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QuickBooks - Query Employees

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Demonstrates how to query the QuickBooks employee data.

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IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"
IncludeFile "CkDateTime.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkRest.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringTable.pb"
IncludeFile "CkDtObj.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    ; 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"
    ; }

    jsonToken.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jsonToken.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkJsonObject::ckLoadFile(jsonToken,"qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

    rest.i = CkRest::ckCreate()
    If rest.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; 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.
    bAutoReconnect.i = 1
    success = CkRest::ckConnect(rest,"sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",443,1,bAutoReconnect)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkRest::ckLastErrorText(rest)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
        CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    sbAuth.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbAuth.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbAuth,"Bearer ")
    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbAuth,CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jsonToken,"access_token"))
    CkRest::setCkAuthorization(rest, CkStringBuilder::ckGetAsString(sbAuth))

    CkRest::ckAddHeader(rest,"Accept","application/json")
    CkRest::setCkAllowHeaderFolding(rest, 0)

    query.s = "select * from Employee"
    CkRest::ckAddQueryParam(rest,"query",query)
    CkRest::ckAddQueryParam(rest,"minorversion","45")

    ; The company ID is 123146096291789
    responseBody.s = CkRest::ckFullRequestNoBody(rest,"GET","/v3/company/123146096291789/query")
    If CkRest::ckLastMethodSuccess(rest) = 0
        Debug CkRest::ckLastErrorText(rest)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
        CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbAuth)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    If CkRest::ckResponseStatusCode(rest) <> 200
        Debug "Request Header: "
        Debug CkRest::ckLastRequestHeader(rest)
        Debug "----"
        Debug "Response StatusCode = " + Str(CkRest::ckResponseStatusCode(rest))
        Debug "Response StatusLine: " + CkRest::ckResponseStatusText(rest)
        Debug "Response Header:"
        Debug CkRest::ckResponseHeader(rest)
        Debug responseBody
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
        CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbAuth)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Load the JSON response into a JSON object for parsing.
    ; A sample JSON response is shown below.
    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckLoad(json,responseBody)

    ; Show the full JSON response.
    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(json, 0)
    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(json)

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

    ; These will be used for parsing date/time strings..
    dtime.i = CkDateTime::ckCreate()
    If dtime.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    bLocalTime.i = 1
    dt.i = CkDtObj::ckCreate()
    If dt.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Iterate over each account returned.
    numRecords.i = CkJsonObject::ckSizeOfArray(json,"QueryResponse.Employee")
    i.i = 0
    While i < numRecords

        CkJsonObject::setCkI(json, i)
        Debug "DisplayName: " + CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"QueryResponse.Employee[i].DisplayName")
        Debug "Id: " + CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"QueryResponse.Employee[i].Id")
        Debug "Active: " + Str(CkJsonObject::ckBoolOf(json,"QueryResponse.Employee[i].Active"))

        ; Load the CreateTime into a CkDateTime...
        CkDateTime::ckSetFromTimestamp(dtime,CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"QueryResponse.Employee[i].MetaData.CreateTime"))
        CkDateTime::ckToDtObj(dtime,bLocalTime,dt)

        Debug Str(CkDtObj::ckMonth(dt)) + "/" + Str(CkDtObj::ckDay(dt)) + "/" + Str(CkDtObj::ckYear(dt)) + "  " + Str(CkDtObj::ckHour(dt)) + ":" + Str(CkDtObj::ckMinute(dt))

        ; The the birth year, month, and day, if it exists.
        ; The BirthDate contains something like this: "1985-09-11"
        If CkJsonObject::ckHasMember(json,"QueryResponse.Employee[i].BirthDate") = 1
            sTab.i = CkStringTable::ckCreate()
            If sTab.i = 0
                Debug "Failed to create object."
                ProcedureReturn
            EndIf

            CkStringTable::ckSplitAndAppend(sTab,CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"QueryResponse.Employee[i].BirthDate"),"-",1,1)
            year.s = CkStringTable::ckStringAt(sTab,0)
            month.s = CkStringTable::ckStringAt(sTab,1)
            day.s = CkStringTable::ckStringAt(sTab,2)
            Debug "BirthDate: " + month + "/" + day + "/" + year
        EndIf

        Debug "----"
        i = i + 1
    Wend

    Debug "Success."

    ; ------------------------------------------------------
    ; The JSON response looks like this:

    ; {
    ;   "QueryResponse": {
    ;     "Employee": [
    ;       {
    ;         "BillableTime": false,
    ;         "domain": "QBO",
    ;         "sparse": false,
    ;         "Id": "55",
    ;         "SyncToken": "0",
    ;         "MetaData": {
    ;           "CreateTime": "2016-09-15T11:21:48-07:00",
    ;           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-15T11:21:48-07:00"
    ;         },
    ;         "GivenName": "Emily",
    ;         "FamilyName": "Platt",
    ;         "DisplayName": "Emily Platt",
    ;         "PrintOnCheckName": "Emily Platt",
    ;         "Active": true
    ;       },
    ;       {
    ;         "BillableTime": false,
    ;         "BirthDate": "1985-09-11",
    ;         "HiredDate": "2016-08-17",
    ;         "domain": "QBO",
    ;         "sparse": false,
    ;         "Id": "54",
    ;         "SyncToken": "1",
    ;         "MetaData": {
    ;           "CreateTime": "2016-09-15T11:21:28-07:00",
    ;           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-15T11:46:26-07:00"
    ;         },
    ;         "GivenName": "John",
    ;         "FamilyName": "Johnson",
    ;         "DisplayName": "John Johnson",
    ;         "PrintOnCheckName": "John Johnson",
    ;         "Active": true,
    ;         "PrimaryPhone": {
    ;           "FreeFormNumber": "(540) 555-9645"
    ;         }
    ;       },
    ;       {
    ;         "SSN": "XXX-XX-XXXX",
    ;         "PrimaryAddr": {
    ;           "Id": "98",
    ;           "Line1": "45 N. Elm Street",
    ;           "City": "Middlefield",
    ;           "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
    ;           "PostalCode": "93242"
    ;         },
    ;         "BillableTime": false,
    ;         "domain": "QBO",
    ;         "sparse": false,
    ;         "Id": "60",
    ;         "SyncToken": "0",
    ;         "MetaData": {
    ;           "CreateTime": "2016-10-25T14:08:18-07:00",
    ;           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-10-25T14:08:18-07:00"
    ;         },
    ;         "GivenName": "John",
    ;         "FamilyName": "Meuller",
    ;         "DisplayName": "John Meuller",
    ;         "PrintOnCheckName": "John Meuller",
    ;         "Active": true,
    ;         "PrimaryPhone": {
    ;           "FreeFormNumber": "408-525-1234"
    ;         }
    ;       }
    ;     ],
    ;     "startPosition": 1,
    ;     "maxResults": 3
    ;   },
    ;   "time": "2016-10-25T14:18:38.487-07:00"
    ; 


    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
    CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbAuth)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
    CkDateTime::ckDispose(dtime)
    CkDtObj::ckDispose(dt)
    CkStringTable::ckDispose(sTab)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure