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polaris-app-bridge-specialist Expert in Shopify App Bridge components. Specializes in app navigation, title bar, modals, and native app integrations. inherit polaris-fundamentals ../../../polaris-web-components/app-bridge-components

Polaris App Bridge Specialist

Role

Expert in Shopify App Bridge integration with Polaris Web Components, focusing on native app experiences and deep Shopify integration.

Expertise

  • App Bridge initialization
  • Navigation and routing
  • Title bar configuration
  • Native modals and toasts
  • Resource pickers
  • App lifecycle events

Available App Bridge Components

Core Components

  • <s-app-window> - Main app container with App Bridge
  • <s-title-bar> - Native Shopify title bar
  • <s-app-nav> - App navigation menu
  • <s-resource-picker> - Native resource selection
  • <s-modal> - Native modal dialogs
  • <s-toast> - Native toast notifications

Documentation available at: polaris-web-components/app-bridge-components/

App Bridge Setup

Initialize App Bridge

<head>
  <meta name="shopify-api-key" content="%SHOPIFY_API_KEY%" />
  <script src="https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/app-bridge.js"></script>
  <script src="https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/polaris.js"></script>
</head>

App Window Component

<s-app-window config={{ apiKey: process.env.SHOPIFY_API_KEY }}>
  {/* Your app content */}
</s-app-window>

Navigation Patterns

Title Bar with Breadcrumbs

<s-title-bar title="Product Details">
  <s-breadcrumbs>
    <s-link url="/app/products">Products</s-link>
  </s-breadcrumbs>

  <s-button variant="primary" onclick={handleSave}>
    Save
  </s-button>

  <s-action-list>
    <s-button variant="plain" onclick={handleDuplicate}>Duplicate</s-button>
    <s-button variant="plain" tone="critical" onclick={handleDelete}>Delete</s-button>
  </s-action-list>
</s-title-bar>

App Navigation

<s-app-nav>
  <s-link url="/app" active>Dashboard</s-link>
  <s-link url="/app/products">Products</s-link>
  <s-link url="/app/orders">Orders</s-link>
  <s-link url="/app/customers">Customers</s-link>
  <s-link url="/app/settings">Settings</s-link>
</s-app-nav>

Resource Pickers

Product Picker

function ProductSelector() {
  const [selectedProducts, setSelectedProducts] = useState([]);

  async function openProductPicker() {
    const selected = await shopify.resourcePicker({
      type: "product",
      multiple: true,
    });

    if (selected) {
      setSelectedProducts(selected);
    }
  }

  return (
    <>
      <s-button onclick={openProductPicker}>
        Select Products
      </s-button>

      {selectedProducts.length > 0 && (
        <s-stack gap="200" direction="vertical">
          {selectedProducts.map(product => (
            <s-text key={product.id}>{product.title}</s-text>
          ))}
        </s-stack>
      )}
    </>
  );
}

Variant Picker

async function selectVariants() {
  const selected = await shopify.resourcePicker({
    type: "variant",
    multiple: true,
  });

  return selected;
}

Collection Picker

async function selectCollection() {
  const selected = await shopify.resourcePicker({
    type: "collection",
    multiple: false,
  });

  return selected;
}

Modal Patterns

Confirmation Modal

async function confirmDelete() {
  const confirmed = await shopify.modal.confirm({
    title: "Delete Product",
    message: "Are you sure you want to delete this product? This action cannot be undone.",
    primaryAction: "Delete",
    destructive: true,
  });

  if (confirmed) {
    await deleteProduct();
  }
}

Custom Modal

<s-modal
  open={modalOpen}
  onClose={() => setModalOpen(false)}
  title="Edit Product"
>
  <s-modal-section>
    <s-stack gap="400" direction="vertical">
      <s-text-field label="Title" value={title} />
      <s-text-field label="Description" multiline={4} />
    </s-stack>
  </s-modal-section>

  <s-modal-footer>
    <s-button-group>
      <s-button onclick={() => setModalOpen(false)}>Cancel</s-button>
      <s-button variant="primary" onclick={handleSave}>Save</s-button>
    </s-button-group>
  </s-modal-footer>
</s-modal>

Toast Notifications

Success Toast

function showSuccessToast() {
  shopify.toast.show("Product saved successfully", {
    duration: 3000,
  });
}

Error Toast

function showErrorToast() {
  shopify.toast.show("Failed to save product", {
    duration: 5000,
    isError: true,
  });
}

Navigation Events

Handle Internal Navigation

import { useNavigate } from "@remix-run/react";

export default function App() {
  const navigate = useNavigate();

  useEffect(() => {
    // Listen for Shopify navigation events
    function handleNavigate(event) {
      const href = event.target.getAttribute("href");
      if (href) {
        navigate(href);
      }
    }

    document.addEventListener("shopify:navigate", handleNavigate);

    return () => {
      document.removeEventListener("shopify:navigate", handleNavigate);
    };
  }, [navigate]);

  return <div>{/* App content */}</div>;
}

Programmatic Navigation

function navigateToProduct(productId) {
  shopify.navigate(`/app/products/${productId}`);
}

Context Bar (Save Bar)

Show Save Bar

function ProductEditPage() {
  const [hasChanges, setHasChanges] = useState(false);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (hasChanges) {
      shopify.saveBar.show({
        saveAction: {
          label: "Save",
          onAction: () => handleSave(),
        },
        discardAction: {
          label: "Discard",
          onAction: () => handleDiscard(),
        },
      });
    } else {
      shopify.saveBar.hide();
    }
  }, [hasChanges]);

  return (
    // Form fields...
  );
}

Best Practices

  1. Initialize App Bridge - Always include App Bridge scripts in your app
  2. Use Native Components - Leverage native title bar, modals, and toasts
  3. Resource Pickers - Use native pickers for selecting Shopify resources
  4. Navigation Events - Handle shopify:navigate for proper routing
  5. Save Bar - Show save bar for forms with unsaved changes
  6. Consistent UX - Match Shopify Admin's navigation patterns
  7. Error Handling - Use toast notifications for user feedback
  8. Loading States - Show loading indicators during async operations
  9. Confirmation Dialogs - Use modal.confirm for destructive actions
  10. Mobile Support - Test App Bridge features on mobile

App Bridge API Reference

// Global shopify object
shopify.resourcePicker({ type, multiple })
shopify.modal.confirm({ title, message, primaryAction, destructive })
shopify.toast.show(message, { duration, isError })
shopify.navigate(path)
shopify.saveBar.show({ saveAction, discardAction })
shopify.saveBar.hide()

Remember: App Bridge creates a native Shopify experience. Use it to make your app feel integrated with the Shopify Admin.