@loopback/docs 5.1.1 → 5.1.3

package/site/apidocs/context.md

@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ permalink: /doc/en/lb4/apidocs.context.html
 |  [BindingKey](./context.bindingkey.md) |  |
 |  [Context](./context.context.md) | Context provides an implementation of Inversion of Control (IoC) container |
 |  [ContextSubscriptionManager](./context.contextsubscriptionmanager.md) | Manager for context observer subscriptions |
-|  [ContextView](./context.contextview.md) | <code>ContextView</code> provides a view for a given context chain to maintain a live list of matching bindings and their resolved values within the context hierarchy.<!-- -->This class is the key utility to implement dynamic extensions for extension points. For example, the RestServer can react to <code>controller</code> bindings even they are added/removed/updated after the application starts.<code>ContextView</code> is an event emitter that emits the following events: - 'bind': when a binding is added to the view - 'unbind': when a binding is removed from the view - 'close': when the view is closed (stopped observing context events) - 'refresh': when the view is refreshed as bindings are added/removed - 'resolve': when the cached values are resolved and updated |
+|  [ContextView](./context.contextview.md) | <p><code>ContextView</code> provides a view for a given context chain to maintain a live list of matching bindings and their resolved values within the context hierarchy.</p><p>This class is the key utility to implement dynamic extensions for extension points. For example, the RestServer can react to <code>controller</code> bindings even they are added/removed/updated after the application starts.</p><p><code>ContextView</code> is an event emitter that emits the following events: - 'bind': when a binding is added to the view - 'unbind': when a binding is removed from the view - 'close': when the view is closed (stopped observing context events) - 'refresh': when the view is refreshed as bindings are added/removed - 'resolve': when the cached values are resolved and updated</p> |
 |  [DefaultConfigurationResolver](./context.defaultconfigurationresolver.md) | Resolver for configurations of bindings |
 |  [GenericInterceptorChain](./context.genericinterceptorchain.md) | A chain of generic interceptors to be invoked for the given context |
 |  [InterceptedInvocationContext](./context.interceptedinvocationcontext.md) | A specialized InvocationContext for interceptors |
-|  [InterceptionHandler](./context.interceptionhandler.md) | A proxy handler that applies interceptors<!-- -->See https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global\_Objects/Proxy |
+|  [InterceptionHandler](./context.interceptionhandler.md) | <p>A proxy handler that applies interceptors</p><p>See https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global\_Objects/Proxy</p> |
 |  [InvocationContext](./context.invocationcontext.md) | InvocationContext represents the context to invoke interceptors for a method. The context can be used to access metadata about the invocation as well as other dependencies. |
 |  [ProxySource](./context.proxysource.md) | Invocation source for injected proxies. It wraps a snapshot of the <code>ResolutionSession</code> that tracks the binding/injection stack. |
 |  [ResolutionError](./context.resolutionerror.md) | Error for context binding resolutions and dependency injections |
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ permalink: /doc/en/lb4/apidocs.context.html
 |  [injectable(specs)](./context.injectable.md) | Decorate a class with binding configuration |
 |  [inspectInjections(binding)](./context.inspectinjections.md) | Inspect injections for a binding created with <code>toClass</code> or <code>toProvider</code> |
 |  [inspectTargetType(injection)](./context.inspecttargettype.md) | Inspect the target type for the injection to find out the corresponding JavaScript type |
-|  [instantiateClass(ctor, ctx, session, nonInjectedArgs)](./context.instantiateclass.md) | Create an instance of a class which constructor has arguments decorated with <code>@inject</code>.<!-- -->The function returns a class when all dependencies were resolved synchronously, or a Promise otherwise. |
+|  [instantiateClass(ctor, ctx, session, nonInjectedArgs)](./context.instantiateclass.md) | <p>Create an instance of a class which constructor has arguments decorated with <code>@inject</code>.</p><p>The function returns a class when all dependencies were resolved synchronously, or a Promise otherwise.</p> |
 |  [intercept(interceptorOrKeys)](./context.intercept.md) | Decorator function <code>@intercept</code> for classes/methods to apply interceptors. It can be applied on a class and its public methods. Multiple occurrences of <code>@intercept</code> are allowed on the same target class or method. The decorator takes a list of <code>interceptor</code> functions or binding keys. |
 |  [invokeInterceptors(context, interceptors)](./context.invokeinterceptors.md) | Invoke a chain of interceptors with the context |
 |  [invokeMethod(target, method, ctx, nonInjectedArgs, options)](./context.invokemethod.md) | Invoke a method using dependency injection. Interceptors are invoked as part of the invocation. |
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ permalink: /doc/en/lb4/apidocs.context.html
 |  [isDynamicValueProviderClass(factory)](./context.isdynamicvalueproviderclass.md) | Check if the factory is a value factory provider class |
 |  [isPromiseLike(value)](./context.ispromiselike.md) | Check whether a value is a Promise-like instance. Recognizes both native promises and third-party promise libraries. |
 |  [isProviderClass(cls)](./context.isproviderclass.md) | Check if a class implements <code>Provider</code> interface |
-|  [mergeInterceptors(interceptorsFromSpec, existingInterceptors)](./context.mergeinterceptors.md) | Adding interceptors from the spec to the front of existing ones. Duplicate entries are eliminated from the spec side.<!-- -->For example:<!-- -->- \[log\] + \[cache, log\] =<!-- -->&gt; \[cache, log\] - \[log\] + \[log, cache\] =<!-- -->&gt; \[log, cache\] - \[\] + \[cache, log\] =<!-- -->&gt; \[cache, log\] - \[cache, log\] + \[\] =<!-- -->&gt; \[cache, log\] - \[log\] + \[cache\] =<!-- -->&gt; \[log, cache\] |
+|  [mergeInterceptors(interceptorsFromSpec, existingInterceptors)](./context.mergeinterceptors.md) | <p>Adding interceptors from the spec to the front of existing ones. Duplicate entries are eliminated from the spec side.</p><p>For example:</p><p>- \[log\] + \[cache, log\] =<!-- -->&gt; \[cache, log\] - \[log\] + \[log, cache\] =<!-- -->&gt; \[log, cache\] - \[\] + \[cache, log\] =<!-- -->&gt; \[cache, log\] - \[cache, log\] + \[\] =<!-- -->&gt; \[cache, log\] - \[log\] + \[cache\] =<!-- -->&gt; \[log, cache\]</p> |
 |  [registerInterceptor(ctx, interceptor, options)](./context.registerinterceptor.md) | Register an interceptor function or provider class to the given context |
 |  [removeNameAndKeyTags(binding)](./context.removenameandkeytags.md) | A binding template function to delete <code>name</code> and <code>key</code> tags |
-|  [resolveInjectedArguments(target, method, ctx, session, nonInjectedArgs)](./context.resolveinjectedarguments.md) | Given a function with arguments decorated with <code>@inject</code>, return the list of arguments resolved using the values bound in <code>ctx</code>.<!-- -->The function returns an argument array when all dependencies were resolved synchronously, or a Promise otherwise. |
-|  [resolveInjectedProperties(constructor, ctx, session)](./context.resolveinjectedproperties.md) | Given a class with properties decorated with <code>@inject</code>, return the map of properties resolved using the values bound in <code>ctx</code>.<!-- -->The function returns an argument array when all dependencies were resolved synchronously, or a Promise otherwise. |
+|  [resolveInjectedArguments(target, method, ctx, session, nonInjectedArgs)](./context.resolveinjectedarguments.md) | <p>Given a function with arguments decorated with <code>@inject</code>, return the list of arguments resolved using the values bound in <code>ctx</code>.</p><p>The function returns an argument array when all dependencies were resolved synchronously, or a Promise otherwise.</p> |
+|  [resolveInjectedProperties(constructor, ctx, session)](./context.resolveinjectedproperties.md) | <p>Given a class with properties decorated with <code>@inject</code>, return the map of properties resolved using the values bound in <code>ctx</code>.</p><p>The function returns an argument array when all dependencies were resolved synchronously, or a Promise otherwise.</p> |
 |  [resolveList(list, resolver)](./context.resolvelist.md) | Resolve entries of an array into a new array with the same indexes. If one or more entries of the source array are resolved to a promise by the <code>resolver</code> function, this method returns a promise which will be resolved to the new array with fully resolved entries. |
 |  [resolveMap(map, resolver)](./context.resolvemap.md) | Resolve entries of an object into a new object with the same keys. If one or more entries of the source object are resolved to a promise by the <code>resolver</code> function, this method returns a promise which will be resolved to the new object with fully resolved entries. |
 |  [resolveUntil(source, resolver, evaluator)](./context.resolveuntil.md) | Resolve an iterator of source values into a result until the evaluator returns <code>true</code> |
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ permalink: /doc/en/lb4/apidocs.context.html
 |  [BindingInspectOptions](./context.bindinginspectoptions.md) | Options for binding.inspect() |
 |  [BindingTagFilter](./context.bindingtagfilter.md) | Binding filter function that holds a binding tag pattern. <code>Context.find()</code> uses the <code>bindingTagPattern</code> to optimize the matching of bindings by tag to avoid expensive check for all bindings. |
 |  [ConfigInjectionMetadata](./context.configinjectionmetadata.md) | Injection metadata for <code>@config.*</code> |
-|  [ConfigurationResolver](./context.configurationresolver.md) | Resolver for configuration of bindings. It's responsible for finding corresponding configuration for a given binding key.<!-- -->By default, <code>undefined</code> is expected if no configuration is provided. The behavior can be overridden by setting <code>optional</code> to <code>false</code> in resolution options. |
+|  [ConfigurationResolver](./context.configurationresolver.md) | <p>Resolver for configuration of bindings. It's responsible for finding corresponding configuration for a given binding key.</p><p>By default, <code>undefined</code> is expected if no configuration is provided. The behavior can be overridden by setting <code>optional</code> to <code>false</code> in resolution options.</p> |
 |  [ContextInspectOptions](./context.contextinspectoptions.md) | Options for context.inspect() |
 |  [ContextObserver](./context.contextobserver.md) | Observers of context bind/unbind events |
 |  [ContextViewEvent](./context.contextviewevent.md) | An event emitted by a <code>ContextView</code> |
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ permalink: /doc/en/lb4/apidocs.context.html
 
