Class: PaypalHelper

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/sinatra/paypal/paypal-helper.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(use_sandbox) ⇒ PaypalHelper

Returns a new instance of PaypalHelper.



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# File 'lib/sinatra/paypal/paypal-helper.rb', line 4

def initialize(use_sandbox)
	@use_sandbox = use_sandbox
end

Class Method Details

.form_url(use_sandbox) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/sinatra/paypal/paypal-helper.rb', line 18

def self.form_url(use_sandbox)
	new(use_sandbox).form_url
end

Instance Method Details

#form_url ⇒ Object

returns the url that the payment forms must be submitted to so they can be processed by paypal. If the sandbox attribute is set, then it will return the url for the sandbox

form_url # => www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr



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# File 'lib/sinatra/paypal/paypal-helper.rb', line 14

def form_url
	@use_sandbox ? 'https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr' : 'https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr'
end

#ipn_valid?(params) ⇒ Boolean

validates the ipn request with paypal to make sure it is genuine. params should contain the exact params object that was sent as part of the IPN POST

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/sinatra/paypal/paypal-helper.rb', line 24

def ipn_valid?(params)
	return false if params.nil?

	params[:cmd] = '_notify-validate'
	return RestClient.post(self.form_url, params) == 'VERIFIED'
end