// Purchasing power parity price proposals: one price sheet for every product, store and region. // storebound prices ppp [--base ] [--source worldbank|bigmac|file] [--file ] [--only ids] [--store apple|play] // [--min-ratio 0.3] [--max-ratio 1] [--max-level 0.5] [--only-decreases | --no-only-decreases] // [--include-high-income] [--out store/prices-ppp.csv] [--offline] [--dry] [--json] // Defaults (STAR DASH, 2026-10-14: the old method cut Germany to EUR 3.59 for a USD 4.99 product): only lower prices, // only in economies whose price level is at most 50 % of the US, World Bank high-income economies at par (the store's // own US-equivalent price), mainland China at par on Apple and skipped on Play; --floor / --ceiling are the old names // of --min-ratio / --max-ratio. A top-10 revenue market (from .storebound/reports/ when a sales report is there, else // lib/ppp.ts TOP_MARKETS) that would drop more than 20 % is warned about. // storebound prices ppp --update-bigmac [--dry] download The Economist Big Mac index to .storebound/ppp-bigmac.json // It writes a CSV in the `prices import` format (nothing is sent to a store), prints the diff against the stores' // current prices and the next step (`storebound prices import --csv --dry`). --dry prints the CSV and the diff // and writes nothing. --json prints { source, base, rows, skipped, diff, out, written } (with --dry: written false). // Online (credentials set, no --offline): Apple prices snap to the product's real price points per territory // (GET /v2/inAppPurchases/{id}/pricePoints?filter[territory]=...&include=territory, read-only) and the territory's // currency comes from Apple; Play regions and currencies come from pricing:convertRegionPrices of the base (a // read-only conversion). A product missing on a store falls back to offline snapping for that store. Math and // snapping rules: lib/ppp.ts. // Sources (checked October 2026): // https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi/get-v2-inapppurchases-_id_-pricepoints // https://developers.google.com/android-publisher/api-ref/rest/v3/monetization/convertRegionPrices // https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PPP, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF // https://github.com/TheEconomist/big-mac-data (output-data/big-mac-raw-index.csv) import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'; import { dirname, join } from 'node:path'; import worldbank from './data/ppp-worldbank.json' with { type: 'json' }; import { ascClient, type Asc, type J } from './apple/asc'; import { sellsOn } from './lib/config'; import { credentialValue } from './lib/credentials'; import type { Ctx } from './lib/ctx'; import { need } from './lib/ctx'; import { done, log, printJson, step, warn } from './lib/log'; import { ALPHA3, toMoney } from './lib/money'; import { bigMacDataset, datasetJson, datasetProblems, parseFactorCsv, planRows, PPP_DEFAULTS, type PppDataset, pppCsv, type PppOptions, type PppRow, type StoreRegion, TOP_DROP, TOP_MARKETS, topMarketDrops, topMarketsFromReports, } from './lib/ppp'; import { parsePlayCsv, parseTsv } from './lib/reports'; import { alpha2, diffPrices, diffTable, playPriceRows, type PriceRow } from './lib/prices'; import { playClient, type PlayClient } from './play/client'; import { appleCurrent, iapId, pages, playProduct } from './prices'; const TAG = 'ppp'; const BIGMAC_URL = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TheEconomist/big-mac-data/master/output-data/big-mac-raw-index.csv'; export const bundled = worldbank as unknown as PppDataset; /** Downloads the Big Mac index and writes /.storebound/ppp-bigmac.json (also used by tools/update-ppp.ts). */ export async function updateBigMac(root: string, dry: boolean): Promise { const r = await fetch(BIGMAC_URL); if (!r.ok) throw new Error(`${BIGMAC_URL} -> ${r.status}`); const ds = bigMacDataset(await r.text(), new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)); const p = join(root, '.storebound', 'ppp-bigmac.json'); if (dry) { done(TAG, `dry run: would write ${Object.keys(ds.countries).length} countries (${ds.source}) to ${p}`); return; } mkdirSync(dirname(p), { recursive: true }); writeFileSync(p, datasetJson(ds)); done(TAG, `${Object.keys(ds.countries).length} countries (${ds.source}) -> ${p}`); } export function loadDataset(source: string, root: string, file: string | undefined): PppDataset { if (source === 'worldbank') return bundled; if (source === 'bigmac') { const p = join(root, '.storebound', 'ppp-bigmac.json'); if (!existsSync(p)) throw new Error(`no Big Mac data at ${p}: run storebound prices ppp --update-bigmac (downloads The Economist's data to your machine; it is not bundled)`); const ds = JSON.parse(readFileSync(p, 'utf8')) as PppDataset; const e = datasetProblems(ds); if (e.length) throw new Error(`${p}: ${e.join('; ')} (run storebound prices ppp --update-bigmac again)`); return ds; } if (source === 'file') { if (!file) throw new Error('--source file needs --file (or prices.ppp.file in the config)'); if (!existsSync(file)) throw new Error(`no PPP factor CSV at ${file} (columns: region, factor, currency, fx)`); return parseFactorCsv(readFileSync(file, 'utf8'), bundled, file); } throw new Error('--source worldbank | bigmac | file'); } /** * Apple's own conversion of the US price: the equalizations of the USA price point (tax included, today's rates), * region (alpha-2) -> customer price. Empty when the call fails (then the offline par price is used). */ export async function appleEqualized(c: Asc, usaPointId: string): Promise> { const out = new Map(); try { const r = await pages(c, `/v1/inAppPurchasePricePoints/${usaPointId}/equalizations?include=territory&limit=8000`); for (const p of r.data) { const t: string | undefined = p.relationships?.territory?.data?.id; if (t) out.set(alpha2(t), Number(p.attributes?.customerPrice)); } } catch (e) { warn(TAG, `Apple equalizations of the US price: ${(e as Error).message}; offline par prices for Apple`); } return out; } /** Apple price points of one IAP in the given territories (alpha-3), batched: region (alpha-2) -> currency + points (+ ids of the USA points). */ export async function applePoints(c: Asc, id: string, territories: string[], usaIds?: Map): Promise> { const out = new Map(); for (let i = 0; i < territories.length; i += 10) { const batch = territories.slice(i, i + 10); const r = await pages(c, `/v2/inAppPurchases/${id}/pricePoints?filter[territory]=${batch.join(',')}&include=territory&fields[territories]=currency&limit=8000`); const curr = new Map(r.included.filter((x: J) => x.type === 'territories').map((x: J) => [x.id, x.attributes?.currency] as const)); for (const p of r.data) { const t: string | undefined = p.relationships?.territory?.data?.id; if (!t) continue; const region = alpha2(t); const e: StoreRegion = out.get(region) ?? { currency: curr.get(t) ?? '', points: [] }; e.points!.push(Number(p.attributes?.customerPrice)); if (t === 'USA' && usaIds && p.id) usaIds.set(Number(p.attributes?.customerPrice), p.id); out.set(region, e); } } return out; } type Converted = { convertedRegionPrices?: Record }; /** The options of a run: flags over prices.ppp in the config over PPP_DEFAULTS (--floor / --ceiling: old names). */ export function pppOptions(a: Ctx['args'], pc: NonNullable['ppp']>): PppOptions { const o: PppOptions = { minRatio: a.num('min-ratio', a.num('floor', pc.minRatio ?? pc.floor ?? PPP_DEFAULTS.minRatio)), maxRatio: a.num('max-ratio', a.num('ceiling', pc.maxRatio ?? pc.ceiling ?? PPP_DEFAULTS.maxRatio)), maxLevel: a.num('max-level', pc.maxLevel ?? PPP_DEFAULTS.maxLevel), onlyDecreases: a.has('no-only-decreases') ? false : a.has('only-decreases') ? true : pc.onlyDecreases ?? PPP_DEFAULTS.onlyDecreases, includeHighIncome: a.has('include-high-income') || (pc.includeHighIncome ?? PPP_DEFAULTS.includeHighIncome), }; if (!(o.minRatio > 0) || !(o.maxRatio > 0) || o.minRatio > o.maxRatio) throw new Error('--min-ratio and --max-ratio (old names --floor / --ceiling): shares of the US-equivalent price, 0 < min <= max (e.g. 0.3 and 1)'); if (!