Resolve class and register return object from one method

Question

I have a class Factory which has a constructor that takes one parameter and a Create method that returns IClient object.

class Factory
{
  public Factory(SomeParam someParam) 
  { /*...*/ }

  public IClient Create()
  { /*...*/ }
}

How can I register that Factory in autofac ?

Answer 1

You should first register your factory and then register a delegate which will resolve the factory and return the `IClient.

Of course SomeParam should also be registered in Autofac

builder.RegisterType<ClientFactory>()
       .As<IClientFactory>();
builder.Register(ctx => ctx.Resolve<IClientFactory>().Create())
       .As<IClient>();