Merge branch 'develop' into chore/pro_as_submodule

2023-04-19 10:22:48 +01:00 · 2023-04-19 10:22:48 +01:00 · 98b372965c
parent b825beae43 1e4e61772b
commit 98b372965c
77 changed files with 2255 additions and 393 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
          node-version: 14.x
      - run: yarn
      - run: yarn bootstrap
+      - run: yarn build
      - run: yarn test --ignore=@budibase/pro
      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
        with:
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
  "npmClient": "yarn",
  "packages": [
    "packages/backend-core",
--- a/packages/backend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@budibase/backend-core",
-  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
  "description": "Budibase backend core libraries used in server and worker",
  "main": "dist/src/index.js",
  "types": "dist/src/index.d.ts",
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  "dependencies": {
    "@budibase/nano": "10.1.2",
    "@budibase/pouchdb-replication-stream": "1.2.10",
-    "@budibase/types": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+    "@budibase/types": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
    "@shopify/jest-koa-mocks": "5.0.1",
    "@techpass/passport-openidconnect": "0.3.2",
    "aws-cloudfront-sign": "2.2.0",
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/logging/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/logging/index.ts
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export * as correlation from "./correlation/correlation"
-export { default as logger } from "./pino/logger"
+export { logger, disableLogger } from "./pino/logger"
 export * from "./alerts"

 // turn off or on context logging i.e. tenantId, appId etc
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/logging/pino/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/logging/pino/logger.ts
@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ import * as correlation from "../correlation"
 import { IdentityType } from "@budibase/types"
 import { LOG_CONTEXT } from "../index"

+// CORE LOGGERS - for disabling
+
+const BUILT_INS = {
+  log: console.log,
+  error: console.error,
+  info: console.info,
+  warn: console.warn,
+  trace: console.trace,
+  debug: console.debug,
+}
+
 // LOGGER

 const pinoOptions: LoggerOptions = {
@ -31,6 +42,15 @@ if (env.isDev()) {

 export const logger = pino(pinoOptions)

+export function disableLogger() {
+  console.log = BUILT_INS.log
+  console.error = BUILT_INS.error
+  console.info = BUILT_INS.info
+  console.warn = BUILT_INS.warn
+  console.trace = BUILT_INS.trace
+  console.debug = BUILT_INS.debug
+}
+
 // CONSOLE OVERRIDES

 interface MergingObject {
@ -166,5 +186,3 @@ const getIdentity = () => {
  }
  return identity
 }
-
-export default logger
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/logging/pino/middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/logging/pino/middleware.ts
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import env from "../../environment"
-import logger from "./logger"
+import { logger } from "./logger"
 import { IncomingMessage } from "http"
 const pino = require("koa-pino-logger")
 import { Options } from "pino-http"
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/plugin/tests/validation.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/plugin/tests/validation.spec.ts
@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { validate } from "../utils"
+import fetch from "node-fetch"
+import { PluginType } from "@budibase/types"
+
+const repoUrl =
+  "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Budibase/budibase-skeleton/master"
+const automationLink = `${repoUrl}/automation/schema.json.hbs`
+const componentLink = `${repoUrl}/component/schema.json.hbs`
+const datasourceLink = `${repoUrl}/datasource/schema.json.hbs`
+
+async function getSchema(link: string) {
+  const response = await fetch(link)
+  if (response.status > 300) {
+    return
+  }
+  const text = await response.text()
+  return JSON.parse(text)
+}
+
+async function runTest(opts: { link?: string; schema?: any }) {
+  let error
+  try {
+    let schema = opts.schema
+    if (opts.link) {
+      schema = await getSchema(opts.link)
+    }
+    validate(schema)
+  } catch (err) {
+    error = err
+  }
+  return error
+}
+
+describe("it should be able to validate an automation schema", () => {
+  it("should return automation skeleton schema is valid", async () => {
+    const error = await runTest({ link: automationLink })
+    expect(error).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  it("should fail given invalid automation schema", async () => {
+    const error = await runTest({
+      schema: {
+        type: PluginType.AUTOMATION,
+        schema: {},
+      },
+    })
+    expect(error).toBeDefined()
+  })
+})
+
+describe("it should be able to validate a component schema", () => {
+  it("should return component skeleton schema is valid", async () => {
+    const error = await runTest({ link: componentLink })
+    expect(error).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  it("should fail given invalid component schema", async () => {
+    const error = await runTest({
+      schema: {
+        type: PluginType.COMPONENT,
+        schema: {},
+      },
+    })
+    expect(error).toBeDefined()
+  })
+})
+
+describe("it should be able to validate a datasource schema", () => {
+  it("should return datasource skeleton schema is valid", async () => {
+    const error = await runTest({ link: datasourceLink })
+    expect(error).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  it("should fail given invalid datasource schema", async () => {
+    const error = await runTest({
+      schema: {
+        type: PluginType.DATASOURCE,
+        schema: {},
+      },
+    })
+    expect(error).toBeDefined()
+  })
+})
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/plugin/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/plugin/utils.ts
@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-import { DatasourceFieldType, QueryType, PluginType } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  DatasourceFieldType,
+  QueryType,
+  PluginType,
+  AutomationStepType,
+  AutomationStepIdArray,
+  AutomationIOType,
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+} from "@budibase/types"
 import joi from "joi"

 const DATASOURCE_TYPES = [
@ -19,7 +27,7 @@ function runJoi(validator: joi.Schema, schema: any) {

 function validateComponent(schema: any) {
  const validator = joi.object({
-    type: joi.string().allow("component").required(),
+    type: joi.string().allow(PluginType.COMPONENT).required(),
    metadata: joi.object().unknown(true).required(),
    hash: joi.string().optional(),
    version: joi.string().optional(),
@ -53,7 +61,7 @@ function validateDatasource(schema: any) {
    .required()

  const validator = joi.object({
-    type: joi.string().allow("datasource").required(),
+    type: joi.string().allow(PluginType.DATASOURCE).required(),
    metadata: joi.object().unknown(true).required(),
    hash: joi.string().optional(),
    version: joi.string().optional(),
@ -82,6 +90,55 @@ function validateDatasource(schema: any) {
  runJoi(validator, schema)
 }

+function validateAutomation(schema: any) {
+  const basePropsValidator = joi.object().pattern(joi.string(), {
+    type: joi
+      .string()
+      .allow(...Object.values(AutomationIOType))
+      .required(),
+    customType: joi.string().allow(...Object.values(AutomationCustomIOType)),
+    title: joi.string(),
+    description: joi.string(),
+    enum: joi.array().items(joi.string()),
+    pretty: joi.array().items(joi.string()),
+  })
+  const stepSchemaValidator = joi
+    .object({
+      properties: basePropsValidator,
+      required: joi.array().items(joi.string()),
+    })
+    .concat(basePropsValidator)
+    .required()
+  const validator = joi.object({
+    type: joi.string().allow(PluginType.AUTOMATION).required(),
+    metadata: joi.object().unknown(true).required(),
+    hash: joi.string().optional(),
+    version: joi.string().optional(),
+    schema: joi.object({
+      name: joi.string().required(),
+      tagline: joi.string().required(),
+      icon: joi.string().required(),
+      description: joi.string().required(),
+      type: joi
+        .string()
+        .allow(AutomationStepType.ACTION, AutomationStepType.LOGIC)
+        .required(),
+      stepId: joi
+        .string()
+        .disallow(...AutomationStepIdArray)
+        .required(),
+      inputs: joi.object().optional(),
+      schema: joi
+        .object({
+          inputs: stepSchemaValidator,
+          outputs: stepSchemaValidator,
+        })
+        .required(),
+    }),
+  })
+  runJoi(validator, schema)
+}
+
 export function validate(schema: any) {
  switch (schema?.type) {
    case PluginType.COMPONENT:
@ -90,6 +147,9 @@ export function validate(schema: any) {
    case PluginType.DATASOURCE:
      validateDatasource(schema)
      break
+    case PluginType.AUTOMATION:
+      validateAutomation(schema)
+      break
    default:
      throw new Error(`Unknown plugin type - check schema.json: ${schema.type}`)
  }
--- a/packages/backend-core/tests/core/utilities/mocks/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/tests/core/utilities/mocks/fetch.ts
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const mockFetch = jest.fn((url: any, opts: any) => {
  const fetch = jest.requireActual("node-fetch")
  const env = jest.requireActual("../../../../src/environment").default
-  if (url.includes(env.COUCH_DB_URL)) {
+  if (url.includes(env.COUCH_DB_URL) || url.includes("raw.github")) {
    return fetch(url, opts)
  }
  return undefined
--- a/packages/bbui/package.json
+++ b/packages/bbui/package.json
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
  "name": "@budibase/bbui",
  "description": "A UI solution used in the different Budibase projects.",
-  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
  "license": "MPL-2.0",
  "svelte": "src/index.js",
  "module": "dist/bbui.es.js",
@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
  ],
  "dependencies": {
    "@adobe/spectrum-css-workflow-icons": "1.2.1",
-    "@budibase/shared-core": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+    "@budibase/shared-core": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
    "@spectrum-css/accordion": "3.0.24",
    "@spectrum-css/actionbutton": "1.0.1",
    "@spectrum-css/actiongroup": "1.0.1",
--- a/packages/bbui/src/Label/Label.svelte
+++ b/packages/bbui/src/Label/Label.svelte
@ -9,6 +9,7 @@

 <TooltipWrapper {tooltip} {size}>
  <label
+    data-testid="label"
    class:muted
    for=""
    class={`spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--size${size}`}
--- a/packages/bbui/src/Typography/Body.svelte
+++ b/packages/bbui/src/Typography/Body.svelte
@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 </script>

 <p
+  data-testid="typography-body"
  style={`
    ${weight ? `font-weight:${weight};` : ""}
    ${textAlign ? `text-align:${textAlign};` : ""}
--- a/packages/bbui/src/Typography/Heading.svelte
+++ b/packages/bbui/src/Typography/Heading.svelte
@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 </script>

 <h1
+  data-testid="typography-heading"
  style={textAlign ? `text-align:${textAlign}` : ``}
  class:noPadding
  class="spectrum-Heading spectrum-Heading--size{size} spectrum-Heading--{weight}"
--- a/packages/builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/builder/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@budibase/builder",
-  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
  "license": "GPL-3.0",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    "dev:builder": "routify -c dev:vite",
    "dev:vite": "vite --host 0.0.0.0",
    "rollup": "rollup -c -w",
-    "test": "jest"
+    "test": "vitest"
  },
  "jest": {
    "globals": {
@ -58,11 +58,11 @@
    }
  },
  "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/bbui": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/client": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/frontend-core": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/shared-core": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+    "@budibase/bbui": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/client": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/frontend-core": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/shared-core": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "^6.2.1",
    "@fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons": "^6.2.1",
    "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "^6.2.1",
@ -93,13 +93,14 @@
    "@roxi/routify": "2.18.5",
    "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "1.0.1",
    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.11.10",
-    "@testing-library/svelte": "^3.0.0",
+    "@testing-library/svelte": "^3.2.2",
    "babel-jest": "^26.6.3",
    "cypress": "^9.3.1",
    "cypress-multi-reporters": "^1.6.0",
    "cypress-terminal-report": "^1.4.1",
    "identity-obj-proxy": "^3.0.0",
    "jest": "^26.6.3",
+    "jsdom": "^21.1.1",
    "mochawesome": "^7.1.3",
    "mochawesome-merge": "^4.2.1",
    "mochawesome-report-generator": "^6.2.0",
@ -113,7 +114,8 @@
    "ts-node": "10.8.1",
    "tsconfig-paths": "4.0.0",
    "typescript": "4.7.3",
-    "vite": "^3.0.8"
+    "vite": "^3.0.8",
+    "vitest": "^0.29.2"
  },
  "gitHead": "115189f72a850bfb52b65ec61d932531bf327072"
 }
--- a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/history.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/history.js
@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import * as jsonpatch from "fast-json-patch/index.mjs"
 import { writable, derived, get } from "svelte/store"

-const Operations = {
+export const Operations = {
  Add: "Add",
  Delete: "Delete",
  Change: "Change",
 }

-const initialState = {
+export const initialState = {
  history: [],
  position: 0,
  loading: false,
--- a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/history.test.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/history.test.js
@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+import { it, expect, describe, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest"
+import { Operations, initialState, createHistoryStore } from "./history"
+
+import { writable, derived, get } from "svelte/store"
+import * as jsonpatch from "fast-json-patch/index.mjs"
+
+vi.mock("svelte/store", () => {
+  return {
+    writable: vi.fn(),
+    derived: vi.fn(),
+    get: vi.fn(),
+  }
+})
+
+vi.mock("fast-json-patch/index.mjs", () => {
+  return {
+    compare: vi.fn(),
+    deepClone: vi.fn(),
+    applyPatch: vi.fn(),
+  }
+})
+
+describe("admin store", () => {
+  beforeEach(ctx => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+
+    ctx.writableReturn = { update: vi.fn(), subscribe: vi.fn(), set: vi.fn() }
+    writable.mockReturnValue(ctx.writableReturn)
+
+    ctx.derivedReturn = { subscribe: vi.fn() }
+    derived.mockReturnValue(ctx.derivedReturn)
+
+    ctx.getDoc = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({})
+    ctx.selectDoc = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({})
+    ctx.beforeAction = vi.fn()
+    ctx.afterAction = vi.fn()
+
+    ctx.returnedStore = createHistoryStore({
+      getDoc: ctx.getDoc,
+      selectDoc: ctx.selectDoc,
+      beforeAction: ctx.beforeAction,
+      afterAction: ctx.afterAction,
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("init", () => {
+    it("inits the writable store with the default config", () => {
+      expect(writable).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(writable).toHaveBeenCalledWith(initialState)
+    })
+
+    it("inits the derived store with the initial writable store and an update function", () => {
+      expect(derived).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(derived.calls[0][1]({ position: 0, history: [] })).toEqual({
+        position: 0,
+        history: [],
+        canUndo: false,
+        canRedo: false,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("returns the created store and methods to manipulate it", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.returnedStore).toEqual({
+        subscribe: expect.toBe(ctx.derivedReturn.subscribe),
+        wrapSaveDoc: expect.toBeFunc(),
+        wrapDeleteDoc: expect.toBeFunc(),
+        reset: expect.toBeFunc(),
+        undo: expect.toBeFunc(),
+        redo: expect.toBeFunc(),
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("wrapSaveDoc", () => {
+    beforeEach(async ctx => {
+      ctx.saveFn = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue("fn")
+
+      ctx.doc = { _id: "id" }
+      ctx.oldDoc = { _id: "oldDoc" }
+      ctx.newDoc = { _id: "newDoc" }
+      ctx.getDoc.mockReturnValue(ctx.oldDoc)
+      jsonpatch.deepClone.mockReturnValue(ctx.newDoc)
+
+      vi.stubGlobal("Math", { random: vi.fn() })
+
+      ctx.forwardPatch = { foo: 1 }
+      ctx.backwardsPatch = { bar: 2 }
+
+      jsonpatch.compare.mockReturnValueOnce(ctx.forwardPatch)
+      jsonpatch.compare.mockReturnValueOnce(ctx.backwardsPatch)
+      Math.random.mockReturnValue(1234)
+
+      const wrappedSaveFn = ctx.returnedStore.wrapSaveDoc(ctx.saveFn)
+      await wrappedSaveFn(ctx.doc, null)
+    })
+
+    it("sets the state to loading", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[0][0]({})).toEqual({
+        loading: true,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("retrieves the old doc", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.getDoc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(ctx.getDoc).toHaveBeenCalledWith("id")
+    })
+
+    it("clones the new doc", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.saveFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(ctx.saveFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ctx.doc)
+      expect(jsonpatch.deepClone).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(jsonpatch.deepClone).toHaveBeenCalledWith("fn")
+    })
+
+    it("creates the undo/redo patches", ctx => {
+      expect(jsonpatch.compare).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+      expect(jsonpatch.compare.calls[0]).toEqual([ctx.oldDoc, ctx.doc])
+      expect(jsonpatch.compare.calls[1]).toEqual([ctx.doc, ctx.oldDoc])
+    })
+
+    it("saves the operation", ctx => {
+      expect(
+        ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[1][0]({
+          history: [],
+          position: 0,
+        })
+      ).toEqual({
+        history: [
+          {
+            type: Operations.Change,
+            backwardsPatch: ctx.backwardsPatch,
+            forwardPatch: ctx.forwardPatch,
+            doc: ctx.newDoc,
+            id: 1234,
+          },
+        ],
+        position: 1,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("sets the state to not loading", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[2][0]({})).toEqual({
+        loading: false,
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("wrapDeleteDoc", () => {
+    beforeEach(async ctx => {
+      ctx.deleteFn = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue("fn")
+
+      ctx.doc = { _id: "id" }
+      ctx.oldDoc = { _id: "oldDoc" }
+      jsonpatch.deepClone.mockReturnValue(ctx.oldDoc)
+
+      vi.stubGlobal("Math", { random: vi.fn() })
+      Math.random.mockReturnValue(1235)
+
+      const wrappedDeleteDoc = ctx.returnedStore.wrapDeleteDoc(ctx.deleteFn)
+      await wrappedDeleteDoc(ctx.doc, null)
+    })
+
+    it("sets the state to loading", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[0][0]({})).toEqual({
+        loading: true,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("clones the doc", ctx => {
+      expect(jsonpatch.deepClone).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(jsonpatch.deepClone).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ctx.doc)
+    })
+
+    it("calls the delete fn with the doc", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.deleteFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(ctx.deleteFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ctx.doc)
+    })
+
+    it("saves the operation", ctx => {
+      expect(
+        ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[1][0]({
+          history: [],
+          position: 0,
+        })
+      ).toEqual({
+        history: [
+          {
+            type: Operations.Delete,
+            doc: ctx.oldDoc,
+            id: 1235,
+          },
+        ],
+        position: 1,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("sets the state to not loading", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[2][0]({})).toEqual({
+        loading: false,
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("reset", () => {
+    beforeEach(ctx => {
+      ctx.returnedStore.reset()
+    })
+
+    it("sets the store to the initial state", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.set).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.set).toHaveBeenCalledWith(initialState)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("undo", () => {
+    beforeEach(async ctx => {
+      ctx.history = [
+        { type: Operations.Delete, doc: { _id: 1236, _rev: "rev" } },
+      ]
+      ctx.derivedReturn = {
+        subscribe: vi.fn(),
+        canUndo: true,
+        history: ctx.history,
+        position: 1,
+        loading: false,
+      }
+      get.mockReturnValue(ctx.derivedReturn)
+
+      jsonpatch.deepClone.mockReturnValueOnce(ctx.history[0].doc)
+
+      ctx.newDoc = { _id: 1337 }
+      ctx.saveFn = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(ctx.newDoc)
+      jsonpatch.deepClone.mockReturnValueOnce(ctx.newDoc)
+
+      // We need to create a wrapped saveFn before undo can be invoked
+      ctx.returnedStore.wrapSaveDoc(ctx.saveFn)
+      await ctx.returnedStore.undo()
+    })
+
+    it("sets the state to loading", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[0][0]({})).toEqual({
+        loading: true,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("calls the beforeAction", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.beforeAction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(ctx.beforeAction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ctx.history[0])
+    })
+
+    it("sets the state to the previous position", ctx => {
+      expect(
+        ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[1][0]({ history: [], position: 1 })
+      ).toEqual({ history: [], position: 0 })
+    })
+
+    it("clones the doc", ctx => {
+      expect(jsonpatch.deepClone).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ctx.history[0].doc)
+    })
+
+    it("deletes the doc's rev", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.history[0].doc._rev).toBe(undefined)
+    })
+
+    it("calls the wrappedSaveFn", ctx => {
+      expect(jsonpatch.deepClone).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ctx.newDoc)
+      expect(ctx.saveFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ctx.history[0].doc)
+    })
+
+    it("calls selectDoc", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.selectDoc).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ctx.newDoc._id)
+    })
+
+    it("sets the state to not loading", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[5][0]({})).toEqual({
+        loading: false,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("calls the afterAction", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.afterAction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(ctx.afterAction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ctx.history[0])
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("redo", () => {
+    beforeEach(async ctx => {
+      ctx.history = [
+        { type: Operations.Delete, doc: { _id: 1236, _rev: "rev" } },
+      ]
+      ctx.derivedReturn = {
+        subscribe: vi.fn(),
+        canRedo: true,
+        history: ctx.history,
+        position: 0,
+        loading: false,
+      }
+
+      get.mockReturnValue(ctx.derivedReturn)
+
+      ctx.latestDoc = { _id: 1337 }
+      ctx.getDoc.mockReturnValue(ctx.latestDoc)
+
+      // We need to create a wrapped deleteFn before redo can be invoked
+      ctx.deleteFn = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(ctx.newDoc)
+      ctx.returnedStore.wrapDeleteDoc(ctx.deleteFn)
+
+      await ctx.returnedStore.redo()
+    })
+
+    it("sets the state to loading", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[0][0]({})).toEqual({
+        loading: true,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("calls the beforeAction", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.beforeAction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(ctx.beforeAction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ctx.history[0])
+    })
+
+    it("sets the state to the next position", ctx => {
+      expect(
+        ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[1][0]({ history: [], position: 0 })
+      ).toEqual({ history: [], position: 1 })
+    })
+
+    it("calls the wrappedDeleteFn", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.deleteFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ctx.latestDoc)
+    })
+
+    it("sets the state to not loading", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[5][0]({})).toEqual({
+        loading: false,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("calls the afterAction", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.afterAction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(ctx.afterAction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ctx.history[0])
+    })
+  })
+})
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/ActionModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/ActionModal.svelte
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@

  const external = actions.reduce((acc, elm) => {
    const [k, v] = elm
-    if (!v.internal) {
+    if (!v.internal && !v.custom) {
      acc[k] = v
    }
    return acc
@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
    return acc
  }, {})

+  const plugins = actions.reduce((acc, elm) => {
+    const [k, v] = elm
+    if (v.custom) {
+      acc[k] = v
+    }
+    return acc
+  }, {})
+  console.log(plugins)
+
  const selectAction = action => {
    actionVal = action
    selectedAction = action.name
@ -116,6 +125,26 @@
      {/each}
    </div>
  </Layout>
+
+  {#if Object.keys(plugins).length}
+    <Layout noPadding gap="XS">
+      <Detail size="S">Plugins</Detail>
+      <div class="item-list">
+        {#each Object.entries(plugins) as [idx, action]}
+          <div
+            class="item"
+            class:selected={selectedAction === action.name}
+            on:click={() => selectAction(action)}
+          >
+            <div class="item-body">
+              <Icon name={action.icon} />
+              <Body size="XS">{action.name}</Body>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        {/each}
+      </div>
+    </Layout>
+  {/if}
 </ModalContent>

 <style>
@ -126,7 +155,7 @@
  }
  .item-list {
    display: grid;
-    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(150px, 1fr));
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(150px, 1fr));
    grid-gap: var(--spectrum-alias-grid-baseline);
  }

--- a/packages/builder/src/components/common/inputs/EditableLabel.test.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/common/inputs/EditableLabel.test.js
@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { it, expect, describe, beforeEach } from "vitest"
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/svelte"
+import "@testing-library/jest-dom"
+
+import EditableLabel from "./EditableLabel.svelte"
+
+describe("EditableLabel", () => {
+  describe('type of "heading"', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      render(EditableLabel, { type: "heading", value: "foo" })
+    })
+
+    it("renders a heading", () => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("typography-heading")).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('type of "body"', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      render(EditableLabel, { type: "body", value: "foo" })
+    })
+
+    it("renders a body", () => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("typography-body")).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("any other type", () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      render(EditableLabel, { type: "", value: "foo" })
+    })
+
+    it("renders a label", () => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("label")).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+  })
+})
--- a/packages/builder/src/helpers/tests/dataUtils.test.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/helpers/tests/dataUtils.test.js
@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { expect, describe, it } from "vitest"
 import { breakQueryString, buildQueryString } from "../data/utils"

 describe("check query string utils", () => {
@ -26,11 +27,15 @@ describe("check query string utils", () => {

  it("should be able to build with a binding", () => {
    const queryString = buildQueryString(obj2)
-    expect(queryString).toBe("key1={{ binding.awd }}&key2={{ binding.sed }}%20%20")
+    expect(queryString).toBe(
+      "key1={{ binding.awd }}&key2={{ binding.sed }}%20%20"
+    )
  })

  it("should be able to break with a binding", () => {
-    const broken = breakQueryString("key1={{ binding.awd }}&key2={{ binding.sed }}%20%20")
+    const broken = breakQueryString(
+      "key1={{ binding.awd }}&key2={{ binding.sed }}%20%20"
+    )
    expect(broken.key1).toBe(obj2.key1)
    expect(broken.key2).toBe(obj2.key2)
  })
--- a/packages/builder/src/helpers/tests/duplicate.test.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/helpers/tests/duplicate.test.js
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-const { duplicateName } = require("../duplicate")
+import { expect, describe, it } from "vitest"
+import { duplicateName } from "../duplicate"

 describe("duplicate", () => {
-  
  describe("duplicates a name ", () => {
    it("with a single existing", async () => {
      const names = ["foo"]
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/admin.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/admin.js
@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import { API } from "api"
 import { auth } from "stores/portal"
 import { banner } from "@budibase/bbui"

-export function createAdminStore() {
-  const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
+export const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
  loaded: false,
  multiTenancy: false,
  cloud: false,
@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ export function createAdminStore() {
  },
 }

+export function createAdminStore() {
  const admin = writable(DEFAULT_CONFIG)

  async function init() {
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/admin.test.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/admin.test.js
@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+import { it, expect, describe, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest"
+import { DEFAULT_CONFIG, createAdminStore } from "./admin"
+
+import { writable, get } from "svelte/store"
+import { API } from "api"
+import { auth } from "stores/portal"
+import { banner } from "@budibase/bbui"
+
+vi.mock("stores/portal", () => {
+  return { auth: vi.fn() }
+})
+
+// explict mock that is overwritten later so that the singleton admin store doesn't throw an error when partially mocked
+vi.mock("svelte/store", () => {
+  return {
+    writable: vi.fn(() => ({
+      subscribe: vi.fn(),
+      update: vi.fn(),
+    })),
+    get: vi.fn(),
+  }
+})
+
+vi.mock("api", () => {
+  return {
+    API: {
+      checkImportComplete: vi.fn(),
+      getEnvironment: vi.fn(),
+      getSystemStatus: vi.fn(),
+      getChecklist: vi.fn(),
+    },
+  }
+})
+
+vi.mock("@budibase/bbui", () => {
+  return { banner: { showStatus: vi.fn() } }
+})
+
+describe("admin store", () => {
+  beforeEach(ctx => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+
+    ctx.writableReturn = { update: vi.fn(), subscribe: vi.fn() }
+    writable.mockReturnValue(ctx.writableReturn)
+
+    ctx.returnedStore = createAdminStore()
+  })
+
+  it("inits the writable store with the default config", () => {
+    expect(writable).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(writable).toHaveBeenCalledWith(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
+  })
+
+  it("returns the created store", ctx => {
+    expect(ctx.returnedStore).toEqual({
+      subscribe: expect.toBe(ctx.writableReturn.subscribe),
+      init: expect.toBeFunc(),
+      checkImportComplete: expect.toBeFunc(),
+      unload: expect.toBeFunc(),
+      getChecklist: expect.toBeFunc(),
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("init method", () => {
+    beforeEach(async ctx => {
+      let getMockIndex = 0
+
+      ctx.getMockValues = [
+        { tenantId: "tenantId" },
+        { cloud: true },
+        { status: { health: { passing: false } } },
+      ]
+
+      get.mockImplementation(() => {
+        const value = ctx.getMockValues[getMockIndex]
+        getMockIndex++
+
+        return value
+      })
+
+      API.getChecklist.mockReturnValue("checklist")
+
+      API.getEnvironment.mockReturnValue({
+        multiTenancy: true,
+        cloud: true,
+        disableAccountPortal: true,
+        accountPortalUrl: "url",
+        isDev: true,
+      })
+
+      API.getSystemStatus.mockReturnValue("status")
+    })
+
+    describe("getCheckList", () => {
+      beforeEach(async ctx => {
+        await ctx.returnedStore.init()
+      })
+
+      it("adds the checklist to the store", ctx => {
+        expect(get).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, auth)
+        expect(API.getChecklist).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+        expect(API.getChecklist).toHaveBeenCalledWith("tenantId")
+        expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[0][0]({ foo: "foo" })).toEqual({
+          foo: "foo",
+          checklist: "checklist",
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("getEnvironment", () => {
+      beforeEach(async ctx => {
+        await ctx.returnedStore.init()
+      })
+
+      it("adds the environment to the store", ctx => {
+        expect(API.getEnvironment).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+        expect(API.getEnvironment).toHaveBeenCalledWith()
+        expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[1][0]({ foo: "foo" })).toEqual({
+          foo: "foo",
+          multiTenancy: true,
+          cloud: true,
+          disableAccountPortal: true,
+          accountPortalUrl: "url",
+          isDev: true,
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("system status", () => {
+      describe("non cloud", () => {
+        beforeEach(async ctx => {
+          ctx.getMockValues[1].cloud = false
+          await ctx.returnedStore.init()
+        })
+
+        it("getSystemStatus", () => {
+          expect(API.getSystemStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+        })
+
+        it("checkStatus", () => {
+          expect(get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+          expect(banner.showStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe("cloud with healthy admin status", () => {
+        beforeEach(async ctx => {
+          ctx.getMockValues[1].cloud = true
+          ctx.getMockValues[2].status.health.passing = true
+          await ctx.returnedStore.init()
+        })
+
+        it("getSystemStatus", ctx => {
+          expect(get).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, ctx.writableReturn)
+          expect(API.getSystemStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+          expect(API.getEnvironment).toHaveBeenCalledWith()
+          expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[2][0]({ foo: "foo" })).toEqual(
+            { foo: "foo", status: "status" }
+          )
+        })
+
+        it("checkStatus", ctx => {
+          expect(get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+          expect(get).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, ctx.writableReturn)
+          expect(banner.showStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe("cloud with unhealthy admin status", () => {
+        beforeEach(async ctx => {
+          ctx.getMockValues[1].cloud = true
+          ctx.getMockValues[2].status.health.passing = false
+          await ctx.returnedStore.init()
+        })
+
+        it("getSystemStatus", ctx => {
+          expect(get).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, ctx.writableReturn)
+          expect(API.getSystemStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+          expect(API.getEnvironment).toHaveBeenCalledWith()
+          expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[2][0]({ foo: "foo" })).toEqual(
+            { foo: "foo", status: "status" }
+          )
+        })
+
+        it("checkStatus", ctx => {
+          expect(get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+          expect(get).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, ctx.writableReturn)
+          expect(banner.showStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+          expect(banner.showStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith()
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("getEnvironment", () => {
+      beforeEach(async ctx => {
+        await ctx.returnedStore.init()
+      })
+
+      it("marks the store as loaded", ctx => {
+        expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[3][0]({ foo: "foo" })).toEqual({
+          foo: "foo",
+          loaded: true,
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("checkImportComplete", () => {
+    describe("import complete", () => {
+      beforeEach(async ctx => {
+        API.checkImportComplete.mockReturnValue({ imported: true })
+        await ctx.returnedStore.checkImportComplete()
+      })
+
+      it("updates the store's importComplete parameter", ctx => {
+        expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[0][0]({ foo: "foo" })).toEqual({
+          foo: "foo",
+          importComplete: true,
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("import not complete", () => {
+      beforeEach(async ctx => {
+        // Can be null
+        API.checkImportComplete.mockReturnValue(null)
+        await ctx.returnedStore.checkImportComplete()
+      })
+
+      it("updates the store's importComplete parameter", ctx => {
+        expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[0][0]({ foo: "foo" })).toEqual({
+          foo: "foo",
+          importComplete: false,
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("unload", () => {
+    beforeEach(ctx => {
+      ctx.returnedStore.unload()
+    })
+
+    it("sets the store's loaded parameter to false", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[0][0]({ loaded: true })).toEqual({
+        loaded: false,
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("getChecklist", () => {
+    beforeEach(async ctx => {
+      get.mockReturnValue({ tenantId: "tenantId" })
+      API.getChecklist.mockReturnValue("checklist")
+      await ctx.returnedStore.getChecklist()
+    })
+
+    it("updates the store with the new checklist", ctx => {
+      expect(get).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, auth)
+      expect(API.getChecklist).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(API.getChecklist).toHaveBeenCalledWith("tenantId")
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[0][0]({ foo: "foo" })).toEqual({
+        foo: "foo",
+        checklist: "checklist",
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/backups.test.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/backups.test.js
@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+import { it, expect, describe, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest"
+import { createBackupsStore } from "./backups"
+
+import { writable } from "svelte/store"
+import { API } from "api"
+
+vi.mock("svelte/store", () => {
+  return {
+    writable: vi.fn(() => ({
+      subscribe: vi.fn(),
+      update: vi.fn(),
+    })),
+  }
+})
+
+vi.mock("api", () => {
+  return {
+    API: {
+      searchBackups: vi.fn(() => "searchBackupsReturn"),
+      restoreBackup: vi.fn(() => "restoreBackupReturn"),
+      deleteBackup: vi.fn(() => "deleteBackupReturn"),
+      createManualBackup: vi.fn(() => "createManualBackupReturn"),
+      updateBackup: vi.fn(() => "updateBackupReturn"),
+    },
+  }
+})
+
+describe("backups store", () => {
+  beforeEach(ctx => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+
+    ctx.writableReturn = { update: vi.fn(), subscribe: vi.fn() }
+    writable.mockReturnValue(ctx.writableReturn)
+
+    ctx.returnedStore = createBackupsStore()
+  })
+
+  it("inits the writable store with the default config", () => {
+    expect(writable).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(writable).toHaveBeenCalledWith({})
+  })
+
+  describe("createManualBackup", () => {
+    beforeEach(async ctx => {
+      ctx.appId = "appId"
+      ctx.value = await ctx.returnedStore.createManualBackup(ctx.appId)
+    })
+
+    it("calls and returns the API createManualBackup method", ctx => {
+      expect(API.createManualBackup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(API.createManualBackup).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ctx.appId)
+      expect(ctx.value).toBe("createManualBackupReturn")
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("searchBackups", () => {
+    beforeEach(async ctx => {
+      ctx.appId = "appId"
+      ctx.trigger = "trigger"
+      ctx.type = "type"
+      ctx.page = "page"
+      ctx.startDate = "startDate"
+      ctx.endDate = "endDate"
+      ctx.value = await ctx.returnedStore.searchBackups({
+        appId: ctx.appId,
+        trigger: ctx.trigger,
+        type: ctx.type,
+        page: ctx.page,
+        startDate: ctx.startDate,
+        endDate: ctx.endDate,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("calls and returns the API searchBackups method", ctx => {
+      expect(API.searchBackups).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(API.searchBackups).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        appId: ctx.appId,
+        trigger: ctx.trigger,
+        type: ctx.type,
+        page: ctx.page,
+        startDate: ctx.startDate,
+        endDate: ctx.endDate,
+      })
+      expect(ctx.value).toBe("searchBackupsReturn")
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("selectBackup", () => {
+    beforeEach(ctx => {
+      ctx.backupId = "backupId"
+      ctx.returnedStore.selectBackup(ctx.backupId)
+    })
+
+    it("sets the state with the selected backup", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(ctx.writableReturn.update.calls[0][0]({})).toEqual({
+        selectedBackup: ctx.backupId,
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("deleteBackup", () => {
+    beforeEach(async ctx => {
+      ctx.appId = "appId"
+      ctx.backupId = "backupId"
+      ctx.value = await ctx.returnedStore.deleteBackup({
+        appId: ctx.appId,
+        backupId: ctx.backupId,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("calls and returns the API deleteBackup method", ctx => {
+      expect(API.deleteBackup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(API.deleteBackup).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        appId: ctx.appId,
+        backupId: ctx.backupId,
+      })
+      expect(ctx.value).toBe("deleteBackupReturn")
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("restoreBackup", () => {
+    beforeEach(async ctx => {
+      ctx.appId = "appId"
+      ctx.backupId = "backupId"
+      ctx.$name = "name" // `name` is used by some sort of internal ctx thing and is readonly
+      ctx.value = await ctx.returnedStore.restoreBackup({
+        appId: ctx.appId,
+        backupId: ctx.backupId,
+        name: ctx.$name,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("calls and returns the API restoreBackup method", ctx => {
+      expect(API.restoreBackup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(API.restoreBackup).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        appId: ctx.appId,
+        backupId: ctx.backupId,
+        name: ctx.$name,
+      })
+      expect(ctx.value).toBe("restoreBackupReturn")
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("updateBackup", () => {
+    beforeEach(async ctx => {
+      ctx.appId = "appId"
+      ctx.backupId = "backupId"
+      ctx.$name = "name" // `name` is used by some sort of internal ctx thing and is readonly
+      ctx.value = await ctx.returnedStore.updateBackup({
+        appId: ctx.appId,
+        backupId: ctx.backupId,
+        name: ctx.$name,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("calls and returns the API updateBackup method", ctx => {
+      expect(API.updateBackup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(API.updateBackup).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        appId: ctx.appId,
+        backupId: ctx.backupId,
+        name: ctx.$name,
+      })
+      expect(ctx.value).toBe("updateBackupReturn")
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("subscribe", () => {
+    it("calls and returns the API updateBackup method", ctx => {
+      expect(ctx.returnedStore.subscribe).toBe(ctx.writableReturn.subscribe)
+    })
+  })
+})
--- a/packages/builder/vite.config.js
+++ b/packages/builder/vite.config.js
@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
  const isProduction = mode === "production"
  const env = loadEnv(mode, process.cwd())
  return {
+    test: {
+      setupFiles: ["./vitest.setup.js"],
+      globals: true,
+      environment: "jsdom",
+    },
    server: {
      fs: {
        strict: false,
--- a/packages/builder/vitest.setup.js
+++ b/packages/builder/vitest.setup.js
@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { expect } from "vitest"
+
+expect.extend({
+  toBeFunc: received => {
+    if (typeof received === "function") {
+      return {
+        pass: true,
+      }
+    }
+
+    return {
+      message: () => `expected ${received} to be a function`,
+      pass: false,
+    }
+  },
+  toBe: (received, expected) => {
+    if (received === expected) {
+      return {
+        pass: true,
+      }
+    }
+
+    return {
+      message: () => `expected ${received} to be ${expected}`,
+      pass: false,
+    }
+  },
+})
--- a/packages/cli/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/cli/.gitignore
@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ envoy.yaml
 *.tar.gz
 prebuilds/
 dist/
+budibase-automation/
+budibase-component/
+budibase-datasource/
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@budibase/cli",
-  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
  "description": "Budibase CLI, for developers, self hosting and migrations.",
  "main": "dist/index.js",
  "bin": {
@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
    "outputPath": "build"
  },
  "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/backend-core": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/types": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+    "@budibase/backend-core": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/types": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
    "axios": "0.21.2",
    "chalk": "4.1.0",
    "cli-progress": "3.11.2",
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import { logging } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+logging.disableLogger()
 import "./prebuilds"
 import "./environment"
 import { getCommands } from "./options"
--- a/packages/cli/src/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/plugins/index.ts
@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async function init(opts: PluginOpts) {
  if (!type || !PLUGIN_TYPE_ARR.includes(type)) {
    console.log(
      error(
-        "Please provide a type to init, either 'component' or 'datasource'."
+        "Please provide a type to init, either 'component', 'datasource' or 'automation'."
      )
    )
    return
--- a/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/client/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@budibase/client",
-  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
  "license": "MPL-2.0",
  "module": "dist/budibase-client.js",
  "main": "dist/budibase-client.js",
@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
    "dev:builder": "rollup -cw"
  },
  "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/bbui": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/frontend-core": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/shared-core": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/types": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+    "@budibase/bbui": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/frontend-core": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/shared-core": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/types": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
    "@spectrum-css/button": "^3.0.3",
    "@spectrum-css/card": "^3.0.3",
    "@spectrum-css/divider": "^1.0.3",
--- a/packages/frontend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/package.json
@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
  "name": "@budibase/frontend-core",
-  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
  "description": "Budibase frontend core libraries used in builder and client",
  "author": "Budibase",
  "license": "MPL-2.0",
  "svelte": "src/index.js",
  "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/bbui": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/shared-core": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+    "@budibase/bbui": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/shared-core": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
    "svelte": "^3.46.2"
  }
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@budibase/sdk",
-  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
  "description": "Budibase Public API SDK",
  "author": "Budibase",
  "license": "MPL-2.0",
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
  "name": "@budibase/server",
  "email": "hi@budibase.com",
-  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
  "description": "Budibase Web Server",
  "main": "src/index.ts",
  "repository": {
@ -45,12 +45,12 @@
  "license": "GPL-3.0",
  "dependencies": {
    "@apidevtools/swagger-parser": "10.0.3",
-    "@budibase/backend-core": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/client": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/pro": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/shared-core": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/types": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+    "@budibase/backend-core": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/client": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/pro": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/shared-core": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/types": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
    "@bull-board/api": "3.7.0",
    "@bull-board/koa": "3.9.4",
    "@elastic/elasticsearch": "7.10.0",
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/automation.ts
@ -16,9 +16,15 @@ import { setTestFlag, clearTestFlag } from "../../utilities/redis"
 import { context, cache, events } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { automations } from "@budibase/pro"
 import { Automation, BBContext } from "@budibase/types"
+import { getActionDefinitions as actionDefs } from "../../automations/actions"

