@vortexdd/odoo-client

TypeScript SDK for Odoo XML-RPC (/xmlrpc/2/common and /xmlrpc/2/object).

Note This library currently provides a generic Odoo XML-RPC client for common model operations. If you need custom high-level business workflows, build them on top of this client in your own app/service layer.

Features

• XML-RPC authentication (authenticate) against /xmlrpc/2/common
• Generic model methods via execute_kw on /xmlrpc/2/object
• Typed operations: create, copy, write, read, search, searchCount, unlink
• Typed domain operators for Odoo 16-19
• Optional single-company context injection with companyId
• Optional TLS certificate verification override for legacy or misconfigured Odoo HTTPS endpoints
• ESM + CJS build output with TypeScript declarations

Requirements

• Bun >= 1.0.0 (development toolchain)
• Odoo 16.0, 17.0, 18.0, or 19.0
• Valid Odoo credentials (user + password/API key)

Important Notes & Limitations

Scope of this SDK

• Exposes generic model operations only
• Does not include opinionated modules for HR, Sales, Accounting, etc.
• Does not include REST wrappers; transport is XML-RPC

Multi-company behavior

• This SDK is intentionally single-company per client instance
• If companyId is set, requests include:
  • context.allowed_company_ids = [companyId]
  • context.company_id = companyId
• For multiple companies, create multiple OdooClient instances or run separate queries

Version support behavior

• Type definitions include Odoo domain operator differences for 16-19
• Runtime behavior is generic XML-RPC and depends on your Odoo model/method availability

TLS certificate verification

• HTTPS endpoints are verified by default
• rejectUnauthorized: false can be used for legacy or misconfigured Odoo servers with invalid certificate chains
• Disable verification only when you trust the endpoint and cannot fix the server certificate immediately

When to Use This Library

Good fit

• You need a lightweight typed XML-RPC client
• You want to call Odoo models generically from TypeScript
• You prefer building your own app-specific service layer

Not ideal

• You need built-in domain business APIs (HR workflows, accounting policies, etc.)
• You need non-XML-RPC integration style out of the box

Installation

bun add @vortexdd/odoo-client

Or with npm:

npm i @vortexdd/odoo-client

Usage

Basic Setup

import { OdooClient } from "@vortexdd/odoo-client";

const client = new OdooClient({
	baseUrl: "https://your-odoo-instance.com",
	database: "your_db",
	email: "api-user@example.com",
	apiKey: "your_api_key_or_password",
	companyId: 1,
});

Example Query

const ids = await client.search({
	model: "res.partner",
	domain: [["is_company", "=", true]],
	limit: 10,
	order: "name asc",
});

console.log(ids);

API

Constructor

new OdooClient({
	baseUrl: string;
	database: string;
	email: string;
	apiKey: string;
	version?: "16.0" | "17.0" | "18.0" | "19.0";
	companyId?: number;
	rejectUnauthorized?: boolean;
});

version is optional metadata for version-aware typing/workflows and currently does not change XML-RPC runtime requests.

rejectUnauthorized controls TLS certificate verification for HTTPS XML-RPC clients. It defaults to Node.js' secure behavior.

Methods

• create(args): Promise<number | number[]>
• copy(args): Promise<number>
• write(args): Promise<boolean>
• read(args): Promise<Record<string, unknown>[]>
• search(args): Promise<number[]>
• searchCount(args): Promise<number>
• unlink(args): Promise<boolean>

Exported Types

• Create, Copy, Write, Read, Search, SearchCount, Unlink
• OdooDomain, OdooCondition, LogicalOperatorByVersion
• OdooContext, OdooVersion, OrderBy

See EXAMPLES.md for full snippets.

Error Handling

The SDK throws if authentication fails or XML-RPC returns an error.

try {
	const count = await client.searchCount({
		model: "res.partner",
		domain: [["customer_rank", ">", 0]],
	});
	console.log(count);
} catch (error) {
	console.error("Odoo request failed:", error);
}

Project Structure

src/
  base.ts
  index.ts
  types/
    common.ts
    domain.ts
    operations.ts
    index.ts

Development

bun install
bun run test
bun run test:integration # optional (requires Odoo env vars)
bun run typecheck
bun run check
bun run build

Integration Test (Optional)

Run against a real Odoo instance:

ODOO_TEST_BASE_URL="https://your-odoo-instance.com" \
ODOO_TEST_DATABASE="your_db" \
ODOO_TEST_EMAIL="api-user@example.com" \
ODOO_TEST_API_KEY="your_api_key_or_password" \
ODOO_TEST_COMPANY_ID="1" \
bun run test:integration

Required: ODOO_TEST_BASE_URL, ODOO_TEST_DATABASE, ODOO_TEST_EMAIL, ODOO_TEST_API_KEY
Optional: ODOO_TEST_COMPANY_ID

Security

See SECURITY.md.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

Code of Conduct

See CODE_OF_CONDUCT.MD.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.