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MYOB: Add a Category

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Sends a POST to add a general ledger category.

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import { Http, HttpResponse, JsonObject } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  const http = new Http();

  // Implements the following CURL command:

  // curl --request POST "https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category" \
  //   --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  //   --header "x-myobapi-key: {{myob_api_key}}" \
  //   --header "x-myobapi-version: v2" \
  //   --header "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate" \
  //   --data "{
  // \"DisplayID\" : \"CAT002\",
  // \"Name\" : \"Victoria\",
  // \"Description\" : \"Demo API Category Endpoint.\",
  // \"IsActive\" : true
  // }"

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

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

  // {
  //   "DisplayID": "CAT002",
  //   "Name": "Victoria",
  //   "Description": "Demo API Category Endpoint.",
  //   "IsActive": true
  // }

  const json = new JsonObject();
  json.updateString('DisplayID', 'CAT002');
  json.updateString('Name', 'Victoria');
  json.updateString('Description', 'Demo API Category Endpoint.');
  json.updateBool('IsActive', true);

  http.setRequestHeader('Authorization', 'Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN');
  http.setRequestHeader('x-myobapi-key', '{{myob_api_key}}');
  http.setRequestHeader('Accept-Encoding', 'gzip,deflate');
  http.setRequestHeader('x-myobapi-version', 'v2');

  const resp = new HttpResponse();
  try {
    await http.httpJsonAsync('POST', 'https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category', json, 'application/json', resp);
  } catch {
    console.log(http.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  const respStatusCode = resp.statusCode;
  console.log(`Response Status Code = ${respStatusCode}`);
  if (respStatusCode !== 200) {
    console.log('Response Header:');
    console.log(resp.header);
    console.log('Response Body:');
    console.log(resp.bodyStr);
    console.log('Failed.');
    return;
  }

  console.log('Success.');
}