Multiple shipped method choices per module

[eTiMaGo]

Hello everyone,

 

I've been trying to replicate the functionality of the stock USPS module which offers several shipping methods (express, priority, etc) under its module. I need to have the same kind of choices, but in the "item" shipping module, so I can offer different packaging choices to the customer, as well as shipping methods, without having a big jumble of shipping modules!

 

So, I found that in the USPS shipping module, this loop is what sets up the different methods:

 

for ($i=0; $i<$size; $i++) {
           list($type, $cost) = each($uspsQuote[$i]);

           $methods[] = array('id' => $type,
                              'title' => ((isset($this->types[$type])) ? $this->types[$type] : $type),
                              'cost' => ($cost + MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_HANDLING) * $shipping_num_boxes);
         }

         $this->quotes['methods'] = $methods;

 

So I replicated this manually in my item2 shipping module file (a copy of the original item file, just for testing, excuse the mess):

 

   function quote($method = '') {
     global $order, $total_count;

     $this->quotes = array('id' => $this->code,
                           'module' => MODULE_SHIPPING_ITEM2_TEXT_TITLE);

           $methods[] = array('id' => $this->code,
                              'title' => MODULE_SHIPPING_ITEM_TEXT_WAY,
                              'cost' => (MODULE_SHIPPING_ITEM2_COST * $total_count) + MODULE_SHIPPING_ITEM2_HANDLING);

           $methods[] = array('id' => ems,
                              'title' => 'Express Mail Service',
                              'cost' => (MODULE_SHIPPING_ITEM2_COST * $total_count*2) + MODULE_SHIPPING_ITEM2_HANDLING);


  $this->quotes['methods'] = $methods;

     if ($this->tax_class > 0) {
       $this->quotes['tax'] = tep_get_tax_rate($this->tax_class, $order->delivery['country']['id'], $order->delivery['zone_id']);
     }

     if (tep_not_null($this->icon)) $this->quotes['icon'] = tep_image($this->icon, $this->title);

     return $this->quotes;
   }

 

So this displays the choice just fine in the catalog shipping checkout page, but when I continue, the checkout confirmation page only shows the original method and cost.

 

Thus it seems to me the problem comes in the way that the checkout_shipping.php page passes on the selected shipping module choice to the checkout_confirmation, and it's really stumped me! Any help would be appreciated!

[eTiMaGo]

bump? anyone?