Generate Serial based on Product and option

I have yet to purchase the plugin because I need to know if this is possible.

I know you can customize the generators to some extent, but I need to know if it is possible to generate a software key based on the product they choose and an option choice.

If this is possible, could you point in the direction on how to accomplish this? I know basic/intermediate javascript but very little PHP so any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for this information.

Jerome,

I need some help.

I have my serial algorithm coded now in PHP. (Took me a few hours for some simple string replacing algorithms we use in our other software:: I'm new to PHP, but I did it!)

I have a copy of the "Random Generator" out on our site and I need to use it as a base for implementing my new generator code.

Basically I have 2 parameters that I need to gather from the order (Software Type, Option Selected) that I need to pull into my algorithm.

I guess I don't understand the Plugin Params and Generate section of the developer documentation. Could you elaborate on how to tie in my params and generate with my php code?

Thanks for elaborating on this.

I'm a little unclear on how these return the license/serial that gets tied to the order and how it gets displayed to the end user in their email/account/order.

I may have more questions as I dive deeper.

Let me ask another noob question. What do you recommend as the best way to test a license generator plugin... Just keep placing "test" orders? Is there any other way?

I should also specify what I said earlier:

I really only need what the product was (where I will get software type) and the option they chose upon adding it to their cart. These two things will be all I need to run through my generating algorithm.

So really I have no parameters or configuration that needs to be set. Can I ignore that stuff or strip it out?

Sorry, I'm way lost here Jerome.

I've gone through the documentation and it is hard to understand. I understand there's a first language difference as well, but It's just not very thorough to start.

I don't need much complexity in my implementation. I don't have any configuration necessary. I just need it to grab the product from order object and any options that they added.

I've set up my licensegen.php with what should return a value no matter what... But I don't know if I understand the basic hikaserial setup properly. Do I need to use the PACK setup if I am generating a license one-off for each order and having them attached to the order? If not, how do I accomplish this.

I have a pack set up with my current plugin, and I have it selected in the respective product that should get a license. When I place an order and confirm it, nothing attaches, nor does anything get created.

Here's my licensegen.php (without my algorithm)

<?php
/**
 * @package    HikaSerial for Joomla!
 * @version    1.0
 * @author     Josh Weaver
 * @copyright  (C) 2012-2013 By the Book. All rights reserved.
 * @license    GNU/GPLv3 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
 */
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
?><?php
class plgHikaserialLicensegen extends hikaserialPlugin {

	protected $type = 'generator';
	protected $multiple = true;
	protected $populate = false;
	protected $doc_form = 'licensegen-';

	public function __construct(&$subject, $config) {
		parent::__construct($subject, $config);
	}

	/**
	 * @param object $pack : the hikashop pack object, with the options.
	 *  [ pack_id, product_id, quantity, pack_name, pack_data, pack_generator, pack_params ]
	 * @param object $order : the hikashop order object, with all data.
	 * @param int $quantity : the quantity of serials that you generator has to create.
	 * @param array $serials : output array for the generated serials.
	 */
	public function generate(&$pack, &$order, $quantity, &$serials) {
		if(!isset($pack->licensegen)) // replace "mypluginname" by your plugin name
			return;

		// load $this->plugin_params;
		parent::pluginParams($pack->licensegen); // replace "mypluginname" by your plugin name

		for($q = 0; $q < $quantity; $q++) {
			$serial = '';
			
                        //Algorithm here that produces $lic;
			
			$serial = $lic;
			
			$serials[] = $serial;
		}
	}



	public function configurationHead() {
		return array();
	}

	public function configurationLine($id = 0) {
		return null;
	}

	public function onPackGeneratorTypeDisplay(&$values) {
		$values['plg.licensegen'] = 'Btb License Gen';
	}

	public function onDisplaySerials(&$data, $viewName) {
		return;
	}
}

Yes, this is just creating a serial when the order is confirmed.

EDIT:
It appears to be generating now.

It wouldn't attach without the Link to product quantity to be set to yes. I didn't expect this as I have these products on an unlimited quantity.

Thoughts?

Also, how do I know what objects exist inside the $order object? How do I refer to them?

Ah, I edited the message above with my fixed status. It is generating now with hardcoded params, I will change populate to false when I get the code working fully.

I will try adding some traces, but I am not sure how to get them to show up and where they will. I have an echo in place but it doesn't seem to pop up anywhere.

Thanks for the doc, that will be helpful.

Can you tell me how to translate this array info from the Options?:

I need the product and one option that I need to pull from the cart order into my generator ("Concurrent Users")... what would that look like?

EDIT:

I have figured out how to pull the product code to my algorithm, but am having issues getting the option for that product.

I just need to get the option they selected when they purchased the product. How do I do this? When I load the product based on the product_id tied to the pack, I just get a table with only the product and nothing from the next array with the option info.

Can you explain this?

With the way that HIKASHOP works, my product options are separate products in the order array.

I guess the only relationship between them (from what I can tell) is the parent_id. I guess I need to figure out how to use that to grab the proper order_characteristic using that parent_id, I'm just not a PHP guru like you guys.