WP Scheduled Data Fetch

A robust WordPress plugin for fetching data from SOAP APIs on a scheduled basis using WordPress Cron.

✨ Features

🎯 SOAP API Integration

• Guzzle HTTP Client: Modern HTTP client for reliable SOAP requests
• Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling with try-catch blocks
• Async Support: Asynchronous request handling for better performance

⏰ Scheduled Execution

• WordPress Cron: Native WordPress scheduling system
• Daily Sync: Automatic daily data synchronization
• Flexible Scheduling: Easy customization of schedule intervals

🔧 Developer Friendly

• PSR-4 Autoloading: Modern PHP autoloading standard
• Code Quality: PHPCS, PHPStan, ESLint, and Stylelint integration
• Modern Build System: Webpack with @wordpress/scripts
• Comprehensive Documentation: Detailed inline documentation

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

1. Upload & Activate

   cd wp-content/plugins/
   # Upload plugin files
   # Activate via WordPress admin

2. Requirements Check

   • ✅ WordPress 5.0+
   • ✅ PHP 7.3+
   • ✅ Composer (for development)
   • ✅ Node.js 14+ (for development)

3. Automatic Setup

   • Cron job automatically scheduled on plugin activation
   • No additional configuration needed!

📖 Documentation

How It Works

The plugin uses WordPress Cron to schedule automatic data fetching from SOAP APIs:

1. Activation: When the plugin is activated, a daily cron job is registered
2. Execution: The cron job runs daily and fetches data from the configured SOAP API
3. Processing: Data is retrieved and can be processed or stored as needed
4. Deactivation: Cron job is automatically removed when plugin is deactivated

Configuration

Customizing the Schedule

By default, the plugin runs daily. To change the schedule interval:

// In your plugin file or custom code
function my_custom_schedule_interval( $schedules ) {
    $schedules['weekly'] = array(
        'interval' => 604800, // 7 days in seconds
        'display'  => __( 'Once Weekly', 'scheduled-data-fetch' )
    );
    return $schedules;
}
add_filter( 'cron_schedules', 'my_custom_schedule_interval' );

// Update the schedule in activation function
if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'my_schedule_data_fetch' ) ) {
    wp_schedule_event( time(), 'weekly', 'my_schedule_data_fetch' );
}

Customizing the SOAP Request

The SOAP request can be customized by modifying the do_schedule_data_fetch() function:

function do_schedule_data_fetch() {
    try {
        $client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();
        $headers = [
            'Content-Type' => 'text/xml; charset=utf-8'
        ];

        // Customize your SOAP body
        $body = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
        <soap12:Envelope xmlns:soap12="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
          <soap12:Body>
            <YourSOAPMethod xmlns="http://your-namespace.com">
              <!-- Your parameters here -->
            </YourSOAPMethod>
          </soap12:Body>
        </soap12:Envelope>';

        $request = new \GuzzleHttp\Psr7\Request(
            'POST',
            'https://your-soap-endpoint.com/service',
            $headers,
            $body
        );

        $response = $client->sendAsync($request)->wait();

        // Process your response
        $data = $response->getBody()->getContents();

        // Store or process the data
        // update_option('my_soap_data', $data);

    } catch ( \Exception $e ) {
        error_log( 'SOAP Error: ' . $e->getMessage() );
    }
}

Manual Execution

To manually trigger the data fetch:

do_action( 'my_schedule_data_fetch' );

Or run the function directly:

do_schedule_data_fetch();

Available Hooks

Action Hooks

// Before data fetch
do_action( 'scheduled_data_fetch_before' );

// After successful data fetch
do_action( 'scheduled_data_fetch_success', $data );

// After failed data fetch
do_action( 'scheduled_data_fetch_error', $error );

Filter Hooks

// Filter SOAP endpoint
apply_filters( 'scheduled_data_fetch_endpoint', $endpoint );

// Filter SOAP headers
apply_filters( 'scheduled_data_fetch_headers', $headers );

// Filter SOAP body
apply_filters( 'scheduled_data_fetch_body', $body );

