Type for Request object

[text2n]

I have a case where i need to pass the ctx.request object to a function. But I am not able to find an exposed Request type/interface inside foalts. Request is defined in core/http/context.d.ts, but not exported. As an alternative I tried using Request interface from @types/express. But typescript is throwing incompatibility error. Can someone pls suggest me how to use type for Request object?

[LoicPoullain]

Hi @text2n 👋

Can it work if you define a Request type like this in your code?

type Request = Context['request']

[text2n]

@LoicPoullain The issue is when we have a function which accepts request as parameter. For example, the below hypothetical function accepts request object (req) as parameter. if we are using typescript, to define the type of "req" we need access to Request interface. I am sorry if i am missing something. I am bit new to typescript.

function getIp(req: Request) {
   return req.ip;
}

const ip = getIp(Context.request);

[LoicPoullain]

Yes, the above example gives a way to redefine the Request type from the Context so that it can be used in your function. In your case it would look like this:

import { Context } from '@foal/core';

type Request = Context['request']

function getIp(req: Request) {
   return req.ip;
}

const ip = getIp(ctx.request);

Or another option:

import { Context } from '@foal/core';

function getIp(req: Context['request']) {
   return req.ip;
}

const ip = getIp(ctx.request);

[text2n]

@LoicPoullain It works, thank you so much.