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PayPal Search for Invoices

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Search PayPal invoices.

See also SearchInvoices

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

# Create JSON to specify the search
set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $json 0
CkJsonObject_AppendString $json "start_invoice_date" "2016-01-01 PST"
CkJsonObject_AppendString $json "end_invoice_date" "2016-11-16 PST"
CkJsonObject_AppendInt $json "page" 0
CkJsonObject_AppendInt $json "page_size" 10
CkJsonObject_AppendBool $json "total_count_required" 1

puts [CkJsonObject_emit $json]

# The JSON by the above code:

# 	{
# 	  "start_invoice_date": "2016-01-01 PST",
# 	  "end_invoice_date": "2016-11-16 PST",
# 	  "page": 0,
# 	  "page_size": 10,
# 	  "total_count_required": true
# 	}

# Send the POST equivalent to this CURL command:

# 	curl -v -X POST https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/search/ \
# 	-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/search" $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 200 success response?
if {[CkRest_get_ResponseStatusCode $rest] != 200} then {
    # Show the JSON response body
    puts [CkJsonObject_emit $jsonResponse]
    puts "Failed."
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
    delete_CkRest $rest
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonResponse
    exit
}

# Sample response JSON is shown below.

# Iterate over each invoice and get some information from each..
set numInvoices [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jsonResponse "invoices"]
set i 0
while {$i < $numInvoices} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jsonResponse $i
    puts "Invoice ID: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse {invoices[i].id}]"
    puts "Shipping First Name: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse {invoices[i].shipping_info.first_name}]"
    set j 0
    set numBillingInfo [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jsonResponse "invoices[i].billing_info"]
    while {$j < $numBillingInfo} {
        CkJsonObject_put_J $jsonResponse $j
        puts "billing_info email: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse {invoices[i].billing_info[j].email}]"
        set j [expr $j + 1]
    }
    set numLinks [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jsonResponse "invoices[i].links"]
    set j 0
    while {$j < $numLinks} {
        CkJsonObject_put_J $jsonResponse $j
        puts "link: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse {invoices[i].links[j].href}]"
        set j [expr $j + 1]
    }
    puts "----"
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}

puts "Success."

# A successful response looks like this:

# { 
#   "total_count": 2,
#   "invoices": [
#     { 
#       "id": "INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
#       "number": "0002",
#       "status": "DRAFT",
#       "merchant_info": { 
#         "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
#       },
#       "billing_info": [
#         { 
#           "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
#         }
#       ],
#       "shipping_info": { 
#         "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
#         "first_name": "Sally",
#         "last_name": "Patient",
#         "business_name": "Not applicable"
#       },
#       "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
#       "payment_term": { 
#         "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
#       },
#       "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
#       "total_amount": { 
#         "currency": "USD",
#         "value": "500.00"
#       },
#       "metadata": { 
#         "created_date": "2016-11-15 08:09:21 PST"
#       },
#       "paid_amount": { 
#         "paypal": { 
#           "currency": "USD",
#           "value": "0.00"
#         },
#         "other": { 
#           "currency": "USD",
#           "value": "0.00"
#         }
#       },
#       "refunded_amount": { 
#         "paypal": { 
#           "currency": "USD",
#           "value": "0.00"
#         },
#         "other": { 
#           "currency": "USD",
#           "value": "0.00"
#         }
#       },
#       "links": [
#         { 
#           "rel": "self",
#           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
#           "method": "GET"
#         },
#         { 
#           "rel": "send",
#           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE/send",
#           "method": "POST"
#         },
#         { 
#           "rel": "update",
#           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE/update",
#           "method": "PUT"
#         },
#         { 
#           "rel": "delete",
#           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
#           "method": "DELETE"
#         }
#       ]
#     },
#     { 
#       "id": "INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
#       "number": "0001",
#       "status": "SENT",
#       "merchant_info": { 
#         "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
#       },
#       "billing_info": [
#         { 
#           "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
#         }
#       ],
#       "shipping_info": { 
#         "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
#         "first_name": "Sally",
#         "last_name": "Patient",
#         "business_name": "Not applicable"
#       },
#       "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
#       "payment_term": { 
#         "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
#       },
#       "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
#       "total_amount": { 
#         "currency": "USD",
#         "value": "500.00"
#       },
#       "metadata": { 
#         "created_date": "2016-11-15 06:17:03 PST",
#         "payer_view_url": "https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi_bin/webscr?cmd=_pay-inv&viewtype=altview&id=INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR"
#       },
#       "paid_amount": { 
#         "paypal": { 
#           "currency": "USD",
#           "value": "0.00"
#         },
#         "other": { 
#           "currency": "USD",
#           "value": "0.00"
#         }
#       },
#       "refunded_amount": { 
#         "paypal": { 
#           "currency": "USD",
#           "value": "0.00"
#         },
#         "other": { 
#           "currency": "USD",
#           "value": "0.00"
#         }
#       },
#       "links": [
#         { 
#           "rel": "self",
#           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
#           "method": "GET"
#         },
#         { 
#           "rel": "update",
#           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/update",
#           "method": "PUT"
#         },
#         { 
#           "rel": "cancel",
#           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/remind",
#           "method": "POST"
#         },
#         { 
#           "rel": "remind",
#           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/cancel",
#           "method": "POST"
#         },
#         { 
#           "rel": "record-payment",
#           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/record-payment",
#           "method": "POST"
#         },
#         { 
#           "rel": "qr-code",
#           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/qr-code",
#           "method": "GET"
#         }
#       ]
#     }
#   ]
# }
# 

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