DataFlex / ShipEngine Walkthrough / Validate an address (unverified)
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Use ChilkatAx-9.5.0-win32.pkg
Procedure Test
Handle hoHttp
Boolean iSuccess
Handle hoJarr
Variant vJsonObj_1
Handle hoJsonObj_1
Variant vSbRequestBody
Handle hoSbRequestBody
Variant vResp
Handle hoResp
Variant vSbResponseBody
Handle hoSbResponseBody
Handle hoJarrResp
Integer iRespStatusCode
Variant vJson
Handle hoJson
String sStatus
String sName
String sPhone
String sCompany_name
String sAddress_line1
String sAddress_line2
String sAddress_line3
String sCity_locality
String sState_province
String sPostal_code
String sCountry_code
String sAddress_residential_indicator
String sMatched_address
Integer j
Integer iCount_j
String sCode
String sMessage
String sV_type
String sDetail_code
Integer i
Integer iCount_i
String sTemp1
Integer iTemp1
Boolean bTemp1
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
End
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// [
// {
// "address_line1": "525 S Winchester Blvd",
// "city_locality": "San Jose",
// "state_province": "CA",
// "postal_code": "95128",
// "country_code": "USA"
// }
// ]
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonArray)) To hoJarr
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJarr))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoJarr
End
Get ComAddObjectAt Of hoJarr -1 To iSuccess
Get ComSize Of hoJarr To iTemp1
Get ComObjectAt Of hoJarr (iTemp1 - 1) To vJsonObj_1
If (IsComObject(vJsonObj_1)) Begin
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonObj_1
Set pvComObject Of hoJsonObj_1 To vJsonObj_1
End
Get ComUpdateString Of hoJsonObj_1 "address_line1" "525 S Winchester Blvd" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateString Of hoJsonObj_1 "city_locality" "San Jose" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateString Of hoJsonObj_1 "state_province" "CA" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateString Of hoJsonObj_1 "postal_code" "95128" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateString Of hoJsonObj_1 "country_code" "USA" To iSuccess
Send Destroy of hoJsonObj_1
Send ComSetRequestHeader To hoHttp "API-Key" "{{API_KEY}}"
Send ComSetRequestHeader To hoHttp "Content-Type" "application/json"
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbRequestBody
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbRequestBody))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoSbRequestBody
End
Get pvComObject of hoSbRequestBody to vSbRequestBody
Get ComEmitSb Of hoJarr vSbRequestBody To iSuccess
Get pvComObject of hoSbRequestBody to vSbRequestBody
Get ComPTextSb Of hoHttp "POST" "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate" vSbRequestBody "utf-8" "application/json" False False To vResp
If (IsComObject(vResp)) Begin
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
Set pvComObject Of hoResp To vResp
End
Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
Showln sTemp1
Procedure_Return
End
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbResponseBody
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbResponseBody))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoSbResponseBody
End
Get pvComObject of hoSbResponseBody to vSbResponseBody
Get ComGetBodySb Of hoResp vSbResponseBody To iSuccess
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonArray)) To hoJarrResp
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJarrResp))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoJarrResp
End
Get pvComObject of hoSbResponseBody to vSbResponseBody
Get ComLoadSb Of hoJarrResp vSbResponseBody To iSuccess
Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJarrResp To False
Showln "Response Body:"
Get ComEmit Of hoJarrResp To sTemp1
Showln sTemp1
Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iRespStatusCode
Showln "Response Status Code = " iRespStatusCode
If (iRespStatusCode >= 400) Begin
Showln "Response Header:"
Get ComHeader Of hoResp To sTemp1
Showln sTemp1
Showln "Failed."
Send Destroy of hoResp
Procedure_Return
End
Send Destroy of hoResp
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// [
// {
// "status": "unverified",
// "original_address": {
// "name": null,
// "phone": null,
// "company_name": null,
// "address_line1": "525 S Winchester Blvd",
// "address_line2": null,
// "address_line3": null,
// "city_locality": "San Jose",
// "state_province": "CA",
// "postal_code": "95128",
// "country_code": "USA",
// "address_residential_indicator": "unknown"
// },
// "matched_address": null,
// "messages": [
// {
// "code": "a1005",
// "message": "Length of property 'country_code' must equal exactly 2",
// "type": "error",
// "detail_code": "country_invalid_length"
// },
// {
// "code": "a1001",
// "message": "country_code is not currently a supported country, please check the documentation for acceptable 2-letter country codes.",
// "type": "error",
// "detail_code": "unsupported_country"
// }
// ]
// }
// ]
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Move 0 To i
Get ComSize Of hoJarrResp To iCount_i
While (i < iCount_i)
Get ComObjectAt Of hoJarrResp i To vJson
If (IsComObject(vJson)) Begin
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
Set pvComObject Of hoJson To vJson
End
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "status" To sStatus
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "original_address.name" To sName
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "original_address.phone" To sPhone
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "original_address.company_name" To sCompany_name
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "original_address.address_line1" To sAddress_line1
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "original_address.address_line2" To sAddress_line2
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "original_address.address_line3" To sAddress_line3
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "original_address.city_locality" To sCity_locality
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "original_address.state_province" To sState_province
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "original_address.postal_code" To sPostal_code
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "original_address.country_code" To sCountry_code
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "original_address.address_residential_indicator" To sAddress_residential_indicator
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "matched_address" To sMatched_address
Move 0 To j
Get ComSizeOfArray Of hoJson "messages" To iCount_j
While (j < iCount_j)
Set ComJ Of hoJson To j
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "messages[j].code" To sCode
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "messages[j].message" To sMessage
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "messages[j].type" To sV_type
Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "messages[j].detail_code" To sDetail_code
Move (j + 1) To j
Loop
Send Destroy of hoJson
Move (i + 1) To i
Loop
End_Procedure
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "API-Key: {{API_KEY}}"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '[
{
"address_line1": "525 S Winchester Blvd",
"city_locality": "San Jose",
"state_province": "CA",
"postal_code": "95128",
"country_code": "USA"
}
]'
https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Validate an address (unverified)",
"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{\n\t\t\"address_line1\": \"525 S Winchester Blvd\",\n\t\t\"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n\t\t\"state_province\": \"CA\",\n\t\t\"postal_code\": \"95128\",\n\t\t\"country_code\": \"USA\"\n\t}\n]"
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"shipengine",
"com"
],
"path": [
"v1",
"addresses",
"validate"
]
},
"description": "This request shows how ShipEngine responds when an address cannot be verified. The `status` field is `unverified`, and the `messages` array lists the problems with the address."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Validate an address (unverified)",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"type": "text",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "[\n\t{\n\t\t\"address_line1\": \"525 S Winchester Blvd\",\n\t\t\"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n\t\t\"state_province\": \"CA\",\n\t\t\"postal_code\": \"95128\",\n\t\t\"country_code\": \"USA\"\n\t}\n]",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/addresses/validate",
"protocol": "https",
"host": [
"api",
"shipengine",
"com"
],
"path": [
"v1",
"addresses",
"validate"
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:28:48 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
},
{
"key": "Content-Length",
"value": "951"
},
{
"key": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
"value": "https://www.shipengine.com"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Origin"
},
{
"key": "x-shipengine-requestid",
"value": "118b96e8-1e29-4ded-ba33-62a661e55038"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "[\n {\n \"status\": \"unverified\",\n \"original_address\": {\n \"name\": null,\n \"phone\": null,\n \"company_name\": null,\n \"address_line1\": \"525 S Winchester Blvd\",\n \"address_line2\": null,\n \"address_line3\": null,\n \"city_locality\": \"San Jose\",\n \"state_province\": \"CA\",\n \"postal_code\": \"95128\",\n \"country_code\": \"USA\",\n \"address_residential_indicator\": \"unknown\"\n },\n \"matched_address\": null,\n \"messages\": [\n {\n \"code\": \"a1005\",\n \"message\": \"Length of property 'country_code' must equal exactly 2\",\n \"type\": \"error\",\n \"detail_code\": \"country_invalid_length\"\n },\n {\n \"code\": \"a1001\",\n \"message\": \"country_code is not currently a supported country, please check the documentation for acceptable 2-letter country codes.\",\n \"type\": \"error\",\n \"detail_code\": \"unsupported_country\"\n }\n ]\n }\n]"
}
]
}
