> Lots of subquestions in that regard: > 1. How does HMRC "approve" a bridge for "production" ? And can the code of > the bridge still > change after approval without re-approval ?
There is an approval process. Anyone can get credentials on the sandbox API, but the approval process applies to getting production credentials. I'm part-way through the process so I haven't seen it to the end yet. There are some questionnaires to fill in, and HMRC verify that the API usage is correct by looking at logs in the sandbox environment. There are two types of application: "In-house" is used for an enterprise which wants production access to submit their own VAT records. "Retail" is used for a developer which creates a VAT product for other people to use. I'm part-way through a retail application. The API reference is public online, but you get access to more detailed documentation by submitting an application for production credentials. > Is there a check on the resulting binary or do they > use some other kind of validation ? > No, there is no validation of the binary / code itself. The HTTP request must meet what HMRC call the 'Fraud API' which is a bunch of headers describing various things like the hardware, device ID, local IP/MAC address, software version, etc. The internal use of these headers is not defined, but I guess there's some anomaly detection for fraud/abuse purposes. > 2. Do you intend to keep your bridge as a separate project, to which > gnucash can interface ? > Or would you like the functionality to become part of the gnucash code ? > 3. Will you provide your integration (in whatever form) in a way that it's > compatible with the > GPL code (under which gnucash is released) ? > The code I published at github.com/cybermaggedon/gnucash-uk-vat is a separate bridge which uses the Python API, and licenced under GPL. I would be up for getting involved in an development to integrate a capability with Gnucash if there's enough interest. Mark. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
