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[Papaya](https://github.com/justinhoward/papaya) is a dependency injection
container. It's a way to organize your JavaScript application to take advantage
of the [dependency inversion principle][di].
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- [TypeScript](#typescript)
- [Organizing Your Project](#organizing-your-project)
- [API](#api)
- [constant](#constantname-constant)
- [service](#servicename-service)
- [get](#getname)
- [factory](#factoryname-factory)
- [extend](#extendname-extender)
- [register](#registerprovider)
- [keys](#keys)
- [has](#hasname)
- [Changes](#changes)
- [Credits](#credits)
## Installation
Papaya is available as a npm package.
##### npm
```bash
npm install --save papaya
```
## Getting Started
> The examples here use modern JavaScript syntax, but Papaya is compatible back
> to ES5.
To start, create a new instance of Papaya:
```javascript
const { Papaya } = require('papaya')
const app = new Papaya()
```
The methods you will use most often in Papaya are the `get`, `constant`, and
`service` methods. These allow you to create and access services and
attributes.
```javascript
// setting a constant
app.constant('api.url', 'http://example.com/api')
// setting a service
app.service('api', () => {
return new RestApi(app.get('api.url'))
})
// Now we access the api service
// This would typically be done in a controller
app.get('api').request()
```
In this example, we set up and use an api service.
1. First, we use the `constant` method to create an attribute called `api.url`.
There is no special meaning to the `.` in the service name. It's used purely
for clarity.
2. Then, we create a service called `api`. This time we use the `service`
method. This allows the service to be instantiated asynchronously. The
`RestApi` instance won't be created until we use it on the final line.
3. On the last line, we use the `get` method to retrieve the instance of
`RestApi` and call a `request` method on it. Because of the way we defined
the `api` service, the `api.url` parameter will be passed into the `RestApi`
constructor when it is created.
Once it's constructed, the `api` service will be cached, so if we call it again,
Papaya will use the same instance of `RestApi`.
## Organizing Your Project
Feel free to manage your containers however you like, but this is the pattern I
typically use. To make it easier to reuse your container, you may want to extend
the Papaya class.
```javascript
# App.js
const env = require('./providers/env')
const db = require('./providers/db')
module.exports = class App extends Papaya {
constructor() {
super()
this.register(env.provider)
this.register(db.provider)
}
}
```
Then split up your services into logical groups and move them into separate
provider files.
```javascript
# providers/env.js
module.exports = function provider(app) {
app.constant('env.dbUser', process.env.DB_USER)
app.constant('env.dbPassword', process.env.DB_PASS)
}
```
```javascript
# providers/db.js
const Database = require('./Database')
module.exports = function provider(app) {
app.service('db', () => {
return new Database(app.get('env.dbUser'), app.get('env.dbPassword'))
})
}
```
Now when you want to boot your app, just create a new instance of your custom
class.
```javascript
const App = require('./App')
const app = new App()
app.get('db').connect()
```
## TypeScript
Papaya fully supports both JavaScript and TypeScript. To use types with your
container, you should define interfaces for each service.
```typescript
# app.ts
import { Papaya } from 'papaya'
import * as env from './providers/env'
import * as db from './providers/db'
export class App extends Papaya<
EnvServices
& DbServices
> {
constructor() {
super()
this.register(env.provider)
this.register(db.provider)
}
}
```
```typescript
# providers/env.ts
export interface EnvServices {
'env.baseUrl': string
'env.dbUser': string
'env.dbPassword': string
}
export function provider(app: Papaya<EnvServices>) {
app.constant('env.dbUser', process.env.DB_USER)
app.constant('env.dbPassword', process.env.DB_PASS)
}
```
```typescript
# providers/db.ts
import { Database } from './database'
// for providers with dependencies, define the types of the dependencies
export interface DbServices {
'env.dbUser': string
'env.dbPassword': string
db: Database
}
export function provider(app: Papaya<DbServices>) {
app.service('db', () => {
return new Database(app.get('env.dbUser'), app.get('env.dbPassword'))
})
}
```
If you strictly define your service interfaces this way, the TypeScript compiler
will be able to do compile-time type checking on your services.
```typescript
const db = app.get('db').connect()
# The TypeScript compiler knows that get returns a "Database"
```
If you want to turn off type checking, simply set the Papaya type to `any`.
```typescript
// to extend Papaya
export class App extends Papaya<any> {
...
}
// or to create a one-off instance
const app = new Papaya<any>()
const db = app.get('db').connect()
// typescript will allow this
// but doesn't gurantee that get returns a "Database"
```
## API
The generated [API docs](https://www.justinhoward.org/papaya/classes/papaya.html)
provide exact API definitions. See below for more user-friendly descriptions.
### constant(name, constant)
Creates a simple named value service from `constant`. The most common use of
attributes is to provide parameters for other services.
```javascript
// Create an attribute
app.constant('urlPrefix', 'http://example.com')
const prefix = app.get('urlPrefix') // http://example.com
```
### service(name, service)
Creates a singleton service.
Creates a singleton service. This is a service that will only be constructed
once. Services are lazy, so it will not be created until it is used. When the
service is requested with `get`, the function will be called to create the
service.
```javascript
app.service('images', function(container) {
return new ImageService(app.get('urlPrefix'))
})
app.get('images').download('cat')
```
> Notice that `this` is used to access the Papaya instance. This is a matter of
> preference. Papaya sets `this` to itself when calling service functions. In
> this example, `this`, `app`, and the `container` argument are the same thing.
### get(name)
Gets a service or attribute by name. `get` returns the value of a service
regardless of the function that was used to create a service.
```javascript
app.constant('foo', 'abc')
app.service('bar', () => '123')
app.factory('baz', () => 'xyz')
app.get('foo') // 'abc'
app.get('bar') // '123'
app.get('baz') // 'xyz'
```
### factory(name, factory)
Creates a service that will be reconstructed every time it is used. `factory`
is similar to `service`, but it does not cache the return value of your service
function.
```javascript
app.factory('api.request', () => {
return app.get('api').request()
})
// Calls the factory function above
const request = app.get('api.request')
// Calls the factory function again
const otherRequest = app.get('api.request')
// request !== otherRequest
```
### extend(name, extender(extended, this))
The `extend` method can be used to modify existing services.
```javascript
app.service('api' () => new RestApi())
app.extend('api', api => {
api.plugin(new MyPlugin())
return api
})
app.get('api') // Creates RestApi with MyPlugin added
```
In this example, we use `extend` to add a plugin to the api service. Because we
defined `api` as a singleton service above, it will remain a singleton. It will
also remain lazy, meaning the `api` service and the extender will not be called
until the `api` service is used.
When extending a factory, it will remain a factory service, otherwise it will be
converted to a singleton service (like when using the `service` method).
Services can also be extended multiple times.
The `extender` function is passed 2 arguments, the previous value of the service
and the container. If the service does not exist when it is extended, `extend`
will throw an error. The `extender` function should return the new value for the
service.
### register(provider)
Registers a `provider` function, a convenient way to organize services into
groups.
```javascript
function apiProvider(container) {
container.constant('api.url', 'http://example.com')
container.service('api', function() {
return new RestApi(container.get('api.url'))
})
}
app.register(apiProvider)
```
The `register` method itself does not create services, but it allows you to
register functions that create related services. In this example, we use
`register` to group api related services together.
The `provider` function will be called immediately when it is registered. Its
`this` and first argument will be set to the Papaya instance, just like in
`service`.
### keys()
Get an array of all the registered service names with `keys`.
```javascript
app.constant('foo', '123')
app.factory('bar', () => 'abc')
app.keys() // ['foo', 'bar']
```
### has(name)
Check if a given service is registered with `has`.
```javascript
app.constant('api.url', 'http://example.com/api')
app.has('api.url') // true
app.has('foo') // false
```
## Changes
### Version 3
- Support strict TypeScript types
### Version 2
- Add typescript support
- Split the `set` method into `service` and `constant`.
- Remove the `protect` method (replaced by `constant`)
- Constants are no longer allowed in place of service functions.
- All service functions are now passed the container as an argument
## Credits
Created by [Justin Howard][github]
Thank you to [Fabien Potencier][fabien], the creator of [Pimple][pimple] for PHP
for the inspiration for Papaya.
[di]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependency_inversion_principle
[fabien]: http://fabien.potencier.org
[github]: https://github.com/justinhoward
[latest release]: https://github.com/justinhoward/papaya/releases/latest
[pimple]: http://pimple.sensiolabs.org