(VB.NET) Shopware Upload Media (JPG File)

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Demonstrates how to upload a media file to a Shopware shop.

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

http.Login = "api_username"
http.Password = "api_key"
http.BasicAuth = True

' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
' Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "file": "data:image/jpeg;base64,BASE64_DATA_HERE",
'   "album": -9,
'   "description": "image description",
'   "userId": 5,
'   "name": "my_image"
' }

Dim sbFileData As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbFileData.Append("data:image/jpeg;base64,")
Dim bdFileData As New Chilkat.BinData
Dim success As Boolean = bdFileData.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed to load file.")
    Exit Sub
End If

sbFileData.Append(bdFileData.GetEncoded("base64"))

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("file",sbFileData.GetAsString())
json.UpdateInt("album",-9)
json.UpdateString("description","image description")
json.UpdateInt("userId",5)
json.UpdateString("name","my_image")


Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3("https://my-shopware-shop.com/api/media","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

' A 201 response code indicates success.
Dim respStatusCode As Integer = resp.StatusCode
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")

    Exit Sub
End If




' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "success": true,
'   "data": {
'     "id": 6862,
'     "location": "http:\/\/my-shopware-shop.com\/api\/media\/6862"
'   }
' }

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON


success = jResp.BoolOf("success")
Dim dataId As Integer = jResp.IntOf("data.id")
Dim dataLocation As String = jResp.StringOf("data.location")