gistfile1.txt

        begin
          User.transaction do
            promo = user.active_promo
            active_user_promo = user.active_user_promo
            address = user.get_address

            result = user.authorize_credit_card(address)
            auth_response = result[:auth_response]
            void_response = result[:void_response]
            success = result[:success]
            if success
              #  1 / 0 may be use user.set_pnref method that updates both pnref and pnref_last_updated
              user.pnref = auth_response.authorization
              user.pnref_last_updated = Time.now
              if user.save!
                user.log_authorization_and_void_transactions(:promo => promo, :amount => LessonPlanet::Config.auth_amt_in_cents, :auth_response => auth_response, :void_response => void_response, :transaction_description => "Re-Authorization")

                active_user_promo.reauth_retry_no = 0
                active_user_promo.save!
              end
            else
              # if auth fails three times
              # finally reauth_retry_no will be = 3
              # indicating that the user reauth halted at this point
              # such users would need to manually update their creditcard in the future
              active_user_promo.reauth_retry_no += 1
              active_user_promo.active = active_user_promo.reauth_retry_no < 3 
              active_user_promo.save!

              # Make sure to log the transaction after incrementing the reauth_retry_no
              user.log_authorization_and_void_transactions(:promo => promo, :amount => LessonPlanet::Config.auth_amt_in_cents, :auth_response => auth_response, :void_response => void_response, :transaction_description => "Re-Authorization Retry #{active_user_promo.reauth_retry_no}", :retry_no => active_user_promo.reauth_retry_no)
            end
          end
        rescue Exception => e
          logger.error "Error in #{__FILE__}: #{__LINE__}"
          logger.error( e.message )
          logger.error( e.backtrace.join("\n" ) )
          promo_id = user.active_promo.blank? ? nil : user.active_promo.id
          user_promo_id = user.active_user_promo.blank? ? nil : user.active_user_promo.id
          ErrorLog.create(:user_id => user.id,
                          :promotion_id => promo_id,
                          :user_promotion_id => user_promo_id,
                          :error_message => e.message,
                          :error_trace => e.backtrace.join("\n" ),
                          :line_no => __LINE__,
                          :file_name => __FILE__
                          )
        end