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Shopify GraphQL Simple Query (Get Shop Object)

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Demonstrates a simple Shopify GraphQL query to get specific fields of the Shop object.

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NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    //  This example will use private authentication (which is HTTP Basic authentication)
    //  See the other Chilkat Shopify examples for OAuth2 authentication.
    //  To use HTTP Basic Authentication with any HTTP request, we simply set the Login, Password, and BasicAuth properties.
    //  Important: All HTTP requests using Basic authentication must be over SSL/TLS.
    http.Login = "SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY";
    http.Password = "SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_SECRET_KEY";
    http.BasicAuth = true;

    //  We're going to do a POST  https://{shop}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-04/graphql.json
    //  Make sure to replace "chilkat" with your store name.

    //  The body of the request will be:
    //     {
    //         shop {
    //             id
    //             name
    //             description
    //             email
    //          }
    //      }

    //  The above query is not JSON.  It looks like JSON, but it's actually not.
    //  We'll just make it one line:

    var query = "{ shop { id name description email } }";

    //  My store name is "chilkat".  Use your store name here instead.
    var url = "https://chilkat.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-04/graphql.json";

    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpStr("POST",url,query,"utf-8","application/graphql",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Examine the response code.
    if (resp.StatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("Received error response code: " + resp.StatusCode);
        console.log("Response body:");
        console.log(resp.BodyStr);
        return;
    }

    var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    var jResp = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.EmitCompact = false;

    console.log("Response Body:");
    console.log(jResp.Emit());

    var respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
    console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        console.log("Response Header:");
        console.log(resp.Header);
        console.log("Failed.");
        return;
    }

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

    //  {
    //    "data": {
    //      "shop": {
    //        "id": "gid:\/\/shopify\/Shop\/24198053",
    //        "name": "chilkat",
    //        "description": null,
    //        "email": "admin@chilkatsoft.com"
    //      }
    //    },
    //    "extensions": {
    //      "cost": {
    //        "requestedQueryCost": 1,
    //        "actualQueryCost": 1,
    //        "throttleStatus": {
    //          "maximumAvailable": 1000.0,
    //          "currentlyAvailable": 999,
    //          "restoreRate": 50.0
    //        }
    //      }
    //    }
    //  }

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

    var shopId = jResp.StringOf("data.shop.id");
    var shopName = jResp.StringOf("data.shop.name");
    var shopDescription = jResp.StringOf("data.shop.description");
    var shopEmail = jResp.StringOf("data.shop.email");
    var costRequestedQueryCost = jResp.IntOf("extensions.cost.requestedQueryCost");
    var costActualQueryCost = jResp.IntOf("extensions.cost.actualQueryCost");
    var costThrottleStatusMaximumAvailable = jResp.StringOf("extensions.cost.throttleStatus.maximumAvailable");
    var costThrottleStatusCurrentlyAvailable = jResp.IntOf("extensions.cost.throttleStatus.currentlyAvailable");
    var costThrottleStatusRestoreRate = jResp.StringOf("extensions.cost.throttleStatus.restoreRate");

    console.log("Shop name: " + shopName);
    //  ...

}

chilkatExample();