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Xero Update Account Details

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

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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    HCkJsonObjectW jsonRequestBody;
    const wchar_t *url;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;
    HCkJsonObjectW jsonResponse;
    const wchar_t *AccountID;
    const wchar_t *Code;
    const wchar_t *Name;
    const wchar_t *Type;
    const wchar_t *TaxType;
    const wchar_t *Description;
    const wchar_t *Class;
    BOOL EnablePaymentsToAccount;
    BOOL ShowInExpenseClaims;
    const wchar_t *ReportingCode;
    const wchar_t *ReportingCodeName;
    const wchar_t *UpdatedDateUTC;
    BOOL AddToWatchlist;
    const wchar_t *Id;
    const wchar_t *Status;
    const wchar_t *ProviderName;
    const wchar_t *DateTimeUTC;
    int i;
    int count_i;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    jsonToken = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    success = CkJsonObjectW_LoadFile(jsonToken,L"qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_lastErrorText(jsonToken));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        return;
    }

    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonToken,L"access_token"));

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

    CkHttpW_putAccept(http,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

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

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

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpJson(http,L"POST",url,jsonRequestBody,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

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

    jsonResponse = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_Load(jsonResponse,CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(jsonResponse,FALSE);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(jsonResponse));

    if (CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp) >= 300) {
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        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

    // {
    //   "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.

    Id = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Id");
    Status = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Status");
    ProviderName = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"ProviderName");
    DateTimeUTC = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"DateTimeUTC");
    i = 0;
    count_i = CkJsonObjectW_SizeOfArray(jsonResponse,L"Accounts");
    while (i < count_i) {
        CkJsonObjectW_putI(jsonResponse,i);
        AccountID = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].AccountID");
        Code = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].Code");
        Name = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].Name");
        Status = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].Status");
        Type = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].Type");
        TaxType = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].TaxType");
        Description = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].Description");
        Class = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].Class");
        EnablePaymentsToAccount = CkJsonObjectW_BoolOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount");
        ShowInExpenseClaims = CkJsonObjectW_BoolOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims");
        ReportingCode = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].ReportingCode");
        ReportingCodeName = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName");
        UpdatedDateUTC = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC");
        AddToWatchlist = CkJsonObjectW_BoolOf(jsonResponse,L"Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist");
        i = i + 1;
    }



    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonResponse);

    }