improve logging to determine sandbox url

src/Components/Subscriptions.php

@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ class Subscriptions extends Component
         'billingUpdated' => 'billingWasUpdated',
     ];
 
+    /**
+     * After billing is updated, that means when PayFast onsite subscription modal goes
+     * away, the front-end must reflect the changes that could be a new subscription
+     * or the receipt that was updated when a paying also came in.
+     */
     public function billingWasUpdated()
-    {
-        ray("billingUpdated event fired, refreshing receipts and removing subscription display");
-
+    {        
         $this->emitTo('receipts', 'refreshComponent');
 
         $this->displayingCreateSubscription = false;
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ public function confirmCancelSubscription()
 
     public function cancelSubscription()
     {
-        ray('Cancelling subscription for ' . $this->user->subscriptions()->active()->first()->payfast_token)->orange();
+        PayFast::debug('Cancelling subscription for ' . $this->user->subscriptions()->active()->first()->payfast_token, 'warning');
 
         $this->user->subscription('default')->cancel2();
 

src/PayFast.php

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 namespace FintechSystems\PayFast;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
-use FintechSystems\PayFast\Contracts\BillingProvider;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use FintechSystems\PayFast\Contracts\BillingProvider;
 
 class PayFast implements BillingProvider
 {
@@ -36,9 +37,9 @@ public function __construct($client)
             $this->url = 'https://www.payfast.co.za/onsite/process';
             $prependUrl = config('payfast.callback_url');
         }
-
+        
         if (config('payfast.debug') == true) {
-            ray("In PayFast constructor, testmode: $this->testmode, URL: $this->url");
+            $this->debug("In PayFast API constructor, testmode: $this->testmode, URL: $this->url");
         }
 
         $this->returnUrl = $prependUrl . $client['return_url'];
@@ -68,16 +69,16 @@ public function cancelSubscription($payfast_token)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a new subscription using PayFast Onsite Payments
+     * Create a new subscription using PayFast Onsite Payments. One of the most
+     * important aspect is ensuring that the correct billing date is sent
+     * with the order, and also on renewals the initial amount is zero
      */
     public function createOnsitePayment($planId, $billingDate = null, $mergeFields = [], $cycles = 0)
     {
         $plan = config('payfast.plans')[$planId];
 
         $recurringType = Subscription::frequencies($planId);
-
-        ray("billingDate in createOnsitePayment: $billingDate");
-
+
         $data = [
             'merchant_id' => $this->merchantId(),
             'merchant_key' => $this->merchantKey(),
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ public function createOnsitePayment($planId, $billingDate = null, $mergeFields =
 
         $message = "The PayFast onsite modal was invoked with these merged values and will now wait for user input:";
 
-        ray($message)->purple();
-        ray($data)->green();
+        $this->debug($message, 'displayPayFastModal');
+        $this->debug($data, 'notice');
 
         $signature = PayFast::generateApiSignature($data, $this->passphrase());
 
@@ -129,6 +130,39 @@ public function dataToString($dataArray)
         return substr($pfOutput, 0, -1);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A simple debugger that combines what Ray can do and built-in Laravel logging.
+     * Defaults to debug and purple if logging is anything except the defaults.
+     * Won't log to local in the application isn't in production.
+     */
+    function debug($message, $level = 'debug')
+    {        
+        $color = match($level) {
+            'debug' => 'gray',
+            'info' => 'blue',
+            'notice' => 'green',
+            'warning' => 'orange',
+            'error' => 'red',            
+            'critical' => 'red',
+            'alert' => 'red',
+            'emergency' => 'red',
+            default => 'purple',
+        };
+        ray($message)->$color();
+
+        if ($color == 'purple') {
+            $level = 'debug';
+        }
+
+        if ($level == 'debug' && config('payfast.debug') == false) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (config('app.env') == 'production') {
+            Log::$level($message);
+        }        
+    }
+
     /**
      * Fetch subscription information information from the API.
      */

src/PayFastServiceProvider.php

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public function register()
                 'passphrase' => config('payfast.passphrase'),
 
                 'testmode' => config('payfast.testmode'),
-
+                
                 'merchant_id_test' => config('payfast.merchant_id_test'),
                 'merchant_key_test' => config('payfast.merchant_key_test'),
                 'passphrase_test' => config('payfast.passphrase_test'),