Stripe Checkout

[Selwyn Rabins]

Re: Stripe Checkout

If you look at the Stripe Checkout documentation you will see that we’ve implemented the simple integration in Alpha Anywhere.
There is another type of integration called a 'custom integration' which we did not implement (I don't believe it even existed when we wrote the initial integration).
You will need to write your own custom integration by following their documentation to get the email token.
See: https://stripe.com/docs/checkout#integration-custom

[AdamP]

Re: Stripe Checkout

Yes, that is my conclusion as well. Thanks for your help in this!

[Davidk]

Re: Stripe Checkout

I don't think I said the Stripe Genie wasn't good. You have to do some work to get proper error reporting out of it... and it's SDK is older than the REST SDK... but it is usable.

I understand what you're doing now and I can see now that you do want to use Stripe Checkout. But... as you've found, Alpha does not return the email address entered into Stripe Checkout

To get what you want, you either ask Alpha to modify their code... or set up Stripe Checkout yourself using Javascript.

[AdamP]

Re: Stripe Checkout

https://stripe.com/docs/checkout#tokens
https://stripe.com/docs/checkout#int...ple-parameters

As I suspected above, this is exactly what is happening.

Alpha is only supplying back the stripeToken. How can I request Alpha supply the stripeEmail as well?

[AdamP]

Re: Stripe Checkout

However, this is AFTER the charge.

It kind of sounds like you want to get the email address entered in Stripe Checkout BEFORE calling nodeJS.

You mentioned you're trying to create a Subscription. This is not the way to do that because you're making a nodeJS request for a Charge.

You can't use Stripe Checkout to create a Subscription.

You've not detailed the Alpha build/version you're using... but you may be better off using the Stripe Genie... which utilizes a Stripe .NET implementation. There are a few issues with that, but it may be a better solution for you.

LOL, you are the one who told me the .NET implementation wasn't good and I should use cUrl to Xbasic, which I am using... and it works. But this is all after... I need a piece of data that is supposed to be supplied with the token and Alpha is not supplying it.

[AdamP]

Re: Stripe Checkout

Well, Stripe Checkout got me a starting point. That is why I've intercepted the call before the node.js. At this point it looks like I need to build my own checkout UI using Stripe Elements, but I didn't want to go down that route w/o seeing if I could get access to this email address which according to Stripe is being returned with the token.

[Davidk]

Re: Stripe Checkout

If you're working with Subscriptions you don't want to use Stripe Checkout.

[AdamP]

Re: Stripe Checkout

Thanks for your help David. Unfortunately that doesn't work since I don't call the node.js that returns the result from creating a charge.

I suspect there is a process that is happening in the background somewhere.

1. User fills out the Stripe checkout UI and the data is sent to Stripe.
2. Stripe returns a token.
3. This token is passed to the node.js to create the charge.
4. Another result is sent back from Stripe.

I take the token from step 2 and use it myself. According to Stripe, it should be returning stripeToken and stripeEmail, but for some reason Alpha is only returning stripeToken at this point.

[Davidk]

Re: Stripe Checkout

Not really sure what you're trying to do... but...

If you add this after getting the result...

dim resultVar as p
resultVar = json_parse(result)

Then you'll find the email address in...

resultVar.result.source.name

However, this is AFTER the charge.

It kind of sounds like you want to get the email address entered in Stripe Checkout BEFORE calling nodeJS.

You mentioned you're trying to create a Subscription. This is not the way to do that because you're making a nodeJS request for a Charge.

You can't use Stripe Checkout to create a Subscription.

You've not detailed the Alpha build/version you're using... but you may be better off using the Stripe Genie... which utilizes a Stripe .NET implementation. There are a few issues with that, but it may be a better solution for you.

[AdamP]

Re: Stripe Checkout

I did turn it into code, and there is a reason for me to do that... I don't want to create a Stripe charge.

Here is the Xbasic when you turn it into code:

function stripeCheckout_xxx as c(e as p)
DIM p as P
DIM p.appType as C = "Test"
DIM p.testSecretKey as C = "sk_test_Zsx007TIfg18fbkkvW4ksEQq"
DIM p.liveSecretKey as C = "x"


dim n as Helper::V8
dim p2 as p
p2._id = api_uuidcreate()
p2._command = "stripeChargesCreate"
p2._tokenId = e.token

dim skey as c
if p.appType = "Test" then
skey = p.testSecretKey
else
skey = p.liveSecretKey
end if
p2._key = skey
p2._amount = e._state.charge.amount
p2._description = e._state.charge.description
p2._currency = e._state.charge.currency

dim jsonCmd as c
jsonCmd = json_generate(p2)

dim result as c
result = n.NodeRequest(jsonCmd)
stripeCheckout_xxx = "{dialog.object}._stripeResults ="+result+";A5.stripe.results="+result+";"

end function

It is calling the node.js to create the Stripe charge. I am bypassing that with the Xbasic posted earlier in the thread. My issue is that I want to capture the e.token which is provided but also an email address which should be provided, but it isn't and it is hidden somewhere that I can't figure out how to get.

[Davidk]

Re: Stripe Checkout

You said you were using the Action Javascript Stripe Checkout. If that's the case then there is no XBasic for you to debug through... unless you've converted the Action into code... and there's really no reason to do that. Follow the Action Javascript inline help in the Stripe Checkout dialog.

[AdamP]

Re: Stripe Checkout

David, unfortunately I think it comes back to what I said to Sarah... I'm not letting the charge go through as I"m intercepting the Xbasic function (above).

Here is what Stripe claims is the response:

{
  "id": "tok_1DS6FkG1UBU2rpsGrTfUBJ6h",
  "object": "token",
  "card": {
    "id": "card_1DS6FkG1UBU2rpsGUKjKvw4o",
    "object": "card",
    "address_city": null,
    "address_country": null,
    "address_line1": null,
    "address_line1_check": null,
    "address_line2": null,
    "address_state": null,
    "address_zip": null,
    "address_zip_check": null,
    "brand": "MasterCard",
    "country": "US",
    "cvc_check": "pass",
    "dynamic_last4": null,
    "exp_month": 4,
    "exp_year": 2044,
    "funding": "credit",
    "last4": "4444",
    "metadata": {
    },
    "name": "[email protected]",
    "tokenization_method": null
  },
  "client_ip": "75.67.39.165",
  "created": 1541178972,
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "livemode": false,
  "type": "card",
  "used": false
}

If I could get access to that, I'd be golden!

Edit: I do get the "tok_1DS6FkG1UBU2rpsGrTfUBJ6h" from e above, but that is it.

[AdamP]

Re: Stripe Checkout

Hopefully I'm on the right track... I think I have to do something in the Javascript - Attribute and Javascript - Declarations sections of the Edit Click Event?

I feel much more comfortable in Xbasic than javascript... time to dive in.

[AdamP]

Re: Stripe Checkout

David, I think I was looking in the wrong place. I was looking at the Xbasic function. How would I intercept the javascript in the button?

[AdamP]

Re: Stripe Checkout

Thanks David. I stepped through the function with debug(1) and looked at e.result and it doesn't contain that data.

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong spot?