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QuickBooks - Create an Employee

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Demonstrates how to send an JSON request to create a QuickBooks employee Lianja

llSuccess = .F.

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

// Get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token, which should contain JSON like this:
// {
//   "expires_in": 3600,
//   "x_refresh_token_expires_in": 8726400,
//   "refresh_token": "L011546037639r ... 3vR2DrbOmg0Sdagw",
//   "access_token": "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0 ... oETJEMbeggg",
//   "token_type": "bearer"
// }

loJsonToken = createobject("CkJsonObject")
llSuccess = loJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

loRest = createobject("CkRest")

// Connect using TLS.
// A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Quickbooks REST API calls.
// The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
// then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
llBAutoReconnect = .T.
llSuccess = loRest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",443,.T.,llBAutoReconnect)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loRest.LastErrorText
    release loJsonToken
    release loRest
    return
endif

loSbAuth = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loSbAuth.Append("Bearer ")
loSbAuth.Append(loJsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))
loRest.Authorization = loSbAuth.GetAsString()

// Create the following JSON:

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

// {
//   "SSN": "444-55-6666",
//   "PrimaryAddr": {
//     "Id": "50",
//     "Line1": "45 N. Elm Street",
//     "City": "Middlefield",
//     "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//     "PostalCode": "93242"
//   },
//   "GivenName": "John",
//   "FamilyName": "Meuller",
//   "PrimaryPhone": {
//     "FreeFormNumber": "408-525-1234"
//   }
// }
// 
loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("SSN","444-55-6666")
loJson.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.Id","50")
loJson.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.Line1","45 N. Elm Street")
loJson.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.City","Middlefield")
loJson.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode","CA")
loJson.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.PostalCode","93242")
loJson.UpdateString("GivenName","John")
loJson.UpdateString("FamilyName","Meuller")
loJson.UpdateString("PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber","408-525-1234")

loRest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
loRest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
loRest.AllowHeaderFolding = .F.

// The company ID is 123146096291789
lcResponseBody = loRest.FullRequestString("POST","/v3/company/123146096291789/employee?minorversion=45",loJson.Emit())
if (loRest.LastMethodSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loRest.LastErrorText
    release loJsonToken
    release loRest
    release loSbAuth
    release loJson
    return
endif

// We should expect a 200 response if successful.
if (loRest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) then
    ? "Request Header: "
    ? loRest.LastRequestHeader
    ? "----"
    ? "Response StatusCode = " + str(loRest.ResponseStatusCode)
    ? "Response StatusLine: " + loRest.ResponseStatusText
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loRest.ResponseHeader
    ? lcResponseBody
    release loJsonToken
    release loRest
    release loSbAuth
    release loJson
    return
endif

loJsonResponse = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJsonResponse.Load(lcResponseBody)
loJsonResponse.EmitCompact = .F.
? loJsonResponse.Emit()
? "Success."

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

// A sample JSON response:
// {
//   "Employee": {
//     "SSN": "XXX-XX-XXXX",
//     "PrimaryAddr": {
//       "Id": "97",
//       "Line1": "45 N. Elm Street",
//       "City": "Middlefield",
//       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//       "PostalCode": "93242"
//     },
//     "BillableTime": false,
//     "domain": "QBO",
//     "sparse": false,
//     "Id": "59",
//     "SyncToken": "0",
//     "MetaData": {
//       "CreateTime": "2016-10-25T14:05:05-07:00",
//       "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-10-25T14:05:05-07:00"
//     },
//     "GivenName": "John",
//     "FamilyName": "Meuller",
//     "DisplayName": "John Meuller",
//     "PrintOnCheckName": "John Meuller",
//     "Active": true,
//     "PrimaryPhone": {
//       "FreeFormNumber": "408-525-1234"
//     }
//   },
//   "time": "2016-10-25T14:05:05.661-07:00"
// }
// 


release loJsonToken
release loRest
release loSbAuth
release loJson
release loJsonResponse