Injecting coupon by url parameters

[BrianMecler]

Hello,

Laravel Framework 10.13.1, php8.1-fpm, aimeos/aimeos-laravel 2023.04.2

When I setup ad campaigns, im thinking I would create different URL's for advertised discounts, ex:
:
New Fishing Reels! - Free Shipping
https://mysite/shop/new-reels?code=free ... rer=google

10% Off All Plastic Fishing Lures!
https://mysite/shop/plastic-lures?code= ... r=facebook

The discounts would only be available if you came in from the given URL and then the coupon persisted in a cookie for X number of days.

What would be the best approach to accomplish this (if even done by URL parameters?)? If by URL parameters, where would be the best place to intercept/evaluate the request and start processing it to add a coupon?

[aimeos]

It may be possible to add a coupon code from a link but only in the basket view using the b_coupon parameter:
https://aimeos.org/docs/latest/frontend ... es/#basket

If you want to show another page, you have to create a Laravel controller which intercepts the request first, adds the coupon to the basket and than redirects to the target page.

[BrianMecler]

Hello,

Could you expand on adding a coupon into the cart from my own controller?
I been looking at example code and documentation, but I'm not fully understanding..

Currently I am only as far as doing the following:

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class CampaignController extends Controller
{
    public function handleOffer(Request $request, $key)
    {
        $context = app('aimeos.context')->get(true);
        $orderManager = \Aimeos\MShop::create( $context, 'order' );

Then I assume from $orderManager I can somehow access a basket object and use the addCoupon() method? But I am having a hard time bridging the gap.

[BrianMecler]

Hello,

I may, or may not, have got a little further, my code now:

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class CampaignController extends Controller
{
    public function handleOffer(Request $request, $key)
    {
        $context = app('aimeos.context')->get(true);
        $orderManager = \Aimeos\MShop::create( $context, 'order' );
        $basket = $orderManager->getSession();

        $test = $basket->addCoupon('percent');
        
        return redirect()->route('aimeos_shop_detail', [$key,'0']);

Im thinking this would add the default 10% percentage coupon that comes with Aimeos.

I then redirect to the desired product, but I dont see any discounts applied. From what I read, it sounds like I am suppose to use these methods to add a coupon to an item in an order? Do I actually need to add the product to the users basket and then apply the coupon? Or can I have the coupon applied only if they end up adding the item to the basket..

Thanks

[aimeos]

Use the addCoupon() method of the basket controller instead:
https://github.com/aimeos/ai-controller ... e.php#L118

For Laravel, there's a facade available:

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\Aimeos\Shop\Facades\Basket::addCoupon('percent');

This only adds the coupon code to the basket and it doesn't reduce the price of the product until it's added to the basket.

[BrianMecler]

Hello,

When I try to use '\Aimeos\Shop\Facades\Basket::addCoupon('percent')' in my controller I get:

'Illegal offset type in isset or empty'

Do I need to somehow instantiate an instance of a basket? or an instance of Aimeos? I don't understand how this controller knows anything about Aimeos in order to interact with the basket.

My controller is only this:

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<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;

class CampaignController extends Controller
{
    public function handleOffer(Request $request, $key)
    {
        $test = \Aimeos\Shop\Facades\Basket::addCoupon('percent');
        die();

        return redirect()->route('aimeos_shop_detail', [$key,'0']);

    }
}

Should I be extending from a different Aimeos-specific controller?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

[aimeos]

Do you have a stack trace of the error?

[BrianMecler]

Hello,

I have shared the stack trace here:
https://flareapp.io/share/LPdkYdzm

Thank you

[aimeos]

Seem like the Aimeos facades needs some love ...

Use this instead:

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\Aimeos\Controller\Frontend::create( $context, 'basket' )->addCoupon('percent');