Anima Webhooks & Events
Overview
Anima doesn't have its own webhooks, but you can use Figma Webhooks (v2 API) to detect design changes and trigger Anima code generation automatically. This creates an event-driven design-to-code pipeline.
Instructions
Step 1: Register Figma Webhook
# Figma Webhooks API (requires team-level access)
curl -X POST "https://api.figma.com/v2/webhooks" \
-H "X-Figma-Token: ${FIGMA_TOKEN}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"event_type": "FILE_VERSION_UPDATE",
"team_id": "YOUR_TEAM_ID",
"endpoint": "https://your-server.com/webhooks/figma",
"passcode": "your-webhook-secret",
"description": "Trigger Anima code generation on design changes"
}'
Step 2: Webhook Handler
// src/webhooks/figma-handler.ts
import express from 'express';
import { Anima } from '@animaapp/anima-sdk';
const router = express.Router();
const anima = new Anima({ auth: { token: process.env.ANIMA_TOKEN! } });
interface FigmaWebhookEvent {
event_type: 'FILE_VERSION_UPDATE' | 'FILE_UPDATE' | 'FILE_DELETE';
file_key: string;
file_name: string;
triggered_by: { id: string; handle: string };
timestamp: string;
passcode: string;
}
router.post('/webhooks/figma', express.json(), async (req, res) => {
const event = req.body as FigmaWebhookEvent;
// Verify passcode
if (event.passcode !== process.env.FIGMA_WEBHOOK_SECRET) {
return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid passcode' });
}
// Only process file version updates
if (event.event_type !== 'FILE_VERSION_UPDATE') {
return res.status(200).json({ skipped: true });
}
console.log(`Design changed: ${event.file_name} by ${event.triggered_by.handle}`);
// Trigger async generation — respond immediately
regenerateComponents(event.file_key).catch(console.error);
res.status(200).json({ accepted: true });
});
async function regenerateComponents(fileKey: string) {
const COMPONENT_NODES = ['1:2', '3:4', '5:6']; // Your component node IDs
for (const nodeId of COMPONENT_NODES) {
try {
const { files } = await anima.generateCode({
fileKey,
figmaToken: process.env.FIGMA_TOKEN!,
nodesId: [nodeId],
settings: { language: 'typescript', framework: 'react', styling: 'tailwind' },
});
console.log(`Regenerated node ${nodeId}: ${files.length} files`);
await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 6000)); // Rate limit
} catch (err) {
console.error(`Failed to regenerate ${nodeId}:`, err);
}
}
}
export default router;
Step 3: Figma Webhook Event Types
| Event Type | Trigger | Use Case |
|-----------|---------|----------|
| FILE_VERSION_UPDATE | New version saved | Regenerate components |
| FILE_UPDATE | File modified (real-time) | Too frequent — use version instead |
| FILE_DELETE | File deleted | Clean up generated code |
| FILE_COMMENT | Comment added | Notify design review channel |
Output
- Figma webhook registration for design change detection
- Event handler triggering Anima code generation on file updates
- Rate-limited async regeneration pipeline
Resources
Next Steps
For performance optimization, see anima-performance-tuning.