Drupal State

A simple data store to manage application state sourced from Drupal's JSON:API.

Usage

Install Drupal State via npm:

npm i @gdwc/drupal-state

Create a new instance of Drupal State:

import { DrupalState } from '@gdwc/drupal-state';

const store = new DrupalState({
  apiBase: 'https://dev-ds-demo.pantheonsite.io',
  defaultLocale: 'en', // optional
  apiPrefix: 'jsonapi', // optional, defaults to jsonapi
});

Use the {@link DrupalState.default.getObject | getObject method} to retrieve an object (think collection or resource in JSON:API terms) from your Drupal API. By default this will be a simplified deserialized version of the object. If you provide only the first argument of objectName, a collection of all objects of that type will be returned.

// If the object doesn't exist in local state, it will be fetched from the API,
// and then added to the store
const recipesFromApi = await store.getObject({ objectName: 'node--recipe' });

// If the object does exist in local state, it will be returned from the store
// without requiring a fetch from the API
const recipesFromStore = await store.getObject({ objectName: 'node--recipe' });

It is also possible to provide a second argument of ID in order to retrieve a single object of that type:

// If the object doesn't exist in local state, it will be fetched from the API,
// and then added to the store
await store.getObject({
  objectName: 'node--recipe',
  id: 'a542e833-edfe-44a3-a6f1-7358b115af4b',
});

// If the object does exist in local state, it will be returned from the store
// without requiring a fetch from the API
await store.getObject({
  objectName: 'node--recipe',
  id: 'a542e833-edfe-44a3-a6f1-7358b115af4b',
});

Drupal Store extends Zustand, so you also have access to Zustand's Vanilla JS API if needed:

store.setState({ custom: 'My custom state' });
const myCustomState = store.getState().custom; // Returns 'My custom state'

Request Parameters

Parameters can be added to requests using methods on the param property. For example, to include image relationships in the response:

const store = new DrupalState({
  apiBase: 'https://dev-ds-demo.pantheonsite.io',
  apiPrefix: 'jsonapi',
});

const recipes = await store.getObject({
  objectName: 'node--recipe',
  params: 'include=field_media_image',
});

// The resulting JSON:API request will be https://dev-ds-demo.pantheonsite.io/en/jsonapi/node/recipe?include=field_media_image

GraphQL Queries (Experimental)

Drupal State also uses apollo-link-json-api to allow for GraphQL queries to be made against Drupal's JSON:API endpoints. Drupal State will derive the necessary fields from the query and use sparse fieldsets when making a request to the JSON:API endpoint.

await store.getObject({
  objectName: 'node--page',
  id: '912e092f-a7d5-41ae-9e92-e23ffa357b28',
  query: `
    {
      id
      title
      body
      path {
        alias
      }
    }
  `,
});

Getting Objects by Path

Use getObjectByPath to get data for the object that Decoupled Router resolves to the provided path

const recipeByPath = await store.getObjectByPath({
  objectName: 'node--recipe',
  path: '/recipes/fiery-chili-sauce',
});

When getObjectByPath is called, Drupal State will make a request to Decoupled Router’s translate-path endpoint in order to determine the id of the object associated with the requested path. It will then return data for that object. The result of the translate-path request is stored in state, so subsequent calls to getObjectByPath will not make additional requests to Decoupled Router.

Use of this feature requires installing the Decoupled Router module on your Drupal site.

Authorization

By providing values for clientId and clientSecret, Drupal State can make requests to JSON:API endpoints that require authorization. The library currently supports Simple OAuth using the client_credentials grant type, but we expect to support other authorization methods in the future.

const store = new DrupalState({
  apiBase: 'https://dev-ds-demo.pantheonsite.io',
  apiPrefix: 'jsonapi', // apiPrefix defaults to 'jsonapi'
  clientId: 'my-client-id',
  clientSecret: 'my-client-secret',
});

// The following API request will automatically be made with an authorization
// header containing a valid token:
const recipes = await store.getObject({ objectName: 'node--recipe' });

(Note: in most cases sensitive information like secrets should be provided to Drupal State via environment variables.)

Drupal State will request an access token and provide it in the Authorization header when making requests to your API. It will also reuse this access token while valid, and automatically request a new token when expired.

Utilities

Drupal State also exposes a few utility functions that can be used to interact with JSON:API endpoints even if you'd prefer to use an alternative state management solution.

• {@link fetch/fetchApiIndex}: Retrieves index of resource links for the API
• {@link fetch/fetchJsonapiEndpoint}: Retrieves either a collection of objects or an individual object from the API
• {@link fetch/fetchToken}: Retrieves a token using provided credentials.
• {@link fetch/translatePath}: helper function to make it easier to resolve a path to an entity. Requires installing the Decoupled Router module on your Drupal site.

import {
  fetchApiIndex,
  fetchJsonapiEndpoint,
  fetchToken,
  translatePath,
} from '@gdwc/drupal-state';

const apiIndexData = await fetchApiIndex('https://dev-ds-demo.pantheonsite.io');

const recipes = await fetchJsonapiEndpoint(
  'https://dev-ds-demo.pantheonsite.io/en/jsonapi/node/recipe'
);

const tokenRequestBody = {
  grant_type: 'client_credentials',
  client_id: 'MY_ID',
  client_secret: 'MY_SECRET',
};
const tokenPayload = await fetchtoken(
  'https://ds-demo.lndo.site/oauth/token',
  tokenRequestBody
);

const translatedPath = await translatePath(
  'https://dev-ds-demo.pantheonsite.io/router/translate-path',
  '/recipes/fiery-chili-sauce'
);

Using a custom fetch function

The fetchAdapter option can be used to provide a custom fetch-compatible function to Drupal State. This function will be used instead of Drupal State's default isomorphic-fetch.

const store = new DrupalState({
  apiBase: 'https://dev-ds-demo.pantheonsite.io',
  fetchAdapter: myFetchFunction,
});

Debug mode

A Drupal State instance can be configured to run in debug mode. Currently this results in some additional logging to the console.

const store = new DrupalState({
  apiBase: 'https://dev-ds-demo.pantheonsite.io',
  apiPrefix: 'jsonapi',
  debug: true,
});

Contributing

Prerequisites

Steps below assume that you have NodeJS installed. We recommend using NVM to manage the NodeJS version on your local system.

In order to prepare your system for contribution you'll need to complete this checklist:

1. Run nvm use to switch to the expected version of npm. Run nvm install if you need to update your npm.
2. Run npm i to install dependencies.

Running A Local Development Server

The npm run dev script can be run for local development. It will watch for changes and launch index.html at http://localhost:3000. index.html loads src/main.ts which can be used for demonstration purposes and local development.

Formatting and Linting

Linting and formatting will run for all staged files as a pre-commit hook.

VSCode users can format code on save using the Eslint and Prettier extensions. These extensions will be suggested when loading the project if they have not already been installed. An example settings file is included in .vscode/example.settings.json. Save this file as .vscode/settings.json or incorporate the contents into your existing settings.json file to enable format on save in your project.

Formatting on save is highly recommended as it should resolve most formatting issues before the pre-commit hook runs.

Formatting and linting can also be run manually using the following commands:

• npm run eslint - checks linting
• npm run eslint:fix - attempts to fix any linting issues
• npm run prettier - checks formatting
• npm run prettier:fix - attempts to fix any formatting issues

Debugging

For VSCode users, an example launch file is included in An example settings file is included in .vscode/example.launch.json. Save this file as .vscode/launchs.json or incorporate the contents into your existing launch.json file to enable a Chrome debugging configuration.

Testing

This project is configured to run Jest tests via npm run test. All new code is expected to be covered by tests and these tests will run as part of our CI process.

Tests should be added in a __tests__ directory adjacent to the file they are testing and the files should be named <fileName>.test.ts.

Documentation

All new code should be documented. Documentation is provided by TypeDoc.

To generate documentation run npm run typedoc The result will be in the docs folder.

FAQ

• Why use the term 'object' instead of 'resource' or 'collection'? This is partially an effort to abstract away things that may be Drupal or JSON:API specific in order to make this API friendlier to JS developers who may not be familiar with these concepts. It is also driven by a long term desire to for this library to support other query languages like GraphQL for which the concept of collections or resources may not apply.