Add new store

[srokatonie]

Hi, I am looking to add store in Ireland. Can you tell how to find a store code?

I should add this to ./data/buCodes.csv and ./data/stores.json ?

[Ephigenia]

Hi @srokatonie thanks for joining. If there are new stores they should be added to the ./data/stores.json file. The CSV file next to it is just a legacy file which I created using google docs back then. It will be removed in one of the next versions.

Also please feel free to create a pull request with the new store in Ireland. You can test if your additions work by calling npm start stores -- EI which should list them in the output.

[srokatonie]

Hi @Ephigenia,
How do you find Ikea store's buCode? Where do you get it from?

PS. I have an issue with listing stores from ST, ES (and possibly more) - blank result. I will have a look when pulling the repo and adding IE.

[Ephigenia]

@srokatonie please provide your changes as a pull request then I can also have a look at it and give better feedback.

Back in the days, the BU codes were clearly visible in the source code of the store location dropdown on a product’s detail page. Now it seems to be a bit more difficult by I think Belfast is buCode 038.

[srokatonie]

@Ephigenia I am actually looking for the Dublin's store code. I will contact their support.

[Ephigenia]

@srokatonie there’s no need for asking them. 038 is the buCode for the Dublin store. I’m just preparing a pull request myself cause Ireland is not listed anywhere in the code and must be added in various locations.

[Ephigenia]

I noticed that Ireland is a special case as some other countries too. They use a different endpoint of the iows API (https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/retail/iows/stores/038/item/SPR,29932181) and must be requested and parsed differently. There needs to be more work done to support that. I’m sorry but at this time the integration is not easily done.

[srokatonie]

@Ephigenia I'd be happy to contribute, I need this for one of my projects.