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Resolving Entity Framework's AccountController with Simple Injector and Web API

There is an issue of AccountController instantiation due to the dependencies of ApplicationUserManager, UserStore in asp .net Web api. I am able to succesfully register all other dependencies for simple injector DI.

I have searched a number of places to inject the right instances/types but could not conclusively do it properly yet.

Is there a way for me to ignore the default RegisterWebApiControllers given by simple injector so that I can avoid instantiating the AccountController via simple injector? Of is it impractical?

Solution

  • Just get rid of the AccountController's default constructor. It is as simple as that.

    Another option is to override the AccountController registration as follows:

    container.RegisterWebApiControllers(config);

container.Options.AllowOverridingRegistrations = true;

container.Register<AccountController>(() => new AccountController());

container.Options.AllowOverridingRegistrations = false;

    Here are some interesting reads when using Identity with Simple Injector: