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When is `defaultStorefrontVariantId` truthy? What's the use case?

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Description

@spencercanner can you help me understand this line of code? When Product#setDefaultVariant runs under what business condition is this true, if (this.defaultStorefrontVariantId) { ? Does the product in shopify have to be set up in a certain way?

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Start at src/components/product.js line 758 and trace Product#setDefaultVariant to understand when defaultStorefrontVariantId is truthy. Check the surrounding product and Shopify setup context, then document the business condition and use case that explain this branch.

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Tech stack
javascript
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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1/5
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