NativeScript Mpesa

Nativescript-Mpesa provides a wrapper that incorporate payments using Mpesa from within your {N} applications. The integration is achieved using the Android M-Pesa Daraja SDK libraries. Hence, has full support for Android.

Usage

Setup

First import package into the main-page's model or app.component as the case may be for either {N} Core or {N} w/ Angular

    import { Mpesa } from "nativescript-mpesa";

Then create an instance of Mpesa.

     const mpesa = new Mpesa();

Initialize the instance with the CustomerKey,CustomerSecret gotten from Safaricom and Env

Note Env could be SANDBOX or PRODUCTION

    mpesa.initialize(CONSUMER_KEY, CONSUMER_SECRET, Env)

Making Payment

    const mpesa = new Mpesa();
 
    const lnmExpress = {
                        BusinessShortCode: "174379",
                        PassKey: "bfb279f9aa9bdbcf158e97dd71a467cd2e0c893059b10f78e6b72ada1ed2c919",
                        Type: "CustomerPayBillOnline",
                        Amount: "100",
                        PartyA: "254708374149",
                        PartyB: "174379",
                        PhoneNumber: "254708374149",
                        CallBackURL: "http://mycallbackurl.com/checkout.php",
                        AccountReference: "001ABC",
                        TransactionDesc: "Goods Payment"
                      };
    mpesa.initialize("dRSvS4nnTGU8vf1V8jUHfu9BW6AAxl83","WQFHurC4OsVBYJQt","SANDBOX").
            then(res => {
              console.log("access token", res);
              this.mpesa.requestMPESAExpress(lnmExpress).then(
                res => {
                  console.log("lnmResult", res);
                },
                err => {
                  console.log(err);
                }
              );
            }, err => {
              console.log("error", err);
            });
  }

Lipa na M-Pesa Online Payment API

The following table highlights the requirements needed by Daraja, as described in the Safaricom Developer API Page

Name	Description	Parameter Type	Possible Values
BusinessShortCode	The organization shortcode used to receive the transaction	Numeric	Shortcode (6 digits)
Passkey	Lipa Na Mpesa Online PassKey	Alpha-Numeric
Amount	The amount to be transacted	Numeric	100
PartyA	The entity sending the funds	Numeric	MSISDN (12 digits)
PartyB	The organization receiving the funds	Numeric	Shortcode (6 digits)
PhoneNumber	The MSISDN sending the funds	Numeric	MSISDN (12 digits)
CallBackURL	Call Back URL	URL	https://ip or domain:port/path
AccountReference	Account Reference	Alpha-Numeric	Any combinations of letters and numbers
TransactionDesc	Description of the transaction	String	any string of less then 20 characters

Get the Pass Key Here : https://developer.safaricom.co.ke/test_credentials

Response Signature

Success Response

   export interface LNMResult {
    MerchantRequestID: string;
    CheckoutRequestID: string;
    ResponseCode: string;
    ResponseDescription: string;
    CustomerMessage: string;
}

License

Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004