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Shippo Adding Metadata

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Demonstrates how to add metadata to the tracking request through a POST request.

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use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl https://api.goshippo.com/tracks/ \
#     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
#     -d carrier="shippo" \
#     -d tracking_number="SHIPPO_TRANSIT" \
#     -d metadata="Order 000123"

$req = chilkat::CkHttpRequest->new();
$req->put_HttpVerb("POST");
$req->put_Path("/tracks/");
$req->put_ContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
$req->AddParam("carrier","shippo");
$req->AddParam("tracking_number","SHIPPO_TRANSIT");
$req->AddParam("metadata","Order 000123");

$req->AddHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>");

$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/tracks/",$req,$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

# {
#   "messages": [
#   ],
#   "carrier": "shippo",
#   "tracking_number": "SHIPPO_TRANSIT",
#   "address_from": {
#     "city": "San Francisco",
#     "state": "CA",
#     "zip": "94103",
#     "country": "US"
#   },
#   "address_to": {
#     "city": "Chicago",
#     "state": "IL",
#     "zip": "60611",
#     "country": "US"
#   },
#   "eta": "2019-07-07T17:07:44.989Z",
#   "original_eta": "2019-07-07T17:07:44.989Z",
#   "servicelevel": {
#     "token": "shippo_priority",
#     "name": "Priority Mail"
#   },
#   "metadata": "Shippo test tracking",
#   "tracking_status": {
#     "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.003Z",
#     "object_updated": null,
#     "object_id": "ee35fb56f5d04021b36168abedc04573",
#     "status": "TRANSIT",
#     "status_details": "Your shipment has departed from the origin.",
#     "status_date": "2019-07-03T15:02:45.003Z",
#     "substatus": null,
#     "location": {
#       "city": "San Francisco",
#       "state": "CA",
#       "zip": "94103",
#       "country": "US"
#     }
#   },
#   "tracking_history": [
#     {
#       "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.005Z",
#       "object_updated": null,
#       "object_id": "2121a59f53ed42e0ae0436f636179156",
#       "status": "UNKNOWN",
#       "status_details": "The carrier has received the electronic shipment information.",
#       "status_date": "2019-07-02T12:57:45.005Z",
#       "substatus": null,
#       "location": {
#         "city": "San Francisco",
#         "state": "CA",
#         "zip": "94103",
#         "country": "US"
#       }
#     },
#     {
#       "object_created": "2019-07-04T17:07:45.005Z",
#       "object_updated": null,
#       "object_id": "06f949db1a8245beaa28df264b368a76",
#       "status": "TRANSIT",
#       "status_details": "Your shipment has departed from the origin.",
#       "status_date": "2019-07-03T15:02:45.005Z",
#       "substatus": null,
#       "location": {
#         "city": "San Francisco",
#         "state": "CA",
#         "zip": "94103",
#         "country": "US"
#       }
#     }
#   ],
#   "transaction": null,
#   "test": true
# }

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

$carrier = $jResp->stringOf("carrier");
$tracking_number = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_number");
$address_fromCity = $jResp->stringOf("address_from.city");
$address_fromState = $jResp->stringOf("address_from.state");
$address_fromZip = $jResp->stringOf("address_from.zip");
$address_fromCountry = $jResp->stringOf("address_from.country");
$address_toCity = $jResp->stringOf("address_to.city");
$address_toState = $jResp->stringOf("address_to.state");
$address_toZip = $jResp->stringOf("address_to.zip");
$address_toCountry = $jResp->stringOf("address_to.country");
$eta = $jResp->stringOf("eta");
$original_eta = $jResp->stringOf("original_eta");
$servicelevelToken = $jResp->stringOf("servicelevel.token");
$servicelevelName = $jResp->stringOf("servicelevel.name");
$metadata = $jResp->stringOf("metadata");
$tracking_statusObject_created = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_status.object_created");
$tracking_statusObject_updated = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_status.object_updated");
$tracking_statusObject_id = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_status.object_id");
$tracking_statusStatus = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_status.status");
$tracking_statusStatus_details = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_status.status_details");
$tracking_statusStatus_date = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_status.status_date");
$tracking_statusSubstatus = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_status.substatus");
$tracking_statusLocationCity = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_status.location.city");
$tracking_statusLocationState = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_status.location.state");
$tracking_statusLocationZip = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_status.location.zip");
$tracking_statusLocationCountry = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_status.location.country");
$transaction = $jResp->stringOf("transaction");
$test = $jResp->BoolOf("test");
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("messages");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("tracking_history");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $object_created = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_history[i].object_created");
    $object_updated = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_history[i].object_updated");
    $object_id = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_history[i].object_id");
    $status = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_history[i].status");
    $status_details = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_history[i].status_details");
    $status_date = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_history[i].status_date");
    $substatus = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_history[i].substatus");
    $locationCity = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_history[i].location.city");
    $locationState = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_history[i].location.state");
    $locationZip = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_history[i].location.zip");
    $locationCountry = $jResp->stringOf("tracking_history[i].location.country");
    $i = $i + 1;
}