exportTable

Exports one or multiple tables from the app as a JSON file that can be reimported later using the importTable action.

Field Configurations

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"dynamicParams"	Object	Dynamic params to retrieve data from a specific context e.g. a userSetting.	null
"leadingDelimiter"	String	The leading mustache delimiter to use.	null
"params" (required)	Object	undefined	null
"trailingDelimiter"	String	The trailing mustache delimiter to use.	null
"type" (required)	String	Type name of the action.	null

Parameters

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"async"	Boolean	Specifies whether the action should perform asynchronously.	null
"fileName"	String	The name of the resulting export file.	"export.json"
"tables" (required)	Array	Names of tables to export.	null

Examples

Example 1: Export multiple tables

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Export the three tables favorites, cart and settings from the app.

{
  "type": "exportTable",
  "leadingDelimiter": "{&",
  "trailingDelimiter": "&}",
  "dynamicParams": {
    "date": {
      "left": {
        "context": "date"
      },
      "transform": "formatDate",
      "right": "yyyyMMddHHmmss"
    }
  },
  "params": {
    "tables": [
      "favorites",
      "cart",
      "settings"
    ],
    "fileName": "Export_{&date&}.json",
    "onErrorType": "breakingEvent",
    "onError": "dataExportError",
    "onSuccessType": "return"
  }
}

Use the current date to give the exported file a unique name so it isn't accidentally overwritten.