(Go) Xero Create Account

Create new accounts in a Xero company.

For more information, see https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/accounts#PUT

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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()

    jsonToken := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success := jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(jsonToken.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    http.SetAuthToken(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.SetAccept("application/json")

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

    // {
    //   "Code": "201",
    //   "Name": "Sales - clearance lines",
    //   "Type": "SALES"
    // }

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

    jsonRequestBody := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Code","201")
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Name","Sales - clearance lines")
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Type","SALES")

    url := "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts"

    resp := http.PText("PUT",url,*jsonRequestBody.Emit(),"utf-8","application/json",false,false)
    if http.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        jsonRequestBody.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Response Status Code: ", resp.StatusCode())

    jsonResponse := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr())
    jsonResponse.SetEmitCompact(false)
    fmt.Println(*jsonResponse.Emit())

    if resp.StatusCode() >= 300 {
        fmt.Println("Failed.")
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        http.DisposeHttp()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        jsonRequestBody.DisposeJsonObject()
        jsonResponse.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()

    // Sample output...
    // (See the parsing code below..)
    // 
    // Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // {
    //   "Id": "705036aa-771d-4c0a-9d66-28904022858c",
    //   "Status": "OK",
    //   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
    //   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587161712234)\/",
    //   "Accounts": [
    //     {
    //       "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
    //       "Code": "201",
    //       "Name": "Sales - clearance lines",
    //       "Status": "ACTIVE",
    //       "Type": "SALES",
    //       "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
    //       "Class": "REVENUE",
    //       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
    //       "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
    //       "ReportingCode": "REV",
    //       "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
    //       "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587161712283+0000)\/",
    //       "AddToWatchlist": false
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }
    // 

    var AccountID *string = new(string)
    var Code *string = new(string)
    var Name *string = new(string)
    var Type *string = new(string)
    var TaxType *string = new(string)
    var Class *string = new(string)
    var EnablePaymentsToAccount bool
    var ShowInExpenseClaims bool
    var ReportingCode *string = new(string)
ReportingCode    var Name *string = new(string)
    var UpdatedDateUTC *string = new(string)
    var AddToWatchlist bool

    Id := jsonResponse.StringOf("Id")
    Status := jsonResponse.StringOf("Status")
    ProviderName := jsonResponse.StringOf("ProviderName")
    DateTimeUTC := jsonResponse.StringOf("DateTimeUTC")
    i := 0
    count_i := jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Accounts")
    for i < count_i {
        jsonResponse.SetI(i)
        AccountID = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].AccountID")
        Code = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Code")
        Name = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Name")
        Status = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Status")
        Type = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Type")
        TaxType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].TaxType")
        Class = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Class")
        EnablePaymentsToAccount = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount")
        ShowInExpenseClaims = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims")
        ReportingCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].ReportingCode")
        ReportingCodeName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName")
        UpdatedDateUTC = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC")
        AddToWatchlist = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist")
        i = i + 1
    }


    http.DisposeHttp()
    jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
    jsonRequestBody.DisposeJsonObject()
    jsonResponse.DisposeJsonObject()