Embarking on a digital transformation journey? This guide is your roadmap to integrating the innovative capabilities of Tailor, a headless commerce platform, with the dynamic and responsive nature of a ReactJS frontend. This tutorial is crafted to guide you through the process of fetching and displaying a list of products using a GraphQL query. Along the way, you'll discover efficient strategies for interacting with a headless CMS and learn to manage application state effortlessly with React hooks. Whether you're looking to enhance your existing projects or start a new venture, this guide is your gateway to mastering seamless integration between Tailor and ReactJS.

Prerequisites

1. Install Tailor Platform from Tailor CLI Quickstart.
2. Create a Managing data schema.

React Application Set Up

• First, let's make sure you have a React application set up. If you do not have a React app, you can create one using Create React App:

npx create-react-app tailor-shop
cd tailor-shop
npm start

Install Apollo Client

Once the setup is complete and you have your React app running, you will need to install Apollo Client to enable GraphQL queries in your React application. Apollo Client is a comprehensive state management library for JavaScript that enables you to manage both local and remote data with GraphQL.

Install Apollo Client and GraphQL:

npm install @apollo/client graphql

Set Up Apollo Client in your React app

Next, you will set up Apollo Client in your React app by modifying src/index.js:

import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import App from './App';
import { ApolloClient, InMemoryCache, ApolloProvider } from '@apollo/client';

// Initialize ApolloClient
const client = new ApolloClient({
  uri: 'YOUR_TAILOR_API_ENDPOINT',
  cache: new InMemoryCache()
});

// Wrap your App with ApolloProvider
ReactDOM.render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <ApolloProvider client={client}>
      <App />
    </ApolloProvider>
  </React.StrictMode>,
  document.getElementById('root')
);

Replace 'YOUR_TAILOR_API_ENDPOINT' with the actual endpoint provided by Tailor.

Now, let's create a component to display the products in src/Products.js:

import React from 'react';
import { useQuery, gql } from '@apollo/client';

const GET_PRODUCTS = gql`
query {
  products {
    collection {
      id
      name
      price
      category {
        id
        name
      }
    }
  }
}`;

function Products() {
  const { loading, error, data } = useQuery(GET_PRODUCTS);

  if (loading) return <p>Loading...</p>;
  if (error) return <p>Error :(</p>;

  return (
    <div>
      <h2>Products</h2>
      <ul>
        {data.products.collection.map(({ id, name, price, category }) => (
          <li key={id}>
            <h3>{name}</h3>
            <p>Price: ${price}</p>
            <p>Category: {category.name}</p>
          </li>
        ))}
      </ul>
    </div>
  );
}

export default Products;

Finally, import and use the Products component in src/App.js:

import React from 'react';
import './App.css';
import Products from './Products';

function App() {
  return (
    <div className="App">
      <header className="App-header">
        <Products />
      </header>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Wrap Up

Now, when you run your React application, it will display the list of products fetched from your Tailor backend using GraphQL. This demonstrates how to integrate a headless commerce platform with a React front end, providing a flexible, scalable solution that separates the front end from the back end, allowing for independent development and deployment.

Begin your digital transformation journey with Tailor and ReactJS. Our Quick Start Guide offers a comprehensive walkthrough, from configuring your environment to applying our ready-to-use ERP templates. Begin your journey today and elevate your Headless ERP to unprecedented heights.