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PayPal - Find Authorizations

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Finds previously created authorizations.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    // Load our previously obtained access token. (see PayPal OAuth2 Access Token)
    let jsonToken = CkoJsonObject()!
    jsonToken.loadFile(path: "qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

    // Build the Authorization request header field value.
    let sbAuth = CkoStringBuilder()!
    // token_type should be "Bearer"
    sbAuth.append(value: jsonToken.string(of: "token_type"))
    sbAuth.append(value: " ")
    sbAuth.append(value: jsonToken.string(of: "access_token"))

    // Make the initial connection.
    // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many PayPal REST API calls.
    // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    let rest = CkoRest()!
    var bAutoReconnect: Bool = true
    success = rest.connect(hostname: "api.sandbox.paypal.com", port: 443, tls: true, autoReconnect: bAutoReconnect)
    if success == false {
        print("\(rest.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The code above this comment could be placed inside a function/subroutine within the application
    // because the connection does not need to be made for every request.  Once the connection is made
    // the app may send many requests..
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Clear the REST object of any headers or query params from previous requests.
    rest.clearAllHeaders()
    rest.clearAllQueryParams()

    rest.addHeader(name: "Authorization", value: sbAuth.getAsString())

    // To find authoriaztions, we list payments and look for those
    // containing "authorization" transactions
    rest.addQueryParam(name: "count", value: "100")
    rest.addQueryParam(name: "start_index", value: "0")
    rest.addQueryParam(name: "sort_by", value: "update_time")
    rest.addQueryParam(name: "sort_order", value: "asc")

    // Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
    let sbJsonResponse = CkoStringBuilder()!
    success = rest.fullRequestNoBodySb(httpVerb: "GET", uriPath: "/v1/payments/payment", sb: sbJsonResponse)
    if success == false {
        print("\(rest.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.emitCompact = false
    json.loadSb(sb: sbJsonResponse)

    // (optional) Save the entire JSON response to a file to examine if desired..
    let sbTemp = CkoStringBuilder()!
    json.emitSb(sb: sbTemp)
    sbTemp.writeFile(path: "qa_output/paypal_payments.json", charset: "utf-8", emitBom: false)

    print("Response Status Code = \(rest.responseStatusCode.intValue)")

    // Did we get a 200 success response?
    if rest.responseStatusCode.intValue != 200 {
        print("\(json.emit()!)")
        print("Failed.")
        return
    }

    // We are looking for "authorization" transactions .
    // As shown below, we are looking in the "transactions" for "related_resources"
    // containing "authorization" JSON objects. 

    // 	{ 
    // 	  "payments": [
    // 	    { 
    // 	      "id": "PAY-3SL8976592063093RLA3DMAY",
    // 	      "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:36:19Z",
    // 	      "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:36:24Z",
    // 	      "state": "approved",
    // 	      "intent": "authorize",
    // 	      "payer": { 
    // 	        "payment_method": "credit_card",
    // 	        "funding_instruments": [
    // 	          { 
    // 	            "credit_card_token": { 
    // 	              "credit_card_id": "CARD-52W84623JH8043102LA3CLGA",
    // 	              "payer_id": "user12345",
    // 	              "last4": "9974",
    // 	              "type": "visa",
    // 	              "expire_month": "9",
    // 	              "expire_year": "2021"
    // 	            }
    // 	          }
    // 	        ]
    // 	      },
    // 	      "transactions": [
    // 	        { 
    // 	          "amount": { 
    // 	            "total": "6.70",
    // 	            "currency": "USD",
    // 	            "details": { 
    // 	              "subtotal": "6.70"
    // 	            }
    // 	          },
    // 	          "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
    // 	          "related_resources": [
    // 	            { 
    // 	              "authorization": { 
    // 	                "id": "6HG91590AX913463C",
    // 	                "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:36:19Z",
    // 	                "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:36:24Z",
    // 	                "amount": { 
    // 	                  ...
    // 	                  }
    // 	                },
    // 	                "state": "authorized",
    // 	                "parent_payment": "PAY-3SL8976592063093RLA3DMAY",
    // 	                "valid_until": "2016-12-23T00:36:19Z",
    // 			...
    // 

    // Iterate over the payments and show each authorization
    let jsonAuth = CkoJsonObject()!
    var numPayments: Int = json.size(ofArray: "payments").intValue
    var i: Int = 0
    while i < numPayments {
        json.i = i
        var j: Int = 0
        var numTransactions: Int = json.size(ofArray: "payments[i].transactions").intValue
        while j < numTransactions {
            json.j = j
            var numRelatedResources: Int = json.size(ofArray: "payments[i].transactions[j].related_resources").intValue
            var k: Int = 0
            while k < numRelatedResources {
                json.k = k
                if json.hasMember(jsonPath: "payments[i].transactions[j].related_resources[k].authorization") == true {

                    json.objectOf2(jsonPath: "payments[i].transactions[j].related_resources[k].authorization", jsonObj: jsonAuth)

                    print("authorization id: \(jsonAuth.string(of: "id")!)")
                    print("state: \(jsonAuth.string(of: "state")!)")
                    print("total: \(jsonAuth.string(of: "amount.total")!)")
                    print("----")
                }

                k = k + 1
            }

            j = j + 1
        }

        i = i + 1
    }

    print("success")

}