Implement Printify and Xero

[munozr1]

Allow members to purchase T-Shirts through Mobi website.

This is dual purpose:

1. Allows us to hold less T-Shirt Inventory
2. Keeps track of inventory we do have and in what sizes (having inventory is always a good idea for those who want to purchase now
3. Tax purposes, automated tracking of each sale through Xero api

Caveat : we are not yet a 501c so we can't launch this officially until probably next semster. This is not that bad though since I would like to give this project to junior developers and it will most likely take a semester to complete given they have to study and do homework.

I can take lead on this since I have experiance building ERP's from scratch.
2 people working on Printify (May go with a custom solution if Diego can get the Shirts cheaper ordering in bulk)
If we go the custome solution route this changes to implementing Stripe instead
2 people working on Xero
2 people working to revamp the design of the mobi website
2 people working on an admin dashboard (optional)

Printify API

• Sign Up and Obtain API Key:

  • Create Printify account.
  • Generate API key in the Printify Developer Dashboard.

• Include Printify API Script:

  • Add <script> tag for Printify API in HTML.

• Initialize Printify API:

  • Create Printify instance with your API key.

• Fetch Product Catalog:

  • Use API to get the product catalog.
  • Handle catalog data and errors.

• Display Products on Your Website:

  • Render product catalog on website.

• Handle Product Selection:

  • Enable user selection and customization.

• Fetch Product Prices:

  • Use API to get prices for selected product/options.
  • Handle prices and errors.

• Add to Cart:

  • Implement functionality to add selected product to cart.
  • Handle success and errors.

• Handle Checkout:

  • Allow users to proceed to checkout.

• Handle Order Placement:

  • Implement order placement functionality.
  • Handle successful placement and errors.

• Handle Webhooks (Optional):

  • Set up and manage Printify webhooks for event updates.

• Testing:

  • Thoroughly test the entire workflow. ESPECIALLY AUTHENTICATION

Xero API

• Initialize Xero API:

  • Initialize the Xero API using your credentials.

• Authentication:

  • Implement the authentication flow to obtain an access token.

• Handle Authentication Callback:

  • Handle the callback after user grants consent and obtain the access token.

• Transform Data:

  • Transform Printify sales data into a format suitable for Xero.

• Push Sales Data to Xero:

  • Use Xero API to create invoices or sales records.

• Handle Errors:

  • Implement error handling for API calls and data transformation.

• Automate Sync (Optional):

  • Consider setting up a periodic job to automate the sync between Printify and Xero.

• Testing:

  • Thoroughly test the integration to ensure accurate data transfer.

• Documentation Review:

  • Refer to Xero API documentation for any additional features or options.