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Lightspeed - Create a Product

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Create a new product based on the given parameters.

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bool success = false;

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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

//  Implements the following CURL command:

//  curl   -u API_KEY:API_SECRET \
//      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
//      -X POST \
//      -d '{
//    "product": {
//      "visibility": "visible",
//      "data01": "",
//      "data02": "",
//      "data03": "",
//      "title": "Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
//      "fulltitle": "Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
//      "description": "Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
//      "content": "Long Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
//      "deliverydate": 6488,
//      "supplier": 78794,
//      "brand": 1171202
//    }
//  }' \
//  "https://api.webshopapp.com/en/products.json"

//  Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
//  Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

http.Login = "API_KEY";
http.Password = "API_SECRET";

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

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

//  {
//    "product": {
//      "visibility": "visible",
//      "data01": "",
//      "data02": "",
//      "data03": "",
//      "title": "Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
//      "fulltitle": "Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
//      "description": "Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
//      "content": "Long Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
//      "deliverydate": 6488,
//      "supplier": 78794,
//      "brand": 1171202
//    }
//  }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("product.visibility","visible");
json.UpdateString("product.data01","");
json.UpdateString("product.data02","");
json.UpdateString("product.data03","");
json.UpdateString("product.title","Lookin Sharp T-Shirt");
json.UpdateString("product.fulltitle","Lookin Sharp T-Shirt");
json.UpdateString("product.description","Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt");
json.UpdateString("product.content","Long Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt");
json.UpdateInt("product.deliverydate",6488);
json.UpdateInt("product.supplier",78794);
json.UpdateInt("product.brand",1171202);

http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

//  Use the correct cluster for your shop.  Here are the choices:
//  eu1 https://api.webshopapp.com/en/
//  us1 https://api.shoplightspeed.com/en/
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = new Chilkat.HttpResponse();
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.webshopapp.com/en/products.json",json,"application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
    return;
}

//  Sample JSON response:
//  (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

//  {
//    "product": {
//      "id": 20974460,
//      "createdAt": "2019-05-28T20:14:26+00:00",
//      "updatedAt": "2019-05-28T20:14:26+00:00",
//      "isVisible": true,
//      "visibility": "visible",
//      "hasMatrix": false,
//      "data01": "",
//      "data02": "",
//      "data03": "",
//      "url": "lookin-sharp-t-shirt",
//      "title": "Lookin' Sharp T-Shirt",
//      "fulltitle": "Lookin' Sharp T-Shirt",
//      "description": "Description of the Lookin' Sharp T-Shirt",
//      "content": "<p>Long Description of the Lookin' Sharp T-Shirt</p>",
//      "set": false,
//      "brand": {
//        "resource": {
//          "id": 1171202,
//          "url": "brands/1171202",
//          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/brands/1171202.json"
//        }
//      },
//      "categories": {
//        "resource": {
//          "id": false,
//          "url": "categories/products?product=20974460",
//          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/categories/products.json?product=20974460"
//        }
//      },
//      "deliverydate": {
//        "resource": {
//          "id": 6488,
//          "url": "deliverydates/6488",
//          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/deliverydates/6488.json"
//        }
//      },
//      "image": false,
//      "images": false,
//      "relations": {
//        "resource": {
//          "id": false,
//          "url": "products/20974460/relations",
//          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/products/20974460/relations.json"
//        }
//      },
//      "metafields": {
//        "resource": {
//          "id": false,
//          "url": "products/20974460/metafields",
//          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/products/20974460/metafields.json"
//        }
//      },
//      "reviews": {
//        "resource": {
//          "id": false,
//          "url": "reviews?product=20974460",
//          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/reviews.json?product=20974460"
//        }
//      },
//      "type": false,
//      "attributes": {
//        "resource": {
//          "id": false,
//          "url": "products/20974460/attributes",
//          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/products/20974460/attributes.json"
//        }
//      },
//      "supplier": {
//        "resource": {
//          "id": 78794,
//          "url": "suppliers/78794",
//          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/suppliers/78794.json"
//        }
//      },
//      "tags": {
//        "resource": {
//          "id": false,
//          "url": "tags/products?product=20974460",
//          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/tags/products.json?product=20974460"
//        }
//      },
//      "variants": {
//        "resource": {
//          "id": false,
//          "url": "variants?product=20974460",
//          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/variants.json?product=20974460"
//        }
//      },
//      "movements": {
//        "resource": {
//          "id": false,
//          "url": "variants/movements?product=20974460",
//          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/variants/movements.json?product=20974460"
//        }
//      }
//    }
//  }

