Migrating a script that limited how many units were discounted
The cap is not the trap. The trap is a single sort line: with it the CHEAPEST units are discounted, without it the FIRST ones are, and both files are dense with the same split call that also makes them look like a BOGO.
RebuiltIt discounted only the first few matching units and left the rest at full price.
Merchants wrote this 3 different ways, and they do not all mean the same thing. Each spelling is below with its own cart and its own numbers.
Paste it into Scripts rescue and watch what it rebuilds
- Copy the Ruby with the button beside any Script on this page.
- In your Shopify admin, open Stackable, then Tools, then Scripts rescue.
- Paste it there, read what the tool says it will build, and compare that with the settings on this page.
Scripts rescue is on the Pro plan. Nothing is published until you tell it what your old Script charged and the two figures match to the cent.
Quantity limit first n discounted (D5)
RebuiltDanger pair D5. This file and its partner look almost identical and behave differently, so read both before you decide which one you have.
# GENERATED BY THE SHOPIFY SCRIPT CREATOR APP
class ConditionalDiscount < Campaign
def initialize(condition, customer_qualifier, cart_qualifier, line_item_selector, discount, max_discounts)
super(condition, customer_qualifier, cart_qualifier, line_item_selector)
@discount = discount
@items_to_discount = max_discounts == 0 ? nil : max_discounts
end
def run(cart)
return unless qualifies?(cart)
applicable_items = cart.line_items.select { |item| @line_item_selector.nil? || @line_item_selector.match?(item) }
applicable_items.each do |item|
break if @items_to_discount == 0
if !@items_to_discount.nil? && (item.quantity > @items_to_discount)
new_item = item.split({ take: @items_to_discount })
@discount.apply(new_item)
position = cart.line_items.find_index(item)
cart.line_items.insert(position + 1, new_item)
@items_to_discount = 0
else
@discount.apply(item)
@items_to_discount -= item.quantity unless @items_to_discount.nil?
end
end
end
end
CAMPAIGNS = [
ConditionalDiscount.new(
:all, nil, nil,
ProductTypeSelector.new(:does, ["Sale"]),
PercentageDiscount.new(30, "30% off first 2"),
2
),
].freeze
CAMPAIGNS.each do |campaign|
campaign.run(Input.cart)
end
Output.cart = Input.cartRecognised as Discount on the first few units and rebuilt as a bxgy offer. These are the real configuration keys the offer is saved with, so you can check your own rebuild against them field by field.
| Setting | Value | Config key |
|---|---|---|
| Offer type | bxgy | type |
| Counting | per_variant | counting |
| Recurrence | once | recurrence |
| Tier 1 | min qty 1 -> free item | tiers[0] |
| Buy quantity | 1 | bxgy.buyQty |
| Get quantity | 2 | bxgy.getQty |
| Get selection | same_item | bxgy.getSelection |
| Reward on the get units | 30% off | bxgy.getDiscountPct |
| Free units are additional | false | bxgy.freeUnitsAreAdditional |
| Target scope | product_types | target.scope |
| Target includes | Sale | target.includeIds |
| Method | automatic | discountMethod |
| Allocation | standard | stacking.allocation |
| Combines with other discounts | no | stacking |
- Your Script limited this to a tag, vendor, or product type. We carried that filter over, so confirm it selects the products you expect.
- The unit limit counts per matching group, not per cart line, so a cart with two separate lines can reach the limit twice.
Built on our public demo store, Meridian Goods, so every price here can be reproduced rather than taken on trust. The discount below is what the same engine that runs at checkout computes for this exact cart.
- No Meridian Goods product carries the type Sale. Set it on Aria Wireless Earbuds in Shopify before you build the cart, and on nothing else.
| Item | Qty | Unit price |
|---|---|---|
| Aria Wireless Earbuds | 1 | $79.00 |
| Subtotal | $79.00 | |
| Discount | -$23.70 | |
| Total | $55.30 | |
Signed out, or signed in as a customer with no tags.
Before publishing, the tool asks what your old Script did to a cart you already have. Set it to 1 of Aria Wireless Earbuds at $79.00 and the answer is fixed.
The discount is $23.70. The total the shopper paid is $55.30.
The comparison is exact, down to the smallest unit of your currency. One cent out and publishing stays shut, which is the whole point of the step.
- swap the cart for a single Braided USB-C Cable
| Item | Qty | Unit price |
|---|---|---|
| Braided USB-C Cable | 1 | $14.00 |
| Subtotal | $14.00 | |
| Total | $14.00 | |
Signed out, or signed in as a customer with no tags.
Quantity limit cheapest n (D5)
RebuiltDanger pair D5. This file and its partner look almost identical and behave differently, so read both before you decide which one you have.
# GENERATED BY THE SHOPIFY SCRIPT CREATOR APP
class ConditionalDiscount < Campaign
def initialize(condition, customer_qualifier, cart_qualifier, line_item_selector, discount, max_discounts)
super(condition, customer_qualifier, cart_qualifier, line_item_selector)
@discount = discount
@items_to_discount = max_discounts == 0 ? nil : max_discounts
end
def run(cart)
return unless qualifies?(cart)
applicable_items = cart.line_items.select { |item| @line_item_selector.nil? || @line_item_selector.match?(item) }
applicable_items = applicable_items.sort_by { |item| item.variant.price }
applicable_items.each do |item|
break if @items_to_discount == 0
if !@items_to_discount.nil? && (item.quantity > @items_to_discount)
new_item = item.split({ take: @items_to_discount })
@discount.apply(new_item)
position = cart.line_items.find_index(item)
cart.line_items.insert(position + 1, new_item)
@items_to_discount = 0
else
@discount.apply(item)
@items_to_discount -= item.quantity unless @items_to_discount.nil?
end
end
end
end
CAMPAIGNS = [
ConditionalDiscount.new(
:all, nil, nil,
ProductTypeSelector.new(:does, ["Sale"]),
PercentageDiscount.new(30, "30% off your 2 cheapest"),
2
),
].freeze
CAMPAIGNS.each do |campaign|
campaign.run(Input.cart)
end
Output.cart = Input.cartRecognised as Discount on the first few units and rebuilt as a bxgy offer. These are the real configuration keys the offer is saved with, so you can check your own rebuild against them field by field.
| Setting | Value | Config key |
|---|---|---|
| Offer type | bxgy | type |
| Counting | per_group | counting |
| Recurrence | once | recurrence |
| Tier 1 | min qty 1 -> free item | tiers[0] |
| Buy quantity | 1 | bxgy.buyQty |
| Get quantity | 2 | bxgy.getQty |
| Get selection | cheapest_eligible | bxgy.getSelection |
| Reward on the get units | 30% off | bxgy.getDiscountPct |
| Free units are additional | false | bxgy.freeUnitsAreAdditional |
| Target scope | product_types | target.scope |
| Target includes | Sale | target.includeIds |
| Method | automatic | discountMethod |
| Allocation | standard | stacking.allocation |
| Combines with other discounts | no | stacking |
- Your Script limited this to a tag, vendor, or product type. We carried that filter over, so confirm it selects the products you expect.
- The unit limit counts per matching group, not per cart line, so a cart with two separate lines can reach the limit twice.
Built on our public demo store, Meridian Goods, so every price here can be reproduced rather than taken on trust. The discount below is what the same engine that runs at checkout computes for this exact cart.
- No Meridian Goods product carries the type Sale. Set it on Aria Wireless Earbuds and Impact Phone Case in Shopify before you build the cart, and on nothing else.
| Item | Qty | Unit price |
|---|---|---|
| Impact Phone Case | 1 | $24.00 |
| Aria Wireless Earbuds | 1 | $79.00 |
| Subtotal | $103.00 | |
| Discount | -$30.90 | |
| Total | $72.10 | |
Signed out, or signed in as a customer with no tags.
Before publishing, the tool asks what your old Script did to a cart you already have. Set it to 1 of Impact Phone Case at $24.00 and the answer is fixed.
The discount is $7.20. The total the shopper paid is $16.80.
The comparison is exact, down to the smallest unit of your currency. One cent out and publishing stays shut, which is the whole point of the step.
- swap the cart for a single Braided USB-C Cable
| Item | Qty | Unit price |
|---|---|---|
| Braided USB-C Cable | 1 | $14.00 |
| Subtotal | $14.00 | |
| Total | $14.00 | |
Signed out, or signed in as a customer with no tags.
Quantity limit first n discounted (D6)
RebuiltDanger pair D6. This file and its partner look almost identical and behave differently, so read both before you decide which one you have.
