CDS Design Time APIs

This guide is about programmatic CDS design-time APIs.

Install @sap/cds-dk

The design-time APIs are provided with package @sap/cds-dk which needs to be installed locally in your project:

npm add @sap/cds-dk

That given, you can use the APIs in your project like this:

const cds = require('@sap/cds-dk')
cds.import(...)

cds. build()

The guide provides an overview of custom build processes for CAP projects, explaining how to tailor the standard build process to specific project requirements.

cds. add()

Learn how to create a cds add plugin.

cds. import()

Programmatically use cds.import