Swift

Xero Update Account Details

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Update some details of an account in a Xero company (Accounting API) Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    let http = CkoHttp()!

    let jsonToken = CkoJsonObject()!
    success = jsonToken.loadFile(path: "qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json")
    if success == false {
        print("\(jsonToken.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    http.authToken = jsonToken.string(of: "access_token")

    // Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
    // Get Xero Tenant IDs
    http.setRequestHeader(name: "Xero-tenant-id", value: "83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7")

    http.accept = "application/json"

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

    // {
    //   "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
    //   "Name": "Sales account",
    //   "Type": "REVENUE",
    //   "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
    //   "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
    //   "EnablePaymentsToAccount": "false",
    //   "ShowInExpenseClaims": "false"
    // }

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

    let jsonRequestBody = CkoJsonObject()!
    jsonRequestBody.updateString(jsonPath: "AccountID", value: "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0")
    jsonRequestBody.updateString(jsonPath: "Name", value: "Sales account")
    jsonRequestBody.updateString(jsonPath: "Type", value: "REVENUE")
    jsonRequestBody.updateString(jsonPath: "TaxType", value: "OUTPUT")
    jsonRequestBody.updateString(jsonPath: "Description", value: "Income from any normal business trading activity")
    jsonRequestBody.updateString(jsonPath: "EnablePaymentsToAccount", value: "false")
    jsonRequestBody.updateString(jsonPath: "ShowInExpenseClaims", value: "false")

    var url: String? = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts/54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0"

    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpJson(verb: "POST", url: url, json: jsonRequestBody, contentType: "application/json", response: resp)
    if success == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("Response Status Code: \(resp.statusCode.intValue)")

    let jsonResponse = CkoJsonObject()!
    jsonResponse.load(json: resp.bodyStr)
    jsonResponse.emitCompact = false
    print("\(jsonResponse.emit()!)")

    if resp.statusCode.intValue >= 300 {
        print("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

    // {
    //   "Id": "430e92a8-de02-41d5-a00e-3ef899188aea",
    //   "Status": "OK",
    //   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
    //   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587162517005)\/",
    //   "Accounts": [
    //     {
    //       "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
    //       "Code": "201",
    //       "Name": "Sales account",
    //       "Status": "ACTIVE",
    //       "Type": "REVENUE",
    //       "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
    //       "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
    //       "Class": "REVENUE",
    //       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
    //       "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
    //       "ReportingCode": "REV",
    //       "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
    //       "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587162517090+0000)\/",
    //       "AddToWatchlist": false
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }
    // 

    var AccountID: String?
    var Code: String?
    var Name: String?
    var Type: String?
    var TaxType: String?
    var Description: String?
    var Class: String?
    var EnablePaymentsToAccount: Bool
    var ShowInExpenseClaims: Bool
    var ReportingCode: String?
    var ReportingCodeName: String?
    var UpdatedDateUTC: String?
    var AddToWatchlist: Bool

    var Id: String? = jsonResponse.string(of: "Id")
    var Status: String? = jsonResponse.string(of: "Status")
    var ProviderName: String? = jsonResponse.string(of: "ProviderName")
    var DateTimeUTC: String? = jsonResponse.string(of: "DateTimeUTC")
    var i: Int = 0
    var count_i: Int = jsonResponse.size(ofArray: "Accounts").intValue
    while i < count_i {
        jsonResponse.i = i
        AccountID = jsonResponse.string(of: "Accounts[i].AccountID")
        Code = jsonResponse.string(of: "Accounts[i].Code")
        Name = jsonResponse.string(of: "Accounts[i].Name")
        Status = jsonResponse.string(of: "Accounts[i].Status")
        Type = jsonResponse.string(of: "Accounts[i].Type")
        TaxType = jsonResponse.string(of: "Accounts[i].TaxType")
        Description = jsonResponse.string(of: "Accounts[i].Description")
        Class = jsonResponse.string(of: "Accounts[i].Class")
        EnablePaymentsToAccount = jsonResponse.bool(of: "Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount")
        ShowInExpenseClaims = jsonResponse.bool(of: "Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims")
        ReportingCode = jsonResponse.string(of: "Accounts[i].ReportingCode")
        ReportingCodeName = jsonResponse.string(of: "Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName")
        UpdatedDateUTC = jsonResponse.string(of: "Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC")
        AddToWatchlist = jsonResponse.bool(of: "Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist")
        i = i + 1
    }


}