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Shopify Create a new product with multiple product variants

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Create a new product with multiple product variants

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NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();

    rest.SetAuthBasic("SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY","SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY");

    success = rest.Connect("chilkat.myshopify.com",443,true,true);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  The following code creates the JSON request body.
    //  The JSON created by this code is shown below.
    var jsonReq = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jsonReq.UpdateString("product.title","Burton Custom Freestyle 151");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("product.body_html","<strong>Good snowboard!</strong>");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("product.vendor","Burton");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("product.product_type","Snowboard");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("product.variants[0].option1","First");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("product.variants[0].price","10.00");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("product.variants[0].sku","123");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("product.variants[1].option1","Second");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("product.variants[1].price","20.00");
    jsonReq.UpdateString("product.variants[1].sku","123");

    //  The JSON request body created by the above code:

    //  {
    //    "product": {
    //      "title": "Burton Custom Freestyle 151",
    //      "body_html": "<strong>Good snowboard!<\/strong>",
    //      "vendor": "Burton",
    //      "product_type": "Snowboard",
    //      "variants": [
    //        {
    //          "option1": "First",
    //          "price": "10.00",
    //          "sku": "123"
    //        },
    //        {
    //          "option1": "Second",
    //          "price": "20.00",
    //          "sku": "123"
    //        }
    //      ]
    //    }
    //  }

    var sbReq = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    jsonReq.EmitSb(sbReq);

    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    var sbJson = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/admin/products.json ",sbReq,sbJson);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 201) {
        console.log("Received error response code: " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
        console.log("Response body:");
        console.log(sbJson.GetAsString());
        return;
    }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.LoadSb(sbJson);

    //  The following code parses the JSON response.
    //  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.
    var productId;
    var productTitle;
    var productBody_html;
    var productVendor;
    var productProduct_type;
    var productCreated_at;
    var productHandle;
    var productUpdated_at;
    var productPublished_at;
    var productTemplate_suffix;
    var productPublished_scope;
    var productTags;
    var productImage;
    var i;
    var count_i;
    var id;
    var product_id;
    var title;
    var price;
    var sku;
    var position;
    var grams;
    var inventory_policy;
    var compare_at_price;
    var fulfillment_service;
    var inventory_management;
    var option1;
    var option2;
    var option3;
    var created_at;
    var updated_at;
    var taxable;
    var barcode;
    var image_id;
    var inventory_quantity;
    var weight;
    var weight_unit;
    var old_inventory_quantity;
    var requires_shipping;
    var name;
    var j;
    var count_j;
    var strVal;

    productId = json.IntOf("product.id");
    productTitle = json.StringOf("product.title");
    productBody_html = json.StringOf("product.body_html");
    productVendor = json.StringOf("product.vendor");
    productProduct_type = json.StringOf("product.product_type");
    productCreated_at = json.StringOf("product.created_at");
    productHandle = json.StringOf("product.handle");
    productUpdated_at = json.StringOf("product.updated_at");
    productPublished_at = json.StringOf("product.published_at");
    productTemplate_suffix = json.IsNullOf("product.template_suffix");
    productPublished_scope = json.StringOf("product.published_scope");
    productTags = json.StringOf("product.tags");
    productImage = json.IsNullOf("product.image");
    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("product.variants");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        id = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].id");
        product_id = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].product_id");
        title = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].title");
        price = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].price");
        sku = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].sku");
        position = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].position");
        grams = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].grams");
        inventory_policy = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].inventory_policy");
        compare_at_price = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].compare_at_price");
        fulfillment_service = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].fulfillment_service");
        inventory_management = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].inventory_management");
        option1 = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].option1");
        option2 = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].option2");
        option3 = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].option3");
        created_at = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].created_at");
        updated_at = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].updated_at");
        taxable = json.BoolOf("product.variants[i].taxable");
        barcode = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].barcode");
        image_id = json.IsNullOf("product.variants[i].image_id");
        inventory_quantity = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].inventory_quantity");
        weight = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].weight");
        weight_unit = json.StringOf("product.variants[i].weight_unit");
        old_inventory_quantity = json.IntOf("product.variants[i].old_inventory_quantity");
        requires_shipping = json.BoolOf("product.variants[i].requires_shipping");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("product.options");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        id = json.IntOf("product.options[i].id");
        product_id = json.IntOf("product.options[i].product_id");
        name = json.StringOf("product.options[i].name");
        position = json.IntOf("product.options[i].position");
        j = 0;
        count_j = json.SizeOfArray("product.options[i].values");
        while (j < count_j) {
            json.J = j;
            strVal = json.StringOf("product.options[i].values[j]");
            j = j+1;
        }

        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("product.images");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }

    //  A sample JSON response body that is parsed by the above code:

    //  {
    //    "product": {
    //      "id": 1071559755,
    //      "title": "Burton Custom Freestyle 151",
    //      "body_html": "<strong>Good snowboard!<\/strong>",
    //      "vendor": "Burton",
    //      "product_type": "Snowboard",
    //      "created_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:54-04:00",
    //      "handle": "burton-custom-freestyle-151",
    //      "updated_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:55-04:00",
    //      "published_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:54-04:00",
    //      "template_suffix": null,
    //      "published_scope": "global",
    //      "tags": "",
    //      "variants": [
    //        {
    //          "id": 1070325225,
    //          "product_id": 1071559755,
    //          "title": "First",
    //          "price": "10.00",
    //          "sku": "123",
    //          "position": 1,
    //          "grams": 0,
    //          "inventory_policy": "deny",
    //          "compare_at_price": null,
    //          "fulfillment_service": "manual",
    //          "inventory_management": null,
    //          "option1": "First",
    //          "option2": null,
    //          "option3": null,
    //          "created_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:54-04:00",
    //          "updated_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:54-04:00",
    //          "taxable": true,
    //          "barcode": null,
    //          "image_id": null,
    //          "inventory_quantity": 1,
    //          "weight": 0.0,
    //          "weight_unit": "lb",
    //          "old_inventory_quantity": 1,
    //          "requires_shipping": true
    //        },
    //        {
    //          "id": 1070325226,
    //          "product_id": 1071559755,
    //          "title": "Second",
    //          "price": "20.00",
    //          "sku": "123",
    //          "position": 2,
    //          "grams": 0,
    //          "inventory_policy": "deny",
    //          "compare_at_price": null,
    //          "fulfillment_service": "manual",
    //          "inventory_management": null,
    //          "option1": "Second",
    //          "option2": null,
    //          "option3": null,
    //          "created_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:54-04:00",
    //          "updated_at": "2017-09-22T14:48:54-04:00",
    //          "taxable": true,
    //          "barcode": null,
    //          "image_id": null,
    //          "inventory_quantity": 1,
    //          "weight": 0.0,
    //          "weight_unit": "lb",
    //          "old_inventory_quantity": 1,
    //          "requires_shipping": true
    //        }
    //      ],
    //      "options": [
    //        {
    //          "id": 1022828915,
    //          "product_id": 1071559755,
    //          "name": "Title",
    //          "position": 1,
    //          "values": [
    //            "First",
    //            "Second"
    //          ]
    //        }
    //      ],
    //      "images": [
    //      ],
    //      "image": null
    //    }
    //  }

    console.log("Example Completed.");

}

chilkatExample();