v4.5.0

.github/CONTRIBUTING.MD

@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ The framework development environment uses [lerna](https://lerna.js.org/) for ma
     ```sh
     npm run start-docker # use `npm run stop-docker` to stop them 
     ```
-3. Install the root dependencies.
+3. Install all dependencies.
     ```
     npm install
     ```
-4. Install the dependencies of each package and build each package.
+4. Build packages.
     ```
-    npm run bootstrap
+    npx lerna run build
     ```
 5. Check code format.
     ```
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ All of major releases are supported for at least 18 months.
 
 ### `@foal/cli` Package Structure
 
-The directory `src/generate/` contains the source code of the commands `foal createapp` and `foal generate`.
+The directory `src/generate/` contains the source code of the commands `npx @foal/cli createapp` and `npx foal generate`.
 
 Here is the list of its sub-directories:
 

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
     - name: Start up databases
-      run: docker-compose up -d
+      run: docker compose up -d
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-node@v1
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
     - name: Use npm version 9.6
       run: npm install -g npm@9.6
-    - name: Install project dependencies
+    - name: Install project and package dependencies
       run: npm install
-    - name: Install package dependencies and build packages
-      run: npm run bootstrap
+    - name: Build packages
+      run: npx lerna run build
     - name: Create CLI symlink in the global folder
       run: npm link
       working-directory: packages/cli

README.md

@@ -55,10 +55,9 @@ First install [Node.Js and npm](https://nodejs.org/en/download/).
 ### Create a new app
 
 ```
-$ npm install -g @foal/cli
-$ foal createapp my-app
-$ cd my-app
-$ npm run dev
+npx @foal/cli createapp my-app
+cd my-app
+npm run dev
 ```
 
 The development server is started! Go to `http://localhost:3001` and find our welcoming page!

docs/blog/2024-08-22-version-4.5-release-notes.md

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+---
+title: Version 4.5 release notes
+author: Loïc Poullain
+author_title: Creator of FoalTS. Software engineer.
+author_url: https://loicpoullain.com
+author_image_url: https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/13604533?v=4
+image: blog/twitter-banners/version-4.5-release-notes.png
+tags: [release]
+---
+
+![Banner](./assets/version-4.5-is-here/banner.png)
+
+Version 4.5 of [Foal](https://foalts.org/) is out!
+
+<!--truncate-->
+
+## Asynchronous tasks
+
+In some situations, we need to execute a specific task without waiting for it and without blocking the request.
+
+This could be, for example, sending a specific message to the CRM or company chat. In this case, the user needs to be able to see his or her request completed as quickly as possible, even if the request to the CRM takes some time or fails.
+
+To this end, Foal version 4.5 provides an `AsyncService` to execute these tasks asynchronously, and correctly catch and log their errors where appropriate.
+
+```typescript
+import { AsyncService, dependency } from '@foal/core';
+
+import { CRMService } from './somewhere';
+
+export class SubscriptionService {
+  @dependency
+  asyncService: AsyncService;
+
+  @dependency
+  crmService: CRMService;
+
+  async subscribe(userId: number): Promise<void> {
+    // Do something
+
+    this.asyncService.run(() => this.crmService.updateUser(userId));
+  }
+}
+
+```
+
+## Social authentication for SPAs
+
+If you wish to manually manage the redirection to the consent page on the client side (which is often necessary when developing an SPA), you can now do so with the `createHttpResponseWithConsentPageUrl` method. It returns an `HttpResponseOK` whose body contains the URL of the consent page.
+
+```typescript
+export class AuthController {
+  @dependency
+  google: GoogleProvider;
+
+  @Get('/signin/google')
+  getConsentPageURL() {
+    return this.google.createHttpResponseWithConsentPageUrl();
+  }
+
+  // ...
+
+}
+
+```
+
+## Google social authentification
+
+The typing of the `GoogleProvider` service has been improved. The `userInfo` property returned by `getUserInfo` is now typed with the values returned by the Google server.
+
+```typescript
+const { userInfo } = await this.googleProvider.getUserInfo(...);
+
+// userInfo.email, userInfo.family_name, etc
+```
+
+## Logging improvements
+
+In previous versions, the util function `displayServerURL` and configuration errors printed logs on several lines, which was not appropriate for logging software.
+
+From version 4.5 onwards, configuration errors are displayed on a single line and the `displayServerURL` function is marked as deprecated.
+
+## CLI fixes
+
+When running `npx foal connect react` to connect the React application to the Foal application in development, the following features did not work:
+- Proxify requests from the client to the server without needing to enable CORS or specify a different port in development.
+- Build the client application in the server application's public directory.
+
+This is fixed in v4.5.
+
+## Global use of CLI deprecated
+
+In previous versions, the tutorial suggested installing the CLI globally to create a new application or generate files. However, it is considered bad practice to install a dependency globally for local use.
+
+In addition, the CLI was also installed locally so that the build command would work when deploying the application to a CI or to production. This was maintaining two versions of the CLI.
+
+To correct this, in the documentation and examples, the CLI is now always installed and used locally. To use it, simply add `npx` before each command (except for `createapp`).
+
+```bash
+# Before
+foal createapp my-app
+
+foal generate script foobar
+foal createsecret
+
+# After
+npx @foal/cli createapp my-app
+
+npx foal generate script foobar
+npx foal createsecret
+```

