This is the .NET library for integrating with UNiDAYS. This is to be used for coded and codeless integrations. The following documentation provides descriptions of the implementations and examples.
- Pull the package from NuGet. The commands for doing this are displayed on the Nuget page. Please use the most recent version.
- See the example usage section for the type of call you intend to use. Each of these contains an example.
Here is a description of all available parameters. Which of these you provide are dependent on the agreed contract.
| Parameter | Description | Data Type | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| PartnerId | Your PartnerId as provided by UNiDAYS. If you operate in multiple geographic regions you MAY have a different PartnerId for each region | Base64 Encoded Guid | XaxptFh0sK8Co6pI== |
| TransactionId | A unique ID for the transaction in your system | String | Order123 |
| Currency | The ISO 4217 currency code | String | GBP |
Having either Code or MemberID as a parameter is also mandatory:
| Parameter | Description | Data Type | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code | The UNiDAYS discount code used | String | ABC123 |
| MemberId | Only to be provided if you are using a codeless integration | Base64 Encoded Guid | 0LTio6iVNaKj861RM9azJQ== |
Note any of the following properties to which the value is unknown should be omitted from calls. Which of the following values you provide to us will depend on your agreed contract.
| Parameter | Description | Data Type | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| OrderTotal | Total monetary amount paid, formatted to 2 decimal places | Decimal | 209.00 |
| ItemsUNiDAYSDiscount | Total monetary amount of UNiDAYS discount applied on gross item value ItemsGross, formatted to 2 decimal places |
Decimal | 13.00 |
| ItemsTax | Total monetary amount of tax applied to items, formatted to 2 decimal places | Decimal | 34.50 |
| ShippingGross | Total monetary amount of shipping cost, before any shipping discount or tax applied, formatted to 2 decimal places | Decimal | 5.00 |
| ShippingDiscount | Total monetary amount of shipping discount (UNiDAYS or otherwise) applied to the order, formatted to 2 decimal places | Decimal | 3.00 |
| ItemsGross | Total monetary amount of the items, including tax, before any discounts are applied, formatted to 2 decimal places | Decimal | 230.00 |
| ItemsOtherDiscount | Total monetary amount of all non UNiDAYS discounts applied to ItemsGross, formatted to 2 decimal places |
Decimal | 10.00 |
| UNiDAYSDiscountPercentage | The UNiDAYS discount applied, as a percentage, formatted to 2 decimal places | Decimal | 10.00 |
| NewCustomer | Is the user a new (vs returning) customer to you? | Boolean | true or false |
Here is an example basket with the fields relating to UNiDAYS tracking parameters,
| Item | Gross | UNiDAYS Discount | Other Discount | Tax | Net Total | Line Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoes | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.67 | 83.33 | 100.00 |
| Shirt | 50.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 | 37.50 | 45.00 |
| Jeans | 80.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 10.33 | 51.67 | 62.00 |
| Totals | 230.00 | 13.00 | 10.00 | 34.50 | 172.50 | 207.00 |
| Shipping | 5.00 | |||||
| Shipping Discount | 3.00 | |||||
| Order Total | 209.00 |
Below are the three options for implementing your integration. These examples cover both coded and codeless integrations (see the live analytics PDF for details) and include all optional parameters. They are intended as a guideline for implementation.
- Get Server URL (returns url for server to server request)
- Get Script URL (returns url for client to server request)
- Tracking Client (sends server to server request)
- Test endpoint
When using a server-to-server request (using Get Server URL or Tracking Client) your framework/implementation must support TLS >= 1.2 with SNI.
This method returns a URL which you can use to call our API.
It is a mandatory requirement that all server URLs are signed. This means you are required to pass the signing key UNiDAYS provide you with as one of the arguments. The signing key is a Base64 encoded GUID. This endpoint accepts both GET and POST requests.
The method to get the URL to make a server-to-server request with is TrackingServerUrl(key). To implement this method you first need to use the DirectTrackingDetailsBuilder to create a direct tracking object with the properties you want to send across to us. More details about this builder can be found here.
Once the object containing the details you need to send us is created, create a Tracking helper, providing those details as an argument new TrackingHelper(directTrackingDetails) and call .TrackingServerUrl(signingKey) where signingKey is the key provided to you by UNiDAYS.
