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PayPal - Execute Approved PayPal Payment

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Executes an approved PayPal payment. (This is for executing an approved PayPal payment, not a credit card payment.)

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

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load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

# Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 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..
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Build the JSON containing the payer_id
set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $json 0
CkJsonObject_AppendString $json "payer_id" "RRCYJUTFJGZTA"
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $json]

# The JSON created by the above code:

# 	{ 
# 	  "payer_id": "RRCYJUTFJGZTA"
# 	}

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

# The payment ID is passed in the path.
set sbPath [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkStringBuilder_Append $sbPath "/v1/payments/payment/payment_id/execute"
set numReplaced [CkStringBuilder_Replace $sbPath "payment_id" "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY"]

# Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
set sbJsonRequest [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $json 1
CkJsonObject_EmitSb $json $sbJsonRequest
set sbJsonResponse [new_CkStringBuilder]

set success [CkRest_FullRequestSb $rest "POST" [CkStringBuilder_getAsString $sbPath] $sbJsonRequest $sbJsonResponse]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkRest_lastErrorText $rest]
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
    delete_CkRest $rest
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbPath
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbJsonRequest
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbJsonResponse
    exit
}

CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $json 0
CkJsonObject_LoadSb $json $sbJsonResponse

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

# Did we get a 200 success response?
if {[CkRest_get_ResponseStatusCode $rest] != 200} then {
    puts [CkJsonObject_emit $json]
    puts "Failed."
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
    delete_CkRest $rest
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbPath
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbJsonRequest
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbJsonResponse
    exit
}

# Sample JSON response is shown below.
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $json]

puts "success"

# ------------------------------------------------
# A sample JSON response:

# 	{ 
# 	  "id": "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
# 	  "create_time": "2014-09-22T23:22:27Z",
# 	  "update_time": "2014-09-22T23:31:13Z",
# 	  "state": "approved",
# 	  "intent": "sale",
# 	  "payer": { 
# 	    "payment_method": "paypal",
# 	    "payer_info": { 
# 	      "email": "npurayil-uspr-60@paypal.com",
# 	      "first_name": "Brian",
# 	      "last_name": "Robinson",
# 	      "payer_id": "JMKDKJ4D7DG7G",
# 	      "shipping_address": { 
# 	        "line1": "4thFloor",
# 	        "line2": "unit#34",
# 	        "city": "SAn Jose",
# 	        "state": "CA",
# 	        "postal_code": "95131",
# 	        "country_code": "US",
# 	        "phone": "011862212345678",
# 	        "recipient_name": "HelloWorld"
# 	      }
# 	    }
# 	  },
# 	  "transactions": [
# 	    { 
# 	      "amount": { 
# 	        "total": "30.11",
# 	        "currency": "USD",
# 	        "details": { 
# 	          "subtotal": "30.00",
# 	          "tax": "0.07",
# 	          "shipping": "0.03",
# 	          "handling_fee": "1.00",
# 	          "insurance": "0.01",
# 	          "shipping_discount": "-1.00"
# 	        }
# 	      },
# 	      "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
# 	      "item_list": { 
# 	        "items": [
# 	          { 
# 	            "name": "hat",
# 	            "sku": "1",
# 	            "price": "3.00",
# 	            "currency": "USD",
# 	            "quantity": "5",
# 	            "description": "Brown color hat",
# 	            "tax": "0.01"
# 	          },
# 	          { 
# 	            "name": "handbag",
# 	            "sku": "product34",
# 	            "price": "15.00",
# 	            "currency": "USD",
# 	            "quantity": "1",
# 	            "description": "Black color handbag",
# 	            "tax": "0.02"
# 	          }
# 	        ],
# 	        "shipping_address": { 
# 	          "recipient_name": "HelloWorld",
# 	          "line1": "4thFloor",
# 	          "line2": "unit#34",
# 	          "city": "SAn Jose",
# 	          "state": "CA",
# 	          "phone": "011862212345678",
# 	          "postal_code": "95131",
# 	          "country_code": "US"
# 	        }
# 	      },
# 	      "related_resources": [
# 	        { 
# 	          "sale": { 
# 	            "id": "4XP56210M0797192Y",
# 	            "create_time": "2014-09-22T23:22:27Z",
# 	            "update_time": "2014-09-22T23:31:13Z",
# 	            "amount": { 
# 	              "total": "30.11",
# 	              "currency": "USD"
# 	            },
# 	            "payment_mode": "INSTANT_TRANSFER",
# 	            "state": "completed",
# 	            "protection_eligibility": "ELIGIBLE",
# 	            "protection_eligibility_type": "ITEM_NOT_RECEIVED_ELIGIBLE",
# 	            "transaction_fee": { 
# 	              "value": "1.75",
# 	              "currency": "USD"
# 	            },
# 	            "parent_payment": "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
# 	            "links": [
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4XP56210M0797192Y",
# 	                "rel": "self",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              },
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4XP56210M0797192Y/refund",
# 	                "rel": "refund",
# 	                "method": "POST"
# 	              },
# 	              { 
# 	                "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
# 	                "rel": "parent_payment",
# 	                "method": "GET"
# 	              }
# 	            ]
# 	          }
# 	        }
# 	      ]
# 	    }
# 	  ],
# 	  "links": [
# 	    { 
# 	      "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
# 	      "rel": "self",
# 	      "method": "GET"
# 	    }
# 	  ]
# 	}

delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
delete_CkRest $rest
delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbPath
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbJsonRequest
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbJsonResponse