Android / ShipEngine Walkthrough / Parse shipment info w/ known fields
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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;
import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {
private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";
// Called when the activity is first created.
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
boolean success;
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "text": "I need to ship a 17lb package that’s 36x12x24in. It’s going to Amanda Miller’s house at 525 Winchester Blvd in San Jose California. The zip code is 95128. It's really valuable, so insure it for $400 and require an adult signature please.",
// "shipment": {
// "ship_from": {
// "name": "John Doe",
// "company_name": "Example Corp.",
// "address_line1": "4009 Marathon Blvd",
// "city_locality": "Austin",
// "state_province": "TX",
// "postal_code": "78756",
// "country_code": "US",
// "phone": "512-555-5555"
// }
// }
// }
CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
json.UpdateString("text","I need to ship a 17lb package that’s 36x12x24in. It’s going to Amanda Miller’s house at 525 Winchester Blvd in San Jose California. The zip code is 95128. It's really valuable, so insure it for $400 and require an adult signature please.");
json.UpdateString("shipment.ship_from.name","John Doe");
json.UpdateString("shipment.ship_from.company_name","Example Corp.");
json.UpdateString("shipment.ship_from.address_line1","4009 Marathon Blvd");
json.UpdateString("shipment.ship_from.city_locality","Austin");
json.UpdateString("shipment.ship_from.state_province","TX");
json.UpdateString("shipment.ship_from.postal_code","78756");
json.UpdateString("shipment.ship_from.country_code","US");
json.UpdateString("shipment.ship_from.phone","512-555-5555");
http.SetRequestHeader("API-Key","{{API_KEY}}");
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
CkHttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.shipengine.com/v1/shipments/recognize","application/json",json);
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
return;
}
CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject jResp = new CkJsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);
Log.i(TAG, "Response Body:");
Log.i(TAG, jResp.emit());
int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
Log.i(TAG, "Response Status Code = " + String.valueOf(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
Log.i(TAG, "Response Header:");
Log.i(TAG, resp.header());
Log.i(TAG, "Failed.");
return;
}
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "score": 0.9604458751176728,
// "shipment": {
// "confirmation": "adult_signature",
// "ship_to": {
// "name": "Amanda Miller",
// "company_name": "Adult Signature",
// "address_line1": "525 Winchester Blvd",
// "city_locality": "San Jose",
// "state_province": "CA",
// "postal_code": "95128",
// "address_residential_indicator": "yes"
// },
// "ship_from": {
// "name": "John Doe",
// "company_name": "Example Corp.",
// "phone": "512-555-5555",
// "address_line1": "4009 Marathon Blvd",
// "city_locality": "Austin",
// "state_province": "TX",
// "postal_code": "78756",
// "country_code": "US",
// "address_residential_indicator": "unknown"
// },
// "packages": [
// {
// "weight": {
// "value": 17,
// "unit": "pound"
// },
// "dimensions": {
// "length": 36,
// "width": 12,
// "height": 24,
// "unit": "inch"
// },
// "insured_value": {
// "amount": 400,
// "currency": "USD"
// }
// }
// ]
// },
// "entities": [
// {
// "type": "weight",
// "score": 0.9805313966503588,
// "text": "17lb",
// "start_index": 17,
// "end_index": 20,
// "result": {
// "value": 17,
// "unit": "pound"
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "dimensions",
// "score": 1,
// "text": "36x12x24in",
// "start_index": 37,
// "end_index": 46,
// "result": {
// "length": 36,
// "width": 12,
// "height": 24,
// "unit": "inch"
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "dimension",
// "score": 0.9805313966503588,
// "text": "24in",
// "start_index": 43,
// "end_index": 46,
// "result": {
// "unit": "inch",
// "value": 24
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "address",
// "score": 0.9686815805970408,
// "text": "to Amanda Miller’s house at 525 Winchester Blvd in San Jose California. The zip code is 95128. It's really valuable, so insure it for $400 and require an adult signature",
// "start_index": 60,
// "end_index": 228,
// "result": {
// "direction": "to",
// "name": "Amanda Miller",
// "company_name": "Adult Signature",
// "address_line1": "525 Winchester Blvd",
// "city_locality": "San Jose",
// "state_province": "CA",
// "postal_code": "95128",
// "address_residential_indicator": "yes"
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "person",
// "score": 0.9519646137063122,
// "text": "Amanda Miller",
// "start_index": 63,
// "end_index": 75,
// "result": {
// "value": "Amanda Miller"
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "residential_indicator",
// "score": 0.9519646137063122,
// "text": "house",
// "start_index": 79,
// "end_index": 83,
// "result": {
// "value": "yes"
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "address_line",
// "score": 0.9805313966503588,
// "text": "525 Winchester Blvd",
// "start_index": 88,
// "end_index": 106,
// "result": {
// "line": 1,
// "value": "525 Winchester Blvd"
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "number",
// "score": 0.9805313966503588,
// "text": "525",
// "start_index": 88,
// "end_index": 90,
// "result": {
// "type": "cardinal",
// "value": 525
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "city_locality",
// "score": 0.9805313966503588,
// "text": "San Jose",
// "start_index": 111,
// "end_index": 118,
// "result": {
// "value": "San Jose"
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "state_province",
// "score": 0.9805313966503588,
// "text": "California",
// "start_index": 120,
// "end_index": 129,
// "result": {
// "name": "California",
// "value": "CA"
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "postal_code",
// "score": 0.9519646137063122,
// "text": "95128",
// "start_index": 148,
// "end_index": 152,
// "result": {
// "value": "95128"
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "insurance",
// "score": 0.8530163983409642,
// "text": "insure it for $400",
// "start_index": 180,
// "end_index": 197,
// "result": {
// "value": 400,
// "unit": "USD"
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "insured_value",
// "score": 1,
// "text": "$400",
// "start_index": 194,
// "end_index": 197,
// "result": {
// "unit": "USD",
// "value": 400
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "company",
// "score": 0.9519646137063122,
// "text": "adult signature",
// "start_index": 214,
// "end_index": 228,
// "result": {
// "value": "Adult Signature"
// }
// },
// {
// "type": "delivery_confirmation",
// "score": 0.8530163983409642,
// "text": "adult signature",
// "start_index": 214,
// "end_index": 228,
// "result": {
// "name": "Adult Signature",
// "value": "adult_signature"
// }
// }
// ]
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
int Value;
String Unit;
int Length;
int Width;
int Height;
String dimensionsUnit;
int Amount;
String v_Currency;
String v_type;
String text;
int start_index;
int end_index;
int resultValue;
String resultUnit;
int resultLength;
int resultWidth;
int resultHeight;
String Direction;
String resultName;
String resultCompany_name;
String resultAddress_line1;
String resultCity_locality;
String resultState_province;
String resultPostal_code;
String resultAddress_residential_indicator;
int Line;
String v_Type;
String score = jResp.stringOf("score");
String Confirmation = jResp.stringOf("shipment.confirmation");
String Name = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_to.name");
String Company_name = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_to.company_name");
String Address_line1 = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_to.address_line1");
String City_locality = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_to.city_locality");
String State_province = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_to.state_province");
String Postal_code = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_to.postal_code");
String Address_residential_indicator = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_to.address_residential_indicator");
String Ship_fromName = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_from.name");
String Ship_fromCompany_name = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_from.company_name");
String Phone = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_from.phone");
String Ship_fromAddress_line1 = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_from.address_line1");
String Ship_fromCity_locality = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_from.city_locality");
String Ship_fromState_province = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_from.state_province");
String Ship_fromPostal_code = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_from.postal_code");
String Country_code = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_from.country_code");
String Ship_fromAddress_residential_indicator = jResp.stringOf("shipment.ship_from.address_residential_indicator");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("shipment.packages");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.put_I(i);
Value = jResp.IntOf("shipment.packages[i].weight.value");
Unit = jResp.stringOf("shipment.packages[i].weight.unit");
Length = jResp.IntOf("shipment.packages[i].dimensions.length");
Width = jResp.IntOf("shipment.packages[i].dimensions.width");
Height = jResp.IntOf("shipment.packages[i].dimensions.height");
dimensionsUnit = jResp.stringOf("shipment.packages[i].dimensions.unit");
Amount = jResp.IntOf("shipment.packages[i].insured_value.amount");
v_Currency = jResp.stringOf("shipment.packages[i].insured_value.currency");
i = i + 1;
}
i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("entities");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.put_I(i);
v_type = jResp.stringOf("entities[i].type");
score = jResp.stringOf("entities[i].score");
text = jResp.stringOf("entities[i].text");
start_index = jResp.IntOf("entities[i].start_index");
end_index = jResp.IntOf("entities[i].end_index");
resultValue = jResp.IntOf("entities[i].result.value");
resultUnit = jResp.stringOf("entities[i].result.unit");
resultLength = jResp.IntOf("entities[i].result.length");
resultWidth = jResp.IntOf("entities[i].result.width");
resultHeight = jResp.IntOf("entities[i].result.height");
Direction = jResp.stringOf("entities[i].result.direction");
resultName = jResp.stringOf("entities[i].result.name");
resultCompany_name = jResp.stringOf("entities[i].result.company_name");
resultAddress_line1 = jResp.stringOf("entities[i].result.address_line1");
resultCity_locality = jResp.stringOf("entities[i].result.city_locality");
resultState_province = jResp.stringOf("entities[i].result.state_province");
resultPostal_code = jResp.stringOf("entities[i].result.postal_code");
resultAddress_residential_indicator = jResp.stringOf("entities[i].result.address_residential_indicator");
Line = jResp.IntOf("entities[i].result.line");
v_Type = jResp.stringOf("entities[i].result.type");
i = i + 1;
}
}
static {
System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
// Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
// then you will see the following error message at application startup:
//"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
}
}
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "API-Key: {{API_KEY}}"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"text": "I need to ship a 17lb package that’s 36x12x24in. It’s going to Amanda Miller’s house at 525 Winchester Blvd in San Jose California. The zip code is 95128. It\'s really valuable, so insure it for $400 and require an adult signature please.",
"shipment": {
"ship_from": {
"name": "John Doe",
"company_name": "Example Corp.",
"address_line1": "4009 Marathon Blvd",
"city_locality": "Austin",
"state_province": "TX",
"postal_code": "78756",
"country_code": "US",
"phone": "512-555-5555"
}
}
}'
https://api.shipengine.com/v1/shipments/recognize
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Parse shipment info w/ known fields",
"event": [
{
"listen": "test",
"script": {
"exec": [
""
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"text\": \"I need to ship a 17lb package that’s 36x12x24in. It’s going to Amanda Miller’s house at 525 Winchester Blvd in San Jose California. The zip code is 95128. It's really valuable, so insure it for $400 and require an adult signature please.\",\n\t\"shipment\": {\n\t\t\"ship_from\": {\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"John Doe\",\n\t\t\t\"company_name\": \"Example Corp.\",\n\t\t\t\"address_line1\": \"4009 Marathon Blvd\",\n\t\t\t\"city_locality\": \"Austin\",\n\t\t\t\"state_province\": \"TX\",\n\t\t\t\"postal_code\": \"78756\",\n\t\t\t\"country_code\": \"US\",\n\t\t\t\"phone\": \"512-555-5555\"\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/shipments/recognize",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"shipengine",
"com"
],
"path": [
"v1",
"shipments",
"recognize"
]
},
"description": "If you already know some parts of the shipment, you can provide them to ShipEngine, and we'll use those values. These values can also help us recognize other parts of the shipment."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Parse shipment info w/ known fields",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n\t\"text\": \"I need to ship a 17lb package that’s 36x12x24in. It’s going to Amanda Miller’s house at 525 Winchester Blvd in San Jose California. The zip code is 95128. It's really valuable, so insure it for $400 and require an adult signature please.\",\n\t\"shipment\": {\n\t\t\"ship_from\": {\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"John Doe\",\n\t\t\t\"company_name\": \"Example Corp.\",\n\t\t\t\"address_line1\": \"4009 Marathon Blvd\",\n\t\t\t\"city_locality\": \"Austin\",\n\t\t\t\"state_province\": \"TX\",\n\t\t\t\"postal_code\": \"78756\",\n\t\t\t\"country_code\": \"US\",\n\t\t\t\"phone\": \"512-555-5555\"\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/shipments/recognize",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"shipengine",
"com"
],
"path": [
"v1",
"shipments",
"recognize"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:13:29 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
},
{
"key": "Transfer-Encoding",
"value": "chunked"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "https://www.shipengine.com"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Origin"
