Nestjs: calling service functions from Model / Entity with sequelize hooks - node.js

Question

In NestJS, I have to use a module service into an entity/model to populate data into elastic-search index. populating elastic search index logic is written in Job.service.ts.
I want to call that onCreate method from Job.service.ts from sequelize hooks present in models.
Here is code for Job.ts model/entity -
import { Table, Model, Column, AutoIncrement, PrimaryKey } from "sequelize-typescript";
#Table({ schema: "job", tableName: "job" })
export class Job extends Model<Job> {
#AutoIncrement
#PrimaryKey
#Column
id: number;
#Column
title: string;
#AfterCreate
static async jobAfterCreate(instance, options) {
// <--- need to call job service onCreate method here
}
#AfterUpdate
static async jobAfterUpdate() {}
#AfterDestroy
static async jobAfterDestroy() {}
}
and here is code for Job.service.ts -
//imports not added
#Injectable()
export class JobService {
constructor(
#Inject("SEQUELIZE")
private readonly sequelizeInstance: Sequelize,
#Inject(forwardRef(() => ElasticsearchService))
private readonly elasticsearchService: ElasticsearchService,
#InjectModel(Job)
private jobModel: typeof Job
) {}
// here will write logic for updating elastic search index
async onCreate(instance, options){
console.log("ON CREATE INSTANCE:", instance);
console.log("ON CREATE OPTIONS:", options);
}
async onDestroy(instance, options){
console.log("ON DESTROY INSTANCE:", instance);
console.log("ON DESTROY OPTIONS:", options);
}
}
I tried injecting service into Job model but it did not worked.
And I cannot write elastic search logic inside model directly because for that I need ElasticsearchService.

Answer 1

The Solution is To Override the provider
The primary way to inject information into the models is by overriding the injection behavior.
First, you would need to add a static property referencing the service in your model.
I am going to use the event emitter as an example here.
Your Model Class
import {Model, Table, Column, AfterCreate} from "sequelize-typescript";
import { EventEmitter2 } from "#nestjs/event-emitter";
#Table()
export class SomeModel extends <SomeModel> {
// this would be your referencing
public static EventEmitter: EventEmitter2;
#Column
public someColumn: string;
#AfterCreate
public static triggerSomeEvent(instance: SomeModel) {
SomeModel.EventEmitter.emit('YourEvent', instance);
}
}
The module where you are going to use the model
Now we are overriding the default injection process.
import { EntitiesMetadataStorage } from '#nestjs/sequelize/dist/entities-metadata.storage';
import {
getConnectionToken,
getModelToken,
SequelizeModule,
} from '#nestjs/sequelize';
import { EventEmitter2 } from '#nestjs/event-emitter';
// The provider override
const modelInjector: Provider = {
provide: getModelToken(AccountabilityPartnerModel, DEFAULT_CONNECTION_NAME),
useFactory: (connection: Sequelize, eventEmitter: EventEmitter2) => {
SomeModel.EventEmitter = eventEmitter;
if (!connection.repositoryMode) {
return SomeModel;
}
return connection.getRepository(SomeModelas any);
},
inject: [getConnectionToken(DEFAULT_CONNECTION_NAME), EventEmitter2],
};
// Updating the meta information of sequelize-typescript package to handle connection injection in to the model overridden.
EntitiesMetadataStorage.addEntitiesByConnection(DEFAULT_CONNECTION_NAME, [
SomeModel,
]);
// our custom module being used rather than the Sequelize.forFeature([SomeModel])
const someModelModule: DynamicModule = {
module: SequelizeModule,
providers: [modelInjector],
exports: [modelInjector],
};
#Module({
imports: [someModelModule],
providers: [SomeService],
})
export class SomeModule {
}
Inject your model into your service as you would do using Sequlize.forFeature and InjectModel indicated as below.
#Injectable()
export class SomeService {
constructor(#InjectModel(SomeModel) someModel: typeof SomeModel) {}
public someFunction(data: any) {
this.someModel.EventEmitter.emit('YourEvent', data);
}
}