C# Sample code for Shipment Server

This sample code template shows a json request to the Shipment Server using C#.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text; 

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string URL = "https://www.shipmentserver.com/ship/ShipmentServerModule.dll";
            var values = new Dictionary<string, string>
               {
                 { "actor", "get from consignor" },
                 { "key", "get from consignor" },
                 { "options", "{depending on the method https://consignor.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001457853-Overview-of-methods-for-Consignor-Shipment-Server-API}" },
                 { "command", "method from https://consignor.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001457853-Overview-of-methods-for-Consignor-Shipment-Server-API" },
                 { "data", "{https://consignor.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003127694-Implementation-and-request-examples}" }
               };
            HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
            client.BaseAddress = new Uri(URL);
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
            var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(values);           
            HttpResponseMessage response = client.PostAsync(URL, content).Result;
            Stream received = response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync().Result;
            StreamReader readStream = new StreamReader(received, Encoding.UTF8);
            string jsonString = readStream.ReadToEnd();
            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("{0}", jsonString);
            }
            Console.ReadLine();
            client.Dispose();
        }
    }
}

You may use an editor like Notepad++ to edit and test requests. There's a plugin available that makes it easy to use. Notepad++ can be downloaded for free.

Here is how you install the plugin:

1. Open Notepad++ > Plugins > Plugin manager and select CS-Script (C# intellisense). Click Install. You may need to restart Notepad++ for the installation to finish.
   
   
   
   
2. Now you should see the CS-Scrip plugin in the Plugins tab. 
   
   
   
   
3. Make your code example and save as a .cs file.
   
   
4. You should now be able to use Build (validate), Run, Debug or Debug External Process. If your code is invalid, you can only work with debugging. Example below shows a code example and the server response.