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Shippo POST to Transaction Endpoint

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Demonstrates how to POST to the Transaction endpoint with your Rate object_id to purchase your international shipping label.

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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/transactions \
    //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
    //     -d rate="ec6143e746094bcab1bdc4c17600dabf"
    //     -d label_file_type="PDF"
    //     -d async=false

    CkHttpRequest req = new CkHttpRequest();
    req.put_HttpVerb("POST");
    req.put_Path("/transactions");
    req.put_ContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    req.AddParam("rate","ec6143e746094bcab1bdc4c17600dabf");
    req.AddParam("label_file_type","PDF");
    req.AddParam("async","false");

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

    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/transactions",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)

    // {
    //   "object_state": "VALID",
    //   "status": "SUCCESS",
    //   "object_created": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
    //   "object_updated": "2013-12-27T19:14:48.273Z",
    //   "object_id": "64bba01845ef40d29374032599f22588",
    //   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
    //   "was_test": false,
    //   "rate": {
    //     "object_id": "cf6fea899f1848b494d9568e8266e076",
    //     "amount": "5.50",
    //     "currency": "USD",
    //     "amount_local": "5.50",
    //     "currency_local": "USD",
    //     "provider": "USPS",
    //     "servicelevel_name": "Priority Mail",
    //     "servicelevel_token": "usps_priority",
    //     "carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093"
    //   },
    //   "tracking_number": "ZW70QJC",
    //   "tracking_status": {
    //     "object_created": "2013-12-27T23:17:41.411Z",
    //     "object_id": "a21b3d6831c14ceaba6730179ce6e784",
    //     "status": "UNKNOWN",
    //     "status_details": "",
    //     "status_date": "2013-12-28T12:04:04.214Z"
    //   },
    //   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction.action?tLabels=ZW70QJC",
    //   "eta": "2013-12-30T12:00:00.000Z",
    //   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery.s3.amazonaws.com/96.pdf?Signature=PEdWrp0mFWAGwJp7FW3b%2FeA2eyY%3D&Expires=1385930652&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJTHP3LLFMYAWALIA",
    //   "commercial_invoice_url": "",
    //   "metadata": "",
    //   "messages": [
    //   ]
    // }

    // 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_state = jResp.stringOf("object_state");
    String status = jResp.stringOf("status");
    String object_created = jResp.stringOf("object_created");
    String object_updated = jResp.stringOf("object_updated");
    String object_id = jResp.stringOf("object_id");
    String object_owner = jResp.stringOf("object_owner");
    boolean was_test = jResp.BoolOf("was_test");
    String rateObject_id = jResp.stringOf("rate.object_id");
    String rateAmount = jResp.stringOf("rate.amount");
    String rateCurrency = jResp.stringOf("rate.currency");
    String rateAmount_local = jResp.stringOf("rate.amount_local");
    String rateCurrency_local = jResp.stringOf("rate.currency_local");
    String rateProvider = jResp.stringOf("rate.provider");
    String rateServicelevel_name = jResp.stringOf("rate.servicelevel_name");
    String rateServicelevel_token = jResp.stringOf("rate.servicelevel_token");
    String rateCarrier_account = jResp.stringOf("rate.carrier_account");
    String tracking_number = jResp.stringOf("tracking_number");
    String tracking_statusObject_created = jResp.stringOf("tracking_status.object_created");
    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_url_provider = jResp.stringOf("tracking_url_provider");
    String eta = jResp.stringOf("eta");
    String label_url = jResp.stringOf("label_url");
    String commercial_invoice_url = jResp.stringOf("commercial_invoice_url");
    String metadata = jResp.stringOf("metadata");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        i = i+1;
        }
  }
}