@objectstack/plugin-setup

Setup Plugin for ObjectStack — owns and composes the platform Setup App with area-based navigation.

Overview

The Setup App is the central administration interface of the ObjectStack platform (equivalent to Salesforce Setup or ServiceNow System Administration). Rather than scattering setup definitions across spec and objectql, this plugin provides clear ownership:

• Spec → protocol schemas only
• ObjectQL → data engine only
• plugin-setup → owns the Setup App identity, areas, and navigation composition

Features

• Four Built-in Areas: Administration, Platform, System, and AI — shipped as empty skeletons.
• Contribution Model: Any plugin can contribute navigation items to Setup areas via the setupNav service.
• Area Filtering: Empty areas are automatically filtered out at finalization.
• Custom Areas: Plugins can contribute to custom area IDs beyond the four built-in ones.
• I18n Labels: All labels use the I18nLabel union type for internationalization.

Usage

Register the Plugin

import { ObjectKernel } from '@objectstack/core';
import { SetupPlugin } from '@objectstack/plugin-setup';

const kernel = new ObjectKernel({
  plugins: [
    new SetupPlugin(),
    // ... other plugins
  ],
});

Contribute Navigation from Another Plugin

import type { Plugin, PluginContext } from '@objectstack/core';
import type { SetupNavService } from '@objectstack/plugin-setup';
import { SETUP_AREA_IDS } from '@objectstack/plugin-setup';

export class MyPlugin implements Plugin {
  name = 'com.example.my-plugin';

  async init(ctx: PluginContext) {
    const setupNav = ctx.getService<SetupNavService>('setupNav');

    setupNav.contribute({
      areaId: SETUP_AREA_IDS.administration,
      items: [
        { id: 'nav_users', type: 'object', label: 'Users', objectName: 'sys_user' },
        { id: 'nav_roles', type: 'object', label: 'Roles', objectName: 'sys_role' },
      ],
    });
  }
}

Exported Components

import {
  SetupPlugin,
  type SetupNavService,
  SETUP_APP_DEFAULTS,
  type SetupNavContribution,
  SETUP_AREAS,
  SETUP_AREA_IDS,
  type SetupAreaId,
} from '@objectstack/plugin-setup';

Built-in Setup Areas

| Area | ID | Icon | Order | Description | |:-----|:---|:-----|:-----:|:------------| | Administration | area_administration | shield | 10 | Users, roles, permissions, security | | Platform | area_platform | layers | 20 | Objects, fields, layouts, automation | | System | area_system | settings | 30 | Datasources, integrations, jobs, logs | | AI | area_ai | brain | 40 | Agents, models, RAG pipelines |

Architecture

┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              SetupPlugin                 │
│                                          │
│  init():                                 │
│    → registers 'setupNav' service        │
│                                          │
│  start():                                │
│    → collects contributions              │
│    → merges into area skeletons          │
│    → filters empty areas                 │
│    → registers finalized Setup App       │
│                                          │
└──────────────────────────────────────────┘
         ▲                    ▲
         │  contribute()      │  contribute()
    ┌────┴────┐          ┌────┴────┐
    │ plugin  │          │ plugin  │
    │  auth   │          │security │
    └─────────┘          └─────────┘

License

Apache-2.0 © ObjectStack