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Auto-tag customers based on discount codes used

Use this task to easily identify customers who used certain discount codes. This task runs automatically on incoming orders, and can be run manually to tag customers based on historical orders. Optionally, choose to remove tags, instead of adding them.

Runs Occurs whenever an order is created and Occurs when a user manually triggers the task. Configuration includes discount codes and tags, untag customers instead of tagging them, and allow partial matches when checking for discount codes.

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Use this task to easily identify customers who used certain discount codes. This task runs automatically on incoming orders, and can be run manually to tag customers based on historical orders. Optionally, choose to remove tags, instead of adding them.

This task runs automatically on incoming orders. Run this task manually to scan your store's order history, tagging customers based on historical orders.

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Subscriptions
shopify/orders/create
mechanic/user/trigger
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Options
discount codes and tags (keyval, required), untag customers instead of tagging them (boolean), allow partial matches when checking for discount codes (boolean)
Code
{% comment %}
  Options order:

  {{ options.discount_codes_and_tags__keyval_required }}
  {{ options.untag_customers_instead_of_tagging_them__boolean }}
{% endcomment %}

{% if options.untag_customers_instead_of_tagging_them__boolean %}
  {% assign tagging_mutation_name = "tagsRemove" %}
{% else %}
  {% assign tagging_mutation_name = "tagsAdd" %}
{% endif %}

{% if event.topic contains "shopify/orders/" %}
  {% if event.preview %}
    {% capture order_json %}
      {
        "discount_applications": [
          {
            "type": "discount_code",
            "code": {{ options.discount_codes_and_tags__keyval_required.first[0] | json }}
          }
        ],
        "customer": {
          "admin_graphql_api_id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1234567890",
          "tags": ""
        }
      }
    {% endcapture %}

    {% assign order = order_json | parse_json %}
  {% endif %}

  {% comment %}
    Remember: only ever one discount code per order
  {% endcomment %}
  {% assign discount_code = order.discount_applications | where: "type", "discount_code" | map: "code" | first %}

  {% if discount_code == blank %}
    {% log "No discount code for this order; nothing to do." %}
  {% else %}
    {% assign tags = array %}

    {% if options.allow_partial_matches_when_checking_for_discount_codes__boolean %}
      {% for pair in options.discount_codes_and_tags__keyval_required %}
        {% assign some_discount_code_portion = pair[0] %}
        {% assign some_tag = pair[1] %}

        {% if discount_code contains some_discount_code_portion %}
          {% assign tags[tags.size] = some_tag %}
        {% endif %}
      {% endfor %}
    {% elsif options.discount_codes_and_tags__keyval_required[discount_code] != blank %}
      {% assign tags[0] = options.discount_codes_and_tags__keyval_required[discount_code] %}
    {% endif %}

    {% if tags == empty %}
      {% log message: "No matching tags found; nothing to do", discount_code: discount_code %}
    {% else %}
      {% action "shopify" %}
        mutation {
          {{ tagging_mutation_name }}(
            id: {{ order.customer.admin_graphql_api_id | json }}
            tags: {{ tags | json }}
          ) {
            userErrors {
              field
              message
            }
          }
        }
      {% endaction %}
    {% endif %}
  {% endif %}
{% elsif event.topic == "mechanic/user/trigger" %}
  {% assign query_parts = array %}
  {% for keyval in options.discount_codes_and_tags__keyval_required %}
    {% assign query_parts[query_parts.size] = keyval[0] | json | prepend: "discount_code:" %}
  {% endfor %}
  {% assign orders_query = query_parts | join: " OR " %}

  {% log orders_query: orders_query %}

  {% assign orders_cursor = nil %}
  {% for n in (0..100) %}
    {% capture query %}
      query {
        orders(
          first: 250
          after: {{ orders_cursor | json }}
          query: {{ orders_query | json }}
        ) {
          pageInfo {
            hasNextPage
          }
          edges {
            cursor
            node {
              discountCode
              customer {
                id
                tags
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    {% endcapture %}

    {% assign result = query | shopify %}

    {% if event.preview %}
      {% capture result_json %}
        {
          "data": {
            "orders": {
              "edges": [
                {
                  "node": {
                    "discountCode": {{ options.discount_codes_and_tags__keyval_required.first[0] | json }},
                    "customer": {
                      "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1234567890",
                      "tags": []
                    }
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      {% endcapture %}

      {% assign result = result_json | parse_json %}
    {% endif %}

    {% for edge in result.data.orders.edges %}
      {% assign order_node = edge.node %}
      {% assign discount_code = order_node.discountCode %}

      {% assign tags = array %}

      {% if options.allow_partial_matches_when_checking_for_discount_codes__boolean %}
        {% for pair in options.discount_codes_and_tags__keyval_required %}
          {% assign some_discount_code_portion = pair[0] %}
          {% assign some_tag = pair[1] %}

          {% assign discount_code_downcase = discount_code | downcase %}
          {% assign some_discount_code_portion_downcase = some_discount_code_portion | downcase %}

          {% if discount_code_downcase contains some_discount_code_portion_downcase %}
            {% unless order_node.customer.tags contains some_tag %}
              {% assign tags[tags.size] = some_tag %}
            {% endunless %}
          {% endif %}
        {% endfor %}
      {% elsif options.discount_codes_and_tags__keyval_required[discount_code] != blank %}
        {% assign tags[0] = options.discount_codes_and_tags__keyval_required[discount_code] %}
      {% endif %}

      {% if tags != empty %}
        {% action "shopify" %}
          mutation {
            {{ tagging_mutation_name }}(
              id: {{ order_node.customer.id | json }}
              tags: {{ tags | json }}
            ) {
              userErrors {
                field
                message
              }
            }
          }
        {% endaction %}
      {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}

    {% if result.data.orders.pageInfo.hasNextPage %}
      {% assign orders_cursor = result.data.orders.edges.last.cursor %}
    {% else %}
      {% break %}
    {% endif %}
  {% endfor %}
{% endif %}
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