How to inject one DotNet Core 3.1 Class library project into another DotNet Core 3.1 Class library project

Question

I want to inject an interface(s) of my DAL project (Core 3.1 Class Library) into my Bll Core 3.1 Project. From reading, it seems I need to use the activator Utility? Is this the case or am I wrong in my assumption? How Would I do this injection.

Lets say I have IUserBll interface in BLL and I need to inject IUserDAl interface in IUserBll.

Is there a need for a separate Project to do this (as I have done in MVC 5 with Ninject, or is there some class/function which need to be executed at some starting / entry point in the Class Library project(s)?

Injecting the BLL into and MVC project (Core 3.1.) is not an issue.

Many thanks.

Edit: Code added and error

The DAL Project code:

using System;
using BLL_Service;

namespace DAL_Service
{
    public class DalClass1 : IDalInterface1
    {
        public string fnGetStringVal()
        {
            return "xx";
        }
    }
}

The DAL Service

using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using BLL_Service;

namespace DAL_Service
{

    public static class ServiceCollectionExtensions
    {
        public static IServiceCollection AddDAL(this IServiceCollection services)
        {
            // Register all services as required
            return services
              .AddScoped<IInterfaceFromBL, DalClass1>();
        }
    }
}

The BLL project:

using System;

namespace BLL_Service
{
    public class BLLClass1 : IInterfaceFromBL
    {
        public string fnGetStringVal()
        {
            return "";
        }
    }
}

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 10 '22 at 07:25

If using IoC and dependency inversion, you usually have the following dependency structure between BL and DAL:

BL <--- DAL

This means:

BL defines the interfaces that the DAL implements; these interfaces contain the expectations of the BL regarding data access and are public.
DAL has a project reference to BL and implements the interfaces in a class; usually these classes are internal.

Above implementation asserts that you are able to inject different DAL implementations into the classes of your BL. This comes handy especially in unit tests because you can easily provide test data to your BL classes through mocked implementations of the interfaces. Another (less common) scenario is that you could switch between DAL implementations and have your application access different kinds of databases (e.g. Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB) as long as you are able to implement the DAL interfaces for all of them.

When running the application, you need to provide the implementation to the interfaces. As the implementations in DAL are often internal, you can add an extension method in DAL that registers the services:

public static class ServiceCollectionExtensions
{
  // Add parameters if required, e.g. for configuration
  public static IServiceCollection AddDAL(this IServiceCollection services)
  {
    // Register all services as required
    return services
      .AddScoped<IInterfaceFromBL, ImplementationFromDAL>();
  }
}

In a simple scenario, your web application often holds a reference to both BL and DAL. In your startup code (ConfigureServices) you add a call to the extension method, e.g.:

services.AddDAL();

This way, you follow the dependency inversion principle and are able to provide the required services wherever needed.

Thanks, but I get an error on the ImplementationFromDal portion. I have updated the question with my code. — Neal Rogers, Aug 17 '22 at 05:56
In the edit, the DAL class implements the DAL interface. It needs to implement the interface from BL. — Markus, Aug 17 '22 at 08:41

How to inject one DotNet Core 3.1 Class library project into another DotNet Core 3.1 Class library project

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