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Shippo Validate Global Address

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Demonstrates how to validate a global address.

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success = 0

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

set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/ \
'     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
'     -d name="Shawn Ippotle" \
'     -d company="Shippo" \
'     -d street1="Kortrijksesteenweg 1005" \
'     -d city="Gent" \
'     -d zip=9000 \
'     -d country="BE" \
'     -d email="shippotle@goshippo.com"\
'     -d validate=true

set req = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/addresses/"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req.AddParam "name","Shawn Ippotle"
req.AddParam "company","Shippo"
req.AddParam "street1","Kortrijksesteenweg 1005"
req.AddParam "city","Gent"
req.AddParam "zip","9000"
req.AddParam "country","BE"
req.AddParam "email","shippotle@goshippo.com"
req.AddParam "validate","true"

req.AddHeader "Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>"

set resp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/",req,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

set sbResponseBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
set jResp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Body:") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jResp.Emit()) & "</pre>"

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode) & "</pre>"
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Header:") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.Header) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

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

' {
'   "object_created": "2017-07-26T17:52:37.305Z",
'   "object_updated": "2017-07-26T17:52:37.351Z",
'   "object_id": "b7f9709df3914d1ca6efe4c30e7b0572",
'   "is_complete": true,
'   "validation_results": {
'     "is_valid": true,
'     "messages": [
'       {
'         "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
'         "type": "address_correction",
'         "code": "administrative_area_change",
'         "text": "The administrative area (state or province) was added or changed."
'       },
'       {
'         "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
'         "code": "geocoded_rooftop",
'         "text": "The record was geocoded down to rooftop level, meaning the point is within the property boundaries (most often the center)."
'       },
'       {
'         "source": "Shippo Address Validator",
'         "code": "premises_full",
'         "text": "The address has been verified to the Premise (House or Building) Level, which is the highest level possible with the reference data."
'       }
'     ]
'   },
'   "object_owner": "hippo@goshippo.com",
'   "name": "Hippo Shippo",
'   "company": "Shippo",
'   "street_no": "2",
'   "street1": "Unter den Linden",
'   "street2": "",
'   "street3": "",
'   "city": "Berlin",
'   "state": "",
'   "zip": "10117",
'   "country": "DE",
'   "longitude": "13.39751",
'   "latitude": "52.51785",
'   "phone": "14151234567",
'   "email": "hippo@goshippo.com",
'   "is_residential": null,
'   "metadata": "",
'   "test": false
' }

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

object_created = jResp.StringOf("object_created")
object_updated = jResp.StringOf("object_updated")
object_id = jResp.StringOf("object_id")
is_complete = jResp.BoolOf("is_complete")
validation_resultsIs_valid = jResp.BoolOf("validation_results.is_valid")
object_owner = jResp.StringOf("object_owner")
name = jResp.StringOf("name")
company = jResp.StringOf("company")
street_no = jResp.StringOf("street_no")
street1 = jResp.StringOf("street1")
street2 = jResp.StringOf("street2")
street3 = jResp.StringOf("street3")
city = jResp.StringOf("city")
state = jResp.StringOf("state")
zip = jResp.StringOf("zip")
country = jResp.StringOf("country")
longitude = jResp.StringOf("longitude")
latitude = jResp.StringOf("latitude")
phone = jResp.StringOf("phone")
email = jResp.StringOf("email")
is_residential = jResp.StringOf("is_residential")
metadata = jResp.StringOf("metadata")
test = jResp.BoolOf("test")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("validation_results.messages")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    source = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].source")
    v_type = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].type")
    code = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].code")
    text = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].text")
    i = i + 1
Loop

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