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Quickbooks Delete an Invoice

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Demonstrates how to delete an invoice using the Quickbooks REST API.

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#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkRestW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    HCkRestW rest;
    BOOL bTls;
    int port;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbAuth;
    HCkJsonObjectW jsonReq;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbRequestBody;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    int respStatusCode;
    HCkJsonObjectW jsonResponse;
    const wchar_t *InvoiceStatus;
    const wchar_t *InvoiceDomain;
    const wchar_t *InvoiceId;
    const wchar_t *time;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    jsonToken = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    success = CkJsonObjectW_LoadFile(jsonToken,L"qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json");

    rest = CkRestW_Create();

    // Connect to the REST server.
    bTls = TRUE;
    port = 443;
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    success = CkRestW_Connect(rest,L"sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

    sbAuth = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbAuth,L"Bearer ");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbAuth,CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonToken,L"access_token"));
    CkRestW_putAuthorization(rest,CkStringBuilderW_getAsString(sbAuth));

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Note: The above code to setup the initial REST connection
    // can be done once.  After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
    // If the connection is lost, the next REST method call will automatically
    // reconnect if needed.
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Create the following JSON:

    // {
    //   "SyncToken": "3",
    //   "Id": "33"
    // }
    // 
    // Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    jsonReq = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(jsonReq,L"SyncToken",L"3");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(jsonReq,L"Id",L"33");

    sbRequestBody = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_EmitSb(jsonReq,sbRequestBody);

    CkRestW_AddHeader(rest,L"Content-Type",L"application/json");
    CkRestW_AddHeader(rest,L"Accept",L"application/json");
    CkRestW_putAllowHeaderFolding(rest,FALSE);

    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    success = CkRestW_FullRequestSb(rest,L"POST",L"/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice?operation=delete",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbAuth);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonReq);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        return;
    }

    respStatusCode = CkRestW_getResponseStatusCode(rest);

    // Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
    wprintf(L"response status code = %d\n",respStatusCode);

    jsonResponse = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_LoadSb(jsonResponse,sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(jsonResponse,FALSE);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(jsonResponse));

    if (CkRestW_getResponseStatusCode(rest) != 200) {
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbAuth);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonReq);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonResponse);
        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

    // {
    //   "Invoice": {
    //     "status": "Deleted",
    //     "domain": "QBO",
    //     "Id": "33"
    //   },
    //   "time": "2013-03-15T00:18:15.322-07:00"
    // }
    // 

    // 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.

    InvoiceStatus = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Invoice.status");
    InvoiceDomain = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Invoice.domain");
    InvoiceId = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Invoice.Id");
    time = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"time");


    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
    CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbAuth);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonReq);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonResponse);

    }