Samples / No public access to SephpaDirectDebit::generateXml()

[passchn]

The Code

$xml = $directDebitFile->generateXml(date("Y-m-d\TH:i:s", time()));

In the directDebit_Sephpa sample file does not work due to the fact that generateXml() is a protected method:

phpFinTS/Samples/directDebit_Sephpa.php

Line 45 in 63256e2

$xml = $directDebitFile->generateXml(date("Y-m-d\TH:i:s", time()));

https://github.com/AbcAeffchen/Sephpa/blob/1bd00f72fe9ffb937c49af9e0045e66f98074212/src/Sephpa.php#L152

I opened an issue in the other lib also:
AbcAeffchen/Sephpa#42

Maybe the sample should be updated or at least commented. I solved it by extending the other lib's file so I can expose the xml myself.

[fbett]

Your right. Additionally the method generateXML also does not have any parameters.

We are using $directDebitFile->generateOutput()[0]['data'] to receive the XML.

[passchn]

It seems that this is the way to go:
AbcAeffchen/Sephpa#42 (comment)

$xmlString = $file->generateOutput(['zipToOneFile' => false])[0]['data'];

If you call generateOutput without this options array, it will create zip files, see:
https://github.com/AbcAeffchen/Sephpa/blob/1bd00f72fe9ffb937c49af9e0045e66f98074212/src/Sephpa.php#L283