PassKit C# Quickstart

Overview

This quickstart aims to help get C# developers up and running with the PassKit SDK as quickly as possible.

Prerequisites

You will need the following:

• A PassKit account (signup for free at PassKit)
• Your PassKit SDK Credentials (available from the Developer Tools Page)
• Apple wallet certificate id (for flights only, available from the certificate page)
• Recommended Code Editor Visual Studio Code Guide to Installation
• If you use Visual Studio Code use this guide to install the necessary extensions
• .NET v6.0 Guide to Installation (please note: should you be installing this in Mac if may come up as malicious software despite being from Microsoft. The way to fix this is shown in the configuration)

Configuration

1. In the certs folder of the repository add the following three PassKit credential files:

   • certificate.pem
   • ca-chain.pem
   • key.pem

   You can disregard the key-java.pem credentials file as it is not compatible with C#.

2. Now we need to decrypt your key.pem. At your project root directory, run cd ./certs openssl ec -in key.pem -out key.pem. Your key.pem file should look like below. If you are in your root directory the terminal should show PASSKIT-C-SHARP-GRPC-QUICKSTART to the left of the cursor and then after running the command certs, as shown below. If you do not see Proc-Type: 4,ENCEYPTED on line 2, you have successfully decrypted key.pem.

3. If you wish to receive enrollment emails for loyalty or coupon cards edit baseEmail and vipEmail on lines 29 and 30 in QuickstartLoyalty for loyalty, and lines 30 and 31 in QuickstartCoupons for coupons.

4. Go back to root directory with cd ../. Then run dotnet run, to create a sample membership card, coupon card and boarding pass (with default templates & tiers/offers) and issue them.

5. Mac users only - After configuring the quickstart should you encounter the error, navigate to system preferences and select security and privacy. Then navigate to general. In general, underneath App Store and identified developers the file that is being flagged as malicious will be shown. Allow it to run and the quickstart should run smoothly, you may need to repeat the process a couple of times for the other files involved in .Net.

Please make sure to check the API region of your account here and change it accordingly in the GrpcConnection.cs, for Europe/Pub1 use host = "grpc.pub1.passkit.io" and for USA/Pub2 use host = "grpc.pub2.passkit.io".

Examples

All quickstarts are found in the Quickstarts folder.

Membership Cards

QuickstartLoyalty will create a membership program with 2 tiers, base and VIP. It will enrol two members, one in each tier. It contains the methods:

• createProgram() - takes a new program name and creates a new program
• createTier() - takes the programId of the program just created in the above program, creates a new template (based of default template), creates a tier, and links this tier to the program
• enrolMember() - takes programId and tierId created by the above methods, and memberDetails, creates a new member record, and sends a welcome email to deliver membership card url
• checkInMember() - an optional method that checks in a member at an event
• checkOutMember() - an optional method that checks out a member at an event
• addPoints() - an optional method that takes the memberId of existing member to add points to chosen member
• burnPoints() - an optional method that burns the selected number of points of a chosen member
• deleteProgram() - an optional method that deletes a program and any tiers or members associated with it.

After running dotnet run the terminal should show:

Coupons

QuickstartCoupons will create a campaign with 2 offers, base and VIP. It will create two coupons, one in each offer. It will then redeem one of the coupons. It contains the methods:

• createCampaign() - takes a new campaign name and creates a new campaign
• createOffer() - takes a campaignId of the campaign you just created and creates a new template (based of default template), creates an offer, and links this offer to the campaign
• createCoupon() - takes campaignId and offerId created by the above methods, and couponDetails, creates a new coupon record, and sends a welcome email to deliver coupon card url
• getSingleCoupon() - an optional method that takes couponId and returns the record of that coupon
• redeemCoupon() - an optional method that redeems a coupon that has been made
• voidCoupon() - an optional method that voids a coupon that has been made
• deleteCampaign() - an optional method that deletes a campaign and any associated offers or coupons

After running dotnet run the terminal should show:

Boarding Passes

QuickstartFlights will create a carrier, flight, an arrival airport, a departure airport, flight designator and boarding pass for one person. It contains the methods:

• createTemplate() - creates the pass template for flights and boarding passes
• createCarrier() - takes a new carrier code and creates a new carrier
• createAirports() - takes a new airport code and creates a new airport
• createFlight() - takes templateId , from previous method, to use as base template and uses a carrier code, created from previous method, and creates a new flight
• createFlightDesignator() - creates flight designator using flight code
• createBoardingPass() - takes templateId, from previous method, and customer details creates a new boarding pass, and sends a welcome email to deliver boarding pass url
• deleteFlightAssets() - an optional method that deletes the flight objects recently created

After running dotnet run the terminal should show:

Event Tickets

QuickstartEventTickets will create a venue, production, an event, a ticket type, issue a ticket, validate a ticket and redeem a ticket.

• createTemplate() - creates the pass template for event tickets
• createVenue() - creates a venue for the event
• createProduction() - takes a new production name and creates a new production
• createTicketType() - takes templateId , from previous method, to use as base template and the productionId, created from previous method, and creates a new ticketType
• createEvent() - takes productionId and venueId ,from previous method, and creates a new Event
• issueEventTicket() - takes ticketTypeId and eventId, from previous method, and customer details creates a event ticket, and sends a welcome email to deliver event ticket url
• validateTicket() - takes an existing ticket number as well as other details and validates it
• redeemTicket() - takes an existing ticket number and redeems the event ticket associate with it

After running dotnet run the terminal should show:

Documentation

• PassKit Membership Official Documentation
• PassKit Coupons Official Documentation
• PassKit Boarding Passes Official Documentation
• PassKit Event Tickets Official Documentation

Getting Help

• Email support@passkit.com
• Online chat support