(VB.NET) Create ITIDA Signed JSON and Send to ETA (Egypt Tax Authority) Portal

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Demonstrates how to create a .p7s signature that fits Egypt's ITIDA requirements where Chilkat automatically does the ITIDA JSON canonicalization. Also shows the code to send to the ETA Portal.

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

' Indicate that utf-8 is desired for strings passed in and out of Chilkat.
Dim glob As New Chilkat.Global
glob.DefaultUtf8 = True

Dim crypt As New Chilkat.Crypt2
crypt.VerboseLogging = True

Dim cert As New Chilkat.Cert
cert.VerboseLogging = True

' Set the smart card PIN, which will be needed for signing.
cert.SmartCardPin = "12345678"

' There are many ways to load the certificate.  
' This example was created for a customer using an ePass2003 USB token.
' Assuming the USB token is the only source of a hardware-based private key..
Dim success As Boolean = cert.LoadFromSmartcard("")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Tell the crypt class to use this cert.
success = crypt.SetSigningCert(cert)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(crypt.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim cmsOptions As New Chilkat.JsonObject
' Setting "DigestData" causes OID 1.2.840.113549.1.7.5 (digestData) to be used.
cmsOptions.UpdateBool("DigestData",True)
cmsOptions.UpdateBool("OmitAlgorithmIdNull",True)

' Indicate that we are passing normal JSON and we want Chilkat do automatically
' do the ITIDA JSON canonicalization:
cmsOptions.UpdateBool("CanonicalizeITIDA",True)

crypt.CmsOptions = cmsOptions.Emit()


' The CadesEnabled property applies to all methods that create CMS/PKCS7 signatures. 
' To create a CAdES-BES signature, set this property equal to true. 
crypt.CadesEnabled = True

crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256"

Dim jsonSigningAttrs As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jsonSigningAttrs.UpdateInt("contentType",1)
jsonSigningAttrs.UpdateInt("signingTime",1)
jsonSigningAttrs.UpdateInt("messageDigest",1)
jsonSigningAttrs.UpdateInt("signingCertificateV2",1)
crypt.SigningAttributes = jsonSigningAttrs.Emit()

' By default, all the certs in the chain of authentication are included in the signature.
' If desired, we can choose to only include the signing certificate:
crypt.IncludeCertChain = False

' Pass a JSON document such as the following.  Chilkat will do the ITIDA canonicalization.
' (It is the canonicalized JSON that gets signed.)

'       {
'          "issuer":{
'             "address":{
'                "branchID":"0",
'                "country":"EG",
'                "regionCity":"Cairo",
'                "postalCode":"",
'                "buildingNumber":"0",
'                "street":"123rd Street",
'                "governate":"GOVERNATE"
'             },
'             "type":"B",
'             "id":"209999899",
'             "name":"Xyz SAE"
'          },
'          "receiver":{
'             "address":{
'                "country":"EG",
'                "regionCity":"CAIRO",
'                "postalCode":"11435",
'                "buildingNumber":"0",
'                "street":"Autostrad Road Abc",
'                "governate":"GOVERNATE"
'             },
'             "type":"B",
'             "id":"999999999",
'             "name":"XYZ EGYPT FOR TRADE"
'          },
'          "documentType":"I",
'          "documentTypeVersion":"1.0",
'          "dateTimeIssued":"2020-11-15T11:04:53Z",
'          "taxpayerActivityCode":"1073",
'          "internalID":"ZZZZ999",
'          "purchaseOrderReference":"2009199918",
'          "salesOrderReference":"",
'          "payment":{
'             "bankName":"",
'             "bankAddress":"",
'             "bankAccountNo":"",
'             "bankAccountIBAN":"",
'             "swiftCode":"",
'             "terms":""
'          },
'          "delivery":{
'             "approach":"",
'             "packaging":"",
'             "dateValidity":"",
'             "exportPort":"",
'             "countryOfOrigin":"EG",
'             "grossWeight":0,
'             "netWeight":0,
'             "terms":""
'          },
'          "invoiceLines":[
'             {
'                "description":"CDM Widget 48GX99X12BA",
'                "itemType":"GS1",
'                "itemCode":"7622213335056",
'                "unitType":"CS",
'                "quantity":1.00,
'                "unitValue":{
'                   "currencySold":"EGP",
'                   "amountEGP":588.67,
'                   "amountSold":0,
'                   "currencyExchangeRate":0
'                },
'                "salesTotal":588.67,
'                "total":603.97,
'                "valueDifference":0,
'                "totalTaxableFees":0,
'                "netTotal":529.8,
'                "itemsDiscount":0,
'                "discount":{
'                   "rate":10.00,
'                   "amount":58.87
'                },
'                "taxableItems":[
'                   {
'                      "taxType":"T1",
'                      "amount":74.17,
'                      "subType":"No sub",
'                      "rate":14.00
'                   }
'                ],
'                "internalCode":"9099994"
'             }
'          ],
'          "totalSales":588.67,
'          "totalSalesAmount":588.67,
'          "totalDiscountAmount":58.87,
'          "netAmount":529.80,
'          "taxTotals":[
'             {
'                "taxType":"T1",
'                "amount":74.17
'             }
'          ],
'          "extraDiscountAmount":0,
'          "totalItemsDiscountAmount":0,
'          "totalAmount":603.97,
'       }



