(Unicode C++) Xero Update Account Details

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

For more information, see https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/accounts#POST

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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>

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

    CkHttpW http;

    CkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    bool success = jsonToken.LoadFile(L"qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jsonToken.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf(L"access_token"));

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

    http.put_Accept(L"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

    CkJsonObjectW jsonRequestBody;
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString(L"AccountID",L"54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString(L"Name",L"Sales account");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString(L"Type",L"REVENUE");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString(L"TaxType",L"OUTPUT");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString(L"Description",L"Income from any normal business trading activity");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString(L"EnablePaymentsToAccount",L"false");
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString(L"ShowInExpenseClaims",L"false");

    const wchar_t *url = L"https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts/54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0";

    CkHttpResponseW *resp = http.PText(L"POST",url,jsonRequestBody.emit(),L"utf-8",L"application/json",false,false);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Response Status Code: %d\n",resp->get_StatusCode());

    CkJsonObjectW jsonResponse;
    jsonResponse.Load(resp->bodyStr());
    jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jsonResponse.emit());

    if (resp->get_StatusCode() >= 300) {
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        delete resp;
        return;
    }

    delete resp;

    // 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
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }
    // 

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    // See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    const wchar_t *AccountID = 0;
    const wchar_t *Code = 0;
    const wchar_t *Name = 0;
    const wchar_t *Type = 0;
    const wchar_t *TaxType = 0;
    const wchar_t *Description = 0;
    const wchar_t *Class = 0;
    bool EnablePaymentsToAccount;
    bool ShowInExpenseClaims;
    const wchar_t *ReportingCode = 0;
    const wchar_t *ReportingCodeName = 0;
    const wchar_t *UpdatedDateUTC = 0;
    bool AddToWatchlist;

    const wchar_t *Id = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Id");
    const wchar_t *Status = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Status");
    const wchar_t *ProviderName = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"ProviderName");
    const wchar_t *DateTimeUTC = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"DateTimeUTC");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray(L"Accounts");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jsonResponse.put_I(i);
        AccountID = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Accounts[i].AccountID");
        Code = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Accounts[i].Code");
        Name = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Accounts[i].Name");
        Status = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Accounts[i].Status");
        Type = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Accounts[i].Type");
        TaxType = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Accounts[i].TaxType");
        Description = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Accounts[i].Description");
        Class = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Accounts[i].Class");
        EnablePaymentsToAccount = jsonResponse.BoolOf(L"Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount");
        ShowInExpenseClaims = jsonResponse.BoolOf(L"Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims");
        ReportingCode = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Accounts[i].ReportingCode");
        ReportingCodeName = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName");
        UpdatedDateUTC = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC");
        AddToWatchlist = jsonResponse.BoolOf(L"Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist");
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }