From 0354cdbe2ea5eab16eb1e6cdc9c63d601fd2e823 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Boaz Poolman <boaz_skater@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 18:25:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] refactor: update the routes folder format for the init
 command

---
 .changeset/cyan-beds-hang.md                 |  5 ++
 src/cli/commands/plugin/init/files/server.ts | 66 ++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/cyan-beds-hang.md

diff --git a/.changeset/cyan-beds-hang.md b/.changeset/cyan-beds-hang.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d87342a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cyan-beds-hang.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@strapi/sdk-plugin': minor
+---
+
+refactor: update the routes folder format for the init command
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/plugin/init/files/server.ts b/src/cli/commands/plugin/init/files/server.ts
index 2160f78..8d7d5bf 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/plugin/init/files/server.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/plugin/init/files/server.ts
@@ -130,31 +130,32 @@ const TYPESCRIPT = (pluginName: string): TemplateFile[] => [
     `,
   },
   {
-    name: 'server/src/routes/content-api.ts',
+    name: 'server/src/routes/content-api/index.ts',
     contents: outdent`
-    export default [
-        {
-          method: 'GET',
-          path: '/',
-          // name of the controller file & the method.
-          handler: 'controller.index',
-          config: {
-            policies: [],
-          },
-        },
-      ];
+    export default () => ({
+      type: 'content-api',
+      routes: [],
+    });
+    `,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'server/src/routes/admin/index.ts',
+    contents: outdent`
+    export default () => ({
+      type: 'admin',
+      routes: [],
+    });
     `,
   },
   {
     name: 'server/src/routes/index.ts',
     contents: outdent`
     import contentAPIRoutes from './content-api';
+    import adminAPIRoutes from './admin';
 
     const routes = {
-      'content-api': {
-        type: 'content-api',
-        routes: contentAPIRoutes,
-      },
+      'content-api': contentAPIRoutes,
+      admin: adminAPIRoutes,
     };
 
     export default routes;
@@ -307,31 +308,32 @@ const JAVASCRIPT = (pluginName: string): TemplateFile[] => [
     `,
   },
   {
-    name: 'server/src/routes/content-api.js',
+    name: 'server/src/routes/content-api/index.js',
     contents: outdent`
-    export default [
-        {
-          method: 'GET',
-          path: '/',
-          // name of the controller file & the method.
-          handler: 'controller.index',
-          config: {
-            policies: [],
-          },
-        },
-      ];
+    export default () => ({
+      type: 'content-api',
+      routes: [],
+    });
+    `,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'server/src/routes/admin/index.js',
+    contents: outdent`
+    export default () => ({
+      type: 'admin',
+      routes: [],
+    });
     `,
   },
   {
     name: 'server/src/routes/index.js',
     contents: outdent`
     import contentAPIRoutes from './content-api';
+    import adminAPIRoutes from './admin';
 
     const routes = {
-      'content-api': {
-        type: 'content-api',
-        routes: contentAPIRoutes,
-      },
+      'content-api': contentAPIRoutes,
+      admin: adminAPIRoutes,
     };
 
     export default routes;

From 5a2fb6231d328a09c929b6a63a0c22a576d9f67b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Boaz Poolman <boaz_skater@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:20:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] feat: add back the example route to the content-api
 routes

---
 src/cli/commands/plugin/init/files/server.ts | 24 ++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/cli/commands/plugin/init/files/server.ts b/src/cli/commands/plugin/init/files/server.ts
index 8d7d5bf..9f4de8e 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/plugin/init/files/server.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/plugin/init/files/server.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,17 @@ const TYPESCRIPT = (pluginName: string): TemplateFile[] => [
     contents: outdent`
     export default () => ({
       type: 'content-api',
-      routes: [],
+      routes: [
+        {
+          method: 'GET',
+          path: '/',
+          // name of the controller file & the method.
+          handler: 'controller.index',
+          config: {
+            policies: [],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
     });
     `,
   },
@@ -312,7 +322,17 @@ const JAVASCRIPT = (pluginName: string): TemplateFile[] => [
     contents: outdent`
     export default () => ({
       type: 'content-api',
-      routes: [],
+      routes: [
+        {
+          method: 'GET',
+          path: '/',
+          // name of the controller file & the method.
+          handler: 'controller.index',
+          config: {
+            policies: [],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
     });
     `,
   },