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Webservice
in package

Class Webservice

Authenticates with & retrieves data from KNV's API

Table of Contents

$headers  : array<string|int, mixed>
HTTP request headers
$token  : string|null
Token retrieved when first connecting to KNV's API
$url  : string
Base URL
$client  : Client
HTTP client used for connecting to KNV's API
$offlineMode  : bool
Whether to work offline (cached books only)
__construct()  : void
Constructor
cmpaket()  : stdClass
Retrieves information about CMP ('Category Management Pakete')
ebook()  : stdClass
Retrieves download link for eBooks
filter()  : stdClass
Provides predefined filters
login()  : bool
Authenticates with KNV's API
ola()  : stdClass
Checks product availability via OLA ('Online Lieferbarkeits-Abfrage')
register()  : stdClass
Provides matching search terms for specific field entry
suche()  : mixed
Fetches raw product data from KNV's API
suchvorschlaege()  : stdClass
Provides matching search terms for any field entry
call()  : stdClass
Makes API calls

Properties

$headers

HTTP request headers

public array<string|int, mixed> $headers = []

$token

Token retrieved when first connecting to KNV's API

public string|null $token = null

$url

Base URL

public string $url = 'https://ws.pcbis.de/ws30'

$client

HTTP client used for connecting to KNV's API

private Client $client

$offlineMode

Whether to work offline (cached books only)

private bool $offlineMode = false

Methods

__construct()

Constructor

public __construct([array<string|int, mixed> $credentials = null ]) : void
Parameters
$credentials : array<string|int, mixed> = null

Login credentials

Return values
void

cmpaket()

Retrieves information about CMP ('Category Management Pakete')

public cmpaket(array<string|int, mixed> $query) : stdClass
Parameters
$query : array<string|int, mixed>

Query data

Return values
stdClass

Response body as JSON object

ebook()

Retrieves download link for eBooks

public ebook(array<string|int, mixed>|string $query) : stdClass
Parameters
$query : array<string|int, mixed>|string

Query data

Return values
stdClass

Response body as JSON object

filter()

Provides predefined filters

public filter(array<string|int, mixed> $query[, string $groupID = null ]) : stdClass
Parameters
$query : array<string|int, mixed>

Query data

$groupID : string = null

Filter group identifier

Return values
stdClass

Response body as JSON object

login()

Authenticates with KNV's API

public login(array<string|int, mixed> $credentials) : bool
Parameters
$credentials : array<string|int, mixed>

Login credentials

Return values
bool

ola()

Checks product availability via OLA ('Online Lieferbarkeits-Abfrage')

public ola(array<string|int, mixed>|string $query[, int $quantity = 1 ][, string $type = 'anfrage' ]) : stdClass
Parameters
$query : array<string|int, mixed>|string

Query data

$quantity : int = 1

Number of products to be delivered

$type : string = 'anfrage'

OLA type (either 'anfrage', 'bestellung' or 'storno')

Return values
stdClass

Response body as JSON object

register()

Provides matching search terms for specific field entry

public register(array<string|int, mixed> $query) : stdClass
Parameters
$query : array<string|int, mixed>

Query data

Return values
stdClass

Response body as JSON object

suche()

Fetches raw product data from KNV's API

public suche(array<string|int, mixed>|string $query) : mixed
Parameters
$query : array<string|int, mixed>|string

Query data

Return values
mixed

Response body as JSON object

suchvorschlaege()

Provides matching search terms for any field entry

public suchvorschlaege(array<string|int, mixed>|string $query) : stdClass
Parameters
$query : array<string|int, mixed>|string

Query data

Return values
stdClass

Response body as JSON object

call()

Makes API calls

private call(string $resource, array<string|int, mixed> $data[, string $type = 'POST' ]) : stdClass
Parameters
$resource : string

API resource being called

$data : array<string|int, mixed>

Data being sent as JSON object

$type : string = 'POST'

Request type (mostly 'POST')

Tags
throws
OfflineModeException|Exception

No API calls when offline

Return values
stdClass

Response body as JSON object

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