Delphi ActiveX

Akeneo: Create New Product

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Demonstrates how to create a new product. Delphi ActiveX

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
http: TChilkatHttp;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
url: WideString;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
location: WideString;

begin
success := 0;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// Use your previously obtained access token.
// See Get Akeneo Access Token
http.AuthToken := 'access_token';

// Build the following JSON to be sent in the request body:
// Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Code to Create JSON

// {
//   "identifier": "top",
//   "enabled": true,
//   "family": "tshirt",
//   "categories": [
//     "summer_collection"
//   ],
//   "groups": [],
//   "parent": null,
//   "values": {
//     "name": [
//       {
//         "data": "Top",
//         "locale": "en_US",
//         "scope": null
//       },
//       {
//         "data": "D�bardeur",
//         "locale": "fr_FR",
//         "scope": null
//       }
//     ],
//     "description": [
//       {
//         "data": "Summer top",
//         "locale": "en_US",
//         "scope": "ecommerce"
//       },
//       {
//         "data": "Top",
//         "locale": "en_US",
//         "scope": "tablet"
//       },
//       {
//         "data": "D�bardeur pour l'�t�",
//         "locale": "fr_FR",
//         "scope": "ecommerce"
//       },
//       {
//         "data": "D�bardeur",
//         "locale": "fr_FR",
//         "scope": "tablet"
//       }
//     ],
//     "price": [
//       {
//         "locale": null,
//         "scope": null,
//         "data": [
//           {
//             "amount": "150.5",
//             "currency": "EUR"
//           },
//           {
//             "amount": "150",
//             "currency": "USD"
//           }
//         ]
//       }
//     ],
//     "color": [
//       {
//         "locale": null,
//         "scope": null,
//         "data": "black"
//       }
//     ],
//     "size": [
//       {
//         "locale": null,
//         "scope": null,
//         "data": "m"
//       }
//     ]
//   },
//   "associations": {
//     "PACK": {
//       "products": [
//         "sunglass"
//       ],
//       "groups": []
//     }
//   }
// }
// 

json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.UpdateString('identifier','top');
json.UpdateBool('enabled',1);
json.UpdateString('family','tshirt');
json.UpdateString('categories[0]','summer_collection');
json.UpdateNewArray('groups');
json.UpdateNull('parent');
json.UpdateString('values.name[0].data','Top');
json.UpdateString('values.name[0].locale','en_US');
json.UpdateNull('values.name[0].scope');
json.UpdateString('values.name[1].data','D�bardeur');
json.UpdateString('values.name[1].locale','fr_FR');
json.UpdateNull('values.name[1].scope');
json.UpdateString('values.description[0].data','Summer top');
json.UpdateString('values.description[0].locale','en_US');
json.UpdateString('values.description[0].scope','ecommerce');
json.UpdateString('values.description[1].data','Top');
json.UpdateString('values.description[1].locale','en_US');
json.UpdateString('values.description[1].scope','tablet');
json.UpdateString('values.description[2].data','D�bardeur pour l''�t�');
json.UpdateString('values.description[2].locale','fr_FR');
json.UpdateString('values.description[2].scope','ecommerce');
json.UpdateString('values.description[3].data','D�bardeur');
json.UpdateString('values.description[3].locale','fr_FR');
json.UpdateString('values.description[3].scope','tablet');
json.UpdateNull('values.price[0].locale');
json.UpdateNull('values.price[0].scope');
json.UpdateString('values.price[0].data[0].amount','150.5');
json.UpdateString('values.price[0].data[0].currency','EUR');
json.UpdateString('values.price[0].data[1].amount','150');
json.UpdateString('values.price[0].data[1].currency','USD');
json.UpdateNull('values.color[0].locale');
json.UpdateNull('values.color[0].scope');
json.UpdateString('values.color[0].data','black');
json.UpdateNull('values.size[0].locale');
json.UpdateNull('values.size[0].scope');
json.UpdateString('values.size[0].data','m');
json.UpdateString('associations.PACK.products[0]','sunglass');
json.UpdateNewArray('associations.PACK.groups');

json.EmitCompact := 0;
// Show the JSON to be sent..
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

url := 'http://pim.my-akeneo-site.com/api/rest/v1/products';
resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpJson('POST',url,json.ControlInterface,'application/json',resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code: ' + IntToStr(resp.StatusCode));
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body: ');
Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.BodyStr);

// The akeneo response will include a "Location" header, such as the following:
// HTTP/1.1 201 Created
// Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:36:35 GMT
// Server: Apache/2
// X-Powered-By: PHP/7.1.25
// Cache-Control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate, no-cache, private
// Set-Cookie: abcdefg; path=/; HttpOnly
// Location: http://xyz.example.com/api/rest/v1/products/L0000123
// Vary: User-Agent
// Content-Length: 0
// Keep-Alive: timeout=2, max=100
// Connection: Keep-Alive
// Content-Type: application/json

// Get the location header using resp.GetHeaderField
location := resp.GetHeaderField('Location');
Memo1.Lines.Add('Location: ' + location);
end;