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Akeneo: Create New Product

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Demonstrates how to create a new product.

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Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // Use your previously obtained access token.
    // See Get Akeneo Access Token
    http.put_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": "D�bardeur",
    //         "locale": "fr_FR",
    //         "scope": null
    //       }
    //     ],
    //     "description": [
    //       {
    //         "data": "Summer top",
    //         "locale": "en_US",
    //         "scope": "ecommerce"
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "data": "Top",
    //         "locale": "en_US",
    //         "scope": "tablet"
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "data": "D�bardeur pour l'�t�",
    //         "locale": "fr_FR",
    //         "scope": "ecommerce"
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "data": "D�bardeur",
    //         "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": []
    //     }
    //   }
    // }
    // 

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

    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    // Show the JSON to be sent..
    System.out.println(json.emit());

    String url = "http://pim.my-akeneo-site.com/api/rest/v1/products";
    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST",url,json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Response Status Code: " + resp.get_StatusCode());
    System.out.println("Response Body: ");
    System.out.println(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
    String location = resp.getHeaderField("Location");
    System.out.println("Location: " + location);
  }
}