I would like to add a config module to my nestjs application and use some config in my database module.
For example I would like to get the host value of my configuration:
In a class I can do const dbHost = this.configService.get<string>('database.host');, but in my code I need the value inside of a provider. How do I get config values inside of a provider?
app.module.ts
@Module({
imports: [
DatabaseModule,
ConfigModule.forRoot({
load: [configuration],
}),
],
})
export class AppModule {}
database.module.ts
import { Module, Inject } from '@nestjs/common'
import { MongoClient, MongoClientOptions, Db, Logger } from 'mongodb'
@Module({
providers: [
{
provide: 'DATABASE_CLIENT',
useFactory: () => ({ client: null })
},
{
provide: 'DATABASE_CONNECTION',
inject: ['DATABASE_CLIENT'],
useFactory: async (dbClient): Promise<Db> => {
Logger.setLevel('debug')
// How do I get the host value of my config?
const mongo: string = 'mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017'
const database: string = 'data'
const options: MongoClientOptions = {}
const client = new MongoClient(mongo, options)
await client.connect()
const db = client.db(database)
return db
}
}
],
exports: ['DATABASE_CONNECTION', 'DATABASE_CLIENT'],
import: [ConfigModule]
})
export class DatabaseModule {
constructor(@Inject('DATABASE_CLIENT') private dbClient) {}
onApplicationShutdown(signal: string) {
if (signal) console.log(signal + ' signal recieved')
}
}
>Solution :
In your inject add ConfigService, then it’ll be the second value of useFactory‘s parameters.
@Module({
providers: [
{
provide: 'DATABASE_CLIENT',
useFactory: () => ({ client: null })
},
{
provide: 'DATABASE_CONNECTION',
inject: ['DATABASE_CLIENT', ConfigService],
useFactory: async (dbClient, config: ConfigService): Promise<Db> => {
Logger.setLevel('debug')
const dbHost = config.get('database.host')
const mongo: string = 'mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017'
const database: string = 'data'
const options: MongoClientOptions = {}
const client = new MongoClient(mongo, options)
await client.connect()
const db = client.db(database)
return db
}
}
],
exports: ['DATABASE_CONNECTION', 'DATABASE_CLIENT'],
import: [ConfigModule]
})
export class DatabaseModule {
constructor(@Inject('DATABASE_CLIENT') private dbClient) {}
onApplicationShutdown(signal: string) {
if (signal) console.log(signal + ' signal recieved')
}
}