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Lightspeed - Create a Product

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Create a new product based on the given parameters.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim http As ChilkatHttp
http.Initialize("http")

'  Implements the following CURL command:

'  curl   -u API_KEY:API_SECRET \
'      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
'      -X POST \
'      -d '{
'    "product": {
'      "visibility": "visible",
'      "data01": "",
'      "data02": "",
'      "data03": "",
'      "title": "Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
'      "fulltitle": "Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
'      "description": "Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
'      "content": "Long Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
'      "deliverydate": 6488,
'      "supplier": 78794,
'      "brand": 1171202
'    }
'  }' \
'  "https://api.webshopapp.com/en/products.json"

'  Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
'  Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

http.Login = "API_KEY"
http.Password = "API_SECRET"

'  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
'  Generate Code to Create JSON

'  The following JSON is sent in the request body.

'  {
'    "product": {
'      "visibility": "visible",
'      "data01": "",
'      "data02": "",
'      "data03": "",
'      "title": "Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
'      "fulltitle": "Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
'      "description": "Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
'      "content": "Long Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt",
'      "deliverydate": 6488,
'      "supplier": 78794,
'      "brand": 1171202
'    }
'  }

Dim json As ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
json.UpdateString("product.visibility", "visible")
json.UpdateString("product.data01", "")
json.UpdateString("product.data02", "")
json.UpdateString("product.data03", "")
json.UpdateString("product.title", "Lookin Sharp T-Shirt")
json.UpdateString("product.fulltitle", "Lookin Sharp T-Shirt")
json.UpdateString("product.description", "Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt")
json.UpdateString("product.content", "Long Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt")
json.UpdateInt("product.deliverydate", 6488)
json.UpdateInt("product.supplier", 78794)
json.UpdateInt("product.brand", 1171202)

http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")

'  Use the correct cluster for your shop.  Here are the choices:
'  eu1 https://api.webshopapp.com/en/
'  us1 https://api.shoplightspeed.com/en/
Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
resp.Initialize
success = http.HttpJson("POST", "https://api.webshopapp.com/en/products.json", json, "application/json", resp)
If success = False Then
    Log(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim sbResponseBody As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbResponseBody.Initialize
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As ChilkatJsonObject
jResp.Initialize
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Log("Response Body:")
Log(jResp.Emit)

Dim respStatusCode As Int = resp.StatusCode
Log("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If respStatusCode >= 400 Then
    Log("Response Header:")
    Log(resp.Header)
    Log("Failed.")
    Return
End If


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

'  {
'    "product": {
'      "id": 20974460,
'      "createdAt": "2019-05-28T20:14:26+00:00",
'      "updatedAt": "2019-05-28T20:14:26+00:00",
'      "isVisible": true,
'      "visibility": "visible",
'      "hasMatrix": false,
'      "data01": "",
'      "data02": "",
'      "data03": "",
'      "url": "lookin-sharp-t-shirt",
'      "title": "Lookin' Sharp T-Shirt",
'      "fulltitle": "Lookin' Sharp T-Shirt",
'      "description": "Description of the Lookin' Sharp T-Shirt",
'      "content": "<p>Long Description of the Lookin' Sharp T-Shirt</p>",
'      "set": false,
'      "brand": {
'        "resource": {
'          "id": 1171202,
'          "url": "brands/1171202",
'          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/brands/1171202.json"
'        }
'      },
'      "categories": {
'        "resource": {
'          "id": false,
'          "url": "categories/products?product=20974460",
'          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/categories/products.json?product=20974460"
'        }
'      },
'      "deliverydate": {
'        "resource": {
'          "id": 6488,
'          "url": "deliverydates/6488",
'          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/deliverydates/6488.json"
'        }
'      },
'      "image": false,
'      "images": false,
'      "relations": {
'        "resource": {
'          "id": false,
'          "url": "products/20974460/relations",
'          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/products/20974460/relations.json"
'        }
'      },
'      "metafields": {
'        "resource": {
'          "id": false,
'          "url": "products/20974460/metafields",
'          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/products/20974460/metafields.json"
'        }
'      },
'      "reviews": {
'        "resource": {
'          "id": false,
'          "url": "reviews?product=20974460",
'          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/reviews.json?product=20974460"
'        }
'      },
'      "type": false,
'      "attributes": {
'        "resource": {
'          "id": false,
'          "url": "products/20974460/attributes",
'          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/products/20974460/attributes.json"
'        }
'      },
'      "supplier": {
'        "resource": {
'          "id": 78794,
'          "url": "suppliers/78794",
'          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/suppliers/78794.json"
'        }
'      },
'      "tags": {
'        "resource": {
'          "id": false,
'          "url": "tags/products?product=20974460",
'          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/tags/products.json?product=20974460"
'        }
'      },
'      "variants": {
'        "resource": {
'          "id": false,
'          "url": "variants?product=20974460",
'          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/variants.json?product=20974460"
'        }
'      },
'      "movements": {
'        "resource": {
'          "id": false,
'          "url": "variants/movements?product=20974460",
'          "link": "https://api.shoplightspeed.com/us/variants/movements.json?product=20974460"
'        }
'      }
'    }
'  }