-const ACTION_DEFS = removeDeprecated(actions.ACTION_DEFINITIONS)
-const TRIGGER_DEFS = removeDeprecated(triggers.TRIGGER_DEFINITIONS)
+async function getActionDefinitions() {
+  return removeDeprecated(await actionDefs())
+}
+
+function getTriggerDefinitions() {
+  return removeDeprecated(triggers.TRIGGER_DEFINITIONS)
+}

 /*************************
 *                       *
@ -228,17 +234,17 @@ export async function clearLogError(ctx: BBContext) {
 }

 export async function getActionList(ctx: BBContext) {
-  ctx.body = ACTION_DEFS
+  ctx.body = await getActionDefinitions()
 }

 export async function getTriggerList(ctx: BBContext) {
-  ctx.body = TRIGGER_DEFS
+  ctx.body = getTriggerDefinitions()
 }

 export async function getDefinitionList(ctx: BBContext) {
  ctx.body = {
-    trigger: TRIGGER_DEFS,
-    action: ACTION_DEFS,
+    trigger: getTriggerDefinitions(),
+    action: await getActionDefinitions(),
  }
 }

--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/plugin/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/plugin/index.ts
@ -1,31 +1,11 @@
-import { npmUpload, urlUpload, githubUpload, fileUpload } from "./uploaders"
-import {
-  plugins as pluginCore,
-  db as dbCore,
-  tenancy,
-  objectStore,
-} from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import { PluginType, FileType, PluginSource, Plugin } from "@budibase/types"
+import { npmUpload, urlUpload, githubUpload } from "./uploaders"
+import { plugins as pluginCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { PluginType, FileType, PluginSource } from "@budibase/types"
 import env from "../../../environment"
 import { ClientAppSocket } from "../../../websocket"
+import sdk from "../../../sdk"
 import { sdk as pro } from "@budibase/pro"

-export async function getPlugins(type?: PluginType) {
-  const db = tenancy.getGlobalDB()
-  const response = await db.allDocs(
-    dbCore.getPluginParams(null, {
-      include_docs: true,
-    })
-  )
-  let plugins = response.rows.map((row: any) => row.doc) as Plugin[]
-  plugins = objectStore.enrichPluginURLs(plugins)
-  if (type) {
-    return plugins.filter((plugin: Plugin) => plugin.schema?.type === type)
-  } else {
-    return plugins
-  }
-}
-
 export async function upload(ctx: any) {
  const plugins: FileType[] =
    ctx.request.files.file.length > 1
@ -35,7 +15,7 @@ export async function upload(ctx: any) {
    let docs = []
    // can do single or multiple plugins
    for (let plugin of plugins) {
-      const doc = await processUploadedPlugin(plugin, PluginSource.FILE)
+      const doc = await sdk.plugins.processUploaded(plugin, PluginSource.FILE)
      docs.push(doc)
    }
    ctx.body = {
@ -105,7 +85,7 @@ export async function create(ctx: any) {
 }

 export async function fetch(ctx: any) {
-  ctx.body = await getPlugins()
+  ctx.body = await sdk.plugins.fetch()
 }

 export async function destroy(ctx: any) {
@ -119,20 +99,3 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: any) {
    ctx.throw(400, err.message)
  }
 }
-
-export async function processUploadedPlugin(
-  plugin: FileType,
-  source?: PluginSource
-) {
-  const { metadata, directory } = await fileUpload(plugin)
-  pluginCore.validate(metadata?.schema)
-
-  // Only allow components in cloud
-  if (!env.SELF_HOSTED && metadata?.schema?.type !== PluginType.COMPONENT) {
-    throw new Error("Only component plugins are supported outside of self-host")
-  }
-
-  const doc = await pro.plugins.storePlugin(metadata, directory, source)
-  ClientAppSocket.emit("plugin-update", { name: doc.name, hash: doc.hash })
-  return doc
-}
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/automation.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/automation.spec.js
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const {
 const setup = require("./utilities")
 const { basicAutomation, newAutomation, automationTrigger, automationStep } = setup.structures
 const MAX_RETRIES = 4
-const { TRIGGER_DEFINITIONS, ACTION_DEFINITIONS } = require("../../../automations")
+const { TRIGGER_DEFINITIONS, BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS } = require("../../../automations")
 const { events } = require("@budibase/backend-core")


@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe("/automations", () => {
        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
        .expect(200)

-      let definitionsLength = Object.keys(ACTION_DEFINITIONS).length
+      let definitionsLength = Object.keys(BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS).length
      definitionsLength-- // OUTGOING_WEBHOOK is deprecated

      expect(Object.keys(res.body.action).length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(definitionsLength)
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts
@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ import * as delay from "./steps/delay"
 import * as queryRow from "./steps/queryRows"
 import * as loop from "./steps/loop"
 import env from "../environment"
-import { AutomationStepSchema, AutomationStepInput } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationStepInput,
+  PluginType,
+  AutomationStep,
+} from "@budibase/types"
+import sdk from "../sdk"
+import { getAutomationPlugin } from "../utilities/fileSystem"

 const ACTION_IMPLS: Record<
  string,
@ -38,7 +45,8 @@ const ACTION_IMPLS: Record<
  zapier: zapier.run,
  integromat: integromat.run,
 }
-export const ACTION_DEFINITIONS: Record<string, AutomationStepSchema> = {
+export const BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS: Record<string, AutomationStepSchema> =
+  {
    SEND_EMAIL_SMTP: sendSmtpEmail.definition,
    CREATE_ROW: createRow.definition,
    UPDATE_ROW: updateRow.definition,
@ -66,12 +74,36 @@ if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
  // @ts-ignore
  ACTION_IMPLS["EXECUTE_BASH"] = bash.run
  // @ts-ignore
-  ACTION_DEFINITIONS["EXECUTE_BASH"] = bash.definition
+  BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS["EXECUTE_BASH"] = bash.definition
+}
+
+export async function getActionDefinitions() {
+  const actionDefinitions = BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS
+  if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
+    const plugins = await sdk.plugins.fetch(PluginType.AUTOMATION)
+    for (let plugin of plugins) {
+      const schema = plugin.schema.schema as AutomationStep
+      actionDefinitions[schema.stepId] = {
+        ...schema,
+        custom: true,
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return actionDefinitions
 }

 /* istanbul ignore next */
-export async function getAction(actionName: string) {
-  if (ACTION_IMPLS[actionName] != null) {
-    return ACTION_IMPLS[actionName]
+export async function getAction(stepId: string) {
+  if (ACTION_IMPLS[stepId] != null) {
+    return ACTION_IMPLS[stepId]
+  }
+  // must be a plugin
+  if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
+    const plugins = await sdk.plugins.fetch(PluginType.AUTOMATION)
+    const found = plugins.find(plugin => plugin.schema.schema.stepId === stepId)
+    if (!found) {
+      throw new Error(`Unable to find action implementation for "${stepId}"`)
+    }
+    return (await getAutomationPlugin(found)).action
  }
 }
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/index.ts
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import BullQueue from "bull"
 export { automationQueue } from "./bullboard"
 export { shutdown } from "./bullboard"
 export { TRIGGER_DEFINITIONS } from "./triggers"
-export { ACTION_DEFINITIONS } from "./actions"
+export { BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS, getActionDefinitions } from "./actions"

 /**
 * This module is built purely to kick off the worker farm and manage the inputs/outputs
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/bash.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/bash.ts
@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import * as automationUtils from "../automationUtils"
 import environment from "../../environment"
 import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
-  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationStepType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  tagline: "Execute a bash command",
  icon: "JourneyEvent",
  description: "Run a bash script",
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  internal: true,
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.EXECUTE_BASH,
  inputs: {},
@ -21,8 +24,8 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        code: {
-          type: "string",
-          customType: "code",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.CODE,
          title: "Code",
        },
      },
@ -31,17 +34,17 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        stdout: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "Standard output of your bash command or script",
        },
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the command was successful",
        },
      },
-    },
      required: ["stdout"],
    },
+  },
 }

 export async function run({ inputs, context }: AutomationStepInput) {
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/createRow.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/createRow.ts
@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import { cleanUpRow, getError } from "../automationUtils"
 import { buildCtx } from "./utils"
 import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
-  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationStepType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  tagline: "Create a {{inputs.enriched.table.name}} row",
  icon: "TableRowAddBottom",
  description: "Add a row to your database",
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  internal: true,
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.CREATE_ROW,
  inputs: {},
@ -20,14 +23,14 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        row: {
-          type: "object",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
          properties: {
            tableId: {
-              type: "string",
-              customType: "table",
+              type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+              customType: AutomationCustomIOType.TABLE,
            },
          },
-          customType: "row",
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.ROW,
          title: "Table",
          required: ["tableId"],
        },
@ -37,24 +40,24 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        row: {
-          type: "object",
-          customType: "row",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.ROW,
          description: "The new row",
        },
        response: {
-          type: "object",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
          description: "The response from the table",
        },
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the row creation was successful",
        },
        id: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "The identifier of the new row",
        },
        revision: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "The revision of the new row",
        },
      },
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/delay.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/delay.ts
@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { wait } from "../../utilities"
 import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
-  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationIOType,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationStepType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        time: {
-          type: "number",
+          type: AutomationIOType.NUMBER,
          title: "Delay in milliseconds",
        },
      },
@ -26,14 +28,14 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the delay was successful",
        },
      },
      required: ["success"],
    },
  },
-  type: "LOGIC",
+  type: AutomationStepType.LOGIC,
 }

