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DocuSign Add Recipients to a Draft Envelope

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Demonstrates how to add one or more recipients to a DocuSign draft envelope.

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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttpW http;

    // Load a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    CkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile(L"qa_data/tokens/docusign.json");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jsonToken.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAi.....UE8Kl_V8KroQ" header.
    http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf(L"access_token"));

    // Send the following request.
    // Make sure to use your own account ID (obtained from Get Docusign User Account Information)

    // POST https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/<account ID>/envelopes/<envelope ID>/recipients HTTP/1.1
    // Accept: application/json
    // Cache-Control: no-cache
    // Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eX...
    // Content-Length: ...
    // Content-Type: application/json
    // 
    // {
    //   "carbonCopies": [
    //     {
    //       "email": "support@chilkatsoft.com",
    //       "name": "Chilkat Support",
    //       "recipientId": "101",
    //       "tabs": {}
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "signers": [
    //     {
    //       "email": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
    //       "name": "Chilkat Admin",
    //       "recipientId": "1",
    // 	 "tabs": {
    // 	    "signHereTabs": [{
    // 	        "anchorString": "Please Sign Here",
    // 	        "anchorXOffset": "1",
    // 	        "anchorYOffset": "0",
    // 	        "anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent": "false",
    // 	        "anchorUnits": "inches"
    // 	    }]
    // 	}
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "email": "matt@chilkat.io",
    //       "name": "Matt",
    //       "recipientId": "2",
    // 	 "tabs": {
    // 	    "signHereTabs": [{
    // 	        "anchorString": "Please Also Sign Here",
    // 	        "anchorXOffset": "1",
    // 	        "anchorYOffset": "0",
    // 	        "anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent": "false",
    // 	        "anchorUnits": "inches"
    // 	    }]
    // 	}
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    int i = 0;
    json.put_I(i);
    json.UpdateString(L"carbonCopies[i].email",L"support@chilkatsoft.com");
    json.UpdateString(L"carbonCopies[i].name",L"Chilkat Support");
    json.UpdateString(L"carbonCopies[i].recipientId",L"101");
    json.UpdateNewObject(L"carbonCopies[i].tabs");
    i = 0;
    json.put_I(i);
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].email",L"admin@chilkatsoft.com");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].name",L"Chilkat Admin");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].recipientId",L"1");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorString",L"Please Sign Here");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorXOffset",L"1");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorYOffset",L"0");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent",L"false");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorUnits",L"inches");
    i = i + 1;
    json.put_I(i);
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].email",L"matt@chilkat.io");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].name",L"Matt");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].recipientId",L"2");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorString",L"Please Also Sign Here");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorXOffset",L"1");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorYOffset",L"0");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent",L"false");
    json.UpdateString(L"signers[i].tabs.signHereTabs[0].anchorUnits",L"inches");

    CkStringBuilderW sbJson;
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    json.EmitSb(sbJson);

    http.SetRequestHeader(L"Cache-Control",L"no-cache");
    http.SetRequestHeader(L"Accept",L"application/json");

    // Use your own account ID here.
    http.SetUrlVar(L"accountId",L"7f3f65ed-5e87-418d-94c1-92499ddc8252");
    // Use the envelope ID returned by DocuSign when creating the draft envelope).
    http.SetUrlVar(L"envelopeId",L"cee4191c-f94e-4089-9d7c-8033685cbc1a");

    const wchar_t *url = L"https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{$accountId}/envelopes/{$envelopeId}/recipients";
    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpSb(L"POST",url,sbJson,L"utf-8",L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObjectW jResp;
    jResp.Load(resp.bodyStr());
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jResp.emit());

    // If you get a 401 response status code, it's likely you need to refresh the DocuSign OAuth2 token).
    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.header());
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        return;
    }

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

    // {
    //     "signers": [
    //         {
    //             "creationReason": "sender",
    //             "requireUploadSignature": "false",
    //             "email": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
    //             "recipientId": "1",
    //             "requireIdLookup": "false",
    //             "routingOrder": "1",
    //             "status": "created",
    //             "completedCount": "0",
    //             "deliveryMethod": "email",
    //             "recipientType": "signer"
    //         },
    //         {
    //             "creationReason": "sender",
    //             "requireUploadSignature": "false",
    //             "email": "matt@chilkat.io",
    //             "recipientId": "2",
    //             "requireIdLookup": "false",
    //             "routingOrder": "1",
    //             "status": "created",
    //             "completedCount": "0",
    //             "deliveryMethod": "email",
    //             "recipientType": "signer"
    //         }
    //     ],
    //     "agents": [],
    //     "editors": [],
    //     "intermediaries": [],
    //     "carbonCopies": [
    //         {
    //             "email": "support@chilkatsoft.com",
    //             "recipientId": "101",
    //             "requireIdLookup": "false",
    //             "routingOrder": "1",
    //             "status": "created",
    //             "completedCount": "0",
    //             "deliveryMethod": "email",
    //             "recipientType": "carboncopy"
    //         }
    //     ],
    //     "certifiedDeliveries": [],
    //     "inPersonSigners": [],
    //     "seals": [],
    //     "witnesses": [],
    //     "recipientCount": "3"
    // }

