(Go) Quickbooks Create a New Customer

Demonstrates how to create a new customer via the Quickbooks REST API.

For more information, see https://www.developer.intuit.com/app/developer/qbo/docs/api/accounting/most-commonly-used/customer#create-a-customer

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

    // First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    jsonToken := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success := jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

    rest := chilkat.NewRest()

    // Connect to the REST server.
    bTls := true
    port := 443
    bAutoReconnect := true
    success := rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

    sbAuth := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    sbAuth.Append("Bearer ")
    sbAuth.Append(*jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))
    rest.SetAuthorization(sbAuth.GetAsString())

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Note: The above code to setup the initial REST connection
    // can be done once.  After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
    // If the connection is lost, the next REST method call will automatically
    // reconnect if needed.
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Create the following JSON:

    // {
    //   "FullyQualifiedName": "King Groceries",
    //   "PrimaryEmailAddr": {
    //     "Address": "jdrew@myemail.com"
    //   },
    //   "DisplayName": "King's Groceries",
    //   "Suffix": "Jr",
    //   "Title": "Mr",
    //   "MiddleName": "B",
    //   "Notes": "Here are other details.",
    //   "FamilyName": "King",
    //   "PrimaryPhone": {
    //     "FreeFormNumber": "(555) 555-5555"
    //   },
    //   "CompanyName": "King Groceries",
    //   "BillAddr": {
    //     "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
    //     "City": "Mountain View",
    //     "PostalCode": "94042",
    //     "Line1": "123 Main Street",
    //     "Country": "USA"
    //   },
    //   "GivenName": "James"
    // }
    // 
    // Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    jsonReq := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jsonReq.UpdateString("FullyQualifiedName","King Groceries")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("PrimaryEmailAddr.Address","jdrew@myemail.com")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("DisplayName","King's Groceries")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("Suffix","Jr")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("Title","Mr")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("MiddleName","B")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("Notes","Here are other details.")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("FamilyName","King")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber","(555) 555-5555")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("CompanyName","King Groceries")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode","CA")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.City","Mountain View")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.PostalCode","94042")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Line1","123 Main Street")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Country","USA")
    jsonReq.UpdateString("GivenName","James")

    sbRequestBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    jsonReq.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
    rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
    rest.SetAllowHeaderFolding(false)

    sbResponseBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/customer",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        sbAuth.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jsonReq.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    respStatusCode := rest.ResponseStatusCode()

    // Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
    fmt.Println("response status code = ", respStatusCode)

    jsonResponse := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
    jsonResponse.SetEmitCompact(false)
    fmt.Println(*jsonResponse.Emit())

    if rest.ResponseStatusCode() != 200 {
        fmt.Println("Failed.")
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        sbAuth.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jsonReq.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jsonResponse.DisposeJsonObject()
        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

    // {
    //   "Customer": {
    //     "domain": "QBO",
    //     "PrimaryEmailAddr": {
    //       "Address": "jdrew@myemail.com"
    //     },
    //     "DisplayName": "King's Groceries",
    //     "CurrencyRef": {
    //       "name": "United States Dollar",
    //       "value": "USD"
    //     },
    //     "DefaultTaxCodeRef": {
    //       "value": "2"
    //     },
    //     "PreferredDeliveryMethod": "Print",
    //     "GivenName": "James",
    //     "FullyQualifiedName": "King's Groceries",
    //     "BillWithParent": false,
    //     "Title": "Mr",
    //     "Job": false,
    //     "BalanceWithJobs": 0,
    //     "PrimaryPhone": {
    //       "FreeFormNumber": "(555) 555-5555"
    //     },
    //     "Taxable": true,
    //     "MetaData": {
    //       "CreateTime": "2015-07-23T10:58:12-07:00",
    //       "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-23T10:58:12-07:00"
    //     },
    //     "BillAddr": {
    //       "City": "Mountain View",
    //       "Country": "USA",
    //       "Line1": "123 Main Street",
    //       "PostalCode": "94042",
    //       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
    //       "Id": "112"
    //     },
    //     "MiddleName": "B",
    //     "Notes": "Here are other details.",
    //     "Active": true,
    //     "Balance": 0,
    //     "SyncToken": "0",
    //     "Suffix": "Jr",
    //     "CompanyName": "King Groceries",
    //     "FamilyName": "King",
    //     "PrintOnCheckName": "King Groceries",
    //     "sparse": false,
    //     "Id": "67"
    //   },
    //   "time": "2015-07-23T10:58:12.099-07:00"
    // }
    // 

    CustomerDomain := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.domain")
    CustomerPrimaryEmailAddrAddress := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryEmailAddr.Address")
    CustomerDisplayName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DisplayName")
    CustomerCurrencyRefName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.name")
    CustomerCurrencyRefValue := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.value")
    CustomerDefaultTaxCodeRefValue := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DefaultTaxCodeRef.value")
    CustomerPreferredDeliveryMethod := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PreferredDeliveryMethod")
    CustomerGivenName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.GivenName")
    CustomerFullyQualifiedName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FullyQualifiedName")
    CustomerBillWithParent := jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.BillWithParent")
    CustomerTitle := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Title")
    CustomerJob := jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Job")
    CustomerBalanceWithJobs := jsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.BalanceWithJobs")
    CustomerPrimaryPhoneFreeFormNumber := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber")
    CustomerTaxable := jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Taxable")
    CustomerMetaDataCreateTime := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.CreateTime")
    CustomerMetaDataLastUpdatedTime := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime")
    CustomerBillAddrCity := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.City")
    CustomerBillAddrCountry := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Country")
    CustomerBillAddrLine1 := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Line1")
    CustomerBillAddrPostalCode := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.PostalCode")
    CustomerBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode")
    CustomerBillAddrId := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Id")
    CustomerMiddleName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MiddleName")
    CustomerNotes := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Notes")
    CustomerActive := jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Active")
    CustomerBalance := jsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.Balance")
    CustomerSyncToken := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.SyncToken")
    CustomerSuffix := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Suffix")
    CustomerCompanyName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CompanyName")
    CustomerFamilyName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FamilyName")
    CustomerPrintOnCheckName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrintOnCheckName")
    CustomerSparse := jsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.sparse")
    CustomerId := jsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Id")
    time := jsonResponse.StringOf("time")

    jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
    rest.DisposeRest()
    sbAuth.DisposeStringBuilder()
    jsonReq.DisposeJsonObject()
    sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    jsonResponse.DisposeJsonObject()