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using System;
using Autofac;
namespace DemoApp
{
// This interface helps decouple the concept of
// "writing output" from the Console class. We
// don't really "care" how the Write operation
// happens, just that we can write.
public interface IOutput
{
void Write(string content);
}
// This implementation of the IOutput interface
// is actually how we write to the Console. Technically
// we could also implement IOutput to write to Debug
// or Trace... or anywhere else.
public class ConsoleOutput : IOutput
{
public void Write(string content)
{
Console.WriteLine(content);
}
}
// This interface decouples the notion of writing
// a date from the actual mechanism that performs
// the writing. Like with IOutput, the process
// is abstracted behind an interface.
public interface IDateWriter
{
void WriteDate();
}
// This TodayWriter is where it all comes together.
// Notice it takes a constructor parameter of type
// IOutput - that lets the writer write to anywhere
// based on the implementation. Further, it implements
// WriteDate such that today's date is written out;
// you could have one that writes in a different format
// or a different date.
public class TodayWriter : IDateWriter
{
private IOutput _output;
public TodayWriter(IOutput output)
{
this._output = output;
}
public void WriteDate()
{
this._output.Write(DateTime.Today.ToShortDateString());
}
}
public class Program
{
private static IContainer Container { get; set; }
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var builder = new ContainerBuilder();
builder.RegisterType<ConsoleOutput>().As<IOutput>();
builder.RegisterType<TodayWriter>().As<IDateWriter>();
Container = builder.Build();
// The WriteDate method is where we'll make use
// of our dependency injection. We'll define that
// in a bit.
WriteDate();
}
}
public static void WriteDate()
{
// Create the scope, resolve your IDateWriter,
// use it, then dispose of the scope.
using (var scope = Container.BeginLifetimeScope())
{
var writer = scope.Resolve<IDateWriter>();
writer.WriteDate();
}
}
}
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