#Exposing HTTPS endpoint in CLI

19 messages · Page 1 of 1 (latest)

mighty oriole
#

When creating an app with Wix Block, we can expose some endpoints (https://dev.wix.com/docs/build-apps/develop-your-app/frameworks/wix-blocks/code-in-blocks/expose-a-blocks-app-api-with-http-functions)

What would be the equivalent of that in CLI?

I want my app to expose some endpoint so user can forward third party events into it

Expose a Blocks App API with HTTP Functions

Blocks allows you to create functions to expose the functionality of your app as a service. You can use it in sites where your app is installed by calling your app's APIs, as defined by the functions you create in the http-functions.js file.

waxen copper
#

@mighty oriole https://dev.wix.com/docs/build-apps/develop-your-app/frameworks/wix-cli/supported-extensions/backend-extensions/api/http-functions/add-http-function-extensions-with-the-cli

Add HTTP Function Extensions with the CLI

This feature is in Developer Preview and is subject to change. HTTP function extensions allow you to define HTTP functions that can be called from your frontend code. The CLI handles the setup and hosting of the backend code for you, simplifying the development process. These HTTP functions can be invoked from any frontend component in your CLI ...

mighty oriole
#

How would you call that endpoint for a third party? What's the public URL?

waxen copper
#

If I remember correctly it’s :

https://www.${baseUrl}/_functions/your-extension-file-name

mighty oriole
#

That's for block app, in CLI that endpoint does not exist

willow bobcat
#

hey @mighty oriole
currently in CLI it’s not possible to expose a static public URL for HTTP Functions.
CLI HTTP function extensions don’t get a fixed endpoint, so they cannot be used as third-party webhook receivers.

If you need to accept external webhooks, you’ll have to host your own endpoint outside of Wix and call into your app from there.

mighty oriole
#

Thanks @willow bobcat for the precision.
Any chance we could get a feature request opened for this? Since it’s already possible through Wix Blocks, it would be great to have feature parity in the CLI as well.

I genuinely believe this feature has a lot of potential for integrating Wix with the outside world. Being able to create a dedicated endpoint for our apps would allow much better interoperability with third-party systems, especially when it comes to processing external webhooks directly within the app.

willow bobcat
#

Sure, please share the app ID so I can attach it to the feature request ticket 🙂

mighty oriole
#

Sure, the first one is: 47180e6c-c7e7-4079-8cfc-d1c7a523916a But I got a couple of other ideas that would need such a feature 🙂

wicked pasture
waxen copper
wicked pasture
#

Fingers crossed 💜

#

But I would vote if I were you

waxen copper
wicked pasture
#

Votes help feature requests get done

#

Not that big of a secret 😬

waxen copper
wicked pasture
#

Not that I'm aware of, but I believe it varies depending on the product

mighty oriole
#

I'm afraid CLI adoption is too low at the moment for it to have a significant impact on the road map:s

Hopefully PM will meet our interest and implement this feature 🙂