Java
Chilkat2 Java
PayPal Create Invoice
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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Rest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;
public class ChilkatExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 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)
JsonObject jsonToken = new JsonObject();
jsonToken.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json");
// Build the Authorization request header field value.
StringBuilder sbAuth = new StringBuilder();
// 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.
Rest rest = new Rest();
boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
try {
rest.connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com", 443, true, bAutoReconnect);
} catch (ChilkatException e) {
System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
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..
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// First create a JSON invoice:
JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
json.setEmitCompact(false);
json.updateString("merchant_info.email", "frank-facilitator@example.com");
json.updateString("merchant_info.first_name", "Frank");
json.updateString("merchant_info.last_name", "Facilitator");
json.updateString("merchant_info.business_name", "Medical Professionals, LLC");
json.updateString("merchant_info.phone.country_code", "001");
json.updateString("merchant_info.phone.national_number", "5032141716");
json.updateString("merchant_info.address.line1", "1234 Main St.");
json.updateString("merchant_info.address.city", "Portland");
json.updateString("merchant_info.address.state", "OR");
json.updateString("merchant_info.address.postal_code", "97217");
json.updateString("merchant_info.address.country_code", "US");
json.updateString("billing_info[0].email", "frank-buyer@somewhere.com");
json.updateString("items[0].name", "Sutures");
json.updateInt("items[0].quantity", 100);
json.updateString("items[0].unit_price.currency", "USD");
json.updateString("items[0].unit_price.value", "5");
json.updateString("note", "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST");
json.updateString("payment_term.term_type", "NET_45");
json.updateString("shipping_info.first_name", "Sally");
json.updateString("shipping_info.last_name", "Patient");
json.updateString("shipping_info.business_name", "Not applicable");
json.updateString("shipping_info.phone.country_code", "001");
json.updateString("shipping_info.phone.national_number", "5039871234");
json.updateString("shipping_info.address.line1", "1234 Broad St.");
json.updateString("shipping_info.address.city", "Portland");
json.updateString("shipping_info.address.state", "OR");
json.updateString("shipping_info.address.postal_code", "97216");
json.updateString("shipping_info.address.country_code", "US");
System.out.println(json.emit());
// The JSON invoice created by the above code:
// {
// "merchant_info": {
// "email": "frank-facilitator@example.com",
// "first_name": "Frank",
// "last_name": "Facilitator",
// "business_name": "Medical Professionals, LLC",
// "phone": {
// "country_code": "001",
// "national_number": "5032141716"
// },
// "address": {
// "line1": "1234 Main St.",
// "city": "Portland",
// "state": "OR",
// "postal_code": "97217",
// "country_code": "US"
// }
// },
// "billing_info": [
// {
// "email": "frank-buyer@somewhere.com"
// }
// ],
// "items": [
// {
// "name": "Sutures",
// "quantity": 100,
// "unit_price": {
// "currency": "USD",
// "value": "5"
// }
// }
// ],
// "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
// "payment_term": {
// "term_type": "NET_45"
// },
// "shipping_info": {
// "first_name": "Sally",
// "last_name": "Patient",
// "business_name": "Not applicable",
// "phone": {
// "country_code": "001",
// "national_number": "5039871234"
// },
// "address": {
// "line1": "1234 Broad St.",
// "city": "Portland",
// "state": "OR",
// "postal_code": "97216",
// "country_code": "US"
// }
// }
// }
// Send the POST equivalent to this CURL command:
// curl -v -X POST https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/ \
// -H "Content-Type:application/json" \
// -H "Authorization: Bearer Access-Token" \
// -d '{ invoice JSON goes here }'
json.setEmitCompact(true);
StringBuilder sbRequestBody = new StringBuilder();
StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
rest.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
rest.addHeader("Authorization", sbAuth.getAsString());
json.emitSb(sbRequestBody);
try {
rest.fullRequestSb("POST", "/v1/invoicing/invoices", sbRequestBody, sbResponseBody);
} catch (ChilkatException e) {
System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
return;
}
// We should have some sort of JSON response. It could be successful, or an error.
JsonObject jsonResponse = new JsonObject();
jsonResponse.setEmitCompact(false);
jsonResponse.loadSb(sbResponseBody);
System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + rest.getResponseStatusCode());
// Did we get a 201 success response?
if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 201) {
// Show the JSON response body
System.out.println(jsonResponse.emit());
System.out.println(rest.getLastRequestStartLine());
System.out.println(rest.getLastRequestHeader());
System.out.println("Failed.");
return;
}
// Show a few parts of the JSON response
System.out.println("id: " + jsonResponse.stringOf("id"));
System.out.println("number: " + jsonResponse.stringOf("number"));
System.out.println("template_id: " + jsonResponse.stringOf("template_id"));
System.out.println("status: " + jsonResponse.stringOf("status"));
// Show the full JSON response.
System.out.println(jsonResponse.emit());
System.out.println("Success.");
// A successful response looks like this:
// {
// "id": "INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
// "number": "0001",
// "template_id": "TEMP-8HS37702UW384535K",
// "status": "DRAFT",
// "merchant_info": {
// "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com",
// "first_name": "Joe",
// "last_name": "Facilitator",
// "business_name": "Medical Professionals, LLC",
// "phone": {
// "country_code": "001",
// "national_number": "5032141716"
// },
// "address": {
// "line1": "1234 Main St.",
// "city": "Portland",
// "state": "OR",
// "postal_code": "97217",
// "country_code": "US"
// }
// },
// "billing_info": [
// {
// "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
// }
// ],
// "shipping_info": {
// "first_name": "Sally",
// "last_name": "Patient",
// "business_name": "Not applicable",
// "phone": {
// "country_code": "001",
// "national_number": "5039871234"
// },
// "address": {
// "line1": "1234 Broad St.",
// "city": "Portland",
// "state": "OR",
// "postal_code": "97216",
// "country_code": "US"
// }
// },
// "items": [
// {
// "name": "Sutures",
// "quantity": 100.0,
// "unit_price": {
// "currency": "USD",
// "value": "5.00"
// }
// }
// ],
// "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
// "payment_term": {
// "term_type": "NET_45",
// "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
// },
// "tax_calculated_after_discount": false,
// "tax_inclusive": false,
// "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
// "total_amount": {
// "currency": "USD",
// "value": "500.00"
// },
// "metadata": {
// "created_date": "2016-11-15 06:17:03 PST"
// },
// "links": [
// {
// "rel": "self",
// "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
// "method": "GET"
// },
// {
// "rel": "send",
// "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/send",
// "method": "POST"
// },
// {
// "rel": "update",
// "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/update",
// "method": "PUT"
// },
// {
// "rel": "delete",
// "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
// "method": "DELETE"
// }
// ]
// }
//
}
}