How do i make auto shipping programatically in magento? - php

Question

I tried with following observer code.
...
public function automaticallyInvoiceShipCompleteOrder($observer)
{
$order = $observer->getEvent()->getOrder();
$orders = Mage::getModel('sales/order_invoice')->getCollection()
->addAttributeToFilter('order_id', array('eq'=>$order->getId()));
$orders->getSelect()->limit(1);
if ((int)$orders->count() !== 0) {
return $this;
}
try {
if($order->canShip())
{
$itemQty = $order->getItemsCollection()->count();
$items[] = $itemQty;
// This first definition and 2nd look overlapping, our one is obsolete?
$shipment = Mage::getModel('sales/service_order', $order)->prepareShipment($itemQty);
$ship = new Mage_Sales_Model_Order_Shipment_Api();
$shipmentId = $ship->create($order->getId(), $items, 'Shipment created through ShipMailInvoice', true, true);
//getting Error here
}
}
} catch (Exception $e) {
$order->addStatusHistoryComment(' Exception occurred during automaticallyInvoiceShipCompleteOrder action. Exception message: '.$e->getMessage(), false);
$order->save();
}
return $this;
}
.....
When i place the order, i can capture the order success event using observer. Finally getting "Fatal error: Maximum function nesting level of '100' reached, aborting!" in ajax call itself.
I could not found the solution. Kindly give some advice on this

Answer 1

Each time your order is saved, this observer method is called, which again saves your order due to some error in try block. That's the reason I think it will endlessly execute and after 100th time Fatal error will be thrown.
In your try block's $ship->create(), you need to pass Order Increment ID and not Order Entity ID.

Answer 2

I tried with below code,
public function automaticallyInvoiceShipCompleteOrder($observer)
{
//$order = $observer->getEvent()->getOrder();
$incrementid = $observer->getEvent()->getOrder()->getIncrementId();
$order = Mage::getModel('sales/order')->loadByIncrementId($incrementid);
try {
// Is the order shipable?
if($order->canShip())
{
$shipmentid = Mage::getModel('sales/order_shipment_api')->create($order->getIncrementId(), array());
}
//END Handle Shipment
} catch (Exception $e) {
$order->addStatusHistoryComment(' Exception occurred during automaticallyInvoiceShipCompleteOrder action. Exception message: '.$e->getMessage(), false);
}
return $this;
}
Shipment Created now...