@yrest/cli 0.11.2 → 0.13.0

package/README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 [![CI](https://github.com/aggiovato/yRest/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/aggiovato/yRest/actions)
 [![Node](https://img.shields.io/node/v/@yrest/cli)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@yrest/cli)
 [![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-ready-blue)](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
-[![Socket](https://badge.socket.dev/npm/package/@yrest/cli/0.11.2)](https://socket.dev/npm/package/@yrest/cli)
+[![Socket](https://badge.socket.dev/npm/package/@yrest/cli/0.13.0)](https://socket.dev/npm/package/@yrest/cli)
 
 YAML-powered json-server alternative. Zero-config REST API mock server with full CRUD, relations, filters and snapshots from a `db.yml` file.
 
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ A YAML-first alternative to json-server for frontend development.
 | OpenAPI 3.0 spec (`GET /_openapi`, `yrest openapi`) |  ✅   |     ❌      |
 | Field annotations (`_schema`)                       |  ✅   |     ❌      |
 | Compact relation DSL (`m2o:target@fk[card]+nested`) |  ✅   |     ❌      |
+| SSE stream routes (`_method: SSE`)                  |  ✅   |     ❌      |
 
 ---
 
@@ -256,6 +257,31 @@ _data:
 
 Both formats are equivalent. You can also mix them — if the same collection name appears both inside `_data` and at the root level, the root-level entry wins. The file is persisted in whichever format it was originally written.
 
+### Data directives (`__uuid_gen`, `__fk`)
+
+Use `__uuid_gen` and `__fk` directives to generate UUID-based IDs and cross-collection references automatically. yRest resolves all directives on first load and rewrites the file with real values — subsequent restarts are stable.
+
+```yaml
+users:
+  - id: __uuid_gen:ana # generates a UUID and registers alias "ana"
+    name: Ana
+  - id: __uuid_gen:luis # generates a UUID and registers alias "luis"
+    name: Luis
+
+posts:
+  - id: __uuid_gen # generates a UUID (no alias needed)
+    title: Hello World
+    userId: __fk.users:ana # resolves to the UUID registered as "ana" in users
+```
+
+| Directive               | Meaning                                                          |
+| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `__uuid_gen`            | Generate a UUID v4 for this field                                |
+| `__uuid_gen:alias`      | Generate a UUID and register it under `alias` in this collection |
+| `__fk.collection:alias` | Resolve to the UUID registered as `alias` in `collection`        |
+
+Aliases are scoped to their collection — `__uuid_gen:ale` in `users` and `__uuid_gen:ale` in `categories` are independent.
+
 ---
 
 ## Field annotations (`_schema`)
@@ -935,6 +961,76 @@ type Handler = (req: HandlerRequest) => HandlerResponse | Promise<HandlerRespons
 
 If a named handler is not found in the file, the server returns `501`. If the handler throws, it returns `500`. If a `response:` block is defined alongside `handler:`, it is used as fallback only when the handler itself throws.
 
+### SSE streams
+
+Mock Server-Sent Events streams by adding `_method: SSE` and an `_sse` block to a `_routes` entry. Clients connect with a regular `GET` request and receive a continuous stream of events until the connection is closed.
+
+```yaml
+_routes:
+  - _method: SSE
+    _path: /events/orders
+    _sse:
+      _interval: 1500 # ms between frames (default: 1000)
+      _loop: true # restart after last event (default: true)
+      _repeat: 3 # stop after N full cycles (omit = infinite)
+      _events:
+        - _event: update
+          _data:
+            orderId: 1
+            status: processing
+        - _event: update
+          _data:
+            orderId: 1
+            status: shipped
+        - _event: done
+          _data:
+            orderId: 1
+            status: delivered
+```
+
+**`_sse` options:**
+
+| Key         | Default | Description                                                                                          |
+| ----------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `_interval` | `1000`  | Milliseconds between frames                                                                          |
+| `_loop`     | `true`  | Restart the sequence after the last frame. Set to `false` to close after one cycle                   |
+| `_repeat`   | —       | Stop after N complete cycles and close the stream. Omit for infinite                                 |
+| `_events`   | —       | Ordered list of frames. Each entry needs `_data` (required) and optionally `_event` (SSE event name) |
+
+**Template variables** — resolved per frame at emit time, so each event gets a fresh value:
+
+```yaml
+_events:
+  - _event: tick
+    _data:
+      ts: "{{now}}" # ISO timestamp, unique per frame
+      id: "{{uuid}}" # random UUID v4
+      channel: "{{params.channel}}" # from URL params
+      filter: "{{query.filter}}" # from query string
+```
+
+**Consuming from the browser:**
+
+```js
+const es = new EventSource("http://localhost:3070/events/orders");
+
+es.addEventListener("update", (e) => console.log(JSON.parse(e.data)));
+es.addEventListener("done", (e) => {
+  console.log(JSON.parse(e.data));
+  es.close();
+});
+```
+
+**Consuming from the terminal:**
+
+```bash
+curl -N http://localhost:3070/events/orders
+```
+
+The `-N` flag disables curl's output buffering, which is required to see SSE frames as they arrive.
+
+A keep-alive comment (`: ping`) is sent every 15 s to prevent proxy timeouts. SSE routes are shown in `/_about` under their own **SSE streams** accordion with a sky-blue `SSE` badge.
+
 ---
 
 ## Server modes
@@ -1252,6 +1348,9 @@ const server = createYrestServer({
 | Explicit relation types (one2one, many2many)       | ✅     |
 | Bidirectional many2many nested routes              | ✅     |
 | Auto-embedding (`nested: true` in `_rel`)          | ✅     |
+| SSE stream routes (`_method: SSE`)                 | ✅     |
+| WebSocket mock channels (`_method: WS`)            | 🔜     |
+| TypeScript handlers + typed collections            | 🔜     |
 
 ---
 

package/dist/cli/index.js

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ categories:
 // src/cli/commands/templates/relational.ts
 var relationalTemplate = `# yrest relational sample \u2014 blog
 # Demonstrates: many2one, one2one and many2many relationships
+# Also shows __uuid_gen and __fk directives for UUID-based IDs
 # Run: npx @yrest/cli serve db.yml
 # Docs: GET http://localhost:3070/_about
 
@@ -139,33 +140,36 @@ _rel:
       _type: one2one
       _target: users
 
+# __uuid_gen:alias generates a UUID and registers it under that alias.
+# __fk.collection:alias resolves to the UUID registered in that collection.
+# yRest rewrites this file on first run, replacing all directives with real values.
 users:
-  - id: 1
+  - id: __uuid_gen:ana
     name: Ana Garc\xEDa
     email: ana@example.com
     role: author
-  - id: 2
+  - id: __uuid_gen:luis
     name: Luis Mart\xEDnez
     email: luis@example.com
     role: author
-  - id: 3
+  - id: __uuid_gen:sara
     name: Sara L\xF3pez
     email: sara@example.com
     role: reader
 
 profiles:
-  - id: 1
-    userId: 1
+  - id: __uuid_gen
+    userId: __fk.users:ana
     bio: Full-stack developer and open-source enthusiast
     avatar: https://i.pravatar.cc/150?img=1
     website: https://ana.dev
-  - id: 2
-    userId: 2
+  - id: __uuid_gen
+    userId: __fk.users:luis
     bio: Backend engineer, coffee addict
     avatar: https://i.pravatar.cc/150?img=2
     website: https://luisdev.io
-  - id: 3
-    userId: 3
+  - id: __uuid_gen
+    userId: __fk.users:sara
     bio: Designer turned frontend developer
     avatar: https://i.pravatar.cc/150?img=3
     website: null
@@ -188,75 +192,75 @@ tags:
     color: "#ef4444"
 
 posts:
-  - id: 1
+  - id: __uuid_gen:post-ts
     title: Getting started with TypeScript
     slug: getting-started-typescript
     body: TypeScript adds static typing to JavaScript, catching errors at compile time...
-    userId: 1
+    userId: __fk.users:ana
     published: true
     views: 1420
     createdAt: "2024-11-01"
-  - id: 2
+  - id: __uuid_gen:post-fastify
     title: Building REST APIs with Fastify
     slug: rest-apis-fastify
     body: Fastify is the fastest Node.js web framework, perfect for building APIs...
-    userId: 1
+    userId: __fk.users:ana
     published: true
     views: 980
     createdAt: "2024-11-15"
-  - id: 3
+  - id: __uuid_gen:post-testing
     title: Testing strategies for modern apps
     slug: testing-strategies-modern
     body: A solid test strategy covers unit, integration and end-to-end scenarios...
-    userId: 2
+    userId: __fk.users:luis
     published: true
     views: 640
     createdAt: "2024-12-03"
-  - id: 4
+  - id: __uuid_gen:post-yaml
     title: YAML as a database format
     slug: yaml-database-format
     body: YAML is human-readable and expressive enough for mock data during development...
-    userId: 2
+    userId: __fk.users:luis
     published: false
     views: 0
     createdAt: "2025-01-10"
 
 # pivot table for posts \u2194 tags (many2many)
 post_tags:
-  - { id: 1, postId: 1, tagId: 1 }
-  - { id: 2, postId: 1, tagId: 2 }
-  - { id: 3, postId: 2, tagId: 2 }
-  - { id: 4, postId: 2, tagId: 4 }
-  - { id: 5, postId: 3, tagId: 3 }
-  - { id: 6, postId: 3, tagId: 1 }
-  - { id: 7, postId: 4, tagId: 5 }
-  - { id: 8, postId: 4, tagId: 2 }
+  - { id: 1, postId: __fk.posts:post-ts,      tagId: 1 }
+  - { id: 2, postId: __fk.posts:post-ts,      tagId: 2 }
+  - { id: 3, postId: __fk.posts:post-fastify, tagId: 2 }
+  - { id: 4, postId: __fk.posts:post-fastify, tagId: 4 }
+  - { id: 5, postId: __fk.posts:post-testing, tagId: 3 }
+  - { id: 6, postId: __fk.posts:post-testing, tagId: 1 }
+  - { id: 7, postId: __fk.posts:post-yaml,    tagId: 5 }
+  - { id: 8, postId: __fk.posts:post-yaml,    tagId: 2 }
 
 comments:
   - id: 1
     body: Great introduction! This helped me a lot.
-    postId: 1
-    userId: 3
+    postId: __fk.posts:post-ts
+    userId: __fk.users:sara
     likes: 5
   - id: 2
     body: Could you cover generics in a follow-up post?
-    postId: 1
-    userId: 2
+    postId: __fk.posts:post-ts
+    userId: __fk.users:luis
     likes: 3
   - id: 3
     body: Fastify is indeed much faster than Express in my benchmarks.
-    postId: 2
-    userId: 3
+    postId: __fk.posts:post-fastify
+    userId: __fk.users:sara
     likes: 8
   - id: 4
     body: Do you have a GitHub repo with these examples?
-    postId: 2
-    userId: 1
+    postId: __fk.posts:post-fastify
+    userId: __fk.users:ana
     likes: 1
   - id: 5
     body: E2E tests are underrated. Solid post!
-    postId: 3
-    userId: 1
+    postId: __fk.posts:post-testing
+    userId: __fk.users:ana
     likes: 4
 
 # Try these queries:
@@ -546,7 +550,7 @@ var import_node_path4 = require("path");
 // src/storage/yrestStorage.ts
 var import_node_fs2 = require("fs");
 var import_node_path2 = require("path");
-var import_node_crypto = require("crypto");
+var import_node_crypto2 = require("crypto");
 var import_yaml = require("yaml");
 
 // src/storage/parseRelations.ts
@@ -664,6 +668,8 @@ function normaliseRoute(raw) {
   if (!raw || typeof raw !== "object" || Array.isArray(raw)) return null;
   const v = raw;
   const method = v["_method"];
+  if (typeof method === "string" && method.toUpperCase() === "SSE") return null;
+  if ("_sse" in v) return null;
   const path = v["_path"];
   if (typeof method !== "string" || typeof path !== "string") return null;
   const route = { method, path };
@@ -703,6 +709,43 @@ function normaliseScenario(raw) {
   return { when, response };
 }
 
+// src/storage/parseSseRoutes.ts
+function parseSseRoutes(raw) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(raw)) return [];
+  return raw.map(normaliseSseRoute).filter((r) => r !== null);
+}
+function normaliseSseRoute(raw) {
+  if (!raw || typeof raw !== "object" || Array.isArray(raw)) return null;
+  const v = raw;
+  const method = typeof v["_method"] === "string" ? v["_method"].toUpperCase() : null;
+  const path = v["_path"];
+  const sse = v["_sse"];
+  if (method !== "SSE") return null;
+  if (typeof path !== "string" || !sse || typeof sse !== "object" || Array.isArray(sse)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const s = sse;
+  const rawEvents = s["_events"];
+  if (!Array.isArray(rawEvents)) return null;
+  const events = rawEvents.map(normaliseEvent).filter((e) => e !== null);
+  if (!events.length) return null;
+  return {
+    path,
+    interval: typeof s["_interval"] === "number" ? s["_interval"] : 1e3,
+    loop: s["_loop"] !== false,
+    repeat: typeof s["_repeat"] === "number" ? s["_repeat"] : void 0,
+    events
+  };
+}
+function normaliseEvent(raw) {
+  if (!raw || typeof raw !== "object" || Array.isArray(raw)) return null;
+  const v = raw;
+  if (!("_data" in v)) return null;
+  const event = { data: v["_data"] };
+  if (typeof v["_event"] === "string") event.event = v["_event"];
+  return event;
+}
+
 // src/storage/parseSchema.ts
 function parseSchema(raw) {
   if (!raw || typeof raw !== "object" || Array.isArray(raw)) return {};
@@ -779,6 +822,51 @@ function hasDataBlock(raw) {
   return d !== null && d !== void 0 && typeof d === "object" && !Array.isArray(d);
 }
 
+// src/storage/resolveDirectives.ts
+var import_node_crypto = require("crypto");
+var UUID_GEN_RE = /^__uuid_gen(?::([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+))?$/;
+var FK_RE = /^__fk\.([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+):([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$/;
+function resolveDirectives(data) {
+  const registry = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
+  let modified = false;
+  for (const [collection, items] of Object.entries(data)) {
+    for (const item of items) {
+      for (const [field, value] of Object.entries(item)) {
+        if (typeof value !== "string") continue;
+        const m = UUID_GEN_RE.exec(value);
+        if (!m) continue;
+        const uuid = (0, import_node_crypto.randomUUID)();
+        item[field] = uuid;
+        modified = true;
+        const alias = m[1];
+        if (alias) {
+          if (!registry.has(collection)) registry.set(collection, /* @__PURE__ */ new Map());
+          registry.get(collection).set(alias, uuid);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  for (const items of Object.values(data)) {
+    for (const item of items) {
+      for (const [field, value] of Object.entries(item)) {
+        if (typeof value !== "string") continue;
+        const m = FK_RE.exec(value);
+        if (!m) continue;
+        const col = m[1];
+        const alias = m[2];
+        const uuid = registry.get(col)?.get(alias);
+        if (uuid !== void 0) {
+          item[field] = uuid;
+          modified = true;
+        } else {
+          console.warn(`yrest: cannot resolve __fk.${col}:${alias} \u2014 alias not registered`);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return modified;
+}
+
 // src/utils/deepCopy.ts
 function deepCopyData(source) {
   return Object.fromEntries(
@@ -846,15 +934,17 @@ function createYrestStorage(filePath) {
   const raw = (0, import_yaml.parse)((0, import_node_fs2.readFileSync)(absPath, "utf8")) ?? {};
   const relations = parseRelations(raw["_rel"]);
   const routes = parseRoutes(raw["_routes"]);
+  const sseRoutes = parseSseRoutes(raw["_routes"]);
   const schema = parseSchema(raw["_schema"]);
   const dataBlock = hasDataBlock(raw);
   const data = parseData(raw);
+  const directivesModified = resolveDirectives(data);
   let snapshot = {
     data: deepCopyData(data),
     relations: { ...relations },
     savedAt: /* @__PURE__ */ new Date()
   };
-  return {
+  const storage = {
     getData() {
       return data;
     },
@@ -867,6 +957,9 @@ function createYrestStorage(filePath) {
     getRoutes() {
       return routes;
     },
+    getSseRoutes() {
+      return sseRoutes;
+    },
     getCollection(name) {
       return data[name];
     },
@@ -882,7 +975,7 @@ function createYrestStorage(filePath) {
       } else {
         Object.assign(payload, data);
       }
-      const tmp = (0, import_node_path2.resolve)((0, import_node_path2.dirname)(absPath), `.yrest-${(0, import_node_crypto.randomUUID)()}.tmp`);
+      const tmp = (0, import_node_path2.resolve)((0, import_node_path2.dirname)(absPath), `.yrest-${(0, import_node_crypto2.randomUUID)()}.tmp`);
       (0, import_node_fs2.writeFileSync)(tmp, (0, import_yaml.stringify)(payload), "utf8");
       (0, import_node_fs2.renameSync)(tmp, absPath);
     },
@@ -894,6 +987,7 @@ function createYrestStorage(filePath) {
       Object.assign(data, freshData);
       for (const key of Object.keys(relations)) delete relations[key];
       Object.assign(relations, freshRelations);
+      if (resolveDirectives(data)) storage.persist();
     },
     getSnapshot() {
       return snapshot;
@@ -914,6 +1008,8 @@ function createYrestStorage(filePath) {
       this.persist();
     }
   };
+  if (directivesModified) storage.persist();
+  return storage;
 }
 
