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UPS Tracking API

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Demonstrates making a call to the UPS tracking REST API. Parses the tracking response and extracts the base64 signature image to a gif file.

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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.BinData,
  Chilkat.HttpResponse,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  http: THttp;
  url: string;
  json: TJsonObject;
  sb: TStringBuilder;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  statusCode: string;
  statusDescription: string;
  customerContext: string;
  inquiryNumberCode: string;
  inquiryNumberDescription: string;
  inquiryNumberValue: string;
  shipmentTypeCode: string;
  shipmentTypeDescription: string;
  shipperNumber: string;
  serviceCode: string;
  serviceDescription: string;
  referenceNumberCode: string;
  referenceNumberValue: string;
  pickupDate: string;
  trackingNumber: string;
  unitOfMeasurementCode: string;
  weight: string;
  disclaimer: string;
  i: Integer;
  activityCount: Integer;
  city: string;
  provinceCode: string;
  postalCode: string;
  countryCode: string;
  locationCode: string;
  locationDescription: string;
  locationSignedForByName: string;
  activityStatusType: string;
  activityStatusDescription: string;
  activityStatusCode: string;
  activityDate: string;
  activityTime: string;
  typeCode: Integer;
  typeDescription: string;
  documentContent: string;
  documentFormatCode: string;
  documentFormatDescription: string;
  sbImagePath: TStringBuilder;
  imageData: TBinData;
  refnumCount: Integer;
  refnumCode: string;
  refnumValue: string;

begin
  success := False;

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

  http := THttp.Create;

  //  This is the testing endpoint for the tracking API:
  url := 'https://wwwcie.ups.com/rest/Track';

  //  Send an HTTP request with the following JSON body:

  //  {
  //    "UPSSecurity": {
  //      "UsernameToken": {
  //        "Username": "Your Username",
  //        "Password": "Your Password"
  //      },
  //      "ServiceAccessToken": {
  //        "AccessLicenseNumber": "Your Access License Number"
  //      }
  //    },
  //    "TrackRequest": {
  //      "Request": {
  //        "RequestOption": "1",
  //        "TransactionReference": {
  //          "CustomerContext": "Your Test Case Summary Description"
  //        }
  //      },
  //      "InquiryNumber": "YourTrackingNumber"
  //    }
  //  }
  //  

  //  Build the above JSON.
  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.UpdateString('UPSSecurity.UsernameToken.Username','UPS_USERNAME');
  json.UpdateString('UPSSecurity.UsernameToken.Password','UPS_PASSWORD');
  json.UpdateString('UPSSecurity.ServiceAccessToken.AccessLicenseNumber','UPS_ACCESS_KEY');
  //  Request all activity...
  json.UpdateString('TrackRequest.Request.RequestOption','activity');
  json.UpdateString('TrackRequest.Request.TransactionReference.CustomerContext','Your Test Case Summary Description');
  json.UpdateString('TrackRequest.InquiryNumber','1Z12345E0205271688');

  sb := TStringBuilder.Create;
  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpJson('POST',url,json,'application/json',resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn('status = ' + resp.StatusCode);

  //  A 200 response status indicate success.
  if (resp.StatusCode <> 200) then
    begin
      WriteLn(resp.BodyStr);
      WriteLn('Failed.');
      Exit;
    end;

  json.Load(resp.BodyStr);
  json.EmitCompact := False;
  WriteLn(json.Emit());

  //  {
  //    "TrackResponse": {
  //      "Response": {
  //        "ResponseStatus": {
  //          "Code": "1",
  //          "Description": "Success"
  //        },
  //        "TransactionReference": {
  //          "CustomerContext": "Your Test Case Summary Description"
  //        }
  //      },
  //      "Shipment": {
  //        "InquiryNumber": {
  //          "Code": "01",
  //          "Description": "ShipmentIdentificationNumber",
  //          "Value": "1Z12345E0205271688"
  //        },
  //        "ShipmentType": {
  //          "Code": "01",
  //          "Description": "Small Package"
  //        },
  //        "ShipperNumber": "12345E",
  //        "Service": {
  //          "Code": "002",
  //          "Description": "2ND DAY AIR"
  //        },
  //        "ReferenceNumber": {
  //          "Code": "01",
  //          "Value": "LINE4AND115"
  //        },
  //        "PickupDate": "19990608",
  //        "Package": {
  //          "TrackingNumber": "1Z12345E0205271688",
  //          "Activity": [
  //            {
  //              "ActivityLocation": {
  //                "Address": {
  //                  "City": "ANYTOWN",
  //                  "StateProvinceCode": "GA",
  //  
  //                  "PostalCode": "30340",
  //                  "CountryCode": "US"
  //                },
  //                "Code": "ML",
  //                "Description": "BACK DOOR",
  //                "SignedForByName": "JOHN DOE"
  //              },
  //              "Status": {
  //                "Type": "D",
  //                "Description": "DELIVERED",
  //                "Code": "KM"
  //              },
  //              "Date": "19990610",
  //              "Time": "120000",
  //              "Document": {
  //                "Type": {
  //                  "Code": "01",
  //                  "Description": "Signature Image"
  //                },
  //                "Content": "R0lGODdhoA ... JU9Y8RdHsRKLMVJ4MVDMREAAADs=",
  //                "Format": {
  //                  "Code": "01",
  //                  "Description": "GIF"
  //                }
  //              }
  //            },
  //            {
  //              "Status": {
  //                "Type": "M",
  //                "Description": "BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED. SHIPMENT DATE PENDING.",
  //                "Code": "MP"
  //              },
  //              "Date": "19990608",
  //              "Time": "120000"
  //            }
  //          ],
  //          "PackageWeight": {
  //            "UnitOfMeasurement": {
  //              "Code": "LBS"
  //            },
  //            "Weight": "5.00"
  //          },
  //          "ReferenceNumber": [
  //            {
  //              "Code": "01",
  //              "Value": "LINE4AND115"
  //            },
  //            {
  //              "Code": "08",
  //              "Value": "LJ67Y5"
  //            }
  //          ]
  //        }
  //      },
  //      "Disclaimer": "You are using UPS tracking service on customer integration test environment, please switch to UPS production environment once you finish the test. The URL is https://onlinetools.ups.com/webservices/Track"
  //    }
  //  }

