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Akeneo: Create New Product

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Demonstrates how to create a new product.

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integer li_rc
long li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Json
string ls_Url
oleobject loo_Resp
string ls_Location

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

//  Use your previously obtained access token.
//  See Get Akeneo Access Token
loo_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": []
//      }
//    }
//  }
//  

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

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

loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
//  Show the JSON to be sent..
Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

ls_Url = "http://pim.my-akeneo-site.com/api/rest/v1/products"
loo_Resp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Resp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpJson("POST",ls_Url,loo_Json,"application/json",loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Response Status Code: " + string(loo_Resp.StatusCode)
Write-Debug "Response Body: "
Write-Debug loo_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
ls_Location = loo_Resp.GetHeaderField("Location")
Write-Debug "Location: " + ls_Location


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_Resp