' Build the above JSON..

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

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("issuer.address.branchID","0")
json.UpdateString("issuer.address.country","EG")
json.UpdateString("issuer.address.regionCity","Cairo")
json.UpdateString("issuer.address.postalCode","")
json.UpdateString("issuer.address.buildingNumber","0")
json.UpdateString("issuer.address.street","123rd Street")
json.UpdateString("issuer.address.governate","GOVERNATE")
json.UpdateString("issuer.type","B")
json.UpdateString("issuer.id","209999899")
json.UpdateString("issuer.name","Xyz SAE")
json.UpdateString("receiver.address.country","EG")
json.UpdateString("receiver.address.regionCity","CAIRO")
json.UpdateString("receiver.address.postalCode","11435")
json.UpdateString("receiver.address.buildingNumber","0")
json.UpdateString("receiver.address.street","Autostrad Road Abc")
json.UpdateString("receiver.address.governate","GOVERNATE")
json.UpdateString("receiver.type","B")
json.UpdateString("receiver.id","999999999")
json.UpdateString("receiver.name","XYZ EGYPT FOR TRADE")
json.UpdateString("documentType","I")
json.UpdateString("documentTypeVersion","1.0")
json.UpdateString("dateTimeIssued","2020-11-15T11:04:53Z")
json.UpdateString("taxpayerActivityCode","1073")
json.UpdateString("internalID","ZZZZ999")
json.UpdateString("purchaseOrderReference","2009199918")
json.UpdateString("salesOrderReference","")
json.UpdateString("payment.bankName","")
json.UpdateString("payment.bankAddress","")
json.UpdateString("payment.bankAccountNo","")
json.UpdateString("payment.bankAccountIBAN","")
json.UpdateString("payment.swiftCode","")
json.UpdateString("payment.terms","")
json.UpdateString("delivery.approach","")
json.UpdateString("delivery.packaging","")
json.UpdateString("delivery.dateValidity","")
json.UpdateString("delivery.exportPort","")
json.UpdateString("delivery.countryOfOrigin","EG")
json.UpdateInt("delivery.grossWeight",0)
json.UpdateInt("delivery.netWeight",0)
json.UpdateString("delivery.terms","")
json.UpdateString("invoiceLines[0].description","CDM Widget 48GX99X12BA")
json.UpdateString("invoiceLines[0].itemType","GS1")
json.UpdateString("invoiceLines[0].itemCode","7622213335056")
json.UpdateString("invoiceLines[0].unitType","CS")
json.UpdateNumber("invoiceLines[0].quantity","1.00")
json.UpdateString("invoiceLines[0].unitValue.currencySold","EGP")
json.UpdateNumber("invoiceLines[0].unitValue.amountEGP","588.67")
json.UpdateInt("invoiceLines[0].unitValue.amountSold",0)
json.UpdateInt("invoiceLines[0].unitValue.currencyExchangeRate",0)
json.UpdateNumber("invoiceLines[0].salesTotal","588.67")
json.UpdateNumber("invoiceLines[0].total","603.97")
json.UpdateInt("invoiceLines[0].valueDifference",0)
json.UpdateInt("invoiceLines[0].totalTaxableFees",0)
json.UpdateNumber("invoiceLines[0].netTotal","529.8")
json.UpdateInt("invoiceLines[0].itemsDiscount",0)
json.UpdateNumber("invoiceLines[0].discount.rate","10.00")
json.UpdateNumber("invoiceLines[0].discount.amount","58.87")
json.UpdateString("invoiceLines[0].taxableItems[0].taxType","T1")
json.UpdateNumber("invoiceLines[0].taxableItems[0].amount","74.17")
json.UpdateString("invoiceLines[0].taxableItems[0].subType","No sub")
json.UpdateNumber("invoiceLines[0].taxableItems[0].rate","14.00")
json.UpdateString("invoiceLines[0].internalCode","9099994")
json.UpdateNumber("totalSales","588.67")
json.UpdateNumber("totalSalesAmount","588.67")
json.UpdateNumber("totalDiscountAmount","58.87")
json.UpdateNumber("netAmount","529.80")
json.UpdateString("taxTotals[0].taxType","T1")
json.UpdateNumber("taxTotals[0].amount","74.17")
json.UpdateInt("extraDiscountAmount",0)
json.UpdateInt("totalItemsDiscountAmount",0)
json.UpdateNumber("totalAmount","603.97")

json.EmitCompact = True
Dim jsonToSign As String = json.Emit()

' Create the CAdES-BES signature.
crypt.EncodingMode = "base64"

' Make sure we sign the utf-8 byte representation of the JSON string
crypt.Charset = "utf-8"

Dim sigBase64 As String = crypt.SignStringENC(jsonToSign)
If (crypt.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(crypt.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Base64 signature:")
Debug.WriteLine(sigBase64)

' Insert the base64 signature into the JSON to be sent
json.UpdateString("signatures[0].signatureType","I")
json.UpdateString("signatures[0].value",sigBase64)

' Wrap the JSON in  {"documents":[ ... ]}
Dim sbToSend As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbToSend.Append("{""documents"":[")
sbToSend.Append(json.Emit())
sbToSend.Append("]}")

' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Get an access token using our client ID and client secret key
Dim clientId As String = "abc999ff-1234"
Dim clientSecretKey As String = "123fff22-1234-abcd"

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

' Causes the Authorization: Basic header to be added..
http.Login = clientId
http.Password = clientSecretKey
http.BasicAuth = True

Dim req As New Chilkat.HttpRequest
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/connect/token"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req.AddParam("grant_type","client_credentials")
req.AddHeader("Connection","close")

http.Accept = "application/json"

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostUrlEncoded("https://id.preprod.eta.gov.eg/connect/token",req)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


http.CloseAllConnections()

Debug.WriteLine("Response status code: " & resp.StatusCode)
Debug.WriteLine("Response body:")
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

If (resp.StatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")

    Exit Sub
End If


Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.Load(resp.BodyStr)

Dim accessToken As String = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")
Debug.WriteLine("access_token = " & accessToken)



' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Submit the signed JSON to the ETA (Egypt Tax Authority) Portal

' No longer sending basic authentication...
http.Login = ""
http.Password = ""
http.BasicAuth = False

' Setting the AuthToken property causes the "Authorization: Bearer <token>" header to be added to each request.
http.AuthToken = accessToken

resp = http.PostJson2("https://api.preprod.invoicing.eta.gov.eg/api/v1/documentsubmissions","application/json; charset=utf-8",sbToSend.GetAsString())
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Response status code: " & resp.StatusCode)
Debug.WriteLine("Response body:")
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)