Rust Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Xero Upload Attachment

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Demonstrates how to upload an attachment to Xero. Rust

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

let http = chilkat::Http::new();

// Important: Make sure your OAuth2 access token was obtained with the scope "accounting.attachments"
// included in the list of scopes.

let json_token = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
if json_token.load_file("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json").is_err() {
    println!("{}", json_token.last_error_text());
    return;
}

http.set_auth_token(&json_token.string_of("access_token").unwrap_or_default());

// Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
// Get Xero Tenant IDs
http.set_request_header("Xero-tenant-id", "83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7");

http.set_accept("application/json");

let url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/{$Endpoint}/{$Guid}/Attachments/{$Filename}".to_string();

// Endpoint can be Invoices, Receipts, CreditNotes, PurchaseOrders, etc.
let _ = http.set_url_var("Endpoint", "Invoices");

// Guid is the ID of the item, such as the InvoiceID.
let _ = http.set_url_var("Guid", "0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921");

// Filename is the filename of the attachment you are uploading.
let _ = http.set_url_var("Filename", "penguins.jpg");

// Load the file to be uploaded (from the local filesystem).
let bd = chilkat::BinData::new();
if bd.load_file("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg").is_err() {
    println!("Failed to load attachment file.");
    return;
}

// Indicate the content-type according to the file content type.
// Common content-types are:   image/jpg, image/png, application/pdf, application/zip, application/msword
// If you don't know, use application/octet-stream
let resp = chilkat::HttpResponse::new();
if http.http_bd("POST", &url, &bd, "image/jpg", &resp).is_err() {
    println!("{}", http.last_error_text());
    return;
}

println!("Response Status Code: {}", resp.status_code());

let json_response = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
let _ = json_response.load(&resp.body_str());
json_response.set_emit_compact(false);
println!("{}", json_response.emit().unwrap_or_default());

if resp.status_code() != 200 {
    println!("Failed.");
    return;
}

// A sample response:

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

// {
//   "Id": "35333c64-4449-457b-bf6a-1b64d538e3c7",
//   "Status": "OK",
//   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
//   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587212597758)\/",
//   "Attachments": [
//     {
//       "AttachmentID": "daf106e2-8634-4349-bfcc-86c1df0793b2",
//       "FileName": "penguins.jpg",
//       "Url": "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Invoices/0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921/Attachments/penguins.jpg",
//       "MimeType": "image/jpg",
//       "ContentLength": 777835
//     }
//   ]
// }