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Build a checkout extension

This tutorial builds a checkout extension end to end — scaffold, develop, push a version, then activate it. checkout is an alias for checkout-extension.

Prerequisites

1. Scaffold the project

init creates a project directory with a first extension (local, no network):

shell
shoplazza checkout init --name my-project --extension my-ext
cd my-project

To add more extensions later, run shoplazza checkout create --name another-ext inside the project.

2. Develop with live reload

Start the dev server (rebuild + HMR on port 8888):

shell
shoplazza checkout dev --extension-name my-ext

Develop several at once with --extension-name ext1,ext2, or all of them with --all.

3. Build

shell
shoplazza checkout build --name my-ext

4. Push a version

push builds and uploads a new version but does not activate it:

shell
shoplazza checkout push --name my-ext

Optionally set the version explicitly (it must be greater than the last pushed version):

shell
shoplazza checkout push --name my-ext --version 1.1

5. Activate it

Find the server-side extension id and its versions:

shell
shoplazza checkout list --all
shoplazza checkout versions --extension-id abc123

Then activate the version with deploy:

shell
shoplazza checkout deploy --extension-id abc123 --version 1.1
tip

Add --dry-run to deploy, undeploy, preview, and versions to print the request without sending it.

6. Preview

Generate a shareable preview URL for a version:

shell
shoplazza checkout preview --extension-id abc123 --version 1.1

Next steps