Systems and methods for translating data read from proxy APIs into computing code
A method for automatically generating sample code for an API for payment processing in a payment network includes reading an acquirer processor-specific API for payment processing in a payment network using an acquirer processor-specific API reader, generating acquirer processor-specific API data using the acquirer processor-specific API reader, converting the acquirer processor-specific API data into a format compatible with an output generator, and generating language-specific sample code by the output generator using the converted acquirer processor-specific API data and a language-specific template.
1. A method of automatically generating sample code for an application programming interface (API) for electronic transactions processing in an electronic transactions network, the method comprising:
converting, by at least one processor using a language-specific backend module, processor-specific API data from a backend generator into a format compatible with an output generator;
passing, by the at least one processor, the converted processor-specific API data and a language-specific template corresponding to the converted processor-specific API data to the output generator using the backend generator; and
generating, by the at least one processor, language-specific sample code by the output generator using the converted processor-specific API data and the language-specific template corresponding to the converted processor-specific API data.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method is performed within a continuous integration system.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
validating, by the at least one processor, the generated language-specific sample code; and
updating, by the at least one processor, the backend generator according to a result of the validation.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the validation includes performing, by the at least one processor, round-trip test transactions with an acquirer processor using configuration files and sample transaction data.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting, by the at least one processor, a change in the converted processor-specific API data; and
updating, by the at least one processor, the backend generator according to the detected change in the converted processor-specific API data.
6. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a method of automatically generating sample code for an application programming interface (API) for electronic transactions processing in an electronic transactions network, the method comprising:
converting, by at least one processor using a language-specific backend module, processor-specific API data from a backend generator into a format compatible with an output generator;
passing, by the at least one processor, the converted processor-specific API data and a language-specific template corresponding to the converted processor-specific API data to the output generator using the backend generator; and
generating, by the at least one processor, language-specific sample code by the output generator using the converted processor-specific API data and the language-specific template corresponding to the converted processor-specific API data.
7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the method is performed within a continuous integration system.
8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , the method further comprising:
validating, by the at least one processor, the generated language-specific sample code; and
updating, by the at least one processor, the backend generator according to a result of the validation.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the validation includes performing, by the at least one processor, round-trip test transactions with an acquirer processor using configuration files and sample transaction data.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , the method further comprising:
detecting, by the at least one processor, a change in the converted processor-specific API data; and
updating, by the at least one processor, the backend generator according to the detected change in the converted processor-specific API data.
11. A computer system for automatically generating sample code for an application programming interface (API) for electronic transactions processing in an electronic transactions network, the computer system comprising:
a memory;
at least one processor;
a language-specific module, the language-specific module being configured to convert, using a language-specific backend module, processor-specific API data from a first generator into a format compatible with a second generator;
the first generator, the first generator being configured to pass the converted processor-specific API data and a language-specific template corresponding to the converted processor-specific API data to the second generator; and
the second generator, the second generator being configured to generate language-specific sample code using the converted processor-specific API data and the language-specific template corresponding to the converted processor-specific API data.
12. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the first generator and the second generator operate within a continuous integration system.
13. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the second generator is further configured to:
validate the generated language-specific sample code; and
update the first generator according to a result of the validation.
14. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the validation includes performing round-trip test transactions with an acquirer processor using configuration files and sample transaction data.
15. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the second generator is further configured to:
detect a change in the converted processor-specific API data; and
update the first generator according to the detected change in the converted processor-specific API data.