PHP SDK Sample: Update Avalara Item Settings

This sample will populate the item properties associated with Avalara.
<?php

require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

// Disable SSL verification if we're having issues with this PHP install not having the proper CA installed.  Fix your CA for a production environment!
// Set debug to true if you need more information on request/response
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['verify' => false, 'debug' => false]);

// Configure API key authorization: ultraCartSimpleApiKey
$config = new ultracart\v2\Configuration();
$config->setApiKey('x-ultracart-simple-key', 'YOUR API KEY HERE');

$api_instance = new ultracart\v2\api\ItemApi(
    $client,
    $config,
    new ultracart\v2\HeaderSelector("2016-10-01")
);

$_expand = "properties"; // string | The object expansion to perform on the result.

// Fetch the item
$item_response = $api_instance->getItemByMerchantItemId("SAMPLE", $_expand);
if ($item_response->getSuccess()) {
    $item = $item_response->getItem();

    // Init the array if it's null because no properties exist
    if ($item->getProperties() == null) {
        $item->setProperties(array());
    }

    $newTaxCodeDescription = "CODEDESC"; // TODO: Set this to the value you want
    $newTaxCode = "CODE"; // TODO: Set this to the value you want

    $addTaxCodeDescription = true;
    $addTaxCode = true;

    // Go through and look for an existing property we can change.
    $properties = $item->getProperties();
    for ($j = 0; $j < count($properties); $j++) {
        $property = $properties[$j];

        if ($property->getName() == "avalaraTaxCodeDescription") {
            $property->setValue($newTaxCodeDescription);
            $addTaxCodeDescription = false;
        }
        if ($property->getName() == "avalaraTaxCode") {
            $property->setValue($newTaxCode);
            $addTaxCode = false;
        }
    }

    // Add new ones if necessary
    if ($addTaxCodeDescription) {
        $property = new ultracart\v2\models\ItemProperty();
        $property->setName("avalaraTaxCodeDescription");
        $property->setValue($newTaxCodeDescription);

        array_push($properties, $property);
    }
    if ($addTaxCode) {
        $property = new ultracart\v2\models\ItemProperty();
        $property->setName("avalaraTaxCode");
        $property->setValue($newTaxCode);

        array_push($properties, $property);
    }

    $item->setProperties($properties);

    $api_instance->updateItem($item, $item->getMerchantItemOid(), $_expand);
    echo 'Updated item' . PHP_EOL;
}


echo 'DONE' . PHP_EOL;

?>