Provided by: libbusiness-onlinepayment-perl_3.02-2_all 
NAME
Business::OnlinePayment - Perl extension for online payment processing
SYNOPSIS
use Business::OnlinePayment;
my $transaction = new Business::OnlinePayment($processor, %processor_info);
$transaction->content(
type => 'Visa',
amount => '49.95',
card_number => '1234123412341238',
expiration => '0100',
name => 'John Q Doe',
);
$transaction->submit();
if($transaction->is_success()) {
print "Card processed successfully: ", $transaction->authorization(), "\n";
} else {
print "Card was rejected: ", $transaction->error_message(), "\n";
}
DESCRIPTION
Business::OnlinePayment is a generic module for processing payments through online credit
card processors, electronic cash systems, etc.
CONSTRUCTOR
new($processor, %processor_options)
Create a new Business::OnlinePayment object, $processor is required, and defines the
online processor to use. If necessary, processor options can be specified, currently
supported options are 'Server', 'Port', and 'Path', which specify how to find the online
processor (https://server:port/path), but individual processor modules should supply
reasonable defaults for this information, override the defaults only if absolutely
necessary (especially path), as the processor module was probably written with a specific
target script in mind.
TRANSACTION SETUP METHODS
content(%content)
The information necessary for the transaction, this tends to vary a little depending on
the processor, so we have chosen to use a system which defines specific fields in the
frontend which get mapped to the correct fields in the backend. The currently defined
fields are:
PROCESSOR FIELDS
login
Your login name to use for authentication to the online processor.
password
Your password to use for authentication to the online processor.
REQUIRED TRANSACTION FIELDS
type
Transaction type, supported types are: CC (credit card), ECHECK (electronic check) and
LEC (phone bill billing). Deprecated types are: Visa, MasterCard, American Express,
Discover, Check. Not all processors support all transaction types.
action
What action being taken by this transaction. Currently available are:
Normal Authorization
Authorization Only
Post Authorization
Void
Credit
Recurring Authorization
Modify Recurring Authorization
Cancel Recurring Authorization
amount
The amount of the transaction. No dollar signs or currency identifiers, just a whole
or floating point number (i.e. 26, 26.1 or 26.13).
OPTIONAL TRANSACTION FIELDS
description
A description of the transaction (used by some processors to send information to the
client, normally not a required field).
invoice_number
An invoice number, for your use and not normally required, many processors require
this field to be a numeric only field.
po_number
Purchase order number (normally not required).
tax Tax amount (portion of amount field, not added to it).
freight
Freight amount (portion of amount field, not added to it).
duty
Duty amount (portion of amount field, not added to it).
tax_exempt
Tax exempt flag (i.e. TRUE, FALSE, T, F, YES, NO, Y, N, 1, 0).
currency
Currency, specified as an ISO 4217 three-letter code, such as USD, CAD, EUR, AUD, DKK,
GBP, JPY, NZD, etc.
CUSTOMER INFO FIELDS
customer_id
A customer identifier, again not normally required.
name
The customer's name, your processor may not require this.
first_name
last_name
The customer's first and last name as separate fields.
company
The customer's company name, not normally required.
address
The customer's address (your processor may not require this unless you are requiring
AVS Verification).
city
The customer's city (your processor may not require this unless you are requiring AVS
Verification).
state
The customer's state (your processor may not require this unless you are requiring AVS
Verification).
zip The customer's zip code (your processor may not require this unless you are requiring
AVS Verification).
country
Customer's country.
ship_first_name
ship_last_name
ship_company
ship_address
ship_city
ship_state
ship_zip
ship_country
These shipping address fields may be accepted by your processor. Refer to the
description for the corresponding non-ship field for general information on each
field.
phone
Customer's phone number.
fax Customer's fax number.
email
Customer's email address.
customer_ip
IP Address from which the transaction originated.
CREDIT CARD FIELDS
card_number
Credit card number.
expiration
Credit card expiration.
cvv2
CVV2 number (also called CVC2 or CID) is a three- or four-digit security code used to
reduce credit card fraud.
card_token
If supported by your gateway, you can pass a card_token instead of a card_number and
expiration.
track1
Track 1 on the magnetic stripe (Card present only)
track2
Track 2 on the magnetic stripe (Card present only)
recurring_billing
Recurring billing flag
ELECTRONIC CHECK FIELDS
account_number
Bank account number
routing_code
Bank's routing code
account_type
Account type. Can be (case-insensitive): Personal Checking, Personal Savings,
Business Checking or Business Savings.
account_name
Account holder's name.
bank_name
Bank name.
bank_city
Bank city.
bank_state
Bank state.
check_type
Check type.
customer_org
Customer organization type.
customer_ssn
Customer's social security number.
license_num
Customer's driver's license number.
license_dob
Customer's date of birth.
