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Drupal Dependency Injection Guide

Dependency Injection (DI) in Drupal is a design pattern that enhances code testability and maintainability by providing objects with their dependencies externally. It involves defining services in a service container, which is managed through YAML files, and injecting these services into classes via constructors. Best practices include always using constructor injection and favoring interfaces for flexibility.

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Drupal Dependency Injection Guide

Dependency Injection (DI) in Drupal is a design pattern that enhances code testability and maintainability by providing objects with their dependencies externally. It involves defining services in a service container, which is managed through YAML files, and injecting these services into classes via constructors. Best practices include always using constructor injection and favoring interfaces for flexibility.

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Dependency Injection in Drupal

Overview:

Dependency Injection (DI) is a design pattern used in Drupal to provide objects with their

dependencies rather than creating them internally.

This approach makes the code more testable, decoupled, and easier to maintain.

Key Concepts:

1. Services:

- Services are reusable PHP objects defined in the service container.

- Common services include database connections, mail manager, logger, etc.

2. Service Container:

- Manages service instantiation and dependency resolution.

- Defined in YAML files like [Link].

Using Dependency Injection:

1. Define Dependencies in Services:

Example: Define a service in your_module.[Link]

your_module.example_service:

class: Drupal\your_module\ExampleService

arguments: ['@[Link]']
2. Inject Services into a Class via Constructor:

class ExampleService {

protected $loggerFactory;

public function __construct(LoggerFactoryInterface $logger_factory) {

$this->loggerFactory = $logger_factory;

3. Controller Example:

use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;

use Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerBase;

class ExampleController extends ControllerBase {

protected $logger;

public function __construct(LoggerInterface $logger) {

$this->logger = $logger;

public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {

return new static($container->get('[Link]'));

}
public function content() {

$this->logger->info('Dependency Injection example');

return ['#markup' => 'Hello from DI'];

Best Practices:

- Always inject services via the constructor.

- Avoid using \Drupal::service() except in procedural code.

- Use interfaces for type hinting to ensure flexibility.

Conclusion:

Dependency Injection is a powerful tool in Drupal that helps build clean, maintainable, and testable

code.

Understanding and applying DI properly is essential for modern Drupal development.

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