Cart
Handles shopping carts, including adding, removing, and updating items, as well as calculating totals.
The cart provides detailed information about selected items, including their name, quantity, price breakup, applied discounts, and any relevant attributes like size, product image, or tags. It also displays availability status, estimated shipping time, and seller information. This helps customers track their products throughout the order journey.
Cart meta includes configuration settings for customizing and optimizing the cart experience, such as adjusting item limits, configuring discounts, and managing delivery charges, to meet the needs of sales channels effectively.
Checkout refers to the final stage of the purchasing process where the customer completes their transaction by paying for the selected items and providing necessary shipping and payment information. During checkout, users review their cart contents, enter billing and shipping addresses, choose payment methods, and confirm their order. It's the pivotal moment when the transaction is finalized, and the goods are prepared for delivery to the customer's designated address.
Coupons are promotional tools offered by businesses to customers, providing discounts, incentives, or special offers on purchases. Their aim is to attract customers, increase sales, encourage repeat purchases, and promote customer loyalty. Various types of coupons include: X Percentage Value: Offers a discount based on a percentage of the total purchase value. Example: Get 15% off your entire order. X Amount Value: Provides a fixed discount amount regardless of the total purchase value. Example: Save Rs.20 on your purchase. Bundle Percentage Discount: Discounts applied when purchasing a specific combination or quantity of items. Example: Buy 2 shirts and get 20% off each. Bundle Amount Percentage Discount: Similar to bundle percentage discount, but the discount is applied to a specific amount spent. Example: Spend Rs.100 on shoes and receive 25% off your entire order. Buy X Items Get Y Items Free: Offers a certain number of items for free when a specified quantity is purchased. Example: Buy 2 pairs of socks and get 1 pair free. Buy X Items at Absolute Amount: Allows customers to purchase a set number of items at a fixed price. Example: Buy 3 t-shirts for Rs. 250.
A customer's address refers to the address where the ordered product is to be delivered. It usually includes details such as the recipient's name, contact, street address, city, state or province, PIN code or ZIP code, and country. Each customer can have multiple addresses associated with them. Storing addresses includes validating the address based on the country and its unique identifiers like PIN code, ZIP code, or area code.