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Shippo Create Customs Declaration

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Demonstrates how to create a customs declaration and send a POST request with the necessary information to the Customs Declarations endpoint.

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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttpW http;

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/ \
    //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
    //     -d '{          
    //           "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
    //           "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
    //           "certify": true,
    //           "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
    //           "incoterm": "DDU",
    //           "items": [{
    //                     "description": "T-shirt",
    //                     "quantity": 20,
    //                     "net_weight": "5",
    //                     "mass_unit": "lb",
    //                     "value_amount": "200",
    //                     "value_currency": "USD",
    //                     "tariff_number": "",
    //                     "origin_country": "US"
    //             }]
    //     }'

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
    //   "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
    //   "certify": true,
    //   "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
    //   "incoterm": "DDU",
    //   "items": [
    //     {
    //       "description": "T-shirt",
    //       "quantity": 20,
    //       "net_weight": "5",
    //       "mass_unit": "lb",
    //       "value_amount": "200",
    //       "value_currency": "USD",
    //       "tariff_number": "",
    //       "origin_country": "US"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"contents_type",L"MERCHANDISE");
    json.UpdateString(L"non_delivery_option",L"RETURN");
    json.UpdateBool(L"certify",true);
    json.UpdateString(L"certify_signer",L"Simon Kreuz");
    json.UpdateString(L"incoterm",L"DDU");
    json.UpdateString(L"items[0].description",L"T-shirt");
    json.UpdateInt(L"items[0].quantity",20);
    json.UpdateString(L"items[0].net_weight",L"5");
    json.UpdateString(L"items[0].mass_unit",L"lb");
    json.UpdateString(L"items[0].value_amount",L"200");
    json.UpdateString(L"items[0].value_currency",L"USD");
    json.UpdateString(L"items[0].tariff_number",L"");
    json.UpdateString(L"items[0].origin_country",L"US");

    http.SetRequestHeader(L"Authorization",L"ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>");
    http.SetRequestHeader(L"Content-Type",L"application/json");

    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpJson(L"POST",L"https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jResp.emit());

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.header());
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        return;
    }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "object_created": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
    //   "object_updated": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
    //   "object_id": "4a1e6ab7b1ba49ed9bc6cb1a8798e0fd",
    //   "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
    //   "object_state": "VALID",
    //   "address_importer": null,
    //   "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
    //   "certify": true,
    //   "items": [
    //     "4096c68693364b7ea0af72fb869ee861"
    //   ],
    //   "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
    //   "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
    //   "contents_explanation": "",
    //   "exporter_reference": "",
    //   "importer_reference": "",
    //   "invoice": "",
    //   "commercial_invoice": false,
    //   "license": "",
    //   "certificate": "",
    //   "notes": "",
    //   "eel_pfc": "",
    //   "aes_itn": "",
    //   "disclaimer": "",
    //   "incoterm": "DDU",
    //   "metadata": "",
    //   "test": true,
    //   "duties_payor": null
    // }

    // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    // See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    const wchar_t *strVal = 0;

    const wchar_t *object_created = jResp.stringOf(L"object_created");
    const wchar_t *object_updated = jResp.stringOf(L"object_updated");
    const wchar_t *object_id = jResp.stringOf(L"object_id");
    const wchar_t *object_owner = jResp.stringOf(L"object_owner");
    const wchar_t *object_state = jResp.stringOf(L"object_state");
    const wchar_t *address_importer = jResp.stringOf(L"address_importer");
    const wchar_t *certify_signer = jResp.stringOf(L"certify_signer");
    bool certify = jResp.BoolOf(L"certify");
    const wchar_t *non_delivery_option = jResp.stringOf(L"non_delivery_option");
    const wchar_t *contents_type = jResp.stringOf(L"contents_type");
    const wchar_t *contents_explanation = jResp.stringOf(L"contents_explanation");
    const wchar_t *exporter_reference = jResp.stringOf(L"exporter_reference");
    const wchar_t *importer_reference = jResp.stringOf(L"importer_reference");
    const wchar_t *invoice = jResp.stringOf(L"invoice");
    bool commercial_invoice = jResp.BoolOf(L"commercial_invoice");
    const wchar_t *license = jResp.stringOf(L"license");
    const wchar_t *certificate = jResp.stringOf(L"certificate");
    const wchar_t *notes = jResp.stringOf(L"notes");
    const wchar_t *eel_pfc = jResp.stringOf(L"eel_pfc");
    const wchar_t *aes_itn = jResp.stringOf(L"aes_itn");
    const wchar_t *disclaimer = jResp.stringOf(L"disclaimer");
    const wchar_t *incoterm = jResp.stringOf(L"incoterm");
    const wchar_t *metadata = jResp.stringOf(L"metadata");
    bool test = jResp.BoolOf(L"test");
    const wchar_t *duties_payor = jResp.stringOf(L"duties_payor");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray(L"items");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        strVal = jResp.stringOf(L"items[i]");
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }