public ValidateResult Validate(Address address)
{
// Convert input address data to query string
string querystring = string.Empty;
querystring += (address.Line1 == null) ? string.Empty : "Line1=" + address.Line1.Replace(" ", "+");
querystring += (address.Line2 == null) ? string.Empty : "&Line2=" + address.Line2.Replace(" ", "+");
querystring += (address.Line3 == null) ? string.Empty : "&Line3=" + address.Line3.Replace(" ", "+");
querystring += (address.City == null) ? string.Empty : "&City=" + address.City.Replace(" ", "+");
querystring += (address.Region == null) ? string.Empty : "&Region=" + address.Region.Replace(" ", "+");
querystring += (address.PostalCode == null) ? string.Empty : "&PostalCode=" + address.PostalCode.Replace(" ", "+");
querystring += (address.Country == null) ? string.Empty : "&Country=" + address.Country.Replace(" ", "+");
// Call the service
Uri webAddress = new Uri(svcURL + "address/validate.xml?" + querystring);
HttpWebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(webAddress) as HttpWebRequest;
request.Headers.Add(HttpRequestHeader.Authorization, "Basic " + Convert.ToBase64String(ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(accountNum + ":" + license)));
request.Method = "GET";
ValidateResult result = new ValidateResult();
try
{
WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();
XmlSerializer r = new XmlSerializer(result.GetType());
result = (ValidateResult)r.Deserialize(response.GetResponseStream());
address = result.Address; // If the address was validated, take the validated address.
}
catch (WebException ex)
{
Stream responseStream = ((HttpWebResponse)ex.Response).GetResponseStream();
StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(responseStream);
string responseString = reader.ReadToEnd();
// The service returns some error messages in JSON for authentication/unhandled errors.
if (responseString.StartsWith("{") || responseString.StartsWith("["))
{
result = new ValidateResult();
result.ResultCode = SeverityLevel.Error;
Message msg = new Message();
msg.Severity = result.ResultCode;
msg.Summary = "The request was unable to be successfully serviced, please try again or contact Customer Service.";
msg.Source = "Avalara.Web.REST";
if (!((HttpWebResponse)ex.Response).StatusCode.Equals(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError))
{
msg.Summary = "The user or account could not be authenticated.";
msg.Source = "Avalara.Web.Authorization";
}
result.Messages = new Message[1] { msg };
}
else
{
XmlSerializer r = new XmlSerializer(result.GetType());
byte[] temp = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(responseString);
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(temp);
result = (ValidateResult)r.Deserialize(stream); // Inelegant, but the deserializer only takes streams, and we already read ours out.
}
}
return result;
}
public ValidateResult Validate(Address address)
{
// Convert input address data to query string
string querystring = string.Empty;
querystring += (address.Line1 == null) ? string.Empty : "Line1=" + address.Line1.Replace(" ", "+");
querystring += (address.Line2 == null) ? string.Empty : "&Line2=" + address.Line2.Replace(" ", "+");
querystring += (address.Line3 == null) ? string.Empty : "&Line3=" + address.Line3.Replace(" ", "+");
querystring += (address.City == null) ? string.Empty : "&City=" + address.City.Replace(" ", "+");
querystring += (address.Region == null) ? string.Empty : "&Region=" + address.Region.Replace(" ", "+");
querystring += (address.PostalCode == null) ? string.Empty : "&PostalCode=" + address.PostalCode.Replace(" ", "+");
querystring += (address.Country == null) ? string.Empty : "&Country=" + address.Country.Replace(" ", "+");
// Call the service
var webAddress = new Uri(svcURL + "address/validate?" + querystring);
var request = WebRequest.Create(webAddress) as HttpWebRequest;
request.Headers.Add(HttpRequestHeader.Authorization, "Basic " + Convert.ToBase64String(ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(accountNum + ":" + license)));
request.Method = "GET";
var result = new ValidateResult();
try
{
using (var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse())
{
// Get the stream containing content returned by the server.
var responseStream = response.GetResponseStream();
// Open the stream using a StreamReader for easy access.
using (var reader = new StreamReader(responseStream))
{
result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ValidateResult>(reader.ReadToEnd());
}
}
}
catch (WebException ex)
{
using (var response = ex.Response)
{
using (var data = response.GetResponseStream())
{
// Open the stream using a StreamReader for easy access.
using (var reader = new StreamReader(data))
{
result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ValidateResult>(reader.ReadToEnd());
}
}
}
}
return result;
}
static void Main()
{
GetTaxRequest calcReq = DocumentLoader.Load(); //Loads document from file to generate request
//Run address validation test (address/validate)
try{
ValidateResult addressResult = ValidateAddress.Validate(calcReq.Addresses[0], ACCTNUM, KEY, COMPANYCODE, WEBADDR); //Validates a given address.
Console.WriteLine("ValidateAddress test result: " + addressResult.ResultCode.ToString() + ", \nAddress="
+ addressResult.Address.Line1 + " " + addressResult.Address.City + " " + addressResult.Address.Region + " " + addressResult.Address.PostalCode); //At this point, you would display the validated result to the user for approval, and write it to the customer record.
}
catch (Exception ex)
{ Console.WriteLine("ValidateAddress test: Exception " + ex.Message); }
//Run tax calculation test (tax/get POST)
try
{
GetTaxResult calcresult = GetTax.Get(calcReq, ACCTNUM, KEY, COMPANYCODE, WEBADDR); //Calculates tax on document
Console.WriteLine("GetTax test result: " + calcresult.ResultCode.ToString() + ", " +
"TotalTax=" + calcresult.TotalTax.ToString()); //At this point, you would write the tax calculated to your database and display to the user.
