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-====== 📦 Merchant System Overview ======
-This system is a modular web-based platform for managing virtual product sales, deliveries, and transaction tracking. It is designed for merchants in Second Life.
-===== 🧾 Core Features =====
-  * Product catalog management
-  * Transaction history and manual logging
-  * Redelivery of purchased items
-  * Customer purchase lookup
-  * Vendor control and product assignment
-  * Delivery box registration and cleanup
-  * Script-accessible product browsing
-  * Automatic transaction recording via HTTP
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-===== 📦 Product Management =====
-Merchants can:
-  * View all products in a table
-  * Add, edit, or delete products
-  * Deliver products manually to customers
-  * Assign products to vendors
-Each product includes:
-  * Name, version, price
-  * Permissions (copy, modify, transfer)
-  * Creator and image UUID
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-===== 🧾 Transaction History =====
-Merchants can:
-  * View all past deliveries
-  * Add new transactions manually
-  * Delete incorrect entries
-  * Redeliver products to previous buyers
-Each transaction stores:
-  * Product name, quantity, price
-  * Sender and recipient info
-  * Source, location, and timestamp
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-===== 🧍 Customer Lookup =====
-Merchants can:
-  * Search for a customer by name
-  * View all products delivered to them
-  * Redeliver any item with one click
-===== 🛒 Vendor Management =====
-Merchants can:
-  * View all registered vendors
-  * Assign products via dropdown
-  * Send commands to vendors:
-    * online / offline
-    * refresh / mark / hovertext
-    * changeproduct
-Each vendor includes:
-  * Region, position, product, price
-  * Image preview and creator info
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-===== 📦 Delivery Boxes =====
-Merchants can:
-  * View all delivery boxes
-  * See region, position, and creator
-  * Delete boxes from the system
-===== 🌐 Transaction Endpoint =====
-External systems can:
-  * Send GET requests to record transactions
-  * Include product, payer, receiver, and payment info
-  * Automatically store the transaction in the merchant’s database
-====== 🛒 My Vendors Usage Guide ======
-This guide explains how merchants use the "My Vendors" interface to manage in-world vendor objects, assign products, and send commands to update their behavior.
-===== 🧭 Overview =====
-The "My Vendors" page displays all vendor objects registered by the merchant. Each vendor includes:
-  * Region and position
-  * Product name and image
-  * Price
-  * Action buttons for remote control
-===== 📋 Viewing Vendors =====
-Each row in the vendor table shows:
-  * **Region** – the simulator name
-  * **Position** – coordinates in-world
-  * **Picture** – product image (UUID-based)
-  * **Product** – currently assigned product
-  * **Price** – listed price in L$
-  * **Actions** – buttons to control the vendor
-===== 🔄 Changing Products =====
-To assign a new product to a vendor:
-  * Use the dropdown menu in the **Product** column
-  * Select a product from your catalog
-===== 🧠 Vendor Commands =====
-Each vendor can receive the following commands:
-🟢 online – mark vendor as active
-🔴 offline – mark vendor as inactive
-♻ refresh – reload vendor state
-❗ mark – highlight or flag the vendor inworld
-hovertext – update hover text display
-To send a command:
-Click the corresponding button in the Actions column
-===== 🗑️ Deleting Vendors =====
-To remove a vendor:
-Click the 🗑️ Delete button
-Confirm the prompt
-The vendor is deleted from your database
-This does not affect the in-world object directly.
-====== 📦 My Delivery Boxes Usage Guide ======
-This guide explains how merchants use the "My Delivery Boxes" interface to view and manage their in-world delivery boxes.
-===== 🧭 Overview =====
-The "My Delivery Boxes" page displays a list of all delivery boxes registered by the merchant. Each box includes:
-  * Region and position in-world
-  * Creator name
-  * A delete option
-Boxes are stored in the merchant’s personal `boxes.db` file.
-===== 📋 Viewing Boxes =====
-Each row in the table shows:
-  * **Region** – the simulator name where the box is located
-  * **Position** – the coordinates of the box within the region
-  * **Creator** – the name of the avatar who created the box
-This view helps merchants track where their boxes are placed.
-===== 🗑️ Deleting Boxes =====
-To remove a box from the list:
-  * Click the 🗑️ **Delete** icon next to the box
-  * A confirmation prompt will appear
-  * If confirmed, the box is removed from the database
-This action does not affect the in-world object directly — it only removes the entry from the merchant’s system.
-====== 📦 My Products Usage Guide ======
-This guide explains how merchants use the "My Products" interface to manage their product catalog, deliver items to customers, and edit or remove listings.
-===== 🧭 Overview =====
-The "My Products" page displays all items listed in the merchant's product database. Each product includes its name, version, price, image, permissions, and creator. Merchants can:
-  * View all products in a table
-  * Deliver any product to a customer
-  * Edit or delete product entries
-  * Add new products via a separate form
-===== 📋 Viewing Products =====
-When the page loads:
-  * All products are shown in a table with the following columns:
-    * Product ID
-    * Name and version
-    * Price (in L$)
-    * Image preview (from Second Life UUID)
-    * Permissions: ✅ or ❌ for copy, modify, transfer
-    * Creator name
-    * Action buttons: ✏️ Edit, 🗑️ Delete, 📦 Deliver
-===== 📦 Delivering Products =====
-To deliver a product:
-  * Click the **Deliver** button next to the product
-  * A prompt appears asking for the recipient's name
-  * Once entered, the product is sent to all delivery boxes listed in `user_<merchant>_boxes.db`
-Success and failure counts are displayed after delivery
-===== ✏️ Editing Products =====
-To update a product:
-Click the ✏️ Edit icon next to the product
-Modify fields like name, version, price, image, permissions
-===== 🗑️ Deleting Products =====
-To remove a product:
-Click the 🗑️ Delete icon next to the product
-A confirmation prompt appears
-If confirmed, the product is deleted from the database
-===== ➕ Adding New Products =====
-To add a new item:
-Click the ➕ Add New Product button
-You’ll be redirected to a form:
-Fill out the form with:
-Product name and version
-Price
-Image UUID
-Permissions (copy, modify, transfer)
-===== 🛠 Notes =====
-Product images are loaded from Second Life using the UUID stored in productpicture
-Delivery boxes must be configured before delivery works
-All actions are performed per merchant
-====== 📦 Merchant System Usage Guide ======
-This guide explains how merchants and external scripts interact with the delivery and transaction system. It covers redelivery, transaction management, customer lookup, and product access.
