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

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

// This is the testing endpoint for the tracking API:
let url = "https://wwwcie.ups.com/rest/Track".to_string();

// 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.
let json = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
let _ = json.update_string("UPSSecurity.UsernameToken.Username", "UPS_USERNAME");
let _ = json.update_string("UPSSecurity.UsernameToken.Password", "UPS_PASSWORD");
let _ = json.update_string("UPSSecurity.ServiceAccessToken.AccessLicenseNumber", "UPS_ACCESS_KEY");
// Request all activity...
let _ = json.update_string("TrackRequest.Request.RequestOption", "activity");
let _ = json.update_string("TrackRequest.Request.TransactionReference.CustomerContext", "Your Test Case Summary Description");
let _ = json.update_string("TrackRequest.InquiryNumber", "1Z12345E0205271688");

let sb = chilkat::StringBuilder::new();
let resp = chilkat::HttpResponse::new();
if http.http_json("POST", &url, &json, "application/json", &resp).is_err() {
    println!("{}", http.last_error_text());
    return;
}

println!("status = {}", resp.status_code());

// A 200 response status indicate success.
if resp.status_code() != 200 {
    println!("{}", resp.body_str());
    println!("Failed.");
    return;
}

let _ = json.load(&resp.body_str());
json.set_emit_compact(false);
println!("{}", json.emit().unwrap_or_default());

// {
//   "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.

let status_code = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Response.ResponseStatus.Code").unwrap_or_default();
let status_description = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Response.ResponseStatus.Description").unwrap_or_default();
println!("statusCode: {}", status_code);
println!("statusDescription{}", status_description);
let customer_context = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Response.TransactionReference.CustomerContext").unwrap_or_default();
let inquiry_number_code = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Code").unwrap_or_default();
let inquiry_number_description = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Description").unwrap_or_default();
let inquiry_number_value = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.InquiryNumber.Value").unwrap_or_default();
let shipment_type_code = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipmentType.Code").unwrap_or_default();
let shipment_type_description = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipmentType.Description").unwrap_or_default();
let shipper_number = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.ShipperNumber").unwrap_or_default();
let service_code = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Service.Code").unwrap_or_default();
let service_description = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Service.Description").unwrap_or_default();
let reference_number_code = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.ReferenceNumber.Code").unwrap_or_default();
let reference_number_value = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.ReferenceNumber.Value").unwrap_or_default();
let pickup_date = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.PickupDate").unwrap_or_default();
let tracking_number = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.TrackingNumber").unwrap_or_default();
let unit_of_measurement_code = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.PackageWeight.UnitOfMeasurement.Code").unwrap_or_default();
let weight = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.PackageWeight.Weight").unwrap_or_default();
let disclaimer = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Disclaimer").unwrap_or_default();

let mut i = 0;
let activity_count = json.size_of_array("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity");
println!("activityCount: {}", activity_count);

while i < activity_count {
    println!("-- activity {}", i);
    json.set_i(i);
    if json.has_member("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.City") {
        let city = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.City").unwrap_or_default();
        println!("city: {}", city);
        let province_code = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.StateProvinceCode").unwrap_or_default();
        let postal_code = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.PostalCode").unwrap_or_default();
        let country_code = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Address.CountryCode").unwrap_or_default();
    }

    let location_code = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Code").unwrap_or_default();
    let location_description = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.Description").unwrap_or_default();
    let location_signed_for_by_name = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].ActivityLocation.SignedForByName").unwrap_or_default();

    let activity_status_type = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Type").unwrap_or_default();
    println!("activityStatusType: {}", activity_status_type);
    let activity_status_description = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Description").unwrap_or_default();
    println!("activityStatusDescription: {}", activity_status_description);
    let activity_status_code = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Status.Code").unwrap_or_default();
    println!("activityStatusCode: {}", activity_status_code);

    let activity_date = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Date").unwrap_or_default();
    let activity_time = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Time").unwrap_or_default();

    if json.has_member("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document") {
        let type_code = json.int_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Type.Code");
        let type_description = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Type.Description").unwrap_or_default();
        let document_content = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Content").unwrap_or_default();
        let document_format_code = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Format.Code").unwrap_or_default();
        // Format description would be something like "GIF" for a signature image.
        let document_format_description = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.Activity[i].Document.Format.Description").unwrap_or_default();

        // 01 - Signature Image
        // 02 - Delivery Receipt
        // 03 - Free Astray
        // 04 - POD
        if type_code == 1 {
            // We have a signature image.  Get the image data and save to a file.
            let sb_image_path = chilkat::StringBuilder::new();
            let _ = sb_image_path.append("qa_output/sig_");
            let _ = sb_image_path.append(&tracking_number);
            let _ = sb_image_path.append(".");
            let _ = sb_image_path.append(&document_format_description);
            let image_data = chilkat::BinData::new();
            let _ = image_data.append_encoded(&document_content, "base64").is_ok();
            // Write to "qa_output/sig_1Z12345E0205271688.GIF"
            let _ = image_data.write_file(&sb_image_path.get_as_string().unwrap_or_default()).is_ok();
        }

    }

    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
let refnum_count = json.size_of_array("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber");
while i < refnum_count {
    json.set_i(i);
    let refnum_code = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber[i].Code").unwrap_or_default();
    let refnum_value = json.string_of("TrackResponse.Shipment.Package.ReferenceNumber[i].Value").unwrap_or_default();
    i = i + 1;
}

println!("Success.");