A portable script(works with different versions of directus) to add system fields to existing collection in directus

add-system-fields.ts

import {
  createDirectus,
  createField,
  readFields,
  rest,
  staticToken,
} from '@directus/sdk';


/**
 * The collection on which you need system fields
 */
const collection = 'another_sample_collection';

/**
 * Create a new collection with system fields in it.
 */
const collectionWithSystemFields = 'some_collection_with_system_fields';

/**
 * Select which of the system fields you need on your collection.
 */
const systemFieldNames = [
  'status',
  'sort',
  'date_created',
  'date_updated',
  'user_created',
  'user_updated',
];

const prodDirectus = createDirectus(PRODUCTION_URL)
  .with(rest())
  .with(staticToken(PRODUCTION_CMS_TOKEN));

async function addSystemFields() {
  const fields = await prodDirectus.request(readFields());
  const fieldsToCopy = fields
    .filter((f) => f.collection === collectionWithSystemFields)
    .filter((f) => systemFieldNames.includes(f.field));

  const fieldsToPaste = fieldsToCopy.map((f) => {
    const { schema, meta } = f;
    const { id, ...restOfMeta } = meta;

    return {
      ...f,
      collection,
      schema: { ...schema, table: collection },
      meta: { ...restOfMeta, collection },
    };
  });

  for (let field of fieldsToPaste) {
    try {
      const promise = await prodDirectus.request(
        createField(collection, field),
      );
      console.log(`added field ${field.field} to ${collection}`);
    } catch (err) {
      console.log(`error adding a field ${field.field} to ${collection}:`, err);
    }
  }
}

addSystemFields();