Implement Medusa v2 commerce module with a custom product module extending the data layer for a headless storefront
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Steps
Scaffold a Medusa v2 project and review the modular architecture where each domain (product, cart, order) is an independently installable module
Create a custom module by generating the module directory with a service class that extends the MedusaService base and defines custom data models using the model definition utilities
Register the custom module in the medusa-config file so the Medusa application loads it at startup and makes its service available via dependency injection
Expose custom module functionality through a Medusa API route by creating a route file under the api directory that injects the custom module's service via the MedusaRequest container
If the custom module needs to interact with the product module, resolve the product service from the container in the custom module's service methods rather than directly querying the database
Test the integration end to end by calling the custom API route and verifying that the data flows correctly between the custom module and the core product module
Known gotchas
Medusa v2's module system uses a container-based dependency injection pattern; accessing services by directly importing them rather than resolving them from the container will cause issues in multi-instance deployments
Custom data models defined in a module are migrated separately from core Medusa migrations; run module-specific migrations when deploying custom modules to avoid schema drift
The Medusa v2 module API surface changed significantly from v1; tutorials or community plugins written for v1 may not be compatible with v2's module system
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