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Shippo Generate a Return Label

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Demonstrates how to generate a pay-on-use return label.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpRequest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Http http = new Http();

        // Implements the following CURL command:

        // curl https://api.goshippo.com/shipments/ \
        //     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
        //     -d address_from="d799c2679e644279b59fe661ac8fa488" \
        //     -d address_to="42236bcf36214f62bcc6d7f12f02a849" \
        //     -d parcels=["7df2ecf8b4224763ab7c71fae7ec8274"] \
        //     -d shipment_date="2013-12-03T12:00:00.000Z" \
        //     -d extra='{ "is_return": true}' \
        //     -d async=false

        HttpRequest req = new HttpRequest();
        req.setHttpVerb("POST");
        req.setPath("/shipments/");
        req.setContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
        req.addParam("address_from", "d799c2679e644279b59fe661ac8fa488");
        req.addParam("address_to", "42236bcf36214f62bcc6d7f12f02a849");
        req.addParam("parcels", "[\"7df2ecf8b4224763ab7c71fae7ec8274\"]");
        req.addParam("shipment_date", "2013-12-03T12:00:00.000Z");
        req.addParam("extra", "'{ \"is_return\": true}'");
        req.addParam("async", "false");

        req.addHeader("Authorization", "ShippoToken <API_Token>");

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/shipments/", req, resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
        resp.getBodySb(sbResponseBody);
        JsonObject jResp = new JsonObject();
        jResp.loadSb(sbResponseBody);
        jResp.setEmitCompact(false);

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

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

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

        // {}

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