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Xero Get Accounts

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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttp http;

    CkJsonObject jsonToken;
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << jsonToken.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    http.put_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.put_Accept("application/json");

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "Response Status Code: " << resp.get_StatusCode() << "\r\n";

    CkJsonObject jsonResponse;
    jsonResponse.Load(resp.bodyStr());
    jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false);
    std::cout << jsonResponse.emit() << "\r\n";

    if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200) {
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  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
    //      }
    //    ]
    //  }
    //  

    //  Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    //  See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    const char *AccountID = 0;
    const char *Code = 0;
    const char *Name = 0;
    const char *Type = 0;
    const char *TaxType = 0;
    bool EnablePaymentsToAccount;
    const char *BankAccountNumber = 0;
    const char *BankAccountType = 0;
    const char *CurrencyCode = 0;
    const char *Description = 0;

    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Accounts");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jsonResponse.put_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;
    }
    }