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Quickbooks Create a New Customer

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Demonstrates how to create a new customer via the Quickbooks REST API.

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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

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

    // First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    const json_token = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json_token.deinit();
    try json_token.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json");

    const rest = try chilkat.Rest.init();
    defer rest.deinit();

    // Connect to the REST server.
    const b_tls = true;
    const port = 443;
    const b_auto_reconnect = true;
    try rest.connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com", port, b_tls, b_auto_reconnect);

    const sb_auth = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_auth.deinit();
    sb_auth.append("Bearer ") catch {};
    sb_auth.append(try json_token.stringOf(alloc, "access_token")) catch {};
    rest.setAuthorization(try sb_auth.getAsString(alloc));

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Note: The above code to setup the initial REST connection
    // can be done once.  After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
    // If the connection is lost, the next REST method call will automatically
    // reconnect if needed.
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Create the following JSON:

    // {
    //   "FullyQualifiedName": "King Groceries",
    //   "PrimaryEmailAddr": {
    //     "Address": "jdrew@myemail.com"
    //   },
    //   "DisplayName": "King's Groceries",
    //   "Suffix": "Jr",
    //   "Title": "Mr",
    //   "MiddleName": "B",
    //   "Notes": "Here are other details.",
    //   "FamilyName": "King",
    //   "PrimaryPhone": {
    //     "FreeFormNumber": "(555) 555-5555"
    //   },
    //   "CompanyName": "King Groceries",
    //   "BillAddr": {
    //     "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
    //     "City": "Mountain View",
    //     "PostalCode": "94042",
    //     "Line1": "123 Main Street",
    //     "Country": "USA"
    //   },
    //   "GivenName": "James"
    // }
    //
    // Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    const json_req = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json_req.deinit();
    json_req.updateString("FullyQualifiedName", "King Groceries") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("PrimaryEmailAddr.Address", "jdrew@myemail.com") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("DisplayName", "King's Groceries") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("Suffix", "Jr") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("Title", "Mr") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("MiddleName", "B") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("Notes", "Here are other details.") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("FamilyName", "King") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber", "(555) 555-5555") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("CompanyName", "King Groceries") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode", "CA") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("BillAddr.City", "Mountain View") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("BillAddr.PostalCode", "94042") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("BillAddr.Line1", "123 Main Street") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("BillAddr.Country", "USA") catch {};
    json_req.updateString("GivenName", "James") catch {};

    const sb_request_body = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_request_body.deinit();
    json_req.emitSb(sb_request_body) catch {};

    rest.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json") catch {};
    rest.addHeader("Accept", "application/json") catch {};
    rest.setAllowHeaderFolding(false);

    const sb_response_body = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_response_body.deinit();
    rest.fullRequestSb("POST", "/v3/company/<realmID>/customer", sb_request_body, sb_response_body) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    const resp_status_code = rest.getResponseStatusCode();

    // Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
    std.debug.print("response status code = {d}\n", .{resp_status_code});

    const json_response = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json_response.deinit();
    json_response.loadSb(sb_response_body) catch {};
    json_response.setEmitCompact(false);
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json_response.emit(alloc)});

    if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        std.debug.print("Failed.\n", .{});
        return;
    }

    // Sample output...
    // (See the parsing code below..)
    //
    // Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // {
    //   "Customer": {
    //     "domain": "QBO",
    //     "PrimaryEmailAddr": {
    //       "Address": "jdrew@myemail.com"
    //     },
    //     "DisplayName": "King's Groceries",
    //     "CurrencyRef": {
    //       "name": "United States Dollar",
    //       "value": "USD"
    //     },
    //     "DefaultTaxCodeRef": {
    //       "value": "2"
    //     },
    //     "PreferredDeliveryMethod": "Print",
    //     "GivenName": "James",
    //     "FullyQualifiedName": "King's Groceries",
    //     "BillWithParent": false,
    //     "Title": "Mr",
    //     "Job": false,
    //     "BalanceWithJobs": 0,
    //     "PrimaryPhone": {
    //       "FreeFormNumber": "(555) 555-5555"
    //     },
    //     "Taxable": true,
    //     "MetaData": {
    //       "CreateTime": "2015-07-23T10:58:12-07:00",
    //       "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-23T10:58:12-07:00"
    //     },
    //     "BillAddr": {
    //       "City": "Mountain View",
    //       "Country": "USA",
    //       "Line1": "123 Main Street",
    //       "PostalCode": "94042",
    //       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
    //       "Id": "112"
    //     },
    //     "MiddleName": "B",
    //     "Notes": "Here are other details.",
    //     "Active": true,
    //     "Balance": 0,
    //     "SyncToken": "0",
    //     "Suffix": "Jr",
    //     "CompanyName": "King Groceries",
    //     "FamilyName": "King",
    //     "PrintOnCheckName": "King Groceries",
    //     "sparse": false,
    //     "Id": "67"
    //   },
    //   "time": "2015-07-23T10:58:12.099-07:00"
    // }
    //

    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.domain");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.PrimaryEmailAddr.Address");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.DisplayName");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.CurrencyRef.name");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.CurrencyRef.value");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.DefaultTaxCodeRef.value");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.PreferredDeliveryMethod");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.GivenName");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.FullyQualifiedName");
    _ = json_response.boolOf("Customer.BillWithParent");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.Title");
    _ = json_response.boolOf("Customer.Job");
    _ = json_response.intOf("Customer.BalanceWithJobs");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber");
    _ = json_response.boolOf("Customer.Taxable");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.MetaData.CreateTime");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.BillAddr.City");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.BillAddr.Country");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.BillAddr.Line1");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.BillAddr.PostalCode");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.BillAddr.Id");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.MiddleName");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.Notes");
    _ = json_response.boolOf("Customer.Active");
    _ = json_response.intOf("Customer.Balance");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.SyncToken");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.Suffix");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.CompanyName");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.FamilyName");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.PrintOnCheckName");
    _ = json_response.boolOf("Customer.sparse");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "Customer.Id");
    _ = try json_response.stringOf(alloc, "time");
}