Chilkat Online Tools

Swift3 / PrestaShop Webservice Demo Resource / Create article

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func chilkatTest() {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    let http = CkoHttp()!
    var success: Bool

    http.basicAuth = true
    http.login = "{{webservice_key}}"
    http.password = "password"

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: Generate Code to Create XML

    // The following XML is sent in the request body.

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    // <prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    //     <article>
    //         <title>
    //             <language id="1"><![CDATA[My title in english]]></language>
    //             <language id="2"><![CDATA[Mon titre en français]]></language>
    //         </title>
    //         <type><![CDATA[Blog post]]></type>
    //     </article>
    // </prestashop>
    // 

    let xml = CkoXml()!
    xml.tag = "prestashop"
    xml.addAttribute("xmlns:xlink", value: "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink")
    xml.updateAttr(at: "article|title|language", autoCreate: true, attrName: "id", attrValue: "1")
    xml.updateChildContent("article|title|language", value: "My title in english")
    xml.updateAttr(at: "article|title|language[1]", autoCreate: true, attrName: "id", attrValue: "2")
    xml.updateChildContent("article|title|language[1]", value: "Mon titre en français")
    xml.updateChildContent("article|type", value: "Blog post")

    let sbRequestBody = CkoStringBuilder()!
    xml.getSb(sbRequestBody)

    var resp: CkoHttpResponse? = http.pTextSb("POST", url: "https://localhost:8080/api/articles", textData: sbRequestBody, charset: "utf-8", contentType: "application/xml", md5: false, gzip: false)
    if http.lastMethodSuccess == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("\(resp!.statusCode.intValue)")
    print("\(resp!.bodyStr!)")
    resp = nil

}

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-u '{{webservice_key}}:password'
	-d '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<prestashop xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    <article>
        <title>
            <language id="1">
                <![CDATA[My title in english]]>
            </language>
            <language id="2">
                <![CDATA[Mon titre en français]]>
            </language>
        </title>
        <type>
            <![CDATA[Blog post]]>
        </type>
    </article>
</prestashop>'
https://localhost:8080/api/articles

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create article",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<prestashop xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">\n    <article>\n        <title>\n            <language id=\"1\">\n                <![CDATA[My title in english]]>\n            </language>\n            <language id=\"2\">\n                <![CDATA[Mon titre en français]]>\n            </language>\n        </title>\n        <type>\n            <![CDATA[Blog post]]>\n        </type>\n    </article>\n</prestashop>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{webservice_url}}/api/articles",
      "host": [
        "{{webservice_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "articles"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}