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PayPal Send Invoice

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Sends a PayPal invoice to a customer.

See also Send Invoice

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import { JsonObject, Rest, StringBuilder } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  // Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.

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

  // Load our previously obtained access token. (see PayPal OAuth2 Access Token)
  const jsonToken = new JsonObject();
  jsonToken.loadFile('qa_data/tokens/paypal.json');

  // Build the Authorization request header field value.
  const sbAuth = new StringBuilder();
  // token_type should be "Bearer"
  sbAuth.append(jsonToken.stringOf('token_type'));
  sbAuth.append(' ');
  sbAuth.append(jsonToken.stringOf('access_token'));

  // Make the initial connection.
  // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many PayPal REST API calls.
  // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
  // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
  const rest = new Rest();
  const bAutoReconnect = true;
  try {
    await rest.connectAsync('api.sandbox.paypal.com', 443, true, bAutoReconnect);
  } catch {
    console.log(rest.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // The code above this comment could be placed inside a function/subroutine within the application
  // because the connection does not need to be made for every request.  Once the connection is made
  // the app may send many requests..
  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Build a path using a draft invoice ID.
  const sbPath = new StringBuilder();
  sbPath.append('/v1/invoicing/invoices/invoice_id/send');
  const numReplacements = sbPath.replace('invoice_id', 'INV2-QCHR-QHSD-M2VU-AVXC');

  rest.addHeader('Authorization', sbAuth.getAsString());
  rest.addQueryParam('notify_merchant', 'true');

  let responseBody: string;
  try {
    responseBody = await rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncodedAsync('POST', sbPath.getAsString());
  } catch {
    console.log(rest.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  console.log(`Response Status Code = ${rest.responseStatusCode}`);

  // Did we get a 202 accepted response?
  if (rest.responseStatusCode !== 202) {
    console.log(responseBody);
    console.log('Failed.');
    return;
  }

  // If the 202 response is received, the response body would be empty...
  console.log('Success.');
}