}
catch (Exception ex)
{ Console.WriteLine("GetTax test: Exception " + ex.Message); }
//Run cancel tax test (tax/cancel)
try
{
CancelTaxResult cancelresult = CancelTax.Cancel(calcReq, ACCTNUM, KEY, COMPANYCODE, WEBADDR); //Let's void this document to demonstrate tax/cancel
//You would normally initiate a tax/cancel call upon voiding or deleting the document in your system.
Console.WriteLine("CancelTax test result: " + cancelresult.ResultCode.ToString() + ", Document Voided");
//Let's display the result of the cancellation. At this point, you would allow your system to complete the delete/void.
}
catch (Exception ex)
{ Console.WriteLine("CancelTax test: Exception " + ex.Message); }
Console.WriteLine("Done");
}
public static ValidateResult Validate(Address addr, string AcctNum, string LicKey, string CompanyCode, string webaddr)
{
//Convert input address data to query string
string querystring = "";
if (addr.Line1 != null) { querystring = querystring + "Line1=" + addr.Line1.Replace(" ", "+"); }
if (addr.Line2 != null) { querystring = querystring + "&Line2=" + addr.Line2.Replace(" ", "+"); }
if (addr.Line3 != null) { querystring = querystring + "&Line3=" + addr.Line3.Replace(" ", "+"); }
if (addr.City != null) { querystring = querystring + "&City=" + addr.City.Replace(" ", "+"); }
if (addr.Region != null) { querystring = querystring + "&Region=" + addr.Region.Replace(" ", "+"); }
if (addr.PostalCode != null) { querystring = querystring + "&PostalCode=" + addr.PostalCode.Replace(" ", "+"); }
if (addr.Country != null) { querystring = querystring + "&Country=" + addr.Country.Replace(" ", "+"); }
//Call the service
Uri address = new Uri(webaddr + "address/validate.xml?" + querystring);
HttpWebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(address) as HttpWebRequest;
request.Headers.Add(HttpRequestHeader.Authorization, "Basic " + Convert.ToBase64String(ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(AcctNum + ":" + LicKey)));
request.Method = "GET";
ValidateResult result = new ValidateResult();
try
{
WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();
XmlSerializer r = new XmlSerializer(result.GetType());
result = (ValidateResult)r.Deserialize(response.GetResponseStream());
addr = result.Address; //If the address was validated, take the validated address.
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message + " on address object");
}
Console.WriteLine(result.ResultCode.ToString());
return result;
}
public static ValidateResult Validate(Address addr, string AcctNum, string LicKey, string webaddr)
{
//Convert input address data to query string
string querystring = "";
if (addr.Line1 != null)
{
querystring = querystring + "Line1=" + addr.Line1.Replace(" ", "+");
}
if (addr.Line2 != null)
{
querystring = querystring + "&Line2=" + addr.Line2.Replace(" ", "+");
}
if (addr.Line3 != null)
{
querystring = querystring + "&Line3=" + addr.Line3.Replace(" ", "+");
}
if (addr.City != null)
{
querystring = querystring + "&City=" + addr.City.Replace(" ", "+");
}
if (addr.Region != null)
{
querystring = querystring + "&Region=" + addr.Region.Replace(" ", "+");
}
if (addr.PostalCode != null)
{
querystring = querystring + "&PostalCode=" + addr.PostalCode.Replace(" ", "+");
}
if (addr.Country != null)
{
querystring = querystring + "&Country=" + addr.Country.Replace(" ", "+");
}
//Call the service
Uri address = new Uri(webaddr + "address/validate.xml?" + querystring);
HttpWebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(address) as HttpWebRequest;
request.Headers.Add(HttpRequestHeader.Authorization, "Basic " + Convert.ToBase64String(ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(AcctNum + ":" + LicKey)));
request.Method = "GET";
ValidateResult result = new ValidateResult();
try
{
WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();
XmlSerializer r = new XmlSerializer(result.GetType());
result = (ValidateResult)r.Deserialize(response.GetResponseStream());
addr = result.Address; //If the address was validated, take the validated address.
}
catch (WebException ex)
{
Stream responseStream = ((HttpWebResponse)ex.Response).GetResponseStream();
StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(responseStream);
String responseString = reader.ReadToEnd();
if (responseString.StartsWith("{") || responseString.StartsWith("[")) //The service returns some error messages in JSON for authentication/unhandled errors.
{
result = new ValidateResult();
result.ResultCode = SeverityLevel.Error;
Message msg = new Message();
msg.Severity = result.ResultCode;
msg.Summary = "The request was unable to be successfully serviced, please try again or contact Customer Service.";
msg.Source = "Avalara.Web.REST";
if (!((HttpWebResponse)ex.Response).StatusCode.Equals(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError))
{
msg.Summary = "The user or account could not be authenticated.";
msg.Source = "Avalara.Web.Authorization";
}
result.Messages = new Message[1] {
msg
};
}
else
{
XmlSerializer r = new XmlSerializer(result.GetType());
byte[] temp = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(responseString);
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(temp);
result = (ValidateResult)r.Deserialize(stream); //Inelegant, but the deserializer only takes streams, and we already read ours out.
}
}
return(result);
}
