Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

CardConnect Signature Capture

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Demonstrates how to upload a BMP image of a handwritten signature.

This signature capture service augments an existing authorization record with the provided signature data. ...

See https://developer.cardconnect.com/cardconnect-api?lang=json#signature-capture

Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Http,
  Chilkat.BinData,
  Chilkat.Gzip,
  Chilkat.HttpResponse,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  http: THttp;
  json: TJsonObject;
  bd: TBinData;
  gzip: TGzip;
  url: string;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  jsonResp: TJsonObject;

begin
  success := False;

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

  http := THttp.Create;

  http.BasicAuth := True;
  http.Login := 'API_USERNAME';
  http.Password := 'API_PASSWORD';

  //  Build and send the following JSON:

  //  {
  //    "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID",
  //    "retref": "112989260941",
  //    "signature": "BASE64_GZIPPED_BMP_DATA"
  //  }

  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.UpdateString('merchid','MERCHANT_ID');
  json.UpdateString('retref','106631225001');

  //  Load the .bmp containing a 200px x 100px signature.
  bd := TBinData.Create;
  success := bd.LoadFile('qa_data/bmp/signature.bmp');
  //  Gzip compress.
  gzip := TGzip.Create;
  success := gzip.CompressBd(bd);
  //  Add to the JSON in base64 format
  json.UpdateString('signature',bd.GetEncoded('base64'));

  url := 'https://<site>.cardconnect.com:<port>/cardconnect/rest/sigcap';

  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpStr('PUT',url,json.Emit(),'utf-8','application/json',resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  A response status of 200 indicates potential success.  The JSON response body
  //  must be examined to determine if it was truly successful or an error.
  WriteLn('response status code = ' + resp.StatusCode);

  jsonResp := TJsonObject.Create;
  jsonResp.Load(resp.BodyStr);
  jsonResp.EmitCompact := False;

  WriteLn('response JSON:');
  WriteLn(jsonResp.Emit());

  //  A successful response looks like this:

  //  {
  //    "resptext": "signature stored",
  //    "retref": "106631225001",
  //    "respcode": "02",
  //    "merchid": "MERCHANT_ID"
  //  }


  http.Free;
  json.Free;
  bd.Free;
  gzip.Free;
  resp.Free;
  jsonResp.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.