Packs are pre-built configurations that allow you to quickly set up your data-primals-engine application with ready-to-use models, data, workflows, and more. They are designed to bootstrap common use cases like a CRM, an e-commerce backoffice, or a project management tool, saving you significant development time.

The Pack Gallery is the centralized place within the UI where you can discover, preview, and install these packs.

A pack is a JSON object that can contain basically :

• models: A list of model definitions (schemas) to be created.
• data: Sample or initial data for the models in the pack. Data can be generic or language-specific.
• workflows: Pre-configured automation workflows, including triggers, steps, and actions.
• dashboards and kpis: Ready-to-use dashboards and KPIs for monitoring.
• ...

You can define a pack on-the-fly and install it. This is useful for migrating configurations between environments or for programmatic setup.

The installPack function accepts an array containing the pack's JSON definition.

import { installPack } from 'data-primals-engine';
const myCustomPack = [
 {
 "name": "Simple Blog Pack",
 "description": "A basic setup for a blog with posts and categories.",
 "tags": ["blog", "cms"],
 "models": [
 {
 "name": "post",
 "fields": [
 { "name": "title", "type": "string_t", "required": true },
 { "name": "content", "type": "richtext_t" },
 { "name": "status", "type": "enum", "items": ["draft", "published"] }
 ]
 }
 ],
 "data": {
 "all": { // Data for all languages
 "post": [
 { "title": { "key": "first_post_title", "value": "My First Post" }, "status": "draft" }
 ]
 }
 }
 }
];
const summary = await installPack(myCustomPack, currentUser, "en");
console.log(summary);

By using packs, you can dramatically accelerate your project setup and ensure consistency across different instances of your application.

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