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Upsert Catalog Object

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Creates or updates the target CatalogObject.

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Lua
local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

-- 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"
--     }
--   }
-- }

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

-- Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
http.auth_token = "ACCESS_TOKEN"
http:set_request_header("Square-Version", "2020-07-22")

-- This example uses the sandbox: connect.squareupsandbox.com
-- Production should use connect.squareup.com
local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
local success = http:http_json("POST", "https://connect.squareupsandbox.com/v2/catalog/object", json, "application/json", resp)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

local sbResponseBody = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
resp:get_body_sb(sbResponseBody)
local jResp = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
jResp:load_sb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.emit_compact = false

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp:emit())

local respStatusCode = resp.status_code
print("Response Status Code = " .. respStatusCode)
if respStatusCode >= 400 then
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.header)
    print("Failed.")
    return
end

-- 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

local client_object_id = ""
local object_id = ""

local catalog_objectType = jResp:string_of("catalog_object.type")
local catalog_objectId = jResp:string_of("catalog_object.id")
local catalog_objectUpdated_at = jResp:string_of("catalog_object.updated_at")
local catalog_objectVersion = jResp:int_of("catalog_object.version")
local catalog_objectIs_deleted = jResp:bool_of("catalog_object.is_deleted")
local catalog_objectItem_dataName = jResp:string_of("catalog_object.item_data.name")
local catalog_objectItem_dataDescription = jResp:string_of("catalog_object.item_data.description")
local catalog_objectItem_dataAbbreviation = jResp:string_of("catalog_object.item_data.abbreviation")
local i = 0
local count_i = jResp:size_of_array("id_mappings")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    client_object_id = jResp:string_of("id_mappings[i].client_object_id")
    object_id = jResp:string_of("id_mappings[i].object_id")
    i = i + 1
end