[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Please make a tutorial ## - **[immersiva](/forum/user/10742-immersiva "View immersiva's Profile")** - [![immersiva's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/10742-immersiva "View immersiva's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/10742-immersiva) Less More - Posts: 2 - Thank you received: 1 - - 13 years 11 months ago [\#74274](#74274) by [immersiva](/forum/user/10742-immersiva "View immersiva's Profile") *[Please make a tutorial](/forum/17-serial-how-to/74274-please-make-a-tutorial#74274 "Hi, I'm trying to create a plugin for HikaSerial, so that I can finish this workflow: Objective: A store for digital products a) with only one (for now) dowloadable digital product b) configure simple checkout process with paypal payment and a digital product (file) download c) when the game is bought an email is sent to the user with a custom serial number. For instance, the serial number can be something like: md5(+'somerandomstring' + reissues_counter) d) serials can be re-generated for a specific user (thus the reissues_counter thing) e) when the user starts to play the game: e.1 - s/he enters his/her login and serial number e.2 - the game client sends the data to the server invoking an HTTP URL (php script) e.3 - the game site/server validates the information and sends the client a response I installed hikashop and hikaserial, but how to I get started creating this plugin. A basic tutorial would be great, instead of searching bits of information here and there on this forum. For instance, which files do I need to create and where do I put them? How do I consume a serial in step e.2? TIA, Rod")* was created by *[immersiva](/forum/user/10742-immersiva "View immersiva's Profile")* Hi, I'm trying to create a plugin for HikaSerial, so that I can finish this workflow: Objective: A store for digital products a) with only one (for now) dowloadable digital product b) configure simple checkout process with paypal payment and a digital product (file) download c) when the game is bought an email is sent to the user with a custom serial number. For instance, the serial number can be something like: md5(<user email>+'somerandomstring' + reissues_counter) d) serials can be re-generated for a specific user (thus the reissues_counter thing) e) when the user starts to play the game: e.1 - s/he enters his/her login and serial number e.2 - the game client sends the data to the server invoking an HTTP URL (php script) e.3 - the game site/server validates the information and sends the client a response I installed hikashop and hikaserial, but how to I get started creating this plugin. A basic tutorial would be great, instead of searching bits of information here and there on this forum. For instance, which files do I need to create and where do I put them? How do I consume a serial in step e.2? TIA, Rod Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzE3LXNlcmlhbC1ob3ctdG8vNzQyNzQtcGxlYXNlLW1ha2UtYS10dXRvcmlhbD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26394 - Thank you received: 4078 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 13 years 11 months ago [\#74283](#74283) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Please make a tutorial](/forum/17-serial-how-to/74274-please-make-a-tutorial#74283 "Hi, I'm trying to create a plugin for HikaSerial, so that I can finish this workflow: Objective: A store for digital products a) with only one (for now) dowloadable digital product b) configure simple checkout process with paypal payment and a digital product (file) download c) when the game is bought an email is sent to the user with a custom serial number. For instance, the serial number can be something like: md5(+'somerandomstring' + reissues_counter) d) serials can be re-generated for a specific user (thus the reissues_counter thing) e) when the user starts to play the game: e.1 - s/he enters his/her login and serial number e.2 - the game client sends the data to the server invoking an HTTP URL (php script) e.3 - the game site/server validates the information and sends the client a response I installed hikashop and hikaserial, but how to I get started creating this plugin. A basic tutorial would be great, instead of searching bits of information here and there on this forum. For instance, which files do I need to create and where do I put them? How do I consume a serial in step e.2? TIA, Rod")* Hi, Did you look at the developer documentation ? [ www.hikashop.com/en/hikashop/125-hikaserial-developer.html](http://www.hikashop.com/en/hikashop/125-hikaserial-developer.html) Some documentation about the "consume" is missing but we will work on documentation this week. I will include some information about HikaSerial webservices too. The consume html page is: Code: index.php?option=com_hikaserial&ctrl=serial&task=consume Using webservices, in the front end, to check a serial, you can call an url like this : Code: index.php?option=com_hikaserial&ctrl=serial&task=check&hikaserial[serial]=YOUR_SERIAL_DATA&hikaserial[format]=xml It would result something like this: Code: <hikaserial> <serials> <serial