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Quickbooks Send an Invoice

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Demonstrates how to send an invoice using the Quickbooks REST API.

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#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <CkoRest.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <NSString.h>

BOOL success = NO;

// 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.
CkoJsonObject *jsonToken = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
success = [jsonToken LoadFile: @"qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json"];

CkoRest *rest = [[CkoRest alloc] init];

// Connect to the REST server.
BOOL bTls = YES;
int port = 443;
BOOL bAutoReconnect = YES;
success = [rest Connect: @"sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com" port: [NSNumber numberWithInt: port] tls: bTls autoReconnect: bAutoReconnect];

CkoStringBuilder *sbAuth = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[sbAuth Append: @"Bearer "];
[sbAuth Append: [jsonToken StringOf: @"access_token"]];
rest.Authorization = [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.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Technically, the POST has an empty request body, but the Quickbooks documentation indicates that 
// the Content-Type header should be set to "application/octet-stream", which really makes no sense
// because there is not content. (How can no content have a type???)
[rest AddHeader: @"Content-Type" value: @"application/octet-stream"];
rest.AllowHeaderFolding = NO;

CkoStringBuilder *sbResponseBody = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
success = [rest FullRequestNoBodySb: @"POST" uriPath: @"/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice/<invoiceId>/send?sendTo=<emailAddr>" sb: sbResponseBody];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

int respStatusCode = [rest.ResponseStatusCode intValue];

// Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
NSLog(@"%@%d",@"response status code = ",respStatusCode);

CkoJsonObject *jsonResponse = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[jsonResponse LoadSb: sbResponseBody];
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = NO;
NSLog(@"%@",[jsonResponse Emit]);

if ([rest.ResponseStatusCode intValue] != 200) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed.");
    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

// {
//   "Invoice": {
//     "TxnDate": "2013-03-14",
//     "domain": "QBO",
//     "CurrencyRef": {
//       "name": "United States Dollar",
//       "value": "USD"
//     },
//     "ShipDate": "2013-03-01",
//     "TrackingNum": "123456789",
//     "ClassRef": {
//       "name": "Class 1",
//       "value": "200900000000000003901"
//     },
//     "PrintStatus": "NeedToPrint",
//     "SalesTermRef": {
//       "value": "4"
//     },
//     "DeliveryInfo": {
//       "DeliveryType": "Email",
//       "DeliveryTime": "2014-12-17T11:50:52-08:00"
//     },
//     "TotalAmt": 52.0,
//     "Line": [
//       {
//         "Description": "Sample invoice create request",
//         "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail",
//         "SalesItemLineDetail": {
//           "TaxCodeRef": {
//             "value": "TAX"
//           },
//           "Qty": 1,
//           "UnitPrice": 50,
//           "ServiceDate": "2013-03-04",
//           "ItemRef": {
//             "name": "Hours",
//             "value": "2"
//           }
//         },
//         "LineNum": 1,
//         "Amount": 50.0,
//         "Id": "1"
//       },
//       {
//         "DetailType": "SubTotalLineDetail",
//         "Amount": 50.0,
//         "SubTotalLineDetail": {}
//       },
//       {
//         "DetailType": "DiscountLineDetail",
//         "Amount": 5.0,
//         "DiscountLineDetail": {
//           "DiscountAccountRef": {
//             "name": "Discounts given",
//             "value": "30"
//           },
//           "PercentBased": true,
//           "DiscountPercent": 10
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail",
//         "Amount": 2.0,
//         "SalesItemLineDetail": {
//           "ItemRef": {
//             "value": "SHIPPING_ITEM_ID"
//           }
//         }
//       }
//     ],
//     "DueDate": "2013-05-13",
//     "MetaData": {
//       "CreateTime": "2013-03-14T01:42:16-07:00",
//       "LastUpdatedTime": "2014-12-17T11:50:58-08:00"
//     },
//     "DocNumber": "Sample_Inv#2",
//     "PrivateNote": "Summary for sample invoice",
//     "sparse": false,
//     "DepositToAccountRef": {
//       "name": "Undeposited Funds",
//       "value": "4"
//     },
//     "CustomerMemo": {
//       "value": "This is the customer message"
//     },
//     "EmailStatus": "EmailSent",
//     "Deposit": 12.0,
//     "Balance": 40.0,
//     "CustomerRef": {
//       "name": "Mr V3 Service Customer Jr2",
//       "value": "15"
//     },
//     "TxnTaxDetail": {
//       "TxnTaxCodeRef": {
//         "value": "5"
//       },
//       "TotalTax": 5.0,
//       "TaxLine": [
//         {
//           "DetailType": "TaxLineDetail",
//           "Amount": 5.0,
//           "TaxLineDetail": {
//             "NetAmountTaxable": 50.0,
//             "TaxPercent": 10,
//             "TaxRateRef": {
//               "value": "2"
//             },
//             "PercentBased": true
//           }
//         }
//       ]
//     },
//     "SyncToken": "0",
//     "BillEmail": {
//       "Address": "test@intuit.com"
//     },
//     "ShipAddr": {
//       "City": "San Jose",
//       "Country": "USA",
//       "Line5": "Cube 999",
//       "Line4": "Dept 12",
//       "Line3": "123 street",
//       "Line2": "Building 1",
//       "Line1": "Intuit",
//       "PostalCode": "95123",
//       "Lat": "37.2374847",
//       "Long": "-121.8277925",
//       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//       "Id": "36"
//     },
//     "DepartmentRef": {
//       "name": "Mountain View",
//       "value": "1"
//     },
//     "ShipMethodRef": {
//       "name": "UPS",
//       "value": "UPS"
//     },
//     "BillAddr": {
//       "City": "Mountain View",
//       "Country": "USA",
//       "Line5": "Cube 999",
//       "Line4": "Dept 12",
//       "Line3": "123 street",
//       "Line2": "Building 1",
//       "Line1": "Google",
//       "PostalCode": "95123",
//       "Lat": "37.2374847",
//       "Long": "-121.8277925",
//       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//       "Id": "35"
//     },
//     "ApplyTaxAfterDiscount": false,
//     "CustomField": [
//       {
//         "StringValue": "Custom1",
//         "Type": "StringType",
//         "Name": "Custom 1"
//       },
//       {
//         "StringValue": "Custom2",
//         "Type": "StringType",
//         "Name": "Custom 2"
//       },
//       {
//         "StringValue": "Custom3",
//         "Type": "StringType",
//         "Name": "Custom 3"
//       }
//     ],
//     "Id": "96"
//   },
//   "time": "2013-03-14T13:32:04.895-07:00"
// }
// 

