NestJS · Middle · Question 3 of 75

What is `ExecutionContext` used for?

1It runs code in a separate thread
2It stores global configuration
✓Correct answer: It gives guards and interceptors the current handler, class and request, and lets one implementation work for HTTP, RPC and WebSockets

Explanation

context.switchToHttp().getRequest(), context.getHandler(), context.getClass() and context.getType() are the common calls.

Further reading

NestJS: Execution context ↗

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