How to run a REPL or one-off script?

yandodov2 years ago

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  denolfe

  2 years ago

  The best way to do this would be a stand-alone script that uses the local API. You'd run it with ts-node. Here is an example:

  
  
  

  import payload from 'payload'
  import path from 'path'
  import dotenv from 'dotenv'
  
  dotenv.config({
    path: path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env'),
  })
  
  const { PAYLOAD_SECRET, MONGODB_URI } = process.env
  
  const doAction = async (): Promise<void> => {
    await payload.init({
      secret: PAYLOAD_SECRET,
      mongoURL: MONGODB_URI,
      local: true,
    })
  
    // Use the Payload Local API: https://payloadcms.com/docs/local-api/overview#local-api
  
    await payload.find({
      collection: 'posts',
      // where: {}
    })
  
    await payload.create({
      collection: 'posts',
      data: {},
    })
  }
  
  doAction()

  
  
  

  Essentially, it runs payload.init with

  local: true

  which bypasses loading anything unneeded for local API usage