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Upsert Catalog Object

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Creates or updates the target CatalogObject.

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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();

        // Implements the following CURL command:

        // curl https://connect.squareup.com/v2/catalog/object \
        //   -X POST \
        //   -H 'Square-Version: 2020-07-22' \
        //   -H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
        //   -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
        //   -d '{
        //     "idempotency_key": "af3d1afc-7212-4300-b463-0bfc5314a5ae",
        //     "object": {
        //       "type": "ITEM",
        //       "id": "#Cocoa",
        //       "item_data": {
        //         "name": "Cocoa",
        //         "description": "Hot chocolate",
        //         "abbreviation": "Ch"
        //       }
        //     }
        //   }'

        // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
        // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

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

        // {
        //   "idempotency_key": "af3d1afc-7212-4300-b463-0bfc5314a5ae",
        //   "object": {
        //     "type": "ITEM",
        //     "id": "#Cocoa",
        //     "item_data": {
        //       "name": "Cocoa",
        //       "description": "Hot chocolate",
        //       "abbreviation": "Ch"
        //     }
        //   }
        // }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("idempotency_key", "af3d1afc-7212-4300-b463-0bfc5314a5ae");
        json.updateString("object.type", "ITEM");
        json.updateString("object.id", "#Cocoa");
        json.updateString("object.item_data.name", "Cocoa");
        json.updateString("object.item_data.description", "Hot chocolate");
        json.updateString("object.item_data.abbreviation", "Ch");

        // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
        http.setAuthToken("ACCESS_TOKEN");
        http.setRequestHeader("Square-Version", "2020-07-22");

        // This example uses the sandbox: connect.squareupsandbox.com
        // Production should use connect.squareup.com
        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", "https://connect.squareupsandbox.com/v2/catalog/object", 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);

        System.out.println("Response Body:");
        System.out.println(jResp.emit());

        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;
        }

        // Sample JSON response:
        // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

        // {
        //   "catalog_object": {
        //     "type": "ITEM",
        //     "id": "7SB3ZQYJ5GDMVFL7JK46JCHT",
        //     "updated_at": "2016-11-16T22:32:42.996Z",
        //     "version": 1479335562996,
        //     "is_deleted": false,
        //     "item_data": {
        //       "name": "Cocoa",
        //       "description": "Hot chocolate",
        //       "abbreviation": "Ch"
        //     }
        //   },
        //   "id_mappings": [
        //     {
        //       "client_object_id": "#Cocoa",
        //       "object_id": "7SB3ZQYJ5GDMVFL7JK46JCHT"
        //     }
        //   ]
        // }

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

        String client_object_id = "";
        String object_id = "";

        String catalog_objectType = jResp.stringOf("catalog_object.type");
        String catalog_objectId = jResp.stringOf("catalog_object.id");
        String catalog_objectUpdated_at = jResp.stringOf("catalog_object.updated_at");
        int catalog_objectVersion = jResp.intOf("catalog_object.version");
        boolean catalog_objectIs_deleted = jResp.boolOf("catalog_object.is_deleted");
        String catalog_objectItem_dataName = jResp.stringOf("catalog_object.item_data.name");
        String catalog_objectItem_dataDescription = jResp.stringOf("catalog_object.item_data.description");
        String catalog_objectItem_dataAbbreviation = jResp.stringOf("catalog_object.item_data.abbreviation");
        int i = 0;
        int count_i = jResp.sizeOfArray("id_mappings");
        while (i < count_i) {
            jResp.setI(i);
            client_object_id = jResp.stringOf("id_mappings[i].client_object_id");
            object_id = jResp.stringOf("id_mappings[i].object_id");
            i = i + 1;
        }
    }
}