NestJS Request Context based on node's AsyncLocalStorage

Makes the instance data fields of any injectable singleton class request-scoped.

Due to the design of some packages (ie. @nestjs/cqrs) forcing everything into the default, singleton scope, it becomes impossible to use request-scoped providers inside of them, as singleton-scoped providers cannot depend on request-scoped providers.
As a solution, this uses node's AsyncLocalStorage from async_hooks to wrap the class in a Proxy that allows you to set/get fields on the class that are scoped any way that you want. Generally speaking, you'll want it scoped to the current Request.

Getting Started

Install:

$ npm i nest-request-context

Define some class that you would like to have properties that are request-scoped:

@Injectable()
export class RequestContext {
  foo!: string;
  bar!: string;
}

Then, define a place for the AsyncLocalStorage to live, perhaps in another file:

export const requestContext = new AsyncLocalStorage<RequestContext>();

Import then into some module and provide a list of classes and their corresponding AsyncLocalStorage:

import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
import { NestRequestContextModule } from 'nest-request-context';
import { RequestContext } from './request-context.model';
import { requestContext } from './request-context.storage';

@Module({
  imports: [
    NestRequestContextModule.forRoot({
      contexts: [
        { contextClass: RequestContext, asyncContext: requestContext },
      ],
    }),
  ],
})
export class AppModule {}

IMPORTANT: In order for this to work, you need to initialize the AsyncLocalStorage somewhere, perhaps in middleware or (preferrably) a global Guard, for examle:

@Injectable()
export class RequestContextGuard implements CanActivate {
  canActivate(_context: ExecutionContext): boolean {
    requestContext.enterWith({ foo: 'foo', bar: 'bar' });
    return true;
  }
}

And then in AppModule:

@Module({
  // ...
  providers: [
    {
      provide: APP_GUARD,
      useClass: RequestContextGuard,
    },
  ],
})
export class AppModule {}

It's important to note that this only works well in most circumstances if the function in which you call enterWith() is NOT an async function returning a Promise.

If you use a Guard (instead of middlware), then a couple of things become possible:

Other guards (such as those used by PassportJS) can receive the benefit of the request context.
Other ExecutionContext types (other than http) can also benefit from using the request context, such as ws (websockets) and rpc (ie. @nestjs/microservices)

After all of this is setup as described above, then you can use it like the following in a singleton, for example:

@CommandHandler(DoSomething)
export class DoSomethingHandler implements ICommandHandler<DoSomething> {
  constructor(private readonly ctx: RequestContext) {}

  async execute(command: DoSomething): Promise<void> {
    const foo = this.ctx.foo;
    this.ctx.bar = 'bar!';
    // ...
  }
}

The getting/setting of values on the RequestContext instance will be scoped to the current request and not interfere with other simultaneous requests.

See the apps/example directory for a complete example.

xdave/nest-request-context

NestJS Request Context based on node's AsyncLocalStorage

Makes the instance data fields of any injectable singleton class request-scoped.

Getting Started