#fadi obaji - webhooks
analog igloo
We're using webhook events to update our DB to start the users' subscription after successful payments depending on the webhook event we're receiving
as well as any update to the subscription status
also storing the subsciption object returned in the event's payload to minimize the API calls when we want to get the subscription info and display it to the user
so you can see our concern, that's why i'm asking are there a robust way to update our DB
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not only subscriptions tho, we're letting users adding payyment methods to their account as well, so we're also relying on the webhooks for that as well
fringe mountain
Yep, webhooks are a great option for this. Depends on your request patterns you can also handle some actions synchronously when your requests succeed, but in terms of client completed payments yes the webhooks are what we recommende
analog igloo
Yeah I could update the DB on successful requests but then I thought nope, because I need the created field to update the updated field in my DB, because I only update the DB if the created field in the received event is greater or equal to the updated field in the DB
to prevent older events replacing new ones
is this a good approach?
because I tested the webhook system, if you resend an older event, the event will get sent exactly as it is, not the updated one of it
fringe mountain
if you're referring to out-of-order events where you rely on some that arrive in close succession, another approach here is to use the event/type as a signal but then always load the object from the API to ensure you get the latest version, instead of using the event payload directly
ah yea resending old events would have similar stale data issues, yes
analog igloo
I'm talking about events of the same type, let's say the event customer.subscription.updated
can I rely on the created field of the event to determine if it's newer or older than the one i saved in the DB?
fringe mountain
well, created shouldnt change for a given subscription. Can you explain what youre trying to solve for here?
analog igloo
okay let me show you some code
one sec
that one for example
notice the $event->created
still here 😢
vestal yew
Hey 👋
synthrider had to step away but I can take over from here
give me some time to catch up on the threads
Thanks
analog igloo
okay!
charred oar