AutoCtor is a Roslyn Source Generator that will automatically create a constructor for your class for use with constructor Dependency Injection.
- NuGet packages
- Usage
- More Features
- More examples
- Embedding the attributes in your project
- Preserving usage of the
[AutoConstruct]
attribute - Stats
https://nuget.org/packages/AutoCtor/
[AutoConstruct]
public partial class ExampleClass
{
private readonly IService _service;
}
public ExampleClass(IService service)
{
_service = service;
}
You can mark a method to be called at the end of the constructor with the attribute [AutoPostConstruct]
. This method must return void.
[AutoConstruct]
public partial class PostConstructMethod
{
private readonly IService _service;
[AutoPostConstruct]
private void Initialize()
{
}
}
public PostConstructMethod(IService service)
{
_service = service;
Initialize();
}
Post constructor methods can also take parameters. These parameters will be passed in from the constructor.
public partial class PostConstructMethodWithParameters
{
private readonly IService _service;
[AutoPostConstruct]
private void Initialize(IInitialiseService initialiseService)
{
}
}
public PostConstructMethodWithParameters(IService service, IInitialiseService initialiseService)
{
_service = service;
Initialize(initialiseService);
}
Null guards for the arguments to the constructor can be added in 2 ways.
In your project you can add a AutoCtorGuards
property.
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<AutoCtorGuards>true</AutoCtorGuards>
</PropertyGroup>
</Project>
In each AutoConstruct
attribute you can add a setting to enable/disable guards.
[AutoConstruct(GuardSetting.Enabled)]
public partial class GuardedClass
{
private readonly Service _service;
}
public GuardedClass(Service service)
{
_service = service ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(service));
}
AutoCtor can set properties that are considered as read only properties.
// AutoCtor will initialise these
public string GetProperty { get; }
protected string ProtectedProperty { get; }
public string InitProperty { get; init; }
public required string RequiredProperty { get; set; }
// AutoCtor will ignore these
public string InitializerProperty { get; } = "Constant";
public string GetSetProperty { get; set; }
public string FixedProperty => "Constant";
public string RedirectedProperty => InitializerProperty;
You can also initialize readonly fields, and AutoCtor will not include them in the constructor.
[AutoConstruct]
public partial class ClassWithPresetField
{
private readonly IService _service;
private readonly IList<string> _list = new List<string>();
}
public ClassWithPresetField(IService service)
{
_service = service;
// no code to set _list
}
If there is a single base constructor with parameters, AutoCtor will include that base constructor in the constructor it creates.
public abstract class BaseClass
{
protected IAnotherService _anotherService;
public BaseClass(IAnotherService anotherService)
{
_anotherService = anotherService;
}
}
[AutoConstruct]
public partial class ClassWithBase : BaseClass
{
private readonly IService _service;
}
public ClassWithBase(IAnotherService anotherService, IService service) : base(anotherService)
{
_service = service;
}
By default, the [AutoConstruct]
attributes referenced in your project are contained in an external dll. It is also possible to embed the attributes directly in your project. To do this, you must do two things:
- Define the MSBuild constant
AUTOCTOR_EMBED_ATTRIBUTES
. This ensures the attributes are embedded in your project. - Add
compile
to the list of excluded assets in your<PackageReference>
element. This ensures the attributes in your project are referenced, insted of the AutoCtor.Attributes.dll library.
Your project file should look like this:
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<!-- Define the MSBuild constant -->
<DefineConstants>AUTOCTOR_EMBED_ATTRIBUTES</DefineConstants>
</PropertyGroup>
<!-- Add the package -->
<PackageReference Include="AutoCtor"
PrivateAssets="all"
ExcludeAssets="compile;runtime" />
<!-- โ Add compile to the list of excluded assets. -->
</Project>
The [AutoConstruct]
attributes are decorated with the [Conditional]
attribute, so their usage will not appear in the build output of your project. If you use reflection at runtime you will not find the [AutoConstruct]
attributes.
If you wish to preserve these attributes in the build output, you can define the AUTOCTOR_USAGES
MSBuild variable.
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<!-- Define the MSBuild constant -->
<DefineConstants>AUTOCTOR_USAGES</DefineConstants>
</PropertyGroup>
<!-- Add the package -->
<PackageReference Include="AutoCtor" PrivateAssets="all" />
</Project>