nest-http-interface

This library is inspired by the HTTP interface in Spring 6 and provides a similar API for Nest.js.

Features

• Provides a simplified and declarative way of creating HTTP services.
• Supports both REST and GraphQL requests.
• Provides a concise syntax for handling query parameters, path variables, request headers, request bodies, and forms.
• Offers integration with class-transformer to facilitate data transformation.
• Uses promises instead of observables

Requirements

• Node.js 18 or later (because this library uses fetch internally)
• Nest.js

Installation

$ npm install @r2don/nest-http-interface

Usage

First, the module we created must be imported into AppModule.ts:

import {Module} from '@nestjs/common';
import {HttpInterfaceModule} from '@r2don/nest-http-interface';

@Module({
  imports: [HttpInterfaceModule.forRoot()],
})
export class AppModule {
}

Then, you need to create the desired HTTP service and specify several decorators:

import {HttpInterface, GetExchange, ResponseBody, imitation, PathVariable} from '@r2don/nest-http-interface';

@HttpInterface('https://example.com/api') // base url
class UserHttpService {
  @GetExchange('/users/{id}') // path
  @ResponseBody(UserResponse) // response dto
  async request(@PathVariable() id: number): Promise<UserResponse> {
    return imitation(); // this is a mock function to prevent the type error
  }
}

After adding the service to the providers in the module, you can use it and make HTTP requests when calling the request method:

@Injectable()
class UserService {
  constructor(private readonly client: UserHttpService) {
  }

  async getUser(id: number): Promise<UserResponse> {
    return this.client.request(id);
  }
}

Decorators

• @HttpInterface(): Marks the class as an HTTP service.

• @{HTTP Method}Exchange(path: string, options?: HttpClientOptions): Marks the method as an HTTP request method, with path being the request's path or full URL.

• @GraphQLExchange(query: string, url = '/graphql', options?: HttpClientOptions): Marks the method as a GraphQL request method, with query being the GraphQL query and url being the GraphQL endpoint.

• @ResponseBody(dto: ClassConstructor, options?: ClassTransformOptions): Specifies the response DTO using a class constructor and options from the class-transformer library.

• @PathVariable(name?: string): Specifies the path variable, requiring the name of the variable.

• @RequestParam(key?: string, defaultValue?: string): Specifies the query string parameter, requiring the key of the parameter. If key is not specified, the parameter must be an object. See examples below:

  • Example with key: request(@RequestParam('foo') query: string): string
  • Example without key: request(@RequestParam() query: { foo: string }): string

• @RequestHeader(key?: string, option?: { defaultValue?: string; transform?: (value: string) => string }): Specifies the request header, requiring the key of the header optionally.

• @Bearer(): Specifies the bearer token using the Authorization header.

• @Cookie(key: string): Specifies the cookie using the Cookie header, requiring the key of the cookie.

• @RequestBody(key?: string, defalutValue?: unkown): Specifies the request body using application/json as the content type, requiring the key of the body optionally.

• @RequestForm(key?: string, defaultValue?: string): Specifies the request form using application/x-www-form-urlencoded as the content type, requiring the key of the body optionally.

License

This library is licensed under the MIT license.

Testing

To run tests, execute:

$ pnpm test