feat(context): add binding.toAlias() to resolve values from another b…

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loopbackio · Apr 1, 2019 · 6cb1fac · 6cb1fac
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diff --git a/docs/site/Binding.md b/docs/site/Binding.md
@@ -113,6 +113,21 @@ class MyValueProvider implements Provider<string> {
 binding.toProvider(MyValueProvider);
 ```
 
+#### An alias
+
+An alias is the key with optional path to resolve the value from another
+binding. For example, if we want to get options from RestServer for the API
+explorer, we can configure the `apiExplorer.options` to be resolved from
+`servers.RestServer.options#apiExplorer`.
+
+```ts
+ctx.bind('servers.RestServer.options').to({apiExplorer: {path: '/explorer'}});
+ctx
+  .bind('apiExplorer.options')
+  .toAlias('servers.RestServer.options#apiExplorer');
+const apiExplorerOptions = await ctx.get('apiExplorer.options'); // => {path: '/explorer'}
+```
+
 ### Configure the scope
 
 We allow a binding to be resolved within a context using one of the following

diff --git a/packages/context/src/__tests__/unit/binding.unit.ts b/packages/context/src/__tests__/unit/binding.unit.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,64 @@ describe('Binding', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('toAlias(bindingKeyWithPath)', async () => {
+    it('binds to another binding with sync value', () => {
+      ctx.bind('parent.options').to({child: {disabled: true}});
+      ctx.bind('child.options').toAlias('parent.options#child');
+      const childOptions = ctx.getSync('child.options');
+      expect(childOptions).to.eql({disabled: true});
+    });
+
+    it('binds to another binding before the it is bound', () => {
+      ctx.bind('child.options').toAlias('parent.options#child');
+      ctx.bind('parent.options').to({child: {disabled: true}});
+      const childOptions = ctx.getSync('child.options');
+      expect(childOptions).to.eql({disabled: true});
+    });
+
+    it('binds to another binding with async value', async () => {
+      ctx
+        .bind('parent.options')
+        .toDynamicValue(() => Promise.resolve({child: {disabled: true}}));
+      ctx.bind('child.options').toAlias('parent.options#child');
+      const childOptions = await ctx.get('child.options');
+      expect(childOptions).to.eql({disabled: true});
+    });
+
+    it('reports error if alias binding cannot be resolved', () => {
+      ctx.bind('child.options').toAlias('parent.options#child');
+      expect(() => ctx.getSync('child.options')).to.throw(
+        /The key 'parent.options' is not bound to any value in context/,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('reports error if alias binding cannot be resolved - async', async () => {
+      ctx.bind('child.options').toAlias('parent.options#child');
+      return expect(ctx.get('child.options')).to.be.rejectedWith(
+        /The key 'parent.options' is not bound to any value in context/,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('allows optional if alias binding cannot be resolved', () => {
+      ctx.bind('child.options').toAlias('parent.options#child');
+      const childOptions = ctx.getSync('child.options', {optional: true});
+      expect(childOptions).to.be.undefined();
+    });
+
+    it('allows optional if alias binding cannot be resolved - async', async () => {
+      ctx.bind('child.options').toAlias('parent.options#child');
+      const childOptions = await ctx.get('child.options', {optional: true});
+      expect(childOptions).to.be.undefined();
+    });
+
+    it('sets type to ALIAS', () => {
+      const childBinding = ctx
+        .bind('child.options')
+        .toAlias('parent.options#child');
+      expect(childBinding.type).to.equal(BindingType.ALIAS);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('apply(templateFn)', () => {
     it('applies a template function', async () => {
       binding.apply(b => {

diff --git a/packages/context/src/binding.ts b/packages/context/src/binding.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ export enum BindingType {
    * A provider class with `value()` function to get the value
    */
   PROVIDER = 'Provider',
+  /**
+   * A alias to another binding key with optional path
+   */
+  ALIAS = 'Alias',
 }
 
 // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
@@ -506,6 +510,24 @@ export class Binding<T = BoundValue> {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Bind the key to an alias of another binding
+   * @param keyWithPath Target binding key with optional path,
+   * such as `servers.RestServer.options#apiExplorer`
+   */
+  toAlias(keyWithPath: BindingAddress<T>) {
+    /* istanbul ignore if */
+    if (debug.enabled) {
+      debug('Bind %s to alias %s', this.key, keyWithPath);
+    }
+    this._type = BindingType.ALIAS;
+    this._setValueGetter((ctx, optionsOrSession) => {
+      const options = asResolutionOptions(optionsOrSession);
+      return ctx.getValueOrPromise(keyWithPath, options);
+    });
+    return this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Unlock the binding
    */