Commerce Model

The following diagram is a model of commerce from Workarea's perspective. In this model, Workarea receives catalog data as input and returns order data as output. Activity within Workarea is represented as a cycle of actions, some of which are completed by administrators within the Admin; the rest by shoppers within the Storefront.

( Keep in mind this model is an abstraction of the Workarea system. In practice, catalog and order data are not the only input/output, and actions within the system are non-linear and asynchronous. )

Code Mappings

Use this illustration of Workarea to improve your mental model of the system. Keep this representation of Workarea in mind when reading Workarea code and documentation.

To help you in this regard, the following sections map the actions from the diagram to relevant models, view models, and services within the base Workarea platform. (These object types are those used to write to and read from the primary data store.)

Each section provides a command which you can run from the root of your application to list the pathnames of the relevant files within your version of Workarea.

Admins Manage Catalog

echo "
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/catalog/product.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/catalog/variant.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/catalog/product_image.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/pricing/sku.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/pricing/price.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/inventory/sku.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/shipping/sku.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/services/workarea/copy_product.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/shipping/service.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/shipping/rate.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/tax/category.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/tax/rate.rb
"

Admins Merchandise Store

echo "
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/release.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/release/changeset.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/catalog/category.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/product_rule.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/search/settings.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/search/customization.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/content.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/content/page.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/content/block.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/content/asset.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/navigation/redirect.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/navigation/taxon.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/navigation/menu.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/recommendation/settings.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/pricing/discount.rb
"

Shoppers Search & Browse Products

echo "
$(bundle show workarea-storefront)/app/view_models/workarea/storefront/category_view_model.rb
$(bundle show workarea-storefront)/app/view_models/workarea/storefront/search_view_model.rb
$(bundle show workarea-storefront)/app/view_models/workarea/storefront/search_suggestion_view_model.rb
$(bundle show workarea-storefront)/app/view_models/workarea/storefront/page_view_model.rb
$(bundle show workarea-storefront)/app/view_models/workarea/storefront/content_view_model.rb
$(bundle show workarea-storefront)/app/view_models/workarea/storefront/menu_view_model.rb
$(bundle show workarea-storefront)/app/view_models/workarea/storefront/recommendations_view_model.rb
$(bundle show workarea-storefront)/app/view_models/workarea/storefront/product_view_model.rb
"

Shoppers View Products

echo "
$(bundle show workarea-storefront)/app/view_models/workarea/storefront/product_view_model.rb
"

Shoppers Create & Manage Carts

echo "
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/order.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/order/item.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/pricing.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/price_adjustment.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/pricing/calculator.rb
$(bundle show workarea-storefront)/app/view_models/workarea/storefront/cart_view_model.rb
$(bundle show workarea-storefront)/app/view_models/workarea/storefront/cart_item_view_model.rb
"

Shoppers Place Orders

echo "
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/checkout.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/checkout/steps/base.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/payment.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/payment/transaction.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/inventory.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/inventory/transaction.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/inventory/transaction_item.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/shipping.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/shipping/service_selection.rb
$(bundle show workarea-storefront)/app/view_models/workarea/storefront/order_view_model.rb
$(bundle show workarea-storefront)/app/view_models/workarea/storefront/order_item_view_model.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/pricing/discount/redemption.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/services/workarea/create_fulfillment.rb
"

Admins Manage Orders

echo "
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/fulfillment.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/fulfillment/item.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/fulfillment/event.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/fulfillment/package.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/pricing/override.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/pricing/request.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/payment/refund.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/services/workarea/cancel_order.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/services/workarea/copy_order.rb
"

Admins View Insights & Reports

echo "
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/metrics/by_day.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/metrics/by_week.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/insights/base.rb
$(bundle show workarea-admin)/app/view_models/workarea/admin/insight_view_model.rb
$(bundle show workarea-admin)/app/view_models/workarea/admin/reports/insights_view_model.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/models/workarea/reports/export.rb
$(bundle show workarea-core)/app/services/workarea/export_report.rb
"