Dconstructor: Dependency injection for D
What is dconstructor?
Dconstructor is a dependency injection tool for D. Dependency injection is a means of organizing services in a decoupled fashion. It reduces the amount of code you need to write and simplifies refactoring in comparison to the factory pattern. Compared to directly calling constructors, dconstructor improves testability and reduces the amount of code you need to write. It also simplifies configuration and promotes the Single Responsibility Principle.
Benefits of dconstructor
Write less code
You don't have to create factory classes, manually implement the singleton pattern, or even call constructors.
Easier refactoring
If you need to change a class's dependencies, there is only one place to make the change. And unlike a service locator, you don't need to worry about maintaining the correct order; dconstructor manages that.
Single Responsibility Principle
Classes are not responsible for building their dependencies.
Improved testability
Dependency injection makes it easier to replace a class's dependencies with stubs or mocks for testing in isolation.
Problems with dconstructor
- Executable bloat: dconstructor instantiates several templates for each item registered with it.
- Speed: dconstructor is fast for a dependency injection tool, but using constructors is five or six times faster. In the future, we'll consider generating a factory method for your application on request. This should help in rich clients, for instance, where most services are created during initialization.
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Downloads
Really old version: revision 97