This chapter discusses the usefulness of AsyncLocalStorage and AsyncContext API in various scenarios, including passing data between multiple middlewares, logging and tracing request IDs, querying user preferences, and simplifying logging needs.
In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about AsyncLocalStorage, why more frameworks aren’t using it yet, some examples, as well as some footguns.
Show Notes
- 00:22 Welcome
- 01:44 What is AsyncLocalStorage?
- 03:14 What is context?
- 07:49 Why aren’t more frameworks using AsyncLocalStorage for context for middleware?
- 10:16 Examples of usage
- 14:20 Footguns
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