REST vs SOAP api (SOAP does not work offline???)

[f1-outsourcing]

I am struggling a bit with how to implement basic functionality to automatically create an order via an external website. Create customer if it does not exist etc.

Is it correct that the REST api does not offer such functionality?

I also looked at the SOAP solution but what astonished me is that I see to constantly get this message:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><SOAP-ENV:Body><SOAP-ENV:Fault><faultcode>WSDL</faultcode><faultstring>SOAP-ERROR: Parsing Schema: can't import schema from 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/'</faultstring></SOAP-ENV:Fault></SOAP-ENV:Body></SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

I can't really believe it, but I have the impression you always need an internet connection for using the SOAP and my testing environment does not have this.

I downled this file http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/ and changed the http links in these files

./app/code/core/Mage/Api/etc/wsdl.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Api/etc/wsdl2.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Api/etc/wsi.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Api/Model/Server/Adapter/Soap.php
./app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/etc/wsdl.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/etc/wsi.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/CatalogInventory/etc/wsdl.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/CatalogInventory/etc/wsi.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Checkout/etc/wsdl.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Checkout/etc/wsi.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Core/etc/wsdl.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Core/etc/wsi.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Customer/etc/wsdl.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Customer/etc/wsi.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Directory/etc/wsdl.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Directory/etc/wsi.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Downloadable/etc/wsdl.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Downloadable/etc/wsi.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/GiftMessage/etc/wsdl.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/GiftMessage/etc/wsi.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Sales/etc/wsdl.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Sales/etc/wsi.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Tag/etc/wsdl.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/Tag/etc/wsi.xml
./app/code/core/Mage/GiftMessage/etc/wsdl.xml
./vendor/shardj/zf1-future/library/Zend/Soap/AutoDiscover.php
./vendor/shardj/zf1-future/library/Zend/Soap/Wsdl.php

but it just results in new errors (ref).

How to test this SOAP offline?

OpenMage 20

[f1-outsourcing]

maybe links to xml/soap clients

[kiatng]

You can try JSON-RPC, which should work within your local network.

[colinmollenhour]

Definitely the JSON-RPC API is the best way to access OpenMage. However, it's not documented at all.. I just opened a PR with docs here: #4810

[f1-outsourcing]

Is there some client library I can use to test this jsonrpc with? Something small without dependencies?

[colinmollenhour]

I've not found any JSONRPC clients that are worth using over basic POST with JSON. Unfortunately there is no JSON schema or type validation with this API so I don't think you'll find JSONRPC specific clients to be worth the trouble.

[f1-outsourcing]

I got quite far with the help of AI, I am bit stuck getting past the

    $checkoutReady = jsonRpcRequest($rpcUrl, 'cart.ready', [$sessionId, $cartId]);

    if (!isset($checkoutReady['result']) || !$checkoutReady['result']) {
        throw new \Exception("Error: Cart is not ready for checkout.");
    }

And composing some redirect link for users so they can finish the onepage checkout

[alexh-swdev]

I did not now there's a JSON-RPC API... Would it make sense to switch from SOAP to JSON-RPC for fetching products and creating orders, e.g. regarding performance?

How would I create a user for this one, or would it be the same as for SOAP? I don't see a menu entry for JSON-RPC.