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Ibanity XS2A List Financial Institutions

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Demonstrates how to send a request to get a list of financial institutions.

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Visual Basic 6.0
Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

'  Send the following request:

' $ curl -X GET https://api.ibanity.com/xs2a/financial-institutions \
' --cert certificate.pem \
' --key private_key.pem \
' -H 'Signature: keyId="75b5d796-de5c-400a-81ce-e72371b01cbc",created=1599659223,algorithm="hs2019",headers="(request-target) digest (created) host",signature="BASE64(RSA-SHA256(SIGNING_STRING))"' \
' -H 'Digest: SHA-512=beDaRguyEb8fhh5wnl37bOTDtvhuYZyZNkTZ9LiC9Wc='

' Ibanity provides the certificate + private key in PFX format.  This example will use the .pfx instead of the pair of PEM files.
' (It is also possible to implement using Chilkat with the PEM files, but PFX is easier.)
Dim cert As New ChilkatCert
success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/my_ibanity_certificate.pfx","my_pfx_password")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print cert.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' We need to calculate the Digest and Signature header fields.
' For a detailed explanation, see Calculate Ibanity HTTP Signature Example

' We'll just write the code here as briefly as possible.

Dim dtNow As New CkDateTime
success = dtNow.SetFromCurrentSystemTime()
Dim created As String
created = dtNow.GetAsUnixTimeStr(0)

Dim crypt2 As New ChilkatCrypt2
crypt2.HashAlgorithm = "sha512"
crypt2.EncodingMode = "base64"

Dim sbDigestHdrValue As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = sbDigestHdrValue.Append("SHA-512=")
' GET requests have empty payloads.  The SHA-512 hash of the empty string is the same for all GET requests.
' Therefore all GET requests will use "z4PhNX7vuL3xVChQ1m2AB9Yg5AULVxXcg/SpIdNs6c5H0NE8XYXysP+DGNKHfuwvY7kxvUdBeoGlODJ6+SfaPg=="
' You can eliminate the explicit hash computation (for GET requests) and simply use the above literal string.
success = sbDigestHdrValue.Append(crypt2.HashStringENC(""))

Debug.Print "Generated Digest"
Debug.Print sbDigestHdrValue.GetAsString()

Dim request_target As String
request_target = "get /xs2a/financial-institutions"

Dim sbSigningString As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = sbSigningString.Append("(request-target): ")
success = sbSigningString.AppendLine(request_target,0)
success = sbSigningString.Append("host: ")
success = sbSigningString.AppendLine("api.ibanity.com",0)
success = sbSigningString.Append("digest: ")
success = sbSigningString.AppendLine(sbDigestHdrValue.GetAsString(),0)
success = sbSigningString.Append("(created): ")
success = sbSigningString.Append(created)
' ibanity-idempotency-key is not used with GET requests.

Debug.Print "Signing String:"
Debug.Print sbSigningString.GetAsString()

Dim signed_headers_list As String
signed_headers_list = "(request-target) host digest (created)"

Dim privKey As New PrivateKey
success = privKey.LoadEncryptedPemFile("my_ibanity_signature_private_key.pem","pem_password")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print privKey.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim rsa As New ChilkatRsa
rsa.PssSaltLen = 32
rsa.EncodingMode = "base64"
' Use the RSASSA-PSS signature algorithm
rsa.PkcsPadding = 0

success = rsa.UsePrivateKey(privKey)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print rsa.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Sign the signing string.
Dim sigBase64 As String
sigBase64 = rsa.SignStringENC(sbSigningString.GetAsString(),"sha-256")
If (rsa.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print rsa.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Signature:"
Debug.Print sigBase64

' Build the signature header value.
Dim sbSigHeaderValue As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = sbSigHeaderValue.Append("keyId=""")
' Use your identifier for the application's signature certificate, obtained from the Developer Portal
success = sbSigHeaderValue.Append("a0ce296d-84c8-4bd5-8eb4-de0339950cfa")
success = sbSigHeaderValue.Append(""",created=")
success = sbSigHeaderValue.Append(created)
success = sbSigHeaderValue.Append(",algorithm=""hs2019"",headers=""")
success = sbSigHeaderValue.Append(signed_headers_list)
success = sbSigHeaderValue.Append(""",signature=""")
success = sbSigHeaderValue.Append(sigBase64)
success = sbSigHeaderValue.Append("""")

' Send the GET request..
Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

success = http.SetSslClientCert(cert)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

http.SetRequestHeader "Signature",sbSigHeaderValue.GetAsString()
http.SetRequestHeader "Digest",sbDigestHdrValue.GetAsString()

Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api.ibanity.com/xs2a/financial-institutions",sbResponseBody)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()

Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = http.LastStatus
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print http.LastHeader
    Debug.Print "Failed."
    Exit Sub
End If

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

' {
'   "data": [
'     {
'       "attributes": {
'         "authorizationModels": [
'           "detailed",
'           "financialInstitutionOffered"
'         ],
'         "bic": "NBBEBEBB203",
'         "bulkPaymentsEnabled": true,
'         "bulkPaymentsProductTypes": [
'           "sepaCreditTransfer"
'         ],
'         "country": null,
'         "financialInstitutionCustomerReferenceRequired": false,
'         "futureDatedPaymentsAllowed": true,
'         "logoUrl": "https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ibanity-production-financial-institution-assets/sandbox.png",
'         "maintenanceFrom": null,
'         "maintenanceTo": null,
'         "maintenanceType": null,
'         "maxRequestedAccountReferences": null,
'         "minRequestedAccountReferences": 0,
'         "name": "Bogus Financial",
'         "paymentsEnabled": true,
'         "paymentsProductTypes": [
'           "sepaCreditTransfer"
'         ],
'         "periodicPaymentsEnabled": true,
'         "periodicPaymentsProductTypes": [
'           "sepaCreditTransfer"
'         ],
'         "primaryColor": "#7d39ff",
'         "requiresCredentialStorage": false,
'         "requiresCustomerIpAddress": false,
'         "sandbox": true,
'         "secondaryColor": "#3DF2C2",
'         "sharedBrandName": null,
'         "sharedBrandReference": null,
'         "status": "beta"
'       },
'       "id": "2d3d70a4-cb3c-477c-97e1-cbe495b82841",
'       "links": {
'         "self": "https://api.ibanity.com/xs2a/financial-institutions/2d3d70a4-cb3c-477c-97e1-cbe495b82841"
'       },
'       "type": "financialInstitution"
'     },
'     {
'       "attributes": {
'         "authorizationModels": [
'           "detailed",
'           "financialInstitutionOffered"
'         ],
'         "bic": "NBBEBEBB203",
'         "bulkPaymentsEnabled": true,
'         "bulkPaymentsProductTypes": [
'           "sepaCreditTransfer"
'         ],
'         "country": null,
'         "financialInstitutionCustomerReferenceRequired": false,
'         "futureDatedPaymentsAllowed": true,
'         "logoUrl": "https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ibanity-production-financial-institution-assets/sandbox.png",
'         "maintenanceFrom": null,
'         "maintenanceTo": null,
'         "maintenanceType": null,
'         "maxRequestedAccountReferences": null,
'         "minRequestedAccountReferences": 0,
'         "name": "XYZ Trust",
'         "paymentsEnabled": true,
'         "paymentsProductTypes": [
'           "sepaCreditTransfer"
'         ],
'         "periodicPaymentsEnabled": true,
'         "periodicPaymentsProductTypes": [
'           "sepaCreditTransfer"
'         ],
'         "primaryColor": "#7d39ff",
'         "requiresCredentialStorage": false,
'         "requiresCustomerIpAddress": false,
'         "sandbox": true,
'         "secondaryColor": "#3DF2C2",
'         "sharedBrandName": null,
'         "sharedBrandReference": null,
'         "status": "beta"
'       },
'       "id": "d4100f28-936b-4379-a3f8-86314a2014fb",
'       "links": {
'         "self": "https://api.ibanity.com/xs2a/financial-institutions/d4100f28-936b-4379-a3f8-86314a2014fb"
'       },
'       "type": "financialInstitution"
'     }
'   ],
'   "links": {
'     "first": "https://api.ibanity.com/xs2a/financial-institutions"
'   },
'   "meta": {
'     "paging": {
'       "limit": 10
'     }
'   }
' }

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

Dim attributesBic As String
Dim attributesBulkPaymentsEnabled As Long
Dim attributesCountry As String
Dim attributesFinancialInstitutionCustomerReferenceRequired As Long
Dim attributesFutureDatedPaymentsAllowed As Long
Dim attributesLogoUrl As String
Dim attributesMaintenanceFrom As String
Dim attributesMaintenanceTo As String
Dim attributesMaintenanceType As String
Dim attributesMaxRequestedAccountReferences As String
Dim attributesMinRequestedAccountReferences As Long
Dim attributesName As String
Dim attributesPaymentsEnabled As Long
Dim attributesPeriodicPaymentsEnabled As Long
Dim attributesPrimaryColor As String
Dim attributesRequiresCredentialStorage As Long
Dim attributesRequiresCustomerIpAddress As Long
Dim attributesSandbox As Long
Dim attributesSecondaryColor As String
Dim attributesSharedBrandName As String
Dim attributesSharedBrandReference As String
Dim attributesStatus As String
Dim id As String
Dim linksSelf As String
Dim v_type As String
Dim j As Long
Dim count_j As Long
Dim strVal As String

Dim linksFirst As String
linksFirst = jResp.StringOf("links.first")
Dim metaPagingLimit As Long
metaPagingLimit = jResp.IntOf("meta.paging.limit")
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("data")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    attributesBic = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.bic")
    attributesBulkPaymentsEnabled = jResp.BoolOf("data[i].attributes.bulkPaymentsEnabled")
    attributesCountry = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.country")
    attributesFinancialInstitutionCustomerReferenceRequired = jResp.BoolOf("data[i].attributes.financialInstitutionCustomerReferenceRequired")
    attributesFutureDatedPaymentsAllowed = jResp.BoolOf("data[i].attributes.futureDatedPaymentsAllowed")
    attributesLogoUrl = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.logoUrl")
    attributesMaintenanceFrom = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.maintenanceFrom")
    attributesMaintenanceTo = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.maintenanceTo")
    attributesMaintenanceType = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.maintenanceType")
    attributesMaxRequestedAccountReferences = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.maxRequestedAccountReferences")
    attributesMinRequestedAccountReferences = jResp.IntOf("data[i].attributes.minRequestedAccountReferences")
    attributesName = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.name")
    attributesPaymentsEnabled = jResp.BoolOf("data[i].attributes.paymentsEnabled")
    attributesPeriodicPaymentsEnabled = jResp.BoolOf("data[i].attributes.periodicPaymentsEnabled")
    attributesPrimaryColor = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.primaryColor")
    attributesRequiresCredentialStorage = jResp.BoolOf("data[i].attributes.requiresCredentialStorage")
    attributesRequiresCustomerIpAddress = jResp.BoolOf("data[i].attributes.requiresCustomerIpAddress")
    attributesSandbox = jResp.BoolOf("data[i].attributes.sandbox")
    attributesSecondaryColor = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.secondaryColor")
    attributesSharedBrandName = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.sharedBrandName")
    attributesSharedBrandReference = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.sharedBrandReference")
    attributesStatus = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.status")
    id = jResp.StringOf("data[i].id")
    linksSelf = jResp.StringOf("data[i].links.self")
    v_type = jResp.StringOf("data[i].type")
    j = 0
    count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data[i].attributes.authorizationModels")
    Do While j < count_j
        jResp.J = j
        strVal = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.authorizationModels[j]")
        j = j + 1
    Loop
    j = 0
    count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data[i].attributes.bulkPaymentsProductTypes")
    Do While j < count_j
        jResp.J = j
        strVal = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.bulkPaymentsProductTypes[j]")
        j = j + 1
    Loop
    j = 0
    count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data[i].attributes.paymentsProductTypes")
    Do While j < count_j
        jResp.J = j
        strVal = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.paymentsProductTypes[j]")
        j = j + 1
    Loop
    j = 0
    count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data[i].attributes.periodicPaymentsProductTypes")
    Do While j < count_j
        jResp.J = j
        strVal = jResp.StringOf("data[i].attributes.periodicPaymentsProductTypes[j]")
        j = j + 1
    Loop
    i = i + 1
Loop