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PayPal - Find Authorizations

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Finds previously created authorizations.

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Tcl

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

# 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 == 0} 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..
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Clear the REST object of any headers or query params from previous requests.
CkRest_ClearAllHeaders $rest
CkRest_ClearAllQueryParams $rest

CkRest_AddHeader $rest "Authorization" [CkStringBuilder_getAsString $sbAuth]

# To find authoriaztions, we list payments and look for those
# containing "authorization" transactions
CkRest_AddQueryParam $rest "count" "100"
CkRest_AddQueryParam $rest "start_index" "0"
CkRest_AddQueryParam $rest "sort_by" "update_time"
CkRest_AddQueryParam $rest "sort_order" "asc"

# Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
set sbJsonResponse [new_CkStringBuilder]

set success [CkRest_FullRequestNoBodySb $rest "GET" "/v1/payments/payment" $sbJsonResponse]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkRest_lastErrorText $rest]
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
    delete_CkRest $rest
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbJsonResponse
    exit
}

set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $json 0
CkJsonObject_LoadSb $json $sbJsonResponse

# (optional) Save the entire JSON response to a file to examine if desired..
set sbTemp [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkJsonObject_EmitSb $json $sbTemp
CkStringBuilder_WriteFile $sbTemp "qa_output/paypal_payments.json" "utf-8" 0

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_CkStringBuilder $sbJsonResponse
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbTemp
    exit
}

# 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
set jsonAuth [new_CkJsonObject]

set numPayments [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $json "payments"]
set i 0
while {$i < $numPayments} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $json $i
    set j 0
    set numTransactions [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $json "payments[i].transactions"]
    while {$j < $numTransactions} {
        CkJsonObject_put_J $json $j
        set numRelatedResources [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $json "payments[i].transactions[j].related_resources"]
        set k 0
        while {$k < $numRelatedResources} {
            CkJsonObject_put_K $json $k
            if {[CkJsonObject_HasMember $json "payments[i].transactions[j].related_resources[k].authorization"] == 1} then {

                CkJsonObject_ObjectOf2 $json "payments[i].transactions[j].related_resources[k].authorization" $jsonAuth

                puts "authorization id: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonAuth id]"
                puts "state: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonAuth state]"
                puts "total: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonAuth amount.total]"
                puts "----"
            }

            set k [expr $k + 1]
        }
        set j [expr $j + 1]
    }
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}

puts "success"

delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
delete_CkRest $rest
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbJsonResponse
delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbTemp
delete_CkJsonObject $jsonAuth