medusa cursorrules

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Medusa Rules

General Rules

• Don't use type aliases when importing files.
• When throwing errors, always throw MedusaError.
• Always use Query to retrieve data.

Workflow Rules

• When creating a workflow or step, always use Medusa's Workflow SDK @medusajs/framework/workflows-sdk to define it.
• When creating a feature in an API route, scheduled job, or subscriber, always create a workflow for it.
• When creating a workflow, always create a step for it.
• In workflows, use transform for any data transformation.
• In workflows, use when to define conditions.
• Don't use await when calling steps.
• In workflows, don't make the workflow function async.
• Don't add typing to compensation function's input.
• Only use steps in a workflow.

Data Model Rules

• Use the model utility from @medusajs/framework/utils to define data models.
• Data model variables should be camelCase. Data model names as passed to model.define should be snake case.
• When adding an id field to a data model, always make it a primary key with .primaryKey().
• A data model can have one id only, other IDs should be text instead.
• Data model fields should be snake case.

Service Rules

• When creating a service, always make methods async.
• If a module has data models, make the service extend MedusaService.

Admin Customization Rules

• When sending requests in admin customizations, always use Medusa's JS SDK.
• Use TailwindCSS for styling.

Additional Resources

• Medusa Documentation