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registerPlugins()

What?​

Integrates standard Hapi.js plugins into the underlying server instance.

Why?​

Plugins provide cross-cutting concerns like Swagger documentation, health checks, or specialized authentication schemes that operate at the Hapi.js lifecycle level.

How to use​

public async initPlugins() {
    await this.registerPlugins([
        ...DefaultPlugins,
        SwaggerPlugin,
        {
            plugin: CustomHapiPlugin,
            options: {
                someSetting: true
            }
        }
    ]);
}

Under the Hood​

  • It delegates directly to Hapi's server.register().
  • It supports a specialized Archibald wrapper that allows options to be a function, which is useful when options need to be dynamically computed based on the ConfigService.