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corex/container
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Simple Dependency Injection Container

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Simple Dependency Injection Container
=====================================

[](#simple-dependency-injection-container)

[![license](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6380ca3fa1a6a382f846d80d6d38706969eb6483574524ada1a03e2540e29a21/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6c6963656e73652f636f7265782f636f6e7461696e65723f6c6162656c3d6c6963656e7365)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6380ca3fa1a6a382f846d80d6d38706969eb6483574524ada1a03e2540e29a21/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6c6963656e73652f636f7265782f636f6e7461696e65723f6c6162656c3d6c6963656e7365)[![build](https://github.com/corex/container/workflows/build/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/corex/container/workflows/build/badge.svg?branch=master)[![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9c3c21a8ebc678bd57c76fa180f7bfdd300b7435e29953a8c6594a789f1c6fcf/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f656e64706f696e743f75726c3d68747470733a2f2f676973742e67697468756275736572636f6e74656e742e636f6d2f636f7265782f32613635623733646238363864336265343631646564653962316435636562612f7261772f746573742d636f7665726167655f5f6d61737465722e6a736f6e)](https://github.com/corex/container/actions)[![PHPStan Level](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f6033af1a8903352c30248df33399db19768ae0dd1db33c091b5f2a9ceff530b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f656e64706f696e743f75726c3d68747470733a2f2f676973742e67697468756275736572636f6e74656e742e636f6d2f636f7265782f32613635623733646238363864336265343631646564653962316435636562612f7261772f7068707374616e2d6c6576656c5f5f6d61737465722e6a736f6e)](https://github.com/corex/container/actions)

> **Breaking changes** - this package has been rewritten from scratch to be more strict and simple to use.

- Support for PSR-11 Container Interface.
- Support for setting default parameters on definitions.

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

### Make a class without binding.

[](#make-a-class-without-binding)

```
$myClass = (new Container())->make(MyClass::class);
```

Type-hints will be resolved if they are bound in advance.

### Make a class with binding and parameters.

[](#make-a-class-with-binding-and-parameters)

```
$containerBuilder = new ContainerBuilder();

$containerBuilder->bind('myClass', MyClass::class)
    ->setArgument('firstname', 'Roger');

$container = new Container($containerBuilder);

$myClass = $container->make('myClass', [
    'lastname' => 'Moore'
]);
```

### Make a class binding by class.

[](#make-a-class-binding-by-class)

```
$containerBuilder = new ContainerBuilder();

$containerBuilder->bindClass(MyClass::class);

$container = new Container($containerBuilder);
$myClass = $container->get(MyClass::class);
```

### Make a class binding by implemented interface.

[](#make-a-class-binding-by-implemented-interface)

```
interface MyClassInterface
{
}

class MyClass implements MyClassInterface
{
}

$containerBuilder = new ContainerBuilder();

$containerBuilder->bindClassByInterface(MyClass::class);

$container = new Container($containerBuilder);
$myClass = $container->get(MyClassInterface::class);
```

### Factory - closure

[](#factory---closure)

```
interface MyClassInterface
{
}

class MyClass implements MyClassInterface
{
}

$containerBuilder = new ContainerBuilder();

$containerBuilder->bindClassByInterface(MyClass::class)
    ->setFactory(function (ContainerInterface $container) {
        return $container->make(MyClass::class);
    });

$container = new Container($containerBuilder);
$myClass = $container->get(MyClassInterface::class);
```

> Container will be parsed as first and only argument on Closure and can be used to instantiate and resolve dependencies.

### Factory - invokable

[](#factory---invokable)

```
interface MyClassInterface
{
}

class MyClass implements MyClassInterface
{
}

class MyFactory
{
    public function __invoke(ContainerInterface $container): MyClassInterface
    {
        return $container->make(MyClass::class);
    }
}

$containerBuilder = new ContainerBuilder();

$containerBuilder->bindClassByInterface(MyClass::class)
    ->setFactory(MyFactory::class);

$container = new Container($containerBuilder);
$myClass = $container->get(MyClassInterface::class);
```

> Container will be parsed as first and only argument on \_\_invoke() and can be used to instantiate and resolve dependencies.

### Factory - dynamic method

[](#factory---dynamic-method)

```
interface MyClassInterface
{
}

class MyClass implements MyClassInterface
{
}

class MyFactory
{
    public function createMyClass(ContainerInterface $container): MyClassInterface
    {
        return $container->make(MyClass::class);
    }
}

$containerBuilder = new ContainerBuilder();

$containerBuilder->bindClassByInterface(MyClass::class)
    ->setFactory(MyFactory::class, 'createMyClass');

$container = new Container($containerBuilder);
$myClass = $container->get(MyClassInterface::class);
```

> Container will be parsed as first and only argument on createMyClass() and can be used to instantiate and resolve dependencies.

### Factory - static method

[](#factory---static-method)

```
interface MyClassInterface
{
}

class MyClass implements MyClassInterface
{
}

class MyFactory
{
    public static function createMyClass(ContainerInterface $container): MyClassInterface
    {
        return $container->make(MyClass::class);
    }
}

$containerBuilder = new ContainerBuilder();

$containerBuilder->bindClassByInterface(MyClass::class)
    ->setFactory(MyFactory::class, '::createMyClass');

$container = new Container($containerBuilder);
$myClass = $container->get(MyClassInterface::class);
```

> Container will be parsed as first and only argument on createMyClass() and can be used to instantiate and resolve dependencies.
>
> Notice the "::" on `$factoryMethod` which indicate a static method.

Parameters
----------

[](#parameters)

Parameters will be resolved in following order:

1. Type-hint ContainerInterface will be resolved to instance of container.
2. Default parameters specified on definition.
3. Default parameters in constructor/method.
4. Specified parameters when calling make() and not already resolved.

###  Health Score

46

—

FairBetter than 93% of packages

Maintenance81

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity72

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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 ~276 days

Recently: every ~197 days

Total

9

Last Release

99d ago

Major Versions

1.1.1 → 2.0.02022-12-29

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.2

2.0.0PHP ^8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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