From 136f035d365a6fa65edd1747cf80d922ac82e3f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Micael Levi L. Cavalcante" <micalevisk@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:44:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(core): when using forward references on `exports` array

---
 packages/core/scanner.ts | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/core/scanner.ts b/packages/core/scanner.ts
index abbf88db7..4f720b36c 100644
--- a/packages/core/scanner.ts
+++ b/packages/core/scanner.ts
@@ -522,10 +522,14 @@ export class DependenciesScanner {
   }
 
   public insertExportedProvider(
-    exportedProvider: Type<Injectable>,
+    // TODO: improve the type definition bellow because it doesn't reflects the real usage of this method
+    exportedProvider: Type<Injectable> | ForwardReference,
     token: string,
   ) {
-    this.container.addExportedProvider(exportedProvider, token);
+    const fulfilledProvider = this.isForwardReference(exportedProvider)
+      ? exportedProvider.forwardRef()
+      : exportedProvider;
+    this.container.addExportedProvider(fulfilledProvider, token);
   }
 
   public insertController(controller: Type<Controller>, token: string) {