Use moduleRef.resolve for exports in imported module

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I'm trying to use moduleRef.resolve to create a provider that is an exported in another module that is imported in the current module.

I'm getting the error
Error: Nest could not find [Provider] element (this provider does not exist in the current context)

I followed the discussion here https://github.com/nestjs/nest/issues/5487 and the suggested fix does not work.

Any ideas on how to get this to work? The last person on that thread shares my confusion. Why am I able to import the provider with normal dependency injection but not with moduleRef.resolve?

[unborn lantern]

Any reason you're using resolve? Is it transient or request scoped?

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No it is just a normal injected service. I thought resolve was the recommended method to use.

I tried create but it seemed to have a similar issue

[unborn lantern]

If it's a singleton use get instead. Try moduleRef.get(InjectionToken, { strict: false })

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Wow what do you know that did it. Thanks! ❤️
So nest instantiates all the services in the sub modules automatically even if they aren't injected? And then I can use .get() to access them.