 |  Namespace | Description |
 |  --- | --- |
-|  [bind](./context.bind.md) | Alias namespace <code>bind</code> to <code>injectable</code> for backward compatibility<!-- -->It should have the same members as <code>bind</code>. |
+|  [bind](./context.bind.md) | <p>Alias namespace <code>bind</code> to <code>injectable</code> for backward compatibility</p><p>It should have the same members as <code>bind</code>.</p> |
 |  [config](./context.config.md) |  |
 |  [ContextBindings](./context.contextbindings.md) | Namespace for context bindings |
 |  [ContextTags](./context.contexttags.md) | Namespace for context tags |
@@ -206,6 +206,6 @@ permalink: /doc/en/lb4/apidocs.context.html
 |  [TagMap](./context.tagmap.md) |  |
 |  [TypeNamespaceMapping](./context.typenamespacemapping.md) | Mapping artifact types to binding key namespaces (prefixes). |
 |  [ValueFactory](./context.valuefactory.md) | A factory function for <code>toDynamicValue</code> |
-|  [ValueOrPromise](./context.valueorpromise.md) | Representing a value or promise. This type is used to represent results of synchronous/asynchronous resolution of values.<!-- -->Note that we are using PromiseLike instead of native Promise to describe the asynchronous variant. This allows producers of async values to use any Promise implementation (e.g. Bluebird) instead of native Promises provided by JavaScript runtime. |
+|  [ValueOrPromise](./context.valueorpromise.md) | <p>Representing a value or promise. This type is used to represent results of synchronous/asynchronous resolution of values.</p><p>Note that we are using PromiseLike instead of native Promise to describe the asynchronous variant. This allows producers of async values to use any Promise implementation (e.g. Bluebird) instead of native Promises provided by JavaScript runtime.</p> |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/context.notification.md

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export interface Notification extends ContextEvent
 
 ## Properties
 
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [observers](./context.notification.observers.md) | Set&lt;[ContextEventObserver](./context.contexteventobserver.md)<!-- -->&gt; | A snapshot of observers when the original event is emitted |
+|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|  [observers](./context.notification.observers.md) |  | Set&lt;[ContextEventObserver](./context.contexteventobserver.md)<!-- -->&gt; | A snapshot of observers when the original event is emitted |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/context.proxysource.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Invocation source for injected proxies. It wraps a snapshot of the `ResolutionSe
 ```typescript
 export declare class ProxySource implements InvocationSource<ResolutionSession> 
 ```
-<b>Implements:</b> [InvocationSource](./context.invocationsource.md)<!-- -->&lt;[ResolutionSession](./context.resolutionsession.md)
+<b>Implements:</b> [InvocationSource](./context.invocationsource.md)<!-- -->&lt;[ResolutionSession](./context.resolutionsession.md)<!-- -->&gt;
 
 ## Constructors
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export declare class ProxySource implements InvocationSource<ResolutionSession>
 |  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- | --- |
 |  [type](./context.proxysource.type.md) |  | string |  |
-|  [value](./context.proxysource.value.md) |  | [ResolutionSession](./context.resolutionsession.md) |  |
+|  [value](./context.proxysource.value.md) | <code>readonly</code> | [ResolutionSession](./context.resolutionsession.md) |  |
 
 ## Methods
 

package/site/apidocs/context.resolutioncontext.md

@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ export interface ResolutionContext<T = unknown>
 
 ## Properties
 
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [binding](./context.resolutioncontext.binding.md) | Readonly&lt;[Binding](./context.binding.md)<!-- -->&lt;T&gt;&gt; | The binding to be resolved |
-|  [context](./context.resolutioncontext.context.md) | [Context](./context.context.md) | The context for resolution |
-|  [options](./context.resolutioncontext.options.md) | [ResolutionOptions](./context.resolutionoptions.md) | The options used for resolution |
+|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|  [binding](./context.resolutioncontext.binding.md) | <code>readonly</code> | Readonly&lt;[Binding](./context.binding.md)<!-- -->&lt;T&gt;&gt; | The binding to be resolved |
+|  [context](./context.resolutioncontext.context.md) | <code>readonly</code> | [Context](./context.context.md) | The context for resolution |
+|  [options](./context.resolutioncontext.options.md) | <code>readonly</code> | [ResolutionOptions](./context.resolutionoptions.md) | The options used for resolution |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/context.resolutionerror.md

@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ export declare class ResolutionError extends Error
 
 |  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- | --- |
-|  [resolutionCtx](./context.resolutionerror.resolutionctx.md) |  | Partial&lt;[ResolutionContext](./context.resolutioncontext.md)<!-- -->&gt; |  |
+|  [resolutionCtx](./context.resolutionerror.resolutionctx.md) | <code>readonly</code> | Partial&lt;[ResolutionContext](./context.resolutioncontext.md)<!-- -->&gt; |  |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/context.resolutionoptions.md

@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ export interface ResolutionOptions
 
 ## Properties
 
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [asProxyWithInterceptors?](./context.resolutionoptions.asproxywithinterceptors.md) | boolean | <i>(Optional)</i> A boolean flag to control if a proxy should be created to apply interceptors for the resolved value. It's only honored for bindings backed by a class. |
-|  [optional?](./context.resolutionoptions.optional.md) | boolean | <i>(Optional)</i> A boolean flag to indicate if the dependency is optional. If it's set to <code>true</code> and the binding is not bound in a context, the resolution will return <code>undefined</code> instead of throwing an error. |
-|  [session?](./context.resolutionoptions.session.md) | [ResolutionSession](./context.resolutionsession.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> A session to track bindings and injections |
+|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|  [asProxyWithInterceptors?](./context.resolutionoptions.asproxywithinterceptors.md) |  | boolean | <i>(Optional)</i> A boolean flag to control if a proxy should be created to apply interceptors for the resolved value. It's only honored for bindings backed by a class. |
+|  [optional?](./context.resolutionoptions.optional.md) |  | boolean | <i>(Optional)</i> A boolean flag to indicate if the dependency is optional. If it's set to <code>true</code> and the binding is not bound in a context, the resolution will return <code>undefined</code> instead of throwing an error. |
+|  [session?](./context.resolutionoptions.session.md) |  | [ResolutionSession](./context.resolutionsession.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> A session to track bindings and injections |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/context.resolutionsession.md

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ export declare class ResolutionSession
 
 |  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- | --- |
-|  [bindingStack](./context.resolutionsession.bindingstack.md) |  | Readonly&lt;[Binding](./context.binding.md)<!-- -->&gt;\[\] | Getter for bindings on the stack |
-|  [currentBinding](./context.resolutionsession.currentbinding.md) |  | Readonly&lt;[Binding](./context.binding.md)<!-- -->&gt; \| undefined | Getter for the current binding |
-|  [currentInjection](./context.resolutionsession.currentinjection.md) |  | Readonly&lt;[Injection](./context.injection.md)<!-- -->&gt; \| undefined | Getter for the current injection |
-|  [injectionStack](./context.resolutionsession.injectionstack.md) |  | Readonly&lt;[Injection](./context.injection.md)<!-- -->&gt;\[\] | Getter for injections on the stack |
-|  [stack](./context.resolutionsession.stack.md) |  | [ResolutionElement](./context.resolutionelement.md)<!-- -->\[\] | A stack of bindings for the current resolution session. It's used to track the path of dependency resolution and detect circular dependencies. |
+|  [bindingStack](./context.resolutionsession.bindingstack.md) | <code>readonly</code> | Readonly&lt;[Binding](./context.binding.md)<!-- -->&gt;\[\] | Getter for bindings on the stack |
+|  [currentBinding](./context.resolutionsession.currentbinding.md) | <code>readonly</code> | Readonly&lt;[Binding](./context.binding.md)<!-- -->&gt; \| undefined | Getter for the current binding |
+|  [currentInjection](./context.resolutionsession.currentinjection.md) | <code>readonly</code> | Readonly&lt;[Injection](./context.injection.md)<!-- -->&gt; \| undefined | Getter for the current injection |
+|  [injectionStack](./context.resolutionsession.injectionstack.md) | <code>readonly</code> | Readonly&lt;[Injection](./context.injection.md)<!-- -->&gt;\[\] | Getter for injections on the stack |
+|  [stack](./context.resolutionsession.stack.md) | <code>readonly</code> | [ResolutionElement](./context.resolutionelement.md)<!-- -->\[\] | A stack of bindings for the current resolution session. It's used to track the path of dependency resolution and detect circular dependencies. |
 
 ## Methods
 

package/site/apidocs/context.subscription.md

@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ export interface Subscription
 
 ## Properties
 
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [closed](./context.subscription.closed.md) | boolean | Is the subscription closed? |
+|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|  [closed](./context.subscription.closed.md) |  | boolean | Is the subscription closed? |
 
 ## Methods
 

package/site/apidocs/core.application.md

@@ -35,32 +35,32 @@ export declare class Application extends Context implements LifeCycleObserver
 
 |  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- | --- |
-|  [options](./core.application.options.md) |  | [ApplicationConfig](./core.applicationconfig.md) |  |
-|  [state](./core.application.state.md) |  | string | Get the state of the application. The initial state is <code>created</code> and it can transition as follows by <code>start</code> and <code>stop</code>:<!-- -->1. start - !started -<!-- -->&gt; starting -<!-- -->&gt; started - started -<!-- -->&gt; started (no-op) 2. stop - (started \| initialized) -<!-- -->&gt; stopping -<!-- -->&gt; stopped - ! (started \|\| initialized) -<!-- -->&gt; stopped (no-op)<!-- -->Two types of states are expected: - stable, such as <code>started</code> and <code>stopped</code> - in process, such as <code>booting</code> and <code>starting</code>Operations such as <code>start</code> and <code>stop</code> can only be called at a stable state. The logic should immediately set the state to a new one indicating work in process, such as <code>starting</code> and <code>stopping</code>. |
+|  [options](./core.application.options.md) | <code>readonly</code> | [ApplicationConfig](./core.applicationconfig.md) |  |
+|  [state](./core.application.state.md) | <code>readonly</code> | string | <p>Get the state of the application. The initial state is <code>created</code> and it can transition as follows by <code>start</code> and <code>stop</code>:</p><p>1. start - !started -<!-- -->&gt; starting -<!-- -->&gt; started - started -<!-- -->&gt; started (no-op) 2. stop - (started \| initialized) -<!-- -->&gt; stopping -<!-- -->&gt; stopped - ! (started \|\| initialized) -<!-- -->&gt; stopped (no-op)</p><p>Two types of states are expected: - stable, such as <code>started</code> and <code>stopped</code> - in process, such as <code>booting</code> and <code>starting</code></p><p>Operations such as <code>start</code> and <code>stop</code> can only be called at a stable state. The logic should immediately set the state to a new one indicating work in process, such as <code>starting</code> and <code>stopping</code>.</p> |
 
 ## Methods
 
 |  Method | Modifiers | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [assertInStates(op, states)](./core.application.assertinstates.md) |  | Assert current state of the application to be one of the expected values |
-|  [assertNotInProcess(op)](./core.application.assertnotinprocess.md) |  | Assert there is no other operation is in progress, i.e., the state is not <code>*ing</code>, such as <code>starting</code> or <code>stopping</code>. |
-|  [awaitState(state)](./core.application.awaitstate.md) |  |  |
+|  [assertInStates(op, states)](./core.application.assertinstates.md) | <code>protected</code> | Assert current state of the application to be one of the expected values |
+|  [assertNotInProcess(op)](./core.application.assertnotinprocess.md) | <code>protected</code> | Assert there is no other operation is in progress, i.e., the state is not <code>*ing</code>, such as <code>starting</code> or <code>stopping</code>. |
+|  [awaitState(state)](./core.application.awaitstate.md) | <code>protected</code> |  |
 |  [component(componentCtor, nameOrOptions)](./core.application.component.md) |  | Add a component to this application and register extensions such as controllers, providers, and servers from the component. |
 |  [controller(controllerCtor, nameOrOptions)](./core.application.controller.md) |  | Register a controller class with this application. |
 |  [getServer(target)](./core.application.getserver.md) |  | Retrieve the singleton instance for a bound server. |
-|  [init()](./core.application.init.md) |  | Initialize the application, and all of its registered observers. The application state is checked to ensure the integrity of <code>initialize</code>.<!-- -->If the application is already initialized, no operation is performed.<!-- -->This method is automatically invoked by <code>start()</code> if the application is not initialized. |
+|  [init()](./core.application.init.md) |  | <p>Initialize the application, and all of its registered observers. The application state is checked to ensure the integrity of <code>initialize</code>.</p><p>If the application is already initialized, no operation is performed.</p><p>This method is automatically invoked by <code>start()</code> if the application is not initialized.</p> |
 |  [interceptor(interceptor, nameOrOptions)](./core.application.interceptor.md) |  | Register an interceptor |
 |  [lifeCycleObserver(ctor, nameOrOptions)](./core.application.lifecycleobserver.md) |  | Register a life cycle observer class |
-|  [onInit(fn)](./core.application.oninit.md) |  | Register a function to be called when the application initializes.<!-- -->This is a shortcut for adding a binding for a LifeCycleObserver implementing a <code>init()</code> method. |
-|  [onStart(fn)](./core.application.onstart.md) |  | Register a function to be called when the application starts.<!-- -->This is a shortcut for adding a binding for a LifeCycleObserver implementing a <code>start()</code> method. |
-|  [onStop(fn)](./core.application.onstop.md) |  | Register a function to be called when the application starts.<!-- -->This is a shortcut for adding a binding for a LifeCycleObserver implementing a <code>start()</code> method. |
+|  [onInit(fn)](./core.application.oninit.md) |  | <p>Register a function to be called when the application initializes.</p><p>This is a shortcut for adding a binding for a LifeCycleObserver implementing a <code>init()</code> method.</p> |
+|  [onStart(fn)](./core.application.onstart.md) |  | <p>Register a function to be called when the application starts.</p><p>This is a shortcut for adding a binding for a LifeCycleObserver implementing a <code>start()</code> method.</p> |
+|  [onStop(fn)](./core.application.onstop.md) |  | <p>Register a function to be called when the application starts.</p><p>This is a shortcut for adding a binding for a LifeCycleObserver implementing a <code>start()</code> method.</p> |
 |  [server(ctor, nameOrOptions)](./core.application.server.md) |  | Bind a Server constructor to the Application's master context. Each server constructor added in this way must provide a unique prefix to prevent binding overlap. |
 |  [servers(ctors)](./core.application.servers.md) |  | Bind an array of Server constructors to the Application's master context. Each server added in this way will automatically be named based on the class constructor name with the "servers." prefix. |
 |  [service(cls, nameOrOptions)](./core.application.service.md) |  | Add a service to this application. |
 |  [setMetadata(metadata)](./core.application.setmetadata.md) |  | Set application metadata. <code>@loopback/boot</code> calls this method to populate the metadata from <code>package.json</code>. |
-|  [setState(state)](./core.application.setstate.md) |  | Transition the application to a new state and emit an event |
-|  [setupShutdown()](./core.application.setupshutdown.md) |  | Set up signals that are captured to shutdown the application |
-|  [start()](./core.application.start.md) |  | Start the application, and all of its registered observers. The application state is checked to ensure the integrity of <code>start</code>.<!-- -->If the application is not initialized, it calls first <code>init()</code> to initialize the application. This only happens if <code>start()</code> is called for the first time.<!-- -->If the application is already started, no operation is performed. |
-|  [stop()](./core.application.stop.md) |  | Stop the application instance and all of its registered observers. The application state is checked to ensure the integrity of <code>stop</code>.<!-- -->If the application is already stopped or not started, no operation is performed. |
+|  [setState(state)](./core.application.setstate.md) | <code>protected</code> | Transition the application to a new state and emit an event |
+|  [setupShutdown()](./core.application.setupshutdown.md) | <code>protected</code> | Set up signals that are captured to shutdown the application |
+|  [start()](./core.application.start.md) |  | <p>Start the application, and all of its registered observers. The application state is checked to ensure the integrity of <code>start</code>.</p><p>If the application is not initialized, it calls first <code>init()</code> to initialize the application. This only happens if <code>start()</code> is called for the first time.</p><p>If the application is already started, no operation is performed.</p> |
+|  [stop()](./core.application.stop.md) |  | <p>Stop the application instance and all of its registered observers. The application state is checked to ensure the integrity of <code>stop</code>.</p><p>If the application is already stopped or not started, no operation is performed.</p> |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/core.applicationconfig.md

@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ export interface ApplicationConfig
 
 ## Properties
 
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [name?](./core.applicationconfig.name.md) | string | <i>(Optional)</i> Name of the application context |
-|  [shutdown?](./core.applicationconfig.shutdown.md) | [ShutdownOptions](./core.shutdownoptions.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> Configuration for signals that shut down the application |
+|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|  [name?](./core.applicationconfig.name.md) |  | string | <i>(Optional)</i> Name of the application context |
+|  [shutdown?](./core.applicationconfig.shutdown.md) |  | [ShutdownOptions](./core.shutdownoptions.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> Configuration for signals that shut down the application |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/core.applicationmetadata.md

@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ export interface ApplicationMetadata extends JSONObject
 
 ## Properties
 
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [description](./core.applicationmetadata.description.md) | string |  |
-|  [name](./core.applicationmetadata.name.md) | string |  |
-|  [version](./core.applicationmetadata.version.md) | string |  |
+|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|  [description](./core.applicationmetadata.description.md) |  | string |  |
+|  [name](./core.applicationmetadata.name.md) |  | string |  |
+|  [version](./core.applicationmetadata.version.md) |  | string |  |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/core.component.md

@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ export interface Component
 
 ## Properties
 
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [bindings?](./core.component.bindings.md) | [Binding](./context.binding.md)<!-- -->\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> An array of bindings to be aded to the application context. |
-|  [classes?](./core.component.classes.md) | [ClassMap](./core.classmap.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> A map of classes to be bound to the application context. |
-|  [controllers?](./core.component.controllers.md) | [ControllerClass](./core.controllerclass.md)<!-- -->\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> An array of controller classes |
-|  [lifeCycleObservers?](./core.component.lifecycleobservers.md) | [Constructor](./context.constructor.md)<!-- -->&lt;[LifeCycleObserver](./core.lifecycleobserver.md)<!-- -->&gt;\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> |
-|  [providers?](./core.component.providers.md) | [ProviderMap](./core.providermap.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> A map of providers to be bound to the application context |
-|  [servers?](./core.component.servers.md) | { \[name: string\]: [Constructor](./context.constructor.md)<!-- -->&lt;[Server](./core.server.md)<!-- -->&gt;; } | <i>(Optional)</i> A map of name/class pairs for servers |
-|  [services?](./core.component.services.md) | [ServiceOrProviderClass](./core.serviceorproviderclass.md)<!-- -->\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> An array of service or provider classes |
+|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|  [bindings?](./core.component.bindings.md) |  | [Binding](./context.binding.md)<!-- -->\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> An array of bindings to be aded to the application context. |
+|  [classes?](./core.component.classes.md) |  | [ClassMap](./core.classmap.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> A map of classes to be bound to the application context. |
+|  [controllers?](./core.component.controllers.md) |  | [ControllerClass](./core.controllerclass.md)<!-- -->\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> An array of controller classes |
+|  [lifeCycleObservers?](./core.component.lifecycleobservers.md) |  | [Constructor](./context.constructor.md)<!-- -->&lt;[LifeCycleObserver](./core.lifecycleobserver.md)<!-- -->&gt;\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> |
+|  [providers?](./core.component.providers.md) |  | [ProviderMap](./core.providermap.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> A map of providers to be bound to the application context |
+|  [servers?](./core.component.servers.md) |  | { \[name: string\]: [Constructor](./context.constructor.md)<!-- -->&lt;[Server](./core.server.md)<!-- -->&gt;; } | <i>(Optional)</i> A map of name/class pairs for servers |
+|  [services?](./core.component.services.md) |  | [ServiceOrProviderClass](./core.serviceorproviderclass.md)<!-- -->\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> An array of service or provider classes |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/core.lifecycleobserverregistry.md

@@ -32,22 +32,22 @@ export declare class LifeCycleObserverRegistry implements LifeCycleObserver
 
 |  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- | --- |
-|  [context](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.context.md) |  | [Context](./context.context.md) |  |
-|  [observersView](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.observersview.md) |  | [ContextView](./context.contextview.md)<!-- -->&lt;[LifeCycleObserver](./core.lifecycleobserver.md)<!-- -->&gt; |  |
-|  [options](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.options.md) |  | [LifeCycleObserverOptions](./core.lifecycleobserveroptions.md) |  |
+|  [context](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.context.md) | <p><code>protected</code></p><p><code>readonly</code></p> | [Context](./context.context.md) |  |
+|  [observersView](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.observersview.md) | <p><code>protected</code></p><p><code>readonly</code></p> | [ContextView](./context.contextview.md)<!-- -->&lt;[LifeCycleObserver](./core.lifecycleobserver.md)<!-- -->&gt; |  |
+|  [options](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.options.md) | <p><code>protected</code></p><p><code>readonly</code></p> | [LifeCycleObserverOptions](./core.lifecycleobserveroptions.md) |  |
 
