Objective-C

Xero Create Account

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Create new accounts in a Xero company. Objective-C

#import <CkoHttp.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoHttpResponse.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];

CkoJsonObject *jsonToken = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
success = [jsonToken LoadFile: @"qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json"];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",jsonToken.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

http.AuthToken = [jsonToken StringOf: @"access_token"];

// Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
// Get Xero Tenant IDs
[http SetRequestHeader: @"Xero-tenant-id" value: @"83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7"];

http.Accept = @"application/json";

// The following JSON is sent in the request body:

// {
//   "Code": "201",
//   "Name": "Sales - clearance lines",
//   "Type": "SALES"
// }

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

CkoJsonObject *jsonRequestBody = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[jsonRequestBody UpdateString: @"Code" value: @"201"];
[jsonRequestBody UpdateString: @"Name" value: @"Sales - clearance lines"];
[jsonRequestBody UpdateString: @"Type" value: @"SALES"];

NSString *url = @"https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts";

CkoHttpResponse *resp = [[CkoHttpResponse alloc] init];
success = [http HttpJson: @"PUT" url: url json: jsonRequestBody contentType: @"application/json" response: resp];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@%d",@"Response Status Code: ",[resp.StatusCode intValue]);

CkoJsonObject *jsonResponse = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[jsonResponse Load: resp.BodyStr];
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = NO;
NSLog(@"%@",[jsonResponse Emit]);

if ([resp.StatusCode intValue] >= 300) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed.");
    return;
}

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

// {
//   "Id": "705036aa-771d-4c0a-9d66-28904022858c",
//   "Status": "OK",
//   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
//   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587161712234)\/",
//   "Accounts": [
//     {
//       "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
//       "Code": "201",
//       "Name": "Sales - clearance lines",
//       "Status": "ACTIVE",
//       "Type": "SALES",
//       "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
//       "Class": "REVENUE",
//       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
//       "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
//       "ReportingCode": "REV",
//       "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
//       "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587161712283+0000)\/",
//       "AddToWatchlist": false
//     }
//   ]
// }
// 

NSString *AccountID = 0;
NSString *Code = 0;
NSString *Name = 0;
NSString *Type = 0;
NSString *TaxType = 0;
NSString *Class = 0;
BOOL EnablePaymentsToAccount;
BOOL ShowInExpenseClaims;
NSString *ReportingCode = 0;
NSString *ReportingCodeName = 0;
NSString *UpdatedDateUTC = 0;
BOOL AddToWatchlist;

NSString *Id = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Id"];
NSString *Status = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Status"];
NSString *ProviderName = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"ProviderName"];
NSString *DateTimeUTC = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"DateTimeUTC"];
int i = 0;
int count_i = [[jsonResponse SizeOfArray: @"Accounts"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    AccountID = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Accounts[i].AccountID"];
    Code = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Accounts[i].Code"];
    Name = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Accounts[i].Name"];
    Status = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Accounts[i].Status"];
    Type = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Accounts[i].Type"];
    TaxType = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Accounts[i].TaxType"];
    Class = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Accounts[i].Class"];
    EnablePaymentsToAccount = [jsonResponse BoolOf: @"Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount"];
    ShowInExpenseClaims = [jsonResponse BoolOf: @"Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims"];
    ReportingCode = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Accounts[i].ReportingCode"];
    ReportingCodeName = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName"];
    UpdatedDateUTC = [jsonResponse StringOf: @"Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC"];
    AddToWatchlist = [jsonResponse BoolOf: @"Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist"];
    i = i + 1;
}