RECURRING BILLING FIELDS
interval
Interval expresses the amount of time between billings: digits, whitespace and units
(currently "days" or "months" in either singular or plural form).
start
The date of the first transaction (used for processors which allow delayed start)
expressed as YYYY-MM-DD.
periods
The number of cycles of interval length for which billing should occur (inclusive of
'trial periods' if the processor supports recurring billing at more than one rate)
test_transaction()
Most processors provide a test mode, where submitted transactions will not actually be
charged or added to your batch, calling this function with a true argument will turn that
mode on if the processor supports it, or generate a fatal error if the processor does not
support a test mode (which is probably better than accidentally making real charges).
require_avs()
Providing a true argument to this module will turn on address verification (if the
processor supports it).
TRANSACTION SUBMISSION METHOD
submit()
Submit the transaction to the processor for completion
TRANSACTION RESULT METHODS
is_success()
Returns true if the transaction was submitted successfully, false if it failed (or undef
if it has not been submitted yet).
error_message()
If the transaction has been submitted but was not accepted, this function will return the
provided error message (if any) that the processor returned.
failure_status()
If the transaction failed, it can optionally return a specific failure status (normalized,
not gateway-specific). Currently defined statuses are: "expired", "nsf" (non-sufficient
funds), "stolen", "pickup", "blacklisted" and "declined" (card/transaction declines only,
not other errors).
Note that (as of Aug 2006) this is only supported by some of the newest processor modules,
and that, even if supported, a failure status is an entirely optional field that is only
set for specific kinds of failures.
authorization()
If the transaction has been submitted and accepted, this function will provide you with
the authorization code that the processor returned. Store this if you would like to run
inquiries or refunds on the transaction later.
order_number()
The unique order number for the transaction generated by the gateway. Store this if you
would like to run inquiries or refunds on the transaction later.
card_token()
If supported by your gateway, a card_token can be used in a subsequent transaction to
refer to a card number.
fraud_score()
Retrieve or change the fraud score from any Business::FraudDetect plugin
fraud_transaction_id()
Retrieve or change the transaction id from any Business::FraudDetect plugin
response_code()
response_headers()
response_page()
These three fields are set by some processors (especially those which use HTTPS) when the
transaction fails at the communication level rather than as a transaction.
response_code is the HTTP response code and message, i.e. '500 Internal Server Error'.
response_headers is a hash reference of the response headers
response_page is the raw content.
result_code()
Returns the precise result code that the processor returned, these are normally one letter
codes that don't mean much unless you understand the protocol they speak, you probably
don't need this, but it's there just in case.
avs_code()
cvv2_response()
MISCELLANEOUS INTERNAL METHODS
transaction_type()
Retrieve the transaction type (the 'type' argument to contents()). Generally only used
internally, but provided in case it is useful.
server()
Retrieve or change the processor submission server address (CHANGE AT YOUR OWN RISK).
port()
Retrieve or change the processor submission port (CHANGE AT YOUR OWN RISK).
path()
Retrieve or change the processor submission path (CHANGE AT YOUR OWN RISK).
HELPER METHODS FOR GATEWAY MODULE AUTHORS
build_subs( @sub_names )
Build setter/getter subroutines for new return values.
get_fields( @fields )
Get the named fields if they are defined.
remap_fields( %map )
Remap field content (and stuff it back into content).
required_fields( @fields )
Croaks if any of the required fields are not present.
dump_contents
silly_bool( $value )
Returns 0 if the value starts with y, Y, t or T. Returns 1 if the value starts with n, N,
f or F. Otherwise returns the value itself.
Use this for handling boolean content like tax_exempt.
AUTHORS
(v2 series)
Jason Kohles, email@jasonkohles.com
(v3 rewrite)
Ivan Kohler <ivan-business-onlinepayment@420.am>
Phil Lobbes <phil at perkpartners dot com>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Jason Kohles Copyright (c) 2004 Ivan Kohler Copyright (c)
2007-2011 Freeside Internet Services, Inc.
All rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
terms as Perl itself.
HOMEPAGE
Homepage: http://420.am/business-onlinepayment/
Development: http://420.am/business-onlinepayment/ng.html
MAILING LIST
Please direct current development questions, patches, etc. to the mailing list:
http://420.am/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bop-devel/
REPOSITORY
The code is available from our public CVS repository:
export CVSROOT=":pserver:anonymous@cvs.freeside.biz:/home/cvs/cvsroot"
cvs login
# The password for the user `anonymous' is `anonymous'.
cvs checkout Business-OnlinePayment
Or on the web:
http://freeside.biz/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/Business-OnlinePayment/
Many (but by no means all!) processor plugins are also available in the same repository,
see:
http://freeside.biz/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/
DISCLAIMER
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
http://420.am/business-onlinepayment/
For verification of credit card checksums, see Business::CreditCard.