(VB.NET) Akeneo: Create New Attribute

Demonstrates how to create a new attribute.

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

' Use your previously obtained access token.
' See Get Akeneo Access Token
http.AuthToken = "access_token"

' Build the following JSON to be sent in the request body:
' Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
' Generate Code to Create JSON

' {
'   "code": "release_date",
'   "type": "pim_catalog_date",
'   "group": "marketing",
'   "unique": false,
'   "useable_as_grid_filter": true,
'   "allowed_extensions": [],
'   "metric_family": null,
'   "default_metric_unit": null,
'   "reference_data_name": null,
'   "available_locales": [],
'   "max_characters": null,
'   "validation_rule": null,
'   "validation_regexp": null,
'   "wysiwyg_enabled": null,
'   "number_min": null,
'   "number_max": null,
'   "decimals_allowed": null,
'   "negative_allowed": null,
'   "date_min": "2017-06-28T08:00:00",
'   "date_max": "2017-08-08T22:00:00",
'   "max_file_size": null,
'   "minimum_input_length": null,
'   "sort_order": 1,
'   "localizable": false,
'   "scopable": false,
'   "labels": {
'     "en_US": "Sale date",
'     "fr_FR": "Date des soldes"
'   }
' }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("code","release_date")
json.UpdateString("type","pim_catalog_date")
json.UpdateString("group","marketing")
json.UpdateBool("unique",False)
json.UpdateBool("useable_as_grid_filter",True)
json.UpdateNewArray("allowed_extensions")
json.UpdateNull("metric_family")
json.UpdateNull("default_metric_unit")
json.UpdateNull("reference_data_name")
json.UpdateNewArray("available_locales")
json.UpdateNull("max_characters")
json.UpdateNull("validation_rule")
json.UpdateNull("validation_regexp")
json.UpdateNull("wysiwyg_enabled")
json.UpdateNull("number_min")
json.UpdateNull("number_max")
json.UpdateNull("decimals_allowed")
json.UpdateNull("negative_allowed")
json.UpdateString("date_min","2017-06-28T08:00:00")
json.UpdateString("date_max","2017-08-08T22:00:00")
json.UpdateNull("max_file_size")
json.UpdateNull("minimum_input_length")
json.UpdateNumber("sort_order","1")
json.UpdateBool("localizable",False)
json.UpdateBool("scopable",False)
json.UpdateString("labels.en_US","Sale date")
json.UpdateString("labels.fr_FR","Date des soldes")

json.EmitCompact = False
' Show the JSON to be sent..
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit())

Dim url As String = "http://pim.my-akeneo-site.com/api/rest/v1/attributes"
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3(url,"application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code: " & resp.StatusCode)
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body: ")
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)