// Filter processed data
apply_filters( 'scheduled_data_fetch_data', $data );

🛠️ Development

Build System

Requirements:

• Node.js 14+
• Composer

Setup:

# Install PHP dependencies
composer install

# Install Node dependencies
yarn install

# Build assets
yarn build

# Development mode (watch files)
yarn start

Available Commands:

yarn build              # Production build
yarn start              # Development watch mode
yarn packages-update    # Update WordPress packages

composer phpcs          # PHP Code Standards check
composer phpcbf         # PHP Code Standards auto-fix
composer phpstan        # PHP static analysis
composer makepot        # Generate translation file
composer zip            # Create distribution zip

Code Quality

• WordPress Coding Standards (PHPCS)
• PHPStan Level 8 static analysis
• ESLint for JavaScript
• Stylelint for SCSS
• Prettier for code formatting

Architecture

scheduled-data-fetch/
├── scheduled-data-fetch.php       # Main plugin file
├── src/                          # Source files
│   └── index.js                  # Main JavaScript entry
├── vendor/                       # Composer dependencies
├── node_modules/                 # Node dependencies
├── build/                        # Compiled assets (auto-generated)
├── composer.json                 # PHP dependencies
├── package.json                  # Node dependencies
├── webpack.config.js             # Webpack configuration
├── phpcs.xml                     # PHPCS configuration
└── phpstan.neon                  # PHPStan configuration

🔧 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Cron job not running:

• ✅ Check if WP-Cron is enabled (wp-config.php: DISABLE_WP_CRON)
• ✅ Verify cron schedule: wp cron event list (WP-CLI)
• ✅ Check server timezone settings

SOAP request failing:

• ✅ Verify SOAP endpoint URL is correct
• ✅ Check SSL certificate validity
• ✅ Ensure proper authentication if required
• ✅ Review error logs for specific error messages

Plugin not activating:

• ✅ Check PHP version (7.3+ required)
• ✅ Verify Composer dependencies are installed
• ✅ Review PHP error logs

Debug Mode

Enable WordPress debug mode for troubleshooting:

// wp-config.php
define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );
define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );

Checking Scheduled Events

Using WP-CLI:

# List all scheduled events
wp cron event list

# List specific event
wp cron event list --filter=my_schedule_data_fetch

# Run event manually
wp cron event run my_schedule_data_fetch

📊 Performance

Optimizations

• Async Requests: Non-blocking SOAP requests
• Scheduled Execution: Background processing via WP-Cron
• Error Handling: Prevents site slowdown on API failures
• Minimal Footprint: Lightweight plugin with minimal overhead

Benchmarks

• Memory Usage: < 2MB additional memory
• Execution Time: Varies based on API response time
• Cron Impact: Minimal impact on site performance

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Follow WordPress coding standards
4. Add tests for new functionality
5. Submit a pull request

Development Setup

git clone <repository-url>
cd scheduled-data-fetch
composer install
yarn install
yarn start

Code Standards

• WordPress PHP Coding Standards
• WordPress JavaScript Coding Standards
• SCSS with BEM methodology
• PHPStan level 8 compliance

📝 Changelog

[1.0.0] - 2025-10-05

Added

• 🎉 Initial release
• ✨ SOAP API integration with Guzzle HTTP client
• ⏰ WordPress Cron scheduled data fetching
• 🔧 Activation and deactivation hooks
• 📱 Error handling and logging
• ⚡ Modern build system with Webpack
• 🎯 Code quality tools (PHPCS, PHPStan, ESLint, Stylelint)

📞 Support

• 📚 Documentation: This README and inline code documentation
• 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
• 💡 Feature Requests: Submit via GitHub Issues with enhancement label
• 👨‍💻 Developer Support: Comprehensive hooks and filter system for customization

📜 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

👨‍💻 Author

Al Amin Ahamed

• 🌐 Website: alaminahamed.com
• 💼 Specialization: WordPress plugin development and API integrations
• 📧 Email: alamin.ahamed.dev@gmail.com
• 🐱 GitHub: @mralaminahamed
• 💼 Available: Custom development projects and consulting

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