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Advanced Usage of Lightweight IOC Container
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This is an advanced usage guide of the Lightweight IOC Container.
Bootstrapping container
The best way to instantiate the IocContainer is to create a Bootstrapper class. This Bootstrapper is there to instantiate the IocContainer as well as installing all the IIocInstallers.
Example Bootstrapper:
public class Bootstrapper
{
public IIocContainer InstantiateContainer()
{
IIocContainer kernel = new IocContainer();
return kernel.Install(new Installer());
}
}
Register types with IIocInstallers
The easiest way to register classes with the IocContainer is to use IIocInstallers and install them in the Bootstrapper.
Example IIocInstaller:
public class Installer : IIocInstaller
{
public void Install(IIocContainer container)
{
container.Register<IFoo, Foo>();
}
}
Use abstract factories to resolve instances
Instead of using the Resolve<>() method to resolve instances from the IocContainer and thus needing an IocContainer-object, it is recommended to use abstract factories to resolve instances.
Example abstract factory:
public interface IFooFactory
{
IFoo Create();
}
These factories are only created as interfaces and will be implemented by the LightweightIocContainer.