yassineelbouchaibi / strapi-plugin-website-builder

A plugin for Strapi Headless CMS that provides the ability to trigger website builds manually, periodically or through model events.

strapi-plugin-website-builder

A plugin for Strapi that provides the ability to trigger website builds manually, periodically or through model events.

Requirements

The installation requirements are the same as Strapi itself and can be found in the documentation on the Quick Start page in the Prerequisites info card.

Supported Strapi versions

• v4.x.x

NOTE: While this plugin may work with the older Strapi versions, they are not supported, it is always recommended to use the latest version of Strapi.

Installation

npm install strapi-plugin-website-builder

or

yarn add strapi-plugin-website-builder

Configuration

The plugin configuration is stored in a config file located at ./config/plugins.js.

The plugin has different structures depending on the type of trigger for the build. Each of the following sample configurations is the minimum needed for their respective trigger type.

Manual Configuration

module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
 'website-builder': {
    enabled: true,
    config: {
      url: 'https://link-to-hit-on-trigger.com',
      trigger: {
        type: 'manual',
      },
    }
  },
});

Cron/Periodic Configuration

module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
 'website-builder': {
    enabled: true,
    config: {
      url: 'https://link-to-hit-on-trigger.com',
      trigger: {
        type: 'cron',
        cron: '* * 1 * * *',
      },
    }
  },
});

Event Configuration

module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
 'website-builder': {
    enabled: true,
    config: {
      url: 'https://link-to-hit-on-trigger.com',
      trigger: {
        type: 'event',
        events: [
          {
            model: 'recipes',
            types: ['create', 'delete'],
          },
        ],
      },
    }
  },
});

IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure any sensitive data is stored in env files.

The Complete Plugin Configuration Object

Property	Description	Type	Required
url	The trigger URL for the website build.	String	Yes
headers	Any headers to send along with the request.	Object	No
body	Any body data to send along with the request.	Object	No
secret	Secret key to sign body of the request with.	Object	No
secret.hash	Algorith to use for signing e.g. sha1, sha256, etc.	string	Yes
secret.headerKey	Header key where the signature should be stored.	string	Yes
secret.secretKey	Secret key to sign body with.	string	Yes
trigger	The trigger conditions for the build.	Object	Yes
trigger.type	The type of trigger. The current supported options are manual,cron and event	String	Yes
trigger.cron	The cron expression to use for cron trigger. The supported expressions are the same as in the strapi docs	String	Only if the type is cron
trigger.events	The events to use for the event trigger.	Array	Only if the type is event
trigger.events.model	The model to listen for events on.	String	Yes
trigger.events.types	The model events to trigger on. The current supported events are create, update and delete	Array	Yes

Usage

Once the plugin has been installed and configured, it will show in the sidebar as Website Builder. To trigger a manual build select the Website Builder menu item in the sidebar and click the Trigger Build button to start a build process.

Bugs

If any bugs are found please report them as a Github Issue