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Shippo Create the Shipment, Get Rates, and Purchase Label

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Demonstrates how retrieve rates and create labels for international shipments.

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#import <CkoHttp.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <CkoHttpResponse.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <NSString.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/ \
//     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
//     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
//     -d '{          
//           "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
//           "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
//           "certify": true,
//           "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
//           "incoterm": "DDU",
//           "items": [{
//                     "description": "T-shirt",
//                     "quantity": 20,
//                     "net_weight": "5",
//                     "mass_unit": "lb",
//                     "value_amount": "200",
//                     "value_currency": "USD",
//                     "tariff_number": "",
//                     "origin_country": "US"
//             }]
//     }'

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
// Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
//   "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
//   "certify": true,
//   "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
//   "incoterm": "DDU",
//   "items": [
//     {
//       "description": "T-shirt",
//       "quantity": 20,
//       "net_weight": "5",
//       "mass_unit": "lb",
//       "value_amount": "200",
//       "value_currency": "USD",
//       "tariff_number": "",
//       "origin_country": "US"
//     }
//   ]
// }

CkoJsonObject *json = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[json UpdateString: @"contents_type" value: @"MERCHANDISE"];
[json UpdateString: @"non_delivery_option" value: @"RETURN"];
[json UpdateBool: @"certify" value: YES];
[json UpdateString: @"certify_signer" value: @"Simon Kreuz"];
[json UpdateString: @"incoterm" value: @"DDU"];
[json UpdateString: @"items[0].description" value: @"T-shirt"];
[json UpdateInt: @"items[0].quantity" value: [NSNumber numberWithInt: 20]];
[json UpdateString: @"items[0].net_weight" value: @"5"];
[json UpdateString: @"items[0].mass_unit" value: @"lb"];
[json UpdateString: @"items[0].value_amount" value: @"200"];
[json UpdateString: @"items[0].value_currency" value: @"USD"];
[json UpdateString: @"items[0].tariff_number" value: @""];
[json UpdateString: @"items[0].origin_country" value: @"US"];

[http SetRequestHeader: @"Authorization" value: @"ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>"];
[http SetRequestHeader: @"Content-Type" value: @"application/json"];

CkoHttpResponse *resp = [[CkoHttpResponse alloc] init];
success = [http HttpJson: @"POST" url: @"https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/" json: json contentType: @"application/json" response: resp];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

CkoStringBuilder *sbResponseBody = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[resp GetBodySb: sbResponseBody];
CkoJsonObject *jResp = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[jResp LoadSb: sbResponseBody];
jResp.EmitCompact = NO;

NSLog(@"%@",@"Response Body:");
NSLog(@"%@",[jResp Emit]);

int respStatusCode = [resp.StatusCode intValue];
NSLog(@"%@%d",@"Response Status Code = ",respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Response Header:");
    NSLog(@"%@",resp.Header);
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed.");
    return;
}

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

// {
//   "object_created": "2014-07-17T00:04:06.163Z",
//   "object_updated": "2014-07-17T00:04:06.163Z",
//   "object_id": "89436997a794439ab47999701e60392e",
//   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
//   "status": "SUCCESS",
//   "address_from": {
//     "object_id": "0943ae4e373e4120a99c337e496dcce8",
//     "validation_results": {},
//     "is_complete": true,
//     "company": "",
//     "street_no": "",
//     "name": "Mr. Hippo",
//     "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
//     "street2": "",
//     "city": "San Francisco",
//     "state": "CA",
//     "zip": "94117",
//     "country": "US",
//     "phone": "+15553419393",
//     "email": "support@goshippo.com",
//     "is_residential": null
//   },
//   "address_to": {
//     "object_id": "4c7185d353764d0985a6a7825aed8ffb",
//     "validation_results": {},
//     "is_complete": true,
//     "name": "Mrs. Hippo",
//     "street1": "200 University Ave W",
//     "city": "Waterloo",
//     "state": "ON",
//     "zip": "N2L 3G1",
//     "country": "CA",
//     "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
//     "email": "support@goshippo.com",
//     "is_residential": false
//   },
//   "address_return": null,
//   "parcels": [
//     {
//       "object_id": "ec952343dd4843c39b42aca620471fd5",
//       "object_created": "2013-12-01T06:24:21.121Z",
//       "object_updated": "2013-12-01T06:24:21.121Z",
//       "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
//       "template": null,
//       "length": "5",
//       "width": "5",
//       "height": "5",
//       "distance_unit": "in",
//       "weight": "2",
//       "mass_unit": "lb",
//       "value_amount": null,
//       "value_currency": null,
//       "metadata": "",
//       "line_items": [
//       ],
//       "test": true
//     }
//   ],
//   "shipment_date": "2013-12-03T12:00:00Z",
//   "extra": {
//     "insurance": {
//       "currency": "",
//       "amount": ""
//     },
//     "reference_1": "",
//     "reference_2": ""
//   },
//   "customs_declaration": "b741b99f95e841639b54272834bc478c",
//   "rates": [
//     {
//       "object_created": "2014-07-17T00:04:06.263Z",
//       "object_id": "545ab0a1a6ea4c9f9adb2512a57d6d8b",
//       "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
//       "shipment": "89436997a794439ab47999701e60392e",
//       "attributes": [
//       ],
//       "amount": "5.50",
//       "currency": "USD",
//       "amount_local": "5.50",
//       "currency_local": "USD",
//       "provider": "USPS",
//       "provider_image_75": "https://cdn2.goshippo.com/providers/75/USPS.png",
//       "provider_image_200": "https://cdn2.goshippo.com/providers/200/USPS.png",
//       "servicelevel": {
//         "name": "Priority Mail",
//         "token": "usps_priority",
//         "terms": ""
//       },
//       "days": 2,
//       "arrives_by": null,
//       "duration_terms": "Delivery in 1 to 3 business days.",
//       "messages": [
//       ],
//       "carrier_account": "078870331023437cb917f5187429b093",
//       "test": false,
//       "zone": 1
//     },
//     ...
//   ],
//   "carrier_accounts": [
//   ],
//   "messages": [
//   ],
//   "metadata": "Customer ID 123456"
// }

