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Shippo Create Transaction Object

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Creates a Transaction object that represents a shipping label purchase and is based on the shipping rate.

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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkHttpRequestW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.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/transactions \
    //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //     -d rate="478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612"
    //     -d label_file_type="PDF"
    //     -d async=false

    CkHttpRequestW req;
    req.put_HttpVerb(L"POST");
    req.put_Path(L"/transactions");
    req.put_ContentType(L"application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    req.AddParam(L"rate",L"478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612");
    req.AddParam(L"label_file_type",L"PDF");
    req.AddParam(L"async",L"false");

    req.AddHeader(L"Authorization",L"ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>");

    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpReq(L"https://api.goshippo.com/transactions",req,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_state": "VALID",
    //   "status": "SUCCESS",
    //   "object_created": "2019-06-28T18:04:08.679Z",
    //   "object_updated": "2019-06-28T18:04:10.516Z",
    //   "object_id": "6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb",
    //   "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
    //   "test": true,
    //   "rate": "dd7556c284e8444294d2ab7099e662d2",
    //   "tracking_number": "92701902416755000000000015",
    //   "tracking_status": "UNKNOWN",
    //   "eta": null,
    //   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input?origTrackNum=92701902416755000000000015",
    //   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery-east.s3.amazonaws.com/6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb.pdf?Signature=1LU0Qf11nQJGei%2FeLZr%2BQ5EwJS4%3D&Expires=1593281050&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJGLCC5MYLLWIG42A",
    //   "commercial_invoice_url": null,
    //   "messages": [
    //   ],
    //   "order": null,
    //   "metadata": "",
    //   "parcel": "5af766ff15684a4186b0e3c833348fac",
    //   "billing": {
    //     "payments": [
    //     ]
    //   }
    // }

    // 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 *object_state = jResp.stringOf(L"object_state");
    const wchar_t *status = jResp.stringOf(L"status");
    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");
    bool test = jResp.BoolOf(L"test");
    const wchar_t *rate = jResp.stringOf(L"rate");
    const wchar_t *tracking_number = jResp.stringOf(L"tracking_number");
    const wchar_t *tracking_status = jResp.stringOf(L"tracking_status");
    const wchar_t *eta = jResp.stringOf(L"eta");
    const wchar_t *tracking_url_provider = jResp.stringOf(L"tracking_url_provider");
    const wchar_t *label_url = jResp.stringOf(L"label_url");
    const wchar_t *commercial_invoice_url = jResp.stringOf(L"commercial_invoice_url");
    const wchar_t *order = jResp.stringOf(L"order");
    const wchar_t *metadata = jResp.stringOf(L"metadata");
    const wchar_t *parcel = jResp.stringOf(L"parcel");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray(L"messages");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray(L"billing.payments");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }