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Akeneo: Create New Product

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Demonstrates how to create a new product.

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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)
program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Http,
  Chilkat.HttpResponse,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  http: THttp;
  json: TJsonObject;
  url: string;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  location: string;

begin
  success := False;

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

  http := THttp.Create;

  //  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

  //  {
  //    "identifier": "top",
  //    "enabled": true,
  //    "family": "tshirt",
  //    "categories": [
  //      "summer_collection"
  //    ],
  //    "groups": [],
  //    "parent": null,
  //    "values": {
  //      "name": [
  //        {
  //          "data": "Top",
  //          "locale": "en_US",
  //          "scope": null
  //        },
  //        {
  //          "data": "D�bardeur",
  //          "locale": "fr_FR",
  //          "scope": null
  //        }
  //      ],
  //      "description": [
  //        {
  //          "data": "Summer top",
  //          "locale": "en_US",
  //          "scope": "ecommerce"
  //        },
  //        {
  //          "data": "Top",
  //          "locale": "en_US",
  //          "scope": "tablet"
  //        },
  //        {
  //          "data": "D�bardeur pour l'�t�",
  //          "locale": "fr_FR",
  //          "scope": "ecommerce"
  //        },
  //        {
  //          "data": "D�bardeur",
  //          "locale": "fr_FR",
  //          "scope": "tablet"
  //        }
  //      ],
  //      "price": [
  //        {
  //          "locale": null,
  //          "scope": null,
  //          "data": [
  //            {
  //              "amount": "150.5",
  //              "currency": "EUR"
  //            },
  //            {
  //              "amount": "150",
  //              "currency": "USD"
  //            }
  //          ]
  //        }
  //      ],
  //      "color": [
  //        {
  //          "locale": null,
  //          "scope": null,
  //          "data": "black"
  //        }
  //      ],
  //      "size": [
  //        {
  //          "locale": null,
  //          "scope": null,
  //          "data": "m"
  //        }
  //      ]
  //    },
  //    "associations": {
  //      "PACK": {
  //        "products": [
  //          "sunglass"
  //        ],
  //        "groups": []
  //      }
  //    }
  //  }
  //  

  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.UpdateString('identifier','top');
  json.UpdateBool('enabled',True);
  json.UpdateString('family','tshirt');
  json.UpdateString('categories[0]','summer_collection');
  json.UpdateNewArray('groups');
  json.UpdateNull('parent');
  json.UpdateString('values.name[0].data','Top');
  json.UpdateString('values.name[0].locale','en_US');
  json.UpdateNull('values.name[0].scope');
  json.UpdateString('values.name[1].data','D�bardeur');
  json.UpdateString('values.name[1].locale','fr_FR');
  json.UpdateNull('values.name[1].scope');
  json.UpdateString('values.description[0].data','Summer top');
  json.UpdateString('values.description[0].locale','en_US');
  json.UpdateString('values.description[0].scope','ecommerce');
  json.UpdateString('values.description[1].data','Top');
  json.UpdateString('values.description[1].locale','en_US');
  json.UpdateString('values.description[1].scope','tablet');
  json.UpdateString('values.description[2].data','D�bardeur pour l''�t�');
  json.UpdateString('values.description[2].locale','fr_FR');
  json.UpdateString('values.description[2].scope','ecommerce');
  json.UpdateString('values.description[3].data','D�bardeur');
  json.UpdateString('values.description[3].locale','fr_FR');
  json.UpdateString('values.description[3].scope','tablet');
  json.UpdateNull('values.price[0].locale');
  json.UpdateNull('values.price[0].scope');
  json.UpdateString('values.price[0].data[0].amount','150.5');
  json.UpdateString('values.price[0].data[0].currency','EUR');
  json.UpdateString('values.price[0].data[1].amount','150');
  json.UpdateString('values.price[0].data[1].currency','USD');
  json.UpdateNull('values.color[0].locale');
  json.UpdateNull('values.color[0].scope');
  json.UpdateString('values.color[0].data','black');
  json.UpdateNull('values.size[0].locale');
  json.UpdateNull('values.size[0].scope');
  json.UpdateString('values.size[0].data','m');
  json.UpdateString('associations.PACK.products[0]','sunglass');
  json.UpdateNewArray('associations.PACK.groups');

  json.EmitCompact := False;
  //  Show the JSON to be sent..
  WriteLn(json.Emit());

  url := 'http://pim.my-akeneo-site.com/api/rest/v1/products';
  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpJson('POST',url,json,'application/json',resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn('Response Status Code: ' + resp.StatusCode);
  WriteLn('Response Body: ');
  WriteLn(resp.BodyStr);

  //  The akeneo response will include a "Location" header, such as the following:
  //  HTTP/1.1 201 Created
  //  Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:36:35 GMT
  //  Server: Apache/2
  //  X-Powered-By: PHP/7.1.25
  //  Cache-Control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate, no-cache, private
  //  Set-Cookie: abcdefg; path=/; HttpOnly
  //  Location: http://xyz.example.com/api/rest/v1/products/L0000123
  //  Vary: User-Agent
  //  Content-Length: 0
  //  Keep-Alive: timeout=2, max=100
  //  Connection: Keep-Alive
  //  Content-Type: application/json

  //  Get the location header using resp.GetHeaderField
  location := resp.GetHeaderField('Location');
  WriteLn('Location: ' + location);


  http.Free;
  json.Free;
  resp.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.