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Affix State - Shared Data in Requests

The Affix State middleware is used to add shared data to the Depot.
To use the Affix State feature, you need to enable the affix-state feature in Cargo.toml.

Feature Overview

Affix State provides a simple way to share data during request processing. It allows you to:

  • Inject global configurations or shared data during route setup
  • Access this data via Depot in any handler
  • Support any cloneable type as state data

Comparison with Other Frameworks - Quick Concept Understanding

FrameworkLanguageState Management Approach
Salvo (Affix State)RustStores and accesses via Depot, supports multiple types
AxumRustStores state via Extension, similar but with different usage
Actix-webRustShares state using App Data and Web::Data
GinGoUses context.Set and context.Get to store/retrieve data
EchoGoManages shared state with context.Set and context.Get
SpringJavaManages dependencies via ApplicationContext or @Bean annotations
QuarkusJavaUses CDI and dependency injection mechanisms
Express.jsJavaScriptStores global state in app.locals or req.app.locals
Nest.jsJavaScriptManages shared services via dependency injection system
Koa.jsJavaScriptStores request-level state in ctx.state

Common Use Cases

  • Database connection pool sharing
  • Application configuration sharing
  • Cache instance sharing
  • API client sharing
  • Global counters or state tracking

The advantage of Affix State lies in its simplicity and flexibility, allowing easy sharing of any type of data across different routes and handlers without excessive boilerplate code.

Example Code

main.rs
Cargo.toml
affix-state/src/main.rs
use std::sync::Arc;
use std::sync::Mutex;

use salvo::prelude::*;

// Configuration structure with username and password
#[allow(dead_code)]
#[derive(Default, Clone, Debug)]
struct Config {
username: String,
password: String,
}

// State structure to hold a list of fail messages
#[derive(Default, Debug)]
struct State {
fails: Mutex<Vec<String>>,
}

#[handler]
async fn hello(depot: &mut Depot) -> String {
// Obtain the Config instance from the depot
let config = depot.obtain::<Config>().unwrap();
// Get custom data from the depot
let custom_data = depot.get::<&str>("custom_data").unwrap();
// Obtain the shared State instance from the depot
let state = depot.obtain::<Arc<State>>().unwrap();
// Lock the fails vector and add a new fail message
let mut fails_ref = state.fails.lock().unwrap();
fails_ref.push("fail message".into());
// Format and return the response string
format!("Hello World\nConfig: {config:#?}\nFails: {fails_ref:#?}\nCustom Data: {custom_data}")
}

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
// Initialize the tracing subscriber for logging
tracing_subscriber::fmt().init();

// Create a Config instance with default username and password
let config = Config {
    username: "root".to_string(),
    password: "pwd".to_string(),
};

// Set up the router with state injection and custom data
let router = Router::new()
    // Use hoop to inject middleware and data into the request context
    .hoop(
        affix_state::inject(config)
            // Inject a shared State instance into the request context
            .inject(Arc::new(State {
                fails: Mutex::new(Vec::new()),
            }))
            // Insert custom data into the request context
            .insert("custom_data", "I love this world!"),
    )
    // Register the hello handler for the root path
    .get(hello)
    // Add an additional route for the path "/hello" with the same handler
    .push(Router::with_path("hello").get(hello));

// Bind the server to port 5800 and start serving
let acceptor = TcpListener::new("0.0.0.0:5800").bind().await;
Server::new(acceptor).serve(router).await;
}
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