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Shippo Create Customs Declaration

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Demonstrates how to create a customs declaration and send a POST request with the necessary information to the Customs Declarations endpoint.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oResp
LOCAL oSbResponseBody
LOCAL oJResp
LOCAL nRespStatusCode
LOCAL cStrVal
LOCAL cObject_created
LOCAL cObject_updated
LOCAL cObject_id
LOCAL cObject_owner
LOCAL cObject_state
LOCAL cAddress_importer
LOCAL cCertify_signer
LOCAL nCertify
LOCAL cNon_delivery_option
LOCAL cContents_type
LOCAL cContents_explanation
LOCAL cExporter_reference
LOCAL cImporter_reference
LOCAL cInvoice
LOCAL nCommercial_invoice
LOCAL cLicense
LOCAL cCertificate
LOCAL cNotes
LOCAL cEel_pfc
LOCAL cAes_itn
LOCAL cDisclaimer
LOCAL cIncoterm
LOCAL cMetadata
LOCAL nTest
LOCAL cDuties_payor
LOCAL i
LOCAL nCount_i

nSuccess := 0

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

oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

//  Implements the following CURL command:

//  curl https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/ \
//      -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
//      -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
//      -d '{          
//            "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
//            "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
//            "certify": true,
//            "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
//            "incoterm": "DDU",
//            "items": [{
//                      "description": "T-shirt",
//                      "quantity": 20,
//                      "net_weight": "5",
//                      "mass_unit": "lb",
//                      "value_amount": "200",
//                      "value_currency": "USD",
//                      "tariff_number": "",
//                      "origin_country": "US"
//              }]
//      }'

//  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
//  Generate Code to Create JSON

//  The following JSON is sent in the request body.

//  {
//    "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
//    "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
//    "certify": true,
//    "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
//    "incoterm": "DDU",
//    "items": [
//      {
//        "description": "T-shirt",
//        "quantity": 20,
//        "net_weight": "5",
//        "mass_unit": "lb",
//        "value_amount": "200",
//        "value_currency": "USD",
//        "tariff_number": "",
//        "origin_country": "US"
//      }
//    ]
//  }

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:UpdateString("contents_type", "MERCHANDISE")
oJson:UpdateString("non_delivery_option", "RETURN")
oJson:UpdateBool("certify", 1)
oJson:UpdateString("certify_signer", "Simon Kreuz")
oJson:UpdateString("incoterm", "DDU")
oJson:UpdateString("items[0].description", "T-shirt")
oJson:UpdateInt("items[0].quantity", 20)
oJson:UpdateString("items[0].net_weight", "5")
oJson:UpdateString("items[0].mass_unit", "lb")
oJson:UpdateString("items[0].value_amount", "200")
oJson:UpdateString("items[0].value_currency", "USD")
oJson:UpdateString("items[0].tariff_number", "")
oJson:UpdateString("items[0].origin_country", "US")

oHttp:SetRequestHeader("Authorization", "ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>")
oHttp:SetRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")

oResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
nSuccess := oHttp:HttpJson("POST", "https://api.goshippo.com/customs/declarations/", oJson, "application/json", oResp)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oSbResponseBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oResp:GetBodySb(oSbResponseBody)
oJResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJResp:LoadSb(oSbResponseBody)
oJResp:EmitCompact := 0

? "Response Body:"
? oJResp:Emit()

nRespStatusCode := oResp:StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + Str(nRespStatusCode)
IF (nRespStatusCode >= 400)
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? oResp:Header
    ? "Failed."
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    oSbResponseBody:destroy()
    oJResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

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

//  {
//    "object_created": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
//    "object_updated": "2019-07-04T16:00:29.043Z",
//    "object_id": "4a1e6ab7b1ba49ed9bc6cb1a8798e0fd",
//    "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
//    "object_state": "VALID",
//    "address_importer": null,
//    "certify_signer": "Simon Kreuz",
//    "certify": true,
//    "items": [
//      "4096c68693364b7ea0af72fb869ee861"
//    ],
//    "non_delivery_option": "RETURN",
//    "contents_type": "MERCHANDISE",
//    "contents_explanation": "",
//    "exporter_reference": "",
//    "importer_reference": "",
//    "invoice": "",
//    "commercial_invoice": false,
//    "license": "",
//    "certificate": "",
//    "notes": "",
//    "eel_pfc": "",
//    "aes_itn": "",
//    "disclaimer": "",
//    "incoterm": "DDU",
//    "metadata": "",
//    "test": true,
//    "duties_payor": null
//  }

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

cObject_created := oJResp:StringOf("object_created")
cObject_updated := oJResp:StringOf("object_updated")
cObject_id := oJResp:StringOf("object_id")
cObject_owner := oJResp:StringOf("object_owner")
cObject_state := oJResp:StringOf("object_state")
cAddress_importer := oJResp:StringOf("address_importer")
cCertify_signer := oJResp:StringOf("certify_signer")
nCertify := oJResp:BoolOf("certify")
cNon_delivery_option := oJResp:StringOf("non_delivery_option")
cContents_type := oJResp:StringOf("contents_type")
cContents_explanation := oJResp:StringOf("contents_explanation")
cExporter_reference := oJResp:StringOf("exporter_reference")
cImporter_reference := oJResp:StringOf("importer_reference")
cInvoice := oJResp:StringOf("invoice")
nCommercial_invoice := oJResp:BoolOf("commercial_invoice")
cLicense := oJResp:StringOf("license")
cCertificate := oJResp:StringOf("certificate")
cNotes := oJResp:StringOf("notes")
cEel_pfc := oJResp:StringOf("eel_pfc")
cAes_itn := oJResp:StringOf("aes_itn")
cDisclaimer := oJResp:StringOf("disclaimer")
cIncoterm := oJResp:StringOf("incoterm")
cMetadata := oJResp:StringOf("metadata")
nTest := oJResp:BoolOf("test")
cDuties_payor := oJResp:StringOf("duties_payor")
i := 0
nCount_i := oJResp:SizeOfArray("items")
DO WHILE i < nCount_i
    oJResp:I := i
    cStrVal := oJResp:StringOf("items[i]")
    i := i + 1
ENDDO

oHttp:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oResp:destroy()
oSbResponseBody:destroy()
oJResp:destroy()