 // src/server/createServer.ts
@@ -926,7 +1022,7 @@ var import_node_path3 = require("path");
 var import_node_url = require("url");
 
 // src/utils/interpolate.ts
-var import_node_crypto2 = require("crypto");
+var import_node_crypto3 = require("crypto");
 function getPath(obj, path) {
   return path.split(".").reduce((acc, key) => {
     if (acc != null && typeof acc === "object") return acc[key];
@@ -935,7 +1031,7 @@ function getPath(obj, path) {
 }
 function resolveVar(path, ctx) {
   if (path === "now") return (/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toISOString();
-  if (path === "uuid") return (0, import_node_crypto2.randomUUID)();
+  if (path === "uuid") return (0, import_node_crypto3.randomUUID)();
   if (path === "body") return ctx.body;
   if (path.startsWith("body.")) return getPath(ctx.body, path.slice(5));
   if (path.startsWith("params.")) return ctx.params[path.slice(7)] ?? "";
@@ -978,6 +1074,8 @@ var METHOD_COLOR = {
   PUT: "#d29922",
   PATCH: "#a371f7",
   DELETE: "#f85149",
+  SSE: "#0ea5e9",
+  WS: "#8b5cf6",
   fn: "#f0883e"
 };
 function escapeHtml(str) {
@@ -1169,6 +1267,30 @@ function handlersAccordion(handlers, routes, base) {
     </tbody></table>
   </details>`;
 }
+function sseRoutesAccordion(routes, base) {
+  if (!routes.length) return "";
+  const rows = routes.map((r) => {
+    const tags = [
+      `<span style="color:#0ea5e9;font-size:11px">interval\xB7${r.interval}ms</span>`,
+      `<span style="color:var(--text-muted);font-size:11px">${r.events.length} event${r.events.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}</span>`
+    ];
+    if (!r.loop) tags.push(`<span style="color:var(--text-muted);font-size:11px">no\xB7loop</span>`);
+    if (r.repeat !== void 0)
+      tags.push(`<span style="color:var(--text-muted);font-size:11px">repeat\xB7${r.repeat}\xD7</span>`);
+    const desc = `SSE stream&ensp;${tags.join("&ensp;")}`;
+    return endpointRow("SSE", `${base}${r.path}`, desc);
+  });
+  return `
+  <details class="resource-card nested-card">
+    <summary>
+      <span class="resource-name">SSE streams</span>
+      <span class="route-count">${routes.length} stream${routes.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}</span>
+    </summary>
+    <table><tbody>
+      ${rows.join("")}
+    </tbody></table>
+  </details>`;
+}
 function examplesBlock(collections, relations, base, host, options, firstCustomRoute) {
   const examples = [];
   const firstCol = collections[0];
@@ -1839,6 +1961,7 @@ function generateAboutHtml(storage, options, handlers = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map(
   const collections = Object.keys(storage.getData());
   const relations = storage.getRelations();
   const customRoutes = storage.getRoutes();
+  const sseRoutes = storage.getSseRoutes();
   const base = options.base;
   const host = `http://${options.host}:${options.port}`;
   const swaggerUrl = `https://petstore.swagger.io/?url=${encodeURIComponent(`${host}/_openapi.json`)}`;
@@ -2022,6 +2145,7 @@ function generateAboutHtml(storage, options, handlers = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map(
           ${accordions}
           ${nestedRoutesAccordion(relations, base)}
           ${options.snapshot ? snapshotAccordion() : ""}
+          ${sseRoutesAccordion(sseRoutes, base)}
           ${customRoutesAccordion(customRoutes, base, handlers)}
           ${handlersAccordion(handlers, customRoutes, base)}
         </div>
@@ -3152,6 +3276,79 @@ var SnapshotRouteCommand = class {
   }
 };
 
