# Flows gets deleted from app.json

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/flows-gets-deleted-from-app-json/29176>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [May 1, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flows-gets-deleted-from-app-json/29176 "2020-05-01T04:27:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carlo\_Hermus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carlo_hermus/32/24557_2.png) [@Carlo\_Hermus](https://community.homey.app/u/Carlo_Hermus)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flows-gets-deleted-from-app-json/29176/1 "2020-05-01T04:27:44Z")

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Hi, I am justing starting a little development trials on my homey, but get some weird things (at least to me). Could not find a solutions on the forum and the documentation is poor (sorry).

I just started a new app to test out.

app.js

```
'use strict';

const Homey = require('homey');
const t = require('./lib/tools');

class ToolBox extends Homey.App {

	onInit() {
		this.log('Toolbox is running')
		t.log('APP', 'Toolbox is started');

		t.log('APP', 'Create Action Card ask_question');
		let askQuestion = new Homey.FlowCardAction('ask_question');

		t.log('APP', 'Action Card ask_question created');
		askQuestion
			.register()
			.registerRunListener(async ( args, state ) => {
				t.log('APP', 'Listener for Card ask_question created');
				return true;
			})
	}
}

module.exports = ToolBox;

```

in app.json I have

```
{
  "id": "eu.yormedia.ToolBox",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "compatibility": ">=2.4.0",
  "sdk": 2,
  "name": {
    "en": "ToolBox",
    "nl": "ToolBox"
  },
  "description": {
    "en": "A versatile application ",
    "nl": "Een veelzijdige applicatie"
  },
  "images": {
    "large": "/assets/images/large.png",
    "small": "/assets/images/small.png"
  },
  "author": {
    "name": "yormedia",
    "email": "info@yormedia.eu"
  },
  "category": [
    "tools"
  ],
  "permissions": [
    "homey:manager:speech-input",
    "homey:manager:speech-output"
  ],
  "flow": {
    "actions": [
      {
        "id": "ask_question",
        "title": {
          "en": "Ask a question",
          "nl": "Stel een vraag"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

```

When I either run or validate the flow section will be deleted out of my app.json.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you

Carlo

(t.log is just a console log for my own flow debug)

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flows-gets-deleted-from-app-json/29176/2 "2020-05-01T06:25:08Z")

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A user on Slack had the exact same issue: [https://athomcommunity.slack.com/archives/C04SUGZ9E/p1588260455076800](https://athomcommunity.slack.com/archives/C04SUGZ9E/p1588260455076800)

By default, an app created using `homey app create` will use the Compose plugin, which is causing this behaviour. See [the fine manual](https://developer.athom.com/docs/apps/tutorial-Homey%20Compose.html) on how it works. Alternatively, remove the `compose` plugin from `.homeyplugins.json`.

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**Author:** ![Carlo\_Hermus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carlo_hermus/32/24557_2.png) [@Carlo\_Hermus](https://community.homey.app/u/Carlo_Hermus)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flows-gets-deleted-from-app-json/29176/3 "2020-05-01T12:22:10Z")

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Robert,

Thanks…

> By default, an app created using `homey app create` will use the Compose plugin, which is causing this behaviour. See [the fine manual](https://developer.athom.com/docs/apps/tutorial-Homey%20Compose.html) on how it works. Alternatively, remove the `compose` plugin from `.homeyplugins.json` .

Touche, after reading this comment I could solve it in 30 seconds.  
The documentation is less poor then I gave credit, just was looking in the wrong direction…

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**Author:** ![Carlo\_Hermus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carlo_hermus/32/24557_2.png) [@Carlo\_Hermus](https://community.homey.app/u/Carlo_Hermus)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flows-gets-deleted-from-app-json/29176/4 "2020-05-01T13:24:43Z")

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I have choosen to embrase the compose feature. As it segments my various components and makes it easier to troubleshoot.

Thanks a lot…

And I want to appologize to Athom about my remarks on poor documentation it was I myself that did not read propperly.

Cheers,

Carlo