· xcover-python ·

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xcover-python is a Python API Client for XCover.

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Installation

xcover-python is available on PyPI. To install the latest version run:

pip install xcover-python

or

poetry install xcover-python

Features

• Authentication
• Simple configuration using env variables
• (WIP) High-level API to perform partner operations on quotes and bookings

Configuration

Config object

The library provides XCoverConfig dataclass that can be used as shown:

from xcover import XCover, XCoverConfig

client = XCover(
    XCoverConfig( # minimal config, check autocomplete for more options
        base_url="https://api.xcover.com/xcover",
        partner_code="--PARTNER_CODE--",
        auth_api_key="--API_KEY--",
        auth_api_secret="--API_SECRET--",
    )
)

Env variables

Alternatively, it is possible to use env variables.

The full list of configuration options:

Environment Variable	Config Property	Description	Default Value
XC_BASE_URL	XCoverConfig.base_url	XCover base URL (e.g. https://api.xcover.com/api/v2/)	-
XC_PARTNER_CODE	XCoverConfig.partner_code	Partner code (e.g. LLODT)	-
XC_HTTP_TIMEOUT	XCoverConfig.http_timeout	HTTP timeout in seconds	10
XC_AUTH_API_KEY	XCoverConfig.auth_api_key	API key to use	-
XC_AUTH_API_SECRET	XCoverConfig.auth_api_secret	API secret to use	-
XC_AUTH_ALGORITHM	XCoverConfig.auth_algorithm	HMAC encoding algorithm to use	hmac-sha512
XC_AUTH_HEADERS	XCoverConfig.auth_headers	Headers to sign	(request-target) date
XC_RETRY_TOTAL	XCoverConfig.retry_total	Total number of retries	5
XC_RETRY_BACKOFF_FACTOR	XCoverConfig.retry_backoff_factor	Backoff factor for retries timeout	2

Usage example

Using low-level call method

import requests

from xcover.xcover import XCover

# Env variables are used
client = XCover()

# Prepare payload
payload = {
    "request": [
        {
            "policy_type": "event_ticket_protection",
            "policy_type_version": 1,
            "policy_start_date": "2021-12-01T17:59:00.831+00:00",
            "event_datetime": "2021-12-25T21:00:00+00:00",
            "event_name": "Ariana Grande",
            "event_location": "The O2",
            "number_of_tickets": 2,
            "tickets": [
                {"price": 100},
            ],
            "resale_ticket": False,
            "event_country": "GB",
        }
    ],
    "currency": "GBP",
    "customer_country": "GB",
    "customer_region": "London",
    "customer_language": "en",
}
# Calling XCover API
response: requests.Response = client.call(
    method="POST",
    url="partners/LLODT/quotes/",
    payload=payload,
)

quote = response.json()
print(quote)

Retries

This client will automatically retry certain operations when it is considered safe to do this. The retry number and intervals could be controlled via XC_RETRY_TOTAL and XC_RETRY_BACKOFF_FACTOR environment variables ot the same config options.

Auto retry logic can be enabled/disabled per operation. However, further fine-tuning is possible via extending XCover class if required.