ReferenceReference
Glossary
Terms used across these docs.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Authorization (hold) | A PayPal payment promise for an amount. Nothing is charged until capture. |
| Capture | Taking money from an authorization. GAVEL captures the winning price with final_capture. |
| Ceiling | The most a bidder may bid; the amount held. |
| Fake PayPal | The project's built-in test double for PayPal. Not evidence about PayPal. |
final_capture | A capture flag that tells PayPal this is the last capture on the authorization. |
| Gate | A run against the real PayPal sandbox that answers one question (G0 to G5). |
| Hammer | The moment the lot closes and the winner is known. |
| Honor period | How long PayPal guarantees an authorization can be captured. Unproven here (G3). |
| Idempotency key (request id) | A deterministic id on each PayPal call so a repeat is answered once. |
| Journal | The saga's saved state, written before and after each PayPal call. |
| Ledger | The hash-chained record of auction events. |
| Reauthorize | Asking PayPal for a new authorization after the honor period. |
| Sandbox | PayPal's test environment. No real money moves. |
| Simulated | Run with a fake clock against a model of PayPal. |
| Soft close | A late bid extends the lot. |
| Truth read | Asking PayPal what it knows about a hold before acting. |
| Void | Releasing a hold so it is never charged. |
Edit on GitHub
Last updated on