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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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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

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

# 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 = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$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 = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("POST",$url,$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "status = " . $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\r\n";

# A 200 response status indicate success.
if ($resp->get_StatusCode() != 200) {
    print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$json->Load($resp->bodyStr());
$json->put_EmitCompact(0);
print $json->emit() . "\r\n";

# {
#   "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");
print "statusCode: " . $statusCode . "\r\n";
print "statusDescription" . $statusDescription . "\r\n";
$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");
print "activityCount: " . $activityCount . "\r\n";

while ($i < $activityCount) {
    print "-- activity " . $i . "\r\n";
    $json->put_I($i);
    if ($json->HasMember("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.City") == 1) {
        $city = $json->stringOf("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.City");
        print "city: " . $city . "\r\n";
        $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");
    }

    $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");
    print "activityStatusType: " . $activityStatusType . "\r\n";
    $activityStatusDescription = $json->stringOf("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Description");
    print "activityStatusDescription: " . $activityStatusDescription . "\r\n";
    $activityStatusCode = $json->stringOf("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Code");
    print "activityStatusCode: " . $activityStatusCode . "\r\n";

    $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") == 1) {
        $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) {
            # We have a signature image.  Get the image data and save to a file.
            $sbImagePath = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
            $sbImagePath->Append("qa_output/sig_");
            $sbImagePath->Append($trackingNumber);
            $sbImagePath->Append(".");
            $sbImagePath->Append($documentFormatDescription);
            $imageData = chilkat::CkBinData->new();
            $success = $imageData->AppendEncoded($documentContent,"base64");
            # Write to "qa_output/sig_1Z12345E0205271688.GIF"
            $success = $imageData->WriteFile($sbImagePath->getAsString());
        }

    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$refnumCount = $json->SizeOfArray("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber");
while ($i < $refnumCount) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    $refnumCode = $json->stringOf("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber[i].Code");
    $refnumValue = $json->stringOf("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber[i].Value");
    $i = $i + 1;
}

print "Success." . "\r\n";