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Shippo Label Purchase

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Demonstrates how to create a shipping label in one API call through Shippo.

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

let http = chilkat::Http::new();

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl https://api.goshippo.com/transactions/  \
//     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
//     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
//     -d '{
//         "shipment": {
//             "address_from": {
//                 "name": "Mr. Hippo",
//                 "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
//                 "city": "San Francisco",
//                 "state": "CA",
//                 "zip": "94117",
//                 "country": "US",
//                 "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
//                 "email": "support@goshippo.com"
//             },
//             "address_to": {
//                 "name": "Mrs. Hippo",
//                 "street1": "965 Mission St.",
//                 "city": "San Francisco",
//                 "state": "CA",
//                 "zip": "94105",
//                 "country": "US",
//                 "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
//                 "email": "support@goshippo.com"
//             },
//             "parcels": [{
//                 "length": "5",
//                 "width": "5",
//                 "height": "5",
//                 "distance_unit": "in",
//                 "weight": "2",
//                 "mass_unit": "lb"
//             }]
//         },
//         "carrier_account": "b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c",
//         "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority"
//         }'

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

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "shipment": {
//     "address_from": {
//       "name": "Mr. Hippo",
//       "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
//       "city": "San Francisco",
//       "state": "CA",
//       "zip": "94117",
//       "country": "US",
//       "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
//       "email": "support@goshippo.com"
//     },
//     "address_to": {
//       "name": "Mrs. Hippo",
//       "street1": "965 Mission St.",
//       "city": "San Francisco",
//       "state": "CA",
//       "zip": "94105",
//       "country": "US",
//       "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
//       "email": "support@goshippo.com"
//     },
//     "parcels": [
//       {
//         "length": "5",
//         "width": "5",
//         "height": "5",
//         "distance_unit": "in",
//         "weight": "2",
//         "mass_unit": "lb"
//       }
//     ]
//   },
//   "carrier_account": "b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c",
//   "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority"
// }

let json = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_from.name", "Mr. Hippo");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_from.street1", "215 Clayton St.");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_from.city", "San Francisco");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_from.state", "CA");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_from.zip", "94117");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_from.country", "US");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_from.phone", "+1 555 341 9393");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_from.email", "support@goshippo.com");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_to.name", "Mrs. Hippo");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_to.street1", "965 Mission St.");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_to.city", "San Francisco");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_to.state", "CA");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_to.zip", "94105");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_to.country", "US");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_to.phone", "+1 555 341 9393");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.address_to.email", "support@goshippo.com");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.parcels[0].length", "5");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.parcels[0].width", "5");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.parcels[0].height", "5");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.parcels[0].distance_unit", "in");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.parcels[0].weight", "2");
let _ = json.update_string("shipment.parcels[0].mass_unit", "lb");
let _ = json.update_string("carrier_account", "b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c");
let _ = json.update_string("servicelevel_token", "usps_priority");

http.set_request_header("Authorization", "ShippoToken <API_Token>");
http.set_request_header("Content-Type", "application/json");

let resp = chilkat::HttpResponse::new();
if http.http_json("POST", "https://api.goshippo.com/transactions/", &json, "application/json", &resp).is_err() {
    println!("{}", http.last_error_text());
    return;
}

let sb_response_body = chilkat::StringBuilder::new();
let _ = resp.get_body_sb(&sb_response_body);
let j_resp = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
let _ = j_resp.load_sb(&sb_response_body);
j_resp.set_emit_compact(false);

println!("Response Body:");
println!("{}", j_resp.emit().unwrap_or_default());

let resp_status_code = resp.status_code();
println!("Response Status Code = {}", resp_status_code);
if resp_status_code >= 400 {
    println!("Response Header:");
    println!("{}", resp.header());
    println!("Failed.");
    return;
}

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

// {
//   "object_state": "VALID",
//   "status": "SUCCESS",
//   "object_created": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
//   "object_updated": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
//   "object_id": "64bba01845ef40d29374032599f22588",
//   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
//   "was_test": false,
//   "rate": {
//     "object_id": "cf6fea899f1848b494d9568e8266e076",
//     "amount": "5.50",
//     "currency": "USD",
//     "amount_local": "5.50",
//     "currency_local": "USD",
//     "provider": "USPS",
//     "servicelevel_name": "Priority Mail",
//     "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
//     "carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093"
//   },
//   "tracking_number": "ZW70QJC",
//   "tracking_status": {
//     "object_created": "2013-12-27T23:17:41.411Z",
//     "object_id": "a21b3d6831c14ceaba6730179ce6e784",
//     "status": "UNKNOWN",
//     "status_details": "",
//     "status_date": "2013-12-28T12:04:04.214Z"
//   },
//   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction.action?tLabels=ZW70QJC",
//   "eta": "2013-12-30T12:00:00.000Z",
//   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery.s3.amazonaws.com/96.pdf?Signature=PEdWrp0mFWAGwJp7FW3b%2FeA2eyY%3D&Expires=1385930652&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJTHP3LLFMYAWALIA",
//   "commercial_invoice_url": "",
//   "metadata": "",
//   "messages": [
//   ]
// }

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

let object_state = j_resp.string_of("object_state").unwrap_or_default();
let status = j_resp.string_of("status").unwrap_or_default();
let object_created = j_resp.string_of("object_created").unwrap_or_default();
let object_updated = j_resp.string_of("object_updated").unwrap_or_default();
let object_id = j_resp.string_of("object_id").unwrap_or_default();
let object_owner = j_resp.string_of("object_owner").unwrap_or_default();
let was_test = j_resp.bool_of("was_test");
let rate_object_id = j_resp.string_of("rate.object_id").unwrap_or_default();
let rate_amount = j_resp.string_of("rate.amount").unwrap_or_default();
let rate_currency = j_resp.string_of("rate.currency").unwrap_or_default();
let rate_amount_local = j_resp.string_of("rate.amount_local").unwrap_or_default();
let rate_currency_local = j_resp.string_of("rate.currency_local").unwrap_or_default();
let rate_provider = j_resp.string_of("rate.provider").unwrap_or_default();
let rate_servicelevel_name = j_resp.string_of("rate.servicelevel_name").unwrap_or_default();
let rate_servicelevel_token = j_resp.string_of("rate.servicelevel_token").unwrap_or_default();
let rate_carrier_account = j_resp.string_of("rate.carrier_account").unwrap_or_default();
let tracking_number = j_resp.string_of("tracking_number").unwrap_or_default();
let tracking_status_object_created = j_resp.string_of("tracking_status.object_created").unwrap_or_default();
let tracking_status_object_id = j_resp.string_of("tracking_status.object_id").unwrap_or_default();
let tracking_status_status = j_resp.string_of("tracking_status.status").unwrap_or_default();
let tracking_status_status_details = j_resp.string_of("tracking_status.status_details").unwrap_or_default();
let tracking_status_status_date = j_resp.string_of("tracking_status.status_date").unwrap_or_default();
let tracking_url_provider = j_resp.string_of("tracking_url_provider").unwrap_or_default();
let eta = j_resp.string_of("eta").unwrap_or_default();
let label_url = j_resp.string_of("label_url").unwrap_or_default();
let commercial_invoice_url = j_resp.string_of("commercial_invoice_url").unwrap_or_default();
let metadata = j_resp.string_of("metadata").unwrap_or_default();
let mut i = 0;
let count_i = j_resp.size_of_array("messages");
while i < count_i {
    j_resp.set_i(i);
    i = i + 1;
}