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UPS Tracking API

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Demonstrates making a call to the UPS tracking REST API. Parses the tracking response and extracts the base64 signature image to a gif file.

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import { BinData, Http, HttpResponse, JsonObject, StringBuilder } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  const http = new Http();

  // This is the testing endpoint for the tracking API:
  const url = 'https://wwwcie.ups.com/rest/Track';

  // Send an HTTP request with the following JSON body:

  // {
  //   "UPSSecurity": {
  //     "UsernameToken": {
  //       "Username": "Your Username",
  //       "Password": "Your Password"
  //     },
  //     "ServiceAccessToken": {
  //       "AccessLicenseNumber": "Your Access License Number"
  //     }
  //   },
  //   "TrackRequest": {
  //     "Request": {
  //       "RequestOption": "1",
  //       "TransactionReference": {
  //         "CustomerContext": "Your Test Case Summary Description"
  //       }
  //     },
  //     "InquiryNumber": "YourTrackingNumber"
  //   }
  // }
  // 

  // Build the above JSON.
  const json = new JsonObject();
  json.updateString('UPSSecurity.UsernameToken.Username', 'UPS_USERNAME');
  json.updateString('UPSSecurity.UsernameToken.Password', 'UPS_PASSWORD');
  json.updateString('UPSSecurity.ServiceAccessToken.AccessLicenseNumber', 'UPS_ACCESS_KEY');
  // Request all activity...
  json.updateString('TrackRequest.Request.RequestOption', 'activity');
  json.updateString('TrackRequest.Request.TransactionReference.CustomerContext', 'Your Test Case Summary Description');
  json.updateString('TrackRequest.InquiryNumber', '1Z12345E0205271688');

  const sb = new StringBuilder();
  const resp = new HttpResponse();
  try {
    await http.httpJsonAsync('POST', url, json, 'application/json', resp);
  } catch {
    console.log(http.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  console.log(`status = ${resp.statusCode}`);

  // A 200 response status indicate success.
  if (resp.statusCode !== 200) {
    console.log(resp.bodyStr);
    console.log('Failed.');
    return;
  }

  json.load(resp.bodyStr);
  json.emitCompact = false;
  console.log(json.emit());

  // {
  //   "TrackResponse": {
  //     "Response": {
  //       "ResponseStatus": {
  //         "Code": "1",
  //         "Description": "Success"
  //       },
  //       "TransactionReference": {
  //         "CustomerContext": "Your Test Case Summary Description"
  //       }
  //     },
  //     "Shipment": {
  //       "InquiryNumber": {
  //         "Code": "01",
  //         "Description": "ShipmentIdentificationNumber",
  //         "Value": "1Z12345E0205271688"
  //       },
  //       "ShipmentType": {
  //         "Code": "01",
  //         "Description": "Small Package"
  //       },
  //       "ShipperNumber": "12345E",
  //       "Service": {
  //         "Code": "002",
  //         "Description": "2ND DAY AIR"
  //       },
  //       "ReferenceNumber": {
  //         "Code": "01",
  //         "Value": "LINE4AND115"
  //       },
  //       "PickupDate": "19990608",
  //       "Package": {
  //         "TrackingNumber": "1Z12345E0205271688",
  //         "Activity": [
  //           {
  //             "ActivityLocation": {
  //               "Address": {
  //                 "City": "ANYTOWN",
  //                 "StateProvinceCode": "GA",
  // 
  //                 "PostalCode": "30340",
  //                 "CountryCode": "US"
  //               },
  //               "Code": "ML",
  //               "Description": "BACK DOOR",
  //               "SignedForByName": "JOHN DOE"
  //             },
  //             "Status": {
  //               "Type": "D",
  //               "Description": "DELIVERED",
  //               "Code": "KM"
  //             },
  //             "Date": "19990610",
  //             "Time": "120000",
  //             "Document": {
  //               "Type": {
  //                 "Code": "01",
  //                 "Description": "Signature Image"
  //               },
  //               "Content": "R0lGODdhoA ... JU9Y8RdHsRKLMVJ4MVDMREAAADs=",
  //               "Format": {
  //                 "Code": "01",
  //                 "Description": "GIF"
  //               }
  //             }
  //           },
  //           {
  //             "Status": {
  //               "Type": "M",
  //               "Description": "BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED. SHIPMENT DATE PENDING.",
  //               "Code": "MP"
  //             },
  //             "Date": "19990608",
  //             "Time": "120000"
  //           }
  //         ],
  //         "PackageWeight": {
  //           "UnitOfMeasurement": {
  //             "Code": "LBS"
  //           },
  //           "Weight": "5.00"
  //         },
  //         "ReferenceNumber": [
  //           {
  //             "Code": "01",
  //             "Value": "LINE4AND115"
  //           },
  //           {
  //             "Code": "08",
  //             "Value": "LJ67Y5"
  //           }
  //         ]
  //       }
  //     },
  //     "Disclaimer": "You are using UPS tracking service on customer integration test environment, please switch to UPS production environment once you finish the test. The URL is https://onlinetools.ups.com/webservices/Track"
  //   }
  // }

