[ic] Edits to LinkPoint GlobalSub?

[Kevin Walsh]

Thomas J.M. Burton [tom@globalfocusdm.com] wrote:
> 
> I'm in the process of setting up the LinkPoint GlobalSub (originally
> written by Josh Simpson before being modified by Richard Eicher and
> then Austin Markus and found at:
> http://www.interchange.rtfm.info/downloads/payments/index.html)
> 
> Upon reviewing the GlobalSub, it occurred to me that perhaps some lines
> should be revised to use some of the existing mv_ variables, allowing
> the GlobalSub to be used by multiple catalogs on one server, each with
> its own LinkPoint account.
> 
> Since I don't consider myself much of a programmer (although I seem to
> be heading in that direction more and more each day), I was wondering
> if someone might be able to give be feedback about these proposed
> changes. Perhaps this was not done for some reason I am unaware of, and
> I'm wasting bytes by writing this. :)
> 
> Current GlobalSub (lines 9-12):
> 
>     my $hostname = "secure.linkpt.net";
>     my $port = "1139";
>     my $storename = "YOUR STORENAME";
>     my $keyfile = "FULL PATH OF YOUR .PEM FILE";
> 
> 
> Proposed Changes (based on authorizenet GlobalSub):
> 
>     my $port = "1139";
> 
>     my $hostname =  $::Variable->{MV_PAYMENT_SERVER} ||
>                     $::Variable->{CYBER_SERVER} ||
>                     'secure.linkpt.net';
> 
>     my $storename = $::Variable->{MV_PAYMENT_ID} ||
>                     $::Variable->{CYBER_ID}
>                     or return undef;
> 
>     my $keyfile =   $::Variable->{MV_PAYMENT_PEM}
>                     or return undef;
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance for any input on this topic. :)
> 
Why not go the rest of the way and convert the GlobalSub into a
Vend::Payment::LinkPoint module?  It probably wouldn't take up
a lot more of your time and would allow any of the standard
methods of per-site Interchange Payment module configuration to
be used.

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