Does USPS require a password?

[zackshapiro]

I just signed up for their dev account and they gave me both a user_id and a password.

Looks like in the docs the gem doesn't require a pass but running Trackerific::Services.find_by_package_id(params[:tracking_number]) is returning nil

Any ideas?

** Resolved **
I tried to bump to version 0.7.5 but it looks like it's conflicting with Nokogiri and needs a version less than 1.6.0. Is that correct? Upon further investigation, and trying to use @superjustin's version, this seems to be a main problem as well. Using Rails 4 and Ruby 2, I have to use a version of Nokogiri less than 1.6 to run Trackerific 0.7.5

This last part seemed to be a Mavericks problem. I had to do this: http://jasdeep.ca/2013/10/installing-nokogiri-fails-os-x-mavericks/ to update my command line tools for the new version of OS X, then install Nokogiri 1.5.10, then it let me install Trackerific 0.7.5

[travishaynes]

No, according to the USPS docs it does not require a password: https://www.usps.com/business/web-tools-apis/Development-Guide-v3-1d.htm

Are you in production mode, or using a test ID?

[zackshapiro]

I called USPS and they turned my key into a production key, so should be in
prod mode

On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Travis Haynes notifications@github.comwrote:

No, according to the USPS docs it does not require a password:
https://www.usps.com/business/web-tools-apis/Development-Guide-v3-1d.htm

Are you in production mode, or using a test ID?

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[travishaynes]

Could you please provide an example of the code you're using, and if possible the tracking ID?

[travishaynes]

Sorry, I mean a more complete example than the one you already provided.

Also, did you try accessing the USPS service directly? Example:

usps = Trackerific::Services::USPS.new(user_id: "your user id")
results = usps.track("tracking id")

[zackshapiro]

Validating my ID works that way. I have config.usps set up in my initializers/trackerific.rb file, but that doesn't seem to be communicating back to the gem?

Then I run package = usps.track("9405510200828946707045") and it gives
me:

ArgumentError: invalid date
 from /Users/zackshapiro/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@luna/gems/trackerific-0.7.1/lib/trackerific/services/usps.rb:110:in
`parse'
from /Users/zackshapiro/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@luna/gems/trackerific-0.7.1/lib/trackerific/services/usps.rb:110:in
`date_of_event'
 from /Users/zackshapiro/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@luna/gems/trackerific-0.7.1/lib/trackerific/services/usps.rb:53:in
`block in track'
from /Users/zackshapiro/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@luna/gems/trackerific-0.7.1/lib/trackerific/services/usps.rb:51:in
`each'
 from /Users/zackshapiro/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@luna/gems/trackerific-0.7.1/lib/trackerific/services/usps.rb:51:in
`track'
from (irb):3
 from /Users/zackshapiro/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@luna/gems/railties-4.0.0/lib/rails/commands/console.rb:90:in
`start'
from /Users/zackshapiro/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@luna/gems/railties-4.0.0/lib/rails/commands/console.rb:9:in
`start'
 from /Users/zackshapiro/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@luna/gems/railties-4.0.0/lib/rails/commands.rb:64:in
`<top (required)>'
from bin/rails:4:in `require'
 from bin/rails:4:in `<main>'

On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 12:56 PM, Travis Haynes notifications@github.comwrote:

Sorry, I mean a more complete example than the one you already provided.

Also, did you try accessing the USPS service directly? Example:

usps = Trackerific::Services::USPS.new(user_id: "your user id")results = usps.track("tracking id")

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[zackshapiro]

Hey @travishaynes, just wanted to follow up on this thread

[travishaynes]

I will be able to look into this on Tuesday. I'll be busy with something else until then.

[zackshapiro]

Thanks so much. I'll build a scraper until then

On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Travis Haynes notifications@github.comwrote:

I will be able to look into this on Tuesday. I'll be busy with something
else until then.

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[zackshapiro]

An update on this:

I think I've gotten as far as I can. I got Trackerific installed on the most recent version.

The gem is correctly getting that it's a USPS package and accepting my dev credentials in config.

When I run klass = Trackerific::Services.find_by_package_id("9405510200828946707045").first and then klass.track("9405510200828946707045"), I get back the same error as before: ArgumentError Exception: invalid date

Here is a link to the USPS tracking info on the web, if that helps: https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction.action?tRef=fullpage&tLc=1&tLabels=9405510200828946707045

[zackshapiro]

Hey @travishaynes, want to jam on this together today?

[zackshapiro]

Any updates on the date stuff with USPS?

[zackshapiro]

@travishaynes I'm gonna dive in and fix this bug unless you've already done it. Continuing to get it with a package that is en route as well as with a package that has been delivered.