(Node.js) WooCommerce Create a Product

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Demonstrates how to create a new product in WooCommerce.

For more information, see https://woocommerce.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/#create-a-product

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    var success;

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X POST https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v3/products \
    //     -u consumer_key:consumer_secret \
    //     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    //     -d '{
    //   "name": "Premium Quality",
    //   "type": "simple",
    //   "regular_price": "21.99",
    //   "description": "Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante. Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper. Aenean ultricies mi vitae est. Mauris placerat eleifend leo.",
    //   "short_description": "Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.",
    //   "categories": [
    //     {
    //       "id": 9
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "id": 14
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "images": [
    //     {
    //       "src": "http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_front.jpg"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "src": "http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_back.jpg"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }'

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    http.BasicAuth = true;
    http.Login = "consumer_key";
    http.Password = "consumer_secret";

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

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

    // {
    //   "name": "Premium Quality",
    //   "type": "simple",
    //   "regular_price": "21.99",
    //   "description": "Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante. Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper. Aenean ultricies mi vitae est. Mauris placerat eleifend leo.",
    //   "short_description": "Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.",
    //   "categories": [
    //     {
    //       "id": 9
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "id": 14
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "images": [
    //     {
    //       "src": "http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_front.jpg"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "src": "http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_back.jpg"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("name","Premium Quality");
    json.UpdateString("type","simple");
    json.UpdateString("regular_price","21.99");
    json.UpdateString("description","Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante. Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper. Aenean ultricies mi vitae est. Mauris placerat eleifend leo.");
    json.UpdateString("short_description","Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.");
    json.UpdateInt("categories[0].id",9);
    json.UpdateInt("categories[1].id",14);
    json.UpdateString("images[0].src","http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_front.jpg");
    json.UpdateString("images[1].src","http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_back.jpg");

    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PostJson3("https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v3/products","application/json",json);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    var jResp = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.EmitCompact = false;

    console.log("Response Body:");
    console.log(jResp.Emit());

    var respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
    console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        console.log("Response Header:");
        console.log(resp.Header);
        console.log("Failed.");

        return;
    }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "id": 794,
    //   "name": "Premium Quality",
    //   "slug": "premium-quality-19",
    //   "permalink": "https://example.com/product/premium-quality-19/",
    //   "date_created": "2017-03-23T17:01:14",
    //   "date_created_gmt": "2017-03-23T20:01:14",
    //   "date_modified": "2017-03-23T17:01:14",
    //   "date_modified_gmt": "2017-03-23T20:01:14",
    //   "type": "simple",
    //   "status": "publish",
    //   "featured": false,
    //   "catalog_visibility": "visible",
    //   "description": "<p>Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante. Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper. Aenean ultricies mi vitae est. Mauris placerat eleifend leo.</p>\n",
    //   "short_description": "<p>Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.</p>\n",
    //   "sku": "",
    //   "price": "21.99",
    //   "regular_price": "21.99",
    //   "sale_price": "",
    //   "date_on_sale_from": null,
    //   "date_on_sale_from_gmt": null,
    //   "date_on_sale_to": null,
    //   "date_on_sale_to_gmt": null,
    //   "price_html": "<span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;</span>21.99</span>",
    //   "on_sale": false,
    //   "purchasable": true,
    //   "total_sales": 0,
    //   "virtual": false,
    //   "downloadable": false,
    //   "downloads": [
    //   ],
    //   "download_limit": -1,
    //   "download_expiry": -1,
    //   "external_url": "",
    //   "button_text": "",
    //   "tax_status": "taxable",
    //   "tax_class": "",
    //   "manage_stock": false,
    //   "stock_quantity": null,
    //   "stock_status": "instock",
    //   "backorders": "no",
    //   "backorders_allowed": false,
    //   "backordered": false,
    //   "sold_individually": false,
    //   "weight": "",
    //   "dimensions": {
    //     "length": "",
    //     "width": "",
    //     "height": ""
    //   },
    //   "shipping_required": true,
    //   "shipping_taxable": true,
    //   "shipping_class": "",
    //   "shipping_class_id": 0,
    //   "reviews_allowed": true,
    //   "average_rating": "0.00",
    //   "rating_count": 0,
    //   "related_ids": [
    //     53,
    //     40,
    //     56,
    //     479,
    //     99
    //   ],
    //   "upsell_ids": [
    //   ],
    //   "cross_sell_ids": [
    //   ],
    //   "parent_id": 0,
    //   "purchase_note": "",
    //   "categories": [
    //     {
    //       "id": 9,
    //       "name": "Clothing",
    //       "slug": "clothing"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "id": 14,
    //       "name": "T-shirts",
    //       "slug": "t-shirts"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "tags": [
    //   ],
    //   "images": [
    //     {
    //       "id": 792,
    //       "date_created": "2017-03-23T14:01:13",
    //       "date_created_gmt": "2017-03-23T20:01:13",
    //       "date_modified": "2017-03-23T14:01:13",
    //       "date_modified_gmt": "2017-03-23T20:01:13",
    //       "src": "https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/T_2_front-4.jpg",
    //       "name": "",
    //       "alt": ""
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "id": 793,
    //       "date_created": "2017-03-23T14:01:14",
    //       "date_created_gmt": "2017-03-23T20:01:14",
    //       "date_modified": "2017-03-23T14:01:14",
    //       "date_modified_gmt": "2017-03-23T20:01:14",
    //       "src": "https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/T_2_back-2.jpg",
    //       "name": "",
    //       "alt": ""
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "attributes": [
    //   ],
    //   "default_attributes": [
    //   ],
    //   "variations": [
    //   ],
    //   "grouped_products": [
    //   ],
    //   "menu_order": 0,
    //   "meta_data": [
    //   ],
    //   "_links": {
    //     "self": [
    //       {
    //         "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v3/products/794"
    //       }
    //     ],
    //     "collection": [
    //       {
    //         "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v3/products"
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   }
    // }

    // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    var date_created = new chilkat.DtObj();
    var date_created_gmt = new chilkat.DtObj();
    var date_modified = new chilkat.DtObj();
    var date_modified_gmt = new chilkat.DtObj();
    var date_on_sale_from = new chilkat.DtObj();
    var date_on_sale_from_gmt = new chilkat.DtObj();
    var date_on_sale_to = new chilkat.DtObj();
    var date_on_sale_to_gmt = new chilkat.DtObj();
    var intVal;
    var src;
    var alt;
    var href;

    var id = jResp.IntOf("id");
    var name = jResp.StringOf("name");
    var slug = jResp.StringOf("slug");
    var permalink = jResp.StringOf("permalink");
    jResp.DtOf("date_created",false,date_created);
    jResp.DtOf("date_created_gmt",false,date_created_gmt);
    jResp.DtOf("date_modified",false,date_modified);
    jResp.DtOf("date_modified_gmt",false,date_modified_gmt);
    var v_type = jResp.StringOf("type");
    var status = jResp.StringOf("status");
    var featured = jResp.BoolOf("featured");
    var catalog_visibility = jResp.StringOf("catalog_visibility");
    var description = jResp.StringOf("description");
    var short_description = jResp.StringOf("short_description");
    var sku = jResp.StringOf("sku");
    var price = jResp.StringOf("price");
    var regular_price = jResp.StringOf("regular_price");
    var sale_price = jResp.StringOf("sale_price");
    jResp.DtOf("date_on_sale_from",false,date_on_sale_from);
    jResp.DtOf("date_on_sale_from_gmt",false,date_on_sale_from_gmt);
    jResp.DtOf("date_on_sale_to",false,date_on_sale_to);
    jResp.DtOf("date_on_sale_to_gmt",false,date_on_sale_to_gmt);
    var price_html = jResp.StringOf("price_html");
    var on_sale = jResp.BoolOf("on_sale");
    var purchasable = jResp.BoolOf("purchasable");
    var total_sales = jResp.IntOf("total_sales");
    var virtual = jResp.BoolOf("virtual");
    var downloadable = jResp.BoolOf("downloadable");
    var download_limit = jResp.IntOf("download_limit");
    var download_expiry = jResp.IntOf("download_expiry");
    var external_url = jResp.StringOf("external_url");
    var button_text = jResp.StringOf("button_text");
    var tax_status = jResp.StringOf("tax_status");
    var tax_class = jResp.StringOf("tax_class");
    var manage_stock = jResp.BoolOf("manage_stock");
    var stock_quantity = jResp.StringOf("stock_quantity");
    var stock_status = jResp.StringOf("stock_status");
    var backorders = jResp.StringOf("backorders");
    var backorders_allowed = jResp.BoolOf("backorders_allowed");
    var backordered = jResp.BoolOf("backordered");
    var sold_individually = jResp.BoolOf("sold_individually");
    var weight = jResp.StringOf("weight");
    var dimensionsLength = jResp.StringOf("dimensions.length");
    var dimensionsWidth = jResp.StringOf("dimensions.width");
    var dimensionsHeight = jResp.StringOf("dimensions.height");
    var shipping_required = jResp.BoolOf("shipping_required");
    var shipping_taxable = jResp.BoolOf("shipping_taxable");
    var shipping_class = jResp.StringOf("shipping_class");
    var shipping_class_id = jResp.IntOf("shipping_class_id");
    var reviews_allowed = jResp.BoolOf("reviews_allowed");
    var average_rating = jResp.StringOf("average_rating");
    var rating_count = jResp.IntOf("rating_count");
    var parent_id = jResp.IntOf("parent_id");
    var purchase_note = jResp.StringOf("purchase_note");
    var menu_order = jResp.IntOf("menu_order");
    var i = 0;
    var count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("downloads");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("related_ids");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        intVal = jResp.IntOf("related_ids[i]");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("upsell_ids");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("cross_sell_ids");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("categories");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        id = jResp.IntOf("categories[i].id");
        name = jResp.StringOf("categories[i].name");
        slug = jResp.StringOf("categories[i].slug");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("tags");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("images");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        id = jResp.IntOf("images[i].id");
        jResp.DtOf("images[i].date_created",false,date_created);
        jResp.DtOf("images[i].date_created_gmt",false,date_created_gmt);
        jResp.DtOf("images[i].date_modified",false,date_modified);
        jResp.DtOf("images[i].date_modified_gmt",false,date_modified_gmt);
        src = jResp.StringOf("images[i].src");
        name = jResp.StringOf("images[i].name");
        alt = jResp.StringOf("images[i].alt");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("attributes");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("default_attributes");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("variations");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("grouped_products");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("meta_data");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("_links.self");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        href = jResp.StringOf("_links.self[i].href");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("_links.collection");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.I = i;
        href = jResp.StringOf("_links.collection[i].href");
        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();