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Shopify Create a new product with multiple product variants

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Create a new product with multiple product variants

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

rest = chilkat2.Rest()

rest.SetAuthBasic("SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY","SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY")

success = rest.Connect("chilkat.myshopify.com",443,True,True)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# The following code creates the JSON request body.
# The JSON created by this code is shown below.
jsonReq = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.title","Burton Custom Freestyle 151")
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.body_html","<strong>Good snowboard!</strong>")
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.vendor","Burton")
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.product_type","Snowboard")
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.variants[0].option1","First")
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.variants[0].price","10.00")
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.variants[0].sku","123")
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.variants[1].option1","Second")
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.variants[1].price","20.00")
jsonReq.UpdateString("product.variants[1].sku","123")

# The JSON request body created by the above code:

# {
#   "product": {
#     "title": "Burton Custom Freestyle 151",
#     "body_html": "<strong>Good snowboard!<\/strong>",
#     "vendor": "Burton",
#     "product_type": "Snowboard",
#     "variants": [
#       {
#         "option1": "First",
#         "price": "10.00",
#         "sku": "123"
#       },
#       {
#         "option1": "Second",
#         "price": "20.00",
#         "sku": "123"
#       }
#     ]
#   }
# }

sbReq = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
jsonReq.EmitSb(sbReq)

rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

sbJson = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/admin/products.json ",sbReq,sbJson)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 201):
    print("Received error response code: " + str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
    print("Response body:")
    print(sbJson.GetAsString())
    sys.exit()

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.LoadSb(sbJson)

# The following code parses the JSON response.
# A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.

productId = json.IntOf("product.id")
productTitle = json.StringOf("product.title")
productBody_html = json.StringOf("product.body_html")
productVendor = json.StringOf("product.vendor")
productProduct_type = json.StringOf("product.product_type")
productCreated_at = json.StringOf("product.created_at")
productHandle = json.StringOf("product.handle")
productUpdated_at = json.StringOf("product.updated_at")
productPublished_at = json.StringOf("product.published_at")
productTemplate_suffix = json.IsNullOf("product.template_suffix")
productPublished_scope = json.StringOf("product.published_scope")
productTags = json.StringOf("product.tags")
productImage = json.IsNullOf("product.image")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("product.variants")
while i < count_i :
    json.I = i
    id = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].id")
    product_id = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].product_id")
    title = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].title")
    price = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].price")
    sku = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].sku")
    position = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].position")
    grams = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].grams")
    inventory_policy = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].inventory_policy")
    compare_at_price = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].compare_at_price")
    fulfillment_service = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].fulfillment_service")
    inventory_management = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].inventory_management")
    option1 = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].option1")
    option2 = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].option2")
    option3 = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].option3")
    created_at = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].created_at")
    updated_at = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].updated_at")
    taxable = json.BoolOf("product.variants[i].taxable")
    barcode = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].barcode")
    image_id = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].image_id")
    inventory_quantity = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].inventory_quantity")
    weight = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].weight")
    weight_unit = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].weight_unit")
    old_inventory_quantity = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].old_inventory_quantity")
    requires_shipping = json.BoolOf("product.variants[i].requires_shipping")
    i = i + 1

i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("product.options")
while i < count_i :
    json.I = i
    id = json.IntOf("product.options[i].id")
    product_id = json.IntOf("product.options[i].product_id")
    name = json.StringOf("product.options[i].name")
    position = json.IntOf("product.options[i].position")
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("product.options[i].values")
    while j < count_j :
        json.J = j
        strVal = json.StringOf("product.options[i].values[j]")
        j = j + 1

    i = i + 1

i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("product.images")
while i < count_i :
    json.I = i
    i = i + 1

# A sample JSON response body that is parsed by the above code:

# {
#   "product": {
#     "id": 1071559755,
#     "title": "Burton Custom Freestyle 151",
#     "body_html": "<strong>Good snowboard!<\/strong>",
#     "vendor": "Burton",
#     "product_type": "Snowboard",
#     "created_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:54-04:00",
#     "handle": "burton-custom-freestyle-151",
#     "updated_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:55-04:00",
#     "published_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:54-04:00",
#     "template_suffix": null,
#     "published_scope": "global",
#     "tags": "",
#     "variants": [
#       {
#         "id": 1070325225,
#         "product_id": 1071559755,
#         "title": "First",
#         "price": "10.00",
#         "sku": "123",
#         "position": 1,
#         "grams": 0,
#         "inventory_policy": "deny",
#         "compare_at_price": null,
#         "fulfillment_service": "manual",
#         "inventory_management": null,
#         "option1": "First",
#         "option2": null,
#         "option3": null,
#         "created_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:54-04:00",
#         "updated_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:54-04:00",
#         "taxable": true,
#         "barcode": null,
#         "image_id": null,
#         "inventory_quantity": 1,
#         "weight": 0.0,
#         "weight_unit": "lb",
#         "old_inventory_quantity": 1,
#         "requires_shipping": true
#       },
#       {
#         "id": 1070325226,
#         "product_id": 1071559755,
#         "title": "Second",
#         "price": "20.00",
#         "sku": "123",
#         "position": 2,
#         "grams": 0,
#         "inventory_policy": "deny",
#         "compare_at_price": null,
#         "fulfillment_service": "manual",
#         "inventory_management": null,
#         "option1": "Second",
#         "option2": null,
#         "option3": null,
#         "created_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:54-04:00",
#         "updated_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:54-04:00",
#         "taxable": true,
#         "barcode": null,
#         "image_id": null,
#         "inventory_quantity": 1,
#         "weight": 0.0,
#         "weight_unit": "lb",
#         "old_inventory_quantity": 1,
#         "requires_shipping": true
#       }
#     ],
#     "options": [
#       {
#         "id": 1022828915,
#         "product_id": 1071559755,
#         "name": "Title",
#         "position": 1,
#         "values": [
#           "First",
#           "Second"
#         ]
#       }
#     ],
#     "images": [
#     ],
#     "image": null
#   }
# }

print("Example Completed.")