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PayPal - Find Authorizations

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Finds previously created authorizations.

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Dart
import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

void main() {
  // 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)
  final jsonToken = CkJsonObject();
  jsonToken.loadFile('qa_data/tokens/paypal.json');

  // Build the Authorization request header field value.
  final sbAuth = 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.
  final rest = CkRest();
  final bAutoReconnect = true;
  try {
    rest.connect('api.sandbox.paypal.com', 443, true, bAutoReconnect);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.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..
  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Clear the REST object of any headers or query params from previous requests.
  rest.clearAllHeaders();
  rest.clearAllQueryParams();

  rest.addHeader('Authorization', sbAuth.getAsString());

  // To find authoriaztions, we list payments and look for those
  // containing "authorization" transactions
  rest.addQueryParam('count', '100');
  rest.addQueryParam('start_index', '0');
  rest.addQueryParam('sort_by', 'update_time');
  rest.addQueryParam('sort_order', 'asc');

  // Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
  final sbJsonResponse = CkStringBuilder();
  try {
    rest.fullRequestNoBodySb('GET', '/v1/payments/payment', sbJsonResponse);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  final json = CkJsonObject();
  json.emitCompact = false;
  json.loadSb(sbJsonResponse);

  // (optional) Save the entire JSON response to a file to examine if desired..
  final sbTemp = CkStringBuilder();
  json.emitSb(sbTemp);
  sbTemp.writeFile('qa_output/paypal_payments.json', 'utf-8', false);

  print('Response Status Code = ${rest.responseStatusCode}');

  // Did we get a 200 success response?
  if (rest.responseStatusCode != 200) {
    print(json.emit());
    print('Failed.');
    return;
  }

  // We are looking for "authorization" transactions .
  // As shown below, we are looking in the "transactions" for "related_resources"
  // containing "authorization" JSON objects. 

  // 	{ 
  // 	  "payments": [
  // 	    { 
  // 	      "id": "PAY-3SL8976592063093RLA3DMAY",
  // 	      "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:36:19Z",
  // 	      "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:36:24Z",
  // 	      "state": "approved",
  // 	      "intent": "authorize",
  // 	      "payer": { 
  // 	        "payment_method": "credit_card",
  // 	        "funding_instruments": [
  // 	          { 
  // 	            "credit_card_token": { 
  // 	              "credit_card_id": "CARD-52W84623JH8043102LA3CLGA",
  // 	              "payer_id": "user12345",
  // 	              "last4": "9974",
  // 	              "type": "visa",
  // 	              "expire_month": "9",
  // 	              "expire_year": "2021"
  // 	            }
  // 	          }
  // 	        ]
  // 	      },
  // 	      "transactions": [
  // 	        { 
  // 	          "amount": { 
  // 	            "total": "6.70",
  // 	            "currency": "USD",
  // 	            "details": { 
  // 	              "subtotal": "6.70"
  // 	            }
  // 	          },
  // 	          "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
  // 	          "related_resources": [
  // 	            { 
  // 	              "authorization": { 
  // 	                "id": "6HG91590AX913463C",
  // 	                "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:36:19Z",
  // 	                "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:36:24Z",
  // 	                "amount": { 
  // 	                  ...
  // 	                  }
  // 	                },
  // 	                "state": "authorized",
  // 	                "parent_payment": "PAY-3SL8976592063093RLA3DMAY",
  // 	                "valid_until": "2016-12-23T00:36:19Z",
  // 			...
  // 

  // Iterate over the payments and show each authorization
  final jsonAuth = CkJsonObject();
  final numPayments = json.sizeOfArray('payments');
  var i = 0;
  while (i < numPayments) {
    json.i = i;
    var j = 0;
    final numTransactions = json.sizeOfArray('payments[i].transactions');
    while (j < numTransactions) {
      json.j = j;
      final numRelatedResources = json.sizeOfArray('payments[i].transactions[j].related_resources');
      var k = 0;
      while (k < numRelatedResources) {
        json.k = k;
        if (json.hasMember('payments[i].transactions[j].related_resources[k].authorization')) {

          json.objectOf2('payments[i].transactions[j].related_resources[k].authorization', jsonAuth);

          print('authorization id: ${jsonAuth.stringOf('id')}');
          print('state: ${jsonAuth.stringOf('state')}');
          print('total: ${jsonAuth.stringOf('amount.total')}');
          print('----');
        }

        k++;
      }

      j++;
    }

    i++;
  }

  print('success');
}