private ExportOrderInformation ExportOrder(PurchaseOrder purchaseOrder, IExportOrderService service)
{
// Export to back-end system, and retrieves an external id that is stored on the order
string externalOrderNumber = service.ExportOrder(purchaseOrder);
_log.Debug("Exported {0} to external system, got {1} back", purchaseOrder.TrackingNumber, externalOrderNumber);
// TODO: This design could be better
// It might take days to get a status update from a backend system. We
// cannot export the same order many times, that would be a problem.
// Instead, we should add a flag to indicate the order has been exported,
// save it on order and reserve the BackendOrderNumber field to the
// actual order id in the back-end. This will allow us to track that
// an order has been exported, but not completed yet.
// We could also use a custom Order Status for this
ExportOrderInformation result = new ExportOrderInformation
{
ExternalOrderId = externalOrderNumber,
PurchaseOrderNumber = purchaseOrder.TrackingNumber
};
return(result);
}
private ExportOrderInformation ExportOrder(PurchaseOrder purchaseOrder, IExportOrderService service)
{
// Export to back-end system, and retrieves an external id that is stored on the order
string externalOrderNumber = service.ExportOrder(purchaseOrder);
_log.Debug("Exported {0} to external system, got {1} back", purchaseOrder.TrackingNumber, externalOrderNumber);
// TODO: This design could be better
// It might take days to get a status update from a backend system. We
// cannot export the same order many times, that would be a problem.
// Instead, we should add a flag to indicate the order has been exported,
// save it on order and reserve the BackendOrderNumber field to the
// actual order id in the back-end. This will allow us to track that
// an order has been exported, but not completed yet.
// We could also use a custom Order Status for this
ExportOrderInformation result = new ExportOrderInformation
{
ExternalOrderId = externalOrderNumber,
PurchaseOrderNumber = purchaseOrder.TrackingNumber
};
return result;
}
