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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

http = chilkat2.Http()

jsonToken = chilkat2.JsonObject()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json")
if (success == False):
    print(jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

# Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
# Get Xero Tenant IDs
http.SetRequestHeader("Xero-tenant-id","83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7")

http.Accept = "application/json"

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Response Status Code: " + str(resp.StatusCode))

jsonResponse = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr)
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
print(jsonResponse.Emit())

if (resp.StatusCode != 200):
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

# Sample output...
# (See the parsing code below..)
# 
# Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

# {
#   "Accounts": [
#     {
#       "AccountID": "ebd06280-af70-4bed-97c6-7451a454ad85",
#       "Code": "091",
#       "Name": "Business Savings Account",
#       "Type": "BANK",
#       "TaxType": "NONE",
#       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
#       "BankAccountNumber": "0209087654321050",
#       "BankAccountType": "BANK",
#       "CurrencyCode": "NZD"
#     },
#     {
#       "AccountID": "7d05a53d-613d-4eb2-a2fc-dcb6adb80b80",
#       "Code": "200",
#       "Name": "Sales",
#       "Type": "REVENUE",
#       "TaxType": "OUTPUT2",
#       "Description": "Income from any normal business activity",
#       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false
#     }
#   ]
# }
# 

i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Accounts")
while i < count_i :
    jsonResponse.I = i
    AccountID = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].AccountID")
    Code = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Code")
    Name = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Name")
    Type = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Type")
    TaxType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].TaxType")
    EnablePaymentsToAccount = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount")
    BankAccountNumber = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].BankAccountNumber")
    BankAccountType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].BankAccountType")
    CurrencyCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].CurrencyCode")
    Description = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Description")
    i = i + 1