Question

Im using play2 and seem to do the following alot:

  def someFunction(request: RequestHeader) = {...}

is there a way to implicitly define the request so that I don’t have to always pass it in to various functions that require having the request?

thanks.

Answer 1

You should use implicits, that way you dont have to pass the request explicitly.

def index = Action { implicit req =>
   someOtherFunction("hi")
   Ok(someFunction)
}

def someFunction(implicit request: RequestHeader) = {...}

def someOtherFunction(otherArgs:String)(implicit req: RequestHeader) = { .. }