Request Lifecycle

The request lifecycle is the process that a request goes through in order to be handled by the server. This process is the same for all requests, regardless of the type of request or the route that it is sent to.

The following image summarizes the request lifecycle in Serinus:

The request lifecycle consists of the following steps:

Step	Description
Request	The client sends a request to the server.
onRequest	Serinus receives the request and execute all the onRequest hooks.
Routing	Serinus determines which route to use based on the request URL.
tranform	Serinus executes the local transform hook.
parse	Serinus executes the ParseSchema of the route if available.
Middlewares	Serinus executes the middlewares for the route.
beforeHandle	Serinus executes the global beforeHandle hook and then the local one.
Handler	Serinus executes the handler for the route.
afterHandle	Serinus executes the local afterHandle hook and then the global one.
onResponse	Serinus executes the onResponse hooks.
Response	Serinus sends the response back to the client.