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MercadoLibre - Create Test User

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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()

-- First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
local jsonToken = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
local success = jsonToken:load_file("qa_data/tokens/mercadolibre.json")

-- Implements the following CURL command:

-- curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d
-- '{
--        "site_id":"MLA"
-- }'
-- https://api.mercadolibre.com/users/test_user?access_token=MY_ACCESS_TOKEN

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

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

-- The following JSON is sent in the request body.

-- {
--   "site_id": "MLA"
-- }

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:update_string("site_id", "MLA")

http:set_request_header("Content-Type", "application/json")

http:set_url_var("access_token", jsonToken:string_of("access_token"))

local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
success = http:http_json("POST", "https://api.mercadolibre.com/users/test_user?access_token={$access_token}", 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())

-- A response status code of 201 indicates success.
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)

-- {
--   "id": 577815702,
--   "nickname": "TETE5320415",
--   "password": "qatest4890",
--   "site_status": "active",
--   "email": "test_user_80450945@testuser.com"
-- }

-- 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 id = jResp:int_of("id")
local nickname = jResp:string_of("nickname")
local password = jResp:string_of("password")
local site_status = jResp:string_of("site_status")