+// src/router/routes/sse.routes.ts
+var SSERouteCommand = class {
+  constructor(storage, base) {
+    this.storage = storage;
+    this.base = base;
+  }
+  storage;
+  base;
+  register(server) {
+    for (const route of this.storage.getSseRoutes()) {
+      const url = `${this.base}${route.path}`;
+      server.route({
+        method: "GET",
+        url,
+        handler: async (req, reply) => {
+          reply.hijack();
+          const raw = reply.raw;
+          raw.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/event-stream");
+          raw.setHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
+          raw.setHeader("Connection", "keep-alive");
+          raw.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
+          raw.flushHeaders();
+          let alive = true;
+          req.raw.on("close", () => {
+            alive = false;
+          });
+          const keepAlive = setInterval(() => {
+            if (alive) raw.write(": ping\n\n");
+          }, 15e3);
+          let frameIndex = 0;
+          let cycleCount = 0;
+          function sendNext() {
+            if (!alive) {
+              clearInterval(keepAlive);
+              return;
+            }
+            const ev = route.events[frameIndex];
+            const ctx = {
+              params: req.params,
+              query: req.query,
+              body: null,
+              headers: req.headers
+            };
+            const data = hasTemplates(ev.data) ? interpolate(ev.data, ctx) : ev.data;
+            let chunk = "";
+            if (ev.event) chunk += `event: ${ev.event}
+`;
+            chunk += `data: ${JSON.stringify(data)}
+
+`;
+            raw.write(chunk);
+            frameIndex++;
+            if (frameIndex >= route.events.length) {
+              frameIndex = 0;
+              cycleCount++;
+              const done = !route.loop || route.repeat !== void 0 && cycleCount >= route.repeat;
+              if (done) {
+                clearInterval(keepAlive);
+                raw.end();
+                return;
+              }
+            }
+            if (alive) {
+              setTimeout(sendNext, route.interval);
+            }
+          }
+          sendNext();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+};
+
 // src/router/resource.router.ts
 function buildResourceRouteCommands(storage, options) {
   const commands = [];
@@ -3193,6 +3390,7 @@ async function createServer(storage, options, handlers = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map
     new AboutRouteCommand(storage, options, handlers),
     new OpenApiRouteCommand(storage, options),
     ...options.snapshot ? [new SnapshotRouteCommand(storage)] : [],
+    new SSERouteCommand(storage, options.base),
     new CustomRouteCommand(storage, options.base, handlers),
     ...buildResourceRouteCommands(storage, options)
   ];
@@ -3338,11 +3536,18 @@ function registerServe(program2) {
     "--id-strategy <strategy>",
     "Id generation strategy for new items: increment (default) or uuid",
     "increment"
+  ).option(
+    "--uuid",
+    "Shorthand for --id-strategy uuid: assign UUID ids to new items created via POST"
   ).action(async (file, flags, cmd) => {
     const fileConfig = loadConfigFile((0, import_node_path4.join)(process.cwd(), "yrest.config.yml"));
     const cliOverrides = Object.fromEntries(
       Object.entries(flags).filter(([key]) => cmd.getOptionValueSource(key) === "cli")
     );
+    if (cliOverrides["uuid"] === true) {
+      cliOverrides["idStrategy"] = "uuid";
+      delete cliOverrides["uuid"];
+    }
     const options = buildServeOptions(file, fileConfig, cliOverrides, cmd.args.length > 0);
     let storage;
     try {