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MYOB: Add a Category

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Sends a POST to add a general ledger category.

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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

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

    const http = try chilkat.Http.init();
    defer http.deinit();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl --request POST "https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category" \
    //   --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
    //   --header "x-myobapi-key: {{myob_api_key}}" \
    //   --header "x-myobapi-version: v2" \
    //   --header "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate" \
    //   --data "{
    // \"DisplayID\" : \"CAT002\",
    // \"Name\" : \"Victoria\",
    // \"Description\" : \"Demo API Category Endpoint.\",
    // \"IsActive\" : 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.

    // {
    //   "DisplayID": "CAT002",
    //   "Name": "Victoria",
    //   "Description": "Demo API Category Endpoint.",
    //   "IsActive": true
    // }

    const json = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json.deinit();
    json.updateString("DisplayID", "CAT002") catch {};
    json.updateString("Name", "Victoria") catch {};
    json.updateString("Description", "Demo API Category Endpoint.") catch {};
    json.updateBool("IsActive", true) catch {};

    http.setRequestHeader("Authorization", "Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN");
    http.setRequestHeader("x-myobapi-key", "{{myob_api_key}}");
    http.setRequestHeader("Accept-Encoding", "gzip,deflate");
    http.setRequestHeader("x-myobapi-version", "v2");

    const resp = try chilkat.HttpResponse.init();
    defer resp.deinit();
    http.httpJson("POST", "https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category", json, "application/json", resp) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try http.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    const resp_status_code = resp.getStatusCode();
    std.debug.print("Response Status Code = {d}\n", .{resp_status_code});
    if (resp_status_code != 200) {
        std.debug.print("Response Header:\n", .{});
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try resp.getHeader(alloc)});
        std.debug.print("Response Body:\n", .{});
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try resp.getBodyStr(alloc)});
        std.debug.print("Failed.\n", .{});
        return;
    }

    std.debug.print("Success.\n", .{});
}