ColdFusion USPS CFC

This is a ColdFusion CFC used to connect to the USPS API. This has been tested with ColdFusion 9 and 10.

API's Supported:

• CarrierPickupAvailability
• CityStateLookup
• ExpressMailCommitment
• IntlRateV2
• RateV4
• TrackV2
• Verify
• ZipCodeLookup

In order for this CFC to work you need a USPS API account and you'll need to perform the tests required by the USPS to activate your account.

Initialization

This is a straight forward CFC. You can initialize it using your preferred method. Here are a few examples. The named arguments are listed for clarity but you can also pass the values in by themselves.

CreateObject()

variables.uspsUserID = 'YourIdHere';
variables.usps = CreateObject('component', 'usps').init(isProduction=false, isSecure=false, uspsUserID=variables.uspsUserID);

New Keyword

variables.uspsUserID = 'YourIdHere';
variables.usps = New usps(isProduction=false, isSecure=false, uspsUserID=variables.uspsUserID);

ColdSpring

This assumes you're setting the properties elsewhere, otherwise you can set them as static strings.

<bean id="usps" class="usps" singleton="true" lazy-init="true" autowire="no">
	<constructor-arg name="isProduction"><value>${isProduction}</value></constructor-arg>
	<constructor-arg name="isSecure"><value>${isSecure}</value></constructor-arg>
	<constructor-arg name="uspsUserID"><value>${uspsUserID}</value></constructor-arg>
</bean>

Sample Usage

Here's an example in cfscript:

<cfscript>
variables.uspsUserID = 'YourIdHere';
variables.usps = New usps(false, false, variables.uspsUserID);

// USPS Canned Test: This test cleanses an address and provides the ZIP+4 value.
variables.Verify1 = variables.usps.AddressValidate(
	Address2 = '6406 Ivy Lane',
	City = 'Greenbelt',
	State = 'MD'
);

// USPS Canned Test: This test will also cleanse the address and completes the ZIP Code.
variables.Verify2 = variables.usps.AddressValidate(
	Address2 = '6406 IVY LN',
	City = 'GREENBELT',
	State = 'MD',
	Zip5 = '20770',
	Zip4 = '1440'
);
</cfscript>

Files Included

usps.cfc

This is where the magic happens.

USPSCannedTests.cfm

The USPS Development Guide includes a number of canned tests. This file has them preconfigured and ready to go. Plug in your USPS user ID and run it.

ManualTester.html

This is a plain HTML file with a form to post directly to the USPS Test API. Useful for debugging the XML outside of ColdFusion.

Pull Requests

I don't have all the USPS API's implemented so if there's one you'd like to add, feel free to do so with a pull request. Just be sure to follow the general method pattern for a consistent implementation.

License

Copyright © Matthew Riley

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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