@tiny-nestjs/auto-injectable

Description

AutoInjectable is a utility library designed to simplify the usage of dependency injection in Nest. It enables seamless handling of automatic injection of dependencies by the framework. With this library, you can inject dependencies into classes without the need for module definitions.

Features

• @ComponentScan() enables automatic scanning and injection of classes within a module.
• @AutoInjectable() allows classes to be automatically injectable for DI.
• @AutoController() automatically registers controllers.
• @AutoAlias() defines an alias for the @AutoInjectable() class.

Installation

npm install @tiny-nestjs/auto-injectable

yarn add @tiny-nestjs/auto-injectable

Usage

1. @ComponentScan() basic usage

import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
import { ComponentScan } from '@tiny-nestjs/auto-injectable';

@ComponentScan()
@Module({
  imports: [],
  controllers: [],
  providers: [],
})
export class AppModule {
}

By applying the @ComponentScan() decorator to the AppModule class, Nest will automatically scan for classes and inject necessary dependencies.

2. @AutoInjectable()

import { AutoInjectable } from '@tiny-nestjs/auto-injectable';

@AutoInjectable()
export class CatService {
  // ...
}

In this case, by applying the @AutoInjectable() decorator to the CatService class, the class has become injectable, allowing it to be injected into other modules without the need for module definitions. (The parameter of @AutoInjectable() is the same as @Injectable())

3. @AutoController() and dependency injection

import { AutoController } from '@tiny-nestjs/auto-injectable';

@AutoController()
export class CatController {
  constructor(private readonly catService: CatService) {
  }

  @Get('cats')
  getCats() {
    return this.catService.findAll();
  }
}

The class with the @AutoInjectable() decorator has been successfully injected and /cats api can be accessed by applying @AutoController() on CatController service. (The parameter of @AutoController() is the same as @Controller())

You can see actual project example here.

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• Below are advanced usages of the library. In most cases, utilizing the methods above will suffice.

4. @AutoAlias()

import { AutoAlias } from '@tiny-nestjs/auto-injectable';
import { AutoInjectable } from '@tiny-nestjs/auto-injectable';

@AutoAlias('kitty')
@AutoInjectable()
export class CatService {
  // ...
}

import { Inject } from '@nestjs/common';
import { AutoController } from '@tiny-nestjs/auto-injectable';

@AutoController()
export class CatController {
  constructor(@Inject('kitty') private readonly catService: CatService) {
  }
}

@AutoAlias() is a decorator used to specify an alias. In the constructor of the CatService class, @Inject('kitty') is used to configure the injection of a CatService instance with the alias 'kitty'. As the library is fully compatible with the Nest core, you can use Nest's built-in @Inject() decorator.

5. Define DI scope with the @ComponentScan()

import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
import { ComponentScan } from '@tiny-nestjs/auto-injectable';

@ComponentScan()
@Module({})
export class AnimalModule {
}

The library recommends using @ComponentScan() in the AppModule. However, to enable seamless DI within the desired scope, you can also specify @ComponentScan() in other modules.

6. @ComponentScan() parameters

# normal case
- /cat
  - cat.module.ts
  - ...

# special case
- /animal
  - /cat
    - /module
      - cat.module.ts
    - /service
      - cat.service.ts

@ComponentScan() defaults to managing dependencies based on the directory path of the module class with the attached decorator, just like in the normal case.

However, you can use a string or string[] to specify which locations the component scan should explore and manage dependencies. Since this string path is a pattern, it will scan all matching paths, so you should provide a unique pattern. For example, in the above instance, instead of simply defining the directory path as 'cat', you should specify it as ' animal/cat' to ensure uniqueness. The directory 'cat' could be used somewhere else, after all, such as @ComponentScan('animal/cat').

By supporting such custom scope definitions, you can apply the library seamlessly to all projects, even handling exceptional cases without exceptions.

For more refined scope specification, you can use @ComponentScan(['animal/cat/module', 'animal/cat/service']).

FYI

• The scanning scope of @ComponentScan() cannot overlap. If there is an overlap, Nest will throw an error. Please handle it by referring to the error log.

Contribution

To contribute to this library, fork the GitHub repository, make your changes, and create a pull request. Your contributions are highly appreciated. If you find any improvements or bugs, please open an issue.

License

@tiny-nestjs/auto-injectable is distributed under the MIT license.