Joe-ifying some of the work on webhooks to make it a bit easier to understand and finished up some testing around it.

packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationPanel/BlockList/AutomationBlock.svelte

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script>
   import { backendUiStore, automationStore } from "builderStore"
-  import CreateWebookModal from "./CreateWebhookModal.svelte"
+  import CreateWebookModal from "../../Shared/CreateWebhookModal.svelte"
   import analytics from "analytics"
   import { Modal } from "@budibase/bbui"
 

packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte

@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
   import RowSelector from "./ParamInputs/RowSelector.svelte"
   import { Button, Input, TextArea, Select, Label } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { automationStore } from "builderStore"
-  import WebhookDisplay from "../AutomationPanel/BlockList/WebhookDisplay.svelte"
+  import WebhookDisplay from "../Shared/WebhookDisplay.svelte"
   import BindableInput from "../../userInterface/BindableInput.svelte"
 
   export let block
+  export let webhookModal
   $: inputs = Object.entries(block.schema?.inputs?.properties || {})
+  $: stepId = block.stepId
   $: bindings = getAvailableBindings(
     block,
     $automationStore.selectedAutomation?.automation?.definition
@@ -76,6 +78,11 @@
       {/if}
     </div>
   {/each}
+  {#if stepId === "WEBHOOK"}
+    <Button wide secondary on:click={() => webhookModal.show()}>
+      Setup webhook
+    </Button>
+  {/if}
 </div>
 
 <style>

packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/SetupPanel.svelte

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
   import { backendUiStore, automationStore } from "builderStore"
   import { notifier } from "builderStore/store/notifications"
   import AutomationBlockSetup from "./AutomationBlockSetup.svelte"
-  import { Button, Input, Label } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { Button, Input, Label, Modal } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import CreateWebookModal from "../Shared/CreateWebhookModal.svelte"
   import ConfirmDialog from "components/common/ConfirmDialog.svelte"
 
   let selectedTab = "SETUP"
   let confirmDeleteDialog
+  let webhookModal
 
   $: instanceId = $backendUiStore.selectedDatabase._id
   $: automation = $automationStore.selectedAutomation?.automation
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@
   </header>
   <div class="content">
     {#if $automationStore.selectedBlock}
-      <AutomationBlockSetup bind:block={$automationStore.selectedBlock} />
+      <AutomationBlockSetup bind:block={$automationStore.selectedBlock} webhookModal={webhookModal} />
     {:else if $automationStore.selectedAutomation}
       <div class="block-label">Automation <b>{automation.name}</b></div>
       <Button secondary wide on:click={testAutomation}>Test Automation</Button>
@@ -102,6 +104,9 @@
   body={`Are you sure you wish to delete the automation '${name}'?`}
   okText="Delete Automation"
   onOk={deleteAutomation} />
+<Modal bind:this={webhookModal} width="30%">
+  <CreateWebookModal />
+</Modal>
 
 <style>
   section {

packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationPanel/BlockList/CreateWebhookModal.svelte → packages/builder/src/components/automation/Shared/CreateWebhookModal.svelte

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
   const DEFAULT_SCHEMA_OUTPUT = "Any input allowed"
   let name
   let interval
-  let valid = false
+  let finished = false
   let schemaURL
-  let schema = DEFAULT_SCHEMA_OUTPUT
+  let propCount = 0
 