NSString *Description = 0;
NSString *DetailType = 0;
NSString *SalesItemLineDetailTaxCodeRefValue = 0;
int SalesItemLineDetailQty;
int SalesItemLineDetailUnitPrice;
NSString *SalesItemLineDetailServiceDate = 0;
NSString *SalesItemLineDetailItemRefName = 0;
NSString *SalesItemLineDetailItemRefValue = 0;
int LineNum;
NSString *Amount = 0;
NSString *Id = 0;
NSString *DiscountLineDetailDiscountAccountRefName = 0;
NSString *DiscountLineDetailDiscountAccountRefValue = 0;
BOOL DiscountLineDetailPercentBased;
int DiscountLineDetailDiscountPercent;
NSString *TaxLineDetailNetAmountTaxable = 0;
int TaxLineDetailTaxPercent;
NSString *TaxLineDetailTaxRateRefValue = 0;
BOOL TaxLineDetailPercentBased;
NSString *StringValue = 0;
NSString *Type = 0;
NSString *Name = 0;

NSString *InvoiceTxnDate = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.TxnDate"];
NSString *InvoiceDomain = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.domain"];
NSString *InvoiceCurrencyRefName = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.CurrencyRef.name"];
NSString *InvoiceCurrencyRefValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.CurrencyRef.value"];
NSString *InvoiceShipDate = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipDate"];
NSString *InvoiceTrackingNum = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.TrackingNum"];
NSString *InvoiceClassRefName = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ClassRef.name"];
NSString *InvoiceClassRefValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ClassRef.value"];
NSString *InvoicePrintStatus = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.PrintStatus"];
NSString *InvoiceSalesTermRefValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.SalesTermRef.value"];
NSString *InvoiceDeliveryInfoDeliveryType = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.DeliveryInfo.DeliveryType"];
NSString *InvoiceDeliveryInfoDeliveryTime = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.DeliveryInfo.DeliveryTime"];
NSString *InvoiceTotalAmt = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.TotalAmt"];
NSString *InvoiceDueDate = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.DueDate"];
NSString *InvoiceMetaDataCreateTime = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.MetaData.CreateTime"];
NSString *InvoiceMetaDataLastUpdatedTime = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime"];
NSString *InvoiceDocNumber = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.DocNumber"];
NSString *InvoicePrivateNote = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.PrivateNote"];
BOOL InvoiceSparse = [jsonResponse BoolOf: @"Invoice.sparse"];
NSString *InvoiceDepositToAccountRefName = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.DepositToAccountRef.name"];
NSString *InvoiceDepositToAccountRefValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.DepositToAccountRef.value"];
NSString *InvoiceCustomerMemoValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.CustomerMemo.value"];
NSString *InvoiceEmailStatus = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.EmailStatus"];
NSString *InvoiceDeposit = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.Deposit"];
NSString *InvoiceBalance = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.Balance"];
NSString *InvoiceCustomerRefName = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.CustomerRef.name"];
NSString *InvoiceCustomerRefValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.CustomerRef.value"];
NSString *InvoiceTxnTaxDetailTxnTaxCodeRefValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TxnTaxCodeRef.value"];
NSString *InvoiceTxnTaxDetailTotalTax = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TotalTax"];
NSString *InvoiceSyncToken = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.SyncToken"];
NSString *InvoiceBillEmailAddress = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.BillEmail.Address"];
NSString *InvoiceShipAddrCity = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipAddr.City"];
NSString *InvoiceShipAddrCountry = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipAddr.Country"];
NSString *InvoiceShipAddrLine5 = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipAddr.Line5"];
NSString *InvoiceShipAddrLine4 = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipAddr.Line4"];
NSString *InvoiceShipAddrLine3 = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipAddr.Line3"];
NSString *InvoiceShipAddrLine2 = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipAddr.Line2"];
NSString *InvoiceShipAddrLine1 = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipAddr.Line1"];
NSString *InvoiceShipAddrPostalCode = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipAddr.PostalCode"];
NSString *InvoiceShipAddrLat = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipAddr.Lat"];
NSString *InvoiceShipAddrLong = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipAddr.Long"];
NSString *InvoiceShipAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode"];
