X39.Util.DependencyInjection 2.0.1.8

X39.Util.DependencyInjection

This library adds a simplified workflow for defining implementations for dependencies and adding them to a dependency container. It uses Reflection to find all classes in a given assembly which are attributed with either the SingletonAttribute, TransientAttribute or ScopedAttribute and adds them to the container. It also allows for IConfiguration based selection of active implementations by adding a static method to the attributed class and adding a DepependencyInjectionConfigurationAttribute to the method.

Semantic Versioning

This library follows the principles of Semantic Versioning. TThis means that version numbers and the way they change convey meaning about the underlying changes in the library. For example, if a minor version number changes (e.g., 1.1 to 1.2), this indicates that new features have been added in a backwards-compatible manner.

Note on Pre-Net7

This library is fully compatible with pre-.NET 7.0. However, there is a difference in how the attributes are used, since Net7.0 introduced generic attributes.

The changes pretty much are only in how the attributes have to be written, eg. Singleton(typeof(Service), typeof(IService)) instead of Singleton<Service, IService>.

This readme will only use the generic attributes. The non-generic attributes are working the same way.

Quick Start

Registering the services of an assembly

...
// ServiceCollection is the default container of .NET Core
// configuration is an IConfiguration instance
serviceCollection.AddAbstractAttributedServicesOf<TypeInThatAssembly>(configuration);
serviceCollection.AddAbstractAttributedServicesOf(configuration, assemblyReference);

[Singleton<Service, IService>] // This will make the service findable by the AddAbstractAttributedServicesOf method
public class Service : IService
{
    
}

Other than that, you may continue as usual with using dependency injection.

Attributes

SingletonAttribute<TService, [TAbstraction]>

This attribute marks a class as a singleton. When the AddAbstractAttributedServicesOf method is called, the class will be added to the container as a singleton either as the implementation of the interface. Internally this means that for a given Singleton<TService, TAbstraction>, the method AddSingleton<TAbstraction, TService>() will be called on the service collection.

Alternatively, the attribute can be used without the TAbstraction parameter, in which case the class will be added as a singleton without an interface (AddSingleton<TService>() for a given Singleton<TService>).

Note that the XML documentation of the attributed class contains samples of how to use the attribute.

TransientAttribute<TService, [TAbstraction]>

This attribute marks a class as a transient. When the AddAbstractAttributedServicesOf method is called, the class will be added to the container as a transient either as the implementation of the interface. Internally this means that for a given Transient<TService, TAbstraction>, the method AddTransient<TAbstraction, TService>() will be called on the service collection.

Alternatively, the attribute can be used without the TAbstraction parameter, in which case the class will be added as a transient without an interface (AddTransient<TService>() for a given Transient<TService>).

Note that the XML documentation of the attributed class contains samples of how to use the attribute.

ScopedAttribute<TService, [TAbstraction]>

This attribute marks a class as a scoped When the AddAbstractAttributedServicesOf method is called, the class will be added to the container as a scoped either as the implementation of the interface. Internally this means that for a given Scoped<TService, TAbstraction>, the method AddScoped<TAbstraction, TService>() will be called on the service collection.

Alternatively, the attribute can be used without the TAbstraction parameter, in which case the class will be added as a scoped without an interface (AddScoped<TService>() for a given Scoped<TService>).

Note that the XML documentation of the attributed class contains samples of how to use the attribute.

DepependencyInjectionConfigurationAttribute

This attribute marks a static method as a configuration method for the dependency injection. When the AddAbstractAttributedServicesOf method is called. The method has to be in one of the following forms:

     [DependencyInjectionCondition]
     private static bool DICondition()
     {
        ...
     }

or

     [DependencyInjectionConfiguration]
     private static void DIConfiguration(IConfiguration configuration)
     {
        ...
     }

The method will be called on the initial setup of the dependency injection container once.

If the return value is false, the class will not be added to the container. As can be expected, the value of true will add the class to the container.

Class Constructors

This method will always run any class constructor (if present) before adding the class to the container.

To quickly demonstrate this, consider the following class:

[Singleton<IService, Service>]
public class Service : IService
{
    static Service()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Class constructor called");
    }
}

When the AddAbstractAttributedServicesOf method is called, the following output will be produced:

Class constructor called

Project Notes

This project is part of my personal utility libraries i use in my projects. The following few paragraphs are meant to give you an overview of the project and how you can contribute to it.

Building

This project uses GitHub Actions for continuous integration. The workflow is defined in .github/workflows/main.yml. It includes steps for restoring dependencies, building the project, and publishing a NuGet package.

Test coverage

This project is not yet offering any tests. This is planned for the future, although due to the simplicity of the project, test coverage currently can be considered as not necessary (testing the project manually is sufficient to me).

If your project is required to have all libraries covered by tests, feel free to submit a pull request with tests.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit a pull request or create a discussion to discuss any changes you wish to make.

Code of Conduct

Be excellent to each other.

Contributors Agreement

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