topic Re: Missing serializer builder in Integration and Testing

Missing serializer builder

darkseven9 — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 21:39:32 GMT

Hi, I'm trying to run some sample code which is allegedly self-contained, but the browser states I am missing a 'serializer builder' when I try to run it. Any suggestions?

Message (I took out the domain):

Warning: include(................/PHP/sample-code-php-master/PaymentTransactions/vendor/vendor/jms/serializer/src/JMS/Serializer/SerializerBuilder.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in ......................../PHP/sample-code-php-master/PaymentTransactions/vendor/autoload.php on line 16

Warning: include(): Failed opening '............................/PHP/sample-code-php-master/PaymentTransactions/vendor/vendor/jms/serializer/src/JMS/Serializer/SerializerBuilder.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/opt/php54/lib/php') in ......................../PHP/sample-code-php-master/PaymentTransactions/vendor/autoload.php on line 16

Fatal error: Class 'JMS\Serializer\SerializerBuilder' not found in .................../PHP/sample-code-php-master/PaymentTransactions/vendor/lib/net/authorize/api/controller/base/ApiOperationBase.php on line 74

Re: Missing serializer builder

Joy — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 21:33:47 GMT

Hi darkseven9,

Our SDK is designed to be loaded using composer which automatically also downloads other dependencies such as the serializer. Please make sure you are using composer or those dependencies will be failing.

Thanks,

Joy

Re: Missing serializer builder

r2t2 — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 22:08:55 GMT

I have the same issue and I cannot use Composer. In the documentation, Composer is recommended and the alternate method -- "Alternatively, we provide a custom SPL autoloader:"

Is this the only dependency there is? Where should it be uploaded to and how to get your SDK to find it?

Thanks

Re: Missing serializer builder

Joy — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 20:30:46 GMT

Hi r2t2,

You can use it without composer, but you will need to also download the dependencies manually. These dependencies are noted in the composer.json file. They are not included in our own zip licensing.

Thanks,

Joy

Re: Missing serializer builder

MarkS1125 — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 22:06:06 GMT

Are you guys trying to make this hard? I see absolutly no information in the API download that explains this nor how to set everything up on a web server. I've done PHP development for over 12 years and have never used or heard of composer and that fact that you require this seems to overly complicate trying to use your API. I'm really disappointed in Authorize.net.

Re: Missing serializer builder

124cirodev — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 16:58:30 GMT

Furthermore, adding the recommended require code to the composer.json file leads to this error...

Problem 1
- The requested package authorizenet/authorizenet No version set (parsed as 1.0.0) could not be found.

Here is what is included:

"require": {
        "php": "~5.3",
        "ext-curl": "*",
       "ext-json": "*",
        "ext-simplexml": "*",
        "ext-xmlwriter": "*",
        "authorizenet/authorizenet": "~1.8",
        "jms/serializer": "xsd2php-dev as 0.18.0"
    },

If the ""authorizenet/authorizenet": "~1.8"," line is removed, then the dependency update finishes as desired...

"php composer.phar update
Loading composer repositories with package information
Updating dependencies (including require-dev)
Writing lock file
Generating autoload files"

So, I downloaded the SDK, then ran composer, uploaded the 6,000 files, and can't even get the so-called "Hello World" file to fire correctly...

Re: Missing serializer builder

TekBoss — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:55:09 GMT

Seriously? That is your answer? Essentially, "Use Composer or go to hell"?

I've been coding in PHP since 2000 and never heard of Composer before today.

OK I'll bite. Where is this composer.JSON file of which you speak?

And one more question. Why would you make your API dependant on somone else's code? Are you all crazy?

Re: Missing serializer builder

RaynorC1emen7 — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 19:24:23 GMT

The api itself don't need that, it just the SDKs. You could do you code following the

"try it" tap on each functions

http://developer.authorize.net/api/reference/index.html

Re: Missing serializer builder

mlmoseley123 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 22:28:36 GMT

I've had the same experience -- I'm an experienced PHP developer and I never heard of 'Composer' before today. It would be very easy to just provide an archive with a working SDK in it. Unarchive it, plug in your sandbox API and transaction key, and off you go. This? This is ridiculous.

Re: Missing serializer builder

dmcc — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 20:31:33 GMT

I'm having the same issues as everyone else... has anyone found a composer file that actually downloads all of the dependancies and is able to run a "Hello World" type example. Every variation of the file I find online for different "fixes" leaves me with error messages for missing classes and dependancies...

Authorize.net, it was a pain to have to figure out why the "alternative method autoloader" wasn't working, it was a pain setup a dev server on my machine just to use composer because shared hosting providers wont allow you to use it, it was a pain to have to troubleshoot this issue over the last week scouring the web for info. I've already started research now on other gateways after having been a long time user of your services for other applications. I'd prefer not to switch but the clock is ticking.

~ D.

Re: Missing serializer builder

wilhatfield1 — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 18:23:47 GMT

Anybody else remember using the API with about 8 lines using Curl? I miss those days. Now we just need 3 distributions, 148 files, 12 folders and 30 Tylenol.