 export async function run({ inputs }: AutomationStepInput) {
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/deleteRow.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/deleteRow.ts
@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import { buildCtx } from "./utils"
 import { getError } from "../automationUtils"
 import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
-  AutomationStepSchema,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationStepType,
+  AutomationIOType,
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  icon: "TableRowRemoveCenter",
  name: "Delete Row",
  tagline: "Delete a {{inputs.enriched.table.name}} row",
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.DELETE_ROW,
  internal: true,
  inputs: {},
@ -20,12 +23,12 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        tableId: {
-          type: "string",
-          customType: "table",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.TABLE,
          title: "Table",
        },
        id: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Row ID",
        },
      },
@ -34,16 +37,16 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        row: {
-          type: "object",
-          customType: "row",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.ROW,
          description: "The deleted row",
        },
        response: {
-          type: "object",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
          description: "The response from the table",
        },
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the deletion was successful",
        },
      },
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/discord.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/discord.ts
@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
  AutomationStepSchema,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepType,
+  AutomationIOType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 const DEFAULT_USERNAME = "Budibase Automate"
@ -15,26 +17,26 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  description: "Send a message to a Discord server",
  icon: "ri-discord-line",
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.discord,
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  internal: false,
  inputs: {},
  schema: {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        url: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Discord Webhook URL",
        },
        username: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Bot Name",
        },
        avatar_url: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Bot Avatar URL",
        },
        content: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Message",
        },
      },
@ -43,15 +45,15 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        httpStatus: {
-          type: "number",
+          type: AutomationIOType.NUMBER,
          description: "The HTTP status code of the request",
        },
        response: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "The response from the Discord Webhook",
        },
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the message sent successfully",
        },
      },
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/executeQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/executeQuery.ts
@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import { buildCtx } from "./utils"
 import * as automationUtils from "../automationUtils"
 import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
-  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationStepType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  tagline: "Execute Data Connector",
  icon: "Data",
  description: "Execute a query in an external data connector",
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.EXECUTE_QUERY,
  internal: true,
  inputs: {},
@ -20,14 +23,14 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        query: {
-          type: "object",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
          properties: {
            queryId: {
-              type: "string",
-              customType: "query",
+              type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+              customType: AutomationCustomIOType.QUERY,
            },
          },
-          customType: "queryParams",
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.QUERY_PARAMS,
          title: "Parameters",
          required: ["queryId"],
        },
@ -37,22 +40,22 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        response: {
-          type: "object",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
          description: "The response from the datasource execution",
        },
        info: {
-          type: "object",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
          description:
            "Some query types may return extra data, like headers from a REST query",
        },
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the action was successful",
        },
      },
-    },
      required: ["response", "success"],
    },
+  },
 }

 export async function run({ inputs, appId, emitter }: AutomationStepInput) {
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/executeScript.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/executeScript.ts
@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import { buildCtx } from "./utils"
 import * as automationUtils from "../automationUtils"
 import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
-  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationStepType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  tagline: "Execute JavaScript Code",
  icon: "Code",
  description: "Run a piece of JavaScript code in your automation",
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  internal: true,
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.EXECUTE_SCRIPT,
  inputs: {},
@ -20,8 +23,8 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        code: {
-          type: "string",
-          customType: "code",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.CODE,
          title: "Code",
        },
      },
@ -30,17 +33,17 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        value: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "The result of the return statement",
        },
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the action was successful",
        },
      },
-    },
      required: ["success"],
    },
+  },
 }

 export async function run({
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/filter.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/filter.ts
@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
  AutomationStepSchema,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepType,
+  AutomationIOType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 export const FilterConditions = {
@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  icon: "Branch2",
  description:
    "Conditionally halt automations which do not meet certain conditions",
-  type: "LOGIC",
+  type: AutomationStepType.LOGIC,
  internal: true,
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.FILTER,
  inputs: {
@ -34,17 +36,17 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        field: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Reference Value",
        },
        condition: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Condition",
          enum: Object.values(FilterConditions),
          pretty: Object.values(PrettyFilterConditions),
        },
        value: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Comparison Value",
        },
      },
@ -53,11 +55,11 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the action was successful",
        },
        result: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the logic block passed",
        },
      },
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/integromat.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/integromat.ts
@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
  AutomationStepSchema,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepType,
+  AutomationIOType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
@ -13,34 +15,34 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    "Performs a webhook call to Integromat and gets the response (if configured)",
  icon: "ri-shut-down-line",
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.integromat,
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  internal: false,
  inputs: {},
  schema: {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        url: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Webhook URL",
        },
        value1: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Input Value 1",
        },
        value2: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Input Value 2",
        },
        value3: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Input Value 3",
        },
        value4: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Input Value 4",
        },
        value5: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Input Value 5",
        },
      },
@ -49,15 +51,15 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether call was successful",
        },
        httpStatus: {
-          type: "number",
+          type: AutomationIOType.NUMBER,
          description: "The HTTP status code returned",
        },
        response: {
-          type: "object",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
          description: "The webhook response - this can have properties",
        },
      },
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/loop.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/loop.ts
@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { AutomationActionStepId, AutomationStepSchema } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  AutomationActionStepId,
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
+  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationStepType,
+} from "@budibase/types"

 export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  name: "Looping",
@ -12,19 +18,19 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        option: {
-          customType: "loopOption",
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.LOOP_OPTION,
          title: "Input type",
        },
        binding: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Binding / Value",
        },
        iterations: {
-          type: "number",
+          type: AutomationIOType.NUMBER,
          title: "Max loop iterations",
        },
        failure: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Failure Condition",
        },
      },
@ -33,20 +39,20 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        items: {
-          customType: "item",
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.ITEM,
          description: "The item currently being executed",
        },
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the message loop was successfully",
        },
        iterations: {
-          type: "number",
-          descriptions: "The amount of times the block ran",
+          type: AutomationIOType.NUMBER,
+          description: "The amount of times the block ran",
        },
      },
      required: ["success", "items", "iterations"],
    },
  },
-  type: "LOGIC",
+  type: AutomationStepType.LOGIC,
 }
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/outgoingWebhook.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/outgoingWebhook.ts
@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import { getFetchResponse } from "./utils"
 import * as automationUtils from "../automationUtils"
 import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
-  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationStepType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 enum RequestType {
@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  tagline: "Send a {{inputs.requestMethod}} request",
  icon: "Send",
  description: "Send a request of specified method to a URL",
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  internal: true,
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.OUTGOING_WEBHOOK,
  inputs: {
@ -40,23 +43,23 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        requestMethod: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          enum: Object.values(RequestType),
          title: "Request method",
        },
        url: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "URL",
        },
        requestBody: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "JSON Body",
-          customType: "wide",
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.WIDE,
        },
        headers: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Headers",
-          customType: "wide",
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.WIDE,
        },
      },
      required: ["requestMethod", "url"],
@ -64,15 +67,15 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        response: {
-          type: "object",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
          description: "The response from the webhook",
        },
        httpStatus: {
-          type: "number",
+          type: AutomationIOType.NUMBER,
          description: "The HTTP status code returned",
        },
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the action was successful",
        },
      },
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts
@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ import { buildCtx } from "./utils"
 import * as automationUtils from "../automationUtils"
 import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
-  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationStepType,
  SearchFilters,
  Table,
 } from "@budibase/types"
@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  icon: "Search",
  name: "Query rows",
  tagline: "Query rows from {{inputs.enriched.table.name}} table",
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.QUERY_ROWS,
  internal: true,
  inputs: {},
@ -44,35 +47,35 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        tableId: {
-          type: "string",
-          customType: "table",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.TABLE,
          title: "Table",
        },
        filters: {
-          type: "object",
-          customType: "filters",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.FILTERS,
          title: "Filtering",
        },
        sortColumn: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Sort Column",
-          customType: "column",
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.COLUMN,
        },
        sortOrder: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Sort Order",
          enum: Object.values(SortOrder),
          pretty: Object.values(SortOrderPretty),
        },
        limit: {
-          type: "number",
+          type: AutomationIOType.NUMBER,
          title: "Limit",
-          customType: "queryLimit",
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.QUERY_LIMIT,
        },
        onEmptyFilter: {
          pretty: Object.values(EmptyFilterOptionPretty),
          enum: Object.values(EmptyFilterOption),
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "When Filter Empty",
        },
      },
@ -81,12 +84,12 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        rows: {
-          type: "array",
-          customType: "rows",
+          type: AutomationIOType.ARRAY,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.ROWS,
          description: "The rows that were found",
        },
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the query was successful",
        },
      },
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/sendSmtpEmail.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/sendSmtpEmail.ts
@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
  AutomationStepSchema,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepType,
+  AutomationIOType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  tagline: "Send SMTP email to {{inputs.to}}",
  icon: "Email",
  name: "Send Email (SMTP)",
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  internal: true,
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.SEND_EMAIL_SMTP,
  inputs: {},
@ -19,27 +21,27 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        to: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Send To",
        },
        from: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Send From",
        },
        cc: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "CC",
        },
        bcc: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "BCC",
        },
        subject: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Email Subject",
        },
        contents: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "HTML Contents",
        },
      },
@ -48,11 +50,11 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the email was sent",
        },
        response: {
-          type: "object",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
          description: "A response from the email client, this may be an error",
        },
      },
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/serverLog.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/serverLog.ts
@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
  AutomationStepSchema,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepType,
+  AutomationIOType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 /**
@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  tagline: "Console log a value in the backend",
  icon: "Monitoring",
  description: "Logs the given text to the server (using console.log)",
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  internal: true,
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.SERVER_LOG,
  inputs: {
@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        text: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Log",
        },
      },
@ -34,11 +36,11 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the action was successful",
        },
        message: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "What was output",
        },
      },
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/slack.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/slack.ts
@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
  AutomationStepSchema,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepType,
+  AutomationIOType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
@ -12,18 +14,18 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  description: "Send a message to Slack",
  icon: "ri-slack-line",
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.slack,
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  internal: false,
  inputs: {},
  schema: {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        url: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Incoming Webhook URL",
        },
        text: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Message",
        },
      },
@ -32,15 +34,15 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        httpStatus: {
-          type: "number",
+          type: AutomationIOType.NUMBER,
          description: "The HTTP status code of the request",
        },
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the message sent successfully",
        },
        response: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "The response from the Slack Webhook",
        },
      },
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts
@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import * as automationUtils from "../automationUtils"
 import { buildCtx } from "./utils"
 import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
-  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationStepType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  tagline: "Update a {{inputs.enriched.table.name}} row",
  icon: "Refresh",
  description: "Update a row in your database",
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  internal: true,
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.UPDATE_ROW,
  inputs: {},
@ -20,16 +23,16 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        meta: {
-          type: "object",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
          title: "Field settings",
        },
        row: {
-          type: "object",
-          customType: "row",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.ROW,
          title: "Table",
        },
        rowId: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Row ID",
        },
      },
@ -38,24 +41,24 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        row: {
-          type: "object",
-          customType: "row",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.ROW,
          description: "The updated row",
        },
        response: {
-          type: "object",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
          description: "The response from the table",
        },
        success: {
-          type: "boolean",
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
          description: "Whether the action was successful",
        },
        id: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "The identifier of the updated row",
        },
        revision: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "The revision of the updated row",
        },
      },
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/zapier.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/zapier.ts
@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import {
  AutomationActionStepId,
  AutomationStepSchema,
  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepType,
+  AutomationIOType,
 } from "@budibase/types"

 export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
  name: "Zapier Webhook",
  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.zapier,
-  type: "ACTION",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
  internal: false,
  description: "Trigger a Zapier Zap via webhooks",
  tagline: "Trigger a Zapier Zap",
@ -19,27 +21,27 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        url: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Webhook URL",
        },
        value1: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Payload Value 1",
        },
        value2: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Payload Value 2",
        },
        value3: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Payload Value 3",
        },
        value4: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Payload Value 4",
        },
        value5: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          title: "Payload Value 5",
        },
      },
@ -48,11 +50,11 @@ export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        httpStatus: {
-          type: "number",
+          type: AutomationIOType.NUMBER,
          description: "The HTTP status code of the request",
        },
        response: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "The response from Zapier",
        },
      },
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/utilities/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/utilities/index.ts
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import TestConfig from "../../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration"
 import { context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import { ACTION_DEFINITIONS, getAction } from "../../actions"
+import { BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS, getAction } from "../../actions"
 import emitter from "../../../events/index"
 import env from "../../../environment"

