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Upsert Catalog Object

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Creates or updates the target CatalogObject.

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bool success = false;

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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.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"
//      }
//    }
//  }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.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.AuthToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN";
http.SetRequestHeader("Square-Version","2020-07-22");

//  This example uses the sandbox: connect.squareupsandbox.com
//  Production should use connect.squareup.com
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = new Chilkat.HttpResponse();
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://connect.squareupsandbox.com/v2/catalog/object",json,"application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("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");
bool 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.I = i;
    client_object_id = jResp.StringOf("id_mappings[i].client_object_id");
    object_id = jResp.StringOf("id_mappings[i].object_id");
    i = i + 1;
}