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diff --git a/docs/dev-merchant.rst b/docs/dev-merchant.rst deleted file mode 100644 index e4cd4cbc..00000000 --- a/docs/dev-merchant.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -.. - This file is part of GNU TALER. - Copyright (C) 2014, 2015, 2016 INRIA - TALER is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the - terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software - Foundation; either version 2.1, or (at your option) any later version. - TALER is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY - WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR - A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. - You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with - TALER; see the file COPYING. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/> - - @author Marcello Stanisci - -======== -Merchant -======== - -.. _merchant-arch: - ------- -Design ------- - -In order for a merchant to be Taler-compatible, they need to run two distinct Web -services: a *frontend* and a *backend*. The former is typically the Web site where -the merchant exposes their goods, whereas the latter is a C program in charge of -making all the Taler-related cryptography. - -In details, the frontend gathers all the information from customers about sales, -and forwards it to the backend via its RESTful API. Typically, the backend will either -cryptographically process this data or just forward it to the exchange. - -That saves the frontend developers from dealing with cryptography in scripting -languages and from commmunicating at all with any exchange. - -Additionally, the backend RESTful API is such that a frontend might be run completely -database-less. |