Sending the catalog of a provider (Node.js)

In this use case, the user usually clicks on a store to view its product catalog

Search

Code snippets

BPP receives protocol search

/*
Example Request JSON:
{
    "context": {
        "domain": "local_retail",
        "country": "IND",
        "city": "std:080",
        "action": "search",
        "core_version": "0.9.2",
        "bap_id": "https://mock_bap.com/",
        "bap_uri": "https://mock_bap.com/beckn/",
        "transaction_id": "1239890342",
        "message_id": "123793824",
        "timestamp": "2021-03-23T10:00:40.065Z"
    },
    "message": {
        "intent" : {
            "provider": {
                "id" : "seller_1"
            },
            "fulfillment": {
                "end": {
                    "location": {
                        "gps": "12.4535445,77.9283792"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
*/
    // Auth middleware authenticates the digital signature of the incoming request
    router.post('/local_retail/search', auth, search);

    function search({ headers, body }, res) {
        try {
            const message = _.get(body, "message");
            const context = _.get(body, "context");
            if (!context) {
                return res.status(400).send(httpResponse("NACK", "Missing Context"));
            }
            if (!message) {
                return res.status(400).send(httpResponse("NACK", "Missing Message"));
            }
            // ... Returns the ack immediately and continue the processing after validation
            res.status(200).send(httpResponse("ACK"));
            processSearch(headers, body)
        } catch (error) {
            res.status(500).send(httpResponse("NACK", error));
        }
    };

BPP processes the search

   function processSearch(requestHeaders, searchRequestBody) {
        // Execute business logic here
        let searchResponse = {

        }
        generateResponse(requestHeaders, searchResponse)
    }

BPP generates response

    async function generateResponse(requestHeaders, rawResponse){
/*
Example Request JSON :
{
    "context": {
        "domain": "local_retail",
        "country": "IND",
        "city": "std:080",
        "action": "on_search",
        "core_version": "0.9.2",
        "bap_id": "https://mock_bap.com/",
        "bap_uri": "https://mock_bap.com/beckn/",
        "transaction_id": "1239890342",
        "message_id": "123793824",
        "timestamp": "2021-06-23T09:53:38.872Z"
    },
    "message": {
        "catalog": {
            "bpp/descriptor": {
                "name": "Shop EZ"
            },
            "bpp/providers": [
                {
                    "id": "seller_1",
                    "descriptor": {
                        "name": "Pooja Stores"
                    },
                    "locations": [
                        {
                            "id": "pooja-stores.koramangala-4th-block",
                            "gps": "12.9349377,77.6055586"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}
*/
        //The below code generates the above example JSON.
        let onSearchResponseBody = { }
        //call protocol on_search
        await callOnSearch(requestHeaders, onSearchResponseBody);
    }

BPP calls protocol on_search

    async function callOnSearch(requestHeaders, onSearchResponseBody) {
        // Take the subscriber Id from the header and calls the registry to get the url. If already cached it need not to call again
        const uri = await lookup(requestHeaders);
        // Construct Header
        const headers = constructAuthHeader(); // Auth Header with digital Signature
        return axios({ url: `${uri}/local_retail/on_search`, method: "POST", headers, data: onRatingResponseBody });
    }