docs/docs/README.md

@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@ Great attention is paid to the stability of the product. You can find out more b
 ## Get Started
 
 ```
-> npm install -g @foal/cli
-> foal createapp my-app
-> cd my-app
-> npm run dev
+npx @foal/cli createapp my-app
+cd my-app
+npm run dev
 ```
 
 The development server is started! Go to `http://localhost:3001` and find our welcoming page!

docs/docs/architecture/configuration.md

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module.exports = {
 > When creating a new project, you can also add the flag `--yaml` to have all the configuration directly generated in YAML.
 >
 > ```
-> foal createapp my-app --yaml
+> npx @foal/cli createapp my-app --yaml
 > ```
 >
 > The extension of the YAML files must be `.yml`.

docs/docs/architecture/controllers.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Controllers
 
 
 ```sh
-foal generate controller my-controller
+npx foal generate controller my-controller
 ```
 
 ```typescript

docs/docs/architecture/hooks.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Hooks
 
 
 ```sh
-foal generate hook my-hook
+npx foal generate hook my-hook
 ```
 
 ## Description

docs/docs/architecture/services-and-dependency-injection.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';
 
 
 ```sh
-foal generate service my-service
+npx foal generate service my-service
 ```
 
 ```typescript

docs/docs/authentication/jwt.md

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ Foal offers a package, named `@foal/jwt`, to manage authentication / authorizati
 
 ## Generate & Provide a Secret
 
-In order to use JWTs, you must provide a secret to *sign* your tokens. If you do not already have your own, you can generate one with the `foal createsecret` command.
+In order to use JWTs, you must provide a secret to *sign* your tokens. If you do not already have your own, you can generate one with the `npx foal createsecret` command.
 
 ```sh
-$ foal createsecret
+npx foal createsecret
 Ak0WcVcGuOoFuZ4oqF1tgqbW6dIAeSacIN6h7qEyJM8=
 ```
 

docs/docs/authentication/quick-start.md

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export class ApiController {
 First, generate a base64-encoded secret.
 
 ```bash
-foal createsecret
+npx foal createsecret
 ```
 
 Save this secret in a `.env` file.
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ export class ApiController {
 First, generate a base64-encoded secret.
 
 ```bash
-foal createsecret
+npx foal createsecret
 ```
 
 Save this secret in a `.env` file.

docs/docs/authentication/session-tokens.md

@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ module.exports = {
 #### Revoking One Session
 
 ```
-foal g script revoke-session
+npx foal g script revoke-session
 ```
 
 Open `scripts/revoke-session.ts` and update its content.
@@ -675,13 +675,13 @@ npm run build
 Run the script.
 
 ```
-foal run revoke-session token="lfdkszjanjiznr"
+npx foal run revoke-session token="lfdkszjanjiznr"
 ```
 
 #### Revoking All Sessions
 
 ```
-foal g script revoke-all-sessions
+npx foal g script revoke-all-sessions
 ```
 
 Open `scripts/revoke-all-sessions.ts` and update its content.
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ npm run build
 Run the script.
 
 ```
-foal run revoke-all-sessions
+npx foal run revoke-all-sessions
 ```
 
