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CardConnect Authorization

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Demonstrates how to send an Authorization request.
Authorization is the initial step in accepting payment from a cardholder. This action "authorizes" or requests permission from the bank to transfer money from the cardholder to the merchant.

See https://developer.cardconnect.com/cardconnect-api#authorization

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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

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

    const http = try chilkat.Http.init();
    defer http.deinit();

    http.setBasicAuth(true);
    http.setLogin("API_USERNAME");
    http.setPassword("API_PASSWORD");

    // Build and send the following JSON:

    // Note: The CardConnect online documentation might use an expiry that is in the past, such as "1218".
    // This causes the request to fail.  Use a month/year that is in the future..
    // (Likewise, this example will have an invalid month/year after Dec 2021)

    // {
    //   "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID",
    //   "accttype": "VISA",
    //   "orderid": "AB-11-9876",
    //   "account": "4111111111111111",
    //   "expiry": "1221",
    //   "amount": "0",
    //   "currency": "USD",
    //   "name": "TOM JONES",
    //   "address": "123 MAIN STREET",
    //   "city": "anytown",
    //   "region": "NY",
    //   "country": "US",
    //   "postal": "55555",
    //   "profile": "Y",
    //   "ecomind": "E",
    //   "cvv2": "123",
    //   "track": null,
    //   "capture": "Y"
    // }

    // Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Code to Create JSON
    const json = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json.deinit();
    json.updateString("merchid", "MERCHANT_ID") catch {};
    json.updateString("accttype", "VISA") catch {};
    json.updateString("orderid", "AB-11-9876") catch {};
    json.updateString("account", "4111111111111111") catch {};
    json.updateString("expiry", "1221") catch {};
    json.updateString("amount", "20") catch {};
    json.updateString("currency", "USD") catch {};
    json.updateString("name", "TOM JONES") catch {};
    json.updateString("address", "123 MAIN STREET") catch {};
    json.updateString("city", "anytown") catch {};
    json.updateString("region", "NY") catch {};
    json.updateString("country", "US") catch {};
    json.updateString("postal", "55555") catch {};
    json.updateString("profile", "Y") catch {};
    json.updateString("ecomind", "E") catch {};
    json.updateString("cvv2", "123") catch {};
    json.updateNull("track") catch {};
    json.updateString("capture", "Y") catch {};

    const url = "https://<site>.cardconnect.com:<port>/cardconnect/rest/auth";

    const resp = try chilkat.HttpResponse.init();
    defer resp.deinit();
    http.httpStr("PUT", url, try json.emit(alloc), "utf-8", "application/json", resp) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try http.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // A response status of 200 indicates potential success.  The JSON response body
    // must be examined to determine if it was truly successful or an error.
    std.debug.print("response status code = {d}\n", .{resp.getStatusCode()});

    const json_resp = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json_resp.deinit();
    json_resp.load(try resp.getBodyStr(alloc)) catch {};
    json_resp.setEmitCompact(false);

    std.debug.print("response JSON:\n", .{});
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json_resp.emit(alloc)});

    // Sample error:

    // {
    //   "respproc": "PPS",
    //   "amount": "0.00",
    //   "resptext": "Invalid amount",
    //   "cardproc": "FNOR",
    //   "acctid": "1",
    //   "retref": "112804260418",
    //   "respstat": "C",
    //   "respcode": "43",
    //   "account": "41XXXXXXXXXX1111",
    //   "defaultacct": "Y",
    //   "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID",
    //   "token": "9418594164541111"
    // }

    // A successful response looks like this:

    // {
    //   "amount": "0.20",
    //   "resptext": "Approval",
    //   "acctid": "1",
    //   "commcard": " C ",
    //   "cvvresp": "M",
    //   "respcode": "00",
    //   "batchid": "1900942291",
    //   "avsresp": "Z",
    //   "entrymode": "ECommerce",
    //   "defaultacct": "Y",
    //   "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID",
    //   "token": "9418594164541111",
    //   "authcode": "PPS158",
    //   "respproc": "FNOR",
    //   "bintype": "",
    //   "profileid": "16618402968441604028",
    //   "retref": "112989260941",
    //   "respstat": "A",
    //   "account": "41XXXXXXXXXX1111"
    // }

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

    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "amount");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "resptext");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "acctid");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "commcard");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "cvvresp");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "respcode");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "batchid");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "avsresp");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "entrymode");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "defaultacct");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "merchid");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "token");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "authcode");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "respproc");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "bintype");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "profileid");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "retref");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "respstat");
    _ = try json_resp.stringOf(alloc, "account");
}