@cg-marketing/strapi-plugin-transformer

strapi-plugin-transformer

A plugin for Strapi that provides the ability to transform the API request and/or response.

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.

Support

IMPORTANT: GraphQL is not supported, see #23 and #13 for additional context.

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-transformer

# OR

yarn add strapi-plugin-transformer

Configuration

The plugin configuration is stored in a config file located at ./config/plugins.js. If this file doesn't exist, you will need to create it.

Minimal Configuration

module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
  // ..
 'transformer': {
    enabled: true,
    config: {}
  },
  // ..
});

Sample configuration

module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
  // ..
 'transformer': {
    enabled: true,
    config: {
      responseTransforms: {
        removeAttributesKey: true,
        removeDataKey: true,
      },
      requestTransforms : {
        wrapBodyWithDataKey: true
      },
      hooks: {
        preResponseTransform : (ctx) => console.log('hello from the preResponseTransform hook!'),
        postResponseTransform : (ctx) => console.log('hello from the postResponseTransform hook!')
      },
      contentTypeFilter: {
        mode: 'allow',
        uids: {
          'api::article.article': true,
          'api::category.category': {
            'GET':true,
          }
        }
      },
      plugins: {
        ids: {
          'slugify': true,
        }
      }
    }
  },
  // ..
});

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

The Complete Plugin Configuration Object

Property	Description	Type	Default	Required
responseTransforms	The transformations to enable for the API response	Object	N/A	No
responseTransforms.removeAttributesKey	Removes the attributes key from the response	Boolean	false	No
responseTransforms.removeDataKey	Removes the data key from the response	Boolean	false	No
requestTransforms	The transformations to enable for an API request	Object	N/A	No
requestTransforms.wrapBodyWithDataKey	Auto wraps the body of PUT and POST requests with a data key	Boolean	false	No
hooks	The hooks to enable for the plugin	Object	N/A	No
hooks.preResponseTransform	A hook that executes before the Response Transforms are applied	Function	() => {}	No
hooks.postResponseTransform	A hook that executes after the Response Transforms are applied	Function	() => {}	No
contentTypeFilter	The content types to deny or allow the middleware to be registered on. Defaults to allow all content types	Object	N/A	No
contentTypeFilter.mode	The filter mode. The current supported modes are none, allow or deny	String	'none'	No
contentTypeFilter.uids	The uids to filter	Object	{}	No
plugins	The plugins to deny or allow the middleware to be registered on. Defaults to deny all plugins	Object	N/A	No
plugins.mode	The filter mode. The current supported modes are none, allow or deny	String	'none'	No
plugins.ids	The plugin ids to filter. The plugin id is the name you set in the plugins.js file	Object	{}	No

Usage

Once the plugin has been installed, configured and enabled any request to the Strapi API will be auto transformed.

Current Supported Transformations

Remove the attributes key

This response transform will remove the attributes key from the response and shift all of its properties up one level.

Before

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "attributes": {
      "title": "Lorem Ipsum",
      "createdAt": "2022-02-11T01:51:49.902Z",
      "updatedAt": "2022-02-11T01:51:52.797Z",
      "publishedAt": "2022-02-11T01:51:52.794Z",
      "ipsum": {
        "data": {
          "id": 2,
          "attributes": {
            "title": "Dolor sat",
            "createdAt": "2022-02-15T03:45:32.669Z",
            "updatedAt": "2022-02-17T00:30:02.573Z",
            "publishedAt": "2022-02-17T00:07:49.491Z",
          },
        },
      },
    },
  },
  "meta": {},
}

After

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "title": "Lorem Ipsum",
    "createdAt": "2022-02-11T01:51:49.902Z",
    "updatedAt": "2022-02-11T01:51:52.797Z",
    "publishedAt": "2022-02-11T01:51:52.794Z",
    "ipsum": {
      "data": {
        "id": 2,
        "title": "Dolor sat",
        "createdAt": "2022-02-15T03:45:32.669Z",
        "updatedAt": "2022-02-17T00:30:02.573Z",
        "publishedAt": "2022-02-17T00:07:49.491Z",
      },
    },
  },
  "meta": {},
}

Remove the data key

This response transform will remove the data key from the response and shift the attribute data to be top level.

Before

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "attributes": {
      "title": "Lorem Ipsum",
      "createdAt": "2022-02-11T01:51:49.902Z",
      "updatedAt": "2022-02-11T01:51:52.797Z",
      "publishedAt": "2022-02-11T01:51:52.794Z",
      "ipsum": {
        "data": {
          "id":2,
          "attributes": {
            "title": "Dolor sat",
            "createdAt": "2022-02-15T03:45:32.669Z",
            "updatedAt": "2022-02-17T00:30:02.573Z",
            "publishedAt": "2022-02-17T00:07:49.491Z",
          },
        },
      },
    },
  },
  "meta": {},
}

After

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "attributes": {
      "title": "Lorem Ipsum",
      "createdAt": "2022-02-11T01:51:49.902Z",
      "updatedAt": "2022-02-11T01:51:52.797Z",
      "publishedAt": "2022-02-11T01:51:52.794Z",
      "ipsum": {
        "id":2,
        "attributes": {
          "title": "Dolor sat",
          "createdAt": "2022-02-15T03:45:32.669Z",
          "updatedAt": "2022-02-17T00:30:02.573Z",
          "publishedAt": "2022-02-17T00:07:49.491Z",
        },
      },
    },
  },
  "meta": {},
}

Auto wrap the body content with a data key

This request transform will auto wrap the body content with a surrounding data key on all enabled routes.

Before

{
  "title": "Lorem Ipsum",
}

After

{
  "data": {
    "title": "Lorem Ipsum",
  }
}

Supported Headers

Name	Description	Type	Default	Required
Strapi-Transformer-Ignore	Indicates if transform should be ignored for this request	String	'false'	No

CORS

By default, CORS will block any custom headers. To enable custom headers to be accepted the cors middlware headers property must include the custom header(s) that should be accepted.

Example CORS configuration

module.exports = [
  // ..
  {
    name: 'strapi::cors',
    config: {
      headers: ['Strapi-Transformer-Ignore'],
    },
  },
  // ..
]

Bugs

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