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PayPal Search for Invoices

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Search PayPal invoices.

See also SearchInvoices

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// 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)
let json_token = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
let _ = json_token.load_file("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json");

// Build the Authorization request header field value.
let sb_auth = chilkat::StringBuilder::new();
// token_type should be "Bearer"
let _ = sb_auth.append(&json_token.string_of("token_type").unwrap_or_default());
let _ = sb_auth.append(" ");
let _ = sb_auth.append(&json_token.string_of("access_token").unwrap_or_default());

// 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.
let rest = chilkat::Rest::new();
let b_auto_reconnect = true;
if rest.connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com", 443, true, b_auto_reconnect).is_err() {
    println!("{}", rest.last_error_text());
    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..
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Create JSON to specify the search
let json = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
json.set_emit_compact(false);
let _ = json.append_string("start_invoice_date", "2016-01-01 PST");
let _ = json.append_string("end_invoice_date", "2016-11-16 PST");
let _ = json.append_int("page", 0);
let _ = json.append_int("page_size", 10);
let _ = json.append_bool("total_count_required", true);

println!("{}", json.emit().unwrap_or_default());

// The JSON by the above code:

// 	{
// 	  "start_invoice_date": "2016-01-01 PST",
// 	  "end_invoice_date": "2016-11-16 PST",
// 	  "page": 0,
// 	  "page_size": 10,
// 	  "total_count_required": true
// 	}

// Send the POST equivalent to this CURL command:

// 	curl -v -X POST https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/search/ \
// 	-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
// 	-H "Authorization: Bearer Access-Token" \
// 	-d '{ invoice JSON goes here }'

json.set_emit_compact(true);
let sb_request_body = chilkat::StringBuilder::new();
let sb_response_body = chilkat::StringBuilder::new();

let _ = rest.add_header("Content-Type", "application/json");
let _ = rest.add_header("Authorization", &sb_auth.get_as_string().unwrap_or_default());
let _ = json.emit_sb(&sb_request_body);

if rest.full_request_sb("POST", "/v1/invoicing/search", &sb_request_body, &sb_response_body).is_err() {
    println!("{}", rest.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// We should have some sort of JSON response.  It could be successful, or an error.
let json_response = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
json_response.set_emit_compact(false);
let _ = json_response.load_sb(&sb_response_body);

println!("Response Status Code = {}", rest.response_status_code());

// Did we get a 200 success response?
if rest.response_status_code() != 200 {
    // Show the JSON response body
    println!("{}", json_response.emit().unwrap_or_default());
    println!("Failed.");
    return;
}

// Sample response JSON is shown below.

// Iterate over each invoice and get some information from each..
let num_invoices = json_response.size_of_array("invoices");
let mut i = 0;
while i < num_invoices {
    json_response.set_i(i);
    println!("Invoice ID: {}", json_response.string_of("invoices[i].id").unwrap_or_default());
    println!("Shipping First Name: {}", json_response.string_of("invoices[i].shipping_info.first_name").unwrap_or_default());
    let mut j = 0;
    let num_billing_info = json_response.size_of_array("invoices[i].billing_info");
    while j < num_billing_info {
        json_response.set_j(j);
        println!("billing_info email: {}", json_response.string_of("invoices[i].billing_info[j].email").unwrap_or_default());
        j = j + 1;
    }

    let num_links = json_response.size_of_array("invoices[i].links");
    j = 0;
    while j < num_links {
        json_response.set_j(j);
        println!("link: {}", json_response.string_of("invoices[i].links[j].href").unwrap_or_default());
        j = j + 1;
    }

    println!("----");
    i = i + 1;
}

println!("Success.");

// A successful response looks like this:

// { 
//   "total_count": 2,
//   "invoices": [
//     { 
//       "id": "INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
//       "number": "0002",
//       "status": "DRAFT",
//       "merchant_info": { 
//         "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
//       },
//       "billing_info": [
//         { 
//           "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
//         }
//       ],
//       "shipping_info": { 
//         "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
//         "first_name": "Sally",
//         "last_name": "Patient",
//         "business_name": "Not applicable"
//       },
//       "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
//       "payment_term": { 
//         "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
//       },
//       "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
//       "total_amount": { 
//         "currency": "USD",
//         "value": "500.00"
//       },
//       "metadata": { 
//         "created_date": "2016-11-15 08:09:21 PST"
//       },
//       "paid_amount": { 
//         "paypal": { 
//           "currency": "USD",
//           "value": "0.00"
//         },
//         "other": { 
//           "currency": "USD",
//           "value": "0.00"
//         }
//       },
//       "refunded_amount": { 
//         "paypal": { 
//           "currency": "USD",
//           "value": "0.00"
//         },
//         "other": { 
//           "currency": "USD",
//           "value": "0.00"
//         }
//       },
//       "links": [
//         { 
//           "rel": "self",
//           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
//           "method": "GET"
//         },
//         { 
//           "rel": "send",
//           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE/send",
//           "method": "POST"
//         },
//         { 
//           "rel": "update",
//           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE/update",
//           "method": "PUT"
//         },
//         { 
//           "rel": "delete",
//           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-XV4B-736P-PLVN-SZCE",
//           "method": "DELETE"
//         }
//       ]
//     },
//     { 
//       "id": "INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
//       "number": "0001",
//       "status": "SENT",
//       "merchant_info": { 
//         "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com"
//       },
//       "billing_info": [
//         { 
//           "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
//         }
//       ],
//       "shipping_info": { 
//         "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com",
//         "first_name": "Sally",
//         "last_name": "Patient",
//         "business_name": "Not applicable"
//       },
//       "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
//       "payment_term": { 
//         "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
//       },
//       "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
//       "total_amount": { 
//         "currency": "USD",
//         "value": "500.00"
//       },
//       "metadata": { 
//         "created_date": "2016-11-15 06:17:03 PST",
//         "payer_view_url": "https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi_bin/webscr?cmd=_pay-inv&viewtype=altview&id=INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR"
//       },
//       "paid_amount": { 
//         "paypal": { 
//           "currency": "USD",
//           "value": "0.00"
//         },
//         "other": { 
//           "currency": "USD",
//           "value": "0.00"
//         }
//       },
//       "refunded_amount": { 
//         "paypal": { 
//           "currency": "USD",
//           "value": "0.00"
//         },
//         "other": { 
//           "currency": "USD",
//           "value": "0.00"
//         }
//       },
//       "links": [
//         { 
//           "rel": "self",
//           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
//           "method": "GET"
//         },
//         { 
//           "rel": "update",
//           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/update",
//           "method": "PUT"
//         },
//         { 
//           "rel": "cancel",
//           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/remind",
//           "method": "POST"
//         },
//         { 
//           "rel": "remind",
//           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/cancel",
//           "method": "POST"
//         },
//         { 
//           "rel": "record-payment",
//           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/record-payment",
//           "method": "POST"
//         },
//         { 
//           "rel": "qr-code",
//           "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/qr-code",
//           "method": "GET"
//         }
//       ]
//     }
//   ]
// }
//