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Shopify GraphQL Simple Query (Get Shop Object)

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Demonstrates a simple Shopify GraphQL query to get specific fields of the Shop object.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- This example will use private authentication (which is HTTP Basic authentication)
    -- See the other Chilkat Shopify examples for OAuth2 authentication.
    -- To use HTTP Basic Authentication with any HTTP request, we simply set the Login, Password, and BasicAuth properties.
    -- Important: All HTTP requests using Basic authentication must be over SSL/TLS.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'Login', 'SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'Password', 'SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_SECRET_KEY'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'BasicAuth', 1

    -- We're going to do a POST  https://{shop}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-04/graphql.json
    -- Make sure to replace "chilkat" with your store name.

    -- The body of the request will be:
    --    {
    --        shop {
    --            id
    --            name
    --            description
    --            email
    --         }
    --     }

    -- The above query is not JSON.  It looks like JSON, but it's actually not.
    -- We'll just make it one line:

    DECLARE @query nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @query = '{ shop { id name description email } }'

    -- My store name is "chilkat".  Use your store name here instead.
    DECLARE @url nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @url = 'https://chilkat.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-04/graphql.json'

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HttpResponse', @resp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'HttpStr', @success OUT, 'POST', @url, @query, 'utf-8', 'application/graphql', @resp
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        RETURN
      END

    -- Examine the response code.
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 200
      BEGIN

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'Received error response code: ' + @iTmp0

        PRINT 'Response body:'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'BodyStr', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @sbResponseBody int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbResponseBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @resp, 'GetBodySb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
    DECLARE @jResp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jResp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'LoadSb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jResp, 'EmitCompact', 0


    PRINT 'Response Body:'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    DECLARE @respStatusCode int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @respStatusCode OUT

    PRINT 'Response Status Code = ' + @respStatusCode
    IF @respStatusCode >= 400
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Response Header:'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'Header', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT 'Failed.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp
        RETURN
      END

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

    -- {
    --   "data": {
    --     "shop": {
    --       "id": "gid:\/\/shopify\/Shop\/24198053",
    --       "name": "chilkat",
    --       "description": null,
    --       "email": "admin@chilkatsoft.com"
    --     }
    --   },
    --   "extensions": {
    --     "cost": {
    --       "requestedQueryCost": 1,
    --       "actualQueryCost": 1,
    --       "throttleStatus": {
    --         "maximumAvailable": 1000.0,
    --         "currentlyAvailable": 999,
    --         "restoreRate": 50.0
    --       }
    --     }
    --   }
    -- }

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

    DECLARE @shopId nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @shopId OUT, 'data.shop.id'
    DECLARE @shopName nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @shopName OUT, 'data.shop.name'
    DECLARE @shopDescription nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @shopDescription OUT, 'data.shop.description'
    DECLARE @shopEmail nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @shopEmail OUT, 'data.shop.email'
    DECLARE @costRequestedQueryCost int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'IntOf', @costRequestedQueryCost OUT, 'extensions.cost.requestedQueryCost'
    DECLARE @costActualQueryCost int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'IntOf', @costActualQueryCost OUT, 'extensions.cost.actualQueryCost'
    DECLARE @costThrottleStatusMaximumAvailable nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @costThrottleStatusMaximumAvailable OUT, 'extensions.cost.throttleStatus.maximumAvailable'
    DECLARE @costThrottleStatusCurrentlyAvailable int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'IntOf', @costThrottleStatusCurrentlyAvailable OUT, 'extensions.cost.throttleStatus.currentlyAvailable'
    DECLARE @costThrottleStatusRestoreRate nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @costThrottleStatusRestoreRate OUT, 'extensions.cost.throttleStatus.restoreRate'


    PRINT 'Shop name: ' + @shopName
    -- ...

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp


END
GO