autocontainer 1.0.4

A modern typing based service container and dependency injector.

autocontainer

Python really needed a modern reflection based dependency injection container that "just works". Alas, welcome to autocontainer for python. The dependency injection service contaienr that just works.

Installation

pip3 install autocontainer

Usage

It's all about types and hints, but first create the container

from autocontianer import Container

container = Container()

Available Methods

• get(service: Union[Type, str]) Retreives a service

• has(service: Union[Type, str])
  Returns if a service exists

• singleton(service: Union[Type, Callable[..., Instance]], name?: str)
  Adds a service as a singleton into container. (Returns the same object on every get)

• factory(service: Union[Type, Callable[..., Instance]], name?: str)
  Adds a service as a factory into container. (Returns a fresh object on every get)

• instance(service: object, name?: str)
  Adds a service as an instance into container. (Returns the same object on every get, but does not try to instantiate)

• assembler(service: Union[Type, Callable[..., Instance]], name?: str)
  Adds a service such that on every get, the container returns a bound callable that produces a fresh object everytime.

• bind(func: Callable)
  Returns a new callable but in which the arguments recognized by the container are automatically pushed when calling. (see examples below)

• inject(func: Callable)
  Takes a callable and calls it by injecting all the services it requires and then returns the return value.

Classes & Injection

We'll use singleton as an example.

class A:
    pass

class B:
    def __init__(self, obj_a: A):
        assert isinstance(obj_a, A)

# Order does not matter.
container.singleton(B)
container.singleton(A)

obj_b = container.get(B)
assert isinstance(obj_b, B)

Naming Services

class A:
    pass

container.singleton(A, 'ayy')

obj_a = container.get(A)
obj_b = container.get('ayy')


assert obj_a is obj_b

Other ways to get

obj_a = container.get(A)      # <--- Best IDE Support due to type hints.
obj_b = container.get('ayy')
obj_c = container.ayy         # <--- the most concise way.
obj_d = container('ayy')

Builder Functions

You won't always put raw classes into the service container sometimes, it's necessary to write a function that custom initializes a class or object.

class A:
    pass

class B:
    def __init__(self):
        self.fruit = 'tomato'

def makeB(obj_a: A) -> B: # Return type MUST be annotated
    b = B()
    b.fruit = 'mango'

    return b

container.singleton(makeB)

obj_b = container(B)

assert obj_b.fruit == 'mango'

Factory

Factories can also take builder function as well as classes. The container returns a new instance every time.

class A:
    pass

container.factory(A)

aa = container.get(A)
ab = container.get(A)

assert aa is not ab
assert isinstance(aa, A)
assert isinstance(ab, A)

Binding

This is the coolest feature, trust me. Imagine you have a function that needs both classes out of a container and vanilla arguments like int and str, this would be a pain to do manually. Unless...

class A:
    pass

class B:
    pass

container.singleton(A)
container.singleton(B)

def crazy_function(a: A, repeating: str, b: B, times: int):
    assert isinstance(a, A)
    assert isinstance(b, B)

    return repeating * time

less_crazy_function = container.bind(crazy_function)

result = less_crazy_function("pew", 3)
assert result == 'pewpewpew'

Injecting

Same as binding but for simpler times.

class A:
    pass

class B:
    pass

container.singleton(A)
container.singleton(B)

def crazy_function(a: A, b: B):
    assert isinstance(a, A)
    assert isinstance(b, B)

    return 'potato'

assert contianer.inject(crazy_function) == 'potato'

Specificity Injector

The container maintains an internal graph of dependencies that allows it to efficiently push instances of ancestor classes.

class A:
    pass

class B:
    pass

class C(A):
    pass

class D(C, B):
    pass

container.factory(A)
container.singleton(B)
container.factory(C)
container.singleton(D)

obj = container.get(A)
assert isinstance(obj, D)
assert isinstance(obj, A)

Hinting by Name

This is completely valid with the container

class A:
    pass

container.singleton(A, 'apple')

def magic(ap: 'apple'):
    assert isinstance(ap, A)

container.inject(magic)

Running Tests

python -m unittest discover -s ./

License

MIT. Go crazy.