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Square API - Batch Delete Catalog Objects

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Deletes a set of CatalogItems based on the provided list of target IDs and returns a set of successfully deleted IDs in the response.

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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.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.HttpResponse,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  http: THttp;
  json: TJsonObject;
  i: Integer;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  sbResponseBody: TStringBuilder;
  jResp: TJsonObject;
  respStatusCode: Integer;
  strVal: string;
  deleted_at: string;
  count_i: 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 https://connect.squareup.com/v2/catalog/batch-delete \
  //    -X POST \
  //    -H 'Square-Version: 2020-07-22' \
  //    -H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
  //    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  //    -d '{
  //      "object_ids": [
  //        "W62UWFY35CWMYGVWK6TWJDNI",
  //        "AA27W3M2GGTF3H6AVPNB77CK"
  //      ]
  //    }'

  //  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.

  //  {
  //    "object_ids": [
  //      "W62UWFY35CWMYGVWK6TWJDNI",
  //      "AA27W3M2GGTF3H6AVPNB77CK"
  //    ]
  //  }

  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  i := 0;
  json.I := i;
  json.UpdateString('object_ids[i]','W62UWFY35CWMYGVWK6TWJDNI');
  i := i + 1;
  json.I := i;
  json.UpdateString('object_ids[i]','AA27W3M2GGTF3H6AVPNB77CK');

  //  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
  http.AuthToken := 'ACCESS_TOKEN';
  http.SetRequestHeader('Square-Version','2020-07-22');

  //  This example uses the sandbox: connect.squareupsandbox.com
  //  Production should use connect.squareup.com
  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpJson('POST','https://connect.squareupsandbox.com/v2/catalog/batch-delete',json,'application/json',resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  sbResponseBody := TStringBuilder.Create;
  resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
  jResp := TJsonObject.Create;
  jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
  jResp.EmitCompact := False;

  WriteLn('Response Body:');
  WriteLn(jResp.Emit());

  respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode;
  WriteLn('Response Status Code = ' + respStatusCode);
  if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Response Header:');
      WriteLn(resp.Header);
      WriteLn('Failed.');
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Sample JSON response:
  //  (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

  //  {
  //    "deleted_object_ids": [
  //      "W62UWFY35CWMYGVWK6TWJDNI",
  //      "AA27W3M2GGTF3H6AVPNB77CK"
  //    ],
  //    "deleted_at": "2016-11-16T22:25:24.878Z"
  //  }

  //  Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
  //  Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
  //  Generate Parsing Code from JSON

  deleted_at := jResp.StringOf('deleted_at');
  i := 0;
  count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray('deleted_object_ids');
  while i < count_i do
    begin
      jResp.I := i;
      strVal := jResp.StringOf('deleted_object_ids[i]');
      i := i + 1;
    end;



  http.Free;
  json.Free;
  resp.Free;
  sbResponseBody.Free;
  jResp.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.