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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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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttpW http;

    // 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.
    http.put_Login(L"SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY");
    http.put_Password(L"SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_SECRET_KEY");
    http.put_BasicAuth(true);

    // 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:

    const wchar_t *query = L"{ shop { id name description email } }";

    // My store name is "chilkat".  Use your store name here instead.
    const wchar_t *url = L"https://chilkat.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-04/graphql.json";

    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpStr(L"POST",url,query,L"utf-8",L"application/graphql",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Examine the response code.
    if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200) {
        wprintf(L"Received error response code: %d\n",resp.get_StatusCode());
        wprintf(L"Response body:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.bodyStr());
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jResp.emit());

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.header());
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        return;
    }

    // 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

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    // See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    const wchar_t *shopId = jResp.stringOf(L"data.shop.id");
    const wchar_t *shopName = jResp.stringOf(L"data.shop.name");
    const wchar_t *shopDescription = jResp.stringOf(L"data.shop.description");
    const wchar_t *shopEmail = jResp.stringOf(L"data.shop.email");
    int costRequestedQueryCost = jResp.IntOf(L"extensions.cost.requestedQueryCost");
    int costActualQueryCost = jResp.IntOf(L"extensions.cost.actualQueryCost");
    const wchar_t *costThrottleStatusMaximumAvailable = jResp.stringOf(L"extensions.cost.throttleStatus.maximumAvailable");
    int costThrottleStatusCurrentlyAvailable = jResp.IntOf(L"extensions.cost.throttleStatus.currentlyAvailable");
    const wchar_t *costThrottleStatusRestoreRate = jResp.stringOf(L"extensions.cost.throttleStatus.restoreRate");

    wprintf(L"Shop name: %s\n",shopName);
    // ...
    }