Added a link to the frontend product from the backend product edit page

[seand7565]

It's handy to be able to quickly get to the frontend product page from the backend product edit page.

[jacobherrington]

Could we add some margin between the buttons?

Adding <%= link_to t('spree.new_product'), new_object_url, id: 'admin_new_product', class: 'btn btn-primary mr-2' %> makes it a bit better, don't you think?

[jacobherrington]

I like usability ideas like this one.

There is also a danger that we are assuming the individual is using both solidus_frontend and solidus_backend. I think a fair number of people choose to forgo solidus_frontend.

[seand7565]

@jacobherrington Very good point about people not using frontend. Any suggestions on how to handle that? The admin navigation footer wraps the link to the frontend in if spree.respond_to? :root_path - a similar approach should work here, right?

[jacobherrington]

@seand7565 That is something I had thought of as well, the question is: Do we want to perpetuate that pattern? I think that's a call for the core team.

[tvdeyen]

I like the idea, but we need to address stores not having the frontend installed. solidus_support uses defined?(Spree::Frontend::Engine)

[seand7565]

@tvdeyen I like defined?(Spree::Frontend::Engine) - I've popped that in, as well as a left margin on the new button so they don't look so squashed together.

[tvdeyen]

Nice 👍

[kennyadsl]

I like this but maybe it's time to port these methods into solidus_core?

[tvdeyen]

Or add `solidus_support` as runtime dependency?

[kennyadsl]

Or add solidus_support as runtime dependency?

I don't think this could work as is since solidus_support already depends on solidus_core.

[tvdeyen]

I don't think this could work as is since solidus_support already depends on solidus_core.

Mmm, right. Is this actually necessary? We could assume that extensions or shops that install solidus_support also will have solidus_core installed, no?

[jacobherrington]

We could assume that extensions or shops that install solidus_support also will have solidus_core installed, no?

@tvdeyen Yes. solidus_support depends on solidus_core so a site using solidus_support without solidus_core wouldn't work anyway.

[ericsaupe]

Love this!