(C#) QuickBooks - Create an Employee

Demonstrates how to send an JSON request to create a QuickBooks employee

For more information, see https://developer.intuit.com/app/developer/qbo/docs/api/accounting/all-entities/employee#create-an-employee

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

// Get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token, which should contain JSON like this:
// {
//   "expires_in": 3600,
//   "x_refresh_token_expires_in": 8726400,
//   "refresh_token": "L011546037639r ... 3vR2DrbOmg0Sdagw",
//   "access_token": "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0 ... oETJEMbeggg",
//   "token_type": "bearer"
// }

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonToken = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
bool success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json");

Chilkat.Rest rest = new Chilkat.Rest();

// Connect using TLS.
// A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Quickbooks REST API calls.
// The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
// then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
bool bAutoReconnect = true;
success = rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbAuth = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
sbAuth.Append("Bearer ");
sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"));
rest.Authorization = sbAuth.GetAsString();

// Create the following JSON:

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

// {
//   "SSN": "444-55-6666",
//   "PrimaryAddr": {
//     "Id": "50",
//     "Line1": "45 N. Elm Street",
//     "City": "Middlefield",
//     "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//     "PostalCode": "93242"
//   },
//   "GivenName": "John",
//   "FamilyName": "Meuller",
//   "PrimaryPhone": {
//     "FreeFormNumber": "408-525-1234"
//   }
// }
// 
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("SSN","444-55-6666");
json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.Id","50");
json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.Line1","45 N. Elm Street");
json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.City","Middlefield");
json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode","CA");
json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.PostalCode","93242");
json.UpdateString("GivenName","John");
json.UpdateString("FamilyName","Meuller");
json.UpdateString("PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber","408-525-1234");

rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json");
rest.AllowHeaderFolding = false;

// The company ID is 123146096291789
string responseBody = rest.FullRequestString("POST","/v3/company/123146096291789/employee?minorversion=45",json.Emit());
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// We should expect a 200 response if successful.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Request Header: ");
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastRequestHeader);
    Debug.WriteLine("----");
    Debug.WriteLine("Response StatusCode = " + Convert.ToString(rest.ResponseStatusCode));
    Debug.WriteLine("Response StatusLine: " + rest.ResponseStatusText);
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.ResponseHeader);
    Debug.WriteLine(responseBody);
    return;
}

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonResponse = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonResponse.Load(responseBody);
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = false;
Debug.WriteLine(jsonResponse.Emit());
Debug.WriteLine("Success.");

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

// A sample JSON response:
// {
//   "Employee": {
//     "SSN": "XXX-XX-XXXX",
//     "PrimaryAddr": {
//       "Id": "97",
//       "Line1": "45 N. Elm Street",
//       "City": "Middlefield",
//       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//       "PostalCode": "93242"
//     },
//     "BillableTime": false,
//     "domain": "QBO",
//     "sparse": false,
//     "Id": "59",
//     "SyncToken": "0",
//     "MetaData": {
//       "CreateTime": "2016-10-25T14:05:05-07:00",
//       "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-10-25T14:05:05-07:00"
//     },
//     "GivenName": "John",
//     "FamilyName": "Meuller",
//     "DisplayName": "John Meuller",
//     "PrintOnCheckName": "John Meuller",
//     "Active": true,
//     "PrimaryPhone": {
//       "FreeFormNumber": "408-525-1234"
//     }
//   },
//   "time": "2016-10-25T14:05:05.661-07:00"
// }
//