feat(vtex): add random sort option to intelligent search PLP - #1657
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Adds a "random" sort value to the VTEX IS product listing page loader. When ?sort=random is present, the loader fetches by relevance (since VTEX IS has no native random sort) and applies a deterministic daily-seeded Fisher-Yates shuffle to the result before returning, keeping CDN caching intact.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe product listing page now accepts ChangesRandom product sorting
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The new random sorting can occasionally corrupt the returned product list, while caching and runtime timezone handling can preserve or vary the daily ordering incorrectly. These are localized issues, but they should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging. Suggested reviewers: Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant ProductListingPage
participant VTEXIntelligentSearch
participant ProductConsumer
ProductListingPage->>VTEXIntelligentSearch: Request products without a sort value
VTEXIntelligentSearch-->>ProductListingPage: Return products in API order
ProductListingPage->>ProductListingPage: Shuffle products with the current date seed
ProductListingPage-->>ProductConsumer: Return randomized products
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In `@vtex/loaders/intelligentSearch/productListingPage.ts`:
- Around line 68-69: Update the random-value calculation in the generator to
divide the unsigned state by 0x100000000 instead of 0xffffffff, ensuring it
always returns a value below 1 and keeps the Fisher–Yates index within bounds.
- Around line 429-433: Update the cacheKey construction in the product listing
flow to include the dailySeed used by the isRandom shuffle, ensuring random
results receive a new cache entry each day while preserving existing keys for
non-random sorting.
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| s = (s * 1664525 + 1013904223) & 0xffffffff; | ||
| return (s >>> 0) / 0xffffffff; |
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Keep the random value below 1.
When the generator state is 0xffffffff, this expression returns exactly 1. The Fisher–Yates loop then calculates j = i + 1, which can add undefined and corrupt the returned product list. Divide by 0x100000000 instead of 0xffffffff.
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- return (s >>> 0) / 0xffffffff;
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| s = (s * 1664525 + 1013904223) & 0xffffffff; | |
| return (s >>> 0) / 0xffffffff; | |
| s = (s * 1664525 + 1013904223) & 0xffffffff; | |
| return (s >>> 0) / 0x100000000; |
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In `@vtex/loaders/intelligentSearch/productListingPage.ts` around lines 68 - 69,
Update the random-value calculation in the generator to divide the unsigned
state by 0x100000000 instead of 0xffffffff, ensuring it always returns a value
below 1 and keeps the Fisher–Yates index within bounds.
| const today = new Date(); | ||
| const dailySeed = today.getFullYear() * 10000 + | ||
| (today.getMonth() + 1) * 100 + | ||
| today.getDate(); | ||
| const finalProducts = isRandom ? shuffle(products, dailySeed) : products; |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
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# Expect cache expiry and date handling to match the daily shuffle contract.
rg -n -C 6 'cacheKey|Cache-Control|s-maxage|max-age|stale-while-revalidate|process\.env\.TZ|timezone|getUTC' . || trueRepository: deco-cx/apps
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printf '\n--- cache contract references ---\n'
rg -n -C 5 'stale-while-revalidate|export const cache|cacheKey\s*=|maxAge' --glob '*.ts' --glob '*.tsx' --glob '*.md' --glob '*.json' \
--glob '!**/node_modules/**' --glob '!**/dist/**' \
| rg -m 120 'stale-while-revalidate|cacheKey|export const cache|maxAge|cache contract|cache key'
printf '\n--- relevant framework/config references ---\n'
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printf '%s\n' '--- cache-related imports and declarations ---'
rg -n -C 3 'cacheKey|stale-while-revalidate|export const cache|interface .*Cache|type .*Cache|maxAge' \
--glob '*.ts' --glob '*.tsx' --glob '*.md' --glob '*.mdx' \
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Deco runtime loader cache "stale-while-revalidate" cacheKey maxAge
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In the deco.cx runtime, loaders can be configured with a caching policy to reduce latency and origin load by exporting a cache property and a cacheKey function [1][2]. Cache Configuration The cache property controls the loader's caching behavior [1][2]. It can be set to the following values: - "stale-while-revalidate": Serves cached data immediately and triggers a background revalidation when the data is stale [1][2]. This is the recommended default for public, read-mostly loaders [1]. - { maxAge: number }: Operates as stale-while-revalidate but allows for a custom TTL (in seconds) [1]. If not specified, the default TTL is 60 seconds (configurable via the CACHE_MAX_AGE_S environment variable) [1]. - "no-cache": Executes the loader normally but ignores existing cached data; useful if you want to bypass the cache but still want the loader's results to be available for other dependent blocks [2]. - "no-store": The default behavior, which disables caching for the loader [1][2][3]. Cache Key (cacheKey) The cacheKey function is used to create a unique identifier for the loader's cached output [1]. It receives props, the request object, and the context, and must return a string (or null to disable caching) [1][2]. The final cache key is composed of the loader's resolver name and the value returned by this function [1]. It is best practice to include all parameters (like query strings or props) that influence the response, while excluding volatile data like timestamps [1]. Implementation Example // Example of a loader with stale-while-revalidate and a custom maxAge export const cache = { maxAge: 300 }; // 5 minutes TTL export const cacheKey = (props: { category: string }, req: Request) => { const url = new URL(req.url); url.search = new URLSearchParams([["category", props.category]]).toString; return url.href; }; export const loader = async (props: { category: string }, req: Request) => { // Loader logic here }; For troubleshooting, you can append?d to the URL in your browser to observe tracing information, including cache statuses such as HIT, MISS, STALE, and BYPASS [3][4].
Citations:
- 1: https://docs.deco.cx/en/cache/loader
- 2: https://github.com/deco-cx/deco/blob/231bc6e2/blocks/loader.ts
- 3: https://deco.camp/en/blog/new-loaders-api
- 4: feat: Caching loaders deco#502
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from pathlib import Path
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source = Path("vtex/loaders/intelligentSearch/productListingPage.ts").read_text()
loader = source[source.index("const today = new Date();"):source.index("const itemListElement", source.index("const today = new Date();"))]
cache = source[source.index("export const cacheKey ="):source.index("export default loader;")]
assert "dailySeed" in loader
assert "dailySeed" not in cache
assert 'sort: "random"' not in cache # the key uses the request/props value instead
assert '["sort", props.sort ?? url.searchParams.get("sort") ?? ""]' in cache
def daily_seed(y, m, d):
return y * 10000 + m * 100 + d
same_request_key = "same URL and props"
assert same_request_key == same_request_key
assert daily_seed(2026, 8, 17) != daily_seed(2026, 8, 18)
print("cacheKey has no dailySeed/date input, while loader output changes with the local calendar date.")
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Include the daily seed in cacheKey. stale-while-revalidate has no daily-boundary expiry, and cacheKey does not include the date. A cached sort=random response can therefore serve the previous day’s order.
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In `@vtex/loaders/intelligentSearch/productListingPage.ts` around lines 429 - 433,
Update the cacheKey construction in the product listing flow to include the
dailySeed used by the isRandom shuffle, ensuring random results receive a new
cache entry each day while preserving existing keys for non-random sorting.
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<file name="vtex/loaders/intelligentSearch/productListingPage.ts">
<violation number="1" location="vtex/loaders/intelligentSearch/productListingPage.ts:69">
P2: When the PRNG state reaches `0xffffffff`, `(s >>> 0) / 0xffffffff` evaluates to exactly `1`. In the Fisher–Yates loop, `j = Math.floor(rand() * (i + 1))` can then equal `i + 1`, which is out of bounds, so `result[j]` becomes `undefined` and corrupts the returned product list. Divide by `0x100000000` instead so the random value stays strictly below `1`.</violation>
<violation number="2" location="vtex/loaders/intelligentSearch/productListingPage.ts:429">
P3: The daily seed derives from the server's local date via `new Date()`, so the "day" that controls the shuffle is the runtime timezone (often UTC on edge), not the store's local day. For a VTEX store in Brazil this rotates the order at 21:00–03:00 UTC instead of local midnight, so the displayed order can change in the middle of the store's business day and two requests served from different timezones on the same local date could produce different orders. Derive the date from a fixed/store timezone instead of the runtime-local `Date` to keep the day boundary well-defined.</violation>
<violation number="3" location="vtex/loaders/intelligentSearch/productListingPage.ts:433">
P2: When `sort=random` is cached, the existing `stale-while-revalidate` entry is not keyed by the `dailySeed`, so requests after midnight can receive yesterday's order. Include the YYYYMMDD seed in the random response's cache key or bypass caching for this mode.</violation>
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| let s = seed; | ||
| return () => { | ||
| s = (s * 1664525 + 1013904223) & 0xffffffff; | ||
| return (s >>> 0) / 0xffffffff; |
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P2: When the PRNG state reaches 0xffffffff, (s >>> 0) / 0xffffffff evaluates to exactly 1. In the Fisher–Yates loop, j = Math.floor(rand() * (i + 1)) can then equal i + 1, which is out of bounds, so result[j] becomes undefined and corrupts the returned product list. Divide by 0x100000000 instead so the random value stays strictly below 1.
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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At vtex/loaders/intelligentSearch/productListingPage.ts, line 69:
<comment>When the PRNG state reaches `0xffffffff`, `(s >>> 0) / 0xffffffff` evaluates to exactly `1`. In the Fisher–Yates loop, `j = Math.floor(rand() * (i + 1))` can then equal `i + 1`, which is out of bounds, so `result[j]` becomes `undefined` and corrupts the returned product list. Divide by `0x100000000` instead so the random value stays strictly below `1`.</comment>
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@@ -59,7 +59,26 @@ const sortOptions = [
+ let s = seed;
+ return () => {
+ s = (s * 1664525 + 1013904223) & 0xffffffff;
+ return (s >>> 0) / 0xffffffff;
+ };
+}
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| return (s >>> 0) / 0xffffffff; | |
| return (s >>> 0) / 0x100000000; |
| const dailySeed = today.getFullYear() * 10000 + | ||
| (today.getMonth() + 1) * 100 + | ||
| today.getDate(); | ||
| const finalProducts = isRandom ? shuffle(products, dailySeed) : products; |
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P2: When sort=random is cached, the existing stale-while-revalidate entry is not keyed by the dailySeed, so requests after midnight can receive yesterday's order. Include the YYYYMMDD seed in the random response's cache key or bypass caching for this mode.
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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At vtex/loaders/intelligentSearch/productListingPage.ts, line 433:
<comment>When `sort=random` is cached, the existing `stale-while-revalidate` entry is not keyed by the `dailySeed`, so requests after midnight can receive yesterday's order. Include the YYYYMMDD seed in the random response's cache key or bypass caching for this mode.</comment>
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@@ -400,6 +425,13 @@ const loader = async (
+ const dailySeed = today.getFullYear() * 10000 +
+ (today.getMonth() + 1) * 100 +
+ today.getDate();
+ const finalProducts = isRandom ? shuffle(products, dailySeed) : products;
+
const itemListElement = pageTypesToBreadcrumbList(pageTypes, baseUrl);
</file context>
| .filter((f) => !f.hidden) | ||
| .map(toFilter(selectedFacets, paramsToPersist)); | ||
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| const today = new Date(); |
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P3: The daily seed derives from the server's local date via new Date(), so the "day" that controls the shuffle is the runtime timezone (often UTC on edge), not the store's local day. For a VTEX store in Brazil this rotates the order at 21:00–03:00 UTC instead of local midnight, so the displayed order can change in the middle of the store's business day and two requests served from different timezones on the same local date could produce different orders. Derive the date from a fixed/store timezone instead of the runtime-local Date to keep the day boundary well-defined.
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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At vtex/loaders/intelligentSearch/productListingPage.ts, line 429:
<comment>The daily seed derives from the server's local date via `new Date()`, so the "day" that controls the shuffle is the runtime timezone (often UTC on edge), not the store's local day. For a VTEX store in Brazil this rotates the order at 21:00–03:00 UTC instead of local midnight, so the displayed order can change in the middle of the store's business day and two requests served from different timezones on the same local date could produce different orders. Derive the date from a fixed/store timezone instead of the runtime-local `Date` to keep the day boundary well-defined.</comment>
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@@ -400,6 +425,13 @@ const loader = async (
.filter((f) => !f.hidden)
.map(toFilter(selectedFacets, paramsToPersist));
+
+ const today = new Date();
+ const dailySeed = today.getFullYear() * 10000 +
+ (today.getMonth() + 1) * 100 +
</file context>
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What
Adds
randomas a valid sort option to the VTEX Intelligent Search product listing page loader.How
VTEX IS has no native random sort. When
?sort=randomis in the URL:sort=""(relevance) to the VTEX IS API — avoiding an invalid parameterYYYYMMDD)The daily seed means the order is consistent for all users on a given day and rotates at midnight — the CDN can cache the response normally.
Files changed
vtex/utils/types.ts— adds"random"to theSortunionvtex/loaders/intelligentSearch/productListingPage.ts— adds the sort option, shuffle helpers, and interception logicKnown limitation
The shuffle applies to the products returned in a single page request (e.g. 20 items), not across the full catalog. This is a VTEX IS API constraint — results are paginated before they reach the loader.
Summary by cubic
Adds a random sort option to the VTEX Intelligent Search product listing page loader so merchandisers can rotate product order daily without breaking caching. Previously, random sort was not available; now
?sort=randomfetches by relevance and returns products shuffled deterministically by a daily seed."random"to theSortunion and recognizes?sort=randomin the PLP loader.randomtosort=""for VTEX IS, then applies a Fisher–Yates shuffle using aYYYYMMDDseed; only theproductsarray order changes.Written for commit 55bb784. Summary will update on new commits.
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