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Shippo Label Purchase

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Demonstrates how to create a shipping label in one API call through Shippo.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oResp
LOCAL oSbResponseBody
LOCAL oJResp
LOCAL nRespStatusCode
LOCAL cObject_state
LOCAL cStatus
LOCAL cObject_created
LOCAL cObject_updated
LOCAL cObject_id
LOCAL cObject_owner
LOCAL nWas_test
LOCAL cRateObject_id
LOCAL cRateAmount
LOCAL cRateCurrency
LOCAL cRateAmount_local
LOCAL cRateCurrency_local
LOCAL cRateProvider
LOCAL cRateServicelevel_name
LOCAL cRateServicelevel_token
LOCAL cRateCarrier_account
LOCAL cTracking_number
LOCAL cTracking_statusObject_created
LOCAL cTracking_statusObject_id
LOCAL cTracking_statusStatus
LOCAL cTracking_statusStatus_details
LOCAL cTracking_statusStatus_date
LOCAL cTracking_url_provider
LOCAL cEta
LOCAL cLabel_url
LOCAL cCommercial_invoice_url
LOCAL cMetadata
LOCAL i
LOCAL nCount_i

nSuccess := 0

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

oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

//  Implements the following CURL command:

//  curl https://api.goshippo.com/transactions/  \
//      -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
//      -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
//      -d '{
//          "shipment": {
//              "address_from": {
//                  "name": "Mr. Hippo",
//                  "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
//                  "city": "San Francisco",
//                  "state": "CA",
//                  "zip": "94117",
//                  "country": "US",
//                  "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
//                  "email": "support@goshippo.com"
//              },
//              "address_to": {
//                  "name": "Mrs. Hippo",
//                  "street1": "965 Mission St.",
//                  "city": "San Francisco",
//                  "state": "CA",
//                  "zip": "94105",
//                  "country": "US",
//                  "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
//                  "email": "support@goshippo.com"
//              },
//              "parcels": [{
//                  "length": "5",
//                  "width": "5",
//                  "height": "5",
//                  "distance_unit": "in",
//                  "weight": "2",
//                  "mass_unit": "lb"
//              }]
//          },
//          "carrier_account": "b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c",
//          "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority"
//          }'

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

//  The following JSON is sent in the request body.

//  {
//    "shipment": {
//      "address_from": {
//        "name": "Mr. Hippo",
//        "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
//        "city": "San Francisco",
//        "state": "CA",
//        "zip": "94117",
//        "country": "US",
//        "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
//        "email": "support@goshippo.com"
//      },
//      "address_to": {
//        "name": "Mrs. Hippo",
//        "street1": "965 Mission St.",
//        "city": "San Francisco",
//        "state": "CA",
//        "zip": "94105",
//        "country": "US",
//        "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
//        "email": "support@goshippo.com"
//      },
//      "parcels": [
//        {
//          "length": "5",
//          "width": "5",
//          "height": "5",
//          "distance_unit": "in",
//          "weight": "2",
//          "mass_unit": "lb"
//        }
//      ]
//    },
//    "carrier_account": "b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c",
//    "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority"
//  }

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_from.name", "Mr. Hippo")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_from.street1", "215 Clayton St.")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_from.city", "San Francisco")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_from.state", "CA")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_from.zip", "94117")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_from.country", "US")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_from.phone", "+1 555 341 9393")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_from.email", "support@goshippo.com")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_to.name", "Mrs. Hippo")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_to.street1", "965 Mission St.")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_to.city", "San Francisco")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_to.state", "CA")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_to.zip", "94105")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_to.country", "US")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_to.phone", "+1 555 341 9393")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.address_to.email", "support@goshippo.com")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].length", "5")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].width", "5")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].height", "5")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].distance_unit", "in")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].weight", "2")
oJson:UpdateString("shipment.parcels[0].mass_unit", "lb")
oJson:UpdateString("carrier_account", "b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c")
oJson:UpdateString("servicelevel_token", "usps_priority")

oHttp:SetRequestHeader("Authorization", "ShippoToken <API_Token>")
oHttp:SetRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")

oResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
nSuccess := oHttp:HttpJson("POST", "https://api.goshippo.com/transactions/", oJson, "application/json", oResp)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oSbResponseBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oResp:GetBodySb(oSbResponseBody)
oJResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJResp:LoadSb(oSbResponseBody)
oJResp:EmitCompact := 0

