Dependency Injection Cat

DI Cat is a truly clean DI-container, which allows you not to pollute your business logic with decorators from DI/IOC libraries!

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Example

//ApplicationContext.di.ts
class ApplicationContext extends CatContext<IBeans> {
  useCase = Bean<IUseCase>(UseCase)
  mobxRepository = Bean<IRepository>(MobxRepository)
}

//UseCase.ts
export class UseCase implements IUseCase {
  constructor(
    private repository: IRepository,
  ) {}

  makeBusinessLogic() {}
}

//Your application.tsx
export const UIComponent: React.FC = () => {
  const appContext = container.getContext<IBeans>({name: 'ApplicationContext'});
  const {useCase} = appContext.getBeans();

  return (
    <button onClick={useCase.makeBusinessLogic}> Click me! </button>
  )
}

Installation

Yarn

yarn add dependency-injection-cat

NPM

npm install dependency-injection-cat

Requirements for TSconfig

//tsconfig.json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "baseUrl": "Base url should be specified!"
  }
}

Webpack + Babel

//webpack.config.js
const DiCatWebpackPlugin = require('dependency-injection-cat/plugins/webpack').default;
const DiCatBabelTransformer = require('dependency-injection-cat/transformers/babel');

module.exports = {
  //...
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.(t|j)sx?$/,
        loader: 'babel-loader',
        options: {
          //Should be false, because babel caching files 
          //and don't call di-cat babel transformer, if your not *.di.* files was changed
          cacheDirectory: false,
          plugins: [
            [
              DiCatBabelTransformer,
              {
                //Here is configuration options, see below
              }
            ]
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  plugins: [
    //Without this plugin, a compilation with DI errors will be successful
    new DiCatWebpackPlugin(),
  ]
}

//tsconfig.json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    //Should be specified
    "baseUrl": "your base url"
  }
}

Webpack + TS-Loader

//webpack.config.js
const DiCatWebpackPlugin = require('dependency-injection-cat/plugins/webpack').default;
const diCatTransformer = require('dependency-injection-cat/transformers/typescript').default;

module.exports = {
  //...
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.(t|j)sx?$/,
        use: {
          loader: 'ts-loader',
          options: {
            getCustomTransformers: (program) => ({
              before: [diCatTransformer(program, {
                //Here is configuration options, see below
              })],
            }),
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  plugins: [
    //Without this plugin, a compilation with DI errors will be successful
    new DiCatWebpackPlugin(),
  ]
}

//tsconfig.json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    //Should be specified
    "baseUrl": "your base url"
  }
}

Webpack + TS-Loader + ttypescript

//webpack.config.js
const DiCatWebpackPlugin = require('dependency-injection-cat/plugins/webpack').default;

module.exports = {
  //...
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.(t|j)sx?$/,
        use: {
          loader: 'ts-loader',
          options: {
            compiler: 'ttypescript'
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  plugins: [
    //Without this plugin, a compilation with DI errors will be successful
    new DiCatWebpackPlugin(),
  ]
}

//tsconfig.json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    //Should be specified
    "baseUrl": "your base url",
    "plugins": [
      {
        "transform": "dependency-injection-cat/transformers/typescript",
        //Here is configuration options, see below
      }
    ]
  }
}

TTypescript

//tsconfig.json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    //Should be specified
    "baseUrl": "your base url",
    "plugins": [
      {
        "transform": "dependency-injection-cat/transformers/typescript",
        //Here is configuration options, see below
      }
    ]
  }
}

Configuration options

{
  diConfigPattern: string | undefined; // Glob pattern, default value. Default: '**/*.di.ts'
  ignorePatterns: Array<string> | undefined; // Array of Glob patterns, default value. Default: ['**/node_modules/**']
  disableLogoPrint: boolean | undefined; // Disable exposing dependency-injections-cat logo into console 
}

Hot Reload

Currently, correct hot reload supported only with DI-Cat Webpack plugin, and for non-global CatContexts.

Known issues:

• When using webpack+babel - webpack or babel don't trigger rebuild of files where defined only types/interfaces, ...etc. Because of this issue, when adding new values to the TBean interface, context will not recompile, and missing required beans will not be reported. To solve this issue, just make some changes in file where CatContext are defined, it will trigger recompilation.