-===== 🧾 Viewing Transactions =====
-To view your transaction history:
-  * Open Transactions
-  * You’ll see a paginated list of all deliveries made
-  * Each row shows:
-    * Product name
-    * Recipient name
-    * Quantity and price
-    * Delivery source and location
-  * Use the ➕ Add Transaction form to manually log a sale
-  * Use 🗑️ Delete to remove a transaction
-  * Use 📦 Redeliver to resend a product to the original recipient
-===== ➕ Adding a Transaction =====
-Fill out the form:
-  * Required fields:
-    * Product name
-    * Recipient name
-    * Recipient UUID
-    * Merchant name
-    * Merchant UUID
-  * Optional fields:
-    * Quantity
-    * Gross / Net / Received amounts
-    * Location and source
-Once submitted, the transaction is stored and appears in your history.
-===== 🧍 Customer Lookup =====
-To view what a customer has purchased:
-  * Enter the customer’s name (case-insensitive)
-  * You’ll see a list of all products they’ve received
-  * Each product includes a 📦 Redeliver button
-This tool is useful for support, refunds, or re-delivery requests.
-===== 📦 Redelivering Products =====
-Redelivery is available in multiple places:
-  * redeliver any past transaction
-  * redeliver based on customer name
-  * search all merchant databases
-====== 📄 Transaction History Usage Guide ======
-This guide explains how merchants use the Transaction History interface to view, manage, and redeliver past deliveries. It also covers manual transaction entry and pagination.
-===== 🧾 Viewing Transactions =====
-When the page loads:
-  * Transactions are displayed in a paginated table
-  * Each row shows:
-    * Date of delivery
-    * Product name
-    * Quantity
-    * Received amount
-    * Source and location
-    * Sender and recipient names
-Use the ⬅️ Previous and ➡️ Next buttons to navigate between pages. Each page shows up to 15 transactions.
-===== ➕ Adding a Transaction =====
-To manually log a delivery:
-  * Fill out the **Add Transaction** form at the top
-  * Required fields:
-    * Product name
-    * Recipient name
-    * Recipient UUID
-    * Merchant name
-    * Merchant UUID
-  * Optional fields:
-    * Quantity
-    * Gross / Net / Received amounts
-    * Source and location (default: Manual / System)
-Once submitted:
-  * The transaction is saved to the database
-  * It appears immediately in the transaction list
-  * Redelivery becomes available for that entry
-===== 📦 Redelivering Products =====
-To resend a product:
-  * Click the 📦 **Redeliver** button next to any transaction
-Success and failure counts are displayed after delivery
-===== 🗑️ Deleting Transactions =====
-To remove a transaction:
-Click the 🗑️ Delete button next to the entry
-A confirmation prompt appears
-If confirmed, the transaction is permanently deleted
-This is useful for correcting mistakes or removing test entries.
-===== 🔁 Pagination =====
-The transaction list is paginated:
-Default: 15 entries per page
-Total pages are calculated automatically
-====== ✅ Transaction Recording Endpoint / ANS======
-This endpoint records a transaction using data provided via a GET request.
-===== 🔗 Request Method =====
-  * Only accepts **GET** requests for registered merchants
-  * URL: https://mond-keks.de/slvendors/ans.php
-===== 📥 Required Parameters =====
-The following parameters can be passed via the query string:
-  * `TransactionID` – unique identifier for the transaction
-  * `ItemID` – internal product ID
-  * `ItemName` – name of the product
-  * `MerchantName` – name of the merchant
-  * `PayerName` – name of the paying customer
-  * `PayerKey` – UUID of the payer
-  * `ReceiverName` – name of the recipient
-  * `ReceiverKey` – UUID of the recipient
-  * `PaymentGross` – total amount paid
-  * `Location` – delivery source (e.g. In-World or Marketplace)
-===== 📤 Response =====
-Returns a confirmation message:
-✅ Transaction recorded for ReceiverName
-===== 🚀 Future Plans =====
-These are potential features and improvements to expand the system’s capabilities:
-  * **📊 Sales Analytics Dashboard**
-    * Visual charts for revenue, top-selling products, and customer activity
-    * Filters by date range, product, or region
-  * **📦 Box Health Monitoring**
-    * Periodic ping to delivery boxes to check online status
-    * Visual indicators for offline or unreachable boxes
-  * **🔐 Role-Based Access**
-    * Allow assistants or team members to manage products or transactions
-    * Define permissions per user (e.g. view-only, redelivery, full access)
-  * **📁 Product Categories and Tags**
-    * Organize products by category (e.g. clothing, furniture, scripts)
-    * Enable filtering in the product list and script APIs
-  * **📜 Transaction Export**
-    * Export transaction history as CSV or JSON for accounting or backup
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