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

    const wchar_t *creationReason = 0;
    const wchar_t *requireUploadSignature = 0;
    const wchar_t *email = 0;
    const wchar_t *recipientId = 0;
    const wchar_t *requireIdLookup = 0;
    const wchar_t *routingOrder = 0;
    const wchar_t *status = 0;
    const wchar_t *completedCount = 0;
    const wchar_t *deliveryMethod = 0;
    const wchar_t *recipientType = 0;

    const wchar_t *recipientCount = json.stringOf(L"recipientCount");
    i = 0;
    int count_i = json.SizeOfArray(L"signers");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        creationReason = json.stringOf(L"signers[i].creationReason");
        requireUploadSignature = json.stringOf(L"signers[i].requireUploadSignature");
        email = json.stringOf(L"signers[i].email");
        recipientId = json.stringOf(L"signers[i].recipientId");
        requireIdLookup = json.stringOf(L"signers[i].requireIdLookup");
        routingOrder = json.stringOf(L"signers[i].routingOrder");
        status = json.stringOf(L"signers[i].status");
        completedCount = json.stringOf(L"signers[i].completedCount");
        deliveryMethod = json.stringOf(L"signers[i].deliveryMethod");
        recipientType = json.stringOf(L"signers[i].recipientType");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray(L"agents");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        //    ...
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray(L"editors");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        //    ...
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray(L"intermediaries");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        //    ...
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray(L"carbonCopies");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        email = json.stringOf(L"carbonCopies[i].email");
        recipientId = json.stringOf(L"carbonCopies[i].recipientId");
        requireIdLookup = json.stringOf(L"carbonCopies[i].requireIdLookup");
        routingOrder = json.stringOf(L"carbonCopies[i].routingOrder");
        status = json.stringOf(L"carbonCopies[i].status");
        completedCount = json.stringOf(L"carbonCopies[i].completedCount");
        deliveryMethod = json.stringOf(L"carbonCopies[i].deliveryMethod");
        recipientType = json.stringOf(L"carbonCopies[i].recipientType");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray(L"certifiedDeliveries");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        //    ...
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray(L"inPersonSigners");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        //    ...
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray(L"seals");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        //    ...
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray(L"witnesses");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        //    ...
        i = i + 1;
    }

    // If the recipient already exists within the envelope, we would get
    // a success (201) response status code, but errors within the JSON response, such as this:

    // {
    //   "signers": [
    //     {
    //       "creationReason": "sender",
    //       "requireUploadSignature": "false",
    //       "email": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
    //       "recipientId": "1",
    //       "requireIdLookup": "false",
    //       "routingOrder": "1",
    //       "status": "error",
    //       "completedCount": "0",
    //       "deliveryMethod": "email",
    //       "errorDetails": {
    //         "errorCode": "RECIPIENT_ALREADY_EXISTS_IN_ENVELOPE",
    //         "message": "This recipientId already exists."
    //       },
    //       "recipientType": "signer"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "creationReason": "sender",
    //       "requireUploadSignature": "false",
    //       "email": "matt@chilkat.io",
    //       "recipientId": "2",
    //       "requireIdLookup": "false",
    //       "routingOrder": "1",
    //       "status": "error",
    //       "completedCount": "0",
    //       "deliveryMethod": "email",
    //       "errorDetails": {
    //         "errorCode": "RECIPIENT_ALREADY_EXISTS_IN_ENVELOPE",
    //         "message": "This recipientId already exists."
    //       },
    //       "recipientType": "signer"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "agents": [
    //   ],
    //   "editors": [
    //   ],
    //   "intermediaries": [
    //   ],
    //   "carbonCopies": [
    //     {
    //       "email": "support@chilkatsoft.com",
    //       "recipientId": "101",
    //       "requireIdLookup": "false",
    //       "routingOrder": "1",
    //       "status": "error",
    //       "completedCount": "0",
    //       "deliveryMethod": "email",
    //       "errorDetails": {
    //         "errorCode": "RECIPIENT_ALREADY_EXISTS_IN_ENVELOPE",
    //         "message": "This recipientId already exists."
    //       },
    //       "recipientType": "carboncopy"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "certifiedDeliveries": [
    //   ],
    //   "inPersonSigners": [
    //   ],
    //   "seals": [
    //   ],
    //   "witnesses": [
    //   ],
    //   "recipientCount": "3"
    // }
    // 
    }