Channel

@vendure/core Source

A Channel represents a distinct sales channel and configures defaults for that channel.

Set a channel-specific currency, language, tax and shipping defaults
Assign only specific Products to the Channel (with Channel-specific prices)
Create Administrator roles limited to the Channel
Assign only specific StockLocations, Assets, Facets, Collections, Promotions, ShippingMethods & PaymentMethods to the Channel
Have Orders and Customers associated with specific Channels.

In Vendure, Channels have a number of different uses, such as:

Multi-region stores, where there is a distinct website for each territory with its own available inventory, pricing, tax and shipping rules.
Creating distinct rules and inventory for different sales channels such as Amazon.

Channel

@vendure/core Source

A Channel represents a distinct sales channel and configures defaults for that channel.

Set a channel-specific currency, language, tax and shipping defaults
Assign only specific Products to the Channel (with Channel-specific prices)
Create Administrator roles limited to the Channel
Assign only specific StockLocations, Assets, Facets, Collections, Promotions, ShippingMethods & PaymentMethods to the Channel
Have Orders and Customers associated with specific Channels.

In Vendure, Channels have a number of different uses, such as:

Multi-region stores, where there is a distinct website for each territory with its own available inventory, pricing, tax and shipping rules.
Creating distinct rules and inventory for different sales channels such as Amazon.

class Channel extends VendureEntity { constructor(input?: DeepPartial<Channel>) @Column({ unique: true }) code: string; @Column({ unique: true }) token: string; @Column({ default: '', nullable: true }) description: string; @Index() @ManyToOne(type => Seller, seller => seller.channels) seller?: Seller; @EntityId({ nullable: true }) sellerId?: ID; @Column('varchar') defaultLanguageCode: LanguageCode; @Column({ type: 'simple-array', nullable: true }) availableLanguageCodes: LanguageCode[]; @Index() @ManyToOne(type => Zone, zone => zone.defaultTaxZoneChannels) defaultTaxZone: Zone; @Index() @ManyToOne(type => Zone, zone => zone.defaultShippingZoneChannels) defaultShippingZone: Zone; @Column('varchar') defaultCurrencyCode: CurrencyCode; @Column({ type: 'simple-array', nullable: true }) availableCurrencyCodes: CurrencyCode[]; @Column({ default: true }) trackInventory: boolean; @Column({ default: 0 }) outOfStockThreshold: number; @Column(type => CustomChannelFields) customFields: CustomChannelFields; @Column() pricesIncludeTax: boolean; @ManyToMany(type => Product, product => product.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) products: Product[]; @ManyToMany(type => ProductVariant, productVariant => productVariant.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) productVariants: ProductVariant[]; @ManyToMany(type => FacetValue, facetValue => facetValue.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) facetValues: FacetValue[]; @ManyToMany(type => Facet, facet => facet.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) facets: Facet[]; @ManyToMany(type => ProductOptionGroup, pog => pog.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) productOptionGroups: ProductOptionGroup[]; @ManyToMany(type => ProductOption, po => po.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) productOptions: ProductOption[]; @ManyToMany(type => Collection, collection => collection.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) collections: Collection[]; @ManyToMany(type => Promotion, promotion => promotion.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) promotions: Promotion[]; @ManyToMany(type => PaymentMethod, paymentMethod => paymentMethod.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) paymentMethods: PaymentMethod[]; @ManyToMany(type => ShippingMethod, shippingMethod => shippingMethod.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) shippingMethods: ShippingMethod[]; @ManyToMany(type => Customer, customer => customer.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) customers: Customer[]; @ManyToMany(type => Role, role => role.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) roles: Role[]; @ManyToMany(type => StockLocation, stockLocation => stockLocation.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) stockLocations: StockLocation[]; @ManyToMany(type => ApiKey, apiKey => apiKey.channels, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' }) apiKeys: ApiKey[];}