Developer FAQ

How is inventory tracked?

We use Gocommerce to handle inventory and sales. It runs on a server, stores things in a database (sqlite, postgres, etc), and the frontend talks to it via an API. We just need to call apropriate functions in the provided javascript library. Each product has a small <script> tag that Gocommerce can read to understand which product is being sold.

How do I add or subtract products?

You can use the Netlify CMS to create and remove products. The jamcommerce webapp lets users add and subtract products in their cart via a dropdown menu. This info is stored in javascript memory and once added to the cart, backed up in local storage so users can reload the page and maintain their cart.