What is Shopify App CLI? Shopify App CLI Review

Shopify App CLI Features

The Shopify App CLI tool facilitates the app development process by removing the barriers to starting a new project. When you type shopify create project in the terminal, it will automatically create a new project for you. You can choose to use a node.js backend and a React frontend, or create a project in Ruby on Rails .

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1. Create a project

When you create a project, it will ask you to select your organization, development store, and what type of app you want to make, and then it will register your application in the Partner Dashboard for you.

The CLI will use Shopify serve to open a tunnel for you so that your application can be accessed from the Internet , which is a requirement for authenticating with Shopify . You will use ngrok to open your project and run your server for local development.

2. Add information

The CLI also helps you add products, customers, or draft orders to test your application. You can populate the content by running Shopify populate .

3. Charge for your app

The Billing API allows you to bill your app, and the CLI will help you set up the Billing API . You can do this by running Shopify generate .

4. Deploy the project

You can also deploy your project via the CLI using Shopify deploy .

Additionally, the Shopify App CLI has features for populating development stores, serving apps, and running ngrok channels.

Software Rules

1. Non-mandatory

Internally, Shopify tools make a lot of assumptions about the user's development environment. For example, at Shopify , every developer uses a Mac . However, outside of Shopify , developers have different preferences for different operating systems and how to install languages. The Shopify App CLI provides developers with suggestions on how to install languages, but does not force them to use any one specific method.

2. No privilege upgrade required

Open source tools generally avoid using escalated privileges. Granting the Shopify App CLI global permissions could cause potential security issues on the developer's system.

3. Don’t delete things

Any actions performed by the Shopify App CLI are intended to be non-destructive. You have the ability to delete projects and files created by the tool.

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