Class: VatValidator::ViesChecker

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/vies_checker.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.check(complete_vat_number, vies_host = 'http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl') ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/vies_checker.rb', line 14

def self.check(complete_vat_number, vies_host='http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl')

  country_code = complete_vat_number[0..1]
  vat_number   = complete_vat_number[2..15]

  client = Savon::Client.new(vies_host)

  begin
    response = client.request :check_vat do
      soap.body = {
        :country_code => country_code, 
        :vat_number => vat_number
      }
    end

  rescue Savon::SOAP::Fault => fault
    # https://github.com/rubiii/savon/blob/master/lib/savon/soap/fault.rb
    if fault.to_hash[:fault][:faultstring] == "{ 'INVALID_INPUT' }"
      return false
    else
      raise ViesContactError
    end

  rescue
    raise ViesContactError
  end

  if response.success?
    return response[:check_vat_response][:valid]
  else
    raise ViesContactError
  end
end