convex-create-component

To build a reusable Convex component with isolated tables, you design a modular backend structure using defineComponent, establish a clean public API surface, and wire it into your app with app.use and app-facing wrappers.

Extracting backend logic into a standalone Convex module requires defining isolated tables, planning public API boundaries, and ensuring proper authentication and environment handling within the app before crossing IDs as strings across the boundary.

The best way to structure a third-party integration with its own Convex schema is to package it as a reusable component that enforces table isolation, defines a strict public API, and manages its own workflows independently from the main app.

Handling authentication and environment variables across Convex component boundaries involves planning environment handling in the app, creating app-facing wrappers, and passing IDs as strings across the boundary to maintain strict separation of concerns.

Yes, you can run queries and mutations across Convex component boundaries by using ctx.runQuery and ctx.runMutation within your app-facing wrappers to interact with the ComponentApi while maintaining modular separation.

You should separate concerns into isolated Convex modules when starting a new component within an app, extracting reusable backend logic, or building a third-party integration that requires its own tables, schemas, and workflows for improved modularity.