A URL will be returned, which can then be used to call the API. If successful a response with a status code of 204 No Content will be returned. This will work for both POST and GET requests.
using Unidays.Client;
namespace test
{
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// UNiDAYS will provide your partnerId and signingKey. The partnerId GUID needs to be Base64 encoded before passing it to the DirectTrackingDetailsBuilder
var partnerId = "somePartnerKey";
var signingKey = "someSigningKey";
var directTrackingDetails = new DirectTrackingDetailsBuilder(partnerId, "GBP", "Order123")
.WithOrderTotal(209.00m)
.WithItemsUNiDAYSDiscount(13.00m)
.WithCode("UNI123")
.WithItemsTax(34.50m)
.WithShippingGross(5.00m)
.WithShippingDiscount(3.00m)
.WithItemsGross(230.00m)
.WithItemsOtherDiscount(10.00m)
.WithUNiDAYSDiscountPercentage(10.00m)
.WithNewCustomer(true)
.Build();
Uri uri = new TrackingHelper(directTrackingDetails).TrackingServerUrl(signingKey);
}
}
}This is also known as our client-to-server integration. This method returns a URL which can be placed within a script element on your post-payment/order-success page to call the API.
It's an option to create a signed url for your script request. To do this you will need to pass the signing key UNiDAYS provide you with as one of the arguments.
Uri uri = new TrackingHelper(directTrackingDetails).TrackingScriptUrl(signingKey);
Instead of
Uri uri = new TrackingHelper(directTrackingDetails).TrackingScriptUrl();
The method to get the URL to make a client-to-server request with is TrackingScriptUrl(), or TrackingScriptUrl(key) if you've chosen to have a signed URL returned. To implement this method you first need to use the DirectTrackingDetailsBuilder to create a direct tracking object with the properties you want to send across to us. More details about this builder can be found here.
Once the object containing the details you need to send us is created, create a Tracking helper, providing those details as an argument new TrackingHelper(directTrackingDetails) and call .TrackingScriptUrl() for an unsigned url or .TrackingScriptUrl(signingKey), where signingKey is the key provided to you by UNiDAYS.
A URL will be returned to you which can be placed within a script element on your post-payment/order-success page to call the API. If successful a response with a status code of 200 OK will be returned. This will only work for GET requests.
The below example is a request for an unsigned Script URL.
using Unidays.Client;
namespace test
{
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// UNiDAYS will provide your partnerId. The partnerId GUID needs to be Base64 encoded before passing it to the DirectTrackingDetailsBuilder
var partnerId = "somePartnerId";
var directTrackingDetails = new DirectTrackingDetailsBuilder(partnerId, "GBP", "Order123")
.WithOrderTotal(209.00m)
.WithItemsUNiDAYSDiscount(13.00m)
.WithCode("UNI123")
.WithItemsTax(34.50m)
.WithShippingGross(5.00m)
.WithShippingDiscount(3.00m)
.WithItemsGross(230.00m)
.WithItemsOtherDiscount(10.00m)
.WithUNiDAYSDiscountPercentage(10.00m)
.WithNewCustomer(true)
.Build();
Uri uri = new TrackingHelper(directTrackingDetails).TrackingScriptUrl();
}
}
}Calls to the Tracking Client are similar to get server url; but rather than returning a URL, UNiDAYS sends the request and returns a response.
It is a mandatory requirement that all Tracking Client calls are provided with a key, as the requests UNiDAYS send are signed.
To implement this method you first need to use the DirectTrackingDetailsBuilder to create a direct tracking object with the properties you want to send across to us. More details about this builder can be found here.
Once the object containing the details you need to send us is created, create an instance of the tracking client, providing those details as an argument, along with the provided signing key new TrackingClient(directTrackingDetails, signingKey) and call .SendAsync().
A HttpResponseMessage is returned. If successful the response should have a status code of 204 No Content.
