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[PSR & Standards](/categories/psr-standards) 4. / 5. mouf/alias-container ActiveLibrary[PSR & Standards](/categories/psr-standards) mouf/alias-container ==================== This package contains a really minimalist dependency injection container that can be used to create aliases of instances in existing containers. v2.0.0(6y ago)51701MITPHP Since Jan 31Pushed 6y ago17 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/thecodingmachine/alias-container)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/mouf/alias-container)[ Docs](http://mouf-php.com)[ RSS](/packages/mouf-alias-container/feed)WikiDiscussions 1.0 Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (2)Dependencies (3)Versions (4)Used By (1) Alias-Container =============== [](#alias-container) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a1fba831bb8a595e0dff78f82f704f9fbcb2b632e863ea73af7b72b38acdc97f/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6d6f75662f616c6961732d636f6e7461696e65722f762f737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/mouf/alias-container)[![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c77dfe6f6f9f589d5d2479bda21e6561ccba972e0c14eac1661e6aeed580986e/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6d6f75662f616c6961732d636f6e7461696e65722f762f756e737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/mouf/alias-container)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/40d7433eebb294d1fe2c7a2c6e1b732e29fba8801a5f4892b66b46efc70d23e8/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6d6f75662f616c6961732d636f6e7461696e65722f6c6963656e73652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/mouf/alias-container)[![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a5d7a87dca2c5891efcd31ec98d601f0caff61e04e1d78c56372dd505e3b6739/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f746865636f64696e676d616368696e652f616c6961732d636f6e7461696e65722f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d312e30)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/thecodingmachine/alias-container/?branch=1.0) [![SensioLabsInsight](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/59c103bcae75da1670837785fb6f1e735d22eff540e1e662c71bc769cc5ae265/68747470733a2f2f696e73696768742e73656e73696f6c6162732e636f6d2f70726f6a656374732f30346639663236392d646234322d346133622d396366392d3166643431616163326538612f6d696e692e706e67)](https://insight.sensiolabs.com/projects/04f9f269-db42-4a3b-9cf9-1fd41aac2e8a)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/43b27d3dc6ef0b86651776b61d066f021c2faf9f94166302fa1cfa62c88dbf16/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f746865636f64696e676d616368696e652f616c6961732d636f6e7461696e65722e7376673f6272616e63683d312e30)](https://travis-ci.org/thecodingmachine/alias-container)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/06715f87601f051da8c470b4c01346243f219743f294c76e811c5504733013d1/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f746865636f64696e676d616368696e652f616c6961732d636f6e7461696e65722f62616467652e7376673f6272616e63683d312e30)](https://coveralls.io/r/thecodingmachine/alias-container?branch=1.0) This package contains a really minimalist dependency injection container that can be used to **create aliases** of instances in existing containers. Alias-container is compatible with [container-interop](https://github.com/container-interop/container-interop)and is meant to be used in conjunction with other containers. By itself, Alias-container does not store any entry. It can only be used to **create aliases of instances stored in other containers**. You can use AliasContainer to add support for alias for any container that does not support this feature. Installation ------------ [](#installation) Before using AliasContainer in your project, add it to your `composer.json` file: ``` $ ./composer.phar require mouf/alias-container ~1.0 ``` Defining aliases in the container --------------------------------- [](#defining-aliases-in-the-container) Creating an alias container is a matter of creating an `AliasContainer` instance. The `AliasContainer` class takes 2 parameters: - a [delegate-lookup container](https://github.com/container-interop/container-interop/blob/master/docs/Delegate-lookup.md) (e.g. the container we will look aliases into) - the list of aliases, as an **associative array of strings** ``` use Mouf\AliasContainer; use Interop\Container\ContainerInterface; $aliasContainer = new AliasContainer($rootContainer, [ "myAlias"=>"myInstance", "myAlias2"=>"myInstance2" ]); ``` The list of entries is an associative array. - The key is the identifier of the alias to create - The value is the identifier of the entry that will be aliased Fetching entries from the container ----------------------------------- [](#fetching-entries-from-the-container) Fetching entries from the container is as simple as calling the `get` method: ``` $myInstance = $aliasContainer->get('myAlias'); ``` Adding aliases to the container ------------------------------- [](#adding-aliases-to-the-container) You can add new aliases using the `set` method. ``` $aliasContainer->set('newAlias', 'myInstance'); ``` Note that it is more efficient to initialize aliases in the container than calling recursively the `set` method. Removing aliases from the container ----------------------------------- [](#removing-aliases-from-the-container) You can add new aliases using the `remove` method. ``` $aliasContainer->remove('myAlias'); ``` Why the need for this package? ------------------------------ [](#why-the-need-for-this-package) This package is part of a long-term effort to bring [interoperability between DI containers](https://github.com/container-interop/container-interop). The ultimate goal is to make sure that multiple containers can communicate together by sharing entries (one container might use an entry from another container, etc...) ### Health Score 31 — LowBetter than 68% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity15 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity65 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. 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