(VB.NET UWP/WinRT) Add order to a ShippingEasy account

Adds an order to a ShippingEasy account (calls the ShippingEasy REST API).

Chilkat Universal Windows Platform (UWP) / WinRT Downloads Chilkat for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

'  This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Dim success As Boolean

'  First create the JSON for the order.
'  See https://shippingeasy.readme.io/v1.0/docs/creating-a-signature
'  for sample JSON.
'  You may use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/Default.cshtml to
'  generate the following code by pasting sample JSON into the tool.
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("order.external_order_identifier","ABC-100")
json.UpdateString("order.ordered_at","2014-01-16 14:37:56 -0600")
json.UpdateString("order.order_status","awaiting_shipment")
json.UpdateString("order.subtotal_including_tax","10.00")
json.UpdateString("order.total_including_tax","10.00")
json.UpdateString("order.total_excluding_tax","10.00")
json.UpdateString("order.discount_amount","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.coupon_discount","1.00")
json.UpdateString("order.subtotal_including_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.subtotal_excluding_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.subtotal_excluding_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.subtotal_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.total_tax","0")
json.UpdateString("order.base_shipping_cost","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.shipping_cost_including_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.shipping_cost_excluding_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.shipping_cost_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.base_handling_cost","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.handling_cost_excluding_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.handling_cost_including_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.handling_cost_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.base_wrapping_cost","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.wrapping_cost_excluding_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.wrapping_cost_including_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.wrapping_cost_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.notes","Please send promptly.")
json.UpdateString("order.billing_company","Acme Inc.")
json.UpdateString("order.billing_first_name","Fred")
json.UpdateString("order.billing_last_name","Jones")
json.UpdateString("order.billing_address","1234 Street")
json.UpdateString("order.billing_address2","Suite 100")
json.UpdateString("order.billing_city","Austin")
json.UpdateString("order.billing_state","TX")
json.UpdateString("order.billing_postal_code","78701")
json.UpdateString("order.billing_country","USA")
json.UpdateString("order.billing_phone_number","512-123-1234")
json.UpdateString("order.billing_email","test@test.com")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].first_name","Colin")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].last_name","Homenick")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].company","Wintheiser-Hickle")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].email","charles.crona@okeefe.org")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].phone_number","637-481-6505")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].residential","true")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].address","21937 Adelbert Springs")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].address2","")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].province","")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].state","CT")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].city","Terryfurt")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].postal_code","93322")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].postal_code_plus_4","1234")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].country","Andorra")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].shipping_method","Ground")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].base_cost","10.00")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].cost_excluding_tax","10.00")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].cost_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].base_handling_cost","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].handling_cost_excluding_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].handling_cost_including_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].handling_cost_tax","0.00")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].shipping_zone_id","123")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].shipping_zone_name","XYZ")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].items_total","1")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].items_shipped","0")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].line_items[0].item_name","Pencil Holder")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].line_items[0].sku","9876543")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].line_items[0].bin_picking_number","7")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].line_items[0].unit_price","1.30")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].line_items[0].total_excluding_tax","1.30")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].line_items[0].weight_in_ounces","10")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].line_items[0].product_options.pa_size","large")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].line_items[0].product_options.Colour","Blue")
json.UpdateString("order.recipients[0].line_items[0].quantity","1")

'  Replace these values with your actual apiKey and apiSecret.
'  (These are not valid values..)
Dim storeApiKey As String = "569dc30d267f2c4d1f85f9920b2bf9f4"
Dim apiKey As String = "f9a7c8ebdfd34beaf260d9b0296c7059"
Dim apiSecret As String = "d3e9f8737d7196b1271a725f89e2156672bc1d900a25e6e0c1364e2f7a20f605"

'  Our request will be sent to:
'  https://app.shippingeasy.com/api/stores/:store_api_key/orders
'  The path part of this request is: /api/stores/:store_api_key/orders


'  See https://shippingeasy.readme.io/v1.0/docs/authentication-signing-requests
Dim sbSigStr As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbSigStr.Append("POST&/api/stores/")
sbSigStr.Append(storeApiKey)
sbSigStr.Append("/orders&")
sbSigStr.Append("api_key=")
sbSigStr.Append(apiKey)
sbSigStr.Append("&api_timestamp=")

Dim dt As New Chilkat.CkDateTime
dt.SetFromCurrentSystemTime()
sbSigStr.Append(dt.GetAsUnixTimeStr(False))
sbSigStr.Append("&")

json.EmitCompact = True
json.EmitSb(sbSigStr)


'  Calculate the HMAC-SHA256 of the API Signature String using the API Secret as the HMAC key.
Dim crypt As New Chilkat.Crypt2
crypt.MacAlgorithm = "hmac"
crypt.EncodingMode = "hex"
crypt.SetMacKeyString(apiSecret)
crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256"

Dim sbSignature As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbSignature.Append(crypt.MacStringENC(sbSigStr.GetAsString()))
sbSignature.ToLowercase()


Dim sbUrl As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbUrl.Append("https://app.shippingeasy.com/api/stores/")
sbUrl.Append(storeApiKey)
sbUrl.Append("/orders?")
sbUrl.Append("api_key=")
sbUrl.Append(apiKey)
sbUrl.Append("&api_timestamp=")
sbUrl.Append(dt.GetAsUnixTimeStr(False))
sbUrl.Append("&api_signature=")
sbUrl.Append(sbSignature.GetAsString())

'  Send a POST equivalent the following curl request:
'  	curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data @body.json "https://app.shippingeasy.com/api/stores/27aa472e16faa83dd13b7758d31974ed/orders?
' 	api_key=f9a7c8ebdfd34beaf260d9b0296c7059&
'  	api_timestamp=1401803554&
'  	api_signature=c65f43beed46e581939898a78acd10064cfa146845e97885ec02124d7ad648e4"

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
http.SessionLogFilename = "qa_output/shippingEasy.txt"
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = Await http.PostJson2Async(sbUrl.GetAsString(),"application/json",json.Emit())
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


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