Request Context

The RequestContext is a class that holds the request information and provides a way to interact with the request.

Using the RequestContext ensures that the information is consistent and that the request is processed correctly.

Properties

The RequestContext class has the following properties:

Property	Description
request	The Request object that holds the request information.
providers	A map of Providers that can be used to inject dependencies into the route handler.
headers	A map of headers that were sent in the request.
params	A map of path parameters that were sent in the request.
query	A map of query parameters that were sent in the request.
body	The body of the request.
path	The path of the request that triggered the handler
res	Utility class to interact with the response headers and statusCode.

Methods

The RequestContext class has the following methods:

Method	Description
use	Returns the Provider of the requested type - e.g. use<TestProvider>()
canUse	Checks if the Provider of the requested type is available - e.g. canUse<TestProvider>()
stat	Returns the Metadata value of the requested name - e.g. stat('Metadata')
canStat	Checks if the requested Metadata is available in the context - e.g. canStat('Metadata')
stream	Starts a stream response - e.g. stream()