The Ninject.Web.WebApi NuGet package has just been released. From now on the preferred solution is using that package. I couldn’t find any related documentation but after installing the package everything worked for me. Install-Package Ninject.Web.WebApi After installation both the normal MVC and the API controller instances are provided by Ninject. If you have Ninject.Web.Common already … Read more
Here are the steps to use Ninject with WebForms. Step1 – Downloads There are two downloads required – Ninject-2.0.0.0-release-net-3.5 and the WebForm extensions Ninject.Web_1.0.0.0_With.log4net (there is an NLog alternative). The following files need to be referenced in the web application: Ninject.dll, Ninject.Web.dll, Ninject.Extensions.Logging.dll and Ninject.Extensions.Logging.Log4net.dll. Step 2 – Global.asax The Global class needs to derive … Read more
I have to add to this in the hopes that someone else will resolve the issue more quickly and not want to pull out every strand of hair on their head like I almost did. I needed to rename everything in my project to match new business terms. I changed namespaces everywhere and I even … Read more
Such constructs should be avoided whenever possible. Therefore, ask yourself: is this parameter really required as constructor argument? Or can SomeObject be replaced by a stateless one which is reused by everyone that depends on it by passing the parameter to the method you execute on the object? e.g. Instead of public class SomeObject { … Read more
Last time I looked at either of them I found Ninject slightly better. But both have their drawbacks. Ninject has a better fluent-configuration scheme. Unity seems to rely mostly on XML configuration. Ninject’s main drawback is that it requires you to reference Ninject.Core everywhere in your code to add [Inject] attributes. If I may ask, … Read more
While a comprehensive answer to this question takes up hundreds of pages of my book, here’s a quick comparison chart that I’m still working on: