Off-site (iFrame) payment gateways

This documentation page will explain how to set up the iFrame portion of an off-site (iFrame) payment gateway. If you have not already read the Off-site payment gateways documentation, start there for an overview and initial steps. Also, for an introduction to the Drupal Javascript API, see:

Off-site payments in iFrames work similarly to off-site payments by redirect. The difference is that in the Checkout process, the "off-site" portion is handled within an embedded iFrame and does not take the customer to the third party payment gateway's website. This happens when the customer clicks the Pay and complete purchase button during checkout: Pay and complete purchase

To build this functionality, you will need to implement JavaScript for your iFrame, create an Offsite payment plugin form, and attach your iFrame JavaScript to that form. The Offsite payment plugin form will be responsible for providing the iFrame with all necessary data about the payment, order, customer, and gateway configuration, according to your payment provider's API specifications.

Creating an Offsite payment plugin form

Just as in an Off-site redirect payment gateway, you will need to create an Offsite payment plugin form. When a payment gateway implements the OffsitePaymentGatewayInterface interface, this plugin form is embedded into the Payment process checkout pane. To implement this form, you will need to:

  1. Extend the base off-site payment form.
  2. Add your payment form to your payment gateway plugin annotation.
  3. Implement the buildConfigurationForm() method for your payment form.

1. Extend the base off-site payment form

Your plugin form should extend PaymentGatewayFormBase, like this:

<?php

namespace Drupal\my_custom_gateway\PluginForm;

use Drupal\commerce_payment\Exception\PaymentGatewayException;
use Drupal\commerce_payment\PluginForm\PaymentOffsiteForm as BasePaymentOffsiteForm;
use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;

class MyCustomPaymentForm extends BasePaymentOffsiteForm {

  /**
   * {@inheritdoc}
   */
  public function buildConfigurationForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
    $form = parent::buildConfigurationForm($form, $form_state);

     ... your custom code here ...

  }

}

The base form's buildConfigurationForm() method checks that the required $form['#return_url'] and $form['#cancel_url'] values are present, which you may need to include in the data passed to your iFrame JavaScript.

2. Add your payment form to the gateway plugin annotation

In the @CommercePaymentGateway annotation at the start of your off-site payment gateway plugin, you need to specify the class for your custom offsite-payment plugin form:

 *    forms = {
 *     "offsite-payment" = "Drupal\my_custom_gateway\PluginForm\MyCustomPaymentForm",
 *   },

3. Implement the buildConfigurationForm() method

We only need to implement one method, buildConfigurationForm(), for the payment form plugin class. This method is responsible for building the array of data needed for the embedded iFrame. This data may come from multiple sources such as:

  • your custom payment gateway configuration
  • the payment entity
  • the order and its billing profile
  • form data (the return and cancel url values)

For example:

/** @var \Drupal\commerce_payment\Entity\PaymentInterface $payment */
$payment = $this->entity;

/** @var \Drupal\commerce_payment\Plugin\Commerce\PaymentGateway\OffsitePaymentGatewayInterface $payment_gateway_plugin */
$payment_gateway_plugin = $payment->getPaymentGateway()->getPlugin();
$configuration = $payment_gateway_plugin->getConfiguration();

// Payment gateway configuration data.
$data['version'] = 'v10';
$data['merchant_id'] = $configuration['merchant_id'];
$data['agreement_id'] = $configuration['agreement_id'];
$data['language'] = $configuration['language'];

// Payment data.
$data['currency'] = $payment->getAmount()->getCurrencyCode();
$data['total'] = $payment->getAmount()->getNumber();
$data['variables[payment_gateway]'] = $payment->getPaymentGatewayId();
$data['variables[order]'] = $payment->getOrderId();

// Order and billing address.
$order = $payment->getOrder();
$billing_address = $order->getBillingProfile()->get('address');
$data['name'] = $billing_address->getGivenName() . ' ' . $billing_address->getFamilyName();
$data['city'] = $billing_address->getLocality();
$data['state'] = $billing_address->getAdministrativeArea();

// Form url values.
$data['continueurl'] = $form['#return_url'];
$data['cancelurl'] = $form['#cancel_url'];

Once we've computed all the necessary data items, we'll attach them to the form using drupalSettings. Then, using drupalSettings, we will retrieve the data in our JavaScript file and use it to initialize the iFrame.

// Optionally use serialization and/or hashing for your data, 
// if specified by your payment provider's API. For example:
$data = json_encode($data);

$form['#attached']['library'][] = 'my_payment_gateway/iframe_file_name';
$form['#attached']['drupalSettings']['my_custom_module'] = $data;

Your buildConfigurationForm() method should also build whatever form you want your customers to see. This may include form elements such as a message, submit button, and cancel button. If you are unfamiliar with building forms in Drupal 8, the Drupal 8 Form API reference may be helpful.

Implementing the iFrame JavaScript

Your custom JavaScript file should be created within the js directory of your custom module. You'll also need to create a libraries YAML file named my_custom_gateway.libraries.yml to include your JavaScript and its dependencies. For example, if your JavaScript file name is my_custom_gateway.checkout.js, then include it in your module's libraries like this:

checkout:
  version: VERSION
  js:
    js/my_custom_gateway.checkout.js: {}
  dependencies:
    - core/jquery
    - core/jquery.once
    - core/drupal
    - core/drupalSettings

If your payment provider provides additional required libraries, you should also include those here.

Next, we'll create our JavaScript file, my_custom_gateway.checkout.js and add the necessary code for iFrame initialization.

First, using drupalSettings we retrieve the data that was attached to the form in buildConfigurationForm(), as described above. After that, your implementation will vary based on your payment provider's API specifications. For example implementations, you might want to look at the Cashpresso or Rave Drupal Commerce payment gateway modules, both of which use the Off-site (iFrame) method.

(function ($, Drupal, drupalSettings) {
  'use strict';

  Drupal.behaviors.offsiteForm = {
            attach: function (context) {
            var data = drupalSettings.my_custom_module;
            // Your custom JavaScript code
        }

  };

}(jQuery, Drupal, drupalSettings));

After building your Offsite payment plugin form, continue with the Return from payment provider documentation to learn how to handle the return from the payment provider.

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