coPilotAPI.py

import requests
import json

class CoPilotAPI:

  def __init__(base_url="https://accountsuat.cardconnect.com/", access_key, username, password):
    self.base_url = "https://accountsuat.cardconnect.com/"
    # load this from config file or environment variables
    self.access_key = access_key
    self.username = username
    self.password = password
    
  def get_access_key():
    '''
      https://developer.cardconnect.com/copilotapi#get-access-token-endpoint
    '''
    endpoint = "https://accountsuat.cardconnect.com/"
    data = {
      "grant_type": "password", 
      "client_id": "copilot", 
      "client_secret": client_secret, 
      "username": username, 
      "password": password
    }
    headers = {"content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"}
    r = requests.post(endpoint, data=data, headers=headers)
    # probably need to do json.loads here
    if 'error' in r.text:
      throw Exception(r.text['error_description'])
    return r.text['access_key']

  def make_merchant():
    '''
      https://developer.cardconnect.com/copilotapi#create-merchant-endpoint
    '''
    print("not implemented yet")