@builder.io/plugin-swell

Builder.io Swell plugin

Easily connect your Swell data to your Builder.io content!

Installation

Go to builder.io/account/organization and press on @builder.io/plugin-swell in the list of plugins, then hit save, you'll be prompted for storeId and secretKey next.

You will now see six new field types (for model fields, symbol inputs, custom components fields), and custom targeting attributes that can be used in three different contexts:

Custom targeting

Custom targeting in Builder.io allow users to target content by a multitude of attributes, and in this plugin you'll be able to add specific content to swell collections or products, for this you'll need first to set the target attributes on the host site, either by setting the userAttributes if you're rendering client side:

builder.setUserAttributes({
  product: currentProduct.id,
});

Or by passing it as a query param to the content API call, or in graqhql query for e.g in Gatsby or nextjs.

• Swell Product when used as a custom targeting type, it'll target contexts where the field is set to the product ID, you'll need to set the product ID on the host environment, using one of the methods above. Alternatively, if you want to target by product handle use the Swell Product Handle type in your custom targeting attributes.

• Swell Collection can be used as custom targeting attribute to target specific collection by ID, you'll need to set the collection ID on the host environment, using one of the methods above. Alternatively, if you want to target by product handle use the Swell Collection Handle type in your custom targeting attributes.

Component model fields

Component models can be used to represent product or collection page templates for all or a specific set of products/collections, using one of the following fields, you'll make previewing the templates for any product or collection straight-forward:

• Swell Product Preview is to be used as a custom field on component models, this will allow you to have templated editing url on your component model relevant to the swell product being previewed, for example you can set the url in your model to: https://www.mystore.com/product/${previewProduct.handle}, add a custom field of type Swell Product Preview to the model, now when you create a new entry, the handle will be added dynamically to the preview url based on the preview product, it is recommended to add a default value to the Swell Product Preview custom field, so users will land at a specific product page when developing a template component.

• Swell Collection Preview is to be used as a custom field on component models, this will allow you to have templated editing url on your component model relevant to the swell collection being previewed, for example you can set the url in your model to: https://www.mystore.com/collection/${previewCollection.handle}, add a custom field of type Swell Collection Preview, now when you create a new entry, the handle will be added dynamically to the preview url based on the preview product, it is recommended to add a default value to the Swell Collection Preview custom field, so users will land at a specific collection page when developing a template component.

Symbol Inputs

Using the field types Swell Product and Swell Collection as inputs, the UIs will prompt to search for products and collections. When consumed by APIs, SDKs, or in the Builder.io UIs, the value will be resolved automatically the in the form of a Builder.io Request object

{
  "yourFieldName": {
    "@type": "@builder.io/core:Request",
    "request": {
      "url": "..."
    },
    "data": {
      // Response data from the API request, e.g.:
      "product": {
        /* ... */
      }
    }
  }
}

How to develop?

Install

git clone https://github.com/BuilderIO/builder.git
cd plugins/swell
npm install

Run

npm start

Add the plugin in Builder.io

Go to builder.io/account/organization and add the localhost URL to the plugin from the plugin settings (http://localhost:1268/plugin.system.js?pluginId=@builder.io/ecom-swell-is)

NOTE: Loading http:// content on an https:// website will give you a warning. Be sure to click the shield in the top right of your browser and choose "load unsafe scripts" to allow the http content on Builder's https site when devloping locally

Now as you develop you can restart Builder to see the latest version of your plugin.

To uninstall your plugin, just remove it in the plugins UI

Seeing the plugin in action

Try creating a custom model, component, or symbol using a Swell field, and edit away!

Frameworks

Builder.io uses React and Material UI for the UI, and Emotion for styling.

Using these frameworks in Builder plugins ensures best possible experience and performance.