Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Xero Create Account

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Create new accounts in a Xero company. 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;
  jsonToken: TJsonObject;
  jsonRequestBody: TJsonObject;
  url: string;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  jsonResponse: TJsonObject;
  AccountID: string;
  Code: string;
  Name: string;
  Type: string;
  TaxType: string;
  Class: string;
  EnablePaymentsToAccount: Boolean;
  ShowInExpenseClaims: Boolean;
  ReportingCode: string;
  ReportingCodeName: string;
  UpdatedDateUTC: string;
  AddToWatchlist: Boolean;
  Id: string;
  Status: string;
  ProviderName: string;
  DateTimeUTC: string;
  i: Integer;
  count_i: Integer;

begin
  success := False;

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

  http := THttp.Create;

  jsonToken := TJsonObject.Create;
  success := jsonToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  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','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

  jsonRequestBody := TJsonObject.Create;
  jsonRequestBody.UpdateString('Code','201');
  jsonRequestBody.UpdateString('Name','Sales - clearance lines');
  jsonRequestBody.UpdateString('Type','SALES');

  url := 'https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts';

  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpJson('PUT',url,jsonRequestBody,'application/json',resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

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

  jsonResponse := TJsonObject.Create;
  jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr);
  jsonResponse.EmitCompact := False;
  WriteLn(jsonResponse.Emit());

  if (resp.StatusCode >= 300) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Failed.');
      Exit;
    end;

  //  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
  //      }
  //    ]
  //  }
  //  

  Id := jsonResponse.StringOf('Id');
  Status := jsonResponse.StringOf('Status');
  ProviderName := jsonResponse.StringOf('ProviderName');
  DateTimeUTC := jsonResponse.StringOf('DateTimeUTC');
  i := 0;
  count_i := jsonResponse.SizeOfArray('Accounts');
  while i < count_i do
    begin
      jsonResponse.I := 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;
    end;



  http.Free;
  jsonToken.Free;
  jsonRequestBody.Free;
  resp.Free;
  jsonResponse.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.