/// <summary>
/// Converts your internal Product object into a Ventata Product.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="product">An instance of your internal Product object</param>
/// <param name="strategy">What Pricing Strategy would you like to use?</param>
/// <param name="DateAvailable">[Limited Supply Only] When will the sale start?</param>
/// <param name="DateExpires">[Limited Supply Only] When will the sale end?</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static VentataProduct ConvertProduct(Product product, string strategy, DateTime? DateAvailable = null, DateTime? DateExpires = null)
{
VentataProduct productToReturn = new VentataProduct();
//This is where we keep your PK in our system for easy lookup
productToReturn.StoreCode = product.Id.ToString();
//Map internal Product to VentataProduct
productToReturn.Cost = product.Cost;
productToReturn.CurrentSupply = product.Supply;
productToReturn.DateCreated = product.DateCreated;
productToReturn.Description = product.DescrLong;
productToReturn.MANUCODE = product.ManufacturerNo;
productToReturn.MaxPrice = product.Price * 1.5m;
productToReturn.MinPrice = product.MAP;
productToReturn.Name = product.Name;
productToReturn.Price = product.Price;
productToReturn.SKU = product.SKU;
//Set Strategy
productToReturn.Strategy = strategy.ToString();
//Limited Supply Mappings
if (DateAvailable.HasValue && DateExpires.HasValue)
{
productToReturn.DateAvailable = DateAvailable.Value;
productToReturn.DateExpires = DateExpires.Value;
}
return productToReturn;
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//1. Create a store
VentataStore vStore = new VentataStore()
{
Name = "My Awesome First Store",
CurrencyCode = "USD",
ExternalId = "1",
URL = "http://kateCoolToyStore.com/",
StoreType = new StoreType()
{
Id = 1006,
Name = "Custom"
}
};
Stores ventataStoreAPI = new Stores(CompanyAPIKey);
VentataStore newlyCreatedStore = ventataStoreAPI.Create(vStore);
//You might want to store this Id and the API Key in your database so you can make GET/PUT calls to it
Guid newStoreId = newlyCreatedStore.Id;
Guid storeApiKey = newlyCreatedStore.ApiKey;
//such as getting the store back out..
newlyCreatedStore = ventataStoreAPI.Get(newStoreId);
//or updating the store...
newlyCreatedStore.Name = "My (Still Very) Awesome Second Store";
newlyCreatedStore = ventataStoreAPI.Update(newlyCreatedStore);
//2. Now that we've created a store we can add our internal products to that store
//We'll first start by creating a Product API with that store's security API Key
Products ventataProductAPI = new Products(storeApiKey);
//"Product" object is an internal product object, you'll need to edit this class
//so that it looks like your Product object and also update the Mapper function in Domain
//but for an example...
Product prod = new Product()
{
Id = 12345,
Name = "New test product",
Cost = 4.5m,
Supply = 100,
MAP = 5,
DescrLong = "The most amazing Nirvana t-shirt anyone will ever own",
DescrShort = "A Nirvana Shirt",
ManufacturerNo = "TSHIRT120",
DateCreated = DateTime.UtcNow,
SKU = "SHIRT-1",
Price = 10
};
//Use the mapper and pick your pricing strategy:
//UnlimitedSupply
//LimitedSupply
//CapacityControl
//Appointments
//RazorPrice
//Off
VentataProduct vProduct = VentataMapper.ConvertProduct(prod, "UnlimitedSupply");
//Send product to Ventata
vProduct = ventataProductAPI.Create(vProduct);
//Store this Id in your database so you can make other calls to it
Guid newlyCreatedProductId = vProduct.Id;
//such as updating the product information...
vProduct.MaxPrice = 50;
vProduct.Cost = 4.0m;
vProduct = ventataProductAPI.Update(vProduct);
//3. Now that we've created a product let's make 10 fake orders to associate with that product
//We first create a ventata order api with the store api key
Orders ventataOrderAPI = new Orders(storeApiKey);
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
//"Order" object is an internal order object, you'll need to edit this class
//so that it looks like your Order object and also update the Mapper function in Domain
//but for an example...
Order o = new Order()
{
Id = i,
DateOrdered = DateTime.UtcNow,
PaymentMethod = "CC",
Shipping = 7,
SubTotal = 80,
Taxes = 0,
Total = 87,
OrderDetails = new List<OrderDetail>()
};
//add line items to your internal order object
o.OrderDetails.Add(new OrderDetail()
{
Cost = 4,
Price = 10,
OrderId = o.Id,
ProductId = prod.Id,
Quantity = 4
});
//Convert to a VentataOrder
VentataOrder vOrder = VentataMapper.ConvertOrder(o);
//Convert VentataOrderDetails (line items)
foreach (OrderDetail detail in o.OrderDetails)
{
VentataOrderDetail vDetail = VentataMapper.ConvertOrderDetails(detail);
//set the product id to the ventata product id
//You could do this more elegantly in your own system
//but you can use our API to reconcile the two products Id's with the following call:
vDetail.ProductId = ventataProductAPI.GetProductByStoreCode(detail.ProductId.ToString()).Id;
//add it to the order
vOrder.OrderDetails.Add(vDetail);
}
//send it off to Ventata
vOrder = ventataOrderAPI.Create(vOrder);
//You can store this Id in your system to make future calls to this resources
Guid newlyCreatedOrderId = vOrder.Id;
}
//4. Call for a new price!
decimal newPrice = ventataProductAPI.GetNewPrice(newlyCreatedProductId).Price;
}