Partial authorizations

[Business-OnlinePayment.git] / notes_for_module_writers_v3

diff --git a/notes_for_module_writers_v3 b/notes_for_module_writers_v3
index 94b598f..7313e11 100644 (file)
--- a/notes_for_module_writers_v3
+++ b/notes_for_module_writers_v3
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@ These are the module writer's notes for v3.  See the regular
 "notes_for_module_writers" file first.
 
 
-- If your gateway is HTTPS-based, use (or convert to)
+= Business::OnlinePayment::HTTPS =
+
+  If your gateway is HTTPS-based, use (or convert to)
   Business::OnlinePayment::HTTPS !!
+
   Note: The correct thing for modern B:OP: gateway modules that need to
    speak HTTPS to do is to use Business::OnlinePayment::HTTPS and depend on
    "Net::HTTPS::Any" (since B:OP itself doesn't).
 
 
-- Handling failures:
+= Handling failures =
 
     - If your processor module encounters a setup problem, communication
       error or other problem that's prevents the card from even being
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ These are the module writer's notes for v3.  See the regular
       - "decline" (other card/transaction declines only, not other errors)
   
 
-- (NEW IN 3.01) Introspection:
+= (NEW IN 3.01) Introspection =
 
   - Add an _info subroutine to your module that returns a hashref of
     information:
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ These are the module writer's notes for v3.  See the regular
       }
 
 
-- authorization and order_number (NEWLY DOCUMENTED IN 3.01):
+= authorization and order_number (NEWLY DOCUMENTED IN 3.01) =
 
   Gateways will return one or two values from Authorization Only and
   Normal Authorization transactions that must be submitted back with a
@@ -106,8 +109,34 @@ These are the module writer's notes for v3.  See the regular
   is a unique tranaction id generated by the gateway.
 
 
-- Moo (NEWLY DOCUMENTED IN 3.04)
+= Moo (NEWLY DOCUMENTED IN 3.04) =
 
   Feel free to write gateway modules which use Moo.  Please do not require
   Moo newer than 0.091011 at this time (until 2018 or so).
 
+
+= Partial authorizations (NEWLY DOCUMENTED IN 3.04) =
+
+  If your gateway supports partial authorizations:
+
+  - Declare this in your "sub _info" introspection subroutine:
+      'partial_auth' => 1,
+
+  - Add "partial_auth_amount to your build_subs call in set_defaults, or add
+    one:
+      $self->build_subs('partial_auth_amount');
+
+  - Honor the transaction 'partial_auth' flag as follows:
+    + If this transaction flag is unset, the application is not expecting to
+      handle a partial authorzation.  So, either set the gateway flag disabling
+      partial authorizations, or (if your gatweay does not have such a
+      setting), immediately void any partial authorization received and
+      return is_success 0.
+    + If this transaction flag is set, the application can handle a partial
+      authorization.  Make sure the flag to enable them is passed to the
+      gateway, if necessary.  When a partial authorization is received, the
+      amount must be returned as "partial_auth_amount":
+        $self->partial_auth_amount( $partial_amount );
+      For normal full authorizations, "partial_auth_amount" must not be set.
+
+