,"validate","true")

    CkHttpRequest::ckAddHeader(req,"Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>")

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

    success = CkHttp::ckHttpReq(http,"https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/",req,resp)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkHttpRequest::ckDispose(req)
        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)
        CkHttpRequest::ckDispose(req)
        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_created": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.574Z",
    ;   "object_updated": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.596Z",
    ;   "object_id": "67183b2e81e9421f894bfbcdc4236b16",
    ;   "is_complete": false,
    ;   "validation_results": {
    ;     "is_valid": false,
    ;     "messages": [
    ;       {
    ;         "source": "USPS",
    ;         "code": "Address Not Found",
    ;         "type": "address_error",
    ;         "text": "The address as submitted could not be found. Please check for excessive abbreviations in the street address line or in the City name."
    ;       }
    ;     ]
    ;   },
    ;   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
    ;   "name": "Shawn Ippotle",
    ;   "company": "Shippo",
    ;   "street_no": "",
    ;   "street1": "215 HIPPO ST.",
    ;   "street2": "",
    ;   "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
    ;   "state": "CA",
    ;   "zip": "94107",
    ;   "country": "US",
    ;   "phone": ""
    ; }

    ; Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    ; Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    ; Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    source.s
    code.s
    v_type.s
    text.s

    object_created.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"object_created")
    object_updated.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"object_updated")
    object_id.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"object_id")
    is_complete.i = CkJsonObject::ckBoolOf(jResp,"is_complete")
    validation_resultsIs_valid.i = CkJsonObject::ckBoolOf(jResp,"validation_results.is_valid")
    object_owner.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"object_owner")
    name.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"name")
    company.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"company")
    street_no.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"street_no")
    street1.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"street1")
    street2.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"street2")
    city.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"city")
    state.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"state")
    zip.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"zip")
    country.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"country")
    phone.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"phone")
    i.i = 0
    count_i.i = CkJsonObject::ckSizeOfArray(jResp,"validation_results.messages")
    While i < count_i
        CkJsonObject::setCkI(jResp, i)
        source = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"validation_results.messages[i].source")
        code = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"validation_results.messages[i].code")
        v_type = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"validation_results.messages[i].type")
        text = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"validation_results.messages[i].text")
        i = i + 1
    Wend


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


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure