FactoryFactory: an IOC container

FactoryFactory is a new IOC container for .NET. It has been built from the ground up to support the .NET Core abstractions out of the box, and it features a fluent interface, preconditions, custom lifecycles, and whatever other bits and pieces I see fit to introduce as I feel like it.

• Full documentation

Usage:

Get it from NuGet:

Install-Package FactoryFactory

Create one or more modules to contain your service definitions:

using FactoryFactory;

public class MyModule: Module
{
    public Module(string[] args)
    {
        Define<IBlogRepository>().As<BlogRepository>();
        Define<IBlogService>().As<BlogService>();
        Define<DbContext>().As<DbContext>();
        Define<Program>().As<Program>(req => new Program(args));
    }
} 

Create a container from a Configuration, then get your root service:

var cfg = new Configuration(new MyModule());
using (var container = cfg.CreateContainer()) {
    container.GetService<Program>().Run();
}

In ASP.NET Core:

Install FactoryFactory.AspNet.DependencyInjection:

Install-Package FactoryFactory.AspNet.DependencyInjection

In Program.cs, add a call to .UseFactoryFactory() to your WebHostBuilder:

using FactoryFactory.AspNet.DependencyInjection;

/* snip */

        public static IWebHostBuilder CreateWebHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
            WebHost.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
                .UseFactoryFactory()
                .UseStartup<Startup>();

In Startup.cs, add a ConfigureContainer(Module) method:

public void ConfigureContainer(Module module)
{
    // Add your registrations to Module here
}

Roadmap:

• 0.1:
  • Fully functional drop-in replacement for the ASP.NET Core container in Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.
  • Preconditions (untested)
  • Custom lifecycles
• 0.2:
  • Interceptors
  • Documentation
• 0.3:
  • Conventions
  • Direct registration of decorators
• 0.4:
  • Feature switches
  • Automatic lazy resolution by dynamic proxy (separate project)
• 1.0:
  • Validation
  • Resolve.From<T>() anywhere in any expression