Delphi ActiveX

Xero List Attachments for an Item (such as an Invoice)

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Demonstrates how to get information about the attachments for a particular Xero item. 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;
jsonToken: TChilkatJsonObject;
url: WideString;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
jsonResponse: TChilkatJsonObject;
AttachmentID: WideString;
FileName: WideString;
v_Url: WideString;
MimeType: WideString;
ContentLength: Integer;
Id: WideString;
Status: WideString;
ProviderName: WideString;
DateTimeUTC: WideString;
i: Integer;
count_i: Integer;

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);

jsonToken := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
success := jsonToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

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';

url := 'https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/{$Endpoint}/{$Guid}/Attachments/';

// Endpoint can be Invoices, Receipts, CreditNotes, PurchaseOrders, etc.
http.SetUrlVar('Endpoint','Invoices');

// Guid is the ID of the item, such as the InvoiceID.
http.SetUrlVar('Guid','0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921');

resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpNoBody('GET',url,resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

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

jsonResponse := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr);
jsonResponse.EmitCompact := 0;
Memo1.Lines.Add(jsonResponse.Emit());

if (resp.StatusCode <> 200) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

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

// {
//   "Id": "24bfbcb9-dec9-4d33-835c-8f165d776766",
//   "Status": "OK",
//   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
//   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587213296972)\/",
//   "Attachments": [
//     {
//       "AttachmentID": "daf106e2-8634-4349-bfcc-86c1df0793b2",
//       "FileName": "penguins.jpg",
//       "Url": "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Invoices/0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921/Attachments/penguins.jpg",
//       "MimeType": "image/jpg",
//       "ContentLength": 777835
//     }
//   ]
// }

Id := jsonResponse.StringOf('Id');
Status := jsonResponse.StringOf('Status');
ProviderName := jsonResponse.StringOf('ProviderName');
DateTimeUTC := jsonResponse.StringOf('DateTimeUTC');
i := 0;
count_i := jsonResponse.SizeOfArray('Attachments');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    jsonResponse.I := i;
    AttachmentID := jsonResponse.StringOf('Attachments[i].AttachmentID');
    FileName := jsonResponse.StringOf('Attachments[i].FileName');
    v_Url := jsonResponse.StringOf('Attachments[i].Url');
    MimeType := jsonResponse.StringOf('Attachments[i].MimeType');
    ContentLength := jsonResponse.IntOf('Attachments[i].ContentLength');
    i := i + 1;
  end;
end;