Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

MYOB: Add a Category

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Sends a POST to add a general ledger category. 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;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  respStatusCode: Integer;

begin
  success := False;

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

  http := THttp.Create;

  //  Implements the following CURL command:

  //  curl --request POST "https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category" \
  //    --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  //    --header "x-myobapi-key: {{myob_api_key}}" \
  //    --header "x-myobapi-version: v2" \
  //    --header "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate" \
  //    --data "{
  //  \"DisplayID\" : \"CAT002\",
  //  \"Name\" : \"Victoria\",
  //  \"Description\" : \"Demo API Category Endpoint.\",
  //  \"IsActive\" : true
  //  }"

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

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

  //  {
  //    "DisplayID": "CAT002",
  //    "Name": "Victoria",
  //    "Description": "Demo API Category Endpoint.",
  //    "IsActive": true
  //  }

  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.UpdateString('DisplayID','CAT002');
  json.UpdateString('Name','Victoria');
  json.UpdateString('Description','Demo API Category Endpoint.');
  json.UpdateBool('IsActive',True);

  http.SetRequestHeader('Authorization','Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN');
  http.SetRequestHeader('x-myobapi-key','{{myob_api_key}}');
  http.SetRequestHeader('Accept-Encoding','gzip,deflate');
  http.SetRequestHeader('x-myobapi-version','v2');

  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpJson('POST','https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category',json,'application/json',resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode;
  WriteLn('Response Status Code = ' + respStatusCode);
  if (respStatusCode <> 200) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Response Header:');
      WriteLn(resp.Header);
      WriteLn('Response Body:');
      WriteLn(resp.BodyStr);
      WriteLn('Failed.');
      Exit;
    end;
  WriteLn('Success.');


  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.