Objective-C / ShipEngine Walkthrough / Parse shipment info w/ known fields
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#import <CkoHttp.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <CkoHttpResponse.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <NSString.h>
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];
BOOL 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"
// }
// }
// }
CkoJsonObject *json = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[json UpdateString: @"text" value: @"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" value: @"John Doe"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipment.ship_from.company_name" value: @"Example Corp."];
[json UpdateString: @"shipment.ship_from.address_line1" value: @"4009 Marathon Blvd"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipment.ship_from.city_locality" value: @"Austin"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipment.ship_from.state_province" value: @"TX"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipment.ship_from.postal_code" value: @"78756"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipment.ship_from.country_code" value: @"US"];
[json UpdateString: @"shipment.ship_from.phone" value: @"512-555-5555"];
[http SetRequestHeader: @"API-Key" value: @"{{API_KEY}}"];
[http SetRequestHeader: @"Content-Type" value: @"application/json"];
CkoHttpResponse *resp = [http PostJson3: @"https://api.shipengine.com/v1/shipments/recognize" contentType: @"application/json" json: json];
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == NO) {
NSLog(@"%@",http.LastErrorText);
return;
}
CkoStringBuilder *sbResponseBody = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[resp GetBodySb: sbResponseBody];
CkoJsonObject *jResp = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[jResp LoadSb: sbResponseBody];
jResp.EmitCompact = NO;
NSLog(@"%@",@"Response Body:");
NSLog(@"%@",[jResp Emit]);
int respStatusCode = [resp.StatusCode intValue];
NSLog(@"%@%d",@"Response Status Code = ",respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
NSLog(@"%@",@"Response Header:");
NSLog(@"%@",resp.Header);
NSLog(@"%@",@"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;
NSString *Unit = 0;
int Length;
int Width;
int Height;
NSString *dimensionsUnit = 0;
int Amount;
NSString *v_Currency = 0;
NSString *v_type = 0;
NSString *text = 0;
int start_index;
int end_index;
int resultValue;
NSString *resultUnit = 0;
int resultLength;
int resultWidth;
int resultHeight;
NSString *Direction = 0;
NSString *resultName = 0;
NSString *resultCompany_name = 0;
NSString *resultAddress_line1 = 0;
NSString *resultCity_locality = 0;
NSString *resultState_province = 0;
NSString *resultPostal_code = 0;
NSString *resultAddress_residential_indicator = 0;
int Line;
NSString *v_Type = 0;
NSString *score = [jResp StringOf: @"score"];
NSString *Confirmation = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.confirmation"];
NSString *Name = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_to.name"];
NSString *Company_name = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_to.company_name"];
NSString *Address_line1 = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_to.address_line1"];
NSString *City_locality = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_to.city_locality"];
NSString *State_province = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_to.state_province"];
NSString *Postal_code = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_to.postal_code"];
NSString *Address_residential_indicator = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_to.address_residential_indicator"];
NSString *Ship_fromName = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_from.name"];
NSString *Ship_fromCompany_name = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_from.company_name"];
NSString *Phone = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_from.phone"];
NSString *Ship_fromAddress_line1 = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_from.address_line1"];
NSString *Ship_fromCity_locality = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_from.city_locality"];
NSString *Ship_fromState_province = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_from.state_province"];
NSString *Ship_fromPostal_code = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_from.postal_code"];
NSString *Country_code = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_from.country_code"];
NSString *Ship_fromAddress_residential_indicator = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.ship_from.address_residential_indicator"];
int i = 0;
int count_i = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"shipment.packages"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
Value = [[jResp IntOf: @"shipment.packages[i].weight.value"] intValue];
Unit = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.packages[i].weight.unit"];
Length = [[jResp IntOf: @"shipment.packages[i].dimensions.length"] intValue];
Width = [[jResp IntOf: @"shipment.packages[i].dimensions.width"] intValue];
Height = [[jResp IntOf: @"shipment.packages[i].dimensions.height"] intValue];
dimensionsUnit = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.packages[i].dimensions.unit"];
Amount = [[jResp IntOf: @"shipment.packages[i].insured_value.amount"] intValue];
v_Currency = [jResp StringOf: @"shipment.packages[i].insured_value.currency"];
i = i + 1;
}
i = 0;
count_i = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"entities"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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"] intValue];
end_index = [[jResp IntOf: @"entities[i].end_index"] intValue];
resultValue = [[jResp IntOf: @"entities[i].result.value"] intValue];
resultUnit = [jResp StringOf: @"entities[i].result.unit"];
resultLength = [[jResp IntOf: @"entities[i].result.length"] intValue];
resultWidth = [[jResp IntOf: @"entities[i].result.width"] intValue];
resultHeight = [[jResp IntOf: @"entities[i].result.height"] intValue];
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"] intValue];
v_Type = [jResp StringOf: @"entities[i].result.type"];
i = i + 1;
}
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}"
}
]
}
