(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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#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkJsonObject jsonToken;
    BOOL success;
    HCkRest rest;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    HCkStringBuilder sbAuth;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    const char *responseBody;
    HCkJsonObject jsonResponse;

    // 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"
    // }

    jsonToken = CkJsonObject_Create();
    success = CkJsonObject_LoadFile(jsonToken,"qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json");

    rest = CkRest_Create();

    // 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.
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    success = CkRest_Connect(rest,"sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",443,TRUE,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    sbAuth = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbAuth,"Bearer ");
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbAuth,CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonToken,"access_token"));
    CkRest_putAuthorization(rest,CkStringBuilder_getAsString(sbAuth));

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

    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Content-Type","application/json");
    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Accept","application/json");
    CkRest_putAllowHeaderFolding(rest,FALSE);

    // The company ID is 123146096291789
    responseBody = CkRest_fullRequestString(rest,"POST","/v3/company/123146096291789/employee?minorversion=45",CkJsonObject_emit(json));
    if (CkRest_getLastMethodSuccess(rest) != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbAuth);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        return;
    }

    // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    if (CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest) != 200) {
        printf("Request Header: \n");
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastRequestHeader(rest));
        printf("----\n");
        printf("Response StatusCode = %d\n",CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest));
        printf("Response StatusLine: %s\n",CkRest_responseStatusText(rest));
        printf("Response Header:\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_responseHeader(rest));
        printf("%s\n",responseBody);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbAuth);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        return;
    }

    jsonResponse = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_Load(jsonResponse,responseBody);
    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jsonResponse,FALSE);
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonResponse));
    printf("Success.\n");

    // 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"
    // }
    // 


    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbAuth);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonResponse);

    }