General questions about Baserow specific plugin development

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Hi guys!

I would like to know how do I create a plugin in Baserow.

  • How do I create a plugin in Baserow?
  • Is there any documentation on how to create a plugin in baserow?

Initial considerations
1. If you all can answer this question. I’ll be happy for any answer.
2. I wrote it here because I don’t think of creating a specific topic for this, I think this question is general and it would be interesting to ask here initially.
3. If I’m wrong, I apologize for any inconvenience.
4. Perhaps moving this topic to a specific topic would be interesting or not.
5. Initially I think of developing a plugin to generate graphs in baserow through python: “Graphic mode in Baserow” with python-baserow-client, plotly or develop more specific plugins like: Using the Baserow api to import tasks from a txt file(todo.xt), Export baserow data as csv, Import information from bookmarks for Baserow with python

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Hello @anon59363363, we have some documentation on creating plugins available here Introduction // Baserow.

Our community member, @lucw created the first Baserow plugin, which is open-sourced, and you might want to check it out. Here is the link to the Baserow to Anki flashcards import plugin and its GitHub repository.

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Hi, what sort of plugin are you looking to create ? the starting point should be the baserow docs. But if you give me more details about what you’re trying to achieve I can help out.

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Hi @lucw, how are you?

Initially, I’m trying to create a plugin that imports a todo.txt file into Baserow. Could I create a plugin in baserow to make this work? I say that, from the point of view, the Baserow API allows this, does it allow the upload of specific files?

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What you are asking for is possible, however let me ask you the following questions:

  • are you creating the todo.txt file yourself ? if yes, why not directly start inputting your tasks in baserow ?
  • would a separate tool communicating with the baserow API work ? it would be much simpler technically.
  • can you describe what you’re trying to do overall ? there are lots of ways to integrate with baserow, but creating a plugin is not the easiest, it requires development knowledge, so maybe there’s an easier way.
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Hi guys,

Thanks for the information here, this is of great help for me.

yes, yes. but that’s what I did, see this: Using the Baserow api to import tasks from a txt file(todo.txt)

I created an algorithm that does this, but I would like to create a specific plugin for this.