Store #

The Store system is for creating store catalogs. Each entry describes what is paid and what is received for both stackable and instanced items. Stores can be individually managed, enabling special events like limited-time content sales.

Stores are defined entirely as content data and require no plugin code. The rules for exchange are:

  • Paying currencies or materials (defined as stackable items) are withdrawn from available stacks automatically.
  • Instanced items are created by invoking the InstancedItem plugin, which supplies the unique attributes of granted items.
  • Sell-back features are easy to implement, allowing you to trade instanced items for currencies or materials.

To learn more about store purchases, as well as how to access store content catalogs in Portal, visit the Content Data Concepts page.

Quick Guides #

Creating a store and purchasing items #

Once you’ve defined items you can add them to a store.

Creating a store #

Define a store in 5-ext/content/src/Stores.json:

[
  {
    "id": "freeVendor",
    "name": "Free Vendor",
    "storeEntries": [
      {
        "id": "starterBundle",
        "receivedQuantityByCatalogId": {
          "coins": 1000,
          "diamonds": 100
        }
      }
    ]
  }
]

Purchasing an item from the store #

Send storePurchaseV4 to purchase a starterBundle from the store:

{
  "requestId": 1,
  "type": "InventoryRpc.StorePurchaseV4Request",
  "payload": {
    "data": {
      "ext": {},
      "storeId": "freeVendor",
      "storeEntryId": "starterBundle",
      "amount": 1
    }
  }
}

Sample response contains the recieved items:

{
  "sequenceNumber": 0,
  "response": {
    "requestId": 1,
    "type": "InventoryRpc.StorePurchaseV4Response",
    "payload": {
      "segment": {
        "stackables": [
          {
            "catalogId": "coins",
            "instanceId": "87bb142b-341f-4437-b16c-5f95843c883a",
            "amount": "1000"
          },
          {
            "catalogId": "diamonds",
            "instanceId": "7be19678-39b4-4dbd-958a-5c4ebdf2a5d1",
            "amount": "100"
          }
        ],
        "instanced": [],
        "removedStackables": [],
        "removedInstanced": [],
        "previousVersion": "1",
        "version": "2"
      },
      "delta": {
        "stackables": [
          {
            "catalogId": "coins",
            "tags": [],
            "amountChanged": "1000"
          },
          {
            "catalogId": "diamonds",
            "tags": [],
            "amountChanged": "100"
          }
        ],
        "instanced": []
      }
    }
  }
}

Checking all store details #

Send GetCatalogOperatorV1 and define the catalog you want to view (in this case, we’re looking at stores).

{
  "requestId": 1,
  "type": "InventoryRpc.GetCatalogOperatorV1Request",
  "payload": {
    "catalog": "Stores"
  }
}

Sample response with data about all stores:

{
  "sequenceNumber": 0,
  "response": {
    "requestId": 1,
    "type": "InventoryRpc.GetCatalogOperatorV1Response",
    "payload": {
      "name": "",
      "stores": {
        "stores": [
          {
            "id": "freeVendor",
            "name": "Free Vendor",
            "storeEntries": [
              {
                "id": "starterBundle",
                "receivedQuantityByCatalogId": {
                  "coins": "1000",
                  "diamonds": "100"
                },
                "costByCatalogId": {},
                "tags": []
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

For a full example, see the Items Tutorial.

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