(o.maxLevel > 0)) throw new Error('--max-level: the highest price level (share of the US) that gets a PPP price, e.g. 0.5'); return o; } /** Top revenue markets: from the sales reports in .storebound/reports/ when there are any, else the static list. */ export function topMarkets(root: string, ds: PppDataset): { markets: string[]; from: 'sales-reports' | 'static' } { const dir = join(root, '.storebound', 'reports'); const reports: Record[][] = []; if (existsSync(dir)) for (const f of readdirSync(dir)) { if (f.endsWith('.summary.csv') || !/\.(tsv|csv|txt)$/.test(f)) continue; try { const t = readFileSync(join(dir, f), 'utf8'); reports.push(f.endsWith('.csv') ? parsePlayCsv(t) : parseTsv(t)); } catch { /* unreadable: skipped */ } } const m = topMarketsFromReports(reports, ds); return m.length ? { markets: m, from: 'sales-reports' } : { markets: TOP_MARKETS, from: 'static' }; } export async function run(ctx: Ctx): Promise { const { config, root, resolve } = ctx.loaded; const a = ctx.args; const pc = config.prices?.ppp ?? {}; const dry = a.has('dry'); if (a.has('update-bigmac')) return updateBigMac(root, dry); const store = a.get('store'); if (store && store !== 'apple' && store !== 'play') throw new Error('--store apple | play'); const source = a.get('source') ?? pc.source ?? 'worldbank'; const fileArg = a.get('file') ?? pc.file; const ds = loadDataset(source, root, fileArg ? resolve(fileArg) : undefined); const options = pppOptions(a, pc); const { minRatio: floor, maxRatio: ceiling } = options; const baseArg = a.get('base') !== undefined ? a.num('base', 0) : undefined; if (baseArg !== undefined && !(baseArg > 0)) throw new Error('--base: a USD price, e.g. 4.99'); const only = a.list('only'); const products = need(config.products, 'products').filter(p => !only.length || only.includes(p.id)); if (!products.length) throw new Error(only.length ? `--only ${only.join(',')}: no such product in products[]` : 'products[] is empty'); const out = resolve(a.get('out') ?? pc.out ?? 'store/prices-ppp.csv'); const offline = a.has('offline'); const stores = (['apple', 'play'] as const).filter(s => (!store || store === s) && !!config[s]); if (!stores.length) throw new Error('no store configured for this run (apple / play in storebound.config.ts)'); const online = { apple: !offline && stores.includes('apple') && !!credentialValue(root, 'ASC_KEY_ID') && !!credentialValue(root, 'ASC_ISSUER_ID'), play: !offline && stores.includes('play') && !!credentialValue(root, 'PLAY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT'), }; for (const s of stores) if (!offline && !online[s]) warn(TAG, `${s}: no credentials, offline snapping (storebound doctor shows what is missing)`); const c = online.apple ? await ascClient(root, config.apple!.bundleId, config.apple?.appId) : null; const appId = c ? await c.app() : ''; const play: PlayClient | null = online.play ? await playClient(root, config.play!.packageName) : null; log(TAG, `${ds.name}: ${ds.source}; retrieved ${ds.retrieved || '-'}; ${stores.map(s => `${s} ${online[s] ? 'online' : 'offline'}`).join(', ')}`); log(TAG, `rules: ${options.onlyDecreases ? 'only lower prices' : 'lower and raise'}; PPP prices only where the price level is <= ${options.maxLevel} of the US; share of the US-equivalent price ${floor}..${ceiling}; ${options.includeHighIncome ? 'high-income economies included' : 'high-income economies at par'}; CN at par on Apple, not on Play`); const rows: PppRow[] = []; const kept: PppRow[] = []; const current: PriceRow[] = []; const skipped: { product: string; store: string; region: string; why: string }[] = []; const offlineApple = new Set(); const converted = new Map(); const base: Record = {}; for (const [i, p] of products.entries()) { const usd = baseArg ?? p.usd; base[p.id] = usd; log(TAG, `${step(i + 1, products.length, p.id)}: base ${usd} USD`); for (const s of stores) { if (!sellsOn(config, p, s)) continue; let regions: Map | undefined; if (s === 'apple' && c) { const id = await iapId(c, appId, p.id); if (!id) warn(TAG, `${p.id}: not on App Store Connect (storebound apple iap creates it); offline snapping for Apple`); else { current.push(...(await appleCurrent(c, id, p.id, true)).rows); const want = Object.keys(ALPHA3).filter(r => r === 'US' || ds.countries[r]).map(r => ALPHA3[r]!); const usaIds = new Map(); regions = await applePoints(c, id, want, usaIds); const usaId = [...usaIds.entries()].find(([price]) => Math.round(price * 100) === Math.round(usd * 100))?.[1]; if (usaId) for (const [region, par] of await appleEqualized(c, usaId)) { const r = regions.get(region); if (r) r.par = par; } else warn(TAG, `${p.id}: USD ${usd} is not an App Store price point; offline par prices for Apple`); } } if (s === 'play' && play) { const pp = await playProduct(play, p.id); if (!pp) warn(TAG, `${p.id}: not on Google Play (storebound play products creates it); proposal against no current prices`); else current.push(...playPriceRows(pp)); if (!converted.has(usd)) converted.set(usd, await play.call('POST', `${play.API}/pricing:convertRegionPrices`, { price: toMoney('USD', usd) })); // convertRegionPrices: the US price in every region, tax included, at today's rates: Play's par price regions = new Map(Object.values(converted.get(usd)!.convertedRegionPrices ?? {}).map(r => [r.regionCode, { currency: r.price.currencyCode, par: Number(r.price.units ?? 0) + (r.price.nanos ?? 0) / 1e9 }] as const)); } if (s === 'apple' && !regions) offlineApple.add(p.id); const cur = new Map(current.filter(r => r.product === p.id && r.store === s && r.kind !== 'auto').map(r => [r.region, { currency: r.currency, price: r.price }] as const)); for (const r of current) if (r.product === p.id && r.store === s && r.kind === 'auto' && !cur.has(r.region)) cur.set(r.region, { currency: r.currency, price: r.price }); const plan = planRows({ product: p.id, base: usd, store: s, dataset: ds, options, regions, current: cur }); rows.push(...plan.rows); kept.push(...plan.kept); skipped.push(...plan.skipped.map(k => ({ product: p.id, store: s, ...k }))); } } const csv = pppCsv(rows); const diff = diffPrices(current, rows.map(({ product, store, region, territory, currency, price }) => ({ product, store, region, territory, currency, price }))); const sourceInfo = { name: ds.name, year: ds.year ?? null, retrieved: ds.retrieved, url: ds.url, license: ds.license }; if (!dry) { mkdirSync(dirname(out), { recursive: true }); writeFileSync(out, csv); } const top = topMarkets(root, ds); const drops = topMarketDrops(rows, top.markets); for (const d of drops) warn(TAG, `top market ${d.region} (${top.from === 'sales-reports' ? 'from your sales reports' : 'static top-10 list'}): ${d.product} ${d.store} ${d.currency} ${d.from} -> ${d.to} (-${Math.round(d.drop * 100)} %, more than ${TOP_DROP * 100} %); keep it out of the sheet unless you mean it`); if (a.has('json')) { printJson({ source: sourceInfo, base, floor, ceiling, options, online, rows: rows.map(({ territory: _t, ...r }) => r), kept: kept.map(({ territory: _t, ...r }) => r), skipped, diff, topMarkets: { ...top, drops }, out, written: !dry }); return; } if (dry) console.log(csv); console.log(diffTable(diff)); const cut = rows.filter(r => r.share < 1).length, par = kept.length; log(TAG, `${rows.length} rows (${cut} below the US-equivalent price; ${par} region(s) keep the store's own price: high-income, price level above ${options.maxLevel}, CN, or only-decreases), ${skipped.length} region(s) without a proposal${skipped.length ? ` (${[...new Set(skipped.map(k => k.region))].slice(0, 12).join(', ')}${skipped.length > 12 ? ', ...' : ''})` : ''}`); if (offlineApple.size) warn(TAG, `Apple values for ${[...offlineApple].join(', ')} are offline proposals: each must still match an App Store price point (prices import checks it and lists the neighbours)`); log(TAG, `source: ${ds.attribution ?? ds.source} (${ds.license})`); log(TAG, 'a proposal: review the sheet (remove rows you do not want, round to your own price ladder); nothing was sent to a store'); done(TAG, dry ? `dry run: would write ${rows.length} rows to ${out}` : `${rows.length} rows -> ${out}; next: storebound prices import --csv ${a.get('out') ?? pc.out ?? 'store/prices-ppp.csv'} --dry`); }