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



Dim productId As Int = jResp.IntOf("product.id")
Dim productCreatedAt As String = jResp.StringOf("product.createdAt")
Dim productUpdatedAt As String = jResp.StringOf("product.updatedAt")
Dim productIsVisible As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.isVisible")
Dim productVisibility As String = jResp.StringOf("product.visibility")
Dim productHasMatrix As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.hasMatrix")
Dim productData01 As String = jResp.StringOf("product.data01")
Dim productData02 As String = jResp.StringOf("product.data02")
Dim productData03 As String = jResp.StringOf("product.data03")
Dim productUrl As String = jResp.StringOf("product.url")
Dim productTitle As String = jResp.StringOf("product.title")
Dim productFulltitle As String = jResp.StringOf("product.fulltitle")
Dim productDescription As String = jResp.StringOf("product.description")
Dim productContent As String = jResp.StringOf("product.content")
Dim productSet As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.set")
Dim productBrandResourceId As Int = jResp.IntOf("product.brand.resource.id")
Dim productBrandResourceUrl As String = jResp.StringOf("product.brand.resource.url")
Dim productBrandResourceLink As String = jResp.StringOf("product.brand.resource.link")
Dim productCategoriesResourceId As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.categories.resource.id")
Dim productCategoriesResourceUrl As String = jResp.StringOf("product.categories.resource.url")
Dim productCategoriesResourceLink As String = jResp.StringOf("product.categories.resource.link")
Dim productDeliverydateResourceId As Int = jResp.IntOf("product.deliverydate.resource.id")
Dim productDeliverydateResourceUrl As String = jResp.StringOf("product.deliverydate.resource.url")
Dim productDeliverydateResourceLink As String = jResp.StringOf("product.deliverydate.resource.link")
Dim productImage As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.image")
Dim productImages As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.images")
Dim productRelationsResourceId As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.relations.resource.id")
Dim productRelationsResourceUrl As String = jResp.StringOf("product.relations.resource.url")
Dim productRelationsResourceLink As String = jResp.StringOf("product.relations.resource.link")
Dim productMetafieldsResourceId As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.metafields.resource.id")
Dim productMetafieldsResourceUrl As String = jResp.StringOf("product.metafields.resource.url")
Dim productMetafieldsResourceLink As String = jResp.StringOf("product.metafields.resource.link")
Dim productReviewsResourceId As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.reviews.resource.id")
Dim productReviewsResourceUrl As String = jResp.StringOf("product.reviews.resource.url")
Dim productReviewsResourceLink As String = jResp.StringOf("product.reviews.resource.link")
Dim productType As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.type")
Dim productAttributesResourceId As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.attributes.resource.id")
Dim productAttributesResourceUrl As String = jResp.StringOf("product.attributes.resource.url")
Dim productAttributesResourceLink As String = jResp.StringOf("product.attributes.resource.link")
Dim productSupplierResourceId As Int = jResp.IntOf("product.supplier.resource.id")
Dim productSupplierResourceUrl As String = jResp.StringOf("product.supplier.resource.url")
Dim productSupplierResourceLink As String = jResp.StringOf("product.supplier.resource.link")
Dim productTagsResourceId As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.tags.resource.id")
Dim productTagsResourceUrl As String = jResp.StringOf("product.tags.resource.url")
Dim productTagsResourceLink As String = jResp.StringOf("product.tags.resource.link")
Dim productVariantsResourceId As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.variants.resource.id")
Dim productVariantsResourceUrl As String = jResp.StringOf("product.variants.resource.url")
Dim productVariantsResourceLink As String = jResp.StringOf("product.variants.resource.link")
Dim productMovementsResourceId As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("product.movements.resource.id")
Dim productMovementsResourceUrl As String = jResp.StringOf("product.movements.resource.url")
Dim productMovementsResourceLink As String = jResp.StringOf("product.movements.resource.link")