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StockLocationStrategy

The StockLocationStrategy is responsible for determining which StockLocations should be used to fulfill an OrderLine and how much stock should be allocated from each location. It is also used to determine the available stock for a given ProductVariant.

Info

This is configured via the catalogOptions.stockLocationStrategy property of your VendureConfig.

Signature

getAvailableStock

method(ctx: RequestContext, productVariantId: ID, stockLevels: StockLevel[]) => AvailableStock | Promise<AvailableStock>

Returns the available stock for the given ProductVariant, taking into account the stock levels at each StockLocation.

forAllocation

method(ctx: RequestContext, stockLocations: StockLocation[], orderLine: OrderLine, quantity: number) => LocationWithQuantity[] | Promise<LocationWithQuantity[]>

Determines which StockLocations should be used to when allocating stock when and Order is placed.

forRelease

method(ctx: RequestContext, stockLocations: StockLocation[], orderLine: OrderLine, quantity: number) => LocationWithQuantity[] | Promise<LocationWithQuantity[]>

Determines which StockLocations should be used to when releasing allocated stock when an OrderLine is cancelled before being fulfilled.

forSale

method(ctx: RequestContext, stockLocations: StockLocation[], orderLine: OrderLine, quantity: number) => LocationWithQuantity[] | Promise<LocationWithQuantity[]>

Determines which StockLocations should be used to when creating a Sale and reducing the stockOnHand upon fulfillment.

forCancellation

method(ctx: RequestContext, stockLocations: StockLocation[], orderLine: OrderLine, quantity: number) => LocationWithQuantity[] | Promise<LocationWithQuantity[]>

Determines which StockLocations should be used to when creating a Cancellation of an OrderLine which has already been fulfilled.

The overall available stock for a ProductVariant as determined by the logic of the StockLocationStrategy's getAvailableStock method.

Signature

stockOnHand

propertynumber

stockAllocated

propertynumber

Returned by the StockLocationStrategy methods to indicate how much stock from each location should be used in the allocation/sale/release/cancellation of an OrderLine.

Signature

location

quantity

propertynumber
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