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Shippo Validate Global Address

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Demonstrates how to validate a global address.

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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/addresses/ \
    //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //     -d name="Shawn Ippotle" \
    //     -d company="Shippo" \
    //     -d street1="Kortrijksesteenweg 1005" \
    //     -d city="Gent" \
    //     -d zip=9000 \
    //     -d country="BE" \
    //     -d email="shippotle@goshippo.com"\
    //     -d validate=true

    CkHttpRequestW req;
    req.put_HttpVerb(L"POST");
    req.put_Path(L"/addresses/");
    req.put_ContentType(L"application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    req.AddParam(L"name",L"Shawn Ippotle");
    req.AddParam(L"company",L"Shippo");
    req.AddParam(L"street1",L"Kortrijksesteenweg 1005");
    req.AddParam(L"city",L"Gent");
    req.AddParam(L"zip",L"9000");
    req.AddParam(L"country",L"BE");
    req.AddParam(L"email",L"shippotle@goshippo.com");
    req.AddParam(L"validate",L"true");

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

    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpReq(L"https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/",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_created": "2017-07-26T17:52:37.305Z",
    //   "object_updated": "2017-07-26T17:52:37.351Z",
    //   "object_id": "b7f9709df3914d1ca6efe4c30e7b0572",
    //   "is_complete": true,
    //   "validation_results": {
    //     "is_valid": true,
    //     "messages": [
    //       {
    //         "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
    //         "type": "address_correction",
    //         "code": "administrative_area_change",
    //         "text": "The administrative area (state or province) was added or changed."
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
    //         "code": "geocoded_rooftop",
    //         "text": "The record was geocoded down to rooftop level, meaning the point is within the property boundaries (most often the center)."
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
    //         "code": "premises_full",
    //         "text": "The address has been verified to the Premise (House or Building) Level, which is the highest level possible with the reference data."
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   },
    //   "object_owner": "hippo@goshippo.com",
    //   "name": "Hippo Shippo",
    //   "company": "Shippo",
    //   "street_no": "2",
    //   "street1": "Unter den Linden",
    //   "street2": "",
    //   "street3": "",
    //   "city": "Berlin",
    //   "state": "",
    //   "zip": "10117",
    //   "country": "DE",
    //   "longitude": "13.39751",
    //   "latitude": "52.51785",
    //   "phone": "14151234567",
    //   "email": "hippo@goshippo.com",
    //   "is_residential": null,
    //   "metadata": "",
    //   "test": false
    // }

    // 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 *source = 0;
    const wchar_t *v_type = 0;
    const wchar_t *code = 0;
    const wchar_t *text = 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");
    bool is_complete = jResp.BoolOf(L"is_complete");
    bool validation_resultsIs_valid = jResp.BoolOf(L"validation_results.is_valid");
    const wchar_t *object_owner = jResp.stringOf(L"object_owner");
    const wchar_t *name = jResp.stringOf(L"name");
    const wchar_t *company = jResp.stringOf(L"company");
    const wchar_t *street_no = jResp.stringOf(L"street_no");
    const wchar_t *street1 = jResp.stringOf(L"street1");
    const wchar_t *street2 = jResp.stringOf(L"street2");
    const wchar_t *street3 = jResp.stringOf(L"street3");
    const wchar_t *city = jResp.stringOf(L"city");
    const wchar_t *state = jResp.stringOf(L"state");
    const wchar_t *zip = jResp.stringOf(L"zip");
    const wchar_t *country = jResp.stringOf(L"country");
    const wchar_t *longitude = jResp.stringOf(L"longitude");
    const wchar_t *latitude = jResp.stringOf(L"latitude");
    const wchar_t *phone = jResp.stringOf(L"phone");
    const wchar_t *email = jResp.stringOf(L"email");
    const wchar_t *is_residential = jResp.stringOf(L"is_residential");
    const wchar_t *metadata = jResp.stringOf(L"metadata");
    bool test = jResp.BoolOf(L"test");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray(L"validation_results.messages");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        source = jResp.stringOf(L"validation_results.messages[i].source");
        v_type = jResp.stringOf(L"validation_results.messages[i].type");
        code = jResp.stringOf(L"validation_results.messages[i].code");
        text = jResp.stringOf(L"validation_results.messages[i].text");
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }