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IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttpResponse.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

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

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success.i

    CkHttp::setCkBasicAuth(http, 1)
    CkHttp::setCkLogin(http, "<Basic Auth Username>")
    CkHttp::setCkPassword(http, "<Basic Auth Password>")

    queryParams.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If queryParams.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(queryParams,"type","pickup")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(queryParams,"countryCode","CZ")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateInt(queryParams,"postalCode",14800)
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(queryParams,"cityName","Prague")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(queryParams,"countyName","praha")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(queryParams,"strictValidation","true")

    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Webstore-Platform-Name","")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Shipping-System-Platform-Name","")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Message-Reference","d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Plugin-Version","")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Plugin-Name","")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Shipping-System-Platform-Version","")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Accept","application/json")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Message-Reference-Date","Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Webstore-Platform-Version","")

    resp.i = CkHttp::ckQuickRequestParams(http,"GET","https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/address-validate",queryParams)
    If CkHttp::ckLastMethodSuccess(http) = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(queryParams)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    sbResponseBody.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbResponseBody.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkHttpResponse::ckGetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody)

    jResp.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jResp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckLoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody)
    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(jResp, 0)

    Debug "Response Body:"
    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(jResp)

    respStatusCode.i = CkHttpResponse::ckStatusCode(resp)
    Debug "Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode)
    If respStatusCode >= 400
        Debug "Response Header:"
        Debug CkHttpResponse::ckHeader(resp)
        Debug "Failed."
        CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)

        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(queryParams)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbResponseBody)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jResp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)

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

    ; {
    ;   "warnings": [
    ;     "ea quis cillum ut",
    ;     "amet voluptate dol"
    ;   ],
    ;   "address": [
    ;     {
    ;       "countryCode": "CZ",
    ;       "postalCode": "14800",
    ;       "cityName": "PRAGUE",
    ;       "countyName": "ex id labore aute",
    ;       "serviceArea": {
    ;         "code": "PRG",
    ;         "description": "PRAGUE-CZECH REPUBLIC, THE",
    ;         "GMTOffset": "+01:00"
    ;       }
    ;     },
    ;     {
    ;       "countryCode": "CZ",
    ;       "postalCode": "14800",
    ;       "cityName": "PRAGUE",
    ;       "countyName": "quis ullamco reprehenderit esse in",
    ;       "serviceArea": {
    ;         "code": "PRG",
    ;         "description": "PRAGUE-CZECH REPUBLIC, THE",
    ;         "GMTOffset": "+01:00"
    ;       }
    ;     }
    ;   ]
    ; }

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

    strVal.s
    countryCode.s
    postalCode.s
    cityName.s
    countyName.s
    Code.s
    Description.s
    GMTOffset.s

    i.i = 0
    count_i.i = CkJsonObject::ckSizeOfArray(jResp,"warnings")
    While i < count_i
        CkJsonObject::setCkI(jResp, i)
        strVal = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"warnings[i]")
        i = i + 1
    Wend
    i = 0
    count_i = CkJsonObject::ckSizeOfArray(jResp,"address")
    While i < count_i
        CkJsonObject::setCkI(jResp, i)
        countryCode = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"address[i].countryCode")
        postalCode = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"address[i].postalCode")
        cityName = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"address[i].cityName")
        countyName = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"address[i].countyName")
        Code = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"address[i].serviceArea.code")
        Description = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"address[i].serviceArea.description")
        GMTOffset = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jResp,"address[i].serviceArea.GMTOffset")
        i = i + 1
    Wend


    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(queryParams)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbResponseBody)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jResp)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure

Curl Command

curl -G -d "type=pickup"
	-d "countryCode=CZ"
	-d "postalCode=14800"
	-d "cityName=Prague"
	-d "countyName=praha"
	-d "strictValidation=true"
	-u '<Basic Auth Username>:<Basic Auth Password>'
	-H "Message-Reference: d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
	-H "Message-Reference-Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
	-H "Plugin-Name:  "
	-H "Plugin-Version:  "
	-H "Shipping-System-Platform-Name:  "
	-H "Shipping-System-Platform-Version:  "
	-H "Webstore-Platform-Name:  "
	-H "Webstore-Platform-Version:  "
	-H "Accept: application/json"
https://api-mock.dhl.com/mydhlapi/address-validate