? "Response Body:"
? oJResp:Emit()

nRespStatusCode := oResp:StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + Str(nRespStatusCode)
IF (nRespStatusCode >= 400)
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? oResp:Header
    ? "Failed."
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    oSbResponseBody:destroy()
    oJResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

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

//  {
//    "object_state": "VALID",
//    "status": "SUCCESS",
//    "object_created": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
//    "object_updated": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
//    "object_id": "64bba01845ef40d29374032599f22588",
//    "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
//    "was_test": false,
//    "rate": {
//      "object_id": "cf6fea899f1848b494d9568e8266e076",
//      "amount": "5.50",
//      "currency": "USD",
//      "amount_local": "5.50",
//      "currency_local": "USD",
//      "provider": "USPS",
//      "servicelevel_name": "Priority Mail",
//      "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
//      "carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093"
//    },
//    "tracking_number": "ZW70QJC",
//    "tracking_status": {
//      "object_created": "2013-12-27T23:17:41.411Z",
//      "object_id": "a21b3d6831c14ceaba6730179ce6e784",
//      "status": "UNKNOWN",
//      "status_details": "",
//      "status_date": "2013-12-28T12:04:04.214Z"
//    },
//    "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction.action?tLabels=ZW70QJC",
//    "eta": "2013-12-30T12:00:00.000Z",
//    "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery.s3.amazonaws.com/96.pdf?Signature=PEdWrp0mFWAGwJp7FW3b%2FeA2eyY%3D&Expires=1385930652&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJTHP3LLFMYAWALIA",
//    "commercial_invoice_url": "",
//    "metadata": "",
//    "messages": [
//    ]
//  }

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

cObject_state := oJResp:StringOf("object_state")
cStatus := oJResp:StringOf("status")
cObject_created := oJResp:StringOf("object_created")
cObject_updated := oJResp:StringOf("object_updated")
cObject_id := oJResp:StringOf("object_id")
cObject_owner := oJResp:StringOf("object_owner")
nWas_test := oJResp:BoolOf("was_test")
cRateObject_id := oJResp:StringOf("rate.object_id")
cRateAmount := oJResp:StringOf("rate.amount")
cRateCurrency := oJResp:StringOf("rate.currency")
cRateAmount_local := oJResp:StringOf("rate.amount_local")
cRateCurrency_local := oJResp:StringOf("rate.currency_local")
cRateProvider := oJResp:StringOf("rate.provider")
cRateServicelevel_name := oJResp:StringOf("rate.servicelevel_name")
cRateServicelevel_token := oJResp:StringOf("rate.servicelevel_token")
cRateCarrier_account := oJResp:StringOf("rate.carrier_account")
cTracking_number := oJResp:StringOf("tracking_number")
cTracking_statusObject_created := oJResp:StringOf("tracking_status.object_created")
cTracking_statusObject_id := oJResp:StringOf("tracking_status.object_id")
cTracking_statusStatus := oJResp:StringOf("tracking_status.status")
cTracking_statusStatus_details := oJResp:StringOf("tracking_status.status_details")
cTracking_statusStatus_date := oJResp:StringOf("tracking_status.status_date")
cTracking_url_provider := oJResp:StringOf("tracking_url_provider")
cEta := oJResp:StringOf("eta")
cLabel_url := oJResp:StringOf("label_url")
cCommercial_invoice_url := oJResp:StringOf("commercial_invoice_url")
cMetadata := oJResp:StringOf("metadata")
i := 0
nCount_i := oJResp:SizeOfArray("messages")
DO WHILE i < nCount_i
    oJResp:I := i
    i := i + 1
ENDDO

oHttp:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oResp:destroy()
oSbResponseBody:destroy()
oJResp:destroy()