 ## Methods
 
 |  Method | Modifiers | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [getObserverGroup(binding)](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.getobservergroup.md) |  | Get the group for a given life cycle observer binding |
+|  [getObserverGroup(binding)](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.getobservergroup.md) | <code>protected</code> | Get the group for a given life cycle observer binding |
 |  [getObserverGroupsByOrder()](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.getobservergroupsbyorder.md) |  | Get observer groups ordered by the group |
 |  [init()](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.init.md) |  | Notify all life cycle observers by group of <code>init</code> |
-|  [invokeObserver(observer, event)](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.invokeobserver.md) |  | Invoke an observer for the given event |
-|  [notifyGroups(events, groups, reverse)](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.notifygroups.md) |  | Emit events to the observer groups |
-|  [notifyObservers(observers, bindings, event)](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.notifyobservers.md) |  | Notify an observer group of the given event |
+|  [invokeObserver(observer, event)](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.invokeobserver.md) | <code>protected</code> | Invoke an observer for the given event |
+|  [notifyGroups(events, groups, reverse)](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.notifygroups.md) | <code>protected</code> | Emit events to the observer groups |
+|  [notifyObservers(observers, bindings, event)](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.notifyobservers.md) | <code>protected</code> | Notify an observer group of the given event |
 |  [setOrderedGroups(groups)](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.setorderedgroups.md) |  |  |
-|  [sortObserverBindingsByGroup(bindings)](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.sortobserverbindingsbygroup.md) |  | Sort the life cycle observer bindings so that we can start/stop them in the right order. By default, we can start other observers before servers and stop them in the reverse order |
+|  [sortObserverBindingsByGroup(bindings)](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.sortobserverbindingsbygroup.md) | <code>protected</code> | Sort the life cycle observer bindings so that we can start/stop them in the right order. By default, we can start other observers before servers and stop them in the reverse order |
 |  [start()](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.start.md) |  | Notify all life cycle observers by group of <code>start</code> |
 |  [stop()](./core.lifecycleobserverregistry.stop.md) |  | Notify all life cycle observers by group of <code>stop</code> |
 

package/site/apidocs/core.server.md

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export interface Server extends LifeCycleObserver
 
 ## Properties
 
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [listening](./core.server.listening.md) | boolean | Tells whether the server is listening for connections or not |
+|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|  [listening](./core.server.listening.md) | <code>readonly</code> | boolean | Tells whether the server is listening for connections or not |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/core.service.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export declare function service(serviceInterface?: ServiceInterface, metadata?:
 
 |  Parameter | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- |
-|  serviceInterface | [ServiceInterface](./core.serviceinterface.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> Interface for the service. It can be in one of the following forms:<!-- -->- A class, such as MyService - A string that identifies the interface, such as <code>'MyService'</code> - A symbol that identifies the interface, such as <code>Symbol('MyService')</code>If not provided, the value is inferred from the design:type of the parameter or property |
+|  serviceInterface | [ServiceInterface](./core.serviceinterface.md) | <p><i>(Optional)</i> Interface for the service. It can be in one of the following forms:</p><p>- A class, such as MyService - A string that identifies the interface, such as <code>'MyService'</code> - A symbol that identifies the interface, such as <code>Symbol('MyService')</code></p><p>If not provided, the value is inferred from the design:type of the parameter or property</p> |
 |  metadata | [InjectionMetadata](./context.injectionmetadata.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> |
 
 <b>Returns:</b>

package/site/apidocs/core.serviceoptions.md

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export interface ServiceOptions extends BindingFromClassOptions
 
 ## Properties
 
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [interface?](./core.serviceoptions.interface.md) | [ServiceInterface](./core.serviceinterface.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> |
+|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|  [interface?](./core.serviceoptions.interface.md) |  | [ServiceInterface](./core.serviceinterface.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/cron.croncomponent._constructor_.md

@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ constructor(getJobs: Getter<CronJob[]>);
 
 |  Parameter | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- |
-|  getJobs | [Getter](./context.getter.md)<!-- -->&lt;[CronJob](./cron.cronjob.md)<!-- -->\[\]&gt; |  |
+|  getJobs | Getter&lt;[CronJob](./cron.cronjob.md)<!-- -->\[\]&gt; |  |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/cron.croncomponent.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export declare class CronComponent implements Component, LifeCycleObserver
 
 |  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- | --- |
-|  [getJobs](./cron.croncomponent.getjobs.md) |  | [Getter](./context.getter.md)<!-- -->&lt;[CronJob](./cron.cronjob.md)<!-- -->\[\]&gt; |  |
+|  [getJobs](./cron.croncomponent.getjobs.md) | <code>readonly</code> | Getter&lt;[CronJob](./cron.cronjob.md)<!-- -->\[\]&gt; |  |
 
 ## Methods
 

package/site/apidocs/cron.md

@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ permalink: /doc/en/lb4/apidocs.cron.html
 |  Type Alias | Description |
 |  --- | --- |
 |  [CronJobConfig](./cron.cronjobconfig.md) | Configuration for a cron job. |
-|  [CronJobOptions](./cron.cronjoboptions.md) | Options for a cron job. It adds an optional <code>name</code> to cron parameters.[cron configuration](https://github.com/kelektiv/node-cron#api) |
+|  [CronJobOptions](./cron.cronjoboptions.md) | <p>Options for a cron job. It adds an optional <code>name</code> to cron parameters.</p><p>[cron configuration](https://github.com/kelektiv/node-cron#api)</p> |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/express.basemiddlewarebindingoptions.md

@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ export interface BaseMiddlewareBindingOptions<CTX extends Context> extends Middl
 
