Overview

NocoBase server-side plugins can do many things: define data tables, write custom APIs, manage permissions, listen to events, register scheduled tasks, and even extend CLI commands. All these capabilities are organized through a unified Plugin class.

I want to...	Where to look
Understand the plugin class lifecycle and app members	Plugin
Perform CRUD and transaction management on the database	Database
Define or extend data tables with code	Collections
Migrate data during plugin upgrades	Migration
Manage multiple data sources	DataSourceManager
Register custom APIs and resource operations	ResourceManager
Configure API permissions	ACL
Add request/response interceptors or middleware	Context and Middleware
Listen to application or database events	Event
Use cache to improve performance	Cache
Register scheduled tasks	CronJobManager
Support multiple languages	I18n
Customize log output	Logger
Extend CLI commands	Command
Write test cases	Test

Related Links

• Plugin - Plugin class lifecycle, member methods, and the app object
• Collections - Define or extend data table structures with code
• Database - CRUD, Repository, transactions, and database events
• ResourceManager - Register custom APIs and resource operations
• ACL - Role permissions, permission snippets, and access control
• Plugin Development Overview - Overall introduction to plugin development
• Write Your First Plugin - Create a complete plugin from scratch