@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ export async function runStep(stepId: string, inputs: any, stepContext?: any) {
 }

 export const apiKey = "test"
-export const actions = ACTION_DEFINITIONS
+export const actions = BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/triggerInfo/app.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/triggerInfo/app.ts
@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import {
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
+  AutomationStepType,
  AutomationTriggerSchema,
  AutomationTriggerStepId,
 } from "@budibase/types"
@ -15,8 +18,8 @@ export const definition: AutomationTriggerSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        fields: {
-          type: "object",
-          customType: "triggerSchema",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.TRIGGER_SCHEMA,
          title: "Fields",
        },
      },
@ -25,13 +28,13 @@ export const definition: AutomationTriggerSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        fields: {
-          type: "object",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
          description: "Fields submitted from the app frontend",
-          customType: "triggerSchema",
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.TRIGGER_SCHEMA,
        },
      },
      required: ["fields"],
    },
  },
-  type: "TRIGGER",
+  type: AutomationStepType.TRIGGER,
 }
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/triggerInfo/cron.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/triggerInfo/cron.ts
@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import {
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
+  AutomationStepType,
  AutomationTriggerSchema,
  AutomationTriggerStepId,
 } from "@budibase/types"
@ -15,8 +18,8 @@ export const definition: AutomationTriggerSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        cron: {
-          type: "string",
-          customType: "cron",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.CRON,
          title: "Expression",
        },
      },
@ -25,12 +28,12 @@ export const definition: AutomationTriggerSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        timestamp: {
-          type: "number",
+          type: AutomationIOType.NUMBER,
          description: "Timestamp the cron was executed",
        },
      },
      required: ["timestamp"],
    },
  },
-  type: "TRIGGER",
+  type: AutomationStepType.TRIGGER,
 }
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/triggerInfo/rowDeleted.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/triggerInfo/rowDeleted.ts
@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import {
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
+  AutomationStepType,
  AutomationTriggerSchema,
  AutomationTriggerStepId,
 } from "@budibase/types"
@ -15,8 +18,8 @@ export const definition: AutomationTriggerSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        tableId: {
-          type: "string",
-          customType: "table",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.TABLE,
          title: "Table",
        },
      },
@ -25,13 +28,13 @@ export const definition: AutomationTriggerSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        row: {
-          type: "object",
-          customType: "row",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.ROW,
          description: "The row that was deleted",
        },
      },
      required: ["row"],
    },
  },
-  type: "TRIGGER",
+  type: AutomationStepType.TRIGGER,
 }
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/triggerInfo/rowSaved.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/triggerInfo/rowSaved.ts
@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import {
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
+  AutomationStepType,
  AutomationTriggerSchema,
  AutomationTriggerStepId,
 } from "@budibase/types"
@ -15,8 +18,8 @@ export const definition: AutomationTriggerSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        tableId: {
-          type: "string",
-          customType: "table",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.TABLE,
          title: "Table",
        },
      },
@ -25,21 +28,21 @@ export const definition: AutomationTriggerSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        row: {
-          type: "object",
-          customType: "row",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.ROW,
          description: "The new row that was created",
        },
        id: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "Row ID - can be used for updating",
        },
        revision: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "Revision of row",
        },
      },
      required: ["row", "id"],
    },
  },
-  type: "TRIGGER",
+  type: AutomationStepType.TRIGGER,
 }
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/triggerInfo/rowUpdated.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/triggerInfo/rowUpdated.ts
@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import {
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
+  AutomationStepType,
  AutomationTriggerSchema,
  AutomationTriggerStepId,
 } from "@budibase/types"
@ -15,8 +18,8 @@ export const definition: AutomationTriggerSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        tableId: {
-          type: "string",
-          customType: "table",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.TABLE,
          title: "Table",
        },
      },
@ -25,21 +28,21 @@ export const definition: AutomationTriggerSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        row: {
-          type: "object",
-          customType: "row",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.ROW,
          description: "The row that was updated",
        },
        id: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "Row ID - can be used for updating",
        },
        revision: {
-          type: "string",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
          description: "Revision of row",
        },
      },
      required: ["row", "id"],
    },
  },
-  type: "TRIGGER",
+  type: AutomationStepType.TRIGGER,
 }
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/triggerInfo/webhook.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/triggerInfo/webhook.ts
@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import {
+  AutomationCustomIOType,
+  AutomationIOType,
+  AutomationStepType,
  AutomationTriggerSchema,
  AutomationTriggerStepId,
 } from "@budibase/types"
@ -15,13 +18,13 @@ export const definition: AutomationTriggerSchema = {
    inputs: {
      properties: {
        schemaUrl: {
-          type: "string",
-          customType: "webhookUrl",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.WEBHOOK_URL,
          title: "Schema URL",
        },
        triggerUrl: {
-          type: "string",
-          customType: "webhookUrl",
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          customType: AutomationCustomIOType.WEBHOOK_URL,
          title: "Trigger URL",
        },
      },
@ -30,12 +33,12 @@ export const definition: AutomationTriggerSchema = {
    outputs: {
      properties: {
        body: {
-          type: "object",
+          type: AutomationIOType.OBJECT,
          description: "Body of the request which hit the webhook",
        },
      },
      required: ["body"],
    },
  },
-  type: "TRIGGER",
+  type: AutomationStepType.TRIGGER,
 }
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/index.ts
@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ import firebase from "./firebase"
 import redis from "./redis"
 import snowflake from "./snowflake"
 import oracle from "./oracle"
-import { getPlugins } from "../api/controllers/plugin"
 import { SourceName, Integration, PluginType } from "@budibase/types"
 import { getDatasourcePlugin } from "../utilities/fileSystem"
 import env from "../environment"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash"
+import sdk from "../sdk"

 const DEFINITIONS: { [key: string]: Integration } = {
  [SourceName.POSTGRES]: postgres.schema,
@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export async function getDefinition(source: SourceName): Promise<Integration> {
 export async function getDefinitions() {
  const pluginSchemas: { [key: string]: Integration } = {}
  if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
-    const plugins = await getPlugins(PluginType.DATASOURCE)
+    const plugins = await sdk.plugins.fetch(PluginType.DATASOURCE)
    // extract the actual schema from each custom
    for (let plugin of plugins) {
      const sourceId = plugin.name
@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export async function getIntegration(integration: string) {
    return INTEGRATIONS[integration]
  }
  if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
-    const plugins = await getPlugins(PluginType.DATASOURCE)
+    const plugins = await sdk.plugins.fetch(PluginType.DATASOURCE)
    for (let plugin of plugins) {
      if (plugin.name === integration) {
        // need to use commonJS require due to its dynamic runtime nature
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/index.ts
@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { default as datasources } from "./app/datasources"
 import { default as queries } from "./app/queries"
 import { default as rows } from "./app/rows"
 import { default as users } from "./users"
+import { default as plugins } from "./plugins"

 const sdk = {
  backups,
@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ const sdk = {
  users,
  datasources,
  queries,
+  plugins,
 }

 // default export for TS
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/plugins/index.ts
@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import * as plugins from "./plugins"
+
+export default {
+  ...plugins,
+}
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/plugins/plugins.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/plugins/plugins.ts
@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { FileType, Plugin, PluginSource, PluginType } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  db as dbCore,
+  objectStore,
+  plugins as pluginCore,
+  tenancy,
+} from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { fileUpload } from "../../api/controllers/plugin/file"
+import env from "../../environment"
+import { ClientAppSocket } from "../../websocket"
+import { sdk as pro } from "@budibase/pro"
+
+export async function fetch(type?: PluginType) {
+  const db = tenancy.getGlobalDB()
+  const response = await db.allDocs(
+    dbCore.getPluginParams(null, {
+      include_docs: true,
+    })
+  )
+  let plugins = response.rows.map((row: any) => row.doc) as Plugin[]
+  plugins = objectStore.enrichPluginURLs(plugins)
+  if (type) {
+    return plugins.filter((plugin: Plugin) => plugin.schema?.type === type)
+  } else {
+    return plugins
+  }
+}
+
+export async function processUploaded(plugin: FileType, source?: PluginSource) {
+  const { metadata, directory } = await fileUpload(plugin)
+  pluginCore.validate(metadata?.schema)
+
+  // Only allow components in cloud
+  if (!env.SELF_HOSTED && metadata?.schema?.type !== PluginType.COMPONENT) {
+    throw new Error("Only component plugins are supported outside of self-host")
+  }
+
+  const doc = await pro.plugins.storePlugin(metadata, directory, source)
+  ClientAppSocket.emit("plugin-update", { name: doc.name, hash: doc.hash })
+  return doc
+}
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts
@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
-import { permissions, roles } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { permissions, roles, utils } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { createHomeScreen } from "../../constants/screens"
 import { EMPTY_LAYOUT } from "../../constants/layouts"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
-import { ACTION_DEFINITIONS, TRIGGER_DEFINITIONS } from "../../automations"
+import {
+  BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS,
+  TRIGGER_DEFINITIONS,
+} from "../../automations"
 import {
  Automation,
  AutomationActionStepId,
+  AutomationStep,
+  AutomationStepType,
+  AutomationTrigger,
  AutomationTriggerStepId,
  Datasource,
  SourceName,
 } from "@budibase/types"

