Object Syntax

🚀 Feature Proposal

A way to define plugins as objects.

Motivation

Less code to write for simple plugins, smaller, compact format when it makes sense.

Examples

export default {
  decorate: {
    helper () {
      console.log('helper')
    }
  },
  decorateRequest: {
    $placeholder: null
  },
  async onRequest (req) {
    req.$placeholder = 'something'
  },
}

With fastify-plugin:

export default {
  encapsulate: true,
  decorate: {
    helper () {
      console.log('helper')
    }
  },
  decorateRequest: {
    $placeholder: null
  },
  async onRequest (req) {
    req.$placeholder = 'something'
  },
}

[fox1t]

I am not sure I like the idea of having another method to register a plugin. The exposed surface is already broad, and it isn’t easy for a newcomer to even understand what is going on during the boot or the req/res cycle.

I think that this functionality is a perfect match for a fastify-plugin itself, though. 😃

[galvez]

Here you go – https://github.com/galvez/fastify-apply – npm i fastify-apply.

Please review @mcollina @delvedor @RafaelGSS 🙏