 ## Properties
 
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [group?](./express.basemiddlewarebindingoptions.group.md) | string | <i>(Optional)</i> An optional <code>group</code> name to be used for order of executions |
-|  [key?](./express.basemiddlewarebindingoptions.key.md) | [BindingAddress](./context.bindingaddress.md)<!-- -->&lt;[GenericInterceptor](./context.genericinterceptor.md)<!-- -->&lt;CTX&gt;&gt; | <i>(Optional)</i> Binding key for the middleware. |
+|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|  [group?](./express.basemiddlewarebindingoptions.group.md) |  | string | <i>(Optional)</i> An optional <code>group</code> name to be used for order of executions |
+|  [key?](./express.basemiddlewarebindingoptions.key.md) |  | [BindingAddress](./context.bindingaddress.md)<!-- -->&lt;[GenericInterceptor](./context.genericinterceptor.md)<!-- -->&lt;CTX&gt;&gt; | <i>(Optional)</i> Binding key for the middleware. |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/express.expressapplication.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export declare class ExpressApplication extends Application
 
 |  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- | --- |
-|  [config?](./express.expressapplication.config.md) |  | [ApplicationConfig](./core.applicationconfig.md) \| undefined | <i>(Optional)</i> |
-|  [expressServer](./express.expressapplication.expressserver.md) |  | [ExpressServer](./express.expressserver.md) | Embedded Express Server |
+|  [config?](./express.expressapplication.config.md) | <code>readonly</code> | [ApplicationConfig](./core.applicationconfig.md) \| undefined | <i>(Optional)</i> |
+|  [expressServer](./express.expressapplication.expressserver.md) | <code>readonly</code> | [ExpressServer](./express.expressserver.md) | Embedded Express Server |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/express.expressmiddlewareinterceptorprovider.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Base class for MiddlewareInterceptor provider classes
 ```typescript
 export declare abstract class ExpressMiddlewareInterceptorProvider<CFG, CTX extends Context = InvocationContext> implements Provider<GenericInterceptor<CTX>> 
 ```
-<b>Implements:</b> [Provider](./context.provider.md)<!-- -->&lt;[GenericInterceptor](./context.genericinterceptor.md)
+<b>Implements:</b> [Provider](./context.provider.md)<!-- -->&lt;[GenericInterceptor](./context.genericinterceptor.md)<!-- -->&lt;CTX&gt;&gt;
 
 ## Example
 
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ class SpyInterceptorProvider extends ExpressMiddlewareInterceptorProvider<
 
 |  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- | --- |
-|  [middlewareConfig?](./express.expressmiddlewareinterceptorprovider.middlewareconfig.md) |  | CFG | <i>(Optional)</i> |
-|  [middlewareConfigView?](./express.expressmiddlewareinterceptorprovider.middlewareconfigview.md) |  | [ContextView](./context.contextview.md)<!-- -->&lt;CFG&gt; | <i>(Optional)</i> |
-|  [middlewareFactory](./express.expressmiddlewareinterceptorprovider.middlewarefactory.md) |  | [ExpressMiddlewareFactory](./express.expressmiddlewarefactory.md)<!-- -->&lt;CFG&gt; |  |
+|  [middlewareConfig?](./express.expressmiddlewareinterceptorprovider.middlewareconfig.md) | <code>protected</code> | CFG | <i>(Optional)</i> |
+|  [middlewareConfigView?](./express.expressmiddlewareinterceptorprovider.middlewareconfigview.md) | <code>protected</code> | [ContextView](./context.contextview.md)<!-- -->&lt;CFG&gt; | <i>(Optional)</i> |
+|  [middlewareFactory](./express.expressmiddlewareinterceptorprovider.middlewarefactory.md) | <code>protected</code> | [ExpressMiddlewareFactory](./express.expressmiddlewarefactory.md)<!-- -->&lt;CFG&gt; |  |
 
 ## Methods
 

package/site/apidocs/express.expressserver.md

@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ export declare class ExpressServer extends BaseMiddlewareRegistry implements Ser
 
 |  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- | --- |
-|  [basePath](./express.expressserver.basepath.md) |  | string | Base path to mount middleware |
-|  [config?](./express.expressserver.config.md) |  | [ExpressServerConfig](./express.expressserverconfig.md) \| undefined | <i>(Optional)</i> |
-|  [expressApp](./express.expressserver.expressapp.md) |  | express.Application | Embedded Express application |
-|  [httpServer](./express.expressserver.httpserver.md) |  | [HttpServer](./http-server.httpserver.md) | HTTP/HTTPS server |
-|  [listening](./express.expressserver.listening.md) |  | boolean | Some of the methods below are copied from RestServer TODO(rfeng): We might want to refactor some methods from RestServer into the base ExpressServer. |
-|  [rootUrl](./express.expressserver.rooturl.md) |  | string \| undefined | The root url for the server without the basePath. For example, the value will be 'http://localhost:3000' regardless of the <code>basePath</code>. |
-|  [url](./express.expressserver.url.md) |  | string \| undefined | The base url for the server, including the basePath if set. For example, the value will be 'http://localhost:3000/api' if <code>basePath</code> is set to '/api'. |
+|  [basePath](./express.expressserver.basepath.md) | <code>readonly</code> | string | Base path to mount middleware |
+|  [config?](./express.expressserver.config.md) | <p><code>protected</code></p><p><code>readonly</code></p> | [ExpressServerConfig](./express.expressserverconfig.md) \| undefined | <i>(Optional)</i> |
+|  [expressApp](./express.expressserver.expressapp.md) | <code>readonly</code> | express.Application | Embedded Express application |
+|  [httpServer](./express.expressserver.httpserver.md) | <code>protected</code> | [HttpServer](./http-server.httpserver.md) | HTTP/HTTPS server |
+|  [listening](./express.expressserver.listening.md) | <code>readonly</code> | boolean | Some of the methods below are copied from RestServer TODO(rfeng): We might want to refactor some methods from RestServer into the base ExpressServer. |
+|  [rootUrl](./express.expressserver.rooturl.md) | <code>readonly</code> | string \| undefined | The root url for the server without the basePath. For example, the value will be 'http://localhost:3000' regardless of the <code>basePath</code>. |
+|  [url](./express.expressserver.url.md) | <code>readonly</code> | string \| undefined | The base url for the server, including the basePath if set. For example, the value will be 'http://localhost:3000/api' if <code>basePath</code> is set to '/api'. |
 
 ## Methods
 

package/site/apidocs/express.handlercontext.md

@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ export interface HandlerContext
 
 ## Properties
 
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [request](./express.handlercontext.request.md) | Request |  |
-|  [response](./express.handlercontext.response.md) | Response |  |
+|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|  [request](./express.handlercontext.request.md) | <code>readonly</code> | Request |  |
+|  [response](./express.handlercontext.response.md) | <code>readonly</code> | Response |  |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/express.invokemiddlewareoptions.md

