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

public class ChilkatExample {

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

        Http http = new Http();

        // Sends the following POST

        // POST /api/v3/category
        // {
        //     "name": "Test123"
        // }

        // Create a category named "Test123"
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("name", "Test123");

        // Load the access token previously obtained in Shopware 6 OAuth2 Client Credentials
        JsonObject jsonToken = new JsonObject();
        jsonToken.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/shopware6.json");

        // This causes the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header to be added.
        http.setAuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", "https://my-shopware-6-shop.de/api/v3/category", json, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
        resp.getBodySb(sbResponseBody);
        JsonObject jResp = new JsonObject();
        jResp.loadSb(sbResponseBody);
        jResp.setEmitCompact(false);

        // A successful response is a 204 response status code with an empty response body.
        System.out.println("Response Body:");
        System.out.println(jResp.emit());

        // If we get a 401 response, it may be that our access token expired and we need to fetch a new one.
        int respStatusCode = resp.getStatusCode();
        System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
        if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
            System.out.println("Response Header:");
            System.out.println(resp.getHeader());
            System.out.println("Failed.");
            return;
        }
    }
}