import shopify
import json

def create_shopify_product(title, body_html, vendor, product_type, tags, price):
    """Creates a new product in Shopify."""
    try:
        new_product = shopify.Product()
        new_product.title = title
        new_product.body_html = body_html
        new_product.vendor = vendor
        new_product.product_type = product_type
        new_product.tags = tags
        
        # Add variant
        variant = shopify.Variant({'price': price, 'sku': title.replace(" ", "-").lower()})
        new_product.variants = [variant]
        
        new_product.save()
        return json.dumps({"status": "success", "product_id": new_product.id})
    except Exception as e:
        return json.dumps({"status": "error", "message": str(e)})