Payments
The Boring JavaScript Stack uses sails-pay with Lemon Squeezy as the payment provider. The Ascent templates include a complete billing system with plan-based subscriptions, checkout flows, webhook handling, and customer portal integration.
When to Use
Use this skill when:
- •Configuring
sails-payinconfig/pay.js(provider, plans, variants) - •Implementing checkout flows with
sails.pay.checkout() - •Managing subscriptions (Subscription model, status lifecycle)
- •Handling Lemon Squeezy webhooks (signature verification, event processing)
- •Building billing settings pages with plan information
- •Checking subscription status with the
checkPlanhelper - •Integrating Lemon Squeezy's hosted customer portal
Rules
Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples:
- •rules/getting-started.md - sails-pay hook, config/pay.js, Lemon Squeezy setup, Subscription model
- •rules/checkout.md - Checkout flow, sails.pay.checkout(), variant selection, custom data
- •rules/subscriptions.md - Subscription model, status management, checkPlan helper, billing page
- •rules/webhooks.md - Webhook controller, signature verification, event handling, idempotency
- •rules/customer-portal.md - Lemon Squeezy hosted portal, subscription management URLs