   $: instanceId = $backendUiStore.selectedDatabase._id
   $: appId = $store.appId
@@ -27,16 +27,10 @@
     interval = setInterval(async () => {
       await automationStore.actions.fetch()
       const outputs = automation?.definition?.trigger.schema.outputs?.properties
-      if (Object.keys(outputs).length !== 0) {
-        schema = cloneDeep(outputs)
-        // clear out the "description" properties
-        for (let key of Object.keys(schema)) {
-          delete schema[key].description
-        }
-        schema = JSON.stringify(schema, null, 2)
-        //schema = schema.replace(/(?:\r\n|\r|\n)/g, "<br />")
-        //console.log(schema)
-        valid = true
+      // always one prop for the "body"
+      if (Object.keys(outputs).length > 1) {
+        propCount = Object.keys(outputs).length - 1
+        finished = true
       }
     }, POLL_RATE_MS)
     schemaURL = automation?.definition?.trigger?.inputs.schemaUrl
@@ -50,17 +44,18 @@
 <ModalContent
   title="Webhook Setup"
   confirmText="Finished"
-  cancelText="Skip"
-  disabled={!valid}>
-  <p class="webhook-exp">
-    To configure a webhook we need to create a schema for your webhook to
-    validate against. Use the URL shown below and send a
-    <b>POST</b>
-    request to it with a JSON body in the format that your webhook should use!
+  showConfirmButton={finished}
+  cancelText="Skip">
+  <p>
+    Webhooks are for receiving data. To make them easier please use the URL
+    shown below and send a <code>POST</code> request to it from your other application.
+    If you're unable to do this now then you can skip this step, however we
+    will not be able to configure bindings for your later actions!
   </p>
   <WebhookDisplay value={schemaURL} />
-  <h5>Schema</h5>
-  <code> {schema} </code>
+  {#if finished}
+    <p class="finished-text">Request received! We found {propCount} bindable value{propCount > 1 ? "s" : ""}.</p>
+  {/if}
   <div slot="footer">
     <a target="_blank" href="https://docs.budibase.com/automate/steps/triggers">
       <i class="ri-information-line" />
@@ -91,16 +86,19 @@
     padding-top: 0;
     text-align: justify;
   }
+  .finished-text {
+    font-weight: 500;
+    text-align: center;
+    color: var(--blue);
+  }
   h5 {
     margin: 0;
   }
   code {
-    padding: 8px;
+    padding: 1px 4px 1px 4px;
     font-size: 14px;
-    color: var(--grey-5);
+    color: var(--grey-7);
     background-color: var(--grey-4);
-    border-radius: 6px;
-    display: block;
-    white-space: pre-wrap;
+    border-radius: 2px;
   }
 </style>

packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationPanel/BlockList/WebhookDisplay.svelte → packages/builder/src/components/automation/Shared/WebhookDisplay.svelte

@@ -19,19 +19,23 @@
   }
 </script>
 
-<div class="copy-area">
+<div>
   <Input disabled="true" thin value={fullWebhookURL(value)} />
-  <span class="copy-btn" on:click={() => copyToClipboard()}>
+  <span on:click={() => copyToClipboard()}>
     <i class="ri-clipboard-line copy-icon" />
   </span>
 </div>
 
 <style>
-  .copy-area {
+  div {
     position: relative;
   }
 
-  .copy-btn {
+  div :global(input:disabled) {
+    color: var(--grey-7);
+  }
+
+  span {
     position: absolute;
     border: none;
     border-radius: 50%;
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@
     align-items: center;
   }
 
-  .copy-btn:hover {
+  span:hover {
     background-color: var(--grey-3);
   }
 </style>

packages/server/src/api/controllers/webhook.js

@@ -87,7 +87,13 @@ exports.trigger = async ctx => {
   validate(ctx.request.body, webhook.bodySchema)
   const target = await db.get(webhook.action.target)
   if (webhook.action.type === exports.WebhookType.AUTOMATION) {
-    await triggers.externalTrigger(target, ctx.request.body)
+    // trigger with both the pure request and then expand it
+    // incase the user has produced a schema to bind to
+    await triggers.externalTrigger(target, {
+      body: ctx.request.body,
+      ...ctx.request.body,
+      instanceId: ctx.params.instance,
+    })
   }
   ctx.status = 200
   ctx.body = "Webhook trigger fired successfully"

packages/server/src/automations/triggers.js

@@ -108,8 +108,13 @@ const BUILTIN_DEFINITIONS = {
         required: ["schemaUrl", "triggerUrl"],
       },
       outputs: {
-        properties: {},
-        required: [],
+        properties: {
+          body: {
+            type: "object",
+            description: "Body of the request which hit the webhook",
+          },
+        },
+        required: ["body"],
       },
     },
     type: "TRIGGER",