//  Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
//  Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
//  Generate Parsing Code from JSON

int productId = jResp.IntOf("product.id");
string productCreatedAt = jResp.StringOf("product.createdAt");
string productUpdatedAt = jResp.StringOf("product.updatedAt");
bool productIsVisible = jResp.BoolOf("product.isVisible");
string productVisibility = jResp.StringOf("product.visibility");
bool productHasMatrix = jResp.BoolOf("product.hasMatrix");
string productData01 = jResp.StringOf("product.data01");
string productData02 = jResp.StringOf("product.data02");
string productData03 = jResp.StringOf("product.data03");
string productUrl = jResp.StringOf("product.url");
string productTitle = jResp.StringOf("product.title");
string productFulltitle = jResp.StringOf("product.fulltitle");
string productDescription = jResp.StringOf("product.description");
string productContent = jResp.StringOf("product.content");
bool productSet = jResp.BoolOf("product.set");
int productBrandResourceId = jResp.IntOf("product.brand.resource.id");
string productBrandResourceUrl = jResp.StringOf("product.brand.resource.url");
string productBrandResourceLink = jResp.StringOf("product.brand.resource.link");
bool productCategoriesResourceId = jResp.BoolOf("product.categories.resource.id");
string productCategoriesResourceUrl = jResp.StringOf("product.categories.resource.url");
string productCategoriesResourceLink = jResp.StringOf("product.categories.resource.link");
int productDeliverydateResourceId = jResp.IntOf("product.deliverydate.resource.id");
string productDeliverydateResourceUrl = jResp.StringOf("product.deliverydate.resource.url");
string productDeliverydateResourceLink = jResp.StringOf("product.deliverydate.resource.link");
bool productImage = jResp.BoolOf("product.image");
bool productImages = jResp.BoolOf("product.images");
bool productRelationsResourceId = jResp.BoolOf("product.relations.resource.id");
string productRelationsResourceUrl = jResp.StringOf("product.relations.resource.url");
string productRelationsResourceLink = jResp.StringOf("product.relations.resource.link");
bool productMetafieldsResourceId = jResp.BoolOf("product.metafields.resource.id");
string productMetafieldsResourceUrl = jResp.StringOf("product.metafields.resource.url");
string productMetafieldsResourceLink = jResp.StringOf("product.metafields.resource.link");
bool productReviewsResourceId = jResp.BoolOf("product.reviews.resource.id");
string productReviewsResourceUrl = jResp.StringOf("product.reviews.resource.url");
string productReviewsResourceLink = jResp.StringOf("product.reviews.resource.link");
bool productType = jResp.BoolOf("product.type");
bool productAttributesResourceId = jResp.BoolOf("product.attributes.resource.id");
string productAttributesResourceUrl = jResp.StringOf("product.attributes.resource.url");
string productAttributesResourceLink = jResp.StringOf("product.attributes.resource.link");
int productSupplierResourceId = jResp.IntOf("product.supplier.resource.id");
string productSupplierResourceUrl = jResp.StringOf("product.supplier.resource.url");
string productSupplierResourceLink = jResp.StringOf("product.supplier.resource.link");
bool productTagsResourceId = jResp.BoolOf("product.tags.resource.id");
string productTagsResourceUrl = jResp.StringOf("product.tags.resource.url");
string productTagsResourceLink = jResp.StringOf("product.tags.resource.link");
bool productVariantsResourceId = jResp.BoolOf("product.variants.resource.id");
string productVariantsResourceUrl = jResp.StringOf("product.variants.resource.url");
string productVariantsResourceLink = jResp.StringOf("product.variants.resource.link");
bool productMovementsResourceId = jResp.BoolOf("product.movements.resource.id");
string productMovementsResourceUrl = jResp.StringOf("product.movements.resource.url");
string productMovementsResourceLink = jResp.StringOf("product.movements.resource.link");