Dependency Injection Patterns

Dependency Injection Patterns

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• Organizing service registrations in ASP.NET Core applications
• Avoiding massive Program.cs/Startup.cs files with hundreds of registrations
• Making service configuration reusable between production and tests
• Designing libraries that integrate with Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection

Reference Files

• advanced-patterns.md: Testing with DI extensions, Akka.NET actor scope management, conditional/factory/keyed registration patterns

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The Problem

Without organization, Program.cs becomes unmanageable:

// BAD: 200+ lines of unorganized registrations
var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

builder.Services.AddScoped<IUserRepository, UserRepository>();
builder.Services.AddScoped<IOrderRepository, OrderRepository>();
builder.Services.AddScoped<IProductRepository, ProductRepository>();
builder.Services.AddScoped<IUserService, UserService>();
// ... 150 more lines ...

Problems: hard to find related registrations, no clear boundaries, can't reuse in tests, merge conflicts.

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The Solution: Extension Method Composition