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Version: 3.x

Compat mode

This section documents the compatibility mode and feature flags introduced in Front-Commerce, in order to be compatible with behaviors or libraries from 2.x and allow a progressive migration.

@front-commerce/compat​

Once your app is migrated to the latest version of Front-Commerce after applying the migration process, your code might still be using deprecated patterns or libraries. These patterns were used in earlier versions of Front-Commerce but do not make sense in the current version. There are often better alternatives that are more performant and aligned with current best practices in the React/web ecosystem.

To help with the migration process, we provide and maintain the @front-commerce/compat package. This package allows you to progressively migrate your code and benefit from the latest improvements in Front-Commerce. We recommend creating an action plan to refactor code which uses modules from @front-commerce/compat.

Ultimately, you must strive to remove any code that depends on @front-commerce/compat from your project. New Front-Commerce projects must not use this package!

v2_compat configuration​

When using deprecated patterns or features, even though we tried to ease the migration path, you might still face some unexpected issues in a standard Front-Commerce application.

In order to ensure a smooth migration, we have created v2_compat feature flags that you might have to enable in your Front-Commerce configuration (front-commerce.config.ts) so Front-Commerce works in the way you expect.

front-commerce.config.ts
export default defineConfig({
  extensions: [
    /* … */
  ],
  v2_compat: {
    // Enable feature flags here
    // useApolloClientQueries: true,
    // useApolloClientSSR: true,
  },
});

useApolloClientQueries​

Default: false

This feature flag must be enabled if your application uses Apollo to run client-side queries.
If your application uses the graphql() HOC, you must enable this feature flag.

Without it, you will experience issues in development mode upon hydration.

useApolloClientSSR​

Default: false

This feature flag must be enabled if your application uses Apollo to run your client-side queries also during server-side rendering.
If your application uses the graphql() HOC for SEO critical content, you must enable this feature flag.