Introduction

Welcome to the documentation for @effect/platform, a library designed for creating platform-independent abstractions (Node.js, Bun, browsers).

[!WARNING] This documentation focuses on unstable modules. For stable modules, refer to the official website documentation.

HTTP API

Overview

The HttpApi family of modules provide a declarative way to define HTTP APIs. You can create an API by combining multiple endpoints, each with its own set of schemas that define the request and response types.

After you have defined your API, you can use it to implement a server or derive a client that can interact with the server.

Defining an API

To define an API, you need to create a set of endpoints. Each endpoint is defined by a path, a method, and a set of schemas that define the request and response types.

Each set of endpoints is added to an HttpApiGroup, which can be combined with other groups to create a complete API.

Your first HttpApiGroup

Let's define a simple CRUD API for managing users. First, we need to make an HttpApiGroup that contains our endpoints.

import { HttpApiEndpoint, HttpApiGroup } from "@effect/platform"
import { Schema } from "effect"

// Our domain "User" Schema
class User extends Schema.Class<User>("User")({
  id: Schema.Number,
  name: Schema.String,
  createdAt: Schema.DateTimeUtc
}) {}

const usersApi = HttpApiGroup.make("users")
  .add(
    // each endpoint has a name and a path
    HttpApiEndpoint.get("findById", "/users/:id")
      // the endpoint can have a Schema for a successful response
      .addSuccess(User)
      // and here is a Schema for the path parameters
      .setPath(
        Schema.Struct({
          id: Schema.NumberFromString
        })
      )
  )
  .add(
    HttpApiEndpoint.post("create", "/users")
      .addSuccess(User)
      // and here is a Schema for the request payload / body
      //
      // this is a POST request, so the payload is in the body
      // but for a GET request, the payload would be in the URL search params
      .setPayload(
        Schema.Struct({
          name: Schema.String
        })
      )
  )
  // by default, the endpoint will respond with a 204 No Content
  .add(HttpApiEndpoint.del("delete", "/users/:id"))
  .add(
    HttpApiEndpoint.patch("update", "/users/:id")
      .addSuccess(User)
      .setPayload(
        Schema.Struct({
          name: Schema.String
        })
      )
  )

You can also extend the HttpApiGroup with a class to gain an opaque type. We will use this API style in the following examples:

class UsersApi extends HttpApiGroup.make("users").add(
  HttpApiEndpoint.get("findById", "/users/:id")
  // ... same as above
) {}

Creating the top level HttpApi

Once you have defined your groups, you can combine them into a single HttpApi.

import { HttpApi } from "@effect/platform"

class MyApi extends HttpApi.empty.add(UsersApi) {}

Or with the non-opaque style:

const api = HttpApi.empty.add(usersApi)

Adding OpenApi annotations

You can add OpenApi annotations to your API by using the OpenApi module.

Let's add a title to our UsersApi group:

import { OpenApi } from "@effect/platform"

class UsersApi extends HttpApiGroup.make("users")
  .add(
    HttpApiEndpoint.get("findById", "/users/:id")
    // ... same as above
  )
  // add an OpenApi title & description
  // You can set one attribute at a time
  .annotate(OpenApi.Title, "Users API")
  // or multiple at once
  .annotateContext(
    OpenApi.annotations({
      title: "Users API",
      description: "API for managing users"
    })
  ) {}

Now when you generate OpenApi documentation, the title and description will be included.

You can also add OpenApi annotations to the top-level HttpApi:

class MyApi extends HttpApi.empty
  .add(UsersApi)
  .annotate(OpenApi.Title, "My API") {}

Adding errors

You can add error responses to your endpoints using the following apis:

• HttpApiEndpoint.addError - add an error response for a single endpoint
• HttpApiGroup.addError - add an error response for all endpoints in a group
• HttpApi.addError - add an error response for all endpoints in the api

The group & api level errors are useful for adding common error responses that can be used in middleware.

Here is an example of adding a 404 error to the UsersApi group:

// define the error schemas
class UserNotFound extends Schema.TaggedError<UserNotFound>()(
  "UserNotFound",
  {}
) {}

class Unauthorized extends Schema.TaggedError<Unauthorized>()(
  "Unauthorized",
  {}
) {}

class UsersApi extends HttpApiGroup.make("users")
  .add(
    HttpApiEndpoint.get("findById", "/users/:id")
      // here we are adding our error response
      .addError(UserNotFound, { status: 404 })
      .addSuccess(User)
      .setPath(Schema.Struct({ id: Schema.NumberFromString }))
  )
  // or we could add an error to the group
  .addError(Unauthorized, { status: 401 }) {}

It is worth noting that you can add multiple error responses to an endpoint, just by calling HttpApiEndpoint.addError multiple times.

Multipart requests

If you need to handle file uploads, you can use the HttpApiSchema.Multipart api to flag a HttpApiEndpoint payload schema as a multipart request.

You can then use the schemas from the Multipart module to define the expected shape of the multipart request.

import { HttpApiSchema, Multipart } from "@effect/platform"

class UsersApi extends HttpApiGroup.make("users").add(
  HttpApiEndpoint.post("upload", "/users/upload").setPayload(
    HttpApiSchema.Multipart(
      Schema.Struct({
        // add a "files" field to the schema
        files: Multipart.FilesSchema
      })
    )
  )
) {}

Changing the response encoding

By default, the response is encoded as JSON. You can change the encoding using the HttpApiSchema.withEncoding api.

Here is an example of changing the encoding to text/csv:

class UsersApi extends HttpApiGroup.make("users").add(
  HttpApiEndpoint.get("csv", "/users/csv").addSuccess(
    Schema.String.pipe(
      HttpApiSchema.withEncoding({
        kind: "Text",
        contentType: "text/csv"
      })
    )
  )
) {}

Implementing a server

Now that you have defined your API, you can implement a server that serves the endpoints.

The HttpApiBuilder module provides all the apis you need to implement your server.

Implementing a HttpApiGroup

First up, let's implement an UsersApi group with a single findById endpoint.

The HttpApiBuilder.group api takes the HttpApi definition, the group name, and a function that adds the handlers required for the group.

Each endpoint is implemented using the HttpApiBuilder.handle api.

import {
  HttpApi,
  HttpApiBuilder,
  HttpApiEndpoint,
  HttpApiGroup
} from "@effect/platform"
import { DateTime, Effect, Layer, Schema } from "effect"

// here is our api definition
class User extends Schema.Class<User>("User")({
  id: Schema.Number,
  name: Schema.String,
  createdAt: Schema.DateTimeUtc
}) {}

class UsersApi extends HttpApiGroup.make("users").add(
  HttpApiEndpoint.get("findById", "/users/:id")
    .addSuccess(User)
    .setPath(
      Schema.Struct({
        id: Schema.NumberFromString
      })
    )
) {}

class MyApi extends HttpApi.empty.add(UsersApi) {}

// --------------------------------------------
// Implementation
// --------------------------------------------

// the `HttpApiBuilder.group` api returns a `Layer`
const UsersApiLive: Layer.Layer<HttpApiGroup.Group<"users">> =
  HttpApiBuilder.group(MyApi, "users", (handlers) =>
    handlers
      // the parameters & payload are passed to the handler function.
      .handle("findById", ({ path: { id } }) =>
        Effect.succeed(
          new User({
            id,
            name: "John Doe",
            createdAt: DateTime.unsafeNow()
          })
        )
      )
  )

Using services inside a HttpApiGroup

If you need to use services inside your handlers, you can return an Effect from the HttpApiBuilder.group api.

class UsersRepository extends Context.Tag("UsersRepository")<
  UsersRepository,
  {
    readonly findById: (id: number) => Effect.Effect<User>
  }
>() {}

// the dependencies will show up in the resulting `Layer`
const UsersApiLive: Layer.Layer<
  HttpApiGroup.Group<"users">,
  never,
  UsersRepository
> = HttpApiBuilder.group(MyApi, "users", (handlers) =>
  // we can return an Effect that creates our handlers
  Effect.gen(function* () {
    const repository = yield* UsersRepository
    return handlers.handle("findById", ({ path: { id } }) =>
      repository.findById(id)
    )
  })
)

Implementing a HttpApi

Once all your groups are implemented, you can implement the top-level HttpApi.

This is done using the HttpApiBuilder.api api, and then using Layer.provide to add all the group implementations.

const MyApiLive: Layer.Layer<HttpApi.Api> = HttpApiBuilder.api(MyApi).pipe(
  Layer.provide(UsersApiLive)
)

Serving the API

Finally, you can serve the API using the HttpApiBuilder.serve api.

You can also add middleware to the server using the HttpMiddleware module, or use some of the middleware Layer's from the HttpApiBuilder module.

import { HttpMiddleware, HttpServer } from "@effect/platform"
import { NodeHttpServer, NodeRuntime } from "@effect/platform-node"
import { createServer } from "node:http"

// use the `HttpApiBuilder.serve` function to register our API with the HTTP
// server
const HttpLive = HttpApiBuilder.serve(HttpMiddleware.logger).pipe(
  // Add CORS middleware
  Layer.provide(HttpApiBuilder.middlewareCors()),
  // Provide the API implementation
  Layer.provide(MyApiLive),
  // Log the address the server is listening on
  HttpServer.withLogAddress,
  // Provide the HTTP server implementation
  Layer.provide(NodeHttpServer.layer(createServer, { port: 3000 }))
)

// run the server
Layer.launch(HttpLive).pipe(NodeRuntime.runMain)

Serving Swagger documentation

You can add Swagger documentation to your API using the HttpApiSwagger module.

You just need to provide the HttpApiSwagger.layer to your server implementation:

import { HttpApiSwagger } from "@effect/platform"

const HttpLive = HttpApiBuilder.serve(HttpMiddleware.logger).pipe(
  // add the swagger documentation layer
  Layer.provide(
    HttpApiSwagger.layer({
      // "/docs" is the default path for the swagger documentation
      path: "/docs"
    })
  ),
  Layer.provide(HttpApiBuilder.middlewareCors()),
  Layer.provide(MyApiLive),
  Layer.provide(NodeHttpServer.layer(createServer, { port: 3000 }))
)

Adding middleware

Defining middleware

The HttpApiMiddleware module provides a way to add middleware to your API.

You can create a HttpApiMiddleware.Tag that represents your middleware, which allows you to set:

• failure - a Schema for any errors that the middleware can return
• provides - a Context.Tag that the middleware will provide
• security - HttpApiSecurity definitions that the middleware will implement
• optional - a boolean that indicates that if the middleware fails with an expected error, the request should continue. When using optional middleware, provides & failure options will not affect the handlers or final error type.

Here is an example of defining a simple logger middleware:

import {
  HttpApiEndpoint,
  HttpApiGroup,
  HttpApiMiddleware
} from "@effect/platform"
import { Schema } from "effect"

class LoggerError extends Schema.TaggedError<LoggerError>()(
  "LoggerError",
  {}
) {}

// first extend the HttpApiMiddleware.Tag class
class Logger extends HttpApiMiddleware.Tag<Logger>()("Http/Logger", {
  // optionally define any errors that the middleware can return
  failure: LoggerError
}) {}

// apply the middleware to an `HttpApiGroup`
class UsersApi extends HttpApiGroup.make("users")
  .add(
    HttpApiEndpoint.get("findById", "/:id")
      // apply the middleware to a single endpoint
      .middleware(Logger)
  )
  // or apply the middleware to the group
  .middleware(Logger) {}

Defining security middleware

The HttpApiSecurity module provides a way to add security annotations to your API.

It offers the following authorization types:

• HttpApiSecurity.apiKey - API key authorization through headers, query parameters, or cookies.
• HttpApiSecurity.basicAuth - HTTP Basic authentication.
• HttpApiSecurity.bearerAuth - Bearer token authentication.

You can then use these security annotations in combination with HttpApiMiddleware to define middleware that will protect your endpoints.

import {
  HttpApiGroup,
  HttpApiEndpoint,
  HttpApiMiddleware,
  HttpApiSchema,
  HttpApiSecurity
} from "@effect/platform"
import { Context, Schema } from "effect"

class User extends Schema.Class<User>("User")({ id: Schema.Number }) {}

class Unauthorized extends Schema.TaggedError<Unauthorized>()(
  "Unauthorized",
  {},
  HttpApiSchema.annotations({ status: 401 })
) {}

class CurrentUser extends Context.Tag("CurrentUser")<CurrentUser, User>() {}

// first extend the HttpApiMiddleware.Tag class
class Authorization extends HttpApiMiddleware.Tag<Authorization>()(
  "Authorization",
  {
    // add your error schema
    failure: Unauthorized,
    // add the Context.Tag that the middleware will provide
    provides: CurrentUser,
    // add the security definitions
    security: {
      // the object key is a custom name for the security definition
      myBearer: HttpApiSecurity.bearer
      // You can add more security definitions here.
      // They will attempt to be resolved in the order they are defined
    }
  }
) {}

// apply the middleware to an `HttpApiGroup`
class UsersApi extends HttpApiGroup.make("users")
  .add(
    HttpApiEndpoint.get("findById", "/:id")
      // apply the middleware to a single endpoint
      .middleware(Authorization)
  )
  // or apply the middleware to the group
  .middleware(Authorization) {}

Implementing HttpApiMiddleware

Once your HttpApiMiddleware is defined, you can use the HttpApiMiddleware.Tag definition to implement your middleware.

By using the Layer apis, you can create a Layer that implements your middleware.

Here is an example:

import { HttpApiMiddleware, HttpServerRequest } from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect, Layer } from "effect"

class Logger extends HttpApiMiddleware.Tag<Logger>()("Http/Logger") {}

const LoggerLive = Layer.effect(
  Logger,
  Effect.gen(function* () {
    yield* Effect.log("creating Logger middleware")

    // standard middleware is just an Effect, that can access the `HttpRouter`
    // context.
    return Logger.of(
      Effect.gen(function* () {
        const request = yield* HttpServerRequest.HttpServerRequest
        yield* Effect.log(`Request: ${request.method} ${request.url}`)
      })
    )
  })
)

When the Layer is created, you can then provide it to your group layers:

const UsersApiLive = HttpApiBuilder.group(...).pipe(
  Layer.provide(LoggerLive)
)

Implementing HttpApiSecurity middleware

If you are using HttpApiSecurity in your middleware, implementing the Layer looks a bit different.

Here is an example of implementing a HttpApiSecurity.bearer middleware:

import {
  HttpApiMiddleware,
  HttpApiSchema,
  HttpApiSecurity
} from "@effect/platform"
import { Context, Effect, Layer, Redacted, Schema } from "effect"

class User extends Schema.Class<User>("User")({ id: Schema.Number }) {}

class Unauthorized extends Schema.TaggedError<Unauthorized>()(
  "Unauthorized",
  {},
  HttpApiSchema.annotations({ status: 401 })
) {}

class CurrentUser extends Context.Tag("CurrentUser")<CurrentUser, User>() {}

class Authorization extends HttpApiMiddleware.Tag<Authorization>()(
  "Authorization",
  {
    failure: Unauthorized,
    provides: CurrentUser,
    security: { myBearer: HttpApiSecurity.bearer }
  }
) {}

const AuthorizationLive = Layer.effect(
  Authorization,
  Effect.gen(function* () {
    yield* Effect.log("creating Authorization middleware")

    // return the security handlers
    return Authorization.of({
      myBearer: (bearerToken) =>
        Effect.gen(function* () {
          yield* Effect.log(
            "checking bearer token",
            Redacted.value(bearerToken)
          )
          // return the `User` that will be provided as the `CurrentUser`
          return new User({ id: 1 })
        })
    })
  })
)

Setting HttpApiSecurity cookies

If you need to set the security cookie from within a handler, you can use the HttpApiBuilder.securitySetCookie api.

By default, the cookie will be set with the HttpOnly and Secure flags.

const security = HttpApiSecurity.apiKey({
  in: "cookie",
  key: "token"
})

const UsersApiLive = HttpApiBuilder.group(MyApi, "users", (handlers) =>
  handlers.handle("login", () =>
    // set the security cookie
    HttpApiBuilder.securitySetCookie(security, Redacted.make("keep me secret"))
  )
)

Deriving a client

Once you have defined your API, you can derive a client that can interact with the server.

The HttpApiClient module provides all the apis you need to derive a client.

import { HttpApiClient } from "@effect/platform"

Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = yield* HttpApiClient.make(MyApi, {
    baseUrl: "http://localhost:3000"
    // You can transform the HttpClient to add things like authentication
    // transformClient: ....
  })
  const user = yield* client.users.findById({ path: { id: 1 } })
  yield* Effect.log(user)
})

HTTP Client

Overview

The @effect/platform/HttpClient* modules provide a way to send HTTP requests, handle responses, and abstract over the differences between platforms.

The HttpClient interface has a set of methods for sending requests:

• .execute - takes a HttpClientRequest and returns a HttpClientResponse
• .{get, del, head, options, patch, post, put} - convenience methods for creating a request and executing it in one step

To access the HttpClient, you can use the HttpClient.HttpClient tag. This will give you access to a HttpClient instance.

Example: Retrieving JSON Data (GET)

import { FetchHttpClient, HttpClient } from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect } from "effect"

const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
  // Access HttpClient
  const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient

  // Create and execute a GET request
  const response = yield* client.get(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"
  )

  const json = yield* response.json

  console.log(json)
}).pipe(
  // Ensure request is aborted if the program is interrupted
  Effect.scoped,
  // Provide the HttpClient
  Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer)
)

Effect.runPromise(program)
/*
Output:
{
  userId: 1,
  id: 1,
  title: 'sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit',
  body: 'quia et suscipit\n' +
    'suscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et cum\n' +
    'reprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam\n' +
    'nostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto'
}
*/

Example: Retrieving JSON Data with accessor apis (GET)

The HttpClient module also provides a set of accessor apis that allow you to easily send requests without first accessing the HttpClient service.

Below is an example of using the get accessor api to send a GET request:

(The following examples will continue to use the HttpClient service approach).

import { FetchHttpClient, HttpClient } from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect } from "effect"

const program = HttpClient.get(
  "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"
).pipe(
  Effect.andThen((response) => response.json),
  Effect.scoped,
  Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer)
)

Effect.runPromise(program)
/*
Output:
{
  userId: 1,
  id: 1,
  title: 'sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit',
  body: 'quia et suscipit\n' +
    'suscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et cum\n' +
    'reprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam\n' +
    'nostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto'
}
*/

Example: Creating and Executing a Custom Request

Using HttpClientRequest, you can create and then execute a request. This is useful for customizing the request further.

import {
  FetchHttpClient,
  HttpClient,
  HttpClientRequest
} from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect } from "effect"

const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
  // Access HttpClient
  const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient

  // Create a GET request
  const req = HttpClientRequest.get(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"
  )

  // Optionally customize the request

  // Execute the request and get the response
  const response = yield* client.execute(req)

  const json = yield* response.json

  console.log(json)
}).pipe(
  // Ensure request is aborted if the program is interrupted
  Effect.scoped,
  // Provide the HttpClient
  Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer)
)

Effect.runPromise(program)
/*
Output:
{
  userId: 1,
  id: 1,
  title: 'sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit',
  body: 'quia et suscipit\n' +
    'suscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et cum\n' +
    'reprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam\n' +
    'nostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto'
}
*/

Understanding Scope

When working with a request, note that there is a Scope requirement:

import { FetchHttpClient, HttpClient } from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect } from "effect"

// const program: Effect<void, HttpClientError, Scope>
const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient
  const response = yield* client.get(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"
  )
  const json = yield* response.json
  console.log(json)
}).pipe(
  // Provide the HttpClient implementation without scoping
  Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer)
)

A Scope is required because there is an open connection between the HTTP response and the body processing. For instance, if you have a streaming body, you receive the response before processing the body. This connection is managed within a scope, and using Effect.scoped controls when it is closed.

Customize a HttpClient

The HttpClient module allows you to customize the client in various ways. For instance, you can log details of a request before execution using the tapRequest function.