  //  Use the online tool at Generate JSON Parsing Code
  //  to generate JSON parsing code.

  statusCode := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Response.ResponseStatus.Code');
  statusDescription := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Response.ResponseStatus.Description');
  WriteLn('statusCode: ' + statusCode);
  WriteLn('statusDescription' + statusDescription);
  customerContext := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Response.TransactionReference.CustomerContext');
  inquiryNumberCode := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Code');
  inquiryNumberDescription := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Description');
  inquiryNumberValue := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Value');
  shipmentTypeCode := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipmentType.Code');
  shipmentTypeDescription := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipmentType.Description');
  shipperNumber := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipperNumber');
  serviceCode := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Service.Code');
  serviceDescription := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Service.Description');
  referenceNumberCode := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ReferenceNumber.Code');
  referenceNumberValue := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.ReferenceNumber.Value');
  pickupDate := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.PickupDate');
  trackingNumber := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.TrackingNumber');
  unitOfMeasurementCode := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.PackageWeight.UnitOfMeasurement.Code');
  weight := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.PackageWeight.Weight');
  disclaimer := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Disclaimer');

  i := 0;
  activityCount := json.SizeOfArray('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity');
  WriteLn('activityCount: ' + activityCount);

  while i < activityCount do
    begin
      WriteLn('-- activity ' + i);
      json.I := i;
      if (json.HasMember('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.City') = True) then
        begin
          city := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.City');
          WriteLn('city: ' + city);
          provinceCode := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.StateProvinceCode');
          postalCode := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.PostalCode');
          countryCode := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.CountryCode');
        end;
      locationCode := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Code');
      locationDescription := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Description');
      locationSignedForByName := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.SignedForByName');

      activityStatusType := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Type');
      WriteLn('activityStatusType: ' + activityStatusType);
      activityStatusDescription := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Description');
      WriteLn('activityStatusDescription: ' + activityStatusDescription);
      activityStatusCode := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Code');
      WriteLn('activityStatusCode: ' + activityStatusCode);

      activityDate := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Date');
      activityTime := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Time');

      if (json.HasMember('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document') = True) then
        begin
          typeCode := json.IntOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Type.Code');
          typeDescription := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Type.Description');
          documentContent := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Content');
          documentFormatCode := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Format.Code');
          //  Format description would be something like "GIF" for a signature image.
          documentFormatDescription := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Format.Description');

          //  01 - Signature Image
          //  02 - Delivery Receipt
          //  03 - Free Astray
          //  04 - POD
          if (typeCode = 1) then
            begin
              //  We have a signature image.  Get the image data and save to a file.
              sbImagePath := TStringBuilder.Create;
              sbImagePath.Append('qa_output/sig_');
              sbImagePath.Append(trackingNumber);
              sbImagePath.Append('.');
              sbImagePath.Append(documentFormatDescription);
              imageData := TBinData.Create;
              success := imageData.AppendEncoded(documentContent,'base64');
              //  Write to "qa_output/sig_1Z12345E0205271688.GIF"
              success := imageData.WriteFile(sbImagePath.GetAsString());
            end;
        end;
      i := i + 1;
    end;

  i := 0;
  refnumCount := json.SizeOfArray('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber');
  while i < refnumCount do
    begin
      json.I := i;
      refnumCode := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber[i].Code');
      refnumValue := json.StringOf('TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber[i].Value');
      i := i + 1;
    end;

  WriteLn('Success.');


  http.Free;
  json.Free;
  sb.Free;
  resp.Free;
              sbImagePath.Free;
              imageData.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.