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This version of the @package_name@ is a first stab at a service + contract offering a generalized interface to shipping operations + such as obtaining quotes for services and tracking shipments.
+ +Shipping goods can be a common occurrence on OpenACS
+ sites. Whether it is to ship goods sold through the
There are also many different shipping companies to choose from, + e.g. UPS, FedEx, Airborne Express, DHL and many others. Most of these + shippers have Internet based APIs for initiating shipments and + tracking parcels.
+ +Goal of the @package_name@ is to provide a single shipping + interface to OpenACS packages regardless of the actual shipping + method. Calling packages do not have to be aware of how shipments + are handled; this could be one of the aforementioned shipping + companies or an in-house solution.
+ +This version of the @package_name@ is very simple on purpose. The + complex nature of the problem combined with the multitude of + interfaces by shipping companies and the limited capabilities of the + current ACS Service Contract + API warrant a careful and deliberate approach. Future versions + will grow in capabilities while maitaining back-wards compatibility + where possible.
+ +As is, the @package_name@ provides two operations:
+ ++ ++ +RatesAndServicesSelection
+ +The RatesAndServicesSelection returns a list of services + offered by the shipper and their associated charges to ship the + given parcel from A to B. Services are identified by the shippers + service code.
+ +ServiceDescription
+ +The ServiceDescription operation returns the description of the + service level identified by the service code.
+ +
The @package_name@ only defines these operations. Concrete + functions that implement the operations of the contract have to be + written for each shipper. See the ACS Service contract for + details on writing implementations for service contracts.
+ +Note: This release has been tested with PostgreSQL + only. While the contract supports both databases I was not able to + test the Oracle version. Please report any problems you might find + in the OpenACS SDM.
+ ++ ++ +RatesAndServicesSelection
+ +The RatesAndServicesSelection operation takes 8 input arguments:
++
+ +- + +
+orig_country_iso:string
+ +The 2 letter ISO abbreviation of the country where the + shipment originates. See the countries table for a complete + list of ISO standard abbreviations. The countries table is + part of the Reference Data - Country package. E.g. 'US'.
+ +- + +
+orig_zip_code:string
+ +The zip code of the shipment's origin. E.g. '95062'.
+ +- + +
+dest_country_iso:string
+ +The 2 letter ISO abbreviation of the destination country of + the shipment. See the
+ +countriestable for a + complete list of ISO standard abbreviations. The countries + table is part of the Reference Data - Country + package. E.g. 'NL'.- + +
+dest_zip_code:string
+ +The zip code of the shipment's destination. E.g. '7812 + PC'
+ +- + +
+shipment_value:string
+ +The total value of the shipment. E.g. '49.99'.
+ +- + +
+value_currency_code:string
+ +The 3 letter abbreviation of the currency used to express + the shipment value in. See the
currencies+ +- + +
+shipment_weight:string
+ +The total weight of the shipment. E.g. '7.8'.
+ +- + +
+weight_unit_of_measure:string
+ +The unit of measure of the shipment weight. E.g. 'lbs'.
+ +RatesAndServicesSelection returns a list of rates and services + in a single parameter: rates_and_services:string. The + rates_and_services value is a list of arrays. Each array contains + the service_code of service level and the total_charges for the + service. The following code example illustrates how the list + should be interpreted.
+ +++ ++ set rates_and_services [acs_sc_call "ShippingGateway" "RatesAndServicesSelection" \ + [list "$orig_country_iso" "$orig_zip_code" "$dest_country_iso" "$dest_zip_code" \ + "$shipment_value" "$value_currency_code" "$shipment_weight" "$weight_unit_of_measure"] \ + "$shipping_gateway"] + foreach service $rates_and_services { + array set rate_and_service $service + set total_charges $rate_and_service(total_charges) + set service_code $rate_and_service(service_code) + set service_description [acs_sc_call "ShippingGateway" "ServiceDescription" \ + "$service_code" \ + "$shipping_gateway"] + + } ++ServiceDescription
+ +ServiceDescription has only one input argument: + service_code:string. The operation also returns a single + parameter: service_description:string. See the above code example + for an illustration of use of the ServiceDescription + operation.
+ +
The @package_name@ was designed and written by Bart Teeuwisse for Berklee College Of Music while + working as a subcontractor for furfly.net.
+ +The @package_name@ is free software; you can redistribute it + and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License + as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of + the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ +The @package_name@ is distributed in the hope that it will be + useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied + warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ +A copy of the GNU General Public License is
+ included. If not write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
+ Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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+ Index to documentation of Shipping Service Contract.
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