Example: Tapping

import { FetchHttpClient, HttpClient } from "@effect/platform"
import { Console, Effect } from "effect"

const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = (yield* HttpClient.HttpClient).pipe(
    // Log the request before fetching
    HttpClient.tapRequest(Console.log)
  )

  const response = yield* client.get(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"
  )

  const json = yield* response.json

  console.log(json)
}).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer))

Effect.runPromise(program)
/*
Output:
{
  _id: '@effect/platform/HttpClientRequest',
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1',
  urlParams: [],
  hash: { _id: 'Option', _tag: 'None' },
  headers: Object <[Object: null prototype]> {},
  body: { _id: '@effect/platform/HttpBody', _tag: 'Empty' }
}
{
  userId: 1,
  id: 1,
  title: 'sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit',
  body: 'quia et suscipit\n' +
    'suscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et cum\n' +
    'reprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam\n' +
    'nostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto'
}
*/

Operations Summary

| Operation | Description | | ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | get,post,put... | Send a request without first accessing the HttpClient service. | | filterOrElse | Filters the result of a response, or runs an alternative effect if the predicate fails. | | filterOrFail | Filters the result of a response, or throws an error if the predicate fails. | | filterStatus | Filters responses by HTTP status code. | | filterStatusOk | Filters responses that return a 2xx status code. | | followRedirects | Follows HTTP redirects up to a specified number of times. | | mapRequest | Appends a transformation of the request object before sending it. | | mapRequestEffect | Appends an effectful transformation of the request object before sending it. | | mapRequestInput | Prepends a transformation of the request object before sending it. | | mapRequestInputEffect | Prepends an effectful transformation of the request object before sending it. | | retry | Retries the request based on a provided schedule or policy. | | tap | Performs an additional effect after a successful request. | | tapRequest | Performs an additional effect on the request before sending it. | | withCookiesRef | Associates a Ref of cookies with the client for handling cookies across requests. | | withTracerDisabledWhen | Disables tracing for specific requests based on a provided predicate. | | withTracerPropagation | Enables or disables tracing propagation for the request. |

Mapping Requests

Note that mapRequest and mapRequestEffect add transformations at the end of the request chain, while mapRequestInput and mapRequestInputEffect apply transformations at the start:

import { FetchHttpClient, HttpClient } from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect } from "effect"

const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = (yield* HttpClient.HttpClient).pipe(
    // Append transformation
    HttpClient.mapRequest((req) => {
      console.log(1)
      return req
    }),
    // Another append transformation
    HttpClient.mapRequest((req) => {
      console.log(2)
      return req
    }),
    // Prepend transformation, this executes first
    HttpClient.mapRequestInput((req) => {
      console.log(3)
      return req
    })
  )

  const response = yield* client.get(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"
  )

  const json = yield* response.json

  console.log(json)
}).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer))

Effect.runPromise(program)
/*
Output:
3
1
2
{
  userId: 1,
  id: 1,
  title: 'sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit',
  body: 'quia et suscipit\n' +
    'suscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et cum\n' +
    'reprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam\n' +
    'nostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto'
}
*/

Persisting Cookies

You can manage cookies across requests using the HttpClient.withCookiesRef function, which associates a reference to a Cookies object with the client.

import { Cookies, FetchHttpClient, HttpClient } from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect, Ref } from "effect"

const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
  // Create a reference to store cookies
  const ref = yield* Ref.make(Cookies.empty)

  // Access the HttpClient and associate the cookies reference with it
  const client = (yield* HttpClient.HttpClient).pipe(
    HttpClient.withCookiesRef(ref)
  )

  // Make a GET request to the specified URL
  yield* client.get("https://www.google.com/")

  // Log the keys of the cookies stored in the reference
  console.log(Object.keys((yield* ref).cookies))
}).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer))

Effect.runPromise(program)
// Output: [ 'SOCS', 'AEC', '__Secure-ENID' ]

RequestInit Options

You can customize the FetchHttpClient by passing RequestInit options to configure aspects of the HTTP requests, such as credentials, headers, and more.

In this example, we customize the FetchHttpClient to include credentials with every request:

import { FetchHttpClient, HttpClient } from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect, Layer } from "effect"

const CustomFetchLive = FetchHttpClient.layer.pipe(
  Layer.provide(
    Layer.succeed(FetchHttpClient.RequestInit, {
      credentials: "include"
    })
  )
)

const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient
  const response = yield* client.get(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"
  )
  const json = yield* response.json
  console.log(json)
}).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(CustomFetchLive))

Create a Custom HttpClient

You can create a custom HttpClient using the HttpClient.make function. This allows you to simulate or mock server responses within your application.

import { HttpClient, HttpClientResponse } from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect, Layer } from "effect"

const myClient = HttpClient.make((req) =>
  Effect.succeed(
    HttpClientResponse.fromWeb(
      req,
      // Simulate a response from a server
      new Response(
        JSON.stringify({
          userId: 1,
          id: 1,
          title: "title...",
          body: "body..."
        })
      )
    )
  )
)

const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient
  const response = yield* client.get(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"
  )
  const json = yield* response.json
  console.log(json)
}).pipe(
  Effect.scoped,
  // Provide the HttpClient
  Effect.provide(Layer.succeed(HttpClient.HttpClient, myClient))
)

Effect.runPromise(program)
/*
Output:
{ userId: 1, id: 1, title: 'title...', body: 'body...' }
*/

HttpClientRequest

Overview

You can create a HttpClientRequest using the following provided constructors:

| Constructor | Description | | --------------------------- | ------------------------- | | HttpClientRequest.del | Create a DELETE request | | HttpClientRequest.get | Create a GET request | | HttpClientRequest.head | Create a HEAD request | | HttpClientRequest.options | Create an OPTIONS request | | HttpClientRequest.patch | Create a PATCH request | | HttpClientRequest.post | Create a POST request | | HttpClientRequest.put | Create a PUT request |

Setting Headers

When making HTTP requests, sometimes you need to include additional information in the request headers. You can set headers using the setHeader function for a single header or setHeaders for multiple headers simultaneously.

import { HttpClientRequest } from "@effect/platform"

const req = HttpClientRequest.get("https://api.example.com/data").pipe(
  // Setting a single header
  HttpClientRequest.setHeader("Authorization", "Bearer your_token_here"),
  // Setting multiple headers
  HttpClientRequest.setHeaders({
    "Content-Type": "application/json; charset=UTF-8",
    "Custom-Header": "CustomValue"
  })
)

console.log(JSON.stringify(req.headers, null, 2))
/*
Output:
{
  "authorization": "Bearer your_token_here",
  "content-type": "application/json; charset=UTF-8",
  "custom-header": "CustomValue"
}
*/

basicAuth

To include basic authentication in your HTTP request, you can use the basicAuth method provided by HttpClientRequest.

import { HttpClientRequest } from "@effect/platform"

const req = HttpClientRequest.get("https://api.example.com/data").pipe(
  HttpClientRequest.basicAuth("your_username", "your_password")
)

console.log(JSON.stringify(req.headers, null, 2))
/*
Output:
{
  "authorization": "Basic eW91cl91c2VybmFtZTp5b3VyX3Bhc3N3b3Jk"
}
*/

bearerToken

To include a Bearer token in your HTTP request, use the bearerToken method provided by HttpClientRequest.

import { HttpClientRequest } from "@effect/platform"

const req = HttpClientRequest.get("https://api.example.com/data").pipe(
  HttpClientRequest.bearerToken("your_token")
)

console.log(JSON.stringify(req.headers, null, 2))
/*
Output:
{
  "authorization": "Bearer your_token"
}
*/

accept

To specify the media types that are acceptable for the response, use the accept method provided by HttpClientRequest.

import { HttpClientRequest } from "@effect/platform"

const req = HttpClientRequest.get("https://api.example.com/data").pipe(
  HttpClientRequest.accept("application/xml")
)

console.log(JSON.stringify(req.headers, null, 2))
/*
Output:
{
  "accept": "application/xml"
}
*/

acceptJson

To indicate that the client accepts JSON responses, use the acceptJson method provided by HttpClientRequest.

import { HttpClientRequest } from "@effect/platform"

const req = HttpClientRequest.get("https://api.example.com/data").pipe(
  HttpClientRequest.acceptJson
)

console.log(JSON.stringify(req.headers, null, 2))
/*
Output:
{
  "accept": "application/json"
}
*/

GET

Converting the Response

The HttpClientResponse provides several methods to convert a response into different formats.

