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PayPal - Capture a Previously Authorized Payment

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Captures a previously authorized payment.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

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#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <C_CkRestW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbAuth;
    HCkRestW rest;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbPath;
    int numReplacements;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbJsonRequest;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbJsonResponse;

    success = FALSE;

    // Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 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)
    jsonToken = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_LoadFile(jsonToken,L"qa_data/tokens/paypal.json");

    // Build the Authorization request header field value.
    sbAuth = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    // token_type should be "Bearer"
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbAuth,CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonToken,L"token_type"));
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbAuth,L" ");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbAuth,CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonToken,L"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.
    rest = CkRestW_Create();
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    success = CkRestW_Connect(rest,L"api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,TRUE,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbAuth);
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // 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..
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Build the JSON containing the transaction information.
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"amount.currency",L"USD");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"amount.total",L"4.54");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateBool(json,L"is_final_capture",TRUE);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));

    // The JSON created by the above code:

    // 	{ 
    // 	  "amount": { 
    // 	    "currency": "USD",
    // 	    "total": "4.54"
    // 	  },
    // 	  "is_final_capture": true
    // 	}

    CkRestW_AddHeader(rest,L"Authorization",CkStringBuilderW_getAsString(sbAuth));
    CkRestW_AddHeader(rest,L"Content-Type",L"application/json");

    // To capture payment, make a call to /v1/payments/authorization/[authorization_id]/capture with the authorization ID in the URI.
    // See PayPal Authorize Payment for sample code to create the authorization.
    // The "7X8332687A4929542" comes from the "transactions[0].related_resources[0].authorization.id" part of the authorization response.

    sbPath = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbPath,L"/v1/payments/authorization/[authorization_id]/capture");
    numReplacements = CkStringBuilderW_Replace(sbPath,L"[authorization_id]",L"7X8332687A4929542");

    // Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
    sbJsonRequest = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(json,TRUE);
    CkJsonObjectW_EmitSb(json,sbJsonRequest);
    sbJsonResponse = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    success = CkRestW_FullRequestSb(rest,L"POST",CkStringBuilderW_getAsString(sbPath),sbJsonRequest,sbJsonResponse);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbAuth);
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbPath);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbJsonRequest);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbJsonResponse);
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);
    CkJsonObjectW_LoadSb(json,sbJsonResponse);

    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",CkRestW_getResponseStatusCode(rest));

    // IMPORTANT: In most PayPal examples, the return status code is 201.
    // For this particular call, PayPal returns status code 200.

    // Did we get a 200 success response?
    if (CkRestW_getResponseStatusCode(rest) != 200) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbAuth);
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbPath);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbJsonRequest);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbJsonResponse);
        return;
    }

    // Sample JSON response is shown below.
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));

    wprintf(L"success\n");

    // ------------------------------------------------
    // A sample JSON response:

    // 	{ 
    // 	  "id": "1LY5310469661362J",
    // 	  "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:50Z",
    // 	  "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:54Z",
    // 	  "amount": { 
    // 	    "total": "4.54",
    // 	    "currency": "USD"
    // 	  },
    // 	  "is_final_capture": true,
    // 	  "state": "completed",
    // 	  "reasonCode": "None",
    // 	  "parent_payment": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
    // 	  "transaction_fee": { 
    // 	    "value": "0.43",
    // 	    "currency": "USD"
    // 	  },
    // 	  "links": [
    // 	    { 
    // 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/capture/1LY5310469661362J",
    // 	      "rel": "self",
    // 	      "method": "GET"
    // 	    },
    // 	    { 
    // 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/capture/1LY5310469661362J/refund",
    // 	      "rel": "refund",
    // 	      "method": "POST"
    // 	    },
    // 	    { 
    // 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/authorization/7X8332687A4929542",
    // 	      "rel": "authorization",
    // 	      "method": "GET"
    // 	    },
    // 	    { 
    // 	      "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
    // 	      "rel": "parent_payment",
    // 	      "method": "GET"
    // 	    }
    // 	  ]
    // 	


    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbAuth);
    CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbPath);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbJsonRequest);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbJsonResponse);

    }