Frontend API create account with custom content field

[boostvolt]

We have created a custom content field for the accounts model and would like to assign a value to it when creating an account via the frontend API, preferably via SwellJS. So far we have not found a way to directly address custom content fields and currently have to store data via the metadata as a workaround. Can this please be implemented accordingly for the frontend API?

[sags95]

@boostvolt content_fields are read-only by default, but this guide explains how to enable these for write_access https://developers.swell.is/guides/opening-content-permissions so that you can update them with swell-js. For example, if I have a content_field named custom_field within the /accounts model. I would use the swell.account.update() method like so after following the steps in the guide:

await swell.account.update({
      custom_field: 'testing'
    });

[boostvolt]

Unfortunately not via SwellJS because the AccountSnake interface is not generic enough.

[sags95]

Are you seeing a particular error?

[boostvolt]

So first we had to adapt the AccountSnake interface because custom fields are not accepted by the interface. However, if we then want to set a value for a custom field, according to your example, the user will be created correctly with all data except for the custom field.

[logeshswell]

@boostvolt Yes, you're right!
AccountSnake isn't accepting content field while productSnake accepts it. So, we need to move content field inside BaseModel, so that you could create/update content fields in any of the interfaces.

Would you be comfortable to create a PR for this change?

Secondly, you should be creating an account as follows since you're using content field.

await swell.account.create({
  email: "${email}",
  password: '${password},
  content: {
    custom_field: "testing"
  }
});