kodein-di/org.kodein.di.bindings/DIBinding

DIBinding

interface DIBinding<C : Any, A, T : Any> : Binding<C, A, T>

Binding that is registered inside a DI object.

It is augmented to allow scoping, contextualizing, debugging, etc.

Parameters

C

The type of the context used by the retriever.

A

The type of argument used to create or retrieve an instance.

T

The type of instance this factory creates or retrieves.

Types

interface Copier<C : Any, A, T : Any>

An interface capable of copying a binding.

Functions

factoryFullName

open fun factoryFullName(): String

The full(er) name of this factory, used for debug print only.

abstract fun factoryName(): String

The name of this factory, used for debug print only.

abstract fun getFactory(key: DI.Key<C, A, T>, di: BindingDI<C>): (A) -> T

Returns a factory for the given key. A factory is a function that returns an instance of type T function argument A.

Properties

abstract val argType: TypeToken<in A>

The type of the argument this factory will function for.

abstract val contextType: TypeToken<in C>

The type of contexts that are to be set when using this factory.

open val copier: DIBinding.Copier<C, A, T>?

A copier that is responsible for copying / resetting the binding. If null, it means that the binding do not hold any reference or status and need not be copied.

abstract val createdType: TypeToken<out T>

The type of object that is created by this factory.

open val description: String

The description of this factory (using simple type names), used for debug print only.

fullDescription

open val fullDescription: String

The description of this factory (using full type names), used for debug print only.

open val scope: Scope<C>?

The scope used by this factory, if any

supportSubTypes

open val supportSubTypes: Boolean

Whether this bindings supports subtype handling.

Inheritors

BaseMultiBinding