This is a user generated Python-based solution for Pi Network you can use to integrate the Pi Network apps platform with a Python backend application.
pi_python.py is the Library and pi_python_test.py is to test the Library.
- Initialize the SDK and enter your secret data
""" Secret Data """
api_key = "Enter Here Your API Key"
wallet_private_seed = "SecretWalletSeed"
""" Initialization """
pi = PiNetwork()
pi.initialize(api_key, wallet_private_seed, "Pi Testnet")
- Create an A2U payment
Make sure to store your payment data in your database. Here's an example of how you could keep track of the data. Consider this a database table example.
uid | product_id | amount | memo | payment_id | txid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
user_uid |
apple-pie-1 | 3.14 | Refund for apple pie | NULL | NULL |
user_uid = "GET-THIS-SECRET-DATA-FROMFRONTEND" #unique for every user
""" Build your payment """
payment_data = {
"amount": 3.14,
"memo": "Test - Greetings from MyApp",
"metadata": {"product_id": "apple-pie-1"},
"uid": user_uid
}
"""
Create an payment
It is critical that you store paymentId in your database
so that you don't double-pay the same user, by keeping track of the payment.
"""
payment_id = pi.create_payment(payment_data)
- Store the
paymentId
in your database
After creating the payment, you'll get paymentId
, which you should be storing in your database.
uid | product_id | amount | memo | payment_id | txid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
user_uid |
apple-pie-1 | 3.14 | Refund for apple pie | paymentId |
NULL |
- Submit the payment to the Pi Blockchain
"""It is strongly recommended that you store the txid along with the paymentId you stored earlier for your reference."""
txid = pi.submit_payment(payment_id, False)
- Store the txid in your database
Similarly as you did in step 3, keep the txid along with other data.
uid | product_id | amount | memo | payment_id | txid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
user_uid |
apple-pie-1 | 3.14 | Refund for apple pie | paymentId |
txid |
- Complete the payment
payment = pi.complete_payment(payment_id, txid)
To create an A2U payment using the Pi Python SDK, here's an overall flow you need to follow:
- Initialize the SDK
You'll be initializing the SDK with the Pi API Key of your app and the Private Seed of your app wallet.
- Create an A2U payment
You can create an A2U payment using
createPayment
method. This method returns a payment identifier (payment id).
- Store the payment id in your database
It is critical that you store the payment id, returned by
createPayment
method, in your database so that you don't double-pay the same user, by keeping track of the payment.
- Submit the payment to the Pi Blockchain
You can submit the payment to the Pi Blockchain using
submitPayment
method. This method builds a payment transaction and submits it to the Pi Blockchain for you. Once submitted, the method returns a transaction identifier (txid).
- Store the txid in your database
It is strongly recommended that you store the txid along with the payment id you stored earlier for your reference.
- Complete the payment
After checking the transaction with the txid you obtained, you must complete the payment, which you can do with
completePayment
method. Upon completing, the method returns the payment object. Check thestatus
field to make sure everything looks correct.
This section shows you a list of available methods.
This method creates an A2U payment.
- Required parameter:
PaymentArgs
You need to provide 4 different data and pass them as a single object to this method.
type PaymentArgs = {
amount: number // the amount of Pi you're paying to your user
memo: string // a short memo that describes what the payment is about
metadata: object // an arbitrary object that you can attach to this payment. This is for your own use. You should use this object as a way to link this payment with your internal business logic.
uid: string // a user uid of your app. You should have access to this value if a user has authenticated on your app.
}
- Return value:
a payment identifier (paymentId: string)
This method creates a payment transaction and submits it to the Pi Blockchain.
- Required parameter:
paymentId, pending_payments
- Return value:
a transaction identifier (txid: string)
This method completes the payment in the Pi server.
- Required parameter:
paymentId, txid
- Return value:
a payment object (payment: PaymentDTO)
The method return a payment object with the following fields:
payment: PaymentDTO = {
// Payment data:
identifier: string, // payment identifier
user_uid: string, // user's app-specific ID
amount: number, // payment amount
memo: string, // a string provided by the developer, shown to the user
metadata: object, // an object provided by the developer for their own usage
from_address: string, // sender address of the blockchain transaction
to_address: string, // recipient address of the blockchain transaction
direction: Direction, // direction of the payment ("user_to_app" | "app_to_user")
created_at: string, // payment's creation timestamp
network: string, // a network of the payment ("Pi Network" | "Pi Testnet")
// Status flags representing the current state of this payment
status: {
developer_approved: boolean, // Server-Side Approval (automatically approved for A2U payment)
transaction_verified: boolean, // blockchain transaction verified
developer_completed: boolean, // Server-Side Completion (handled by the create_payment! method)
cancelled: boolean, // cancelled by the developer or by Pi Network
user_cancelled: boolean, // cancelled by the user
},
// Blockchain transaction data:
transaction: null | { // This is null if no transaction has been made yet
txid: string, // id of the blockchain transaction
verified: boolean, // true if the transaction matches the payment, false otherwise
_link: string, // a link to the operation on the Pi Blockchain API
}
}
This method returns a payment object if it exists.
- Required parameter:
paymentId
- Return value:
a payment object (payment: PaymentDTO)
This method cancels the payment in the Pi server.
- Required parameter:
paymentId
- Return value:
a payment object (payment: PaymentDTO)
This method returns the latest incomplete payment which your app has created, if present. Use this method to troubleshoot the following error: "You need to complete the ongoing payment first to create a new one."
- Required parameter:
none
- Return value:
an array which contains 0 or 1 payment object (payments: Array<PaymentDTO>)
If a payment is returned by this method, you must follow one of the following 3 options:
-
cancel the payment, if it is not linked with a blockchain transaction and you don't want to submit the transaction anymore
-
submit the transaction and complete the payment
-
if a blockchain transaction has been made, complete the payment
If you do not know what this payment maps to in your business logic, you may use its metadata
property to retrieve which business logic item it relates to. Remember that metadata
is a required argument when creating a payment, and should be used as a way to link this payment to an item of your business logic.
Error when creating a payment: "You need to complete the ongoing payment first to create a new one."
See documentation for the getIncompleteServerPayments
above.