Example: Converting to JSON

import { FetchHttpClient, HttpClient } from "@effect/platform"
import { NodeRuntime } from "@effect/platform-node"
import { Console, Effect } from "effect"

const getPostAsJson = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient
  const response = yield* client.get(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"
  )
  return yield* response.json
}).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer))

getPostAsJson.pipe(
  Effect.andThen((post) => Console.log(typeof post, post)),
  NodeRuntime.runMain
)
/*
Output:
object {
  userId: 1,
  id: 1,
  title: 'sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit',
  body: 'quia et suscipit\n' +
    'suscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et cum\n' +
    'reprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam\n' +
    'nostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto'
}
*/

Example: Converting to Text

import { FetchHttpClient, HttpClient } from "@effect/platform"
import { NodeRuntime } from "@effect/platform-node"
import { Console, Effect } from "effect"

const getPostAsText = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient
  const response = yield* client.get(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"
  )
  return yield* response.text
}).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer))

getPostAsText.pipe(
  Effect.andThen((post) => Console.log(typeof post, post)),
  NodeRuntime.runMain
)
/*
Output:
string {
  userId: 1,
  id: 1,
  title: 'sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit',
  body: 'quia et suscipit\n' +
    'suscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et cum\n' +
    'reprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam\n' +
    'nostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto'
}
*/

Methods Summary

| Method | Description | | --------------- | ------------------------------------- | | arrayBuffer | Convert to ArrayBuffer | | formData | Convert to FormData | | json | Convert to JSON | | stream | Convert to a Stream of Uint8Array | | text | Convert to text | | urlParamsBody | Convert to UrlParams |

Decoding Data with Schemas

A common use case when fetching data is to validate the received format. For this purpose, the HttpClientResponse module is integrated with effect/Schema.

import {
  FetchHttpClient,
  HttpClient,
  HttpClientResponse
} from "@effect/platform"
import { NodeRuntime } from "@effect/platform-node"
import { Console, Effect, Schema } from "effect"

const Post = Schema.Struct({
  id: Schema.Number,
  title: Schema.String
})

const getPostAndValidate = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient
  const response = yield* client.get(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"
  )
  return yield* HttpClientResponse.schemaBodyJson(Post)(response)
}).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer))

getPostAndValidate.pipe(Effect.andThen(Console.log), NodeRuntime.runMain)
/*
Output:
{
  id: 1,
  title: 'sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit'
}
*/

In this example, we define a schema for a post object with properties id and title. Then, we fetch the data and validate it against this schema using HttpClientResponse.schemaBodyJson. Finally, we log the validated post object.

Note that we use Effect.scoped after consuming the response. This ensures that any resources associated with the HTTP request are properly cleaned up once we're done processing the response.

Filtering And Error Handling

It's important to note that HttpClient.get doesn't consider non-200 status codes as errors by default. This design choice allows for flexibility in handling different response scenarios. For instance, you might have a schema union where the status code serves as the discriminator, enabling you to define a schema that encompasses all possible response cases.

You can use HttpClient.filterStatusOk to ensure only 2xx responses are treated as successes.

In this example, we attempt to fetch a non-existent page and don't receive any error:

import { FetchHttpClient, HttpClient } from "@effect/platform"
import { NodeRuntime } from "@effect/platform-node"
import { Console, Effect } from "effect"

const getText = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient
  const response = yield* client.get(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/non-existing-page"
  )
  return yield* response.text
}).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer))

getText.pipe(Effect.andThen(Console.log), NodeRuntime.runMain)
/*
Output:
{}
*/

However, if we use HttpClient.filterStatusOk, an error is logged:

import { FetchHttpClient, HttpClient } from "@effect/platform"
import { NodeRuntime } from "@effect/platform-node"
import { Console, Effect } from "effect"

const getText = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = (yield* HttpClient.HttpClient).pipe(HttpClient.filterStatusOk)
  const response = yield* client.get(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/non-existing-page"
  )
  return yield* response.text
}).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer))

getText.pipe(Effect.andThen(Console.log), NodeRuntime.runMain)
/*
Output:
[17:37:59.923] ERROR (#0):
  ResponseError: StatusCode: non 2xx status code (404 GET https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/non-existing-page)
      ... stack trace ...
*/

POST

To make a POST request, you can use the HttpClientRequest.post function provided by the HttpClientRequest module. Here's an example of how to create and send a POST request:

import {
  FetchHttpClient,
  HttpClient,
  HttpClientRequest
} from "@effect/platform"
import { NodeRuntime } from "@effect/platform-node"
import { Console, Effect } from "effect"

const addPost = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient
  return yield* HttpClientRequest.post(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts"
  ).pipe(
    HttpClientRequest.bodyJson({
      title: "foo",
      body: "bar",
      userId: 1
    }),
    Effect.flatMap(client.execute),
    Effect.flatMap((res) => res.json),
    Effect.scoped
  )
}).pipe(Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer))

addPost.pipe(Effect.andThen(Console.log), NodeRuntime.runMain)
/*
Output:
{ title: 'foo', body: 'bar', userId: 1, id: 101 }
*/

If you need to send data in a format other than JSON, such as plain text, you can use different APIs provided by HttpClientRequest.

In the following example, we send the data as text:

import {
  FetchHttpClient,
  HttpClient,
  HttpClientRequest
} from "@effect/platform"
import { NodeRuntime } from "@effect/platform-node"
import { Console, Effect } from "effect"

const addPost = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient
  return yield* HttpClientRequest.post(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts"
  ).pipe(
    HttpClientRequest.bodyText(
      JSON.stringify({
        title: "foo",
        body: "bar",
        userId: 1
      }),
      "application/json; charset=UTF-8"
    ),
    client.execute,
    Effect.flatMap((res) => res.json),
    Effect.scoped
  )
}).pipe(Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer))

addPost.pipe(Effect.andThen(Console.log), NodeRuntime.runMain)
/*
Output:
{ title: 'foo', body: 'bar', userId: 1, id: 101 }
*/

Decoding Data with Schemas

A common use case when fetching data is to validate the received format. For this purpose, the HttpClientResponse module is integrated with effect/Schema.