status="unassigned" date="1333535893"> <data><![CDATA[YOUR_SERIAL_DATA]]></data> <extradata> <computer_name><![CDATA[the computer name]]></computer_name> </extradata> </serial> </serials> </hikaserial> You can use XML, JSON and HTML formats. After that, there is the "consume" feature. You can consume a serial which is "assigned". For example, I can call the URL Code: /index.php?option=com_hikaserial&ctrl=serial&task=consume&hikaserial[serial_data]=YOUR_SERIAL_DATA&hikaserial[serial_extra_data][myUser]=Jerome&hikaserial[format]=json And I received: Code: {"consume":{"status":"assigned","date":"0","data":"YOUR_SERIAL_DATA","extradata":{"myUser":"Jerome"}}} The webservice is compatible with html POST request. So you can make a post request to the url Code: /index.php?option=com_hikaserial&ctrl=serial&task=consume And give the rest of the parameters by POST ( hikaserial[serial_data] / hikaserial[format] / hikaserial[serial_extra_data][] ) Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzE3LXNlcmlhbC1ob3ctdG8vNzQyNzQtcGxlYXNlLW1ha2UtYS10dXRvcmlhbD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26394 - Thank you received: 4078 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 13 years 11 months ago [\#74308](#74308) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Please make a tutorial](/forum/17-serial-how-to/74274-please-make-a-tutorial#74308 "Hi, I'm trying to create a plugin for HikaSerial, so that I can finish this workflow: Objective: A store for digital products a) with only one (for now) dowloadable digital product b) configure simple checkout process with paypal payment and a digital product (file) download c) when the game is bought an email is sent to the user with a custom serial number. For instance, the serial number can be something like: md5(+'somerandomstring' + reissues_counter) d) serials can be re-generated for a specific user (thus the reissues_counter thing) e) when the user starts to play the game: e.1 - s/he enters his/her login and serial number e.2 - the game client sends the data to the server invoking an HTTP URL (php script) e.3 - the game site/server validates the information and sends the client a response I installed hikashop and hikaserial, but how to I get started creating this plugin. A basic tutorial would be great, instead of searching bits of information here and there on this forum. For instance, which files do I need to create and where do I put them? How do I consume a serial in step e.2? TIA, Rod")* Hi, The documentation has been updated. There is now a dedicated page to the consume feature: [ www.hikashop.com/en/hikashop/138-hikaserial-consume.html](http://www.hikashop.com/en/hikashop/138-hikaserial-consume.html) Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzE3LXNlcmlhbC1ob3ctdG8vNzQyNzQtcGxlYXNlLW1ha2UtYS10dXRvcmlhbD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[immersiva](/forum/user/10742-immersiva "View immersiva's Profile")** - [![immersiva's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/10742-immersiva "View immersiva's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/10742-immersiva) Less More - Posts: 2 - Thank you received: 1 - - 13 years 11 months ago [\#74539](#74539) by [immersiva](/forum/user/10742-immersiva "View immersiva's Profile") Replied by *[immersiva](/forum/user/10742-immersiva "View immersiva's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Please make a tutorial](/forum/17-serial-how-to/74274-please-make-a-tutorial#74539 "Hi, I'm trying to create a plugin for HikaSerial, so that I can finish this workflow: Objective: A store for digital products a) with only one (for now) dowloadable digital product b) configure simple checkout process with paypal payment and a digital product (file) download c) when the game is bought an email is sent to the user with a custom serial number. For instance, the serial number can be something like: md5(+'somerandomstring' + reissues_counter) d) serials can be re-generated for a specific user (thus the reissues_counter thing) e) when the user starts to play the game: e.1 - s/he enters his/her login and serial number e.2 - the game client sends the data to the server invoking an HTTP URL (php script) e.3 - the game site/server validates the information and sends the client a response I installed hikashop and hikaserial, but how to I get started creating this plugin. A basic tutorial would be great, instead of searching bits of information here and there on this forum. For instance, which files do I need to create and where do I put them? How do I consume a serial in step e.2? TIA, Rod")* Hi Jerome, Thanks for your promptly reply. I think it's useful to document that the developer should look in /plugin/hikaserial/ for examples. Since I came from a different programming background I don't know upfront where joomla things are located. ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/3.png ":)") Thanks again, R. The following user(s) said Thank You: [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzE3LXNlcmlhbC1ob3ctdG8vNzQyNzQtcGxlYXNlLW1ha2UtYS10dXRvcmlhbD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. 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