robust-apricot•2d ago
Strapi v4 dataProvider changes ignored by Refine
I'm encounter a strange behaviour when using refine with strapi-v4. Any changes made to @refinedev/strapi-v4/src/dataProvider.ts file is ignored by refine. Even if I comment the whole file out the app still working as it should. The dataprovider atribute in <Refine> components in App is pointing to this data provider but is not clear why the changes are ignored by the app.
The provider is atribuited as below
dataprovider = { DataProvider( API_URL +
/api, axiosInstance)}
And the DataProvider is imported from @redinedev/strapi-v45 Replies
Hi @bogdand2011. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave:
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When you import
DataProvider from @refinedev/strapi-v4, you are using the package installed in your project's node_modules directory, not the local file at @refinedev/strapi-v4/src/dataProvider.ts. This means that any changes you make directly to the source file in node_modules/@refinedev/strapi-v4/src/dataProvider.ts will not affect your running application unless you rebuild the package or link it locally.
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is using the DataProvider function as exported by the installed @refinedev/strapi-v4 package. If you want to modify the behavior of the data provider, you need to either:
- Fork the @refinedev/strapi-v4 package, make your changes, and use your forked version in your project.
- Or, implement your own custom data provider in your project, following the required interface, and use that instead of the package's default export.
This behavior is expected and is not specific to Refine, but rather how Node.js and npm package resolution works. The app will continue to work as long as the package in node_modules is present and correctly imported, regardless of changes to a local copy of the source file unless you rebuild or relink the package.
For more on how the data provider is set up and used, see the official documentation and examples:
- Strapi v4 Data Provider Setup
- Data Provider usage in Refine
If you need to customize the data provider, you should create your own implementation or fork the package as described above. The knowledge sources do not mention any mechanism in Refine that would allow hot-reloading or direct overriding of the internal package files at runtime.
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robust-apricotOP•2d ago
@kapa.ai how do i fork @refinedev/strapi-v4 and make changes in my local project?
Let me check the knowledge base for you again. One moment! :books:
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The knowledge sources do not provide a step-by-step guide on how to fork and use a local version of
@refinedev/strapi-v4 in your project. They do, however, confirm that the DataProvider is imported from the installed npm package, and any changes to the package source in node_modules will not persist or affect your project unless you use a custom or forked version Strapi v4 Data Provider Setup.
To summarize based on the available information:
- If you want to customize the data provider, you need to fork the @refinedev/strapi-v4 package, make your changes, and use your forked version in your project.
- The documentation does not provide explicit steps for forking and linking a local package.
I'm sorry, but the knowledge sources do not contain enough information to provide a detailed, step-by-step answer for forking and using a local version of @refinedev/strapi-v4 in your project.
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