import {
  FetchHttpClient,
  HttpClient,
  HttpClientRequest,
  HttpClientResponse
} from "@effect/platform"
import { NodeRuntime } from "@effect/platform-node"
import { Console, Effect, Schema } from "effect"

const Post = Schema.Struct({
  id: Schema.Number,
  title: Schema.String
})

const addPost = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient
  return yield* HttpClientRequest.post(
    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts"
  ).pipe(
    HttpClientRequest.bodyText(
      JSON.stringify({
        title: "foo",
        body: "bar",
        userId: 1
      }),
      "application/json; charset=UTF-8"
    ),
    client.execute,
    Effect.flatMap(HttpClientResponse.schemaBodyJson(Post)),
    Effect.scoped
  )
}).pipe(Effect.provide(FetchHttpClient.layer))

addPost.pipe(Effect.andThen(Console.log), NodeRuntime.runMain)
/*
Output:
{ id: 101, title: 'foo' }
*/

Testing

Injecting Fetch

To test HTTP requests, you can inject a mock fetch implementation.

import { FetchHttpClient, HttpClient } from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect, Layer } from "effect"
import * as assert from "node:assert"

// Mock fetch implementation
const FetchTest = Layer.succeed(FetchHttpClient.Fetch, () =>
  Promise.resolve(new Response("not found", { status: 404 }))
)

const TestLayer = FetchHttpClient.layer.pipe(Layer.provide(FetchTest))

const program = Effect.gen(function* () {
  const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient

  return yield* client.get("https://www.google.com/").pipe(
    Effect.flatMap((res) => res.text),
    Effect.scoped
  )
})

// Test
Effect.gen(function* () {
  const response = yield* program
  assert.equal(response, "not found")
}).pipe(Effect.provide(TestLayer), Effect.runPromise)

HTTP Server

Overview

This section provides a simplified explanation of key concepts within the @effect/platform TypeScript library, focusing on components used to build HTTP servers. Understanding these terms and their relationships helps in structuring and managing server applications effectively.

Core Concepts

• HttpApp: This is an Effect which results in a value A. It can utilize ServerRequest to produce the outcome A. Essentially, an HttpApp represents an application component that handles HTTP requests and generates responses based on those requests.

• Default (HttpApp): A special type of HttpApp that specifically produces a ServerResponse as its output A. This is the most common form of application where each interaction is expected to result in an HTTP response.

• Server: A construct that takes a Default app and converts it into an Effect. This serves as the execution layer where the Default app is operated, handling incoming requests and serving responses.

• Router: A type of Default app where the possible error outcome is RouteNotFound. Routers are used to direct incoming requests to appropriate handlers based on the request path and method.

• Handler: Another form of Default app, which has access to both RouteContext and ServerRequest.ParsedSearchParams. Handlers are specific functions designed to process requests and generate responses.

• Middleware: Functions that transform a Default app into another Default app. Middleware can be used to modify requests, responses, or handle tasks like logging, authentication, and more. Middleware can be applied in two ways:

  • On a Router using router.use: Handler -> Default which applies the middleware to specific routes.
  • On a Server using server.serve: () -> Layer | Middleware -> Layer which applies the middleware globally to all routes handled by the server.

Applying Concepts

These components are designed to work together in a modular and flexible way, allowing developers to build complex server applications with reusable components. Here's how you might typically use these components in a project:

1. Create Handlers: Define functions that process specific types of requests (e.g., GET, POST) and return responses.

2. Set Up Routers: Organize handlers into routers, where each router manages a subset of application routes.

3. Apply Middleware: Enhance routers or entire servers with middleware to add extra functionality like error handling or request logging.

4. Initialize the Server: Wrap the main router with server functionality, applying any server-wide middleware, and start listening for requests.

Getting Started

Hello world example

In this example, we will create a simple HTTP server that listens on port 3000. The server will respond with "Hello World!" when a request is made to the root URL (/) and return a 500 error for all other paths.

Node.js Example

import { HttpRouter, HttpServer, HttpServerResponse } from "@effect/platform"
import { NodeHttpServer, NodeRuntime } from "@effect/platform-node"
import { Layer } from "effect"
import { createServer } from "node:http"

// Define the router with a single route for the root URL
const router = HttpRouter.empty.pipe(
  HttpRouter.get("/", HttpServerResponse.text("Hello World"))
)

// Set up the application server with logging
const app = router.pipe(HttpServer.serve(), HttpServer.withLogAddress)

// Specify the port
const port = 3000

// Create a server layer with the specified port
const ServerLive = NodeHttpServer.layer(() => createServer(), { port })

// Run the application
NodeRuntime.runMain(Layer.launch(Layer.provide(app, ServerLive)))

/*
Output:
timestamp=... level=INFO fiber=#0 message="Listening on http://localhost:3000"
*/

[!NOTE] The HttpServer.withLogAddress middleware logs the address and port where the server is listening, helping to confirm that the server is running correctly and accessible on the expected endpoint.

Bun Example

import { HttpRouter, HttpServer, HttpServerResponse } from "@effect/platform"
import { BunHttpServer, BunRuntime } from "@effect/platform-bun"
import { Layer } from "effect"

// Define the router with a single route for the root URL
const router = HttpRouter.empty.pipe(
  HttpRouter.get("/", HttpServerResponse.text("Hello World"))
)

// Set up the application server with logging
const app = router.pipe(HttpServer.serve(), HttpServer.withLogAddress)

// Specify the port
const port = 3000

// Create a server layer with the specified port
const ServerLive = BunHttpServer.layer({ port })

// Run the application
BunRuntime.runMain(Layer.launch(Layer.provide(app, ServerLive)))

/*
Output:
timestamp=... level=INFO fiber=#0 message="Listening on http://localhost:3000"
*/

To avoid boilerplate code for the final server setup, we'll use a helper function from the listen.ts file:

import type { HttpPlatform, HttpServer } from "@effect/platform"
import { NodeHttpServer, NodeRuntime } from "@effect/platform-node"
import { Layer } from "effect"
import { createServer } from "node:http"

export const listen = (
  app: Layer.Layer<
    never,
    never,
    HttpPlatform.HttpPlatform | HttpServer.HttpServer
  >,
  port: number
) =>
  NodeRuntime.runMain(
    Layer.launch(
      Layer.provide(
        app,
        NodeHttpServer.layer(() => createServer(), { port })
      )
    )
  )

Basic routing

Routing refers to determining how an application responds to a client request to a particular endpoint, which is a URI (or path) and a specific HTTP request method (GET, POST, and so on).

Route definition takes the following structure:

router.pipe(HttpRouter.METHOD(PATH, HANDLER))

Where:

• router is an instance of Router (import type { Router } from "@effect/platform/Http/Router").
• METHOD is an HTTP request method, in lowercase (e.g., get, post, put, del).
• PATH is the path on the server (e.g., "/", "/user").
• HANDLER is the action that gets executed when the route is matched.

The following examples illustrate defining simple routes.

Respond with "Hello World!" on the homepage:

router.pipe(HttpRouter.get("/", HttpServerResponse.text("Hello World")))

Respond to POST request on the root route (/), the application's home page:

router.pipe(HttpRouter.post("/", HttpServerResponse.text("Got a POST request")))

Respond to a PUT request to the /user route:

router.pipe(
  HttpRouter.put("/user", HttpServerResponse.text("Got a PUT request at /user"))
)

Respond to a DELETE request to the /user route:

router.pipe(
  HttpRouter.del(
    "/user",
    HttpServerResponse.text("Got a DELETE request at /user")
  )
)

Serving static files

To serve static files such as images, CSS files, and JavaScript files, use the HttpServerResponse.file built-in action.

import { HttpRouter, HttpServer, HttpServerResponse } from "@effect/platform"
import { listen } from "./listen.js"

const router = HttpRouter.empty.pipe(
  HttpRouter.get("/", HttpServerResponse.file("index.html"))
)

const app = router.pipe(HttpServer.serve())

listen(app, 3000)

Create an index.html file in your project directory:

<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
    <title>index.html</title>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
  </head>
  <body>
    index.html
  </body>
</html>

Routing

Routing refers to how an application's endpoints (URIs) respond to client requests.

You define routing using methods of the HttpRouter object that correspond to HTTP methods; for example, HttpRouter.get() to handle GET requests and HttpRouter.post to handle POST requests. You can also use HttpRouter.all() to handle all HTTP methods.

These routing methods specify a Route.Handler called when the application receives a request to the specified route (endpoint) and HTTP method. In other words, the application “listens” for requests that match the specified route(s) and method(s), and when it detects a match, it calls the specified handler.

The following code is an example of a very basic route.

// respond with "hello world" when a GET request is made to the homepage
HttpRouter.get("/", HttpServerResponse.text("Hello World"))

Route methods

A route method is derived from one of the HTTP methods, and is attached to an instance of the HttpRouter object.

The following code is an example of routes that are defined for the GET and the POST methods to the root of the app.

// GET method route
HttpRouter.get("/", HttpServerResponse.text("GET request to the homepage"))

// POST method route
HttpRouter.post("/", HttpServerResponse.text("POST request to the homepage"))

HttpRouter supports methods that correspond to all HTTP request methods: get, post, and so on.

There is a special routing method, HttpRouter.all(), used to load middleware functions at a path for all HTTP request methods. For example, the following handler is executed for requests to the route “/secret” whether using GET, POST, PUT, DELETE.

HttpRouter.all(
  "/secret",
  HttpServerResponse.empty().pipe(
    Effect.tap(Console.log("Accessing the secret section ..."))
  )
)

Route paths

Route paths, when combined with a request method, define the endpoints where requests can be made. Route paths can be specified as strings according to the following type:

type PathInput = `/${string}` | "*"

[!NOTE] Query strings are not part of the route path.

Here are some examples of route paths based on strings.

This route path will match requests to the root route, /.

HttpRouter.get("/", HttpServerResponse.text("root"))

This route path will match requests to /user.

HttpRouter.get("/user", HttpServerResponse.text("user"))

This route path matches requests to any path starting with /user (e.g., /user, /users, etc.)

HttpRouter.get(
  "/user*",
  Effect.map(HttpServerRequest.HttpServerRequest, (req) =>
    HttpServerResponse.text(req.url)
  )
)

Route parameters

Route parameters are named URL segments that are used to capture the values specified at their position in the URL. By using a schema the captured values are populated in an object, with the name of the route parameter specified in the path as their respective keys.

Route parameters are named segments in a URL that capture the values specified at those positions. These captured values are stored in an object, with the parameter names used as keys.

For example:

Route path: /users/:userId/books/:bookId
Request URL: http://localhost:3000/users/34/books/8989
params: { "userId": "34", "bookId": "8989" }

To define routes with parameters, include the parameter names in the path and use a schema to validate and parse these parameters, as shown below.

import { HttpRouter, HttpServer, HttpServerResponse } from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect, Schema } from "effect"
import { listen } from "./listen.js"

// Define the schema for route parameters
const Params = Schema.Struct({
  userId: Schema.String,
  bookId: Schema.String
})

// Create a router with a route that captures parameters
const router = HttpRouter.empty.pipe(
  HttpRouter.get(
    "/users/:userId/books/:bookId",
    HttpRouter.schemaPathParams(Params).pipe(
      Effect.flatMap((params) => HttpServerResponse.json(params))
    )
  )
)

const app = router.pipe(HttpServer.serve())

listen(app, 3000)

Response methods

The methods on HttpServerResponse object in the following table can send a response to the client, and terminate the request-response cycle. If none of these methods are called from a route handler, the client request will be left hanging.

| Method | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------------ | | empty | Sends an empty response. | | formData | Sends form data. | | html | Sends an HTML response. | | raw | Sends a raw response. | | setBody | Sets the body of the response. | | stream | Sends a streaming response. | | text | Sends a plain text response. |

Router

Use the HttpRouter object to create modular, mountable route handlers. A Router instance is a complete middleware and routing system, often referred to as a "mini-app."

The following example shows how to create a router as a module, define some routes, and mount the router module on a path in the main app.

Create a file named birds.ts in your app directory with the following content:

import { HttpRouter, HttpServerResponse } from "@effect/platform"

export const birds = HttpRouter.empty.pipe(
  HttpRouter.get("/", HttpServerResponse.text("Birds home page")),
  HttpRouter.get("/about", HttpServerResponse.text("About birds"))
)

In your main application file, load the router module and mount it.

import { HttpRouter, HttpServer } from "@effect/platform"
import { birds } from "./birds.js"
import { listen } from "./listen.js"

// Create the main router and mount the birds router
const router = HttpRouter.empty.pipe(HttpRouter.mount("/birds", birds))

const app = router.pipe(HttpServer.serve())

listen(app, 3000)

When you run this code, your application will be able to handle requests to /birds and /birds/about, serving the respective responses defined in the birds router module.

Writing Middleware

In this section, we'll build a simple "Hello World" application and demonstrate how to add three middleware functions: myLogger for logging, requestTime for displaying request timestamps, and validateCookies for validating incoming cookies.

Example Application

Here is an example of a basic "Hello World" application with middleware.

Middleware myLogger

This middleware logs "LOGGED" whenever a request passes through it.

const myLogger = HttpMiddleware.make((app) =>
  Effect.gen(function* () {
    console.log("LOGGED")
    return yield* app
  })
)

To use the middleware, add it to the router using HttpRouter.use():

import {
  HttpMiddleware,
  HttpRouter,
  HttpServer,
  HttpServerResponse
} from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect } from "effect"
import { listen } from "./listen.js"

const myLogger = HttpMiddleware.make((app) =>
  Effect.gen(function* () {
    console.log("LOGGED")
    return yield* app
  })
)

const router = HttpRouter.empty.pipe(
  HttpRouter.get("/", HttpServerResponse.text("Hello World"))
)

const app = router.pipe(HttpRouter.use(myLogger), HttpServer.serve())

listen(app, 3000)

With this setup, every request to the app will log "LOGGED" to the terminal. Middleware execute in the order they are loaded.

Middleware requestTime

Next, we'll create a middleware that records the timestamp of each HTTP request and provides it via a service called RequestTime.

class RequestTime extends Context.Tag("RequestTime")<RequestTime, number>() {}

const requestTime = HttpMiddleware.make((app) =>
  Effect.gen(function* () {
    return yield* app.pipe(Effect.provideService(RequestTime, Date.now()))
  })
)

Update the app to use this middleware and display the timestamp in the response:

import {
  HttpMiddleware,
  HttpRouter,
  HttpServer,
  HttpServerResponse
} from "@effect/platform"
import { Context, Effect } from "effect"
import { listen } from "./listen.js"

class RequestTime extends Context.Tag("RequestTime")<RequestTime, number>() {}

const requestTime = HttpMiddleware.make((app) =>
  Effect.gen(function* () {
    return yield* app.pipe(Effect.provideService(RequestTime, Date.now()))
  })
)

const router = HttpRouter.empty.pipe(
  HttpRouter.get(
    "/",
    Effect.gen(function* () {
      const requestTime = yield* RequestTime
      const responseText = `Hello World<br/><small>Requested at: ${requestTime}</small>`
      return yield* HttpServerResponse.html(responseText)
    })
  )
)

const app = router.pipe(HttpRouter.use(requestTime), HttpServer.serve())

listen(app, 3000)

Now, when you make a request to the root path, the response will include the timestamp of the request.

Middleware validateCookies

Finally, we'll create a middleware that validates incoming cookies. If the cookies are invalid, it sends a 400 response.

Here's an example that validates cookies using an external service:

class CookieError {
  readonly _tag = "CookieError"
}

const externallyValidateCookie = (testCookie: string | undefined) =>
  testCookie && testCookie.length > 0
    ? Effect.succeed(testCookie)
    : Effect.fail(new CookieError())

const cookieValidator = HttpMiddleware.make((app) =>
  Effect.gen(function* () {
    const req = yield* HttpServerRequest.HttpServerRequest
    yield* externallyValidateCookie(req.cookies.testCookie)
    return yield* app
  }).pipe(
    Effect.catchTag("CookieError", () =>
      HttpServerResponse.text("Invalid cookie")
    )
  )
)

Update the app to use the cookieValidator middleware:

import {
  HttpMiddleware,
  HttpRouter,
  HttpServer,
  HttpServerRequest,
  HttpServerResponse
} from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect } from "effect"
import { listen } from "./listen.js"

class CookieError {
  readonly _tag = "CookieError"
}

const externallyValidateCookie = (testCookie: string | undefined) =>
  testCookie && testCookie.length > 0
    ? Effect.succeed(testCookie)
    : Effect.fail(new CookieError())

const cookieValidator = HttpMiddleware.make((app) =>
  Effect.gen(function* () {
    const req = yield* HttpServerRequest.HttpServerRequest
    yield* externallyValidateCookie(req.cookies.testCookie)
    return yield* app
  }).pipe(
    Effect.catchTag("CookieError", () =>
      HttpServerResponse.text("Invalid cookie")
    )
  )
)

const router = HttpRouter.empty.pipe(
  HttpRouter.get("/", HttpServerResponse.text("Hello World"))
)

const app = router.pipe(HttpRouter.use(cookieValidator), HttpServer.serve())

listen(app, 3000)

Test the middleware with the following commands:

curl -i http://localhost:3000
curl -i http://localhost:3000 --cookie "testCookie=myvalue"
curl -i http://localhost:3000 --cookie "testCookie="

This setup validates the testCookie and returns "Invalid cookie" if the validation fails, or "Hello World" if it passes.

Applying Middleware in Your Application

Middleware functions are powerful tools that allow you to modify the request-response cycle. Middlewares can be applied at various levels to achieve different scopes of influence:

• Route Level: Apply middleware to individual routes.
• Router Level: Apply middleware to a group of routes within a single router.
• Server Level: Apply middleware across all routes managed by a server.

Applying Middleware at the Route Level

At the route level, middlewares are applied to specific endpoints, allowing for targeted modifications or enhancements such as logging, authentication, or parameter validation for a particular route.

Example

Here's a practical example showing how to apply middleware at the route level:

import {
  HttpMiddleware,
  HttpRouter,
  HttpServer,
  HttpServerResponse
} from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect } from "effect"
import { listen } from "./listen.js"

// Middleware constructor that logs the name of the middleware
const withMiddleware = (name: string) =>
  HttpMiddleware.make((app) =>
    Effect.gen(function* () {
      console.log(name) // Log the middleware name when the route is accessed
      return yield* app // Continue with the original application flow
    })
  )

const router = HttpRouter.empty.pipe(
  // Applying middleware to route "/a"
  HttpRouter.get("/a", HttpServerResponse.text("a").pipe(withMiddleware("M1"))),
  // Applying middleware to route "/b"
  HttpRouter.get("/b", HttpServerResponse.text("b").pipe(withMiddleware("M2")))
)

const app = router.pipe(HttpServer.serve())

listen(app, 3000)

Testing the Middleware

You can test the middleware by making requests to the respective routes and observing the console output:

# Test route /a
curl -i http://localhost:3000/a
# Expected console output: M1

# Test route /b
curl -i http://localhost:3000/b
# Expected console output: M2

Applying Middleware at the Router Level

Applying middleware at the router level is an efficient way to manage common functionalities across multiple routes within your application. Middleware can handle tasks such as logging, authentication, and response modifications before reaching the actual route handlers.

Example

Here's how you can structure and apply middleware across different routers using the @effect/platform library:

import {
  HttpMiddleware,
  HttpRouter,
  HttpServer,
  HttpServerResponse
} from "@effect/platform"
import { Effect } from "effect"
import { listen } from "./listen.js"

// Middleware constructor that logs the name of the middleware
const withMiddleware = (name: string) =>
  HttpMiddleware.make((app) =>
    Effect.gen(function* () {
      console.log(name) // Log the middleware name when a route is accessed
      return yield* app // Continue with the original application flow
    })
  )

// Define Router1 with specific routes
const router1 = HttpRouter.empty.pipe(
  HttpRouter.get("/a", HttpServerResponse.text("a")), // Middleware M4, M3, M1 will apply
  HttpRouter.get("/b", HttpServerResponse.text("b")), // Middleware M4, M3, M1 will apply
  // Apply Middleware at the router level
  HttpRouter.use(withMiddleware("M1")),
  HttpRouter.get("/c", HttpServerResponse.text("c")) // Middleware M4, M3 will apply
)

// Define Router2 with specific routes
const router2 = HttpRouter.empty.pipe(
  HttpRouter.get("/d", HttpServerResponse.text("d")), // Middleware M4, M2 will apply
  HttpRouter.get("/e", HttpServerResponse.text("e")), // Middleware M4, M2 will apply
  HttpRouter.get("/f", HttpServerResponse.text("f")), // Middleware M4, M2 will apply
  // Apply Middleware at the router level
  HttpRouter.use(withMiddleware("M2"))
)

// Main router combining Route