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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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Lua
local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

-- 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
--   }
-- }

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:update_string("product.visibility", "visible")
json:update_string("product.data01", "")
json:update_string("product.data02", "")
json:update_string("product.data03", "")
json:update_string("product.title", "Lookin Sharp T-Shirt")
json:update_string("product.fulltitle", "Lookin Sharp T-Shirt")
json:update_string("product.description", "Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt")
json:update_string("product.content", "Long Description of the Lookin Sharp T-Shirt")
json:update_int("product.deliverydate", 6488)
json:update_int("product.supplier", 78794)
json:update_int("product.brand", 1171202)

http:set_request_header("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/
local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
local success = http:http_json("POST", "https://api.webshopapp.com/en/products.json", json, "application/json", resp)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

local sbResponseBody = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
resp:get_body_sb(sbResponseBody)
local jResp = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
jResp:load_sb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.emit_compact = false

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp:emit())

local respStatusCode = resp.status_code
print("Response Status Code = " .. respStatusCode)
if respStatusCode >= 400 then
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.header)
    print("Failed.")
    return
end

-- 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

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