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Akeneo: Create New Attribute

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Demonstrates how to create a new attribute.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Http http = new Http();

        // Use your previously obtained access token.
        // See Get Akeneo Access Token
        http.setAuthToken("access_token");

        // Build the following JSON to be sent in the request body:
        // Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Code to Create JSON

        // {
        //   "code": "release_date",
        //   "type": "pim_catalog_date",
        //   "group": "marketing",
        //   "unique": false,
        //   "useable_as_grid_filter": true,
        //   "allowed_extensions": [],
        //   "metric_family": null,
        //   "default_metric_unit": null,
        //   "reference_data_name": null,
        //   "available_locales": [],
        //   "max_characters": null,
        //   "validation_rule": null,
        //   "validation_regexp": null,
        //   "wysiwyg_enabled": null,
        //   "number_min": null,
        //   "number_max": null,
        //   "decimals_allowed": null,
        //   "negative_allowed": null,
        //   "date_min": "2017-06-28T08:00:00",
        //   "date_max": "2017-08-08T22:00:00",
        //   "max_file_size": null,
        //   "minimum_input_length": null,
        //   "sort_order": 1,
        //   "localizable": false,
        //   "scopable": false,
        //   "labels": {
        //     "en_US": "Sale date",
        //     "fr_FR": "Date des soldes"
        //   }
        // }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("code", "release_date");
        json.updateString("type", "pim_catalog_date");
        json.updateString("group", "marketing");
        json.updateBool("unique", false);
        json.updateBool("useable_as_grid_filter", true);
        json.updateNewArray("allowed_extensions");
        json.updateNull("metric_family");
        json.updateNull("default_metric_unit");
        json.updateNull("reference_data_name");
        json.updateNewArray("available_locales");
        json.updateNull("max_characters");
        json.updateNull("validation_rule");
        json.updateNull("validation_regexp");
        json.updateNull("wysiwyg_enabled");
        json.updateNull("number_min");
        json.updateNull("number_max");
        json.updateNull("decimals_allowed");
        json.updateNull("negative_allowed");
        json.updateString("date_min", "2017-06-28T08:00:00");
        json.updateString("date_max", "2017-08-08T22:00:00");
        json.updateNull("max_file_size");
        json.updateNull("minimum_input_length");
        json.updateNumber("sort_order", "1");
        json.updateBool("localizable", false);
        json.updateBool("scopable", false);
        json.updateString("labels.en_US", "Sale date");
        json.updateString("labels.fr_FR", "Date des soldes");

        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        // Show the JSON to be sent..
        System.out.println(json.emit());

        String url = "http://pim.my-akeneo-site.com/api/rest/v1/attributes";
        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", url, json, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Response Status Code: " + resp.getStatusCode());
        System.out.println("Response Body: ");
        System.out.println(resp.getBodyStr());
    }
}