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Dynamic dependency injection of a generic class

I'm pretty new to the .Net world and I faced a problem that I couldn't find a solution to and I would like you to help me with it please.

I have a generic class that implements a generic interface and when I was implementing the dependency injection I didn't know how I can make it dynamic.

For example:

services.AddSingleton<IGenericRepository<Game>, GenericRepository<Game>>();

I have multiple classes that i want to pass to the generic class/interface (Game is one of them) and I know that I have to repeat this line for every single one of them but i was wondering of there is any way to make this dynamic.

Thank you.

Solution

  • What you're looking for is called an "open generic" registration. You didn't say exactly what DI framework you're using, but for most DI frameworks, the syntax is something like:

    services.AddSingleton(typeof(IGenericRepository<>), typeof(GenericRepository<>));

    My guess is that you're using Microsoft DI framework. If so, the relevant documentation is here. Search for the word "generic".