Delphi DLL

GetHarvest - Create Contact

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Creates a new contact object. Returns a contact object and a 201 Created response code if the call succeeded. Delphi DLL

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Http, StringBuilder, HttpResponse, JsonObject;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
http: HCkHttp;
json: HCkJsonObject;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: HCkStringBuilder;
jResp: HCkJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
id: Integer;
title: PWideChar;
first_name: PWideChar;
last_name: PWideChar;
email: PWideChar;
phone_office: PWideChar;
phone_mobile: PWideChar;
fax: PWideChar;
created_at: PWideChar;
updated_at: PWideChar;
clientId: Integer;
clientName: PWideChar;

begin
success := False;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http := CkHttp_Create();

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl "https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/contacts" \
//   -H "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
//   -H "Harvest-Account-Id: ACCOUNT_ID" \
//   -H "User-Agent: MyApp (yourname@example.com)" \
//   -X POST \
//   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
//   -d '{"client_id":8282839,"first_name":"George","last_name":"Frank","email":"georgefrank@example.com"}'

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
// Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "client_id": 8282839,
//   "first_name": "George",
//   "last_name": "Frank",
//   "email": "georgefrank@example.com"
// }

json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,'client_id',8282839);
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'first_name','George');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'last_name','Frank');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'email','georgefrank@example.com');

CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'User-Agent','MyApp (yourname@example.com)');
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'Content-Type','application/json');
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'Authorization','Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN');
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'Harvest-Account-Id','ACCOUNT_ID');

resp := CkHttpResponse_Create();
success := CkHttp_HttpJson(http,'POST','https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/contacts',json,'application/json',resp);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

sbResponseBody := CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);
jResp := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jResp,False);

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(jResp));

respStatusCode := CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp);
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Header:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttpResponse__header(resp));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

// Sample JSON response:

// {
//   "id": 4706510,
//   "title": null,
//   "first_name": "George",
//   "last_name": "Frank",
//   "email": "georgefrank@example.com",
//   "phone_office": "",
//   "phone_mobile": "",
//   "fax": "",
//   "created_at": "2017-06-26T21:44:57Z",
//   "updated_at": "2017-06-26T21:44:57Z",
//   "client": {
//     "id": 5735776,
//     "name": "123 Industries"
//   }
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

id := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'id');
title := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'title');
first_name := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'first_name');
last_name := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'last_name');
email := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'email');
phone_office := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'phone_office');
phone_mobile := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'phone_mobile');
fax := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'fax');
created_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'created_at');
updated_at := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'updated_at');
clientId := CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,'client.id');
clientName := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'client.name');

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

end;