@harperdb/nextjs

A HarperDB Component for running (and developing) Next.js apps.

Most Next.js features are supported as we rely on the Next.js Server provided by Next.js to run your application.

Usage

1. Install:

npm install @harperdb/nextjs

2. Add to config.yaml:

'@harperdb/nextjs':
  package: '@harperdb/nextjs'
  files: '/*'

3. Run your app with HarperDB:

harperdb run nextjs-app

Alternatively, you can use the included harperdb-nextjs CLI:

harperdb-nextjs build | dev | start

4. Within any server side code paths, you can use HarperDB Globals after importing the HarperDB package:

// app/actions.js
'use server';

import('harperdb');

export async function listDogs() {
	const dogs = [];
	for await (const dog of tables.Dog.search()) {
		dogs.push({ id: dog.id, name: dog.name });
	}
	return dogs;
}

export async function getDog(id) {
	return tables.Dog.get(id);
}

// app/dogs/[id]/page.jsx
import { getDog, listDogs } from '@/app/actions';

export async function generateStaticParams() {
	const dogs = await listDogs();

	return dogs;
}

export default async function Dog({ params }) {
	const dog = await getDog(params.id);

	return (
		<section>
			<h1>{dog.name}</h1>
			<p>Breed: {dog.get('breed')}</p>
			<p>Woof!</p>
		</section>
	);
}

Check out the HarperDB-Add-Ons/nextjs-example for a complete example.

Options

All configuration options are optional

buildCommand: string

Specify a custom build command. Defaults to next build.

Note: the extension will skip building if the prebuilt option is set to true

buildOnly: boolean

Build the Next.js application and then exit (including shutting down HarperDB). Defaults to false.

dev: boolean

Enables Next.js dev mode. Defaults to false.

installCommand: string

Specify an install command. Defaults to npm install.

Note: the extension will skip installing dependencies if it detects a node_modules folder in the application component.

port: number

Specify a port for the Next.js server. Defaults to 3000.

prebuilt: boolean

When enabled, the extension will look for a .next directory in the root of the component and skip executing the buildCommand. Defaults to false.

CLI

This package includes a CLI (harperdb-nextjs) that is meant to replace certain functions of the Next.js CLI. It will launch HarperDB and set sensible configuration values.

Available commands include:

dev

Launches the application in Next.js development mode, and enables HMR for instantaneous updates when modifying application code.

build

Builds the application and then exits the process.

start

Launches the application in Next.js production mode.

help

Lists available CLI commands.