Platform Agréée Integration

Platform Agréée Integration

NomaUBL submits UBL 2.1 invoices to a Platform Agréée (PA) — a French certified e-invoicing platform — via a REST API using Java 11's built-in HttpClient.

Authentication

NomaUBL uses JWT bearer token authentication managed by TokenManager:

1. On first API call, TokenManager posts credentials to paApiLoginEndpoint
2. The token is cached for 55 minutes
3. All subsequent calls include Authorization: Bearer <token>
4. On HTTP 401, the token is refreshed once automatically

POST {paApiBaseUrl}{paApiLoginEndpoint}
Content-Type: application/json

{"username": "...", "password": "..."}

→ Response: {"token": "eyJ..."}

The token is stored in memory only. There is no persistent token storage.

Submitting an invoice

After successful validation, NomaUBL posts the UBL XML to the PA:

POST {paApiBaseUrl}{paApiImportEndpoint}
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Content-Type: application/xml

<Invoice xmlns="...">...</Invoice>

Success response:

{"uuid": "5edf1234-...", "status": "pending"}

The uuid is the PA transaction identifier and is stored in F564230.FEUKIDSZ. It is used in all subsequent status polls.

Error response: any non-2xx HTTP status code triggers status 9904 (Error Sent). The HTTP status code and response body are stored in F564235.

Polling import status

After submission, the invoice is in status 9906 (Pending). The -import command polls the PA for the final import result:

GET {paApiBaseUrl}{paApiImportEndpoint}/{uuid}
Authorization: Bearer <token>

Possible responses:

// Import succeeded — invoice accepted by PA
{"uuid": "5edf...", "status": "success", "errors": [], "invoiceUuid": "4edf..."}

// Still processing
{"uuid": "5edf...", "status": "pending", "errors": [], "invoiceUuid": null}

// Import failed — PA rejected the invoice
{"uuid": "5edf...", "status": "failed", "errors": ["Duplicate Invoice ..."], "invoiceUuid": null}

PA status	NomaUBL action
success	Update FEUKIDSZ with invoiceUuid, set status 10 (Deposited)
pending	No change, re-check on next -import run
failed	Set status 9907, store errors in F564235
other	Set status 9904, log in F564235

HTTP 401 retry pattern

All API clients follow the same retry pattern:

response = client.send(request);
if (response.statusCode() == 401) {
    tokenManager.refreshToken();  // force token refresh
    response = client.send(request);  // retry once
}
// If still 401 → fail

JSON parsing

NomaUBL does not use an external JSON library. All JSON parsing uses simple string search via parseJsonString():

private String parseJsonString(String body, String field) {
    String marker = "\"" + field + "\"";
    int idx = body.indexOf(marker);
    if (idx < 0) return null;
    String after = body.substring(idx + marker.length())
                       .replaceFirst("\\s*:\\s*\"", "");
    int end = after.indexOf('"');
    return end > 0 ? after.substring(0, end) : null;
}

Controlling PA submission

PA submission can be disabled at several levels:

Level	How to disable
Global (e-invoicing)	Set paMode to anything other than API
Per template	Set sendToPA=N in the document template
Processing type	Use UBL_VALIDATE instead of UBL or BOTH
Database writes	Set updateDB=N in global to skip all DB writes too

Mock mode

For testing without a real PA, enable the built-in mock:

"paUseMock": "true",
"paMockBehavior": "SUCCESS"

MockPlatformApiClient intercepts all API calls and returns configurable responses:

paMockBehavior	POST response	GET poll response
SUCCESS	{"uuid": "mock-uuid", "status": "pending"}	{"status": "success", "invoiceUuid": "mock-inv-uuid"}
PENDING	{"uuid": "mock-uuid", "status": "pending"}	Always {"status": "pending"}
FAILED	{"uuid": "mock-uuid", "status": "pending"}	{"status": "failed", "errors": ["Mock failure"]}
ERROR	Throws IOException (simulates network error)	—

Mock mode also uses MockTokenManager which returns a fixed fake token without making any HTTP calls.

Attachment support

If the document template defines an attachment property, a PDF is attached to the UBL submission. The PDF is generated first (via Oracle XDO), then sent as a multipart request to the PA.

PPF directory pre-check

Before submitting, NomaUBL optionally checks the PPF directory to verify the recipient is reachable. This check is non-blocking: if it fails for any reason, submission proceeds regardless. See E-Directory Template for configuration details.