(Delphi DLL) Akeneo: Create New Attribute

Demonstrates how to create a new attribute.

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

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
http: HCkHttp;
json: HCkJsonObject;
url: PWideChar;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;

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

http := CkHttp_Create();

// Use your previously obtained access token.
// See Get Akeneo Access Token
CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,'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

// {
//   "code": "release_date",
//   "type": "pim_catalog_date",
//   "group": "marketing",
//   "unique": false,
//   "useable_as_grid_filter": true,
//   "allowed_extensions": [],
//   "metric_family": null,
//   "default_metric_unit": null,
//   "reference_data_name": null,
//   "available_locales": [],
//   "max_characters": null,
//   "validation_rule": null,
//   "validation_regexp": null,
//   "wysiwyg_enabled": null,
//   "number_min": null,
//   "number_max": null,
//   "decimals_allowed": null,
//   "negative_allowed": null,
//   "date_min": "2017-06-28T08:00:00",
//   "date_max": "2017-08-08T22:00:00",
//   "max_file_size": null,
//   "minimum_input_length": null,
//   "sort_order": 1,
//   "localizable": false,
//   "scopable": false,
//   "labels": {
//     "en_US": "Sale date",
//     "fr_FR": "Date des soldes"
//   }
// }

json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'code','release_date');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'type','pim_catalog_date');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'group','marketing');
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(json,'unique',False);
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(json,'useable_as_grid_filter',True);
CkJsonObject_UpdateNewArray(json,'allowed_extensions');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNull(json,'metric_family');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNull(json,'default_metric_unit');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNull(json,'reference_data_name');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNewArray(json,'available_locales');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNull(json,'max_characters');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNull(json,'validation_rule');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNull(json,'validation_regexp');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNull(json,'wysiwyg_enabled');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNull(json,'number_min');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNull(json,'number_max');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNull(json,'decimals_allowed');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNull(json,'negative_allowed');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'date_min','2017-06-28T08:00:00');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'date_max','2017-08-08T22:00:00');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNull(json,'max_file_size');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNull(json,'minimum_input_length');
CkJsonObject_UpdateNumber(json,'sort_order','1');
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(json,'localizable',False);
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(json,'scopable',False);
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'labels.en_US','Sale date');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'labels.fr_FR','Date des soldes');

CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(json,False);
// Show the JSON to be sent..
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));

url := 'http://pim.my-akeneo-site.com/api/rest/v1/attributes';
resp := CkHttp_PostJson3(http,url,'application/json',json);
if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

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

CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);

end;