 ### Query All Sessions of a User

docs/docs/authentication/social-auth.md

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class AuthController {
   redirectToGoogle() {
     // Your "Login In with Google" button should point to this route.
     // The user will be redirected to Google auth page.
-    return this.google.redirect();
+    return this.google.createHttpResponseWithConsentPageUrl({ isRedirection: true });
   }
 
   @Get('/signin/google/callback')
@@ -157,11 +157,13 @@ export class AuthController {
 
 You can also override in the `redirect` method the scopes you want:
 ```typescript
-return this.google.redirect({ scopes: [ 'email' ] });
+return this.google.createHttpResponseWithConsentPageUrl({ isRedirection: true, scopes: [ 'email' ] });
 ```
 
 Additional parameters can passed to the `redirect` and `getUserInfo` methods depending on the provider.
 
+> If you want to manage the redirection on the client side manually, don't specify the `isRedirection` option. In this case, the `createHttpResponseWithConsentPageUrl` method returns an `HttpResponseOK` whose body contains the URL of the consent page. The name of the body property is `consentPageUrl`.
+
 ## Techniques
 
 ### Usage with sessions
@@ -210,15 +212,15 @@ export class AuthController {
 
   @Get('/signin/google')
   redirectToGoogle() {
-    return this.google.redirect();
+    return this.google.createHttpResponseWithConsentPageUrl({ isRedirection: true });
   }
 
   @Get('/signin/google/callback')
   @UseSessions({
     cookie: true,
   })
   async handleGoogleRedirection(ctx: Context<User>) {
-    const { userInfo } = await this.google.getUserInfo<{ email: string }>(ctx);
+    const { userInfo } = await this.google.getUserInfo(ctx);
 
     if (!userInfo.email) {
       throw new Error('Google should have returned an email address.');
@@ -285,12 +287,12 @@ export class AuthController {
 
   @Get('/signin/google')
   redirectToGoogle() {
-    return this.google.redirect();
+    return this.google.createHttpResponseWithConsentPageUrl({ isRedirection: true });
   }
 
   @Get('/signin/google/callback')
   async handleGoogleRedirection(ctx: Context) {
-    const { userInfo } = await this.google.getUserInfo<{ email: string }>(ctx);
+    const { userInfo } = await this.google.getUserInfo(ctx);
 
     if (!userInfo.email) {
       throw new Error('Google should have returned an email address.');
@@ -442,11 +444,11 @@ Visit the [Google API Console](https://console.developers.google.com/apis/creden
 
 #### Redirection parameters
 
-The `redirect` method of the `GoogleProvider` accepts additional parameters. These parameters and their description are listed [here](https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OpenIDConnect#authenticationuriparameters) and are all optional.
+The `createHttpResponseWithConsentPageUrl` method of the `GoogleProvider` accepts additional parameters. These parameters and their description are listed [here](https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OpenIDConnect#authenticationuriparameters) and are all optional.
 
 *Example*
 ```typescript
-this.google.redirect({ /* ... */ }, {
+this.google.createHttpResponseWithConsentPageUrl({ /* ... */ }, {
   access_type: 'offline'
 })
 ```
@@ -463,11 +465,11 @@ Visit [Facebook's developer website](https://developers.facebook.com/) to create
 
 #### Redirection parameters
 
-The `redirect` method of the `FacebookProvider` accepts an additional `auth_type` parameter which is optional.
+The `createHttpResponseWithConsentPageUrl` method of the `FacebookProvider` accepts an additional `auth_type` parameter which is optional.
 
 *Example*
 ```typescript
-this.facebook.redirect({ /* ... */ }, {
+this.facebook.createHttpResponseWithConsentPageUrl({ /* ... */ }, {
   auth_type: 'rerequest'
 });
 ```
@@ -505,11 +507,11 @@ Additional documentation on Github's redirect URLs can be found [here](https://d
 
 #### Redirection parameters
 
-The `redirect` method of the `GithubProvider` accepts additional parameters. These parameters and their description are listed below and are all optional.
+The `createHttpResponseWithConsentPageUrl` method of the `GithubProvider` accepts additional parameters. These parameters and their description are listed below and are all optional.
 
 *Example*
 ```typescript
-this.github.redirect({ /* ... */ }, {
+this.github.createHttpResponseWithConsentPageUrl({ /* ... */ }, {
   allow_signup: false
 })
 ```