Canada Post Shipping Plugin using Carrier API

[mwf]

Hello,

I am developing a shipping plugin for the Canada Post Sell Online API, which would have the same functionality as my existing CPSOL module for VM 1.1.9. The Canada Post API provides a list of rates that the customer selects from, which should then be applied to the order.

In VM 2.0 it seems that the cart is only expecting one rate per shipping method (plugin). Is this correct?

If this this is correct, how should we handle multiple shipping options per per API response? I would expect the cart to handle this using data only passed back from the plugin (not create html in plugin).

Also, when an API like this is used the cart needs to show the shipping service options automatically, not default a rate with a link to the shipping view. Is that possible without hacking the cart code?

Any input is appreciated.

Micah

[dj55b]

Thanks Micah Sam

[lori_oreo]

I don't know how to help you, but would love to know when it's available.  I just upgraded to 2.0 last night, only to find out this option wasn't available after it was installed.  Not impressed right now

[mhaskell]

Hello All,
Just wondering how the module for v2 is progressing?
mike

[lysov]

In VM 2.0 it seems that the cart is only expecting one rate per shipping method (plugin). Is this correct?

If this this is correct, how should we handle multiple shipping options per per API response? I would expect the cart to handle this using data only passed back from the plugin (not create html in plugin).
Any input is appreciated.

Micah

Hello! You should rewrite some standart functions and create a helper.php with special class (g.e. russian_post_deliveryCost). Note, the $methodSalesPrice[] is an array containing the costs of delivery with multiple shipping options.

Code Select Expand

    public function plgVmDisplayListFEShipment(VirtueMartCart $cart, $selected = 0, &$htmlIn) {
JHTML::_('behavior.tooltip');

if ($this->getPluginMethods($cart->vendorId) === 0) {
if (empty($this->_name)) {
$app = JFactory::getApplication();
$app->enqueueMessage(JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_NO_' . strtoupper($this->_psType)));
}
return false;
}
$html = array();
$method_name = $this->_psType . '_name';
if (!class_exists('russian_post_deliveryCost'))
    require (.... DS . 'helpers' . DS . 'russian_post_deliverycost.php');

foreach ($this->methods as $method) {
    $deliveryCost = new russian_post_deliveryCost($method, $product, $cart);
    $methodSalesPrice [] = $productPrice->calculateSalesPrice($cart, $method, $cart->pricesUnformatted);
    . . .
    and so


[mwf]

Please see this post: http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=100207.msg331554#msg331554

A Canada Post plugin is available from VM