# Introduction
Adding integration test scaffold to the create twenty app and an example
to the hello world app
This PR also fixes all the sdk e2e tests in local
## `HELLO_WORLD`
Removed the legacy implem in the `twenty-apps` folder, replacing it by
an exhaustive app generation
## Next step
Will in another PR add workflows for CI testing
## Open question
- Should we still add vitest config and dep even if the user did not ask
for the integration test example ? -> currently we don't
- That's the perfect timing to identify if we're ok to handle seed
workspace authentication with the known api key
Managed to create a many to many app with minimal instructions. File
will need to be enriched with more pitfalls.
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## Add API client generation to SDK dev mode and refactor orchestrator
into step-based pipeline
### Why
The SDK dev mode lacked typed API client generation, forcing developers
to work without auto-generated GraphQL types when building applications.
Additionally, the orchestrator was a monolithic class that mixed watcher
management, token handling, and sync logic — making it difficult to
extend with new steps like client generation.
### How
- **Refactored the orchestrator** into a step-based pipeline with
dedicated classes: `CheckServer`, `EnsureValidTokens`,
`ResolveApplication`, `BuildManifest`, `UploadFiles`,
`GenerateApiClient`, `SyncApplication`, and `StartWatchers`. Each step
has typed input/output/status, managed by a new `OrchestratorState`
class.
- **Added `GenerateApiClientOrchestratorStep`** that detects
object/field schema changes and regenerates a typed GraphQL client (via
`@genql/cli`) into `node_modules/twenty-sdk/generated` for seamless
imports.
- **Replaced `checkApplicationExist`** with `findOneApplication` on both
server resolver and SDK API service, returning the entity data instead
of a boolean.
- **Added application token pair mutations**
(`generateApplicationToken`, `renewApplicationToken`) to the API
service, with the server now returning `ApplicationTokenPairDTO`
containing both access and refresh tokens.
- **Restructured the dev UI** into `dev/ui/components/` with dedicated
panel, section, and event log components.
- **Simplified `AppDevCommand`** from ~180 lines of watcher management
down to ~40 lines that delegate entirely to the orchestrator.
- moves workspace:* dependencies to dev-dependencies to avoid spreading
them in npm releases
- remove fix on rollup.external
- remove prepublishOnly and postpublish scripts
- set bundle packages to private
- add release-dump-version that update package.json version before
releasing to npm
- add release-verify-build that check no externalized twenty package
exists in `dist` before releasing to npm
- works with new release github action here ->
https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty-infra/pull/397
## Add `frontComponent` entity type to SDK
This PR adds a new `frontComponent` entity type at parity with
`serverlessFunction`. Front components are React components that can be
defined and bundled as part of Twenty applications.
### Changes
#### New Entity Type
- Added `FRONT_COMPONENT` to `SyncableEntity` enum
- Front components use `*.front-component.tsx` file naming convention
- CLI command `twenty app:add` now includes `front-component` as an
option
#### SDK Application Layer (`twenty-sdk`)
- Added `defineFrontComponent()` function for defining front component
configurations with validation
- Added `FrontComponentConfig` type for component configuration
- Added `getFrontComponentBaseFile()` template generator for scaffolding
new front components
- Added `loadFrontComponentModule()` to load front component modules and
extract component metadata
#### Shared Types (`twenty-shared`)
- Added `FrontComponentManifest` type with `universalIdentifier`,
`name`, `description`, `componentPath`, and `componentName` fields
- Updated `ApplicationManifest` to include optional `frontComponents`
array
#### Manifest Build System
- Updated `manifest-build.ts` to discover and load
`*.front-component.tsx` files
- Updated `manifest-validate.ts` to validate front components and check
for duplicate IDs
- Updated `manifest-display.ts` to display front component count in
build summary
- Updated `manifest-plugin.ts` to display front component entry points
and watch `.tsx` files
#### Template (`create-twenty-app`)
- New applications now include a sample
`hello-world.front-component.tsx` file
#### Tests
- Added unit tests for `defineFrontComponent()`
- Added unit tests for `getFrontComponentBaseFile()`
## Description
This PR improves the developer experience for the `twenty-sdk` and
`create-twenty-app` packages by reorganizing commands, adding
development tooling, and improving documentation.
## Changes
### twenty-sdk
#### Command Refactoring
- **Renamed `app-watch` → `app-dev`**: Renamed `AppWatchCommand` to
`AppDevCommand` and moved to `app-dev.ts` for consistent naming with the
CLI command `app:dev`
- **Moved `app-add` → `entity-add`**: Relocated entity creation logic
from `app/app-add.ts` to `entity/entity-add.ts` and renamed
`AppAddCommand` to `EntityAddCommand` for better separation of concerns
#### Development Tooling
- **Added `dev` target**: New Nx target `npx nx run twenty-sdk:dev` that
runs the build in watch mode for faster development iteration
### create-twenty-app
#### Improved Scaffolded Project
- **Enhanced base-application README** with:
- Updated Getting Started to recommend `yarn dev` for development
- Added "Available Commands" section listing all available scripts
#### Better Onboarding
- **Improved success message** after app creation with formatted next
steps:
