How to get context or Current user in Function beforeSave

[pnl107]

Informations

• Node.js version: v10 -->
• NPM version: 6.1
• Strapi version: 3.0.0@alpha26.0.2
• Database: mysql
• Operating system: Mac os

Suggested solutions

[lauriejim]

Hello!

You can't access to the ctx inside these functions.
We know this and we will work on a new way to implement lifeCycle function.

Current function are based on the ORM life cycle and we have many issues related to the multi call on update or other.

Sorry for this. I suggest you to implement this logic in your service instead of in the life cycle function.

[Salman2301]

@lauriejim can u provide an example for the alternate solution?

[gtamas]

@lauriejim
Any news on this?

[lauriejim]

Sadly nop

[giacomocerquone]

see https://github.com/strapi/strapi/discussions/6871#discussioncomment-84978

[lauriejim]

This issue has been mentioned on Strapi Community. There might be relevant details there:

https://forum.strapi.io/t/auto-fill-created-by-field/293/4

[nikita-fuchs]

A workaround to make possible exactly what OP asked for can be found in this tutorial (starting around the middle) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsEGCzFiWTM

[ahmadjoya]

any news?

[fatima-elmouhine]

yes you can access the context in a lifecycle, if you do this :
const ctx = strapi.requestContext.get();
const userId = ctx.state.user.id;

It works fine for me 🤙

[nikita-fuchs]

yes you can access the context in a lifecycle, if you do this : const ctx = strapi.requestContext.get(); const userId = ctx.state.user.id;

It works fine for me 🤙

It is weird in which state ctx is at that point. Even if i successfully perform a find, the status is still 404, query is not defined, etc. As if these things are all set at a later stage ?!