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Shippo Adding Metadata

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Demonstrates how to add metadata to the tracking request through a POST request.

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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;

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl https://api.goshippo.com/tracks/ \
    //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //     -d carrier="shippo" \
    //     -d tracking_number="SHIPPO_TRANSIT" \
    //     -d metadata="Order 000123"

    CkHttpRequest req = new CkHttpRequest();
    req.put_HttpVerb("POST");
    req.put_Path("/tracks/");
    req.put_ContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    req.AddParam("carrier","shippo");
    req.AddParam("tracking_number","SHIPPO_TRANSIT");
    req.AddParam("metadata","Order 000123");

    req.AddHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>");

    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/tracks/",req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject jResp = new CkJsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    System.out.println("Response Body:");
    System.out.println(jResp.emit());

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        System.out.println("Response Header:");
        System.out.println(resp.header());
        System.out.println("Failed.");
        return;
        }

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

    // {
    //   "messages": [
    //   ],
    //   "carrier": "shippo",
    //   "tracking_number": "SHIPPO_TRANSIT",
    //   "address_from": {
    //     "city": "San Francisco",
    //     "state": "CA",
    //     "zip": "94103",
    //     "country": "US"
    //   },
    //   "address_to": {
    //     "city": "Chicago",
    //     "state": "IL",
    //     "zip": "60611",
    //     "country": "US"
    //   },
    //   "eta": "2019-07-07T17:07:44.989Z",
    //   "original_eta": "2019-07-07T17:07:44.989Z",
    //   "servicelevel": {
    //     "token": "shippo_priority",
    //     "name": "Priority Mail"
    //   },
    //   "metadata": "Shippo test tracking",
    //   "tracking_status": {
    //     "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.003Z",
    //     "object_updated": null,
    //     "object_id": "ee35fb56f5d04021b36168abedc04573",
    //     "status": "TRANSIT",
    //     "status_details": "Your shipment has departed from the origin.",
    //     "status_date": "2019-07-03T15:02:45.003Z",
    //     "substatus": null,
    //     "location": {
    //       "city": "San Francisco",
    //       "state": "CA",
    //       "zip": "94103",
    //       "country": "US"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "tracking_history": [
    //     {
    //       "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.005Z",
    //       "object_updated": null,
    //       "object_id": "2121a59f53ed42e0ae0436f636179156",
    //       "status": "UNKNOWN",
    //       "status_details": "The carrier has received the electronic shipment information.",
    //       "status_date": "2019-07-02T12:57:45.005Z",
    //       "substatus": null,
    //       "location": {
    //         "city": "San Francisco",
    //         "state": "CA",
    //         "zip": "94103",
    //         "country": "US"
    //       }
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.005Z",
    //       "object_updated": null,
    //       "object_id": "06f949db1a8245beaa28df264b368a76",
    //       "status": "TRANSIT",
    //       "status_details": "Your shipment has departed from the origin.",
    //       "status_date": "2019-07-03T15:02:45.005Z",
    //       "substatus": null,
    //       "location": {
    //         "city": "San Francisco",
    //         "state": "CA",
    //         "zip": "94103",
    //         "country": "US"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "transaction": null,
    //   "test": true
    // }

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

    String object_created;
    String object_updated;
    String object_id;
    String status;
    String status_details;
    String status_date;
    String substatus;
    String locationCity;
    String locationState;
    String locationZip;
    String locationCountry;

    String carrier = jResp.stringOf("carrier");
    String tracking_number = jResp.stringOf("tracking_number");
    String address_fromCity = jResp.stringOf("address_from.city");
    String address_fromState = jResp.stringOf("address_from.state");
    String address_fromZip = jResp.stringOf("address_from.zip");
    String address_fromCountry = jResp.stringOf("address_from.country");
    String address_toCity = jResp.stringOf("address_to.city");
    String address_toState = jResp.stringOf("address_to.state");
    String address_toZip = jResp.stringOf("address_to.zip");
    String address_toCountry = jResp.stringOf("address_to.country");
    String eta = jResp.stringOf("eta");
    String original_eta = jResp.stringOf("original_eta");
    String servicelevelToken = jResp.stringOf("servicelevel.token");
    String servicelevelName = jResp.stringOf("servicelevel.name");
    String metadata = jResp.stringOf("metadata");
    String tracking_statusObject_created = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status.object_created");
    String tracking_statusObject_updated = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status.object_updated");
    String tracking_statusObject_id = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status.object_id");
    String tracking_statusStatus = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status.status");
    String tracking_statusStatus_details = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status.status_details");
    String tracking_statusStatus_date = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status.status_date");
    String tracking_statusSubstatus = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status.substatus");
    String tracking_statusLocationCity = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status.location.city");
    String tracking_statusLocationState = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status.location.state");
    String tracking_statusLocationZip = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status.location.zip");
    String tracking_statusLocationCountry = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status.location.country");
    String transaction = jResp.stringOf("transaction");
    boolean test = jResp.BoolOf("test");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        i = i+1;
        }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("tracking_history");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        object_created = jResp.stringOf("tracking_history[i].object_created");
        object_updated = jResp.stringOf("tracking_history[i].object_updated");
        object_id = jResp.stringOf("tracking_history[i].object_id");
        status = jResp.stringOf("tracking_history[i].status");
        status_details = jResp.stringOf("tracking_history[i].status_details");
        status_date = jResp.stringOf("tracking_history[i].status_date");
        substatus = jResp.stringOf("tracking_history[i].substatus");
        locationCity = jResp.stringOf("tracking_history[i].location.city");
        locationState = jResp.stringOf("tracking_history[i].location.state");
        locationZip = jResp.stringOf("tracking_history[i].location.zip");
        locationCountry = jResp.stringOf("tracking_history[i].location.country");
        i = i+1;
        }
  }
}