Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Shippo Validate Address

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Demonstrates how to validate your addresses through the Shippo API before you create labels. 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.HttpRequest,
  Chilkat.HttpResponse,
  Chilkat.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  http: THttp;
  req: THttpRequest;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  sbResponseBody: TStringBuilder;
  jResp: TJsonObject;
  respStatusCode: Integer;
  source: string;
  code: string;
  v_type: string;
  text: string;
  object_created: string;
  object_updated: string;
  object_id: string;
  is_complete: Boolean;
  validation_resultsIs_valid: Boolean;
  object_owner: string;
  name: string;
  company: string;
  street_no: string;
  street1: string;
  street2: string;
  city: string;
  state: string;
  zip: string;
  country: string;
  phone: 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/addresses/ \
  //      -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
  //      -d name="Shawn Ippotle" \
  //      -d company="Shippo" \
  //      -d street1="215 Clayton St." \
  //      -d city="San Francisco" \
  //      -d state="CA" \
  //      -d zip=94117 \
  //      -d country="US" \
  //      -d email="shippotle@goshippo.com"\
  //      -d validate=true

  req := THttpRequest.Create;
  req.HttpVerb := 'POST';
  req.Path := '/addresses/';
  req.ContentType := 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
  req.AddParam('name','Shawn Ippotle');
  req.AddParam('company','Shippo');
  req.AddParam('street1','215 Clayton St.');
  req.AddParam('city','San Francisco');
  req.AddParam('state','CA');
  req.AddParam('zip','94117');
  req.AddParam('country','US');
  req.AddParam('email','shippotle@goshippo.com');
  req.AddParam('validate','true');

  req.AddHeader('Authorization','ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>');

  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpReq('https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/',req,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": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.574Z",
  //    "object_updated": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.596Z",
  //    "object_id": "67183b2e81e9421f894bfbcdc4236b16",
  //    "is_complete": false,
  //    "validation_results": {
  //      "is_valid": false,
  //      "messages": [
  //        {
  //          "source": "USPS",
  //          "code": "Address Not Found",
  //          "type": "address_error",
  //          "text": "The address as submitted could not be found. Please check for excessive abbreviations in the street address line or in the City name."
  //        }
  //      ]
  //    },
  //    "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
  //    "name": "Shawn Ippotle",
  //    "company": "Shippo",
  //    "street_no": "",
  //    "street1": "215 HIPPO ST.",
  //    "street2": "",
  //    "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
  //    "state": "CA",
  //    "zip": "94107",
  //    "country": "US",
  //    "phone": ""
  //  }

  //  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');
  is_complete := jResp.BoolOf('is_complete');
  validation_resultsIs_valid := jResp.BoolOf('validation_results.is_valid');
  object_owner := jResp.StringOf('object_owner');
  name := jResp.StringOf('name');
  company := jResp.StringOf('company');
  street_no := jResp.StringOf('street_no');
  street1 := jResp.StringOf('street1');
  street2 := jResp.StringOf('street2');
  city := jResp.StringOf('city');
  state := jResp.StringOf('state');
  zip := jResp.StringOf('zip');
  country := jResp.StringOf('country');
  phone := jResp.StringOf('phone');
  i := 0;
  count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray('validation_results.messages');
  while i < count_i do
    begin
      jResp.I := i;
      source := jResp.StringOf('validation_results.messages[i].source');
      code := jResp.StringOf('validation_results.messages[i].code');
      v_type := jResp.StringOf('validation_results.messages[i].type');
      text := jResp.StringOf('validation_results.messages[i].text');
      i := i + 1;
    end;



  http.Free;
  req.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.