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drop-in.js
Commerce Layer drop-in.js lets you transform any plain HTML page into an enterprise-grade static commerce website, with almost no coding required, thanks to a set of micro frontends that handle the main ecommerce functionalities.
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demo-store
Demo Store is a completely static ecommerce solution (with SSR capability) powered by Commerce Layer. (by commercelayer)
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SurveyJS
Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.
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commercelayer-cli
The official Commerce Layer CLI helps you to manage your Commerce Layer data right from the terminal.
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The beauty of the composable commerce architecture is that you can distribute your ecommerce service anywhere your customer wants them (either on mobile, web, smart devices, CLIs, etc.) so long the envisaged sales channel allows API mechanisms. For brands and developers, the options are numerous; for example, you can go as easy as making a static HTML website shoppable using a dropin library to power certain transactional functionalities or building a fully functional ecommerce website with commerce platforms like Commerce Layer and dev tools like the Demo Store project (which we will do in this article!).
The beauty of the composable commerce architecture is that you can distribute your ecommerce service anywhere your customer wants them (either on mobile, web, smart devices, CLIs, etc.) so long the envisaged sales channel allows API mechanisms. For brands and developers, the options are numerous; for example, you can go as easy as making a static HTML website shoppable using a dropin library to power certain transactional functionalities or building a fully functional ecommerce website with commerce platforms like Commerce Layer and dev tools like the Demo Store project (which we will do in this article!).
The Demo Store project is a GitHub template that uses the demo-store-core repository as a git submodule. This will retain the features, look, and feel of the default Demo Store. With this, you won't have to care about the whole source code but instead focus on your data/content and easily get free updates with almost no risk just by running the git submodule update --remote && npm install command. Kindly follow the steps below to get started:
→ Install the Commerce Layer CLI using the command (this will give you access to the cl command):
→ Install the seeder plugin and the imports plugin using the command:
The content JSON files are located in the data/json/ directory with different structured text and image content (here is a sample from the finished code).