How do we export frontend and backend APIs from Wix Cli App ??

[austere dagger]

I have mostly been building Blocks apps, now am building my first Wix Cli App, how do we export frontend and backend apis from the cli apps?? I dont see any documentation...

[modern lion]

@austere dagger are you referring too these features - https://dev.wix.com/docs/build-apps/develop-your-app/frameworks/wix-blocks/widget-api/blocks-widget-functions
https://dev.wix.com/docs/build-apps/develop-your-app/frameworks/wix-blocks/code-in-blocks/expose-a-blocks-app-api-with-http-functions

Just trying to understand what exactly you mean 🙂

[austere dagger]

@modern lion - thank you for your quick response

I am not referring to Blocks apps, I am referring to Cli Apps
I want to be able to expose code api from my app so I can import it in the site where I installed it

import { foo } from '@namespace/app-name'

$.onReady(() => {
    foo()
}

[modern lion]

I understand, just wanted to make sure i knew exactly what blocks feature you mean to see if CLI shares the same feature 🙂

[modern lion]

Current, exposing widget API isn't a feature for CLI.
This is actually something that has been requested my numerous people. Hopefully this team will pick this up and add your request for this feature 🙂

[austere dagger]

oh noooooo!!!! 😭
I came to CLI with high hopes as Wix claims to be using this for their own apps but guess that's just marketing stunt...

@modern lion - thank you for quick response 🙏

[modern lion]

@austere dagger Anytime, AFAIK CLI doesn't have endpoints in the way of a site calling the end point ( exposing app api with http functions ) just incase you were wondering that too.

I also don't see any 'hints' of widget api coming any time soon either so hopfully it can be developed very soon 🙂

[austere dagger]

@modern lion - thanks.. I think I would explore launching an npm package that will go along with my wix cli app

[modern lion]

@austere dagger Sounds like a plan!