NestJS · Senior · Question 52 of 75

What's a pitfall of `@Res()` without `passthrough` in interceptors and filters?

✓Correct answer: The handler sends the response itself, so interceptors that transform the return value and Nest's response handling are bypassed
2It disables guards
3It makes the route public

Explanation

Streaming downloads are a valid reason to use @Res(); otherwise prefer returning values or StreamableFile.

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