Create Resource (Orchestrator)

Complete workflow for creating a new CRUD resource with all layers, tests, and real-time events.

Overview

This skill orchestrates the creation of a complete resource by guiding you through all the required skills in the correct order.

Prerequisites

Before starting, you should know:

• Entity name (e.g., "Course", "Project", "Task")
• Entity fields (what data does it hold?)
• Business rules (who can do what?)

Creation Workflow

Phase 1: Schema Layer

Creates: Zod schemas for entity, create DTO, update DTO, query params, and TypeScript types.

Phase 2: Repository Layer

Creates: Repository interface and implementations for MockDB and MongoDB.

Phase 3: Service Layer

Creates: Business logic service with authorization and event emission.

Phase 4: Controller Layer

Creates: HTTP request handlers.

Phase 5: Routes Layer

Creates: Route definitions with middleware, integrated into app.

Phase 6: Events (Optional)

Creates: Real-time SSE event streaming for the resource.

Files Created Summary

src/
├── schemas/
│   └── {entity}.schema.ts          # Zod schemas + types
├── repositories/
│   ├── {entity}.repository.ts      # Interface
│   ├── mockdb/
│   │   └── {entity}.mockdb.repository.ts
│   └── mongodb/
│       └── {entity}.mongodb.repository.ts
├── services/
│   ├── {entity}.service.ts         # Business logic
│   └── authorization.service.ts    # Updated with permissions
├── controllers/
│   └── {entity}.controller.ts      # HTTP handlers
├── routes/
│   ├── {entity}.router.ts          # Route definitions
│   └── events.router.ts            # Updated for SSE
└── app.ts                          # Updated to mount routes

tests/
├── schemas/
│   └── {entity}.schema.test.ts
├── repositories/
│   ├── {entity}.mockdb.repository.test.ts
│   └── {entity}.mongodb.repository.test.ts
├── services/
│   └── {entity}.service.test.ts
├── controllers/
│   └── {entity}.controller.test.ts
└── routes/
    └── {entity}.router.test.ts

Quick Start Checklist

## Creating {Entity} Resource

### Phase 1: Schema

- [ ] Create schema with `create-schema`
- [ ] Add tests with `test-schema`
- [ ] Run tests: `pnpm test tests/schemas/{entity}.schema.test.ts`

### Phase 2: Repository

- [ ] Create interface with `create-repository`
- [ ] Create MockDB implementation with `create-mockdb-repository`
- [ ] Add MockDB tests with `test-mockdb-repository`
- [ ] Run tests: `pnpm test tests/repositories/{entity}.mockdb.repository.test.ts`
- [ ] Create MongoDB implementation with `create-mongodb-repository`
- [ ] Add MongoDB tests with `test-mongodb-repository`
- [ ] Run tests: `pnpm test tests/repositories/{entity}.mongodb.repository.test.ts`

### Phase 3: Service

- [ ] Create service with `create-resource-service`
- [ ] Add authorization methods with `add-authorization-methods`
- [ ] Add tests with `test-resource-service`
- [ ] Run tests: `pnpm test tests/services/{entity}.service.test.ts`

### Phase 4: Controller

- [ ] Create controller with `create-controller`
- [ ] Add tests with `test-controller`
- [ ] Run tests: `pnpm test tests/controllers/{entity}.controller.test.ts`

### Phase 5: Routes

- [ ] Create routes with `create-routes`
- [ ] Mount routes in app.ts with `integrate-routes`
- [ ] Add tests with `test-routes`
- [ ] Run tests: `pnpm test tests/routes/{entity}.router.test.ts`

### Phase 6: Events (Optional)

- [ ] Add event emission with `add-resource-events`
- [ ] Update events router

### Final Verification

- [ ] Run all tests: `pnpm test`
- [ ] Run type check: `pnpm type-check`
- [ ] Run linting: `pnpm lint`
- [ ] Test manually with API client

Example: Creating a "Project" Resource

# Follow skills in order:
1. create-schema             → src/schemas/project.schema.ts
2. test-schema               → tests/schemas/project.schema.test.ts
3. create-repository         → src/repositories/project.repository.ts
4. create-mockdb-repository  → src/repositories/mockdb/project.mockdb.repository.ts
5. test-mockdb-repository    → tests/repositories/project.mockdb.repository.test.ts
6. create-mongodb-repository → src/repositories/mongodb/project.mongodb.repository.ts
7. test-mongodb-repository   → tests/repositories/project.mongodb.repository.test.ts
8. create-resource-service   → src/services/project.service.ts
9. add-authorization-methods → Update authorization.service.ts with canViewProject, etc.
10. test-resource-service    → tests/services/project.service.test.ts
11. create-controller        → src/controllers/project.controller.ts
12. test-controller          → tests/controllers/project.controller.test.ts
13. create-routes            → src/routes/project.router.ts
14. integrate-routes         → Update app.ts to mount /projects routes
15. test-routes              → tests/routes/project.router.test.ts
16. add-resource-events      → Update events.router.ts (optional)

See Also

• Individual skill files for detailed instructions
• review-resource - Validate a completed resource follows all patterns
• integrate-routes - Mounting routes in app.ts
• add-authorization-methods - Adding entity permissions
• add-query-filter - Adding custom query filters
• bootstrap-project - Starting a new project from scratch