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UK Vehicle Data VRM Lookup

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Demonstrates how to query the UK Vehicle Data VRM online API's. (See https://ukvehicledata.co.uk/)

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oRest
LOCAL nBAutoReconnect
LOCAL cJsonResponseStr
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL nNumBatteries
LOCAL i

nSuccess := 0

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

oRest := CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")

//  Connect using TLS.
nBAutoReconnect := 1
nSuccess := oRest:Connect("uk1.ukvehicledata.co.uk", 443, 1, nBAutoReconnect)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oRest:LastErrorText
    oRest:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Replace UKVD-API-KEY with your actual API KEY,
//  which looks something like "abcdb1234-0abc-1235-abcf-1234c3d1abcd"
oRest:Authorization := "ukvd-ipwhitelist UKVD-API-KEY"

//  Replace "ABCDE" with a real VRM...
oRest:AddQueryParam("key_vrm", "ABCDE")

//  Add the Content-Type HTTP request header.
//  success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json; charset=UTF-8");

//  This request gets vehicle data.
//  See below for a request to get battery data.
cJsonResponseStr := oRest:FullRequestNoBody("GET", "/api/datapackage/vehicledata")
IF (oRest:LastMethodSuccess != 1)
    ? oRest:LastErrorText
    oRest:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

IF (oRest:ResponseStatusCode != 200)
    ? "Response Status Code = " + Str(oRest:ResponseStatusCode)
    ? cJsonResponseStr
    oRest:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:Load(cJsonResponseStr)
oJson:EmitCompact := 0

//  Show the JSON response.
? oJson:Emit()

//  A sample vehicledata response will be as shown below.
//  To get a few bits of data from the response:
? "RequestGuid: " + oJson:StringOf("RequestGuid")
? "EngineNumber: " + oJson:StringOf("DataItems.EngineNumber")
? "Vrm: " + oJson:StringOf("DataKeys.Vrm")

//  {
//    "RequestGuid": "xxxxxxxx-cc72-4b63-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
//    "StatusCode": 0,
//    "StatusMessage": "Success",
//    "PackageId": "xxxxxxxx-a4bc-4a84-af22-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
//    "PackageVersion": 1,
//    "DataKeys": {
//      "Vrm": "ABCDE"
//    },
//    "DataItems": {
//      "DriveAxle": "4x2",
//      "Exported": "False",
//      "DriverSeatPosition": "RHD",
//      "EngineNumber": "LN910940728622",
//      "Class": "Sport",
//      "ImportedNorthernIreland": "False",
//      "HistoryPreviousKeeperAcquisitionDate": "2013-01-12",
//      "RoadFundLicenseSixMonth": "�126.50",
//      "EnginePowerBhp": "262",
//      "SpecDateRangeFrom": "1987-10-01",
//      "RegistrationDateUK": "1994-08-03",
//      "SoundLevelDriveBy": "0",
//      "RoadFundLicenseTwelveMonth": "�235.00",
//      "RoadFundLicenseBand": "Not available",
//      "Vrm": "J5YVK",
//      "TrimCode": "BA",
//      "Derivative": "S4",
//      "EngineSizeCc": "2174",
//      "EngineCylinderCount": "4",
//      "HistoryLatestV5cIssueDate": "2015-05-12",
//      "Category": "Car",
//      "HistoryPreviousKeeperCount": "9",
//      "ConditionScrapped": "False",
//      "EngineValveCount": "16",
//      "WeightUnladen": "0",
//      "RoadFundLicenseRenewalDate": "2017-04-01",
//      "Model": "Esprit",
//      "SpecDateRangeTo": "2003-06-01",
//      "RoadFundLicenseCurrentStatus": "Tax not due",
//      "BuildYear": "1994",
//      "BuildDate": "1994-12-31",
//      "VinLast4": "1448",
//      "GearCount": "5",
//      "SeatCount": "2",
//      "Make": "Lotus",
//      "Vin": "SCC082910RHA61448",
//      "ColourChangeCount": "0",
//      "DriveType": "Rear Wheel Drive",
//      "WeightGross": "0",
//      "EngineCode": "N/A",
//      "EnginePowerKw": "193",
//      "SoundLevelEngineSpeed": "0",
//      "ConditionUnscrapped": "False",
//      "HistoryPreviousKeeperDisposalDate": "2014-04-26",
//      "EngineAlignment": "Longitudinal",
//      "Imported": "False",
//      "BodyType": "Coupe",
//      "EnginePosition": "Mid",
//      "TransmissionType": "Manual",
//      "WeightFullyLaden": "0",
//      "SoundLevelStationary": "0",
//      "FuelType": "Petrol",
//      "Colour": "YELLOW",
//      "EngineSizeLitre": "2.2",
//      "RegistrationDate": "1994-08-03",
//      "Co2Emissions": "000",
//      "WeightMaxTowingUnbraked": "0",
//      "HistoryCurrentKeeperAcquisitionDate": "2015-04-25",
//      "WeightMaxTowingBraked": "0",
//      "DoorCount": "2",
//      "EngineCylinderConfig": "Inline",
//      "EngineFuelDelivery": "Turbo Injection"
//    }
//  }

//  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Now get battery data...
cJsonResponseStr := oRest:FullRequestNoBody("GET", "/api/datapackage/batterydata")
IF (oRest:LastMethodSuccess != 1)
    ? oRest:LastErrorText
    oRest:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

IF (oRest:ResponseStatusCode != 200)
    ? "Response Status Code = " + Str(oRest:ResponseStatusCode)
    ? cJsonResponseStr
    oRest:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oJson:Load(cJsonResponseStr)

//  Show the JSON response containing battery data.
? oJson:Emit()

//  To get a few pieces of information out of the response...
nNumBatteries := oJson:SizeOfArray("DataItems.BatteryList")
i := 0
DO WHILE (i < nNumBatteries)
    oJson:I := i
    ? "---- Battery " + Str(i) + ":"
    ? "  Type = " + oJson:StringOf("DataItems.BatteryList[I].Type")
    ? "  LayoutImage = " + oJson:StringOf("DataItems.BatteryList[I].LayoutImage")
    ? "  TerminalCode = " + oJson:StringOf("DataItems.BatteryList[I].TerminalCode")
    i := i + 1
ENDDO

//  The battery data looks like this:
//  {
//    "RequestGuid": "xxxxxxxx-5030-4b3d-a2ed-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
//    "StatusCode": 0,
//    "StatusMessage": "Success",
//    "PackageId": "xxxxxxxx-9ec2-4fd3-9247-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
//    "PackageVersion": 1,
//    "DataKeys": {
//      "Vrm": "ABCDE"
//    },
//    "DataItems": {
//      "BatteryList": [
//        {
//          "Type": "Primary",
//          "UkRef": "075",
//          "LayoutCode": "0",
//          "LayoutImage": "http://cdn.ukvehicledata.co.uk/battery/layout/0.png",
//          "TerminalCode": "T1",
//          "TerminalImage": "http://cdn.ukvehicledata.co.uk/battery/terminal/T1.png",
//          "HoldDownCode": "B13",
//          "HoldDownImage": "http://cdn.ukvehicledata.co.uk/battery/holddown/B13.png"
//        }
//      ],
//      "BatteryCount": "1"
//    }
//  }

oRest:destroy()
oJson:destroy()