(VB.NET) Akeneo: Create New Product

Demonstrates how to create a new product.

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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

' {
'   "identifier": "top",
'   "enabled": true,
'   "family": "tshirt",
'   "categories": [
'     "summer_collection"
'   ],
'   "groups": [],
'   "parent": null,
'   "values": {
'     "name": [
'       {
'         "data": "Top",
'         "locale": "en_US",
'         "scope": null
'       },
'       {
'         "data": "Dbardeur",
'         "locale": "fr_FR",
'         "scope": null
'       }
'     ],
'     "description": [
'       {
'         "data": "Summer top",
'         "locale": "en_US",
'         "scope": "ecommerce"
'       },
'       {
'         "data": "Top",
'         "locale": "en_US",
'         "scope": "tablet"
'       },
'       {
'         "data": "Dbardeur pour l't",
'         "locale": "fr_FR",
'         "scope": "ecommerce"
'       },
'       {
'         "data": "Dbardeur",
'         "locale": "fr_FR",
'         "scope": "tablet"
'       }
'     ],
'     "price": [
'       {
'         "locale": null,
'         "scope": null,
'         "data": [
'           {
'             "amount": "150.5",
'             "currency": "EUR"
'           },
'           {
'             "amount": "150",
'             "currency": "USD"
'           }
'         ]
'       }
'     ],
'     "color": [
'       {
'         "locale": null,
'         "scope": null,
'         "data": "black"
'       }
'     ],
'     "size": [
'       {
'         "locale": null,
'         "scope": null,
'         "data": "m"
'       }
'     ]
'   },
'   "associations": {
'     "PACK": {
'       "products": [
'         "sunglass"
'       ],
'       "groups": []
'     }
'   }
' }
' 

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("identifier","top")
json.UpdateBool("enabled",True)
json.UpdateString("family","tshirt")
json.UpdateString("categories[0]","summer_collection")
json.UpdateNewArray("groups")
json.UpdateNull("parent")
json.UpdateString("values.name[0].data","Top")
json.UpdateString("values.name[0].locale","en_US")
json.UpdateNull("values.name[0].scope")
json.UpdateString("values.name[1].data","Dbardeur")
json.UpdateString("values.name[1].locale","fr_FR")
json.UpdateNull("values.name[1].scope")
json.UpdateString("values.description[0].data","Summer top")
json.UpdateString("values.description[0].locale","en_US")
json.UpdateString("values.description[0].scope","ecommerce")
json.UpdateString("values.description[1].data","Top")
json.UpdateString("values.description[1].locale","en_US")
json.UpdateString("values.description[1].scope","tablet")
json.UpdateString("values.description[2].data","Dbardeur pour l't")
json.UpdateString("values.description[2].locale","fr_FR")
json.UpdateString("values.description[2].scope","ecommerce")
json.UpdateString("values.description[3].data","Dbardeur")
json.UpdateString("values.description[3].locale","fr_FR")
json.UpdateString("values.description[3].scope","tablet")
json.UpdateNull("values.price[0].locale")
json.UpdateNull("values.price[0].scope")
json.UpdateString("values.price[0].data[0].amount","150.5")
json.UpdateString("values.price[0].data[0].currency","EUR")
json.UpdateString("values.price[0].data[1].amount","150")
json.UpdateString("values.price[0].data[1].currency","USD")
json.UpdateNull("values.color[0].locale")
json.UpdateNull("values.color[0].scope")
json.UpdateString("values.color[0].data","black")
json.UpdateNull("values.size[0].locale")
json.UpdateNull("values.size[0].scope")
json.UpdateString("values.size[0].data","m")
json.UpdateString("associations.PACK.products[0]","sunglass")
json.UpdateNewArray("associations.PACK.groups")

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/products"
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)

' The akeneo response will include a "Location" header, such as the following:
' HTTP/1.1 201 Created
' Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:36:35 GMT
' Server: Apache/2
' X-Powered-By: PHP/7.1.25
' Cache-Control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate, no-cache, private
' Set-Cookie: abcdefg; path=/; HttpOnly
' Location: http://xyz.example.com/api/rest/v1/products/L0000123
' Vary: User-Agent
' Content-Length: 0
' Keep-Alive: timeout=2, max=100
' Connection: Keep-Alive
' Content-Type: application/json

' Get the location header using resp.GetHeaderField
Dim location As String = resp.GetHeaderField("Location")
Debug.WriteLine("Location: " & location)