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

The type of the context used by the retriever.

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

The type of instance this factory creates or retrieves.

Types

Copier

common

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

An interface capable of copying a binding.

Functions

factoryFullName

common

open fun factoryFullName(): String

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

factoryName

common

abstract fun factoryName(): String

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

getFactory

common

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

argType

common

abstract val argType: TypeToken<in A>

The type of the argument this factory will function for.

contextType

common

abstract val contextType: TypeToken<in C>

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

copier

common

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.

createdType

common

abstract val createdType: TypeToken<out T>

The type of object that is created by this factory.

description

common

open val description: String

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

fullDescription

common

open val fullDescription: String

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

scope

common

open val scope: Scope<C>?

The scope used by this factory, if any

supportSubTypes

common

open val supportSubTypes: Boolean

Whether this bindings supports subtype handling.

Inheritors

NoArgDIBinding

BaseMultiBinding

Factory

Multiton

SubTypes