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Builder6 Server architecture: NestJS 11 + Moleculer 0.14 hybrid monorepo. TRIGGER: @builder6/* packages, monorepo structure, module organization, bootstrap, middleware, guards; B6_* environment variables, dotenv-flow, STEEDOS_ compatibility aliases, ConfigService access. SKIP: use API → steedos-builder6-api; Steedos Server internals → steedos-server-internals; project env config → steedos-configuration.

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Builder6 Server Architecture & Configuration

Overview | 概述

Builder6 Server is a NestJS + Moleculer hybrid monorepo powering the Steedos platform. It uses Nx + Lerna for workspace management with 20+ specialized @builder6/* packages.

Technology Stack | 技术栈

  • HTTP: NestJS 11 (Express adapter)
  • Microservices: Moleculer 0.14
  • Real-time: Socket.IO (HybridAdapter)
  • Database: MongoDB via MongodbService
  • Session/Cache: Redis (connect-redis + ioredis)
  • Auth: JWT + session tokens via @builder6/core
  • API Docs: Swagger at /api/v6
  • Build: Nx 22 + Lerna 9 + Yarn 3.8

Monorepo Structure | 结构

builder6-server/
├── package.json
├── nx.json / lerna.json
└── packages/
    ├── server/          # @builder6/server — main entry
    ├── core/            # @builder6/core — auth, config, mongodb, plugins, filters, websockets
    ├── tables/          # @builder6/tables — data table CRUD with DataLoader
    ├── files/           # @builder6/files — file upload (local + S3)
    ├── pages/           # @builder6/pages — micro page management
    ├── email/           # @builder6/email — SMTP + queue
    ├── rooms/           # @builder6/rooms — real-time collaboration
    ├── moleculer/       # @builder6/moleculer — NestJS-Moleculer bridge
    ├── microservices/   # @builder6/microservices — service management
    ├── steedos/         # @builder6/steedos — Steedos metadata + ObjectQL
    ├── oidc/            # @builder6/oidc — OIDC client
    ├── onlyoffice/      # @builder6/onlyoffice — document editing
    ├── query-mongodb/   # @builder6/query-mongodb — DevExtreme query adapter
    └── cli/             # @builder6/cli — CLI tool

NestJS Module Tree

AppModule.forRoot() imports:

ModulePackagePurpose
ConfigModule@nestjs/configGlobal config
MoleculerModule@builder6/moleculerMoleculer broker
AuthModule@builder6/coreJWT + session auth
MongodbModule@builder6/coreMongoDB pool
SteedosModule@builder6/steedosMetadata + ObjectQL
TablesModule@builder6/tablesData table CRUD
FilesModule@builder6/filesFile upload/download
PluginModule@builder6/coreDynamic plugin loading

Bootstrap & Middleware

bootstrap()
  1. NestFactory.create(AppModule.forRoot({}))
  2. Redis cluster transport
  3. Logger + AllExceptionsFilter
  4. HybridAdapter (Socket.IO)
  5. CORS (all origins)
  6. Redis session store
  7. Swagger at /api/v6
  8. Middleware: cookieParser → JSON(50mb) → urlencoded(100mb) → compression
  9. Start microservices → listen on B6_PORT

Guards

GuardUsage
AuthGuardTables, Files, Users endpoints
AdminGuardDirect MongoDB API (profile === 'admin')

Key Design Patterns

  • Controller → Service → MongodbService: Standard NestJS layered architecture
  • @InjectBroker(): Inject Moleculer broker into NestJS services
  • DataLoader: Batch loading for lookup field resolution
  • @builder6/query-mongodb: DevExtreme → MongoDB aggregation

Development Commands

yarn start:dev      # Hot reload
yarn start:debug    # Debug mode
yarn start:prod     # Production
yarn build          # Build all
yarn lint           # Lint

Configuration | 配置

Environment Variable Parsing | 环境变量解析

getEnvConfigs() in @builder6/core parses B6_* and STEEDOS_* env vars via dotenv-flow:

  • Underscores become nested keys: B6_MONGO_URL → configService.get('mongo.url')
  • "true"/"false" → boolean, numeric strings → numbers
  • B6_ takes precedence over STEEDOS_

Steedos Compatibility Aliases | 兼容别名

Legacy VariableMaps To
MONGO_URLB6_MONGO_URL
ROOT_URLB6_ROOT_URL
PORTB6_PORT
TRANSPORTERB6_TRANSPORTER
CACHERB6_CACHER
JWT_SECRETB6_JWT_SECRET

All B6_* Variables

Server Core

VariableDefaultDescription
B6_PORT5100Server port
B6_ROOT_URLhttp://127.0.0.1:5100Root URL
B6_HOMEprocess.cwd()Working directory
B6_LOG_LEVELwarnLog level

Database & Cache

VariableDefaultDescription
B6_MONGO_URLmongodb://127.0.0.1/steedosMongoDB
B6_TRANSPORTERredis://127.0.0.1:6379Moleculer transporter
B6_CACHERredis://127.0.0.1:6379/1Moleculer cacher
B6_NAMESPACEsteedosMoleculer namespace

Authentication

VariableDefaultDescription
B6_JWT_SECRETsteedosJWT secret
B6_SESSION_SECRETsteedos-session-secretSession secret
B6_SESSION_PREFIXsteedos-session:Redis session prefix

File Storage

VariableDefaultDescription
B6_STORAGE_DIR./steedos-storageLocal storage dir
B6_CFS_STORElocallocal or S3
B6_CFS_AWS_S3_*—S3 endpoint, key, secret, region, bucket
B6_CFS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC["avatars"]Public download collections

Plugin System

VariableDescription
B6_PLUGIN_MODULESNestJS module packages
B6_PLUGIN_PACKAGESMoleculer service packages
B6_PLUGIN_NPMRCCustom npm registry

ConfigService Access

@Injectable()
export class MyService {
  constructor(private configService: ConfigService) {}
  example() {
    const mongoUrl = this.configService.get('mongo.url');
    const port = this.configService.get('port');
  }
}