Create Custom Endpoint in Directus

Create Custom Endpoint in Directus

Directus V11.11.0

Build Extension

• Create any folder and go inside

mkdir shivam
cd shivam

• Create directus extension here 创建扩展插件

npm init directus-extension #old
npx create-directus-extension@latest #new

• Select extension-type as endpoint
• Select name as dog
• Select language as javascript
• Now go to src folder on newly created extension folder dog/src
• Edit index.js file
• simple example

export default (router) => {router.get("/", (req, res) => res.send("Hello World, I am Dog"));
};
// accessible on /dog

complex example --此模式未尝试

module.exports = function registerEndpoint(router, { services, exceptions }) {router.get("/", (req, res) => {res.send({mesasge: "Welcome to Cat world",});});router.get("/hello", (req, res) => {res.send({message: "Hola from Cats",});});
};
// accessile on /cat/ and /cat/hello

• Build extension with

npm run build

Deploy extension

• Copy content from dog/dist/
• Paste in extensions/dog/dist
• Directus app will look like this ../extensions/dog/dist/index.js

Deploy with docker

• Keep extensions folder alongside docker-compose.yml file

---docker-compose.yml
---database|---demo.db
---uploads
---extensions├── dog│   ├── dist│   ├── node_modules│   ├── package-lock.json│   ├── package.json│   └── src

• Add volume mapping for extensions

volumes:- ./uploads:/directus/uploads- ./database:/directus/database- ./extensions:/directus/extensions

• Done
• Now run docker compose

sudo docker-compose up
OR
sudo docker-compose up -d