chore: use db model instead of content type

packages/core/content-manager/package.json

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     "qs": "6.11.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@strapi/database": "workspace:*",
     "@strapi/pack-up": "workspace:*",
     "@types/jest": "29.5.2",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.191",

packages/core/content-manager/server/src/history/index.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import type { Plugin } from '@strapi/types';
 import { controllers } from './controllers';
 import { services } from './services';
-import { contentTypes } from './content-types';
 import { routes } from './routes';
 import { getService } from './utils';
+import { historyVersion } from './models/history-version';
 
 /**
  * Check once if the feature is enabled (both license info & feature flag) before loading it,
@@ -13,22 +13,28 @@ const getFeature = (): Partial<Plugin.LoadedPlugin> => {
   // TODO: add license check here when it's ready on the license registry
   if (strapi.features.future.isEnabled('history')) {
     return {
+      register({ strapi }) {
+        strapi.get('models').add(historyVersion);
+      },
       bootstrap({ strapi }) {
         // Start recording history and saving history versions
         getService(strapi, 'history').init();
       },
       controllers,
       services,
-      contentTypes,
       routes,
     };
   }
 
   /**
-   * Keep returning contentTypes to avoid losing the data if the feature is disabled,
+   * Keep registering the model to avoid losing the data if the feature is disabled,
    * or if the license expires.
    */
-  return { contentTypes };
+  return {
+    register({ strapi }) {
+      strapi.get('models').add(historyVersion);
+    },
+  };
 };
 
 export default getFeature();

packages/core/content-manager/server/src/history/models/history-version.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import type { Model } from '@strapi/database';
+import { HISTORY_VERSION_UID } from '../constants';
+
+const historyVersion: Model = {
+  uid: HISTORY_VERSION_UID,
+  tableName: 'strapi_history_versions',
+  singularName: 'history-version',
+  attributes: {
+    id: {
+      type: 'increments',
+    },
+    contentType: {
+      type: 'string',
+      column: { notNullable: true },
+    },
+    relatedDocumentId: {
+      type: 'string',
+      column: { notNullable: true },
+    },
+    locale: {
+      type: 'string',
+    },
+    status: {
+      type: 'enumeration',
+      enum: ['draft', 'published', 'modified'],
+    },
+    data: {
+      type: 'json',
+    },
+    schema: {
+      type: 'json',
+    },
+    createdAt: {
+      type: 'datetime',
+      default: () => new Date(),
+    },
+    // FIXME: joinTable should be optional
+    // @ts-expect-error database model is not yet updated to support useJoinTable
+    createdBy: {
+      type: 'relation',
+      relation: 'oneToOne',
+      target: 'admin::user',
+      useJoinTable: false,
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+export { historyVersion };

packages/core/content-manager/server/src/index.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import routes from './routes';
 import policies from './policies';
 import controllers from './controllers';
 import services from './services';
-import history from './history';
 
 export default () => {
   return {
@@ -16,6 +15,5 @@ export default () => {
     routes,
     policies,
     services,
-    contentTypes: history.contentTypes,
   };
 };

packages/core/database/src/types/index.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export type ID = string | number;
 export interface ColumnInfo {
   unsigned?: boolean;
   defaultTo?: unknown;
+  notNullable?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type Attribute = ScalarAttribute | RelationalAttribute;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export interface BaseAttribute {
     args: unknown[];
   };
   searchable?: boolean;
+  enum?: string[];
 }
 
 export interface ScalarAttribute extends BaseAttribute {

yarn.lock

@@ -9478,7 +9478,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@strapi/database@npm:4.20.1, @strapi/database@workspace:packages/core/database":
+"@strapi/database@npm:4.20.1, @strapi/database@workspace:*, @strapi/database@workspace:packages/core/database":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@strapi/database@workspace:packages/core/database"
   dependencies:
@@ -9778,6 +9778,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@strapi/plugin-content-manager@workspace:packages/core/content-manager"
   dependencies:
     "@sindresorhus/slugify": "npm:1.1.0"
+    "@strapi/database": "workspace:*"
     "@strapi/pack-up": "workspace:*"
     "@strapi/types": "npm:4.20.1"
     "@strapi/utils": "npm:4.20.1"