Pulling API specs from Git

When you’re getting started, it’s useful to store your core taxonomy, existing API specs (such as OpenApi or Protobuf), or database definitions in a local disk repo, making it quick and easy to get going.

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Adding a file repository using the UI

To add a new File repository via the UI either navigate to /schema-importer, or from within the UI click on Schema’s on the left navigation bar, then “Add new sources” in the top bar.

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Completing the new File repository form

Click on the Local Disk tabl, and provide the details of where your local repository is.

If you haven’t created one yet, just provide an empty directory, and a repository will be created for you.

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Adding a file repository through config

The schema repositories that Orbital is connected to can be configured through a HOCON file, which by default is called schema-server.conf

file {
    projects=[
        {
            // Optional (defaults to false).  Indciates if the project can receive edits through the UI
            isEditable=true
            // Path to the folder containing a taxi.conf file.
            path="/opt/var/orbital/schemas/taxi"
        }
    ]

    // Optional - WATCH or POLL
    changeDetectionMethod=WATCH

    // Optional - Should the version of the project be incremented when the local disk changes?
    // False is a safe setting here
    incrementVersionOnChange=false

    // Optional.  If polling, define the frequency.
    pollFrequency=PT5S

     // Optional.  Defines the frequency that updates trigger recompilation.
     // Useful if you're locally editing a schema, and don't want to trigger
     // lots of recompilation
    recompilationFrequencyMillis=PT3S
}