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contao-community-alliance/dependency-container
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Dependency container based on pimple for Contao open source cms.

2.1.1(3y ago)1128.5k↑100%420LGPL-3.0-or-laterPHPPHP ^7.4 || ^8.0

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Dependency Injection Container for Contao Open Source CMS
=========================================================

[](#dependency-injection-container-for-contao-open-source-cms)

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This DI Container based on [Pimple](http://pimple.sensiolabs.org).

***NOTE on Contao 4:*** This is obsolete in Contao 4 - you should use the symfony container in Contao 4.

This extension keeps compatibility for easing migration to Contao 4 - however, you should change your code to register your services using both registration ways.

For a howto of how to migrate to Contao 4, please refer to the [UPGRADING-TO-CONTAO4.md](UPGRADING-TO-CONTAO4.md)

Register parameters and services
--------------------------------

[](#register-parameters-and-services)

system/modules/X/config/services.php

```
$container['myservice.param'] = 'value';
$container['myservice'] = function($container) {
    return new MyServiceClassName();
}
```

Access parameters and services
------------------------------

[](#access-parameters-and-services)

```
class MyClass
{
    function myFunction()
    {
        global $container;

        $parameter = $container['myservice.param'];
        $service = $container['myservice'];
    }
}
```

Build-in services
-----------------

[](#build-in-services)

### The config object

[](#the-config-object)

```
/** @var \Config $config */
$config = $container['config'];
```

### The environment object

[](#the-environment-object)

```
/** @var \Environment $environment */
$environment = $container['environment'];
```

### The database connection

[](#the-database-connection)

```
/** @var \Database $database */
$database = $container['database.connection'];
```

### The input object

[](#the-input-object)

```
/** @var \Input $input */
$input = $container['input'];
```

### The backend or frontend user, depend on TL\_MODE

[](#the-backend-or-frontend-user-depend-on-tl_mode)

```
/** @var \BackendUser|\FrontendUser $user */
$user = $container['user'];
```

### The session object

[](#the-session-object)

```
/** @var \Session $session */
$session = $container['session'];
```

### Lazy access to the $objPage object

[](#lazy-access-to-the-objpage-object)

```
/** @var DependencyInjection\Container\PageProvider */
$pageProvider = $container['page-provider'];
$page         = $pageProvider->getPage();
```

###  Health Score

44

—

FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity32

Limited adoption so far

Community36

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity79

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~125 days

Recently: every ~368 days

Total

28

Last Release

1345d ago

Major Versions

1.8.3 → 2.0.02018-01-16

PHP version history (4 changes)1.0PHP >=5.3

2.0.0PHP >=5.6

2.0.1PHP ^5.6 || ^7.0

2.1.0PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8672569?v=4)[California College of Arts](/maintainers/cca)[@cca](https://github.com/cca)

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