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

NSString *template = 0;
NSString *length = 0;
NSString *width = 0;
NSString *height = 0;
NSString *distance_unit = 0;
NSString *weight = 0;
NSString *mass_unit = 0;
NSString *value_amount = 0;
NSString *value_currency = 0;
BOOL test;
int j;
int count_j;
int intVal;

NSString *object_created = [jResp StringOf: @"object_created"];
NSString *object_updated = [jResp StringOf: @"object_updated"];
NSString *object_id = [jResp StringOf: @"object_id"];
NSString *object_owner = [jResp StringOf: @"object_owner"];
NSString *status = [jResp StringOf: @"status"];
NSString *address_fromObject_id = [jResp StringOf: @"address_from.object_id"];
BOOL address_fromIs_complete = [jResp BoolOf: @"address_from.is_complete"];
NSString *address_fromCompany = [jResp StringOf: @"address_from.company"];
NSString *address_fromStreet_no = [jResp StringOf: @"address_from.street_no"];
NSString *address_fromName = [jResp StringOf: @"address_from.name"];
NSString *address_fromStreet1 = [jResp StringOf: @"address_from.street1"];
NSString *address_fromStreet2 = [jResp StringOf: @"address_from.street2"];
NSString *address_fromCity = [jResp StringOf: @"address_from.city"];
NSString *address_fromState = [jResp StringOf: @"address_from.state"];
NSString *address_fromZip = [jResp StringOf: @"address_from.zip"];
NSString *address_fromCountry = [jResp StringOf: @"address_from.country"];
NSString *address_fromPhone = [jResp StringOf: @"address_from.phone"];
NSString *address_fromEmail = [jResp StringOf: @"address_from.email"];
NSString *address_fromIs_residential = [jResp StringOf: @"address_from.is_residential"];
NSString *address_toObject_id = [jResp StringOf: @"address_to.object_id"];
BOOL address_toIs_complete = [jResp BoolOf: @"address_to.is_complete"];
NSString *address_toName = [jResp StringOf: @"address_to.name"];
NSString *address_toStreet1 = [jResp StringOf: @"address_to.street1"];
NSString *address_toCity = [jResp StringOf: @"address_to.city"];
NSString *address_toState = [jResp StringOf: @"address_to.state"];
NSString *address_toZip = [jResp StringOf: @"address_to.zip"];
NSString *address_toCountry = [jResp StringOf: @"address_to.country"];
NSString *address_toPhone = [jResp StringOf: @"address_to.phone"];
NSString *address_toEmail = [jResp StringOf: @"address_to.email"];
BOOL address_toIs_residential = [jResp BoolOf: @"address_to.is_residential"];
NSString *address_return = [jResp StringOf: @"address_return"];
NSString *shipment_date = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment_date"];
NSString *extraInsuranceCurrency = [jResp StringOf: @"extra.insurance.currency"];
NSString *extraInsuranceAmount = [jResp StringOf: @"extra.insurance.amount"];
NSString *extraReference_1 = [jResp StringOf: @"extra.reference_1"];
NSString *extraReference_2 = [jResp StringOf: @"extra.reference_2"];
NSString *customs_declaration = [jResp StringOf: @"customs_declaration"];
NSString *metadata = [jResp StringOf: @"metadata"];
int i = 0;
int count_i = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"parcels"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    object_id = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].object_id"];
    object_created = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].object_created"];
    object_updated = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].object_updated"];
    object_owner = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].object_owner"];
    template = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].template"];
    length = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].length"];
    width = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].width"];
    height = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].height"];
    distance_unit = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].distance_unit"];
    weight = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].weight"];
    mass_unit = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].mass_unit"];
    value_amount = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].value_amount"];
    value_currency = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].value_currency"];
    metadata = [jResp StringOf: @"parcels[i].metadata"];
    test = [jResp BoolOf: @"parcels[i].test"];
    j = 0;
    count_j = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"parcels[i].line_items"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: j];
        j = j + 1;
    }

    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"rates"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    intVal = [[jResp IntOf: @"rates[i]"] intValue];
    j = 0;
    count_j = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"rates[i].attributes"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: j];
        j = j + 1;
    }

    j = 0;
    count_j = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"rates[i].messages"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: j];
        j = j + 1;
    }

    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"carrier_accounts"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"messages"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    i = i + 1;
}