(Visual FoxPro) Shippo Validate Address

Demonstrates how to validate your addresses through the Shippo API before you create labels.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

For more information, see https://goshippo.com/docs/address-validation/

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loReq
LOCAL loResp
LOCAL loSbResponseBody
LOCAL loJResp
LOCAL lnRespStatusCode
LOCAL lcSource
LOCAL lcCode
LOCAL lcV_type
LOCAL lcText
LOCAL lcObject_created
LOCAL lcObject_updated
LOCAL lcObject_id
LOCAL lnIs_complete
LOCAL lnValidation_resultsIs_valid
LOCAL lcObject_owner
LOCAL lcName
LOCAL lcCompany
LOCAL lcStreet_no
LOCAL lcStreet1
LOCAL lcStreet2
LOCAL lcCity
LOCAL lcState
LOCAL lcZip
LOCAL lcCountry
LOCAL lcPhone
LOCAL i
LOCAL lnCount_i

lnSuccess = 0

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

loHttp = 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="215 Clayton St." \
*     -d city="San Francisco" \
*     -d state="CA" \
*     -d zip=94117 \
*     -d country="US" \
*     -d email="shippotle@goshippo.com"\
*     -d validate=true

loReq = CreateObject('Chilkat.HttpRequest')
loReq.HttpVerb = "POST"
loReq.Path = "/addresses/"
loReq.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
loReq.AddParam("name","Shawn Ippotle")
loReq.AddParam("company","Shippo")
loReq.AddParam("street1","215 Clayton St.")
loReq.AddParam("city","San Francisco")
loReq.AddParam("state","CA")
loReq.AddParam("zip","94117")
loReq.AddParam("country","US")
loReq.AddParam("email","shippotle@goshippo.com")
loReq.AddParam("validate","true")

loReq.AddHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>")

loResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.HttpResponse')
lnSuccess = loHttp.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/",loReq,loResp)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loReq
    RELEASE loResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

loSbResponseBody = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = 0

? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + STR(lnRespStatusCode)
IF (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) THEN
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loReq
    RELEASE loResp
    RELEASE loSbResponseBody
    RELEASE loJResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

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

* {
*   "object_created": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.574Z",
*   "object_updated": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.596Z",
*   "object_id": "67183b2e81e9421f894bfbcdc4236b16",
*   "is_complete": false,
*   "validation_results": {
*     "is_valid": false,
*     "messages": [
*       {
*         "source": "USPS",
*         "code": "Address Not Found",
*         "type": "address_error",
*         "text": "The address as submitted could not be found. Please check for excessive abbreviations in the street address line or in the City name."
*       }
*     ]
*   },
*   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
*   "name": "Shawn Ippotle",
*   "company": "Shippo",
*   "street_no": "",
*   "street1": "215 HIPPO ST.",
*   "street2": "",
*   "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
*   "state": "CA",
*   "zip": "94107",
*   "country": "US",
*   "phone": ""
* }

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

lcObject_created = loJResp.StringOf("object_created")
lcObject_updated = loJResp.StringOf("object_updated")
lcObject_id = loJResp.StringOf("object_id")
lnIs_complete = loJResp.BoolOf("is_complete")
lnValidation_resultsIs_valid = loJResp.BoolOf("validation_results.is_valid")
lcObject_owner = loJResp.StringOf("object_owner")
lcName = loJResp.StringOf("name")
lcCompany = loJResp.StringOf("company")
lcStreet_no = loJResp.StringOf("street_no")
lcStreet1 = loJResp.StringOf("street1")
lcStreet2 = loJResp.StringOf("street2")
lcCity = loJResp.StringOf("city")
lcState = loJResp.StringOf("state")
lcZip = loJResp.StringOf("zip")
lcCountry = loJResp.StringOf("country")
lcPhone = loJResp.StringOf("phone")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("validation_results.messages")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcSource = loJResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].source")
    lcCode = loJResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].code")
    lcV_type = loJResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].type")
    lcText = loJResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].text")
    i = i + 1
ENDDO

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loReq
RELEASE loResp
RELEASE loSbResponseBody
RELEASE loJResp