solidusio/solidus
Solidus
Solidus is an open-source ecommerce framework and extensible engine designed for managing product catalogs, shopping carts, and order processing. It functions as a modular store management system and a REST API commerce backend, allowing for the integration of store data with custom frontends and external services for headless commerce.
The system is distinguished by a plugin-based extension architecture and an attribute-based model extension system, which enable the addition of specialized business functionality and custom data fields. It utilizes a state-machine for order processing to move purchases through predefined stages and employs token-based session management to maintain cart state for both guest and authenticated shoppers.
The platform covers a broad range of commerce operations, including digital checkout workflows, payment processing, and shipping method selection. It provides a backend administrative interface for store operation management, global preference configuration, and product asset hosting. Identity management is handled through authenticated user profiles and support for custom authentication integration.
Features
- Ecommerce Management - Provides a unified open-source platform for managing online store operations, product catalogs, and order processing.
- Platform Extensibility Frameworks - Offers a comprehensive framework for integrating third-party plugins to extend platform functionality.
- Checkout Workflows - Orchestrates the full multi-step checkout workflow from cart to final purchase confirmation.
- Custom Data Attributes - Implements an attribute-based model extension system allowing custom data fields for products and orders.
- Dynamic Attribute Extensions - Allows custom fields to be dynamically added to existing data models for flexible storage.
- State Machine Workflows - Uses a state-machine to orchestrate the sequential movement of orders from cart creation to completion.
- Payment Order Management - Manages the backend creation of payment orders and the transition of checkout sessions to pending states.
- Product Catalogs - Provides systems for organizing and scaling complex product catalogs with cursor-based pagination for large datasets.
- Shopping Carts - Provides robust logic for managing items, sessions, and state within digital shopping carts.
- Store Administration Panels - Ships a secure administrative interface for managing e-commerce operations, product inventory, and business settings.
- REST APIs - Exposes store data and business logic through a public-facing REST API for headless commerce integration.
- Extensible Plugin Architectures - Utilizes a plugin-based extension architecture to inject third-party logic and specialized e-commerce features.
- Ecommerce Frameworks - Provides the core architectural system and data structures necessary to run a functional online store.
- Headless Commerce - Functions as an API-first commerce platform that decouples the backend store logic from the storefront.
- REST API Backends - Implements a server-side backend that exposes RESTful endpoints to provide store data for external frontends.
- REST API Integrations - Provides a REST-based API layer for connecting custom frontends to internal store data.
- Token and Session Management - Employs token-based session management to maintain shopping cart state for both guest and authenticated users.
- Administrative Backends - Provides a centralized management interface for controlling business operations, product catalogs, and system configurations.
- Address & Tax Configuration - Assigns shipping locations and emails to trigger automatic tax calculations during checkout.
- Customer Profile Management - Identifies returning customers to automatically apply saved shipping and billing addresses.
- Custom Logic Development - Allows for the development of bespoke business rules and custom entities to tailor e-commerce behavior.
- Store Operational Toolsets - Ships a comprehensive toolset for handling product catalogs, order fulfillment, and payment processing.
- Shipping Rate Application - Retrieves available shipping rates and applies delivery methods to update order totals.
- Store Administrative Interfaces - Includes a backend administrative interface for configuring store preferences, managing orders, and handling product assets.
- Cursor-Based Pagination - Implements cursor-based pagination to efficiently navigate large product catalogs.
- Product Specifications - Provides comprehensive data retrieval for products, including pricing, tax, and stock levels via unique slugs.
- Centralized Configuration Systems - Manages global business logic and component behaviors through a centralized set of store preferences.
- Global System Settings - Provides a centralized interface for adjusting global store preferences and system-wide business behavior.
- E-Commerce and Payments - Provide a comprehensive e-commerce framework for retailers.
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