  // Use the online tool at Generate JSON Parsing Code
  // to generate JSON parsing code.

  const statusCode = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Response.ResponseStatus.Code');
  const statusDescription = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Response.ResponseStatus.Description');
  console.log(`statusCode: ${statusCode}`);
  console.log(`statusDescription${statusDescription}`);
  const customerContext = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Response.TransactionReference.CustomerContext');
  const inquiryNumberCode = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Code');
  const inquiryNumberDescription = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Description');
  const inquiryNumberValue = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Value');
  const shipmentTypeCode = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipmentType.Code');
  const shipmentTypeDescription = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipmentType.Description');
  const shipperNumber = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipperNumber');
  const serviceCode = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Service.Code');
  const serviceDescription = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Service.Description');
  const referenceNumberCode = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ReferenceNumber.Code');
  const referenceNumberValue = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ReferenceNumber.Value');
  const pickupDate = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.PickupDate');
  const trackingNumber = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.TrackingNumber');
  const unitOfMeasurementCode = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.PackageWeight.UnitOfMeasurement.Code');
  const weight = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.PackageWeight.Weight');
  const disclaimer = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Disclaimer');

  let i = 0;
  const activityCount = json.sizeOfArray('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity');
  console.log(`activityCount: ${activityCount}`);

  while (i < activityCount) {
    console.log(`-- activity ${i}`);
    json.i = i;
    if (json.hasMember('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.City')) {
      const city = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.City');
      console.log(`city: ${city}`);
      const provinceCode = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.StateProvinceCode');
      const postalCode = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.PostalCode');
      const countryCode = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.CountryCode');
    }

    const locationCode = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Code');
    const locationDescription = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Description');
    const locationSignedForByName = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.SignedForByName');

    const activityStatusType = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Type');
    console.log(`activityStatusType: ${activityStatusType}`);
    const activityStatusDescription = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Description');
    console.log(`activityStatusDescription: ${activityStatusDescription}`);
    const activityStatusCode = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Code');
    console.log(`activityStatusCode: ${activityStatusCode}`);

    const activityDate = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Date');
    const activityTime = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Time');

    if (json.hasMember('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document')) {
      const typeCode = json.intOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Type.Code');
      const typeDescription = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Type.Description');
      const documentContent = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Content');
      const documentFormatCode = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Format.Code');
      // Format description would be something like "GIF" for a signature image.
      const documentFormatDescription = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Format.Description');

      // 01 - Signature Image
      // 02 - Delivery Receipt
      // 03 - Free Astray
      // 04 - POD
      if (typeCode === 1) {
        // We have a signature image.  Get the image data and save to a file.
        const sbImagePath = new StringBuilder();
        sbImagePath.append('qa_output/sig_');
        sbImagePath.append(trackingNumber);
        sbImagePath.append('.');
        sbImagePath.append(documentFormatDescription);
        const imageData = new BinData();
        imageData.appendEncoded(documentContent, 'base64');
        // Write to "qa_output/sig_1Z12345E0205271688.GIF"
        imageData.writeFile(sbImagePath.getAsString());
      }
    }

    i++;
  }

  i = 0;
  const refnumCount = json.sizeOfArray('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber');
  while (i < refnumCount) {
    json.i = i;
    const refnumCode = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber[i].Code');
    const refnumValue = json.stringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber[i].Value');
    i++;
  }

  console.log('Success.');
}