DISCOUNT_PERCENTAGE = 30
MAX_UNITS = 2
num_to_discount = MAX_UNITS
Input.cart.line_items.each_with_index do |line_item, position|
break if num_to_discount <= 0
next unless line_item.variant.product.tags.include?("limited")
if line_item.quantity > num_to_discount
split_line_item = line_item.split(take: num_to_discount)
Input.cart.line_items.insert(position + 1, split_line_item)
line_item = split_line_item
end
line_item.change_line_price(
line_item.line_price * (1.0 - (DISCOUNT_PERCENTAGE / 100.0)),
message: "30% off your first 2"
)
num_to_discount -= line_item.quantity
end
Output.cart = Input.cartRecognised as Discount on the first few units and rebuilt as a bxgy offer. These are the real configuration keys the offer is saved with, so you can check your own rebuild against them field by field.
| Setting | Value | Config key |
|---|---|---|
| Offer type | bxgy | type |
| Counting | per_variant | counting |
| Recurrence | once | recurrence |
| Tier 1 | min qty 1 -> free item | tiers[0] |
| Buy quantity | 1 | bxgy.buyQty |
| Get quantity | 2 | bxgy.getQty |
| Get selection | same_item | bxgy.getSelection |
| Reward on the get units | 30% off | bxgy.getDiscountPct |
| Free units are additional | false | bxgy.freeUnitsAreAdditional |
| Target scope | tags | target.scope |
| Target includes | limited | target.includeIds |
| Method | automatic | discountMethod |
| Allocation | standard | stacking.allocation |
| Combines with other discounts | no | stacking |
- Your Script limited this to a tag, vendor, or product type. We carried that filter over, so confirm it selects the products you expect.
- The unit limit counts per matching group, not per cart line, so a cart with two separate lines can reach the limit twice.
Built on our public demo store, Meridian Goods, so every price here can be reproduced rather than taken on trust. The discount below is what the same engine that runs at checkout computes for this exact cart.
- No Meridian Goods product carries the tag limited. Set it on Aria Wireless Earbuds in Shopify before you build the cart, and on nothing else.
| Item | Qty | Unit price |
|---|---|---|
| Aria Wireless Earbuds | 1 | $79.00 |
| Subtotal | $79.00 | |
| Discount | -$23.70 | |
| Total | $55.30 | |
Signed out, or signed in as a customer with no tags.
Before publishing, the tool asks what your old Script did to a cart you already have. Set it to 1 of Aria Wireless Earbuds at $79.00 and the answer is fixed.
The discount is $23.70. The total the shopper paid is $55.30.
The comparison is exact, down to the smallest unit of your currency. One cent out and publishing stays shut, which is the whole point of the step.
- swap the cart for a single Braided USB-C Cable
| Item | Qty | Unit price |
|---|---|---|
| Braided USB-C Cable | 1 | $14.00 |
| Subtotal | $14.00 | |
| Total | $14.00 | |
Signed out, or signed in as a customer with no tags.
Two files that look the same
Each pair below is one Script shape written two ways. They differ by a line or two and they do different things, so read both before deciding which one you have.
Danger pair D5
Quantity limit first n discounted (D5)
RebuiltRebuilt as a bxgy offer.
Discount on its own cart: $23.70
PercentageDiscount.new(30, "30% off first 2"),Quantity limit cheapest n (D5)
RebuiltRebuilt as a bxgy offer.
Discount on its own cart: $30.90
applicable_items = applicable_items.sort_by { |item| item.variant.price }
PercentageDiscount.new(30, "30% off your 2 cheapest"),Danger pair D6
Quantity limit first n discounted (D6)
RebuiltRebuilt as a bxgy offer.
Discount on its own cart: $23.70
DISCOUNT_PERCENTAGE = 30
MAX_UNITS = 2
num_to_discount = MAX_UNITS
Input.cart.line_items.each_with_index do |line_item, position|
break if num_to_discount <= 0
next unless line_item.variant.product.tags.include?("limited")And 9 more differing lines, on its own page.
Quantity limit purchase cap (D6)
Different Shopify APINot rebuilt. This needs a different kind of Shopify app
# GENERATED BY THE SHOPIFY SCRIPT CREATOR APP
class QuantityLimit < Campaign
def initialize(condition, customer_qualifier, cart_qualifier, line_item_selector, limit_by, limit)
super(condition, customer_qualifier, cart_qualifier, line_item_selector)
@limit_by = limit_by
@limit = limitAnd 26 more differing lines, on its own page.
Common questions
- Will Stackable rebuild this script?
- Yes. Every spelling on this page is rebuilt today as a bxgy offer, and the cart above is the one that proves it.
- What cart proves it works?
- 1 x Aria Wireless Earbuds at $79.00. The engine takes $23.70 off, and checkout charges $55.30.
- What will I have to check before publishing?
- Your Script limited this to a tag, vendor, or product type. We carried that filter over, so confirm it selects the products you expect. The unit limit counts per matching group, not per cart line, so a cart with two separate lines can reach the limit twice.
Related Script shapes
A cap on how many units a shopper could buy, enforced by trimming the cart.
A set of paid units earns an extra unit at no charge.
The same buy-and-get offer, counted so the reward sits inside each set rather than beside it.
Paste your Script and see it rebuilt
The rebuild is checked against the money your old Script charged before you can publish it.