NodeJS Microservice Remote Middleware lib for Microservices lib

Install

npm i --save @lomray/microservice-remote-middleware

Usage

1. Create server remote middleware instance. It might be any microservice but only one.

import { Microservice } from '@lomray/microservice-remote-middleware';
import { RemoteMiddlewareServer } from '@lomray/microservice-remote-middleware';
import { createConnection } from 'typeorm';

const microservice = Microservice.create({ name: 'configuration' });

// Add this endpoint for testing remote middleware
microservice.addEndpoint('example-method', ({ hello }) => ({ hello }));

const result = async () => {
  try {
    // In this case we are use TYPEORM  
    const connection = await createConnection();
    // Get Middleware repository for store middlewares data
    const repository = connection.getRepository(Middleware)

    // Enable remote middleware
    const remoteMiddleware = RemoteMiddlewareServer.create(microservice, repository)
      .addRegisterEndpoint()
      .addObtainEndpoint();

    /**
     * Add microservice method like remote middleware.
     * In future, you can create CRUD for this actions.
     * For example:
     */
    // 1. Create method for register like middleware: configuration.middleware-method
    microservice.addEndpoint('middleware-method', () => ({ hello: 'middleware world' }), {
      isDisableMiddlewares: true,
      isPrivate: true,
    });
    // 2. Register remote middleware on gateway microservice. This middleware will be triggered only for requests to any configuration methods.
    await remoteMiddleware.add(
      'configuration',
      'middleware-method',
      'gateway',
      'configuration.*',
    );

    await microservice.start();
  } catch (e) {
    console.info('\x1b[31m%s\x1b[0m', `Failed to start microservice: ${e.message as string}`);
  }
};

export default result();

2. Create client remote middleware instance. It might be any microservice.

import { Gateway } from '@lomray/microservice-remote-middleware';
import { RemoteMiddlewareClient } from '@lomray/microservice-remote-middleware';

const microservice = Gateway.create({ name: 'gateway' });

const result = async () => {
  try {
    // Enable remote middleware
    await RemoteMiddlewareClient.create(microservice)
      .addRegisterEndpoint()
      .obtainMiddlewares();

    await microservice.start();
  } catch (e) {
    console.info('\x1b[31m%s\x1b[0m', `Failed to start microservice: ${e.message as string}`);
  }
};

export default result();

3. That is all. Check it:

curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:3000
   -H 'Content-Type: application/json'
   -d '{"id":"unique-id-1","method":"configuration.example-method","params":{"hello":"world"}}'

You can run any microservice and create remote middleware client. Check out the examples below to get the desired result:

// Add remote middleware on any microservices methods (note: this is gateway microservice)
await remoteMiddleware.add(
  'configuration',
  'middleware-method',
  'gateway',
  '*',
);

// Add remote middleware on specific microservice method (note: this is gateway microservice)
await remoteMiddleware.add(
  'configuration',
  'middleware-method',
  'gateway',
  'users.list',
);

// Also you can add remote middleware directly to microservice
await remoteMiddleware.add(
  'configuration',
  'middleware-method',
  'users',
  'users.create',
);

// Just one more example :) Add authentication for requests (you should have authentication microservice)
await remoteMiddleware.add(
  'authentication',
  'middleware-authenticate',
  'gateway',
  '*',
);

// Or you can chose another middleware response strategy and convert input/output data
await remoteMiddleware.add(
  'authentication',
  'get-jwt',
  'gateway',
  '*',
  {
    type: MiddlewareType.response,
    strategy: MiddlewareStrategy.same,
    isRequired: true,
    convertResult: {
        // here we get user id from users microservice response and pass like param to 'get-jwt' method
        'user.id': 'userId'
    }
  }
);