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Shippo Create an Order

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Demonstrates how to create an order with all the information about your order by sending a POST request to the orders 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/orders/ \
    //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
    //     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
    //     -d '{
    //             "to_address": {
    //                 "city": "San Francisco",
    //                 "company": "Shippo",
    //                 "country": "US",
    //                 "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
    //                 "name": "Mr Hippo",
    //                 "phone": "15553419393",
    //                 "state": "CA",
    //                 "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
    //                 "zip": "94117"
    //             },
    //             "line_items": [
    //                 {
    //                     "quantity": 1,
    //                     "sku": "HM-123",
    //                     "title": "Hippo Magazines",
    //                     "total_price": "12.10",
    //                     "currency": "USD",
    //                     "weight": "0.40",
    //                     "weight_unit": "lb"
    //                 }
    //             ],
    //             "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
    //             "order_number": "#1068",
    //             "order_status": "PAID",
    //             "shipping_cost": "12.83",
    //             "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
    //             "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
    //             "subtotal_price": "12.10",
    //             "total_price": "24.93",
    //             "total_tax": "0.00",
    //             "currency": "USD",
    //             "weight": "0.40",
    //             "weight_unit": "lb"
    //         }'

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

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

    // {
    //   "to_address": {
    //     "city": "San Francisco",
    //     "company": "Shippo",
    //     "country": "US",
    //     "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
    //     "name": "Mr Hippo",
    //     "phone": "15553419393",
    //     "state": "CA",
    //     "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
    //     "zip": "94117"
    //   },
    //   "line_items": [
    //     {
    //       "quantity": 1,
    //       "sku": "HM-123",
    //       "title": "Hippo Magazines",
    //       "total_price": "12.10",
    //       "currency": "USD",
    //       "weight": "0.40",
    //       "weight_unit": "lb"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
    //   "order_number": "#1068",
    //   "order_status": "PAID",
    //   "shipping_cost": "12.83",
    //   "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
    //   "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
    //   "subtotal_price": "12.10",
    //   "total_price": "24.93",
    //   "total_tax": "0.00",
    //   "currency": "USD",
    //   "weight": "0.40",
    //   "weight_unit": "lb"
    // }

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"to_address.city",L"San Francisco");
    json.UpdateString(L"to_address.company",L"Shippo");
    json.UpdateString(L"to_address.country",L"US");
    json.UpdateString(L"to_address.email",L"shippotle@goshippo.com");
    json.UpdateString(L"to_address.name",L"Mr Hippo");
    json.UpdateString(L"to_address.phone",L"15553419393");
    json.UpdateString(L"to_address.state",L"CA");
    json.UpdateString(L"to_address.street1",L"215 Clayton St.");
    json.UpdateString(L"to_address.zip",L"94117");
    json.UpdateInt(L"line_items[0].quantity",1);
    json.UpdateString(L"line_items[0].sku",L"HM-123");
    json.UpdateString(L"line_items[0].title",L"Hippo Magazines");
    json.UpdateString(L"line_items[0].total_price",L"12.10");
    json.UpdateString(L"line_items[0].currency",L"USD");
    json.UpdateString(L"line_items[0].weight",L"0.40");
    json.UpdateString(L"line_items[0].weight_unit",L"lb");
    json.UpdateString(L"placed_at",L"2016-09-23T01:28:12Z");
    json.UpdateString(L"order_number",L"#1068");
    json.UpdateString(L"order_status",L"PAID");
    json.UpdateString(L"shipping_cost",L"12.83");
    json.UpdateString(L"shipping_cost_currency",L"USD");
    json.UpdateString(L"shipping_method",L"USPS First Class Package");
    json.UpdateString(L"subtotal_price",L"12.10");
    json.UpdateString(L"total_price",L"24.93");
    json.UpdateString(L"total_tax",L"0.00");
    json.UpdateString(L"currency",L"USD");
    json.UpdateString(L"weight",L"0.40");
    json.UpdateString(L"weight_unit",L"lb");

    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/orders/",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)

    // {}

    // 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.
    }