C++

Xero Update Account Details

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Update some details of an account in a Xero company (Accounting API) C++

#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");

    //  The following JSON is sent in the request body:

    //  {
    //    "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
    //    "Name": "Sales account",
    //    "Type": "REVENUE",
    //    "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
    //    "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
    //    "EnablePaymentsToAccount": "false",
    //    "ShowInExpenseClaims": "false"
    //  }

    //  Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
    //  Generate Code to Create JSON

    CkJsonObject jsonRequestBody;
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("AccountID","54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Name","Sales account");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Type","REVENUE");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("TaxType","OUTPUT");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Description","Income from any normal business trading activity");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("EnablePaymentsToAccount","false");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("ShowInExpenseClaims","false");

    const char *url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts/54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0";

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpJson("POST",url,jsonRequestBody,"application/json",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() >= 300) {
        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

    //  {
    //    "Id": "430e92a8-de02-41d5-a00e-3ef899188aea",
    //    "Status": "OK",
    //    "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
    //    "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587162517005)\/",
    //    "Accounts": [
    //      {
    //        "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
    //        "Code": "201",
    //        "Name": "Sales account",
    //        "Status": "ACTIVE",
    //        "Type": "REVENUE",
    //        "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
    //        "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
    //        "Class": "REVENUE",
    //        "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
    //        "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
    //        "ReportingCode": "REV",
    //        "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
    //        "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587162517090+0000)\/",
    //        "AddToWatchlist": 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;
    const char *Description = 0;
    const char *Class = 0;
    bool EnablePaymentsToAccount;
    bool ShowInExpenseClaims;
    const char *ReportingCode = 0;
    const char *ReportingCodeName = 0;
    const char *UpdatedDateUTC = 0;
    bool AddToWatchlist;

    const char *Id = jsonResponse.stringOf("Id");
    const char *Status = jsonResponse.stringOf("Status");
    const char *ProviderName = jsonResponse.stringOf("ProviderName");
    const char *DateTimeUTC = jsonResponse.stringOf("DateTimeUTC");
    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");
        Status = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].Status");
        Type = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].Type");
        TaxType = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].TaxType");
        Description = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].Description");
        Class = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].Class");
        EnablePaymentsToAccount = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount");
        ShowInExpenseClaims = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims");
        ReportingCode = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].ReportingCode");
        ReportingCodeName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName");
        UpdatedDateUTC = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC");
        AddToWatchlist = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist");
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }