(CkPython) Xero List Attachments for an Item (such as an Invoice)

Demonstrates how to get information about the attachments for a particular Xero item.

For more information, see https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/attachments#GET

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import sys
import chilkat

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

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

jsonToken = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json")
if (success == False):
    print(jsonToken.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

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")

url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/{$Endpoint}/{$Guid}/Attachments/"

# Endpoint can be Invoices, Receipts, CreditNotes, PurchaseOrders, etc.
http.SetUrlVar("Endpoint","Invoices")

# Guid is the ID of the item, such as the InvoiceID.
http.SetUrlVar("Guid","0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921")

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.QuickRequest("GET",url)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

print("Response Status Code: " + str(resp.get_StatusCode()))

jsonResponse = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonResponse.Load(resp.bodyStr())
jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(False)
print(jsonResponse.emit())

if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200):
    print("Failed.")

    sys.exit()

# Sample response:
# 
# Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

# {
#   "Id": "24bfbcb9-dec9-4d33-835c-8f165d776766",
#   "Status": "OK",
#   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
#   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587213296972)\/",
#   "Attachments": [
#     {
#       "AttachmentID": "daf106e2-8634-4349-bfcc-86c1df0793b2",
#       "FileName": "penguins.jpg",
#       "Url": "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Invoices/0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921/Attachments/penguins.jpg",
#       "MimeType": "image/jpg",
#       "ContentLength": 777835
#     }
#   ]
# }

Id = jsonResponse.stringOf("Id")
Status = jsonResponse.stringOf("Status")
ProviderName = jsonResponse.stringOf("ProviderName")
DateTimeUTC = jsonResponse.stringOf("DateTimeUTC")
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Attachments")
while i < count_i :
    jsonResponse.put_I(i)
    AttachmentID = jsonResponse.stringOf("Attachments[i].AttachmentID")
    FileName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Attachments[i].FileName")
    v_Url = jsonResponse.stringOf("Attachments[i].Url")
    MimeType = jsonResponse.stringOf("Attachments[i].MimeType")
    ContentLength = jsonResponse.IntOf("Attachments[i].ContentLength")
    i = i + 1