CatContext

CatContext it's a place, where you should define your Beans

class CatContext<TBeans, TConfig = null> {}

Rules

• Name of context should be unique

• Name of context "Global" is preserved for DI container, see GlobalCatContext

TBeans

TBeans is an interface, of Beans that will be given out of context. Should be the same as in container access calls.

Rules

• Should be a plain interface without extending, should not have indexed signatures

• Should be placed in your source files, not from node_modules

• Bean name should not be getBean or getBeans, it's reserved names for di-container

  export interface IBeans {
      useCase: IUseCase;
      //Another beans...
  } 
  

TConfig

If you need to pass additional parameters to your classes, for example ID, or something else, you should specify a type for TConfig (default is null)

export interface IConfig {
  id: string;
}

class ApplicationContext extends CatContext<IBeans, IConfig> {
  @Bean
  useCase(): IUseCase {
    const {id} = this.config;

    return new UseCase(id);
  }
}

GlobalCatContext

Sometimes you want to describe common dependencies that will be used all across your application, for these purposes you should use GlobalCatContext.

Rules

• You can not get beans from the Global Context using container access

Syntax and usage

//GlobalApplicationContext.di.ts
class GlobalApplicationContext extends GlobalCatContext {

  @Bean
  logger(): ILogger {
    return new Logger();
  }
}

//ApplicationContext.di.ts
class AppContext extends CatContext<IBeans> {

  @Bean
  useCase(
    //If Bean for ILogger will be defined in current context, bean from current context will be injected
    logger: ILogger
  ): IUseCase {
    return new UseCase(logger)
  }
}

Container

Using container you can control your contexts. You can't access container inside files where declared contexts.

Rules

• Name of context in container access calls, should not be "Global", it's reserved for the GlobalCatContext

TBeans

TBeans is an interface, of Beans that will be given out of context. Should be the same as in CatContext.

initContext

InitContext creates instance of context by key (if specified). Also you can pass config to your context using initContext.

container.initContext<TBeans, TConfig>({
  key? : any, //Can be any value, you can use it for creating pool of contextMap.
  name: string, //It's the name of the class in which you specified the Beans. Should be a string literal.
  config? : TConfig, //Config that will be transferred to the context
});

initContext usage

//InitContext without config and keys
import { container } from 'dependency-injection-cat';
import { IBeans } from './IBeans';

const applicationContext = container.initContext<IBeans>({name: 'ApplicationContext'});

//InitContext with config and keys
import { container } from 'dependency-injection-cat';
import { IBeans } from './IBeans';
import { IConfig } from './IConfig';

const applicationContextBySomeKey = container.initContext<IBeans, IConfig>({
  name: 'ApplicationContext',
  key: 'userId',
  config: {userId: 'userId'},
});

getContext

getContext returns instance of context by key (if specified). Can be used only after initialization of context, or error will be thrown.

container.getContext<TBeans>({
  key? : any,
  name: string, //It's the name of the class in which you specified the Beans. Should be a string literal.
});

getContext usage

//GetContext without keys
import { container } from 'dependency-injection-cat';

const context = container.getContext<TBeans>({name: 'ApplicationContext'});

//GetContext with keys
import { container } from 'dependency-injection-cat';

const context = container.getContext<TBeans>({
  name: 'ApplicationContext',
  key: 'userId',
});

getOrInitContext

GetOrInitContext return instance of context by key (if it was previously initialized), if wasn't - will be created and returned a new instance of context.

container.getOrInitContext<TBeans, TConfig>({
  key? : any, //Can be any value, you can use it for creating pool of contextMap.
  name: string, //It's the name of the class in which you specified the Beans. Should be a string literal.
  config? : TConfig, //Config that will be transferred to the context
});

getOrInitContext usage

//Accessing or initialization context without config and keys
import { container } from 'dependency-injection-cat';
import { IBeans } from './IBeans';

const applicationContext = container.getOrInitContext<IBeans>({name: 'ApplicationContext'});

//Accessing or initialization context with config and keys
import { container } from 'dependency-injection-cat';
import { IBeans } from './IBeans';
import { IConfig } from './IConfig';

const applicationContextBySomeKey = container.getOrInitContext<IBeans, IConfig>({
  name: 'ApplicationContext',
  key: 'userId',
  config: {userId: 'userId'},
});

clearContext

clearContext should be used to clear instances of Beans. Can be used, for example when un-mounting components.

container.clearContext({
  name: string, //It's the name of the class in which you specified the Beans. Should be a string literal.
  key? : any,
})

clearContext usage

//ClearContext without keys
import { container } from 'dependency-injection-cat';

container.clearContext({name: 'ApplicationContext'});

//ClearContext without keys
import { container } from 'dependency-injection-cat';

container.clearContext({
  name: 'ApplicationContext',
  key: 'userId',
});

Bean

A Bean is an object that is instantiated, assembled, and managed by IOC container (Definition from Spring Framework documentation) Beans can have dependencies, and they also should be defined as a beans or passed manually.

Bean configuration

interface IBeanConfiguration {
  scope?: 'prototype' | 'singleton';
  /* Should be a string literal. Default value is 'singleton'. When singleton, will be created only 1 instance of the Bean, when 'prototype', for each getting of Bean will be created a new instance */
}

Bean features

• Detect cyclic dependencies at compile time
• Detect missing Beans at compile time

Property Bean

Property Beans resolving class dependencies automatically from the constructor of a class that passed to Bean.

Rules

• Each class constructor parameter should be defined as a Bean in the Context
• Each class constructor parameter should have a type, type should not be primitive. To pass primitive values to the constructor, check out Method Beans

Syntax

class ApplicationContext extends CatContext<IBeans> {
  //First argument passed in Bean should be a class, di-container will try to resolve class dependencies
  useCase = Bean(UseCaseClass);

  //To specify type of Bean you can use Generic parameter, or set type of property
  useCase = Bean<IUseCase>(UseCase);
  useCase: IUseCase = Bean(UseCase);
  useCase: IUseCase = Bean<IUseCase>(UseCase);

  //If type is not specified, class will be used as a type
  useCase = Bean(UseCaseClass)
  //Equivalent to
  useCase = Bean<UseCaseClass>(UseCaseClass)
  useCase: UseCaseClass = Bean(UseCaseClass)
  useCase: UseCaseClass = Bean<UseCaseClass>(UseCaseClass)

  //Bean configuration should be passed as a second argument. Should be an object literal.
  useCase: IUseCase = Bean(UseCase, {scope: 'prototype'});
}

Usage

//UseCaseDependency
export class UseCaseDependency implements IUseCaseDependency {
  //...businessLogic
}

//UseCase.ts
export class UseCase implements IUseCase {
  constructor(
    //Any name can be used
    private useCaseDependency: IUseCaseDependency,
  ) {
  }

  //...businessLogic
}


//ApplicationContext.di.ts
import { CatContext, Bean } from 'dependency-injection-cat';

class ApplicationContext extends CatContext<IBeans> {
  useCaseDependency = Bean<IUseCaseDependency>(UseCaseDependency);

  useCase = Bean<IUseCase>(UseCase);
}

Method Bean

Method Beans are more flexible, for example it allows you to pass configuration values to your class constructor.

Rules

• Method Bean should always have return type, and it should not be primitive (string, number...). To register Bean with primitive type you should use type alias.

Syntax and Usage

class ApplicationContext extends CatContext<IBeans> {
  //Bean don't have any dependencies
  @Bean
  useCase(): IUseCase {
    return new UseCase();
  }

  //Bean have dependencies
  dependency: IUseCaseDependency = Bean(UseCaseDependency);

  @Bean
  useCase(
    useCaseDependency: IUseCaseDependency,
  ): IUseCase {
    return new UseCase(useCaseDependency);
  }

  //Configure Bean
  @Bean({scope: 'prototype'})
  useCase(): IUseCase {
    return new UseCase();
  }
}

Arrow Function Bean

Arrow Function Beans allows you to write more compact code, they work same as "Method Beans"

Rules

• Same as for "Method Beans"

Syntax and Usage

class ApplicationContext extends CatContext<IBeans> {
  //Bean don't have any dependencies
  @Bean useCase = (): IUseCase => new UseCase();
  //OR with body
  @Bean useCase = (): IUseCase => {
      return new UseCase();
  }

  //Bean have dependencies
  dependency: IUseCaseDependency = Bean(UseCaseDependency);

  @Bean useCase = (useCaseDependency: IUseCaseDependency): IUseCase => new UseCase(useCaseDependency);
  //OR with body
  @Bean useCase = (useCaseDependency: IUseCaseDependency): IUseCase => {
      return new UseCase(useCaseDependency);
  }

  //Configure Bean
  @Bean({scope: 'prototype'}) useCase = (): IUseCase => new UseCase();
}

Expression Bean

Expression Beans allows you to define plain value/instance as a Bean, instead of using "Method Beans" Expression Beans can not have any dependencies, but can be a dependency

Rules

• Expression Bean should always have a type, and it should not be primitive (string, number...). To register Bean with primitive type you should use type alias.

Syntax and Usage

class ApplicationContext extends CatContext<IBeans> {
  @Bean useCase: IUseCase = new UseCase();
  @Bean importedInstanceOfUseCase: IUseCase = importedInstanceOfUseCase;

  //Configure Bean
  @Bean({scope: 'prototype'}) useCase: IUseCase = new UseCase();
}

Context Lifecycle

Context have its own lifecycle, when you're initializing context with container.initContext or container.getOrInitContext and when you're clearing context with container.clearContext If you need to make some subscriptions/unsubscription/side effects - you can use @PostConstruct and @BeforeDestruct decorators One method can be decorated with @PostConstruct and @BeforeDestruct at the same time

PostConstruct, BeforeDestruct

PostConstruct decorator allows you to call method right after context initialization (after calling container.initContext), it can be used to make some subscriptions, etc... BeforeDestruct decorator allows you to call method right before context clearing (after calling container.clearContext), it can be used to make some unsubscription, etc... You can add arguments to annotated method, beans will be injected instead of arguments You can have several Lifecycle methods, they will be called in order of declaring

Syntax

import { Bean, PostConstruct, BeforeDestruct, CatContext } from 'dependency-injection-cat';

class ApplicationContext extends CatContext<IBeans> {
    @PostConstruct /* OR / AND */ @BeforeDestruct
    subscribeToEvents(subscriber: ISubscriber): void {
        subscriber.subscribe();
    }
    //OR
    @PostConstruct /* OR / AND */ @BeforeDestruct
    subscribeToEvents = (subscriber: ISubscriber): void => subscriber.subscribe();

    subscriber: ISubscriber = Bean(Subscriber);
}

Qualifier

Qualifier needed, when you have 2 or more Beans in the Context with same type. By default, the qualifier is the name of the parameter in the class constructor, or in the Method Bean` Also, you can use qualifier, when injecting Beans from GlobalCatContext

Rules

• @Qualifier decorator can be used only in Method Bean
• Argument passed to Qualifier should be a string literal and should not be an empty string
• Qualifier should be a name of Bean (class property name, or method name) defined in current Context

Syntax

//Implicit declaration of the qualifier
class ApplicationContext extends CatContext<IBeans> {
  httpRequester: IRequester = Bean(HttpRequester);
  graphQLRequester: IRequester = Bean(GraphQLRequester);

  @Bean
  useCase(
    graphQLRequester: IRequester, //Will be injected implementation "GraphQLRequester"
  ): IUseCase {
    return new UseCase(graphQLRequester);
  }
}

//When Bean placed in current context
class ApplicationContext extends CatContext<IBeans> {
  httpRequester: IRequester = Bean(HttpRequester);
  graphQLRequester: IRequester = Bean(GraphQLRequester);

  @Bean
  useCase(
    @Qualifier('graphQLRequester') requester: IRequester,
  ): IUseCase {
    return new UseCase(requester);
  }
}

//When Bean placed in Global context

//GlobalApplicationContext.di.ts
class GlobalApplicationContext extends GlobalCatContext {
  graphQLRequester: IRequester = Bean(GraphQLRequester);
  httpRequester: IRequester = Bean(HttpRequester);
}

//ApplicationContext.di.ts
class ApplicationContext extends CatContext<IBeans> {
  @Bean
  useCase(
    @Qualifier('graphQLRequester') requester: IRequester,
  ): IUseCase {
    return new UseCase(requester);
  }
}