},
{
"key": "content-encoding",
"value": "gzip"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"score\": 0.9604458751176728,\n \"shipment\": {\n \"confirmation\": \"adult_signature\",\n \"ship_to\": {\n \"name\": \"Amanda Miller\",\n \"company_name\": \"Adult Signature\",\n \"address_line1\": \"525 Winchester Blvd\",\n \"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n \"state_province\": \"CA\",\n \"postal_code\": \"95128\",\n \"address_residential_indicator\": \"yes\"\n },\n \"ship_from\": {\n \"name\": \"John Doe\",\n \"company_name\": \"Example Corp.\",\n \"phone\": \"512-555-5555\",\n \"address_line1\": \"4009 Marathon Blvd\",\n \"city_locality\": \"Austin\",\n \"state_province\": \"TX\",\n \"postal_code\": \"78756\",\n \"country_code\": \"US\",\n \"address_residential_indicator\": \"unknown\"\n },\n \"packages\": [\n {\n \"weight\": {\n \"value\": 17,\n \"unit\": \"pound\"\n },\n \"dimensions\": {\n \"length\": 36,\n \"width\": 12,\n \"height\": 24,\n \"unit\": \"inch\"\n },\n \"insured_value\": {\n \"amount\": 400,\n \"currency\": \"USD\"\n }\n }\n ]\n },\n \"entities\": [\n {\n \"type\": \"weight\",\n \"score\": 0.9805313966503588,\n \"text\": \"17lb\",\n \"start_index\": 17,\n \"end_index\": 20,\n \"result\": {\n \"value\": 17,\n \"unit\": \"pound\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"dimensions\",\n \"score\": 1,\n \"text\": \"36x12x24in\",\n \"start_index\": 37,\n \"end_index\": 46,\n \"result\": {\n \"length\": 36,\n \"width\": 12,\n \"height\": 24,\n \"unit\": \"inch\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"dimension\",\n \"score\": 0.9805313966503588,\n \"text\": \"24in\",\n \"start_index\": 43,\n \"end_index\": 46,\n \"result\": {\n \"unit\": \"inch\",\n \"value\": 24\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"address\",\n \"score\": 0.9686815805970408,\n \"text\": \"to Amanda Miller’s house at 525 Winchester Blvd in San Jose California. The zip code is 95128. It's really valuable, so insure it for $400 and require an adult signature\",\n \"start_index\": 60,\n \"end_index\": 228,\n \"result\": {\n \"direction\": \"to\",\n \"name\": \"Amanda Miller\",\n \"company_name\": \"Adult Signature\",\n \"address_line1\": \"525 Winchester Blvd\",\n \"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n \"state_province\": \"CA\",\n \"postal_code\": \"95128\",\n \"address_residential_indicator\": \"yes\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"person\",\n \"score\": 0.9519646137063122,\n \"text\": \"Amanda Miller\",\n \"start_index\": 63,\n \"end_index\": 75,\n \"result\": {\n \"value\": \"Amanda Miller\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"residential_indicator\",\n \"score\": 0.9519646137063122,\n \"text\": \"house\",\n \"start_index\": 79,\n \"end_index\": 83,\n \"result\": {\n \"value\": \"yes\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"address_line\",\n \"score\": 0.9805313966503588,\n \"text\": \"525 Winchester Blvd\",\n \"start_index\": 88,\n \"end_index\": 106,\n \"result\": {\n \"line\": 1,\n \"value\": \"525 Winchester Blvd\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"number\",\n \"score\": 0.9805313966503588,\n \"text\": \"525\",\n \"start_index\": 88,\n \"end_index\": 90,\n \"result\": {\n \"type\": \"cardinal\",\n \"value\": 525\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"city_locality\",\n \"score\": 0.9805313966503588,\n \"text\": \"San Jose\",\n \"start_index\": 111,\n \"end_index\": 118,\n \"result\": {\n \"value\": \"San Jose\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"state_province\",\n \"score\": 0.9805313966503588,\n \"text\": \"California\",\n \"start_index\": 120,\n \"end_index\": 129,\n \"result\": {\n \"name\": \"California\",\n \"value\": \"CA\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"postal_code\",\n \"score\": 0.9519646137063122,\n \"text\": \"95128\",\n \"start_index\": 148,\n \"end_index\": 152,\n \"result\": {\n \"value\": \"95128\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"insurance\",\n \"score\": 0.8530163983409642,\n \"text\": \"insure it for $400\",\n \"start_index\": 180,\n \"end_index\": 197,\n \"result\": {\n \"value\": 400,\n \"unit\": \"USD\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"insured_value\",\n \"score\": 1,\n \"text\": \"$400\",\n \"start_index\": 194,\n \"end_index\": 197,\n \"result\": {\n \"unit\": \"USD\",\n \"value\": 400\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"company\",\n \"score\": 0.9519646137063122,\n \"text\": \"adult signature\",\n \"start_index\": 214,\n \"end_index\": 228,\n \"result\": {\n \"value\": \"Adult Signature\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"delivery_confirmation\",\n \"score\": 0.8530163983409642,\n \"text\": \"adult signature\",\n \"start_index\": 214,\n \"end_index\": 228,\n \"result\": {\n \"name\": \"Adult Signature\",\n \"value\": \"adult_signature\"\n }\n }\n ]\n}"
}
]
}
