bugfix(@nestjs/common) add missing forward reference typing

Author: kamilmysliwiec

packages/common/index.ts

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export {
   ArgumentsHost,
   INestExpressApplication,
   INestFastifyApplication,
+  ForwardReference,
 } from './interfaces';
 export * from './interceptors';
 export * from './services/logger.service';

packages/common/interfaces/index.ts

@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ export * from './features/arguments-host.interface';
 export * from './nest-express-application.interface';
 export * from './nest-fastify-application.interface';
 export * from './modules/provider.interface';
-export * from './type.interface';
+export * from './type.interface';
+export * from './modules/forward-reference.interface';

packages/common/interfaces/modules/forward-reference.interface.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface ForwardReference<T = any> {
+  forwardRef: T;
+}

packages/common/interfaces/modules/index.ts

@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ export * from './module-metadata.interface';
 export * from './nest-module.interface';
 export * from './on-init.interface';
 export * from './dynamic-module.interface';
-export * from './provider.interface';
+export * from './provider.interface';
+export * from './forward-reference.interface';

packages/common/interfaces/modules/module-metadata.interface.ts

@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ import { Controller } from '../controllers/controller.interface';
 import { DynamicModule } from './dynamic-module.interface';
 import { Type } from '../type.interface';
 import { Provider } from './provider.interface';
+import { ForwardReference } from './forward-reference.interface';
 
 export interface ModuleMetadata {
-  imports?: Array<Type<any> | DynamicModule | any[]>;
+  imports?: Array<Type<any> | DynamicModule | ForwardReference>;
   controllers?: Type<any>[];
   providers?: Provider[];
-  exports?: Array<DynamicModule | string | Provider | any[]>;
+  exports?: Array<DynamicModule | string | Provider | ForwardReference>;
   /** @deprecated */
-  modules?: Array<Type<any> | DynamicModule | any[]>;
+  modules?: Array<Type<any> | DynamicModule | ForwardReference>;
   /** @deprecated */
   components?: Provider[];
 }

packages/common/utils/forward-ref.util.ts

@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-export const forwardRef = (fn: () => any) => ({ forwardRef: fn });
+import { ForwardReference } from '../interfaces/modules/forward-reference.interface';
+
+export const forwardRef = (fn: () => any): ForwardReference => ({
+  forwardRef: fn,
+});