ioc-container

A simple JavaScript IOC container.

Setup

To install all required dependencies run npm install in the root directory.

API

Class: IOCContainer

registerComponentInstance(component, dependencies)

Registers a component instance.

Parameters

• component: Object - The component to be registered.
• dependencies: Object[] - The component dependencies.

deregisterComponentInstance(componentName)

Deregisters a component instance.

Parameters

• componentName: String - The name of the component to be deregistered.

getComponentInstance(componentName)

Gets a component instance.

Parameters

• componentName: String - The name of the component instance.

Returns

• instance: Object - The resolved object definition.

Example

An example using an instance of the IOC container:

    container = IOCContainer()
    
    container.registerComponentInstance({name: "ComponentName", definition: componentDefinition}, ["DependencyName"]);
    container.registerComponentInstance({name: "DependencyName", definition: dependencyDefinition});
    
    instance = container.getComponentInstance("ComponentName");

Unit Testing

Unit tests use Mocha (https://mochajs.org/) and can be run by running npm test in the project folder.