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Validate DHL Express pickup/delivery capabilities at origin/destination",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "description": "Please provide message reference\n",
        "key": "Message-Reference",
        "value": "d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
      },
      {
        "description": "Optional reference date in the  HTTP-date format https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2",
        "key": "Message-Reference-Date",
        "value": "Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide name of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Plugin-Name",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide version of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Plugin-Version",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide name of the shipping platform(applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Name",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide version of the shipping platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Version",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide name of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Webstore-Platform-Name",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "description": "Please provide version of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
        "key": "Webstore-Platform-Version",
        "value": " "
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/address-validate?type=pickup&countryCode=CZ&postalCode=14800&cityName=Prague&countyName=praha&strictValidation=true",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "address-validate"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "type",
          "value": "pickup",
          "description": "(Required) "
        },
        {
          "key": "countryCode",
          "value": "CZ",
          "description": "(Required) A short text string code (see values defined in ISO 3166) specifying the shipment origin country. https://gs1.org/voc/Country, Alpha-2 Code"
        },
        {
          "key": "postalCode",
          "value": "14800",
          "description": "Text specifying the postal code for an address. https://gs1.org/voc/postalCode"
        },
        {
          "key": "cityName",
          "value": "Prague",
          "description": "Text specifying the city name"
        },
        {
          "key": "countyName",
          "value": "praha",
          "description": "Text specifying the county name"
        },
        {
          "key": "strictValidation",
          "value": "true",
          "description": "If set to true service will return no records when exact valid match not found"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Validates if DHL Express has got pickup/delivery capabilities at origin/destination\n"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Address validated",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide message reference\n",
            "key": "Message-Reference",
            "value": "d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
          },
          {
            "description": "Optional reference date in the  HTTP-date format https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2",
            "key": "Message-Reference-Date",
            "value": "Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Plugin-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Plugin-Version",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the shipping platform(applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the shipping platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Version",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Webstore-Platform-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Webstore-Platform-Version",
            "value": " "
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/address-validate?type=pickup&countryCode=CZ&postalCode=14800&cityName=Prague&countyName=praha&strictValidation=true",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "address-validate"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "type",
              "value": "pickup"
            },
            {
              "key": "countryCode",
              "value": "CZ"
            },
            {
              "key": "postalCode",
              "value": "14800"
            },
            {
              "key": "cityName",
              "value": "Prague"
            },
            {
              "key": "countyName",
              "value": "praha"
            },
            {
              "key": "strictValidation",
              "value": "true"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"warnings\": [\n    \"ea quis cillum ut\",\n    \"amet voluptate dol\"\n  ],\n  \"address\": [\n    {\n      \"countryCode\": \"CZ\",\n      \"postalCode\": \"14800\",\n      \"cityName\": \"PRAGUE\",\n      \"countyName\": \"ex id labore aute\",\n      \"serviceArea\": {\n        \"code\": \"PRG\",\n        \"description\": \"PRAGUE-CZECH REPUBLIC, THE\",\n        \"GMTOffset\": \"+01:00\"\n      }\n    },\n    {\n      \"countryCode\": \"CZ\",\n      \"postalCode\": \"14800\",\n      \"cityName\": \"PRAGUE\",\n      \"countyName\": \"quis ullamco reprehenderit esse in\",\n      \"serviceArea\": {\n        \"code\": \"PRG\",\n        \"description\": \"PRAGUE-CZECH REPUBLIC, THE\",\n        \"GMTOffset\": \"+01:00\"\n      }\n    }\n  ]\n}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Wrong input parameters",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Basic <credentials>"
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide message reference\n",
            "key": "Message-Reference",
            "value": "d0e7832e-5c98-11ea-bc55-0242ac13"
          },
          {
            "description": "Optional reference date in the  HTTP-date format https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2",
            "key": "Message-Reference-Date",
            "value": "Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT"
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Plugin-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the plugin (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Plugin-Version",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the shipping platform(applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the shipping platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Shipping-System-Platform-Version",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide name of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Webstore-Platform-Name",
            "value": " "
          },
          {
            "description": "Please provide version of the webstore platform (applicable to 3PV only)\n",
            "key": "Webstore-Platform-Version",
            "value": " "
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/address-validate?type=pickup&countryCode=CZ&postalCode=14800&cityName=Prague&countyName=praha&strictValidation=true",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "address-validate"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "type",
              "value": "pickup"
            },
            {
              "key": "countryCode",
              "value": "CZ"
            },
            {
              "key": "postalCode",
              "value": "14800"
            },
            {
              "key": "cityName",
              "value": "Prague"
            },
            {
              "key": "countyName",
              "value": "praha"
            },
            {
              "key": "strictValidation",
              "value": "true"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Bad Request",
      "code": 400,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n  \"instance\": \"/expressapi/address-validate\",\n  \"detail\": \"Parameters not having correct format: cityName (maxLength=45)\",\n  \"title\": \"Bad request\",\n  \"message\": \"Bad request\",\n  \"status\": \"400\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}