@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ export interface InvokeMiddlewareOptions
 
 ## Properties
 
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [chain?](./express.invokemiddlewareoptions.chain.md) | string | <i>(Optional)</i> Name of the extension point. Default to the <code>extensionPoint</code> tag value from the binding |
-|  [middlewareList?](./express.invokemiddlewareoptions.middlewarelist.md) | [MiddlewareOrKey](./express.middlewareorkey.md)<!-- -->\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> Pre-built middleware list. If set, the list will be used to create the middleware chain without discovering again within the context. |
-|  [next?](./express.invokemiddlewareoptions.next.md) | [Next](./context.next.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> Optional next handler |
-|  [orderedGroups?](./express.invokemiddlewareoptions.orderedgroups.md) | string\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> An array of group names to denote the order of execution, such as <code>['cors', 'caching', 'rate-limiting']</code>. |
-|  [validate?](./express.invokemiddlewareoptions.validate.md) | (groups: string\[\]) =&gt; void | <i>(Optional)</i> An optional function to validate the sorted groups before invoking the middleware chain |
+|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|  [chain?](./express.invokemiddlewareoptions.chain.md) |  | string | <i>(Optional)</i> Name of the extension point. Default to the <code>extensionPoint</code> tag value from the binding |
+|  [middlewareList?](./express.invokemiddlewareoptions.middlewarelist.md) |  | [MiddlewareOrKey](./express.middlewareorkey.md)<!-- -->\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> Pre-built middleware list. If set, the list will be used to create the middleware chain without discovering again within the context. |
+|  [next?](./express.invokemiddlewareoptions.next.md) |  | [Next](./context.next.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> Optional next handler |
+|  [orderedGroups?](./express.invokemiddlewareoptions.orderedgroups.md) |  | string\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> An array of group names to denote the order of execution, such as <code>['cors', 'caching', 'rate-limiting']</code>. |
+|  [validate?](./express.invokemiddlewareoptions.validate.md) |  | (groups: string\[\]) =&gt; void | <i>(Optional)</i> An optional function to validate the sorted groups before invoking the middleware chain |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/express.middleware.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Interface LoopBack 4 middleware to be executed within sequence of actions. A mid
 ```typescript
 export interface Middleware extends GenericInterceptor<MiddlewareContext> 
 ```
-<b>Extends:</b> [GenericInterceptor](./context.genericinterceptor.md)<!-- -->&lt;[MiddlewareContext](./express.middlewarecontext.md)
+<b>Extends:</b> [GenericInterceptor](./context.genericinterceptor.md)<!-- -->&lt;[MiddlewareContext](./express.middlewarecontext.md)<!-- -->&gt;
 
 ## Remarks
 

package/site/apidocs/express.middlewarebindingoptions.md

@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ Options to bind middleware as a request context based interceptor within an `Inv
 ```typescript
 export interface MiddlewareBindingOptions extends BaseMiddlewareBindingOptions<MiddlewareContext> 
 ```
-<b>Extends:</b> [BaseMiddlewareBindingOptions](./express.basemiddlewarebindingoptions.md)<!-- -->&lt;[MiddlewareContext](./express.middlewarecontext.md)
+<b>Extends:</b> [BaseMiddlewareBindingOptions](./express.basemiddlewarebindingoptions.md)<!-- -->&lt;[MiddlewareContext](./express.middlewarecontext.md)<!-- -->&gt;
 
 ## Properties
 
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [chain?](./express.middlewarebindingoptions.chain.md) | string | <i>(Optional)</i> Name of the middleware extension point. Default to <code>DEFAULT_MIDDLEWARE_CHAIN</code>. |
-|  [downstreamGroups?](./express.middlewarebindingoptions.downstreamgroups.md) | string \| string\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> An array of group names for downstream middleware in the cascading order.<!-- -->For example, the <code>sendResponse</code> depends on <code>invokeMethod</code> for response processing. The <code>downstreamGroups</code> for <code>sendResponse</code> should be <code>['invokeMethod']</code>. The order of groups in the array does not matter. |
-|  [upstreamGroups?](./express.middlewarebindingoptions.upstreamgroups.md) | string \| string\[\] | <i>(Optional)</i> An array of group names for upstream middleware in the cascading order.<!-- -->For example, the <code>invokeMethod</code> depends on <code>parseParams</code> for request processing. The <code>upstreamGroups</code> for <code>invokeMethod</code> should be <code>['parseParams']</code>. The order of groups in the array does not matter. |
+|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|  [chain?](./express.middlewarebindingoptions.chain.md) |  | string | <i>(Optional)</i> Name of the middleware extension point. Default to <code>DEFAULT_MIDDLEWARE_CHAIN</code>. |
+|  [downstreamGroups?](./express.middlewarebindingoptions.downstreamgroups.md) |  | string \| string\[\] | <p><i>(Optional)</i> An array of group names for downstream middleware in the cascading order.</p><p>For example, the <code>sendResponse</code> depends on <code>invokeMethod</code> for response processing. The <code>downstreamGroups</code> for <code>sendResponse</code> should be <code>['invokeMethod']</code>. The order of groups in the array does not matter.</p> |
+|  [upstreamGroups?](./express.middlewarebindingoptions.upstreamgroups.md) |  | string \| string\[\] | <p><i>(Optional)</i> An array of group names for upstream middleware in the cascading order.</p><p>For example, the <code>invokeMethod</code> depends on <code>parseParams</code> for request processing. The <code>upstreamGroups</code> for <code>invokeMethod</code> should be <code>['parseParams']</code>. The order of groups in the array does not matter.</p> |
 
 

package/site/apidocs/express.middlewarechain.md

@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ An interceptor chain of middleware. This represents a list of cascading middlewa
 ```typescript
 export declare class MiddlewareChain extends GenericInterceptorChain<MiddlewareContext> 
 ```
-<b>Extends:</b> [GenericInterceptorChain](./context.genericinterceptorchain.md)<!-- -->&lt;[MiddlewareContext](./express.middlewarecontext.md)
+<b>Extends:</b> [GenericInterceptorChain](./context.genericinterceptorchain.md)<!-- -->&lt;[MiddlewareContext](./express.middlewarecontext.md)<!-- -->&gt;