(MFC) Xero Create Account

Create new accounts in a Xero company.

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

Chilkat C/C++ Library Downloads MS Visual C/C++ Libs

See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

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

    CkHttp http;

    CkJsonObject jsonToken;
    bool success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json");
    if (success == false) {
        strOut.append(jsonToken.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    http.put_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.put_Accept("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

    CkJsonObject jsonRequestBody;
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Code","201");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Name","Sales - clearance lines");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Type","SALES");

    const char *url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts";

    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PText("PUT",url,jsonRequestBody.emit(),"utf-8","application/json",false,false);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        strOut.append(http.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    strOut.append("Response Status Code: ");
    strOut.appendInt(resp->get_StatusCode());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    CkJsonObject jsonResponse;
    jsonResponse.Load(resp->bodyStr());
    jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false);
    strOut.append(jsonResponse.emit());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    if (resp->get_StatusCode() >= 300) {
        strOut.append("Failed.");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        delete resp;
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    delete resp;

    // 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
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }
    // 

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    // See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    const char *AccountID = 0;
    const char *Code = 0;
    const char *Name = 0;
    const char *Type = 0;
    const char *TaxType = 0;
    const char *Class = 0;
    bool EnablePaymentsToAccount;
    bool ShowInExpenseClaims;
    const char *ReportingCode = 0;
    const char *ReportingCodeName = 0;
    const char *UpdatedDateUTC = 0;
    bool AddToWatchlist;

    const char *Id = jsonResponse.stringOf("Id");
    const char *Status = jsonResponse.stringOf("Status");
    const char *ProviderName = jsonResponse.stringOf("ProviderName");
    const char *DateTimeUTC = jsonResponse.stringOf("DateTimeUTC");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Accounts");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jsonResponse.put_I(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;
    }



    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }