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C++ / New FreshBooks / Create Task

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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>

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

    CkHttp http;
    bool success;

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

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

    // {
    //   "task": {
    //     "name": "Saving the planet",
    //     "description": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
    //     "rate": {
    //       "amount": "50.00",
    //       "code": "USD"
    //     }
    //   }
    // }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("task.name","Saving the planet");
    json.UpdateString("task.description","Hourly rate for doing positive things");
    json.UpdateString("task.rate.amount","50.00");
    json.UpdateString("task.rate.code","USD");

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    http.put_AuthToken("<access_token>");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks","application/json",json);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    resp->GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);

    CkJsonObject jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << jResp.emit() << "\r\n";

    int respStatusCode = resp->get_StatusCode();
    std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << resp->header() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        delete resp;
        return;
    }

    delete resp;

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

    // {
    //   "response": {
    //     "result": {
    //       "task": {
    //         "billable": true,
    //         "description": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
    //         "id": 74830,
    //         "name": "Saving the planet",
    //         "rate": {
    //           "amount": "50.00",
    //           "code": "USD"
    //         },
    //         "taskid": 74830,
    //         "tax1": 0,
    //         "tax2": 0,
    //         "tdesc": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
    //         "tname": "Saving the planet",
    //         "updated": "2019-04-24 14:39:06",
    //         "vis_state": 0
    //       }
    //     }
    //   }
    // }

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

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.

    bool Billable = jResp.BoolOf("response.result.task.billable");
    const char *Description = jResp.stringOf("response.result.task.description");
    int Id = jResp.IntOf("response.result.task.id");
    const char *Name = jResp.stringOf("response.result.task.name");
    const char *Amount = jResp.stringOf("response.result.task.rate.amount");
    const char *Code = jResp.stringOf("response.result.task.rate.code");
    int Taskid = jResp.IntOf("response.result.task.taskid");
    int Tax1 = jResp.IntOf("response.result.task.tax1");
    int Tax2 = jResp.IntOf("response.result.task.tax2");
    const char *Tdesc = jResp.stringOf("response.result.task.tdesc");
    const char *Tname = jResp.stringOf("response.result.task.tname");
    const char *Updated = jResp.stringOf("response.result.task.updated");
    int Vis_state = jResp.IntOf("response.result.task.vis_state");
    }

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
  "task": {
   "name": "Saving the planet",
   "description": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
   "rate": {
   		"amount": "50.00",
   		"code": "USD"
		}
  }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create Task",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          "let jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody); ",
          "pm.environment.set(\"taskId\", jsonData.response.result.task.taskid);"
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n  \"task\": {\n   \"name\": \"Saving the planet\",\n   \"description\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n   \"rate\": {\n   \t\t\"amount\": \"50.00\",\n   \t\t\"code\": \"USD\"\n\t\t}\n  }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "projects",
        "tasks"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Create Task",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json",
            "type": "text"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n  \"task\": {\n   \"name\": \"Saving the planet\",\n   \"description\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n   \"rate\": {\n   \t\t\"amount\": \"50.00\",\n   \t\t\"code\": \"USD\"\n\t\t}\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "freshbooks",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "accounting",
            "account",
            "{{accountId}}",
            "projects",
            "tasks"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
          "value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gUQ1lZBwUXEQoWWRFTSxYeA0kJTwBQAlBcBgNVV1EABwFTWFQOHQZRVB0UB1RTBQdRUQhVCQoCCgFUAEMdB1IOF1Nq"
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "*"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:39:06 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 google"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 varnish"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        },
        {
          "key": "Accept-Ranges",
          "value": "bytes"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:39:06 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Served-By",
          "value": "cache-mdw17369-MDW"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Cache",
          "value": "MISS"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Cache-Hits",
          "value": "0"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Accept-Encoding"
        },
        {
          "key": "Country",
          "value": "CA"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"response\": {\n        \"result\": {\n            \"task\": {\n                \"billable\": true,\n                \"description\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n                \"id\": 74830,\n                \"name\": \"Saving the planet\",\n                \"rate\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"50.00\",\n                    \"code\": \"USD\"\n                },\n                \"taskid\": 74830,\n                \"tax1\": 0,\n                \"tax2\": 0,\n                \"tdesc\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n                \"tname\": \"Saving the planet\",\n                \"updated\": \"2019-04-24 14:39:06\",\n                \"vis_state\": 0\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}