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Shippo Create an Order

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Demonstrates how to create an order with all the information about your order by sending a POST request to the orders endpoint.

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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;

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/orders/ \
  //      -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
  //      -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
  //      -d '{
  //              "to_address": {
  //                  "city": "San Francisco",
  //                  "company": "Shippo",
  //                  "country": "US",
  //                  "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
  //                  "name": "Mr Hippo",
  //                  "phone": "15553419393",
  //                  "state": "CA",
  //                  "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
  //                  "zip": "94117"
  //              },
  //              "line_items": [
  //                  {
  //                      "quantity": 1,
  //                      "sku": "HM-123",
  //                      "title": "Hippo Magazines",
  //                      "total_price": "12.10",
  //                      "currency": "USD",
  //                      "weight": "0.40",
  //                      "weight_unit": "lb"
  //                  }
  //              ],
  //              "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
  //              "order_number": "#1068",
  //              "order_status": "PAID",
  //              "shipping_cost": "12.83",
  //              "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
  //              "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
  //              "subtotal_price": "12.10",
  //              "total_price": "24.93",
  //              "total_tax": "0.00",
  //              "currency": "USD",
  //              "weight": "0.40",
  //              "weight_unit": "lb"
  //          }'

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

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

  //  {
  //    "to_address": {
  //      "city": "San Francisco",
  //      "company": "Shippo",
  //      "country": "US",
  //      "email": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
  //      "name": "Mr Hippo",
  //      "phone": "15553419393",
  //      "state": "CA",
  //      "street1": "215 Clayton St.",
  //      "zip": "94117"
  //    },
  //    "line_items": [
  //      {
  //        "quantity": 1,
  //        "sku": "HM-123",
  //        "title": "Hippo Magazines",
  //        "total_price": "12.10",
  //        "currency": "USD",
  //        "weight": "0.40",
  //        "weight_unit": "lb"
  //      }
  //    ],
  //    "placed_at": "2016-09-23T01:28:12Z",
  //    "order_number": "#1068",
  //    "order_status": "PAID",
  //    "shipping_cost": "12.83",
  //    "shipping_cost_currency": "USD",
  //    "shipping_method": "USPS First Class Package",
  //    "subtotal_price": "12.10",
  //    "total_price": "24.93",
  //    "total_tax": "0.00",
  //    "currency": "USD",
  //    "weight": "0.40",
  //    "weight_unit": "lb"
  //  }

  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.UpdateString('to_address.city','San Francisco');
  json.UpdateString('to_address.company','Shippo');
  json.UpdateString('to_address.country','US');
  json.UpdateString('to_address.email','shippotle@goshippo.com');
  json.UpdateString('to_address.name','Mr Hippo');
  json.UpdateString('to_address.phone','15553419393');
  json.UpdateString('to_address.state','CA');
  json.UpdateString('to_address.street1','215 Clayton St.');
  json.UpdateString('to_address.zip','94117');
  json.UpdateInt('line_items[0].quantity',1);
  json.UpdateString('line_items[0].sku','HM-123');
  json.UpdateString('line_items[0].title','Hippo Magazines');
  json.UpdateString('line_items[0].total_price','12.10');
  json.UpdateString('line_items[0].currency','USD');
  json.UpdateString('line_items[0].weight','0.40');
  json.UpdateString('line_items[0].weight_unit','lb');
  json.UpdateString('placed_at','2016-09-23T01:28:12Z');
  json.UpdateString('order_number','#1068');
  json.UpdateString('order_status','PAID');
  json.UpdateString('shipping_cost','12.83');
  json.UpdateString('shipping_cost_currency','USD');
  json.UpdateString('shipping_method','USPS First Class Package');
  json.UpdateString('subtotal_price','12.10');
  json.UpdateString('total_price','24.93');
  json.UpdateString('total_tax','0.00');
  json.UpdateString('currency','USD');
  json.UpdateString('weight','0.40');
  json.UpdateString('weight_unit','lb');

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

  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpJson('POST','https://api.goshippo.com/orders/',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)

  //  {}

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



  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.