-const { v4: uuidv4 } = require("uuid")
-
 export function basicTable() {
  return {
    name: "TestTable",
@ -71,19 +75,19 @@ export function view(tableId: string) {
 }

 export function automationStep(
-  actionDefinition = ACTION_DEFINITIONS.CREATE_ROW
-) {
+  actionDefinition = BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS.CREATE_ROW
+): AutomationStep {
  return {
-    id: uuidv4(),
+    id: utils.newid(),
    ...actionDefinition,
  }
 }

 export function automationTrigger(
  triggerDefinition = TRIGGER_DEFINITIONS.ROW_SAVED
-) {
+): AutomationTrigger {
  return {
-    id: uuidv4(),
+    id: utils.newid(),
    ...triggerDefinition,
  }
 }
@ -106,7 +110,7 @@ export function newAutomation({ steps, trigger }: any = {}) {
  return automation
 }

-export function basicAutomation(appId?: string) {
+export function basicAutomation(appId?: string): Automation {
  return {
    name: "My Automation",
    screenId: "kasdkfldsafkl",
@ -119,18 +123,22 @@ export function basicAutomation(appId?: string) {
        tagline: "test",
        icon: "test",
        description: "test",
-        type: "trigger",
+        type: AutomationStepType.TRIGGER,
        id: "test",
        inputs: {},
        schema: {
-          inputs: {},
-          outputs: {},
+          inputs: {
+            properties: {},
+          },
+          outputs: {
+            properties: {},
+          },
        },
      },
      steps: [],
    },
    type: "automation",
-    appId,
+    appId: appId!,
  }
 }

@ -154,7 +162,7 @@ export function loopAutomation(tableId: string, loopOpts?: any): Automation {
          inputs: {
            tableId,
          },
-          schema: ACTION_DEFINITIONS.QUERY_ROWS.schema,
+          schema: BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS.QUERY_ROWS.schema,
        },
        {
          id: "c",
@ -163,7 +171,7 @@ export function loopAutomation(tableId: string, loopOpts?: any): Automation {
          internal: true,
          inputs: loopOpts,
          blockToLoop: "d",
-          schema: ACTION_DEFINITIONS.LOOP.schema,
+          schema: BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS.LOOP.schema,
        },
        {
          id: "d",
@ -173,7 +181,7 @@ export function loopAutomation(tableId: string, loopOpts?: any): Automation {
          inputs: {
            text: "log statement",
          },
-          schema: ACTION_DEFINITIONS.SERVER_LOG.schema,
+          schema: BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS.SERVER_LOG.schema,
        },
      ],
      trigger: {
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import { processObject } from "@budibase/string-templates"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
 import * as sdkUtils from "../sdk/utils"
 import env from "../environment"
-const FILTER_STEP_ID = actions.ACTION_DEFINITIONS.FILTER.stepId
-const LOOP_STEP_ID = actions.ACTION_DEFINITIONS.LOOP.stepId
+const FILTER_STEP_ID = actions.BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS.FILTER.stepId
+const LOOP_STEP_ID = actions.BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS.LOOP.stepId
 const CRON_STEP_ID = triggerDefs.CRON.stepId
 const STOPPED_STATUS = { success: true, status: AutomationStatus.STOPPED }

--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/plugin.ts
@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { join } from "path"
 import { objectStore } from "@budibase/backend-core"

 const DATASOURCE_PATH = join(budibaseTempDir(), "datasource")
+const AUTOMATION_PATH = join(budibaseTempDir(), "automation")

 export const getPluginMetadata = async (path: string) => {
  let metadata: any = {}
@ -33,12 +34,12 @@ export const getPluginMetadata = async (path: string) => {
  return { metadata, directory: path }
 }

-export const getDatasourcePlugin = async (plugin: Plugin) => {
+async function getPluginImpl(path: string, plugin: Plugin) {
  const hash = plugin.schema?.hash
-  if (!fs.existsSync(DATASOURCE_PATH)) {
-    fs.mkdirSync(DATASOURCE_PATH)
+  if (!fs.existsSync(path)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(path)
  }
-  const filename = join(DATASOURCE_PATH, plugin.name)
+  const filename = join(path, plugin.name)
  const metadataName = `${filename}.bbmetadata`
  if (fs.existsSync(filename)) {
    const currentHash = fs.readFileSync(metadataName, "utf8")
@ -62,3 +63,11 @@ export const getDatasourcePlugin = async (plugin: Plugin) => {

  return require(filename)
 }
+
+export const getDatasourcePlugin = async (plugin: Plugin) => {
+  return getPluginImpl(DATASOURCE_PATH, plugin)
+}
+
+export const getAutomationPlugin = async (plugin: Plugin) => {
+  return getPluginImpl(AUTOMATION_PATH, plugin)
+}
--- a/packages/server/src/watch.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/watch.ts
@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import env from "./environment"
 import chokidar from "chokidar"
 import fs from "fs"
 import { constants, tenancy } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import { processUploadedPlugin } from "./api/controllers/plugin"
+import pluginsSdk from "./sdk/plugins"

 export function watch() {
  const watchPath = path.join(env.PLUGINS_DIR, "./**/*.tar.gz")
@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function watch() {
          const split = path.split("/")
          const name = split[split.length - 1]
          console.log("Importing plugin:", path)
-          await processUploadedPlugin({ name, path })
+          await pluginsSdk.processUploaded({ name, path })
        } catch (err: any) {
          const message = err?.message ? err?.message : err
          console.error("Failed to import plugin:", message)
--- a/packages/shared-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared-core/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@budibase/shared-core",
-  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
  "description": "Shared data utils",
  "main": "dist/cjs/src/index.js",
  "types": "dist/mjs/src/index.d.ts",
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
    "dev:builder": "yarn prebuild && concurrently \"tsc -p tsconfig.build.json --watch\" \"tsc -p tsconfig-cjs.build.json --watch\""
  },
  "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/types": "2.5.6-alpha.3"
+    "@budibase/types": "2.5.6-alpha.5"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "concurrently": "^7.6.0",
--- a/packages/string-templates/package.json
+++ b/packages/string-templates/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@budibase/string-templates",
-  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
  "description": "Handlebars wrapper for Budibase templating.",
  "main": "src/index.cjs",
  "module": "dist/bundle.mjs",
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@budibase/types",
-  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
  "description": "Budibase types",
  "main": "dist/cjs/index.js",
  "types": "dist/mjs/index.d.ts",
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
@ -1,6 +1,32 @@
 import { Document } from "../document"
 import { EventEmitter } from "events"

+export enum AutomationIOType {
+  OBJECT = "object",
+  STRING = "string",
+  BOOLEAN = "boolean",
+  NUMBER = "number",
+  ARRAY = "array",
+}
+
+export enum AutomationCustomIOType {
+  TABLE = "table",
+  ROW = "row",
+  ROWS = "rows",
+  WIDE = "wide",
+  QUERY = "query",
+  QUERY_PARAMS = "queryParams",
+  QUERY_LIMIT = "queryLimit",
+  LOOP_OPTION = "loopOption",
+  ITEM = "item",
+  CODE = "code",
+  FILTERS = "filters",
+  COLUMN = "column",
+  TRIGGER_SCHEMA = "triggerSchema",
+  CRON = "cron",
+  WEBHOOK_URL = "webhookUrl",
+}
+
 export enum AutomationTriggerStepId {
  ROW_SAVED = "ROW_SAVED",
  ROW_UPDATED = "ROW_UPDATED",
@ -10,6 +36,12 @@ export enum AutomationTriggerStepId {
  CRON = "CRON",
 }

+export enum AutomationStepType {
+  LOGIC = "LOGIC",
+  ACTION = "ACTION",
+  TRIGGER = "TRIGGER",
+}
+
 export enum AutomationActionStepId {
  SEND_EMAIL_SMTP = "SEND_EMAIL_SMTP",
  CREATE_ROW = "CREATE_ROW",
@ -31,14 +63,43 @@ export enum AutomationActionStepId {
  integromat = "integromat",
 }

+export const AutomationStepIdArray = [
+  ...Object.values(AutomationActionStepId),
+  ...Object.values(AutomationTriggerStepId),
+]
+
 export interface Automation extends Document {
  definition: {
    steps: AutomationStep[]
    trigger: AutomationTrigger
  }
+  screenId?: string
+  uiTree?: any
  appId: string
  live?: boolean
  name: string
+  internal?: boolean
+  type?: string
+}
+
+interface BaseIOStructure {
+  type?: AutomationIOType
+  customType?: AutomationCustomIOType
+  title?: string
+  description?: string
+  enum?: string[]
+  pretty?: string[]
+  properties?: {
+    [key: string]: BaseIOStructure
+  }
+  required?: string[]
+}
+
+interface InputOutputBlock {
+  properties: {
+    [key: string]: BaseIOStructure
+  }
+  required?: string[]
 }

 export interface AutomationStepSchema {
@ -46,7 +107,7 @@ export interface AutomationStepSchema {
  tagline: string
  icon: string
  description: string
-  type: string
+  type: AutomationStepType
  internal?: boolean
  deprecated?: boolean
  stepId: AutomationTriggerStepId | AutomationActionStepId
@ -55,14 +116,10 @@ export interface AutomationStepSchema {
    [key: string]: any
  }
  schema: {
-    inputs: {
-      [key: string]: any
-    }
-    outputs: {
-      [key: string]: any
-    }
-    required?: string[]
+    inputs: InputOutputBlock
+    outputs: InputOutputBlock
  }
+  custom?: boolean
 }

 export interface AutomationStep extends AutomationStepSchema {
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/global/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/global/plugin.ts
@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Document } from "../document"
 export enum PluginType {
  DATASOURCE = "datasource",
  COMPONENT = "component",
+  AUTOMATION = "automation",
 }

 export enum PluginSource {
--- a/packages/worker/package.json
+++ b/packages/worker/package.json
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
  "name": "@budibase/worker",
  "email": "hi@budibase.com",
-  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
  "description": "Budibase background service",
  "main": "src/index.ts",
  "repository": {
@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
  "author": "Budibase",
  "license": "GPL-3.0",
  "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/backend-core": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/pro": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
-    "@budibase/types": "2.5.6-alpha.3",
+    "@budibase/backend-core": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/pro": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
+    "@budibase/types": "2.5.6-alpha.5",
    "@koa/router": "8.0.8",
    "@sentry/node": "6.17.7",
    "@techpass/passport-openidconnect": "0.3.2",
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock