graphql-engine/docs/graphql/manual/actions/codegen.rst
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Actions codegen
===============
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Introduction
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Actions need HTTP handlers to run the business logic. It might be inconvenient
to write the complete handler code for every action. Luckily, GraphQL's type
system allows us to auto-generate the boilerplate code for actions.
.. note::
Hasura currently has codegen set up for a few frameworks. The list of
supported frameworks should grow with contributions from the
community.
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Generating handler code for your action
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.. tab:: Console
Head to the ``Actions -> [action-name] -> Codegen`` tab in the console
You can select the framework of your choice to get the corresponding
handler boilerplate code.
.. thumbnail:: ../../../img/graphql/manual/actions/console-codegen-tab.png
:alt: Console codegen tab
.. tab:: CLI
**Configuration**
Before being able to codegen for actions, you have to configure your CLI.
Run:
.. code-block:: bash
hasura actions use-codegen
1. Choose which framework you want to codegen for:
.. thumbnail:: ../../../img/graphql/manual/actions/cli-framework-prompt.png
:alt: CLI Framework Prompt
2. Choose if you also wish to clone a starter kit for the chosen framework:
.. thumbnail:: ../../../img/graphql/manual/actions/cli-starter-kit-prompt.png
:alt: CLI Starter Kit Prompt
3. Choose a path where you want to output the auto-generated code files
.. thumbnail:: ../../../img/graphql/manual/actions/cli-output-dir-prompt.png
:alt: CLI Starter Kit Prompt
This command will update your ``config.yaml`` with the codegen config as per
your preferences. You can also set these values manually in ``config.yaml``.
For example:
.. code-block:: yaml
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version: "2"
endpoint: http://localhost:8080
metadata_directory: metadata
migrations_directory: migrations
actions:
handler_webhook_baseurl: http://localhost:3000
kind: synchronous
codegen:
framework: nodejs-express
output_dir: ./nodejs-express/src/handlers/
**Codegen**
To finally get auto-generated code for an action, run:
.. code-block:: bash
hasura actions codegen <action-name>
The codegen files will be generated at the ``output_dir`` path from ``config.yaml``.
Building a codegen for your framework
-------------------------------------
As of now, Hasura provides codegen for a few frameworks (``nodejs-express``,
``typescript-zeit``, etc).
If you wish to build a code generator for your framework
`read the contrib guide <https://github.com/hasura/codegen-builder-contrib/>`_.