Avoid checkout process and create an order out of a product instantly

[tazan]

Hi All,

I'm building this webshop based on credit/virtual coins the customers can purchase and then use.

When theybuy credit, they will go through the normal checkout process, but when they buy some products with the credit, I need the purchase to happen automatically, without checkout process.

I'm sure it can't be much of a pickle to achieve that. But perhaps there are already made modules for something similar?

Any advice is appreciated.

Best Regards,

hendrik

[NemoPS]

Well I am not sure about existing modules, but the process per se is not terribly complex. What you need to create is
- a controller/script to be called by the "buy" button
- a dummy payment module that can be the script itself (aka the script can be a dummy payment module)
In your code:
- create a new cart object
- add the product to the cart
- copy what PaymentModule::validateOrder does to create a new order

- make sure the user has at least one address, and use it in your code (grabbing its id)

More or less just this

[tazan]

Thank you for the answer.

That does make sense, I will take a look at making it like that

Best Regards,

Hendrik