How use async service into angular httpClient interceptor

Question

Using Angular 4.3.1 and HttpClient, I need to modify the request and response by async service into the HttpInterceptor of httpClient,

Example for modifying the request:

export class UseAsyncServiceInterceptor implements HttpInterceptor {

  constructor( private asyncService: AsyncService) { }

  intercept(req: HttpRequest<any>, next: HttpHandler): Observable<HttpEvent<any>> {
    // input request of applyLogic, output is async elaboration on request
    this.asyncService.applyLogic(req).subscribe((modifiedReq) => {
        const newReq = req.clone(modifiedReq);
        return next.handle(newReq);
    });
    /* HERE, I have to return the Observable with next.handle but obviously 
    ** I have a problem because I have to return 
    ** newReq and here is not available. */
  }
}

Different problem for the response, but I need again to applyLogic in order to update the response. In this case, the angular guide suggests something like this:

return next.handle(req).do(event => {
    if (event instanceof HttpResponse) {
        // your async elaboration
    }
}

But the "do() operator—it adds a side effect to an Observable without affecting the values of the stream".

Solution: the solution about request is shown by bsorrentino (into accepted answer), the solution about response is the follow:

return next.handle(newReq).mergeMap((value: any) => {
  return new Observable((observer) => {
    if (value instanceof HttpResponse) {
      // do async logic
      this.asyncService.applyLogic(req).subscribe((modifiedRes) => {
        const newRes = req.clone(modifiedRes);
        observer.next(newRes);
      });
    }
  });
 });

Therefore, how modify request and response with async service into the httpClient interceptor?

Solution: taking advantage of rxjs

Answer 1

If you need to invoke an async function within interceptor then the following approach can be followed using the rxjs from operator.

import { MyAuth} from './myauth'
import { from, lastValueFrom } from "rxjs";

@Injectable()
export class AuthInterceptor implements HttpInterceptor {
  constructor(private auth: MyAuth) {}

  intercept(req: HttpRequest<any>, next: HttpHandler) {
    // convert promise to observable using 'from' operator
    return from(this.handle(req, next))
  }

  async handle(req: HttpRequest<any>, next: HttpHandler) {
    // if your getAuthToken() function declared as "async getAuthToken() {}"
    await this.auth.getAuthToken()

    // if your getAuthToken() function declared to return an observable then you can use
    // await this.auth.getAuthToken().toPromise()

    const authReq = req.clone({
      setHeaders: {
        Authorization: authToken
      }
    })

    return await lastValueFrom(next.handle(req));
  }
}

Answer 2

I think that there is a issue about the reactive flow. The method intercept expects to return an Observable and you have to flatten your async result with the Observable returned by next.handle

Try this

intercept(req: HttpRequest<any>, next: HttpHandler): Observable<HttpEvent<any>> {
      return this.asyncService.applyLogic(req).mergeMap((modifiedReq)=> {
        const newReq = req.clone(modifiedReq);
        return next.handle(newReq);
    });
}

You could also use switchMap instead of mergeMap

Answer 3

Asynchronous operation in HttpInterceptor with Angular 6.0 and RxJS 6.0

auth.interceptor.ts

import { HttpInterceptor, HttpEvent, HttpHandler, HttpRequest } from '@angular/common/http';
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { Observable } from 'rxjs/index';;
import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/internal/operators';

@Injectable()
export class AuthInterceptor implements HttpInterceptor {

  constructor(private auth: AuthService) {}

  intercept(request: HttpRequest<any>, next: HttpHandler): Observable<HttpEvent<any>> {

    return this.auth.client().pipe(switchMap(() => {
        return next.handle(request);
    }));

  }
}

auth.service.ts

import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { Observable } from 'rxjs';

@Injectable()
export class AuthService {

  constructor() {}

  client(): Observable<string> {
    return new Observable((observer) => {
      setTimeout(() => {
        observer.next('result');
      }, 5000);
    });
  }
}

Answer 4

I am using an async method in my interceptor like this:

@Injectable()
export class AuthInterceptor implements HttpInterceptor {

    public constructor(private userService: UserService) {
    }

    intercept(req: HttpRequest<any>, next: HttpHandler): Observable<HttpEvent<any>> {
        return from(this.handleAccess(req, next));
    }

    private async handleAccess(req: HttpRequest<any>, next: HttpHandler):
        Promise<HttpEvent<any>> {
        const user: User = await this.userService.getUser();
        const changedReq = req.clone({
            headers: new HttpHeaders({
                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
                'X-API-KEY': user.apiKey,
            })
        });
        return next.handle(changedReq).toPromise();
    }
}