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The AsyncAPI plugin is used to generate a catalog from an AsyncAPI specification files.

You can map your AsyncAPI files to commands, events and queries in your catalog, and assign these to services and domains.

Installation​

Run the command below to install the EventCatalog AsyncAPI plugin.

npm i @eventcatalog/generator-asyncapi

Configuration​

Configure the plugin in your eventcatalog.config.js file.

Add the plugin to the generators array.

eventcatalog.config.js
// ...
generators: [
  // Add single AsyncAPI file to a domain
  [
    '@eventcatalog/generator-asyncapi',
    {
      services: [
        { path: path.join(__dirname, 'asyncapi-files', 'orders-service.yml'), id: "Orders Service"}
      ],
      domain: { id: 'orders', name: 'Orders', version: '0.0.1' },

      // Run in debug mode, for extra output, if your AsyncAPI fails to parse, it will tell you why
      debug: true
    },
  ],
  // Add many AsyncAPI files to a domain
  [
    '@eventcatalog/generator-asyncapi',
    {
      services: [
        // Add AsyncAPI file by URL
        { path: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/event-catalog/eventcatalog-asyncapi-example/refs/heads/main/asyncapi-files/payment-service.yml", id: "Payment Service"}
        // Add AsyncAPI file using file system
        { path: path.join(__dirname, 'asyncapi-files', 'fraud-detection-service.yml'), "Fraud Service"}
      ],
      domain: { id: 'payment', name: 'Payment', version: '0.0.1' },
      // Run in debug mode, for extra output, if your AsyncAPI fails to parse, it will tell you why
      debug: true
    },
  ],
],
};

Licensing​

The EventCatalog AsyncAPI plugin is open source under the MIT License and doesn't need a license key.

If your config still sets licenseKey or an EVENTCATALOG_LICENSE_KEY_* variable, you can remove it; it's ignored.

Run the plugin​

This command will run the generators in your eventcatalog.config.js file.

npm run generate

View your catalog​

Run your catalog locally to see the changes

npm run dev

Any questions or need help?​

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