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Quickbooks Create an Invoice

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Demonstrates how to create an invoice via the Quickbooks REST API.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

# First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
jsonToken = chilkat2.JsonObject()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

rest = chilkat2.Rest()

# Connect to the REST server.
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

sbAuth = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
sbAuth.Append("Bearer ")
sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))
rest.Authorization = sbAuth.GetAsString()

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Note: The above code to setup the initial REST connection
# can be done once.  After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
# If the connection is lost, the next REST method call will automatically
# reconnect if needed.
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Create the following JSON:

# {
#   "Line": [
#     {
#       "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail",
#       "Amount": 100.0,
#       "SalesItemLineDetail": {
#         "ItemRef": {
#           "name": "Services",
#           "value": "1"
#         }
#       }
#     }
#   ],
#   "CustomerRef": {
#     "value": "1"
#   }
# }
# 
# Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Code to Create JSON

jsonReq = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].DetailType","SalesItemLineDetail")
jsonReq.UpdateNumber("Line[0].Amount","100.0")
jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.name","Services")
jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.value","1")
jsonReq.UpdateString("CustomerRef.value","1")

sbRequestBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
jsonReq.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
rest.AllowHeaderFolding = False

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode

# Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
print("response status code = " + str(respStatusCode))

jsonResponse = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
print(jsonResponse.Emit())

if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200):
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

# Sample output...
# (See the parsing code below..)
# 
# Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

# {
#   "Invoice": {
#     "DocNumber": "1069",
#     "SyncToken": "0",
#     "domain": "QBO",
#     "Balance": 100.0,
#     "BillAddr": {
#       "City": "Bayshore",
#       "Line1": "4581 Finch St.",
#       "PostalCode": "94326",
#       "Lat": "INVALID",
#       "Long": "INVALID",
#       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
#       "Id": "2"
#     },
#     "TxnDate": "2015-07-24",
#     "TotalAmt": 100.0,
#     "CustomerRef": {
#       "name": "Amy's Bird Sanctuary",
#       "value": "1"
#     },
#     "ShipAddr": {
#       "City": "Bayshore",
#       "Line1": "4581 Finch St.",
#       "PostalCode": "94326",
#       "Lat": "INVALID",
#       "Long": "INVALID",
#       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
#       "Id": "109"
#     },
#     "LinkedTxn": [
#     ],
#     "DueDate": "2015-08-23",
#     "PrintStatus": "NeedToPrint",
#     "Deposit": 0,
#     "sparse": false,
#     "EmailStatus": "NotSet",
#     "Line": [
#       {
#         "LineNum": 1,
#         "Amount": 100.0,
#         "SalesItemLineDetail": {
#           "TaxCodeRef": {
#             "value": "NON"
#           },
#           "ItemRef": {
#             "name": "Services",
#             "value": "1"
#           }
#         },
#         "Id": "1",
#         "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail"
#       },
#       {
#         "DetailType": "SubTotalLineDetail",
#         "Amount": 100.0,
#         "SubTotalLineDetail": {}
#       }
#     ],
#     "ApplyTaxAfterDiscount": false,
#     "CustomField": [
#       {
#         "DefinitionId": "1",
#         "Type": "StringType",
#         "Name": "Crew #"
#       }
#     ],
#     "Id": "238",
#     "TxnTaxDetail": {
#       "TotalTax": 0
#     },
#     "MetaData": {
#       "CreateTime": "2015-07-24T10:33:39-07:00",
#       "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-24T10:33:39-07:00"
#     }
#   },
#   "time": "2015-07-24T10:33:39.11-07:00"
# }
# 

InvoiceDocNumber = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DocNumber")
InvoiceSyncToken = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.SyncToken")
InvoiceDomain = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.domain")
InvoiceBalance = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Balance")
InvoiceBillAddrCity = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.City")
InvoiceBillAddrLine1 = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Line1")
InvoiceBillAddrPostalCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.PostalCode")
InvoiceBillAddrLat = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Lat")
InvoiceBillAddrLong = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Long")
InvoiceBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode")
InvoiceBillAddrId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Id")
InvoiceTxnDate = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TxnDate")
InvoiceTotalAmt = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TotalAmt")
InvoiceCustomerRefName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomerRef.name")
InvoiceCustomerRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomerRef.value")
InvoiceShipAddrCity = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.City")
InvoiceShipAddrLine1 = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Line1")
InvoiceShipAddrPostalCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.PostalCode")
InvoiceShipAddrLat = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Lat")
InvoiceShipAddrLong = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Long")
InvoiceShipAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode")
InvoiceShipAddrId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Id")
InvoiceDueDate = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DueDate")
InvoicePrintStatus = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.PrintStatus")
InvoiceDeposit = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.Deposit")
InvoiceSparse = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.sparse")
InvoiceEmailStatus = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.EmailStatus")
InvoiceApplyTaxAfterDiscount = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.ApplyTaxAfterDiscount")
InvoiceId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Id")
InvoiceTxnTaxDetailTotalTax = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TotalTax")
InvoiceMetaDataCreateTime = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.MetaData.CreateTime")
InvoiceMetaDataLastUpdatedTime = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime")
time = jsonResponse.StringOf("time")
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.LinkedTxn")
while i < count_i :
    jsonResponse.I = i
    i = i + 1

i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.Line")
while i < count_i :
    jsonResponse.I = i
    LineNum = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.Line[i].LineNum")
    Amount = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].Amount")
    SalesItemLineDetailTaxCodeRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.TaxCodeRef.value")
    SalesItemLineDetailItemRefName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.name")
    SalesItemLineDetailItemRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.value")
    Id = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].Id")
    DetailType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].DetailType")
    i = i + 1

i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.CustomField")
while i < count_i :
    jsonResponse.I = i
    DefinitionId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomField[i].DefinitionId")
    invType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomField[i].Type")
    Name = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomField[i].Name")
    i = i + 1