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PayPal - Execute Approved PayPal Payment

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Executes an approved PayPal payment. (This is for executing an approved PayPal payment, not a credit card payment.)

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    // Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 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 json_token = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json_token.deinit();
    json_token.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json") catch {};

    // Build the Authorization request header field value.
    const sb_auth = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_auth.deinit();
    // token_type should be "Bearer"
    sb_auth.append(try json_token.stringOf(alloc, "token_type")) catch {};
    sb_auth.append(" ") catch {};
    sb_auth.append(try json_token.stringOf(alloc, "access_token")) catch {};

    // 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 = try chilkat.Rest.init();
    defer rest.deinit();
    const b_auto_reconnect = true;
    rest.connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com", 443, true, b_auto_reconnect) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        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 the JSON containing the payer_id
    const json = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json.deinit();
    json.setEmitCompact(false);
    json.appendString("payer_id", "RRCYJUTFJGZTA") catch {};
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json.emit(alloc)});

    // The JSON created by the above code:

    //     {
    //       "payer_id": "RRCYJUTFJGZTA"
    //     }

    rest.addHeader("Authorization", try sb_auth.getAsString(alloc)) catch {};
    rest.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json") catch {};

    // The payment ID is passed in the path.
    const sb_path = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_path.deinit();
    sb_path.append("/v1/payments/payment/payment_id/execute") catch {};
    _ = sb_path.replace("payment_id", "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY");

    // Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
    const sb_json_request = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_json_request.deinit();
    json.setEmitCompact(true);
    json.emitSb(sb_json_request) catch {};
    const sb_json_response = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_json_response.deinit();
    rest.fullRequestSb("POST", try sb_path.getAsString(alloc), sb_json_request, sb_json_response) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    json.setEmitCompact(false);
    json.loadSb(sb_json_response) catch {};

    std.debug.print("Response Status Code = {d}\n", .{rest.getResponseStatusCode()});

    // Did we get a 200 success response?
    if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json.emit(alloc)});
        std.debug.print("Failed.\n", .{});
        return;
    }

    // Sample JSON response is shown below.
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json.emit(alloc)});

    std.debug.print("success\n", .{});

    // ------------------------------------------------
    // A sample JSON response:

    //     {
    //       "id": "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
    //       "create_time": "2014-09-22T23:22:27Z",
    //       "update_time": "2014-09-22T23:31:13Z",
    //       "state": "approved",
    //       "intent": "sale",
    //       "payer": {
    //         "payment_method": "paypal",
    //         "payer_info": {
    //           "email": "npurayil-uspr-60@paypal.com",
    //           "first_name": "Brian",
    //           "last_name": "Robinson",
    //           "payer_id": "JMKDKJ4D7DG7G",
    //           "shipping_address": {
    //             "line1": "4thFloor",
    //             "line2": "unit#34",
    //             "city": "SAn Jose",
    //             "state": "CA",
    //             "postal_code": "95131",
    //             "country_code": "US",
    //             "phone": "011862212345678",
    //             "recipient_name": "HelloWorld"
    //           }
    //         }
    //       },
    //       "transactions": [
    //         {
    //           "amount": {
    //             "total": "30.11",
    //             "currency": "USD",
    //             "details": {
    //               "subtotal": "30.00",
    //               "tax": "0.07",
    //               "shipping": "0.03",
    //               "handling_fee": "1.00",
    //               "insurance": "0.01",
    //               "shipping_discount": "-1.00"
    //             }
    //           },
    //           "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
    //           "item_list": {
    //             "items": [
    //               {
    //                 "name": "hat",
    //                 "sku": "1",
    //                 "price": "3.00",
    //                 "currency": "USD",
    //                 "quantity": "5",
    //                 "description": "Brown color hat",
    //                 "tax": "0.01"
    //               },
    //               {
    //                 "name": "handbag",
    //                 "sku": "product34",
    //                 "price": "15.00",
    //                 "currency": "USD",
    //                 "quantity": "1",
    //                 "description": "Black color handbag",
    //                 "tax": "0.02"
    //               }
    //             ],
    //             "shipping_address": {
    //               "recipient_name": "HelloWorld",
    //               "line1": "4thFloor",
    //               "line2": "unit#34",
    //               "city": "SAn Jose",
    //               "state": "CA",
    //               "phone": "011862212345678",
    //               "postal_code": "95131",
    //               "country_code": "US"
    //             }
    //           },
    //           "related_resources": [
    //             {
    //               "sale": {
    //                 "id": "4XP56210M0797192Y",
    //                 "create_time": "2014-09-22T23:22:27Z",
    //                 "update_time": "2014-09-22T23:31:13Z",
    //                 "amount": {
    //                   "total": "30.11",
    //                   "currency": "USD"
    //                 },
    //                 "payment_mode": "INSTANT_TRANSFER",
    //                 "state": "completed",
    //                 "protection_eligibility": "ELIGIBLE",
    //                 "protection_eligibility_type": "ITEM_NOT_RECEIVED_ELIGIBLE",
    //                 "transaction_fee": {
    //                   "value": "1.75",
    //                   "currency": "USD"
    //                 },
    //                 "parent_payment": "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
    //                 "links": [
    //                   {
    //                     "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4XP56210M0797192Y",
    //                     "rel": "self",
    //                     "method": "GET"
    //                   },
    //                   {
    //                     "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4XP56210M0797192Y/refund",
    //                     "rel": "refund",
    //                     "method": "POST"
    //                   },
    //                   {
    //                     "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
    //                     "rel": "parent_payment",
    //                     "method": "GET"
    //                   }
    //                 ]
    //               }
    //             }
    //           ]
    //         }
    //       ],
    //       "links": [
    //         {
    //           "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
    //           "rel": "self",
    //           "method": "GET"
    //         }
    //       ]
    //     }
}