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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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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;

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();

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

    success = rest.Connect("chilkat.myshopify.com",443,true,true);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // The following code creates the JSON request body.
    // The JSON created by this code is shown below.
    CkJsonObject jsonReq = new CkJsonObject();
    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"
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   }
    // }

    CkStringBuilder sbReq = new CkStringBuilder();
    jsonReq.EmitSb(sbReq);

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

    CkStringBuilder sbJson = new CkStringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/admin/products.json ",sbReq,sbJson);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 201) {
        System.out.println("Received error response code: " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
        System.out.println("Response body:");
        System.out.println(sbJson.getAsString());
        return;
        }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.LoadSb(sbJson);

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

    System.out.println("Example Completed.");
  }
}