Stop the direct importing of modules in Angular applications

I have a feature module that declares components and also configures routing through a static function.

@NgModule({
  declarations: FEATURE_COMPONENTS,
  entryComponents: FEATURE_COMPONENTS,
  imports: [
    UIRouterModule,
    ...
  ]
})
export class FeatureModule {
  public static setParentState(stateName: string): ModuleWithProviders {
    ...
    return {
      ngModule: FeatureModule,
      providers: [
        ...UIRouterModule.forChild({ states: ... }).providers
        // my providers
        {
          provide: FEATURE_PROVIDER_TOKEN,
          useValue: ...
          multi: false
        }
      ]
    };
  }
}

Simply importing the module isn't enough, correct configuration is done by calling the static function.

I want to avoid incorrect usage like this:

@NgModule({
  ...
  imports: [
    // invalid import - should be prevented
    FeatureModule
    // valid import
    FeatureModule.setParentState(...)
  ]
})
export class SomeAppModule {}

How can I enforce using the static function for importing the feature module? The goal is to prevent direct importing and guide users to use the correct method...

One option could be leveraging the additional provider added in the static function. But how? Through the module constructor and injections? Maybe with a custom decorator?

I was considering something along these lines, but also including a custom error message with instructions for proper import:

@NgModule({ ... })
export class FeatureModule {
  public static setParentState(stateName: string): ModuleWithProviders {
    // FEATURE_PROVIDER_TOKEN defined here (see above)
    ...
  }

  constructor(
    @Import(FEATURE_PROVIDER_TOKEN) tokenTest: any
  } {
    // This will throw an error if the provider isn't defined but won't allow a specific error message to be set
  }
}

Any suggestions or ideas?

Answer №1

A Possible Solution Implemented Successfully

Here is the solution that I have put in place, and it appears to meet all of the requirements:

  1. Direct module importing is restricted
  2. An error is thrown with usage information provided

This is how the solution is executed:

const PREVENT_DIRECT_IMPORT: InjectionToken<boolean> = new InjectionToken('FeatureModule:PREVENT_DIRECT_IMPORT');

@NgModule({
  declarations: FEATURE_COMPONENTS,
  entryComponents: FEATURE_COMPONENTS,
  imports: [ ... ],
  exports: [ ... ]
  providers: [{
    // Incorrect provider for direct module import
    provide: PREVENT_DIRECT_IMPORT,
    useFactory: () => { throw new Error('Correct usage info'); },
    multi: false
  }]
})
export class FeatureModule {
  public static setParentState(stateName: string): ModuleWithProviders {
    ...
    return {
      ngModule: FeatureModule,
      providers: [
        ...UIRouterModule.forChild({ states: ... }).providers
        // additional providers
        {
          provide: FEATURE_PROVIDER_TOKEN,
          useValue: ...
          multi: false
        }, {
          // Correct provider when module is imported correctly
          provide: PREVENT_DIRECT_IMPORT,
          useValue: true,
          multi: false
        }
      ]
    };
  }

  constructor(
    @Import(PREVENT_DIRECT_IMPORT) prevent: boolean
  ) {
    // An error will be thrown during DI if the module is directly imported
  }
}

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