@gasket/request

The purpose of this package is to provide a consistent request object for Gasket plugins and apps to use, regardless of the request handling framework.

Installation

Existing apps

npm install @gasket/request

Functions

GasketRequest

The GasketRequest class is a representation of a request object that can be used by Gasket plugins and apps. It is a consistent shape that can be used across different request handling frameworks.

A GasketRequest object has the following properties:

Property	Type	Description	Arguments
headers	object	Request headers	required
cookies	object	Request cookies	default: {}
query	object	Query parameters	default: {}
path	string	Request path	default: ''

makeGasketRequest

A GasketRequest can be created from a Node IncomingMessage object, an Express Request object, or a Next.js NextRequest object, amongst others.

import { makeGasketRequest } from '@gasket/request';

export default async function expressHandler(req, res) {
  const gasketRequest = await makeGasketRequest(req);
  // use gasketRequest
}

You can also assemble a GasketRequest object from parts of a request object.

import { makeGasketRequest } from '@gasket/request';

const headers = {
  'x-example': 'example'
};

const staticGasketRequest = await makeGasketRequest({ headers });

withGasketRequest

A higher-order function that can wrap a GasketAction function and provides a GasketRequest object as the first argument. This provides an easy way to normalize the request object for any GasketAction and potential lifecycle hooks.

import { withGasketRequest } from '@gasket/request';

export const myAction = withGasketRequest(
  async function handler(gasket, gasketRequest) {
    // use gasketRequest
  }
);

// example usage
await gasket.actions.myAction(req);

If your action needs additional arguments, you can pass them following the gasketReq.

import { withGasketRequest } from '@gasket/request';

export const myAction = withGasketRequest(
  async function handler(gasket, gasketRequest, arg1, arg2) {
    // use gasketRequest
  }
);

// example usage
await gasket.actions.myAction(req, true, false);

withGasketRequestCache

Much like the previous function, withGasketRequestCache is a higher-order function that wraps an action handler function and provides a GasketRequest. The difference is the handler will only be triggered once per request, and the result will be cached for subsequent calls.

import { withGasketRequestCache } from '@gasket/request';

export const myAction = withGasketRequestCache(
  async function handler(gasket, gasketRequest, arg1, arg2) {
    // use gasketRequest
  }
);

// example usage
await gasket.actions.myAction(req, true, false);

Purpose

Why do we need a request object for Gasket?

Some Gasket plugins and apps need to interact with the request object. Unfortunately, the shape and details of a request object is not consistent across all request handling frameworks.

For example:

• Node's IncomingMessage docs
• Express "enhances" this as Request docs
  • Various other engines also do the same
• Next.js API's (including middleware) use NextRequest docs
• This extends the browser-compatible Fetch Request docs
• Next.js App Router does not expose the request object, so we make a representation with the parts available docs

And we are aware of apps using Gasket for Static Pages with Next.js, assembling a request-like object to use with certain actions.