The below example sets up some direct tracking details, calls .SendAsync() on the client, checks if the status code of the response message is a successful call (2xx) then reads out the content as a string.
using Unidays.Client;
namespace test
{
class Program
{
static async Task Main()
{
// UNiDAYS will provide your partnerId and signingKey. The partnerId GUID needs to be Base64 encoded before passing it to the DirectTrackingDetailsBuilder
var partnerId = "somePartnerId";
var signingKey = "someSigningKey";
var directTrackingDetails = new DirectTrackingDetailsBuilder(partnerId, "GBP", "Order123")
.WithOrderTotal(209.00m)
.WithItemsUNiDAYSDiscount(13.00m)
.WithCode("UNI123")
.WithItemsTax(34.50m)
.WithShippingGross(5.00m)
.WithShippingDiscount(3.00m)
.WithItemsGross(230.00m)
.WithItemsOtherDiscount(10.00m)
.WithUNiDAYSDiscountPercentage(10.00m)
.WithNewCustomer(true)
.Build();
var response = await new TrackingClient(directTrackingDetails, signingKey).SendAsync();
if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode())
{
// The response body contains a json description of the errors
System.Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
}
}
}
}UNiDAYS provide test endpoints for each of the above types of call which are as follows:
TrackingServerTestUrl(string key)TrackingScriptTestUrl()TrackingScriptTestUrl(string key)
These methods add an extra parameter (&Test=True) to the URL that is returned to you, or sent for you. These endpoints are to be used to test your integration.
The purpose of the builder is to make it simple and intuitive when constructing any tracking request to UNiDAYS.
The arguments on the builder are the mandatory parameters:
var directTrackingDetails = new DirectTrackingDetailsBuilder(partnerId, currency, transactionId)
There are then a variety of methods available to build up the information you want to send us which can be chained up, per the example. These match up to the parameters at the top of this document.
- WithMemberId(
base64 encoded guid) - WithCode(
string) - WithOrderTotal(
decimal) - WithItemsUNiDAYSDiscount(
decimal) - WithItemsTax(
decimal) - WithShippingGross(
decimal) - WithShippingDiscount(
decimal) - WithItemsGross(
decimal) - WithItemsOtherDiscount(
decimal) - WithUNiDAYSDiscountPercentage(
decimal) - WithNewCustomer(
bool)
Only chain the values that you have contractually agreed to provide. It is not a requirement to use every method.
The final call to be chained is .Build() which creates the object.
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
var directTrackingDetails = new DirectTrackingDetailsBuilder("somePartnerId", "GBP", "Order123")
.WithOrderTotal(209.00m)
.WithItemsUNiDAYSDiscount(13.00m)
.WithCode("UNI123")
.WithItemsTax(34.50m)
.WithShippingGross(5.00m)
.WithShippingDiscount(3.00m)
.WithItemsGross(230.00m)
.WithItemsOtherDiscount(10.00m)
.WithUNiDAYSDiscountPercentage(10.00m)
.WithNewCustomer(true)
.Build();
}
}If you have agreed to provide UNiDAYS Members with a codeless experience, alongside direct tracking, you will also need to implement the 'Codeless API' which will assist you with parsing and validating the signed traffic we direct towards your site.
First call the CodelessUrlVerifier with the signing key provided to you by UNiDAYS new CodelessUrlVerifier(signingKey). Then call the VerifyUrlParams(ud_s, ud_t, ud_h) method with the values for ud_s, ud_t and ud_h as the arguments.
| Parameter | Description | Data Type | Max Length | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ud_s | UNiDAYS verified student ID | String | 256 chars | Do/faqh330SGgCnn4t3X4g== |
| ud_t | Timestamp for the request | String | 64 bits | 1375349460 |
| ud_h | Hash signature of the other two parameters | Base64 String | GBP | o9Cg3q2eVElZxYlJsEAQ== |
If the method successfully validates the hash of the incoming request, a DateTime for the request will be returned; else null will be returned.
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// Your key as provided by UNiDAYS
var signingKey = "someSigningKey";
// Obtain parameters from the query string. Be sure to URL Decode them
var ud_s = "Do/faqh330SGgCnn4t3X4g==";
var ud_t = "1395741712";
var ud_h = "i38dJdX+XLKuE4F5tv+Knpl5NPtu5zrdsjnqBQliJEJE4NkMmfurVnUaT46WluRYoD1/f5spAqU36YgeTMCNeg==";
var verifier = new Unidays.CodelessUrlVerifier(signingKey);
DateTime? verifiedAt = verifier.VerifyUrlParams(ud_s, ud_t, ud_h);
}
}This project is set up as an open source project. As such, if there are any suggestions that you have for features, for improving the code itself, or you have come across any problems; you can raise them and/or suggest changes in implementation.
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