Re: Missing serializer builder

brianmc — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 18:41:47 GMT

Hi guys,

In an effort to make the PHP SDK easier to maintain (for us - so we can keep it current - for you) we have undoubtedly made it more difficult to use (for you). On the use of Composer, we were trying to look at where the PHP community is going - definitely composer - and wanted to make sure we were utilizing composer to make things as simple as possible. We knew that lots of people would not be familiar with composer but hoped they would enjoy learning some new and current PHP skills. I see now that was a little presumptuous, we all just want to get stuff done, I know.

We're currently working on 2 main things:

1. Reducing the number of external dependencies (heads up - we'll still need some)

2. Making it easier for folks who don't wish to use Composer

We're also maybe going to add a little tutorial on Composer so that if you do want to use it we don't leave you without any help.

Thanks for your patience as we fix this, we really are trying to make things easier for you guys.

Brian

Re: Missing serializer builder

twaynw — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:46:03 GMT

While you are working on new documentation, I think it would really be useful to at least put a note on your documentation at:

http://developer.authorize.net/hello_world/
https://github.com/AuthorizeNet/sdk-php

that Composer is REQUIRED and to provide links on how to use it.

You should also REMOVE the line that states that you don't need composer, since obviously, you do.

Re: Missing serializer builder

jbane1 — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 02:06:07 GMT

Just give us a folder with the all of the dependances to download. Why is this so difficult??? I have been looking at this code for a week trying to get around using composer..., I don't want to spend another week lerning somrthing that i may only neeed to use once. MAKE THE FILES AVAILABLE. --- PLEASE They do not need to be installed usng composer - just give us all of them to download throw them on GitHub AS Complete PHP-SDK with dependancies included. At least we could get somethihng to work while we piddle around with composer in our spare time.

Re: Missing serializer builder

simon47591 — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:31:12 GMT

Has Authorize.net posted these files yet? I spent quite a while trying to figure out this composer non-since and would really love to go without it.

Re: Missing serializer builder

simon47591 — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:48:26 GMT

Looks like most of the files are here: https://github.com/goetas/serializer/tree/master/src/JMS/Serializer

But, there're 1,000,000 files to download. This is starting to get ridiculous . . . Is any of this really necessary? What happened to supplying a simple class like every other API. Why burden everyone with having to learn how to use Composer?

Re: Missing serializer builder

simon47591 — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:23:57 GMT

Update:

Just installed composer. Unfortunately, I get the following errors:

  Problem 1
    - Installation request for jms/serializer serializer-master-dev as 1.0 -> satisfiable by jms/serializer[dev-serializer-master].
    - jms/serializer dev-serializer-master requires php >=5.5.0 -> your PHP version (5.3.3) does not satisfy that requirement.
  Problem 2
    - goetas/xsd2php 2.1.0 requires php >=5.5 -> your PHP version (5.3.3) does not satisfy that requirement.
    - goetas/xsd2php 2.0.0 requires php >=5.5 -> your PHP version (5.3.3) does not satisfy that requirement.
    - Installation request for goetas/xsd2php ^2.0 -> satisfiable by goetas/xsd2php[2.0.0, 2.1.0].

Looks like my PHP version will no work, and I cannot advance to 5.5 because of deprecated functions. So, am I SOL?

Re: Missing serializer builder

tlawrence — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 18:09:38 GMT

Has there been any updates here? I have two clients looking into using authorize.net for transactions, so I'm trying to get familiar with the API. Unfortunately, I'm running into all the same issues as everyone else, and I'm just trying to run the "hello world" example.

I too am using the autoloader method since I don't use Composer for any other project (why waste my time learning something I won't use again.) So I have the same request as just about every other dev on this post...can you please provide a link to all required files without having to use Composer? As you previously mentioned, it's VERY presumptous that you assume everyone would prefer to (or even can) use Composer for the install.

I'll have to let my clients know that authorize.net is a poor choice, basically due to the hurdles just to get it up and running. If it's this difficult, who knows what other problems we'll encounter.

Re: Missing serializer builder

philcol3 — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 07:54:36 GMT

you can use this example found here very simple

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38661807/how-to-use-authorize-net-without-framework

Re: Missing serializer builder

bitNine — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:27:39 GMT

This is, without a doubt, the dumbest thing you could have possibly done.

I've got an e-commerce site that has been running flawlessly for years. Suddenly certain components can't connect to authorize.net servers. I assume this is due to hard-coded IP addresses, so I update the SDK. Works great for X-cart itself, but for the custom scripts I've written to do recurring charges, I am now getting these errors. I have spent AN ENTIRE ******* DAY trying to fix this issue. Time that could have been better spent. I still can't get it to work properly. And now I'm going to have to upgrade the entire damn server to use at least PHP 5.5, since we're only running 5.3. Another thing that's going to cost me time. My god, whatever happened to, if it's not broken DON'T FIX IT?!?! So I upgrade PHP to 5.6, and suddenly x-cart doesn't work anymore. AWESOME!

To add to what the others said, I've been developing PHP since 1997, yes 20 years. Never heard of composer, and not interested in it. I just need these god damn scripts to work so our god damn customers can receive their god damn product.

We all appreciate your continued updates, but not if it's going to cost us valuable time and result in us having to do all this research to make something work, it's not really worth the updates. 6 months later, and nothing has changed. SO frustrating!