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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. lionsad/service\_container ActiveDrupal-module[Framework](/categories/framework) lionsad/service\_container ========================== Service Container based on CTools plugins with Symfony Integration 1.0.0-beta5(10y ago)51.0k2GPL-2.0+PHPPHP >=5.3.10 Since Jun 10Pushed 9y ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/LionsAd/service_container)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/lionsad/service_container)[ Docs](https://www.drupal.org/project/service_container)[ RSS](/packages/lionsad-service-container/feed)WikiDiscussions 7.x-1.x Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (5)DependenciesVersions (9)Used By (0) service\_container ================== [](#service_container) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/34861a54b0e25b61b0c7f19dece18a3e14fd10491cae497fb2a11187c04bfc59/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f4c696f6e7341642f736572766963655f636f6e7461696e65722e7376673f6272616e63683d372e782d312e78)](https://travis-ci.org/LionsAd/service_container)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/928cd2c4bde8cd213434c968adbda38b48e99ca45518bfe352d693264917faf3/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f4c696f6e7341642f736572766963655f636f6e7461696e65722f62616467652e706e673f6272616e63683d372e782d312e78)](https://coveralls.io/r/LionsAd/service_container?branch=7.x-1.x)[![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/465544319a30ab85047c955fe59fa4797688d9397d7384d94a34602bb51b5e3f/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f4c696f6e7341642f736572766963655f636f6e7461696e65722f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d372e782d312e78)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/LionsAd/service_container/?branch=7.x-1.x)[!\[Gitter\](https://badges.gitter.im/Join Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/LionsAd/service_container?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) Versions ======== [](#versions) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/93abb5eef78811aff31a472ee2f90b021382d32831dd1f779e48551434dd3ce5/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c696f6e7361642f736572766963655f636f6e7461696e65722f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/lionsad/service_container) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/16a44335133a89bb7ed210e15e693fa0d29e4d8fcebd4e4a38827d612250fa65/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c696f6e7361642f736572766963655f636f6e7461696e65722f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/lionsad/service_container) [![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/74f11c0b29d40b081a5ed26e27ed9c0ed23be01e366eee48a7ba5938bc174b6a/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c696f6e7361642f736572766963655f636f6e7461696e65722f762f756e737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/lionsad/service_container) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e3608ae8220af27881f7931414594d429923552d370ba234c55563b92395be6a/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c696f6e7361642f736572766963655f636f6e7461696e65722f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/lionsad/service_container) Service Container is an API module based on [ctools](https://www.drupal.org/project/ctools) to enable a Drupal 7 quick and easy lightweight service container with 100% unit test coverage. It is very similar in syntax to a Symfony container, but was written from scratch as a symfony dependency was not wanted - using some of Drupal 8 Core and Component directly. They will likely depend on a drupal8core project in the future - but for now the copy is fine. This allows to use an extensible service container (like in Drupal 8) and write modules in Drupal 7 as if they were using Drupal 8. The main benefit is being able to use unit testing but also to write Drupal 7 module with Drupal 8 style of coding in mind. The module uses PHP Unit and travis.yml, but the tests and a composer.json are isolated in the tests/ directory, so no vendor or composer multi map is needed by default. It was originally written for the render\_cache module, but since then others have expressed interest in using it, so it was split it out and made a dependency of render\_cache instead. You need: - [registry\_autoload](https://www.drupal.org/project/registry_autoload) or any other PSR-4 autoloader. ### Registering CTools plugins [](#registering-ctools-plugins) By default the service\_container supports CTools discovery, to register your plugins all you need to do is: ``` $parameters['ctools_plugins_auto_discovery']['render_cache'] = TRUE ``` And you can then get a plugin via: ``` $rcc = \Drupal::service('render_cache.controller')->createInstance('block'); ``` Because the plugin managers implement the whole discovery interface, you can get all definitions with ease. ``` $plugins = \Drupal::service('render_cache.controller')->getDefinitions(); ``` Your plugin itself looks like: cat modules/render\_cache\_block/src/RenderCache/Controller/block.inc ``` $plugin = array( 'class' => "\\Drupal\\render_cache_block\\RenderCache\\Controller\\BlockController", 'arguments' => array('@render_stack', '@render_cache.cache'), ); ``` So you can use normal container parameter syntax. ### Provides the following services: [](#provides-the-following-services) - module handler ('module\_handler') and module installer ('module\_installer') - service container ('service\_container') - database ('database') - key value store ('keyvalue', 'keyvalue.database') - variable, a wrapper for variable\_get() / variable\_set() - A lock ('lock') - A wrapper for url() / l() ('url\_generator', 'link\_generator') - Flood, a wrapper for the flood mechanisms - Messenger, a wrapper for displaying messages - Drupal 7 Legacy, a wrapper for accessing the Drupal 7 legacy functions. - More to come... ### Testing [](#testing) - service\_container is tested via PHPUnit for code correctness. (run ./tests/run-tests.sh) - service\_container is tested via simpletest for integration with Drupal. (run ./tests/run-simpletests.sh) - service\_container is tested via PHPUnit for code coverage. (run ./tests/run-coverage.sh) ### List of Drupal 8 core services that we've altered [](#list-of-drupal-8-core-services-that-weve-altered) See the file HACK.md for more details. ### Examples of modules that use this module [](#examples-of-modules-that-use-this-module) - [render\_cache 7.x-2.x](https://www.drupal.org/project/render_cache) - [openlayers 7.x-3.x](https://www.drupal.org/project/openlayers) - [vardumper 7.x-1.x](https://www.drupal.org/project/vardumper) ### Health Score 29 — LowBetter than 59% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity22 Limited adoption so far Community16 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity49 Maturing project, gaining track record 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 ~9 days Total 5 Last Release 3959d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/92a294a0cf0dd293e99686bd29fd61744319b5fcb0b1ca22dab265abaf38808b?d=identicon)[LionsAd](/maintainers/LionsAd) --- Top Contributors [![fabianx-ai](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/354804?v=4)](https://github.com/fabianx-ai "fabianx-ai (210 commits)")[![LionsAd](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/354804?v=4)](https://github.com/LionsAd "LionsAd (210 commits)")[![dawehner](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/29678?v=4)](https://github.com/dawehner "dawehner (88 commits)")[![drupol](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/252042?v=4)](https://github.com/drupol "drupol (17 commits)")[![das-peter](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/177531?v=4)](https://github.com/das-peter "das-peter (1 commits)")[![gitter-badger](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8518239?v=4)](https://github.com/gitter-badger "gitter-badger (1 commits)") ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/lionsad-service-container/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/lionsad-service-container/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/lionsad-service-container) ``` ### Alternatives [laravel/passport Laravel Passport provides OAuth2 server support to Laravel. 3.4k85.0M532](/packages/laravel-passport)[nolimits4web/swiper Most modern mobile touch slider and framework with hardware accelerated transitions 41.8k177.2k1](/packages/nolimits4web-swiper)[laravel/dusk Laravel Dusk provides simple end-to-end testing and browser automation. 1.9k36.7M259](/packages/laravel-dusk)[laravel/prompts Add beautiful and user-friendly forms to your command-line applications. 712181.8M596](/packages/laravel-prompts)[cakephp/chronos A simple API extension for DateTime. 1.4k47.7M121](/packages/cakephp-chronos)[laravel/pail Easily delve into your Laravel application's log files directly from the command line. 91545.3M590](/packages/laravel-pail) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)