Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

MYOB: Update a Category

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Sends a PUT to update a 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.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.HttpResponse,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  http: THttp;
  json: TJsonObject;
  sbRequestBody: TStringBuilder;
  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 PUT "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/{{category_id}}" \
  //    --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  //    --header "x-myobapi-key: This is your API Key" \
  //    --header "x-myobapi-version: v2" \
  //    --header "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate" \
  //    --data "{
  //              \"UID\": \"20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f\",
  //              \"DisplayID\": \"Postman001\",
  //              \"Name\": \"Postman sample\",
  //              \"Description\": \"This has been updated via Postman\",
  //              \"IsActive\": true,
  //              \"RowVersion\": \"-8858580467037765632\"
  //          }"

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

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

  //  {
  //    "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
  //    "DisplayID": "Postman001",
  //    "Name": "Postman sample",
  //    "Description": "This has been updated via Postman",
  //    "IsActive": true,
  //    "RowVersion": "-8858580467037765632"
  //  }

  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.UpdateString('UID','20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f');
  json.UpdateString('DisplayID','Postman001');
  json.UpdateString('Name','Postman sample');
  json.UpdateString('Description','This has been updated via Postman');
  json.UpdateBool('IsActive',True);
  json.UpdateString('RowVersion','-8858580467037765632');

  http.SetRequestHeader('Authorization','Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN');
  http.SetRequestHeader('x-myobapi-key','This is your API Key');
  http.SetRequestHeader('Accept-Encoding','gzip,deflate');
  http.SetRequestHeader('x-myobapi-version','v2');

  sbRequestBody := TStringBuilder.Create;
  json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpSb('PUT','https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/{{category_id}}',sbRequestBody,'utf-8','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;
  sbRequestBody.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.