@magnolia/cli-create-component-plugin

CreateComponentPlugin

A plugin for Magnolia CLI to create a headless or freemarker-based component

Installation

Using add-plugin

1. Run the following command in the project's root directory:

   npm run mgnl -- add-plugin @magnolia/cli-create-component-plugin

   The command will install the plugin, and automatically register the plugin in mgnl.config.js file:

   import CreateComponentPlugin from "@magnolia/cli-create-component-plugin";
   
   export default {
     plugins: [
       new CreateComponentPlugin()
     ]
   };

2. To confirm that the plugin has been successfully installed, run:

   npm run mgnl -- create-component --help

Manually

1. Run the following command in the project's root directory:

   npm install @magnolia/cli-create-component-plugin

2. Manually add CreateComponentPlugin to mgnl.config.js file:

   import CreateComponentPlugin from "@magnolia/cli-create-component-plugin";
   
   export default {
     plugins: [
       new CreateComponentPlugin()
     ]
   };

3. To confirm that the plugin has been successfully installed, run:

   npm run mgnl -- create-component --help

Usage

Options

Short	Long	Description
-a [[lm-name:]page-template[@area]]	--available [[lm-name:]page-template[@area]]	specify the page to make the component available to; format: [lm-name:]page-template[@area]; defaults: [lm-name:] to 'lightModule' from mgnl.config.js, [@area] to 'main' if not specified; example: 'my-lm:basic@main'
-lm [name]	--light-module [name]	set the light module for the component template; defaults to the directory specified in mgnl.config.js file
-p [name]	--prototype [name]	select a prototype for component creation
-v	--version	output the version number
-h	--help	display help for command

Configurable Properties in mgnl.config.js

Global Properties

Property	Description
componentMappingFilePath	The path to the file containing the componentsMapping object
lightModulesPath	The directory with all light modules
lightModule	The selected light module
type	The type for the selected prototype, e.g., ts or js

Plugin-Specific Properties

Property	Description
componentsSpaPath	The path to the folder containing the front-end components
lightModule	The selected light module
framework	The framework prototype to use for component creation (e.g., @magnolia/cli-react-prototypes)
prototype	The name of the prototype to be used
templateData	A key-value object used by Handlebars for template rendering
templateArgs	A key-value object that modifies how the prototype behaves

Examples

Create a component

npm run mgnl -- create-component "myFooComponent" --framework "@magnolia/cli-react-prototypes" --prototype "basic"

This command creates a new component called "myFooComponent" based on "basic" prototype from "@magnolia/cli-react-prototypes" framework. If any properties (e.g., lightModulesPath, lightModule, framework, etc.) are missing from the mgnl.config.js file, the plugin will prompt you to provide them. The entered values will be saved in the mgnl.config.js file for future use.

Create a component and make it available to a specific page and area

npm run mgnl -- create-component "myFooComponent" --available "my-lm:contact@main"

This command creates a new component called "myFooComponent", and makes it available to the "contact" page in the main area. Missing properties will be prompted for and saved as described above.

Plugin Documentation

For detailed documentation of the plugin, please refer to Plugin Documentation

Magnolia CMS

This plugin is created to work with Magnolia CMS. For more information, please refer to Magnolia CMS Documentation