NSString *InvoiceShipAddrId = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipAddr.Id"];
NSString *InvoiceDepartmentRefName = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.DepartmentRef.name"];
NSString *InvoiceDepartmentRefValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.DepartmentRef.value"];
NSString *InvoiceShipMethodRefName = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipMethodRef.name"];
NSString *InvoiceShipMethodRefValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.ShipMethodRef.value"];
NSString *InvoiceBillAddrCity = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.BillAddr.City"];
NSString *InvoiceBillAddrCountry = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.BillAddr.Country"];
NSString *InvoiceBillAddrLine5 = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.BillAddr.Line5"];
NSString *InvoiceBillAddrLine4 = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.BillAddr.Line4"];
NSString *InvoiceBillAddrLine3 = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.BillAddr.Line3"];
NSString *InvoiceBillAddrLine2 = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.BillAddr.Line2"];
NSString *InvoiceBillAddrLine1 = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.BillAddr.Line1"];
NSString *InvoiceBillAddrPostalCode = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.BillAddr.PostalCode"];
NSString *InvoiceBillAddrLat = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.BillAddr.Lat"];
NSString *InvoiceBillAddrLong = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.BillAddr.Long"];
NSString *InvoiceBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode"];
NSString *InvoiceBillAddrId = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.BillAddr.Id"];
BOOL InvoiceApplyTaxAfterDiscount = [jsonResponse BoolOf: @"Invoice.ApplyTaxAfterDiscount"];
NSString *InvoiceId = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.Id"];
NSString *time = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"time"];
int i = 0;
int count_i = [[jsonResponse SizeOfArray: @"Invoice.Line"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    Description = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].Description"];
    DetailType = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].DetailType"];
    SalesItemLineDetailTaxCodeRefValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.TaxCodeRef.value"];
    SalesItemLineDetailQty = [[jsonResponse IntOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.Qty"] intValue];
    SalesItemLineDetailUnitPrice = [[jsonResponse IntOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.UnitPrice"] intValue];
    SalesItemLineDetailServiceDate = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ServiceDate"];
    SalesItemLineDetailItemRefName = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.name"];
    SalesItemLineDetailItemRefValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.value"];
    LineNum = [[jsonResponse IntOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].LineNum"] intValue];
    Amount = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].Amount"];
    Id = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].Id"];
    DiscountLineDetailDiscountAccountRefName = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].DiscountLineDetail.DiscountAccountRef.name"];
    DiscountLineDetailDiscountAccountRefValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].DiscountLineDetail.DiscountAccountRef.value"];
    DiscountLineDetailPercentBased = [jsonResponse BoolOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].DiscountLineDetail.PercentBased"];
    DiscountLineDetailDiscountPercent = [[jsonResponse IntOf: @"Invoice.Line[i].DiscountLineDetail.DiscountPercent"] intValue];
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = [[jsonResponse SizeOfArray: @"Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    DetailType = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine[i].DetailType"];
    Amount = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine[i].Amount"];
    TaxLineDetailNetAmountTaxable = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine[i].TaxLineDetail.NetAmountTaxable"];
    TaxLineDetailTaxPercent = [[jsonResponse IntOf: @"Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine[i].TaxLineDetail.TaxPercent"] intValue];
    TaxLineDetailTaxRateRefValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine[i].TaxLineDetail.TaxRateRef.value"];
    TaxLineDetailPercentBased = [jsonResponse BoolOf: @"Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine[i].TaxLineDetail.PercentBased"];
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = [[jsonResponse SizeOfArray: @"Invoice.CustomField"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    StringValue = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.CustomField[i].StringValue"];
    Type = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.CustomField[i].Type"];
    Name = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Invoice.CustomField[i].Name"];
    i = i + 1;
}