How to import AXIOS into NestJS-application the right way? - node.js

Question

Importing HttpService from AXIOS into NestJS-Application seems to be a little mess at the moment.
When importing HttpModule like suggest on so many other SO-pages like
import { HttpService } from '#nestjs/axios';
it will state an error message
Potential solutions:
- If HttpService is a provider, is it part of the current WalletsModule?
- If HttpService is exported from a separate #Module, is that module imported within WalletsModule?
#Module({
imports: [ /* the Module containing HttpService */ ]
})
Instead, one should use the following import:
import { HttpService } from '#nestjs/common';
Even the import of HttpModule needs to be imported from the common-namespace. Otherwise it will still give the same error message.
However, this one is already marked as deprecated and says that one should import from #nestjs/axios instead, which leads to the already mentioned import error above.
What is happening here and why and which one should be actually used now?
package.json:
"#nestjs/axios": "^0.0.7",
"#nestjs/common": "^8.0.0",
"#nestjs/core": "^8.0.0",
"#nestjs/jwt": "^8.0.0",
"#nestjs/passport": "^8.2.1",
"#nestjs/platform-express": "^8.0.0",
"#nestjs/schedule": "^1.0.2",
"#nestjs/swagger": "^5.1.5",
"#nestjs/typeorm": "^8.0.2",

Answer 1

You need to import the HttpModule inside of FooModule like so,
import { HttpModule } from '#nestjs/axios'
#Module({
imports: [HttpModule], // HttpModule.register() works too
providers: [FooService],
})
export class FooModule {}
And now you can make use of HttpService inside of FooService,
import { HttpService } from '#nestjs/axios';
#Injectable()
export class FooService {
constructor(private readonly http: HttpService) {}
}
The HttpModule and HttpService from #nestjs/common are deprecated, and will be removed in the next major version of #nestjs/common.