.NET Core C#

Akeneo: Create New Attribute

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Demonstrates how to create a new attribute. .NET Core C#

bool success = false;

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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

// Use your previously obtained access token.
// See Get Akeneo Access Token
http.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

// {
//   "code": "release_date",
//   "type": "pim_catalog_date",
//   "group": "marketing",
//   "unique": false,
//   "useable_as_grid_filter": true,
//   "allowed_extensions": [],
//   "metric_family": null,
//   "default_metric_unit": null,
//   "reference_data_name": null,
//   "available_locales": [],
//   "max_characters": null,
//   "validation_rule": null,
//   "validation_regexp": null,
//   "wysiwyg_enabled": null,
//   "number_min": null,
//   "number_max": null,
//   "decimals_allowed": null,
//   "negative_allowed": null,
//   "date_min": "2017-06-28T08:00:00",
//   "date_max": "2017-08-08T22:00:00",
//   "max_file_size": null,
//   "minimum_input_length": null,
//   "sort_order": 1,
//   "localizable": false,
//   "scopable": false,
//   "labels": {
//     "en_US": "Sale date",
//     "fr_FR": "Date des soldes"
//   }
// }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("code","release_date");
json.UpdateString("type","pim_catalog_date");
json.UpdateString("group","marketing");
json.UpdateBool("unique",false);
json.UpdateBool("useable_as_grid_filter",true);
json.UpdateNewArray("allowed_extensions");
json.UpdateNull("metric_family");
json.UpdateNull("default_metric_unit");
json.UpdateNull("reference_data_name");
json.UpdateNewArray("available_locales");
json.UpdateNull("max_characters");
json.UpdateNull("validation_rule");
json.UpdateNull("validation_regexp");
json.UpdateNull("wysiwyg_enabled");
json.UpdateNull("number_min");
json.UpdateNull("number_max");
json.UpdateNull("decimals_allowed");
json.UpdateNull("negative_allowed");
json.UpdateString("date_min","2017-06-28T08:00:00");
json.UpdateString("date_max","2017-08-08T22:00:00");
json.UpdateNull("max_file_size");
json.UpdateNull("minimum_input_length");
json.UpdateNumber("sort_order","1");
json.UpdateBool("localizable",false);
json.UpdateBool("scopable",false);
json.UpdateString("labels.en_US","Sale date");
json.UpdateString("labels.fr_FR","Date des soldes");

json.EmitCompact = false;
// Show the JSON to be sent..
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit());

string url = "http://pim.my-akeneo-site.com/api/rest/v1/attributes";
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = new Chilkat.HttpResponse();
success = http.HttpJson("POST",url,json,"application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code: " + Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body: ");
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr);