create-extension

name	create-extension
description	Generate and implement extensions for Accounted: scaffold files, configure manifests, write event handlers, API routes, services, workspace UIs, settings panels, and testing. Use when creating new extensions, adding surfaces to existing extensions, or understanding the extension architecture. Covers the full lifecycle from scaffolding to registration.

Extension Generator

Quick Start

1. Scaffold:

npx tsx scripts/create-extension.ts \
  --name my-extension --sector general --category operations \
  --description "Short description"

Sectors: general, restaurant, construction, hotel, tech, ecommerce, export Categories: import, operations, reports, accounting

2. Enable: add "my-extension" to extensions.config.json

3. Regenerate: npm run setup:extensions (auto-runs on dev/build)

4. Implement: edit index.ts to add surfaces

---

Extension Object Template

import type { Extension, ExtensionContext } from '@/lib/extensions/types'
import type { EventPayload } from '@/lib/events/types'
import { myExtApiRoutes } from './api-routes'

interface MyExtSettings { featureEnabled: boolean; threshold: number }
const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: MyExtSettings = { featureEnabled: true, threshold: 0.8 }

async function handleSomeEvent(
  payload: EventPayload<'transaction.synced'>, ctx?: ExtensionContext
): Promise<void> {
  const { transactions, userId } = payload
  const log = ctx?.log ?? console
  const settings = ctx
    ? { ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS, ...(await ctx.settings.get<Partial<MyExtSettings>>() || {}) }
    : DEFAULT_SETTINGS
  if (!settings.featureEnabled) return

  try {
    const supabase = ctx?.supabase ?? await (await import('@/lib/supabase/server')).createClient()
    // ... business logic ...
  } catch (error) { log.error('Handler failed:', error) }
}

export const myExtensionExtension: Extension = {
  id: 'my-extension',
  name: 'My Extension',
  version: '1.0.0',
  sector: 'general',
  apiRoutes: myExtApiRoutes,
  eventHandlers: [
    { eventType: 'transaction.synced', handler: handleSomeEvent },
  ],
  settingsPanel: { label: 'My Extension', path: '/settings/extensions/my-extension' },
  async onInstall(ctx) { await ctx.settings.set('settings', DEFAULT_SETTINGS) },
}

Export name convention: {camelCaseId}Extension (e.g., myExtensionExtension).

---

Manifest (Minimal)

{
  "id": "my-extension",
  "sector": "general",
  "exportName": "myExtensionExtension",
  "entryPoint": "@/extensions/general/my-extension",
  "workspace": null,
  "requiredEnvVars": [],
  "optionalEnvVars": [],
  "npmDependencies": [],
  "definition": {
    "name": "My Extension",
    "category": "operations",
    "icon": "Box",
    "dataPattern": "core",
    "description": 
     
  

For a workspace page, set "workspace": "@/components/extensions/general/MyExtensionWorkspace". See Manifest Reference.

Extension Context

interface ExtensionContext {
  userId: string; extensionId: string
  supabase: SupabaseClient         // Pre-authenticated
  emit(event: CoreEvent): void     // Publish core events
  settings: ExtensionSettings      // get<T>(key?) / set<T>(key, value): stored in extension_data table
  storage: ExtensionStorage        // download / upload / getPublicUrl
  log: ExtensionLogger             // info / warn / error (scoped)
  services: ExtensionServices      // Core services (e.g., ingestTransactions)
}

Available Surfaces

Surface	Reference
eventHandlers: react to core events	Event Handlers
apiRoutes: HTTP endpoints	API Routes
services: named functions for core	Services
settingsPanel / workspace UI	Workspace & UI
mappingRuleTypes, onInstall/onUninstall	Extension Interface

Common Mistakes

1. Forgetting npm run setup:extensions after config change: extension won't load
2. Editing _generated/ files: overwritten on next setup
3. Not handling ctx = undefined: context is undefined in cron jobs; always fallback
4. Wrong export name: must match exportName in manifest exactly
5. Importing from other extensions: only import from core (@/lib/, @/types)
6. Lazy imports in module scope: static imports for extension code; await import() only inside handler functions