Directus extension: Generate TypeScript Types Models

This extension lets you generate typescript types from your Schema, allowing you to more easily develop your custom extensions with type checking.

Usage

To install the extension, simply install the package into your project:

npm install directus-extension-models

or

yarn add directus-extension-models

Then, run the models snapshot command to export your model to disk: directus models snapshot <targetFile>.

Example:

directus models snapshot ./path/to/target/model.d.ts

:thumbsup: Global Types: You can specify the --global option while taking a snapshot to generate a global type definition file giving you types without having to import them.

Usage in @directus/sdk

You can now create your directus sdk using these generated models:

import {createDirectus, readItem, readSingleton, rest} from "@directus/sdk";
import {Collections} from "./models";

const directus = createDirectus<Collections>(
    'https://my.directus.example.com'
)
    .with(rest());

(async () => {
    const settings = await directus.request(
        readSingleton('directus_settings')
    );
    console.log(`Welcome to ${settings.project_name}`);

    const user = await directus.request(
        readItem('directus_users', 'user-id-in-here')
    );

    console.log(`Hi ${user.first_name}!`);
})();

Usage in Directus extensions

import {defineEndpoint} from '@directus/extensions-sdk';
import type {CollectionName, ItemIn} from "../models";
import type {ItemsService} from "@directus/api/dist/services";

export default defineEndpoint((router, {services}) => {
    /**
     * You probably want to move this utility to a place more suitable
     * for your extension
     */
    function items<C extends CollectionName>(collectionName: C): ItemsService<ItemIn<C>> {
        return new services.ItemsService(collectionName);
    }

    router.get('/', async (_req, res) => {
        const settings = await items('directus_settings')
            .readSingleton({});

        res.json({
            name: settings.project_name
        });
    });
});