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

json.EmitCompact = False
// Show the JSON to be sent..
System.DebugLog(json.Emit())

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

System.DebugLog("Response Status Code: " + Str(resp.StatusCode))
System.DebugLog("Response Body: ")
System.DebugLog(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
location = resp.GetHeaderField("Location")
System.DebugLog("Location: " + location)