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add-feature-flag

Use when: putting a new or existing feature behind a feature flag (dev feature) in OpenCTI, adding attributes, GraphQL endpoints, managers or UI that must be hidden until a flag is enabled, or removing a feature flag

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Use when: putting a new or existing feature behind a feature flag (dev feature) in OpenCTI, adding attributes, GraphQL endpoints, managers or UI that must be hidden until a flag is enabled, or removing a feature flag
# Add a Feature Flag Full rules and rationale: [Feature Flags](../../instructions/backend/patterns/feature-flags.md). ## Prerequisites - **Flag name**: UPPER_SNAKE_CASE string (e.g. `MY_FEATURE`) and its constant (`MY_FEATURE_FEATURE_FLAG`). - **Scope**: list of new attributes / mappings, GraphQL endpoints, domain entry points and UI screens of the feature. ## Procedure ### Step 1 — Declare the constant Add `export const MY_FEATURE_FEATURE_FLAG = 'MY_FEATURE';` with a one-line comment in `opencti-platform/opencti-graphql/src/config/conf.js`, next to the other flags. ### Step 2 — Flag every new attribute definition (DO NOT SKIP) For **each** attribute added by the feature — in a module definition's `attributes`, in `src/modules/attributes/*-registrationAttributes.ts`, or as a new entry in the `mappings` of an object attribute — add: ```ts featureFlag: MY_FEATURE_FEATURE_FLAG, ``` Without it the field is pushed into the ElasticSearch index mapping at startup even when the flag is off, and nothing fails. Re-read every attribute you added before moving on. ### Step 3 — Gate GraphQL endpoints Add `@ff(flags: ["MY_FEATURE"])` to every new query, mutation and field (`softFail: true` for fields read early by the front end). Run `yarn build:schema`. ### Step 4 — Gate domain logic `enforceEnableFeatureFlag(MY_FEATURE_FEATURE_FLAG)` at the start of mutations / entry points; `isFeatureEnabled(MY_FEATURE_FEATURE_FLAG)` for conditional branches. ### Step 5 — Gate managers - **New manager:** import `ManagerDefinition` and `registerManager` from `src/manager/managerModule.ts`. Import the new manager file for side effects in `src/manager/index.ts`, and register it with `if (isFeatureEnabled(MY_FEATURE_FEATURE_FLAG)) { registerManager(DEFINITION); }`. Gate the registration, never `enabled()` / `enabledToStart()`: a registered manager shows in the platform modules and startup logs even when the flag is off. Keep its own `enabledByConfig` config. Do not add it to `src/managers.ts`. - **Existing manager:** leave its registration alone; branch inside the handler with `isFeatureEnabled(MY_FEATURE_FEATURE_FLAG)`. Reference: `src/manager/workflowStatusCleanupManager.ts`. Details in the Managers section of [Feature Flags](../../instructions/backend/patterns/feature-flags.md). ### Step 6 — Gate the UI `const { isFeatureEnable } = useHelper();` then `isFeatureEnable('MY_FEATURE')` around menus, routes, tabs and form fields. Run `yarn relay` if GraphQL changed. ### Step 7 — Verify - `grep -rn "featureFlag: MY_FEATURE_FEATURE_FLAG"` lists **every** new attribute and mapping. - With fresh test indices, start the platform with the flag disabled: new attributes are absent from the index mapping and attribute registry. GraphQL fields remain in the schema, but flagged resolvers reject access (or return the soft-fail default); the new manager is neither logged at startup nor listed in the platform modules. - Start with `APP__ENABLED_DEV_FEATURES='["MY_FEATURE"]'`: the feature works end to end. ## Removing a flag Delete the constant, every `featureFlag: MY_FEATURE_FEATURE_FLAG`, every `@ff(...)` and every `enforceEnableFeatureFlag` / `isFeatureEnabled` / `isFeatureEnable` call for it; unwrap the `if` around `registerManager`. Search for `MY_FEATURE` in `opencti-graphql` and `opencti-front` and verify that no declarations or guards for this flag remain; retain legitimate feature and manager identifiers.
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