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Shippo Create Transaction Object

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Creates a Transaction object that represents a shipping label purchase and is based on the shipping rate.

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

let http = chilkat::Http::new();

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl https://api.goshippo.com/transactions \
//     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
//     -d rate="478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612"
//     -d label_file_type="PDF"
//     -d async=false

let req = chilkat::HttpRequest::new();
req.set_http_verb("POST");
req.set_path("/transactions");
req.set_content_type("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
req.add_param("rate", "478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612");
req.add_param("label_file_type", "PDF");
req.add_param("async", "false");

req.add_header("Authorization", "ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>");

let resp = chilkat::HttpResponse::new();
if http.http_req("https://api.goshippo.com/transactions", &req, &resp).is_err() {
    println!("{}", http.last_error_text());
    return;
}

let sb_response_body = chilkat::StringBuilder::new();
let _ = resp.get_body_sb(&sb_response_body);
let j_resp = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
let _ = j_resp.load_sb(&sb_response_body);
j_resp.set_emit_compact(false);

println!("Response Body:");
println!("{}", j_resp.emit().unwrap_or_default());

let resp_status_code = resp.status_code();
println!("Response Status Code = {}", resp_status_code);
if resp_status_code >= 400 {
    println!("Response Header:");
    println!("{}", resp.header());
    println!("Failed.");
    return;
}

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

// {
//   "object_state": "VALID",
//   "status": "SUCCESS",
//   "object_created": "2019-06-28T18:04:08.679Z",
//   "object_updated": "2019-06-28T18:04:10.516Z",
//   "object_id": "6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb",
//   "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
//   "test": true,
//   "rate": "dd7556c284e8444294d2ab7099e662d2",
//   "tracking_number": "92701902416755000000000015",
//   "tracking_status": "UNKNOWN",
//   "eta": null,
//   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input?origTrackNum=92701902416755000000000015",
//   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery-east.s3.amazonaws.com/6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb.pdf?Signature=1LU0Qf11nQJGei%2FeLZr%2BQ5EwJS4%3D&Expires=1593281050&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJGLCC5MYLLWIG42A",
//   "commercial_invoice_url": null,
//   "messages": [
//   ],
//   "order": null,
//   "metadata": "",
//   "parcel": "5af766ff15684a4186b0e3c833348fac",
//   "billing": {
//     "payments": [
//     ]
//   }
// }

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

let object_state = j_resp.string_of("object_state").unwrap_or_default();
let status = j_resp.string_of("status").unwrap_or_default();
let object_created = j_resp.string_of("object_created").unwrap_or_default();
let object_updated = j_resp.string_of("object_updated").unwrap_or_default();
let object_id = j_resp.string_of("object_id").unwrap_or_default();
let object_owner = j_resp.string_of("object_owner").unwrap_or_default();
let test = j_resp.bool_of("test");
let rate = j_resp.string_of("rate").unwrap_or_default();
let tracking_number = j_resp.string_of("tracking_number").unwrap_or_default();
let tracking_status = j_resp.string_of("tracking_status").unwrap_or_default();
let eta = j_resp.string_of("eta").unwrap_or_default();
let tracking_url_provider = j_resp.string_of("tracking_url_provider").unwrap_or_default();
let label_url = j_resp.string_of("label_url").unwrap_or_default();
let commercial_invoice_url = j_resp.string_of("commercial_invoice_url").unwrap_or_default();
let order = j_resp.string_of("order").unwrap_or_default();
let metadata = j_resp.string_of("metadata").unwrap_or_default();
let parcel = j_resp.string_of("parcel").unwrap_or_default();
let mut i = 0;
let mut count_i = j_resp.size_of_array("messages");
while i < count_i {
    j_resp.set_i(i);
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = j_resp.size_of_array("billing.payments");
while i < count_i {
    j_resp.set_i(i);
    i = i + 1;
}