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PayPal - Mark Invoice as Refunded

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Mark an invoice as refunded.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

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Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    // Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

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

    // Load our previously obtained access token. (see PayPal OAuth2 Access Token)
    CkJsonObject jsonToken = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json");

    // Build the Authorization request header field value.
    CkStringBuilder sbAuth = new CkStringBuilder();
    // token_type should be "Bearer"
    sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.stringOf("token_type"));
    sbAuth.Append(" ");
    sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

    // Make the initial connection.
    // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many PayPal REST API calls.
    // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    CkRest rest = new CkRest();
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The code above this comment could be placed inside a function/subroutine within the application
    // because the connection does not need to be made for every request.  Once the connection is made
    // the app may send many requests..
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Build the JSON request body containing the reminder information:
    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    CkDateTime dtNow = new CkDateTime();
    dtNow.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
    CkStringBuilder sbDt = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbDt.Append(dtNow.getAsTimestamp(false));
    int numReplaced = sbDt.Replace("T"," ");
    numReplaced = sbDt.Replace("Z"," UTC");
    json.UpdateString("date",sbDt.getAsString());
    json.UpdateString("note","Refunded by credit card!");
    json.UpdateString("amount.currency","USD");
    json.UpdateString("amount.value","500.00");
    System.out.println(json.emit());

    // The JSON created by the above code:

    // 	{ 
    // 	  "date": "2016-11-28 21:05:38 UTC",
    // 	  "note": "Refunded by credit card!",
    // 	  "amount": { 
    // 	    "currency": "USD",
    // 	    "value": "500.00"
    // 	  }
    // 	}

    // Build a path using a previously-sent invoice ID.
    CkStringBuilder sbPath = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbPath.Append("/v1/invoicing/invoices/invoice_id/record-refund");
    int numReplacements = sbPath.Replace("invoice_id","INV2-QCHR-QHSD-M2VU-AVXC");

    json.put_EmitCompact(true);
    CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();

    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
    rest.AddHeader("Authorization",sbAuth.getAsString());
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST",sbPath.getAsString(),sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());

    // Check for a success response.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 204) {
        System.out.println(sbResponseBody.getAsString());
        System.out.println("Failed.");
        return;
        }

    // For a success response, the response body is empty.
    System.out.println("Success.");
  }
}