Authorize.Net ARB Module by AphelionZ

**AphelionZ** · 5 Jun 2007, 12:19 AM

So, after enough of me poking around these forums asking dumb questions and not giving much in return, I decided to bite the bullet and just write the damn thing. So I bring you...

Authorize.net ARB Payment

Two files - a lang file and the actual module, with tons of code taken directly from the Authorize.net AIM module that already exists within ZenCart, and also taken from the sample code that authorize.net provides.

This allows for the admin to set a default length of subscription (they allow up to three years) and a default interval. In addition, this allows the admin to set a trial program up with a fixed or full discount on the subscriptions for the duration of the trial.

This is tested on 1.3.7 and I have no idea if it will work with previous versions. I'd love for some people to take a look at the code and let me know if i could be doing anything more properly. This is only the third or fourth plugin i've ever written for any web software and certainly the most comprehensive.

I hope I'm right in thinking this is going to make a few people happy!

Also grab updated language file here: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showth...126#post395126

**DrByte** · 5 Jun 2007, 12:52 AM

First, thanks for sharing your efforts with the community. Hopefully it'll help meet the need that several have expressed for ARB support.

Once you've got some feedback from those who try it out (which you requested in your post above) and have tweaked it, please submit it to the Downloads area for easy access by those who look for modules there.

There's something you might want to consider though ...

Originally Posted by AphelionZ

...with tons of code taken directly from the Authorize.net AIM module that already exists within ZenCart, and also taken from the sample code that authorize.net provides.

Um ... if you ripped off "tons of code taken directly from the Authorize.net AIM module that already exists within ZenCart" ... then ... where is the Zen Cart copyright?
And why is copyright credit given to a different shopping cart system if it's based largely on Zen Cart code?

In a quick review, it appears that about 80% came directly from the core Zen Cart module, with a bit of required constant renaming. The remaining 20% consists of logic changes needed for ARB and XML communication.

**AphelionZ** · 5 Jun 2007, 01:07 AM

DrByte - I think that was just a typo on my part. I downloaded another payment module (SecurePay) so I could compare and contrast as I went through, so that copyright stuff must have come from there. I'll change it to a ZenCart copyright in the next revision.

Sorry about that!

**DrByte** · 5 Jun 2007, 03:09 AM

Great !

**Picci** · 5 Jun 2007, 09:54 AM

Nice work! I will test it out. This will be a powerful addition to Zen Cart.

**AphelionZ** · 5 Jun 2007, 06:08 PM

Ok, here's version 0.2

- Fixed the copyright (I think)
- Organized the files into the proper ZenCart directory structure
- added a readme.txt
- got rid of the pesky ds_store files

See updated download link here: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showth...126#post395126

**bradymc** · 26 Jun 2007, 08:37 PM

I receive the following error:

Code:

testingTest40Mass Factory Subscription
#TEST-4036months2007-06-26notsurewhatthesenumbersareforCC#CCExpirationTEST-40ProductName- qty: 1
myemailaddressmyphonenumberMyNameMy Business
Address1
Address2MyNameMy Business
Address1Address2 - There has been an error processing your credit card. Please try again.

I left everything in test mode.

Is it possible to have the payment option be toggled on/off depending on the product? Let's say I have Product A which is not a subscription type product. I'll need Authorize AIM to process this. Product B is a subscription and will need the ARB module to process it. Then what if you have both products in the shopping cart. Is this beyond the scope of things... for now?

FYI - line 19's define should read ARB not ABR, right?

Thanks for your time spent on this. I know many people will find it useful.

**AphelionZ** · 27 Jun 2007, 05:38 AM

I'm sure this is possible but I'm not sure exactly how to do it because I'm still learning the Zen Cart code architecture. That functionality would be helpful to me as well so I'll take a look into it for you. I'd love some guidance from a dev though...

In the mean time, here's a fix for that lang file typo.

**DogTags** · 27 Jun 2007, 12:39 PM

What is "ARB" ?

What is different from AIM ?

Many thanks

**AphelionZ** · 28 Jun 2007, 05:10 AM

It means Automatic Recurring Billing. It lets you set up subscriptions via Authorize.NET... it's similar to AIM in that you need a web interface to use it, but it costs $10 extra a month to use and is a separate thing.