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PayPal Create Invoice

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Creates a draft invoice.

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load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

# Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.

# 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)
set jsonToken [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_LoadFile $jsonToken "qa_data/tokens/paypal.json"

# Build the Authorization request header field value.
set sbAuth [new_CkStringBuilder]

# token_type should be "Bearer"
CkStringBuilder_Append $sbAuth [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonToken "token_type"]
CkStringBuilder_Append $sbAuth " "
CkStringBuilder_Append $sbAuth [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonToken "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.
set rest [new_CkRest]

set bAutoReconnect 1
set success [CkRest_Connect $rest "api.sandbox.paypal.com" 443 1 $bAutoReconnect]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkRest_lastErrorText $rest]
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
    delete_CkRest $rest
    exit
}

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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..
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# First create a JSON invoice:
set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $json 0
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "merchant_info.email" "frank-facilitator@example.com"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "merchant_info.first_name" "Frank"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "merchant_info.last_name" "Facilitator"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "merchant_info.business_name" "Medical Professionals, LLC"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "merchant_info.phone.country_code" "001"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "merchant_info.phone.national_number" "5032141716"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "merchant_info.address.line1" "1234 Main St."
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "merchant_info.address.city" "Portland"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "merchant_info.address.state" "OR"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "merchant_info.address.postal_code" "97217"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "merchant_info.address.country_code" "US"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "billing_info[0].email" "frank-buyer@somewhere.com"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "items[0].name" "Sutures"
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt $json "items[0].quantity" 100
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "items[0].unit_price.currency" "USD"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "items[0].unit_price.value" "5"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "note" "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "payment_term.term_type" "NET_45"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "shipping_info.first_name" "Sally"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "shipping_info.last_name" "Patient"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "shipping_info.business_name" "Not applicable"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "shipping_info.phone.country_code" "001"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "shipping_info.phone.national_number" "5039871234"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "shipping_info.address.line1" "1234 Broad St."
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "shipping_info.address.city" "Portland"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "shipping_info.address.state" "OR"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "shipping_info.address.postal_code" "97216"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "shipping_info.address.country_code" "US"

puts [CkJsonObject_emit $json]

# The JSON invoice created by the above code:

# 	{ 
# 	  "merchant_info": { 
# 	    "email": "frank-facilitator@example.com",
# 	    "first_name": "Frank",
# 	    "last_name": "Facilitator",
# 	    "business_name": "Medical Professionals, LLC",
# 	    "phone": { 
# 	      "country_code": "001",
# 	      "national_number": "5032141716"
# 	    },
# 	    "address": { 
# 	      "line1": "1234 Main St.",
# 	      "city": "Portland",
# 	      "state": "OR",
# 	      "postal_code": "97217",
# 	      "country_code": "US"
# 	    }
# 	  },
# 	  "billing_info": [ 
# 	    { 
# 	      "email": "frank-buyer@somewhere.com"
# 	    }
# 	  ],
# 	  "items": [ 
# 	    { 
# 	      "name": "Sutures",
# 	      "quantity": 100,
# 	      "unit_price": { 
# 	        "currency": "USD",
# 	        "value": "5"
# 	      }
# 	    }
# 	  ],
# 	  "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
# 	  "payment_term": { 
# 	    "term_type": "NET_45"
# 	  },
# 	  "shipping_info": { 
# 	    "first_name": "Sally",
# 	    "last_name": "Patient",
# 	    "business_name": "Not applicable",
# 	    "phone": { 
# 	      "country_code": "001",
# 	      "national_number": "5039871234"
# 	    },
# 	    "address": { 
# 	      "line1": "1234 Broad St.",
# 	      "city": "Portland",
# 	      "state": "OR",
# 	      "postal_code": "97216",
# 	      "country_code": "US"
# 	    }
# 	  }
# 	}

# Send the POST equivalent to this CURL command:

# 	curl -v -X POST https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/ \
# 	-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
# 	-H "Authorization: Bearer Access-Token" \
# 	-d '{ invoice JSON goes here }'

CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $json 1
set sbRequestBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

set sbResponseBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkRest_AddHeader $rest "Content-Type" "application/json"
CkRest_AddHeader $rest "Authorization" [CkStringBuilder_getAsString $sbAuth]
CkJsonObject_EmitSb $json $sbRequestBody

set success [CkRest_FullRequestSb $rest "POST" "/v1/invoicing/invoices" $sbRequestBody $sbResponseBody]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkRest_lastErrorText $rest]
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
    delete_CkRest $rest
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    exit
}

# We should have some sort of JSON response.  It could be successful, or an error.
set jsonResponse [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $jsonResponse 0
CkJsonObject_LoadSb $jsonResponse $sbResponseBody

puts "Response Status Code = [CkRest_get_ResponseStatusCode $rest]"

# Did we get a 201 success response?
if {[CkRest_get_ResponseStatusCode $rest] != 201} then {
    # Show the JSON response body
    puts [CkJsonObject_emit $jsonResponse]

    puts [CkRest_lastRequestStartLine $rest]
    puts [CkRest_lastRequestHeader $rest]
    puts "Failed."
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
    delete_CkRest $rest
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonResponse
    exit
}

# Show a few parts of the JSON response
puts "id: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse id]"
puts "number: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse number]"
puts "template_id: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse template_id]"
puts "status: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse status]"

# Show the full JSON response.
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $jsonResponse]
puts "Success."

# A successful response looks like this:

# 	{ 
# 	  "id": "INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
# 	  "number": "0001",
# 	  "template_id": "TEMP-8HS37702UW384535K",
# 	  "status": "DRAFT",
# 	  "merchant_info": { 
# 	    "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com",
# 	    "first_name": "Joe",
# 	    "last_name": "Facilitator",
# 	    "business_name": "Medical Professionals, LLC",
# 	    "phone": { 
# 	      "country_code": "001",
# 	      "national_number": "5032141716"
# 	    },
# 	    "address": { 
# 	      "line1": "1234 Main St.",
# 	      "city": "Portland",
# 	      "state": "OR",
# 	      "postal_code": "97217",
# 	      "country_code": "US"
# 	    }
# 	  },
# 	  "billing_info": [ 
# 	    { 
# 	      "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
# 	    }
# 	  ],
# 	  "shipping_info": { 
# 	    "first_name": "Sally",
# 	    "last_name": "Patient",
# 	    "business_name": "Not applicable",
# 	    "phone": { 
# 	      "country_code": "001",
# 	      "national_number": "5039871234"
# 	    },
# 	    "address": { 
# 	      "line1": "1234 Broad St.",
# 	      "city": "Portland",
# 	      "state": "OR",
# 	      "postal_code": "97216",
# 	      "country_code": "US"
# 	    }
# 	  },
# 	  "items": [ 
# 	    { 
# 	      "name": "Sutures",
# 	      "quantity": 100.0,
# 	      "unit_price": { 
# 	        "currency": "USD",
# 	        "value": "5.00"
# 	      }
# 	    }
# 	  ],
# 	  "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
# 	  "payment_term": { 
# 	    "term_type": "NET_45",
# 	    "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
# 	  },
# 	  "tax_calculated_after_discount": false,
# 	  "tax_inclusive": false,
# 	  "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
# 	  "total_amount": { 
# 	    "currency": "USD",
# 	    "value": "500.00"
# 	  },
# 	  "metadata": { 
# 	    "created_date": "2016-11-15 06:17:03 PST"
# 	  },
# 	  "links": [ 
# 	    { 
# 	      "rel": "self",
# 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
# 	      "method": "GET"
# 	    },
# 	    { 
# 	      "rel": "send",
# 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/send",
# 	      "method": "POST"
# 	    },
# 	    { 
# 	      "rel": "update",
# 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/update",
# 	      "method": "PUT"
# 	    },
# 	    { 
# 	      "rel": "delete",
# 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
# 	      "method": "DELETE"
# 	    }
# 	  ]
# 	}
# 

delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
delete_CkRest $rest
delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
delete_CkJsonObject $jsonResponse