5.4. Integrate Third-Party Systems

In this chapter, you'll learn how to integrate a third-party system into Local Protocol.

How to Integrate a Third-Party System?#

To integrate a third-party system into Local Protocol, you:

1. Implement the methods to interact with the system in a service. It can either be the main module's service, or an internal service in the module that's used by the main one.
2. Implement in workflows custom features around the integration, such as sending data to the third-party system.
   • Workflows roll-back mechanism ensures data consistency. This is essential as you integrate multiple systems into your application.
3. Use the workflow in other resources to expose or utilize the custom functionality.

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Next Chapters: Syncing Brands Example#

In the next chapters, you'll implement an example of syncing brands with a third-party system, such as a Content Management System (CMS).

That requires:

1. Implementing the service that integrates the third-party system.
2. Creating a brand in the third-party system when a brand is created in Local Protocol.
3. Retrieving the brands from the third-party system to sync them with Local Protocol's brands at a scheduled interval.