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Shippo POST to Transaction Endpoint

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Demonstrates how to POST to the Transaction endpoint with your Rate object_id to purchase your international shipping label.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oReq
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>" \
//      -d rate="ec6143e746094bcab1bdc4c17600dabf"
//      -d label_file_type="PDF"
//      -d async=false

oReq := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")
oReq:HttpVerb := "POST"
oReq:Path := "/transactions"
oReq:ContentType := "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
oReq:AddParam("rate", "ec6143e746094bcab1bdc4c17600dabf")
oReq:AddParam("label_file_type", "PDF")
oReq:AddParam("async", "false")

oReq:AddHeader("Authorization", "ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>")

oResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
nSuccess := oHttp:HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/transactions", oReq, oResp)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oReq: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()
    oReq: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()
oReq:destroy()
oResp:destroy()
oSbResponseBody:destroy()
oJResp:destroy()