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@1: Yes - use contexts.

@2: The cart is just an order object - so you can use the order instance and do your changes.

Hi Nicolai,

I was trying to avoid using contexts because it seems more complicated to set the current cart. Using Cart commands seemed a bit more straightforward.

CartContext was out first approach but it seems more complicated to switch the information about carts without changing a lot in the templates.

Our requirement is that we need to separate one of the product types in a separate order.

I can easily decide to add it to a separate OrderContext but I have some trouble displaying information in Minicart or Cart without separating the pages and templates.

I need to have the same order flow for all product types.

With CartCommands it seemed that I can simply set a Cart as "Active" using "setcart":
<a href='@baseurl&cartcmd=setcart&CartID=@cart.GetString("Ecom:Order.ID")'>Set Cart</a>

And this would change what I see in the minicart and order flow, which means I can already use the current templates and setup.

I don't know if I can do the same with OrderContext. If I can, this would be my first option indeed.

What do you think?

Thank you,
Adrian

I think you should go with whatever works for you.

Hi Nicolai,

That's what I am trying to do :)

The trouble is how I decide what works for me :)

It is clear that using CartCommands would not work since it is not supporting the Anonymous users.

Which leaves me the only option of OrderContext.

The question now is if I can change the current Context using the API (or a POST similar to the CartCommands).

Thank you,
Adrian