How to add another type of refund?

Note

This cookbook describes customization of a feature available only with Sylius/RefundPlugin installed.

Why would you add type of refund?

Refund Plugin provides a generic solution for refunding orders, it is enough for a basic refund but many shops need more custom functionalities. For example, one may need to add loyalty points as a different refund type than order item unit and shipment.

How to implement a new type of refund?

In the current implementation, there are 2 basic types that are defined in RefundPlugin:

• order item unit
• shipment

If you would like to add another one, e.g. loyalty, which might be used then to refund the loyalty points. You need to first add it to the RefundType enum.

1. Add the new type to the RefundType and RefundTypeInterface:

Extended RefundTypeInterface should look like this:

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Model\Refund;

interface RefundTypeInterface
{
    public const LOYALTY = 'loyalty';

    public static function loyalty(): self;
}

And extended RefundType should look like:

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Model\Refund;

use Sylius\RefundPlugin\Model\RefundType as BaseRefundType;

final class RefundType extends BaseRefundType implements RefundTypeInterface
{
    public static function loyalty(): self
    {
        return new self(self::LOYALTY);
    }
}

You need also to set the parameter with new RefundType in your configuration file:

# config/packages/sylius_refund.yaml
parameters:
    sylius_refund.refund_type: App\Model\Refund\RefundType

2. Overwrite RefundEnumType to use your extended RefundType:

Extended RefundEnumType should look like this:

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Entity\Refund\Type;

use App\Model\Refund\RefundType;
use Sylius\RefundPlugin\Entity\Type\RefundEnumType as BaseRefundEnumType;
use Sylius\RefundPlugin\Model\RefundTypeInterface;

final class RefundEnumType extends BaseRefundEnumType
{
    protected function createType($value): RefundTypeInterface
    {
        return new RefundType($value);
    }
}

And set the parameter with new RefundEnumType in your configuration file:

# config/packages/sylius_refund.yaml
parameters:
    sylius_refund.refund_enum_type: App\Entity\Refund\Type\RefundEnumType

3. Modify the refund flow:

Once we have the new type of refund added, we will need to use it and display its input on the refund form. You can achieve this by using Cookbook - How to customize the refund form? and add in handler your custom logic for refunding e.g. loyalty points.