Trying to compile custom payment module

[Burz]

In Kona 2.2.0.6 I'm trying to compile a Check/Money Order payment module 'Checkmo.java' which is adapted from a copy of Cod.java, but I am getting an error "PaymentDetails.CHECKMO cannot be resolved".

Seems that 'PaymentDetails' class has a constant 'COD' of type integer. I guess what I need to know is whether I am stuck using 'COD' for my module? And if so, how will we tell the difference between orders paid by COD and those paid by Check?

[pete]

Hi Burz,

The supported payment types are :

• com.konakart.app.PaymentDetails.COD - Cash on delivery


• com.konakart.app.PaymentDetails.BROWSER_PAYMENT_GATEWAY - Payment gateway where user is redirected to gateway server to enter credit card details e.g. chronopay, worldpay


• com.konakart.app.PaymentDetails.SERVER_PAYMENT_GATEWAY - Payment gateway where credit card details are collected on a KonaKart web page and sent server to server to the payment gateway. e.g. authorizenet, usaepay
  

This information is only really used in com.konakart.actions.CheckoutConfirmationSubmitAction to decide what action to take during a checkout. What you could do is to use your own constant with an unused value. We use 1,2,3 and the next one will be 4 so I'd pick a number that won't clash now or in the future (i.e. 100). This should enable you to distinguish between COD and CHECK.

-Pete

[Burz]

Thanks for the clarification Pete...

I went ahead and used .COD, and the desired payment description still gets recorded in the orders table and shows up on invoices. That's as good as I need.