Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Shippo Create Customs Declaration

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Demonstrates how to create a customs declaration and send a POST request with the necessary information to the Customs Declarations endpoint. 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.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.HttpResponse,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  http: THttp;
  json: TJsonObject;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  sbResponseBody: TStringBuilder;
  jResp: TJsonObject;
  respStatusCode: Integer;
  strVal: string;
  object_created: string;
  object_updated: string;
  object_id: string;
  object_owner: string;
  object_state: string;
  address_importer: string;
  certify_signer: string;
  certify: Boolean;
  non_delivery_option: string;
  contents_type: string;
  contents_explanation: string;
  exporter_reference: string;
  importer_reference: string;
  invoice: string;
  commercial_invoice: Boolean;
  license: string;
  certificate: string;
  notes: string;
  eel_pfc: string;
  aes_itn: string;
  disclaimer: string;
  incoterm: string;
  metadata: string;
  test: Boolean;
  duties_payor: string;
  i: Integer;
  count_i: Integer;

begin
  success := False;

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

  http := THttp.Create;

  //  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"
  //      }
  //    ]
  //  }

  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.UpdateString('contents_type','MERCHANDISE');
  json.UpdateString('non_delivery_option','RETURN');
  json.UpdateBool('certify',True);
  json.UpdateString('certify_signer','Simon Kreuz');
  json.UpdateString('incoterm','DDU');
  json.UpdateString('items[0].description','T-shirt');
  json.UpdateInt('items[0].quantity',20);
  json.UpdateString('items[0].net_weight','5');
  json.UpdateString('items[0].mass_unit','lb');
  json.UpdateString('items[0].value_amount','200');
  json.UpdateString('items[0].value_currency','USD');
  json.UpdateString('items[0].tariff_number','');
  json.UpdateString('items[0].origin_country','US');

  http.SetRequestHeader('Authorization','ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>');
  http.SetRequestHeader('Content-Type','application/json');

  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpJson('POST','https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/',json,'application/json',resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  sbResponseBody := TStringBuilder.Create;
  resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
  jResp := TJsonObject.Create;
  jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
  jResp.EmitCompact := False;

  WriteLn('Response Body:');
  WriteLn(jResp.Emit());

  respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode;
  WriteLn('Response Status Code = ' + respStatusCode);
  if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Response Header:');
      WriteLn(resp.Header);
      WriteLn('Failed.');
      Exit;
    end;

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

  //  {
  //    "object_created": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
  //    "object_updated": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
  //    "object_id": "4a1e6ab7b1ba49ed9bc6cb1a8798e0fd",
  //    "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
  //    "object_state": "VALID",
  //    "address_importer": null,
  //    "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
  //    "certify": true,
  //    "items": [
  //      "4096c68693364b7ea0af72fb869ee861"
  //    ],
  //    "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
  //    "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
  //    "contents_explanation": "",
  //    "exporter_reference": "",
  //    "importer_reference": "",
  //    "invoice": "",
  //    "commercial_invoice": false,
  //    "license": "",
  //    "certificate": "",
  //    "notes": "",
  //    "eel_pfc": "",
  //    "aes_itn": "",
  //    "disclaimer": "",
  //    "incoterm": "DDU",
  //    "metadata": "",
  //    "test": true,
  //    "duties_payor": null
  //  }

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

  object_created := jResp.StringOf('object_created');
  object_updated := jResp.StringOf('object_updated');
  object_id := jResp.StringOf('object_id');
  object_owner := jResp.StringOf('object_owner');
  object_state := jResp.StringOf('object_state');
  address_importer := jResp.StringOf('address_importer');
  certify_signer := jResp.StringOf('certify_signer');
  certify := jResp.BoolOf('certify');
  non_delivery_option := jResp.StringOf('non_delivery_option');
  contents_type := jResp.StringOf('contents_type');
  contents_explanation := jResp.StringOf('contents_explanation');
  exporter_reference := jResp.StringOf('exporter_reference');
  importer_reference := jResp.StringOf('importer_reference');
  invoice := jResp.StringOf('invoice');
  commercial_invoice := jResp.BoolOf('commercial_invoice');
  license := jResp.StringOf('license');
  certificate := jResp.StringOf('certificate');
  notes := jResp.StringOf('notes');
  eel_pfc := jResp.StringOf('eel_pfc');
  aes_itn := jResp.StringOf('aes_itn');
  disclaimer := jResp.StringOf('disclaimer');
  incoterm := jResp.StringOf('incoterm');
  metadata := jResp.StringOf('metadata');
  test := jResp.BoolOf('test');
  duties_payor := jResp.StringOf('duties_payor');
  i := 0;
  count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray('items');
  while i < count_i do
    begin
      jResp.I := i;
      strVal := jResp.StringOf('items[i]');
      i := i + 1;
    end;



  http.Free;
  json.Free;
  resp.Free;
  sbResponseBody.Free;
  jResp.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.