What is the recommended method for exposing a custom attribute in Merchant Tools to a template?

The recommended method for exposing a custom attribute in Merchant Tools to a template is to pass the Store system object to the template. This approach allows developers to access the various attributes and configurations of the store directly within the template.

By passing the Store object, you gain access to all the relevant data associated with a particular store, including any custom attributes that have been defined in Merchant Tools. This ensures that the templates can utilize these attributes seamlessly and render them accordingly within the storefront.

This method promotes clean and efficient code by leveraging the existing structure of the platform, facilitating better maintainability and reusability of templates across various parts of the application.

Alternative methods, such as extending the controller with middleware or using module.superModule functionality, do not provide a straightforward path for directly accessing custom attributes for rendering in templates. Instead, they focus on altering or extending functionality beyond merely exposing data to the template layer. Therefore, passing the Store object is the optimal and recommended choice to achieve this objective.