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Layer

Builds and wires services for Effect applications.

A Layer<ROut, E, RIn> describes how to acquire one or more services, which services are required to build them, and which errors can occur during acquisition. Layers can manage scoped resources, memoize shared services, combine with other layers, provide services to effects or streams, and attach error handling, tracing, or lifecycle hooks.

55 exports Added in v2.0.0 Source

Constructors

effect

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Constructs a layer from an effect that produces a single service.

When to use

Use when you need to construct a Layer-provided service with an Effect, dependencies, or scoped resource acquisition.

Details

This allows you to create a Layer from an Effect that produces a service. The Effect is executed in the scope of the layer, allowing for proper resource management.

See

Signature

declare const effect: {
  <I, S>(service: Key<I, S>): <E, R>(effect: Effect<S, E, R>) => Layer<I, E, Exclude<R, Scope>>;
  <I, S, E, R>(
    service: Key<I, S>,
    effect: Effect<NoInfer<S>, E, R>,
  ): Layer<I, E, Exclude<R, Scope>>;
};

Constructs a layer from an effect that produces all services in a Context.

When to use

Use when you need a Layer that effectfully constructs a Context with multiple services.

Details

This allows you to create a Layer from an effectful computation that returns multiple services. The Effect is executed in the scope of the layer.

See

  • effect for effectfully providing a single service

Signature

declare function effectContext<A, E, R>(
  effect: Effect<Context<A>, E, R>,
): Layer<A, E, Exclude<R, Scope>>;

Constructs a layer from an effect, discarding its value and providing no services.

When to use

Use when layer construction should run an Effect for its side effects while providing no services.

See

  • empty for a no-op layer that performs no construction work

Signature

declare function effectDiscard<X, E, R>(
  effect: Effect<X, E, R>,
): Layer<never, E, Exclude<R, Scope>>;

empty

Added in v2.0.0 Source

An empty layer that provides no services, cannot fail, has no requirements, and performs no construction or finalization work.

When to use

Use as the no-op branch when conditionally composing layers.

See

Signature

declare const empty: Layer<never>;

forkMemoMap

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Constructs a child MemoMap effectfully, allowing it to reuse layers already memoized in the parent while isolating any new layer allocations to the child map.

When to use

Use when a layer build should inherit already memoized layers from an existing MemoMap while keeping newly memoized layers out of the parent map.

See

Signature

declare function forkMemoMap(parent: MemoMap): Effect<MemoMap>;

Constructs a child MemoMap synchronously, allowing it to reuse layers already memoized in the parent while isolating any new layer allocations to the child map.

When to use

Use to synchronously fork a memo map for manual layer building when child builds should see parent memoized layers without writing newly built layers back to the parent.

See

Signature

declare function forkMemoMapUnsafe(parent: MemoMap): MemoMap;

fromBuild

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Constructs a Layer from a function that uses a MemoMap and Scope to build the layer.

Details

The function receives a MemoMap for memoization and a Scope for resource management. A child scope is created, and if the build fails, the child scope is closed.

Signature

declare function fromBuild<ROut, E, RIn>(
  build: (memoMap: MemoMap, scope: Scope) => Effect<Context<ROut>, E, RIn>,
): Layer<ROut, E, RIn>;

Constructs a Layer from a function that uses a MemoMap and Scope to build the layer, with automatic memoization.

Details

This is similar to fromBuild but provides automatic memoization of the layer construction. The layer will be memoized based on the provided MemoMap.

Signature

declare function fromBuildMemo<ROut, E, RIn>(
  build: (memoMap: MemoMap, scope: Scope) => Effect<Context<ROut>, E, RIn>,
): Layer<ROut, E, RIn>;

makeMemoMap

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Constructs a MemoMap effectfully so it can be used to build additional layers.

Signature

declare const makeMemoMap: Effect<MemoMap>;

Constructs a MemoMap synchronously so it can be used to build additional layers.

Signature

declare function makeMemoMapUnsafe(): MemoMap;

succeed

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Constructs a layer that provides a single service from an already available value.

When to use

Use when you need a Layer that provides a service from an already constructed implementation without effectful acquisition.

See

  • sync for constructing layers from lazy values

Signature

declare const succeed: {
  <I, S>(service: Key<I, S>): (resource: S) => Layer<I>;
  <I, S>(service: Key<I, S>, resource: NoInfer<S>): Layer<I>;
};

Constructs a layer that provides all services in an already available Context.

When to use

Use when you need a Layer built from an existing Context, including when you need to provide multiple services at once.

Details

This is a more general version of succeed that allows you to provide multiple services at once through a Context.

See

  • succeed for providing a single service from a value

Signature

declare function succeedContext<A>(context: Context<A>): Layer<A>;

suspend

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Constructs a layer lazily using the specified factory.

Details

The factory is evaluated only when the suspended layer is first built, and the result is memoized with normal layer sharing semantics.

Signature

declare function suspend<A, E, R>(evaluate: LazyArg<Layer<A, E, R>>): Layer<A, E, R>;

sync

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Constructs a layer lazily that provides a single service.

When to use

Use when you need a Layer that provides one service whose value is created synchronously, but creation should be deferred until the layer is built.

Details

This is a lazy version of succeed where the service value is computed synchronously only when the layer is built.

See

  • succeed for constructing layers from static values

Signature

declare const sync: {
  <I, S>(service: Key<I, S>): (evaluate: LazyArg<S>) => Layer<I>;
  <I, S>(service: Key<I, S>, evaluate: LazyArg<NoInfer<S>>): Layer<I>;
};

syncContext

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Constructs a layer lazily that provides all services in a Context.

When to use

Use when you need a Layer that creates multiple services synchronously but defers that work until the layer is built.

Details

This is a lazy version of succeedContext where the Context is computed synchronously only when the layer is built.

See

  • sync for lazily providing a single service
  • succeedContext for providing an already available context

Signature

declare function syncContext<A>(evaluate: LazyArg<Context<A>>): Layer<A>;

Converting

launch

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Builds this layer and keeps it alive until the returned effect is interrupted.

When to use

Use when you model your entire application as a layer, such as an HTTP server.

Details

When the returned effect is interrupted, the layer scope is closed and all finalizers registered during layer acquisition are run.

Signature

declare function launch<RIn, E, ROut>(self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>): Effect<never, E, RIn>;

unwrap

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Unwraps a Layer from an Effect, flattening the nested structure.

When to use

Use when you have an Effect that produces a Layer and you want to use that layer directly.

Details

The resulting Layer will have the combined error and dependency types from both the outer Effect and the inner Layer.

Signature

declare function unwrap<A, E1, R1, E, R>(
  self: Effect<Layer<A, E1, R1>, E, R>,
): Layer<A, E1 | E, R1 | Exclude<R, Scope>>;

Destructors

build

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Builds a layer into a scoped value.

Signature

declare function build<RIn, E, ROut>(
  self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
): Effect<Context<ROut>, E, Scope | RIn>;

Builds a layer into an Effect value, using the specified MemoMap to memoize the layer construction.

Signature

declare const buildWithMemoMap: {
  (
    memoMap: MemoMap,
    scope: Scope,
  ): <RIn, E, ROut>(self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>) => Effect<Context<ROut>, E, RIn>;
  <RIn, E, ROut>(
    self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
    memoMap: MemoMap,
    scope: Scope,
  ): Effect<Context<ROut>, E, RIn>;
};

Builds a layer using an explicit scope.

When to use

Use to control the lifetime of layer resources with a scope supplied by the caller.

Details

Resources created by the layer are released when the supplied scope is closed, unless a resource extends its own scope.

Signature

declare const buildWithScope: {
  (scope: Scope): <RIn, E, ROut>(self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>) => Effect<Context<ROut>, E, RIn>;
  <RIn, E, ROut>(self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>, scope: Scope): Effect<Context<ROut>, E, RIn>;
};

Error Handling

catchCause

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Recovers from any failure cause by switching to another layer.

When to use

Use when you need Layer recovery to inspect more than the typed error, such as defects or interruption information.

Details

The handler receives the full Cause of the failed layer, including typed errors, unexpected defects, and interruption information, and returns the fallback layer to build instead. Finalizers for resources acquired by the failed layer are still run before the fallback layer is acquired.

See

  • catchTag for recovering from specific tagged errors

Signature

declare const catchCause: {
  <E, RIn2, E2, ROut2>(
    onError: (cause: Cause<E>) => Layer<ROut2, E2, RIn2>,
  ): <RIn, ROut>(self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>) => Layer<ROut & ROut2, E2, RIn2 | RIn>;
  <RIn, E, ROut, RIn2, E2, ROut22>(
    self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
    onError: (cause: Cause<E>) => Layer<ROut22, E2, RIn2>,
  ): Layer<ROut & ROut22, E2, RIn | RIn2>;
};

catchTag

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Recovers from specific tagged errors.

When to use

Use when only some tagged Layer construction errors should be recovered.

See

  • catchCause for recovering with access to the full cause

Signature

declare const catchTag: {
  <K extends string | readonly [Tags<E>, Tags<E>], E, RIn2, E2, ROut2>(
    k: K,
    f: (
      e: ExtractTag<NoInfer<E>, K extends readonly [string, string] ? K[number] : K>,
    ) => Layer<ROut2, E2, RIn2>,
  ): <RIn, ROut>(
    self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
  ) => Layer<
    ROut & ROut2,
    | E2
    | Exclude<
        E,
        {
          readonly _tag: K;
        }
      >,
    RIn2 | RIn
  >;
  <RIn, E, ROut, K extends string | readonly [Tags<E>, Tags<E>], RIn2, E2, ROut2>(
    self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
    k: K,
    f: (
      e: ExtractTag<E, K extends readonly [string, string] ? K[number] : K>,
    ) => Layer<ROut2, E2, RIn2>,
  ): Layer<
    ROut & ROut2,
    | E2
    | Exclude<
        E,
        {
          readonly _tag: K;
        }
      >,
    RIn | RIn2
  >;
};

orDie

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Converts layer construction failures into defects, removing them from the layer's error type.

Details

Use this only when failures should be treated as unrecoverable defects rather than typed errors that callers can handle.

Signature

declare function orDie<A, E, R>(self: Layer<A, E, R>): Layer<A, never, R>;

Guards

isLayer

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Returns true if the specified value is a Layer, false otherwise.

Signature

declare function isLayer(u: unknown): u is Layer<unknown, unknown, unknown>;

Layers

fresh

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Creates a fresh version of this layer that will not be shared.

When to use

Use when you need two parts of an application to receive separate instances of a resource, such as two independent client sessions.

Gotchas

Do not use it just to work around confusing composition. By default, sharing the same layer value is usually the desired behavior.

Signature

declare function fresh<A, E, R>(self: Layer<A, E, R>): Layer<A, E, R>;

Models

Layer interface

Added in v2.0.0 Source

A Layer describes how to build one or more services for dependency injection.

When to use

Use to model construction of application services for dependency injection, especially when services have dependencies, can fail during construction, or need scoped setup and release.

Details

A Layer<ROut, E, RIn> represents ROut as the services this layer provides, E as the possible errors during layer construction, and RIn as the services this layer requires as dependencies.

Signature

interface Layer<in ROut, out E = never, out RIn = never> extends Variance<ROut, E, RIn>, Pipeable {
  [ignoreSymbol]?: LayerUnifyIgnore;
  [typeSymbol]?: unknown;
  [unifySymbol]?: LayerUnify<Layer<ROut, E, RIn>>;
}

LayerUnify interface

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Type-level hook that allows Layer values to participate in Unify inference.

Details

This is used by Effect's pipe and unification machinery to preserve the provided services, error, and requirements of a Layer.

Signature

interface LayerUnify<
  A extends {
    [typeSymbol]?: any;
  },
> {
  Layer?: () => A[typeof typeSymbol] extends Layer<any, any, any> | _
    ? Layer<
        Success<Extract<any[any], Any>>,
        Error<Extract<any[any], Any>>,
        Services<Extract<any[any], Any>>
      >
    : never;
}

LayerUnifyIgnore interface

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Type-level marker used by Unify for Layer types that should be ignored during unification.

Signature

interface LayerUnifyIgnore {}

MemoMap interface

Added in v2.0.0 Source

A MemoMap is used to memoize layer construction and ensure sharing of layers.

Details

The MemoMap prevents duplicate construction of the same layer instance, enabling efficient resource sharing across layer dependencies.

Signature

interface MemoMap {
  readonly "~effect/Layer/MemoMap": "~effect/Layer/MemoMap";
  readonly get: <RIn, E, ROut>(
    layer: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
    scope: Scope,
  ) => Effect<Context<ROut>, E, RIn> | undefined;
  readonly getOrElseMemoize: <RIn, E, ROut>(
    layer: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
    scope: Scope,
    build: (memoMap: MemoMap, scope: Scope) => Effect<Context<ROut>, E, RIn>,
  ) => Effect<Context<ROut>, E, RIn>;
}

Variance interface

Added in v2.0.0 Source

The variance interface for Layer type parameters.

Signature

interface Variance<in ROut, out E, out RIn> {
  readonly "~effect/Layer": {
    readonly _E: Covariant<E>;
    readonly _RIn: Covariant<RIn>;
    readonly _ROut: Contravariant<ROut>;
  };
}

Options

SpanOptions interface

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Represents options that can be used to control the behavior of spans created for layers.

When to use

Use to configure tracing metadata, stack trace capture, and onEnd finalization for spans created by Layer.span and Layer.withSpan during layer construction.

Details

Extends Tracer.SpanOptions with onEnd, which runs when the layer span ends as the layer scope closes.

See

  • span for creating a layer span
  • withSpan for wrapping layer construction in a span

Signature

interface SpanOptions extends SpanOptions {
  readonly onEnd?: (span: Span, exit: Exit<unknown, unknown>) => Effect<void>;
}

Other

Signature

declare const catch: {
  <E, RIn2, E2, ROut2>(onError: (error: E) => Layer<ROut2, E2, RIn2>): <RIn, ROut>(self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>) => Layer<ROut & ROut2, E2, RIn2 | RIn>;
  <RIn, E, ROut, RIn2, E2, ROut2>(self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>, onError: (error: E) => Layer<ROut2, E2, RIn2>): Layer<ROut & ROut2, E2, RIn | RIn2>;
}

Providing Services

provide

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Feeds the output services of the dependency layer into the requirements of this layer, returning a layer that only provides the services from this layer.

When to use

Use when you need to hide an implementation dependency layer from callers.

Details

In serviceLayer.pipe(Layer.provide(dependencyLayer)), the dependency layer is built first and is used to satisfy the requirements of serviceLayer.

See

Signature

declare const provide: {
  <RIn, E, ROut>(
    that: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
  ): <RIn2, E2, ROut2>(
    self: Layer<ROut2, E2, RIn2>,
  ) => Layer<ROut2, E | E2, RIn | Exclude<RIn2, ROut>>;
  <Layers extends [Any, ...Array<Any>]>(
    that: Layers,
  ): <A, E, R>(
    self: Layer<A, E, R>,
  ) => Layer<
    A,
    E | Error<Layers[number]>,
    Services<Layers[number]> | Exclude<R, Success<Layers[number]>>
  >;
  <RIn2, E2, ROut2, RIn, E, ROut>(
    self: Layer<ROut2, E2, RIn2>,
    that: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
  ): Layer<ROut2, E2 | E, RIn | Exclude<RIn2, ROut>>;
  <A, E, R, Layers extends [Any, ...Array<Any>]>(
    self: Layer<A, E, R>,
    that: Layers,
  ): Layer<
    A,
    E | Error<Layers[number]>,
    Services<Layers[number]> | Exclude<R, Success<Layers[number]>>
  >;
};

provideMerge

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Feeds the output services of the dependency layer into the requirements of this layer, returning a layer that provides both sets of services.

When to use

Use when you need to compose Layers while keeping both the constructed service and the dependency used to build it available.

Details

Prefer provide when the dependency should stay private.

See

  • provide for keeping dependency services private

Signature

declare const provideMerge: {
  <RIn, E, ROut>(
    that: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
  ): <RIn2, E2, ROut2>(
    self: Layer<ROut2, E2, RIn2>,
  ) => Layer<ROut | ROut2, E | E2, RIn | Exclude<RIn2, ROut>>;
  <Layers extends [Any, ...Array<Any>]>(
    that: Layers,
  ): <A, E, R>(
    self: Layer<A, E, R>,
  ) => Layer<
    A | Success<Layers[number]>,
    E | Error<Layers[number]>,
    Services<Layers[number]> | Exclude<R, Success<Layers[number]>>
  >;
  <RIn2, E2, ROut2, RIn, E, ROut>(
    self: Layer<ROut2, E2, RIn2>,
    that: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
  ): Layer<ROut2 | ROut, E2 | E, RIn | Exclude<RIn2, ROut>>;
  <A, E, R, Layers extends [Any, ...Array<Any>]>(
    self: Layer<A, E, R>,
    that: Layers,
  ): Layer<
    A | Success<Layers[number]>,
    E | Error<Layers[number]>,
    Services<Layers[number]> | Exclude<R, Success<Layers[number]>>
  >;
};

updateService

Added in v3.13.0 Source

Updates a service in the context with a new implementation.

When to use

Use to adapt or extend a service's behavior during the creation of a layer.

Details

This function modifies the existing implementation of a service in the context. It retrieves the current service, applies the provided transformation function f, and replaces the old service with the transformed one.

Signature

declare const updateService: {
  <I, A>(
    service: Key<I, A>,
    f: (a: NoInfer<A>) => A,
  ): <A1, E1, R1>(layer: Layer<A1, E1, R1>) => Layer<A1, E1, I | R1>;
  <A1, E1, R1, I, A>(
    layer: Layer<A1, E1, R1>,
    service: Key<I, A>,
    f: (a: NoInfer<A>) => A,
  ): Layer<A1, E1, R1 | I>;
};

Sequencing

flatMap

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Constructs a layer dynamically based on the output of this layer.

Signature

declare const flatMap: {
  <A, A2, E2, R2>(
    f: (context: Context<A>) => Layer<A2, E2, R2>,
  ): <E, R>(self: Layer<A, E, R>) => Layer<A2, E2 | E, R2 | R>;
  <A, E, R, A2, E2, R2>(
    self: Layer<A, E, R>,
    f: (context: Context<A>) => Layer<A2, E2, R2>,
  ): Layer<A2, E | E2, R | R2>;
};

tap

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Performs the specified effect if this layer succeeds.

When to use

Use to run an effectful observation after a layer has been built successfully, such as logging or metrics, without changing the services the layer provides.

Details

The callback receives the services produced by this layer. Its result is discarded, and the original layer output is preserved.

See

  • tapError for running an effect when layer construction fails with a typed error
  • tapCause for running an effect when layer construction fails with any cause

Signature

declare const tap: {
  <ROut, XR, RIn2, E2, X>(
    f: (context: Context<XR>) => Effect<X, E2, RIn2>,
  ): <RIn, E>(self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>) => Layer<ROut, E2 | E, RIn | Exclude<RIn2, Scope>>;
  <RIn, E, ROut, XR, RIn2, E2, X>(
    self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
    f: (context: Context<XR>) => Effect<X, E2, RIn2>,
  ): Layer<ROut, E | E2, RIn | Exclude<RIn2, Scope>>;
};

tapCause

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Performs the specified effect when this layer fails with any cause.

When to use

Use to run diagnostics or reporting when layer construction fails and the full Cause is needed.

Details

The callback receives the layer's Cause, so it can inspect typed errors, defects, and interruption information. If the callback succeeds, the layer fails again with the original cause; if the callback fails, that failure is added to the layer's error type.

See

  • tapError for observing only typed layer construction errors
  • catchCause for recovering from a layer construction failure by switching to another layer

Signature

declare const tapCause: {
  <E, XE, RIn2, E2, X>(
    f: (cause: Cause<XE>) => Effect<X, E2, RIn2>,
  ): <RIn, ROut>(self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>) => Layer<ROut, E | E2, RIn | Exclude<RIn2, Scope>>;
  <RIn, E, XE, ROut, RIn2, E2, X>(
    self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
    f: (cause: Cause<XE>) => Effect<X, E2, RIn2>,
  ): Layer<ROut, E | E2, RIn | Exclude<RIn2, Scope>>;
};

tapError

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Performs the specified effect if this layer fails.

When to use

Use to run logging, metrics, or other effects when layer construction fails while preserving the original typed error.

Details

The callback receives the typed error. If the callback succeeds, the layer still fails with the original error; if the callback fails, that failure is added to the layer's error type.

See

  • tap for running an effect when layer construction succeeds
  • tapCause for inspecting the full failure cause, including defects and interruption

Signature

declare const tapError: {
  <E, XE, RIn2, E2, X>(
    f: (e: XE) => Effect<X, E2, RIn2>,
  ): <RIn, ROut>(self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>) => Layer<ROut, E | E2, RIn | Exclude<RIn2, Scope>>;
  <RIn, E, XE, ROut, RIn2, E2, X>(
    self: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
    f: (e: XE) => Effect<X, E2, RIn2>,
  ): Layer<ROut, E | E2, RIn | Exclude<RIn2, Scope>>;
};

Services

CurrentMemoMap

Added in v3.13.0 Source

Context service for the current MemoMap used in layer construction.

When to use

Use when building custom layer operations that need to access the current memoization map from the fiber context.

Details

This service wraps a MemoMap as a Context.Service, making it available for dependency injection during layer construction.

See

  • MemoMap the memoization map type wrapped by this service

Signature

declare class CurrentMemoMap extends Shape<"effect/Layer/CurrentMemoMap", MemoMap, this> {
  constructor(_: never);
  static forkOrCreate<Services>(self: Context<Services>): MemoMap;
}

Testing

mock

Added in v3.17.0 Source

Creates a mock layer for testing purposes. You can provide a partial implementation of the service. Any missing members that are Effects, Streams, Channels, or functions returning them will fail with an unimplemented defect when used.

Details

Missing members are represented by a value that can be used as an Effect, Stream, Channel, or as a function returning an Effect. This lets the mock preserve the shape of common service methods while still failing loudly when an unimplemented member is exercised.

Signature

declare const mock: {
  <I, S extends object>(
    service: Key<I, S>,
  ): (
    implementation: Simplify<
      { [K in string | number | symbol]: S[K] } & { [K in string | number | symbol]: S[K] }
    >,
  ) => Layer<I>;
  <I, S extends object>(
    service: Key<I, S>,
    implementation: NoInfer<
      Simplify<
        { [K in string | number | symbol]: S[K] } & { [K in string | number | symbol]: S[K] }
      >
    >,
  ): Layer<I>;
};

PartialEffectful type

Added in v3.17.0 Source

A utility type for creating partial mocks of services in testing.

When to use

Use to type partial test service implementations where only exercised effectful members are stubbed.

Details

This type makes Effect, Stream, and Channel values and functions returning them optional, while keeping non-effectful properties required. This allows you to provide only the methods you need to test while leaving others unimplemented.

See

  • mock for creating a mock layer from a partial service implementation

Signature

type PartialEffectful<A extends object> = Types.Simplify<
  { [K in keyof A]: A[K] } & { [K in keyof A]: A[K] }
>;

Tracing

parentSpan

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Constructs a layer that provides an existing span as the current parent span.

Details

The supplied span is made available through Tracer.ParentSpan for layers that are built with this layer. This API does not create, end, or close the span; the caller remains responsible for the span's lifetime.

Signature

declare function parentSpan(span: AnySpan): Layer<ParentSpan>;

span

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Constructs a new Layer which creates a span and registers it as the current parent span.

Details

This allows you to create a traced scope for layer construction, making all operations within the layer constructor part of the same trace span. The span is automatically ended when the layer's scope is closed. If onEnd is provided, it receives the span and the layer scope's exit value when the span ends.

Signature

declare function span(name: string, options?: SpanOptions): Layer<ParentSpan>;

Wraps a layer so spans created during its construction use the supplied span as their parent.

Details

Use this to attach layer construction to an existing trace hierarchy. This API does not create or end the supplied parent span.

When the supplied span is a native Span, layer construction also receives diagnostic information that helps associate failures with the layer call site. External spans are only installed as the parent span and do not add this diagnostic call-site information.

Signature

declare const withParentSpan: {
  (
    span: AnySpan,
    options?: TraceOptions,
  ): <A, E, R>(self: Layer<A, E, R>) => Layer<A, E, Exclude<R, ParentSpan>>;
  <A, E, R>(
    self: Layer<A, E, R>,
    span: AnySpan,
    options?: TraceOptions,
  ): Layer<A, E, Exclude<R, ParentSpan>>;
};

withSpan

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Wraps a Layer with a new tracing span, making all operations in the layer constructor part of the named trace span.

Details

This creates a new span for the layer's construction and execution. The span is automatically ended when the layer's scope is closed. This is useful for tracking the lifecycle and performance of layer initialization.

Signature

declare const withSpan: {
  (
    name: string,
    options?: SpanOptions,
  ): <A, E, R>(self: Layer<A, E, R>) => Layer<A, E, Exclude<R, ParentSpan>>;
  <A, E, R>(
    self: Layer<A, E, R>,
    name: string,
    options?: SpanOptions,
  ): Layer<A, E, Exclude<R, ParentSpan>>;
};

Utility Types

Any interface

Added in v3.9.0 Source

A type-level constraint for working with any Layer type.

When to use

Use to constrain generic parameters or layer collections to any Layer value while preserving its provided, error, and required service types for inference.

Details

This interface is used to constrain generic types to Layer values without specifying exact type parameters.

See

  • Layer for the concrete layer interface
  • Services for extracting required services from a layer type
  • Error for extracting construction errors from a layer type
  • Success for extracting provided services from a layer type

Signature

interface Any {
  readonly "~effect/Layer": {
    readonly _E: any;
    readonly _RIn: any;
    readonly _ROut: any;
  };
}

Error type

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Extracts the error type (E) from a Layer type.

When to use

Use to derive a layer construction error type for helper types, wrappers, or APIs that preserve a layer failure channel.

See

  • Success for extracting the services provided by the same Layer
  • Services for extracting the dependency requirements of the same Layer

Signature

type Error<T extends Any> = T extends Layer<infer _ROut, infer _E, infer _RIn> ? _E : never;

Ensures that a layer's error type extends a given type E.

Details

This function provides compile-time type checking to ensure that the error type of a layer conforms to a specific type constraint.

Signature

declare function satisfiesErrorType<E>(): <ROut, E2, RIn>(
  layer: Layer<ROut, E2, RIn>,
) => Layer<ROut, E2, RIn>;

Ensures that a layer's requirements type extends a given type R.

Details

This function provides compile-time type checking to ensure that the requirements type of a layer conforms to a specific type constraint.

Signature

declare function satisfiesServicesType<RIn>(): <ROut, E, RIn2>(
  layer: Layer<ROut, E, RIn2>,
) => Layer<ROut, E, RIn2>;

Ensures that a layer's success type extends a given type ROut.

Details

This function provides compile-time type checking to ensure that the success value of a layer conforms to a specific type constraint.

Signature

declare function satisfiesSuccessType<ROut>(): <ROut2, E, RIn>(
  layer: Layer<ROut2, E, RIn>,
) => Layer<ROut2, E, RIn>;

Services type

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Extracts the service requirements (RIn) from a Layer type.

When to use

Use to derive the dependency requirements of a generic or inferred Layer without restating its RIn type parameter.

See

  • Success for extracting the services provided by the same Layer
  • Error for extracting the construction failure type from the same Layer

Signature

type Services<T extends Any> = T extends infer L
  ? L extends Layer<infer _ROut, infer _E, infer _RIn>
    ? _RIn
    : never
  : never;

Success type

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Extracts the service output type (ROut) from a Layer type.

When to use

Use to derive the services provided by an existing or generic Layer without restating its ROut type parameter.

See

  • Error for extracting the layer construction error type instead
  • Services for extracting the layer input service requirements instead

Signature

type Success<T extends Any> = T extends Layer<infer _ROut, infer _E, infer _RIn> ? _ROut : never;

Zipping

merge

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Merges this layer with another layer concurrently, producing a new layer with combined input, error, and output types.

When to use

Use to combine an existing Layer with another Layer or an array of layers while preserving pipeline style.

Details

This is a binary version of mergeAll that merges exactly two layers or one layer with an array of layers. The layers are built concurrently and their outputs are combined.

See

  • mergeAll for merging several layers at once

Signature

declare const merge: {
  <RIn, E, ROut>(
    that: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
  ): <RIn2, E2, ROut2>(self: Layer<ROut2, E2, RIn2>) => Layer<ROut | ROut2, E | E2, RIn | RIn2>;
  <Layers extends [Any, ...Array<Any>]>(
    that: Layers,
  ): <A, E, R>(
    self: Layer<A, E, R>,
  ) => Layer<A | Success<Layers[number]>, E | Error<Layers[number]>, R | Services<Layers[number]>>;
  <RIn2, E2, ROut2, RIn, E, ROut>(
    self: Layer<ROut2, E2, RIn2>,
    that: Layer<ROut, E, RIn>,
  ): Layer<ROut2 | ROut, E2 | E, RIn2 | RIn>;
  <A, E, R, Layers extends [Any, ...Array<Any>]>(
    self: Layer<A, E, R>,
    that: Layers,
  ): Layer<A | Success<Layers[number]>, E | Error<Layers[number]>, R | Services<Layers[number]>>;
};

mergeAll

Added in v2.0.0 Source

Combines all the provided layers concurrently, creating a new layer with merged input, error, and output types.

When to use

Use when you need to combine multiple independent layers.

Details

All layers are built concurrently, and their outputs are merged into a single layer.

If multiple merged layers depend on the same layer value, that dependency is shared by default. Reuse a named layer value when you want services to share the same resource, such as one database pool.

See

  • merge for merging one layer with another layer or array

Signature

declare function mergeAll<
  Layers extends [Layer<never, any, any>, ...Array<Layer<never, any, any>>],
>(
  ...layers: Layers
): Layer<Success<Layers[number]>, Error<Layers[number]>, Services<Layers[number]>>;