try {
// create addresses
$from_address = array("company" => "EasyPost", "street1" => "388 Townsend St", "city" => "San Francisco", "state" => "CA", "zip" => "94107-8273", "phone" => "415-456-7890");
$parcel = array("predefined_package" => 'Parcel', "weight" => 22.9);
// in your application orders will likely
// come from an external data source
$orders = array(array("address" => array("name" => "Ronald", "street1" => "6258 Amesbury St", "city" => "San Diego", "state" => "CA", "zip" => "92114"), "reference" => "123456786"), array("address" => array("name" => "Hamburgler", "street1" => "8308 Fenway Rd", "city" => "Bethesda", "state" => "MD", "zip" => "20817"), "reference" => "123456787"), array("address" => array("name" => "Grimace", "street1" => "10 Wall St", "city" => "Burlington", "state" => "MA", "zip" => "01803"), "reference" => "123456788"));
// create shipments
$shipments = array();
for ($i = 0, $j = count($orders); $i < $j; $i++) {
$shipment = \EasyPost\Shipment::create(array("to_address" => $orders[$i]["address"], "from_address" => $from_address, "parcel" => $parcel, "reference" => $orders[$i]["reference"]));
$shipment->buy(array("rate" => $shipment->lowest_rate('usps')));
$shipments[] = $shipment;
}
// create a batch to hold shipments and scan_form
$batch = \EasyPost\Batch::create();
$batch->add_shipments(array("shipments" => $shipments));
// this could alternatively take a list of shipment_ids rather than shipment objects
// request a scan form
$batch->create_scan_form();
// wait for scan form to complete
while (empty($batch->scan_form)) {
sleep(5);
$batch->refresh();
}
// print scan form url
print_r($batch);
// print_r($batch->scan_form->form_url);
// retrieve
$retrieved = \EasyPost\ScanForm::retrieve($batch->scan_form->id);
// print_r($retrieved);
$from_address = array("company" => "EasyPost", "street1" => "388 Townsend St", "city" => "San Francisco", "state" => "CA", "zip" => "94107-8273", "phone" => "415-456-7890");
$parcel = array("predefined_package" => 'Parcel', "weight" => 22.9);
// in your application orders will likely
// come from an external data source
$orders = array(array("address" => array("name" => "Ronald", "street1" => "6258 Amesbury St", "city" => "San Diego", "state" => "CA", "zip" => "92114"), "reference" => "123456786", "carrier" => "USPS", "service" => "Priority"), array("address" => array("name" => "Hamburgler", "street1" => "8308 Fenway Rd", "city" => "Bethesda", "state" => "MD", "zip" => "20817"), "reference" => "123456787", "carrier" => "USPS", "service" => "Priority"), array("address" => array("name" => "Grimace", "street1" => "10 Wall St", "city" => "Burlington", "state" => "MA", "zip" => "01803"), "reference" => "123456788", "carrier" => "USPS", "service" => "Priority"), array("address" => array("name" => "Cosmc", "street1" => "3315 W Greenway Rd", "city" => "Phoenix", "state" => "AZ", "zip" => "85053"), "reference" => "123456789", "carrier" => "USPS", "service" => "Express"));
// get a list of all my batches
// $all = \EasyPost\Batch::all();
// print_r($all);
// retrieve a batch
// $batch = \EasyPost\Batch::retrieve('batch_0SLoY64K');
// create shipment batch
$shipments = array();
for ($i = 0, $j = count($orders); $i < $j; $i++) {
$shipments[] = array("to_address" => $orders[$i]["address"], "from_address" => $from_address, "parcel" => $parcel, "reference" => $orders[$i]["reference"], "carrier" => $orders[$i]["carrier"], "service" => $orders[$i]["service"]);
}
$batch = \EasyPost\Batch::create(array('shipments' => $shipments));
// asynchronous creation means you can send us up to
// 1000 shipments at once, but you'll have to wait
// for the shipments to be created before you can continue
while ($batch->status->created != count($orders)) {
sleep(5);
$batch->refresh();
if ($batch->status->creation_failed != 0) {
throw new \EasyPost\Error('One of your batch shipments was unable to be created. Please manually retrieve and review your batch.');
}
}
// if creation_failed == 0 and the while loop above ends
// we know that all shipments have been created
$batch->buy();
// asyncronous purchasing means we have to watch
// for when all labels have been purchased
