elmmac/ikhokha

An ElmMac Pty Ltd iKhokha Payment Gateway API Wrapper for Laravel Framework

v1.1.0 2025-11-18 05:54 UTC

Requires

• php: ^7.4|^8.0|^8.1|^8.2|^8.3
• illuminate/support: ^7.0|^8.0|^9.0|^10.0

MIT

• Misael Cruise Mutege From ElmMac Pty Ltd

• payment
• gateway
• laravel
• webhooks
• South Africa
• ikhokha
• elmMac

README

Laravel iKhokha Payment Integration API (elmmac/ikhokha) 💳

Official Laravel package to integrate iKhokha Pay Links and Webhooks into your Laravel projects.

📘 ElmMac iKhokha Laravel Package API

This Laravel package provides a native iKhokha payment integration layer, complete with:

• Webhook handling
• Database logging
• API client functionality
• Optional UI blade views for frontend integration
• Paylink creation
• Easily extendable API client

Perfect for:

✔ SaaS platforms ✔ Marketplaces ✔ Payment-based apps ✔ Donation systems ✔ Subscription-like flows

🔒 Secure, scalable, and modular — ideal for custom Laravel SaaS and marketplaces.

🛆 Features

✅ Webhook listener & processor
✅ Auto-persist IkhokhaPayment records
✅ Extendable IkhokhaClient for outbound API calls
✅ Built for Laravel 9/10+
✅ Clean PSR-4 package structure
✅ Optional config, views, and migration publishing
✅ Optional UI views included (Blade templates)

Current Package Structure

elmmac/ikhokha/
│
├── composer.json
│
├── config/
│   └── ikhokha.php
│
├── database/
│   └── migrations/
│       └── 2025_06_30_130134_create_ikhokha_payments_table.php
│
├── resources/
│   └── views/
│       └── ikhokha/
│           ├── success.blade.php
│           ├── failed.blade.php
│           └── cancel.blade.php
│
├── src/
│   ├── Http/
│   │   └── Controllers/
│   │       └── IkhokhaPaymentController.php
│   │
│   ├── Models/
│   │   └── IkhokhaPayment.php
│   │
│   ├── Services/
│   │   └── IkhokhaClient.php
│   │
│   ├── routes/                     ← **ROUTES ARE HERE**
│   │   ├── api.php
│   │   └── web.php
│   │
│   └── IkhokhaServiceProvider.php
│
└── README.md

🛆 Installation

Step 1: Install via Composer

composer require elmmac/ikhokha

Step 2: Register Service Provider (if needed)

For Laravel < 5.5 or explicit config

'providers' => [
    Elmmac\Ikhokha\IkhokhaServiceProvider::class,
],

⚙️ Configuration

Optional: Publish the config

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=ikhokha-config

This publishes: config/ikhokha.php

Edit your .env file:

IKHOKHA_APP_ID=YOUR_APP_ID
IKHOKHA_SIGN_SECRET=YOUR_SECRET
IKHOKHA_WEBHOOK_URL=https://yourdomain.com/api/ikhokha/callback

📄 Publish Views (Optional UI)

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=ikhokha-views

Views will be published to: resources/views/ikhokha

Use them as base templates or customize freely.

🗃️ Migrations

Optional: Publish Migrations

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=ikhokha-migrations

Migration will be published to: database/migrations/

Then run:

php artisan migrate

Model:

Elmmac\Ikhokha\Models\IkhokhaPayment

Table: ikhokha_payments

Add relationship in your User.php:

public function ikhokha_payments()
{
    return $this->hasMany(IkhokhaPayment::class);
}

And in IkhokhaPayment.php:

public function user()
{
    return $this->belongsTo(\App\Models\User::class, 'user_id');
}

🛆 Example Manual Entry:

IkhokhaPayment::create([
    'user_id' => $user->id ?? null,
    'customer_email' => $user->email ?? $request->input(key: 'customer_email', default: '[e-mail]'),
    'transaction_id' => $externalTransactionID,
    'description' => $request->input('description', 'Payment'),
    'paylink_id' => $data['paylinkID'] ?? null,
    'amount' => $amount,
    'currency' => $currency,
    'status' => 'pending',
    'payment_url' => $data['paylinkUrl'] ?? null,
    'webhook_signature' => $ikSign,
    'metadata' => $data,
]);

🔗 Create Payment Link Payload - REQUEST | Refer to 🔗 iKhokha API Overview for more.

Use this structure to initiate payment (All iKhokha Requests & Responses MUST be in JSON format):

$payload = [
    "entityID" => $appID,
    "amount" => (int) $amount * 100,
    "currency" => $currency,
    "requesterUrl" => url()->current(),
    "mode" => $mode,
    "externalTransactionID" => $externalTransactionID,
    "urls" => [
        "callbackUrl" => route(name: 'ikhokha.webhook'),
        "successPageUrl" => route(name: 'ikhokha.success'),
        "failurePageUrl" => route(name: 'ikhokha.failed'),
        "cancelUrl" => route(name: 'ikhokha.cancel'),
    ]
];

Create Paylink/Payment Link Response Object

CREATE PAYMENT LINK - RESPONSE
{
    "responseCode": "00",
    "message": "",
    "paylinkUrl": "https://securepay.ikhokha.red/2zh1zj6y8xpb0g3",
    "paylinkID": "2zh1zj6y8xpb0g3",
    "externalTransactionID": "TRANS789" // $transactionId
}

🔁 Webhook Setup | Refer to 🔗 iKhokha API Overview for more.

📬 Webhook URL:

POST /api/ikhokha/webhook

Required headers:

ik-appid
ik-sign
Content-Type: application/json

📨 Sample Payload:

{
    "paylinkID": "2zh1zj6y8xpb0g3", // Gotten from Create Payment Link Response
    "status": "SUCCESS",
    "externalTransactionID": "IKH_REF_CODE_9911",
    "responseCode": "00"
}

🚦 Route Summary

Method	URL	Purpose
POST	/ikhokha-initiate	Create payment link
GET	/ikhokha/success	Redirect page after payment
GET	/ikhokha/failed	Failed payment view
GET	/ikhokha/cancel	Cancel payment view
POST	/api/ikhokha/webhook	Webhook callback

📋 Artisan Helper Tags (Optional)

For dev reminders:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=ikhokha-config      # Publish config
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=ikhokha-views       # Publish views
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=ikhokha-migrations  # Publish migrations

Use only the ones you need! 💡

🧠 Roadmap

• Full unit testing with PHPUnit
• Laravel Octane compatibility
• Tokenized card billing
• Refunds & reversals
• Multi-merchant support
• Optional payment UI component scaffolds

iKhokha Subscription Tokenization Eloquent Traits (Billable) Octane compatibility

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests welcome. Open an issue for proposals or fixes.
Make sure tests pass if you're submitting functional changes.

🙏 Credits

Developed with 🚀 by ElmMac Pty Ltd
Maintained by @ElmMac - Misael Cruise Mutege — WhatsApp: [phone] Durban, South Africa
Digital Dev | Hustler Mode: ON 💼

📄 License

MIT License © ElmMac " ||| just edit according to the chamges say like the folder structure excluding the package folder, etc depending on what has changed so far.