The Complete Strapi™ Course with Plugins and Deployment - Lifecycle Hooks

The video tutorial explains life cycle hooks in Strapi, which are functions triggered by specific events during data operations. It covers how to create these hooks by setting up a lifecycle.js file and exporting methods. The tutorial details the parameters and keys associated with events, such as action and model object. It provides examples of use cases, like applying discounts in an e-commerce app. The video also distinguishes between life cycle hooks, used for internal operations, and web hooks, which notify external systems of events in Strapi.

What is the primary purpose of life cycle hooks in Strappy?

• To handle database migrations

• To trigger functions during entity operations

• To send emails to users

• To manage user authentication

Which file must be created to implement life cycle events in Strappy?

• events.js

• hooks.js

• config.js

• lifecycle.js

What does the 'before create' event parameter include?

• The entity data

• The server configuration

• The API endpoint

• The user credentials

How do life cycle hooks differ from web hooks?

• Life cycle hooks are for internal operations, web hooks are for external notifications

• Life cycle hooks are for external notifications, web hooks are for internal operations

• Both are used for internal operations

• Both are used for external notifications

What is a typical use case for web hooks in Strappy?

• To notify third-party applications of events

• To modify entity data before saving

• To manage user sessions

• To perform database backups