The Solid library addresses different aspects in applications development. The most prominent are: Inversion-Of-Control, Modularity, Extensibility via Middleware and Composition.
The Inversion-Of-Control aspect is addressed by defining an abstraction of an IoC container which can be implemented using any existing or even new container. It's important to stress that the user is not limited to this abstract API. The abstraction is created to support different bootstrapping and modular functionality. In modern versions of .NET this functionality is modeled by Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.IServiceCollection interface and
thus should be preferred over the existing Solid.Practices.IoC.IDependencyRegistrator one.
The Modularity aspect addresses the cases where there's need to add functionality during app initialization without having to include it into the initialization root thus preserving the encapsulation. There are various sorts of functionality that can be added using this approach: registering dependencies into the IoC container, initializing third-party engines, etc.
The Extensibility aspect is addressed by defining an abstraction for reusable piece of functionality that is attached to a certain object.This abstraction is represented by the following interface IMiddleware<T> which defines the Apply method in a fluent fashion.
The Composition aspect is the only one that has concrete implementation. Essentially, it provides a unified way of composing application blocks, including assemblies and composition modules, for further consumption.
Additionally, the Solid library contains various interfaces and implementation for some of the Design Patterns, including IAcceptor for the Visitor pattern, IMemento<T> for the Memento pattern and so on. This saves a lot of duplicate code when such a pattern is used during app development.
| Name | # of Downloads | Living Doc | Download link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inversion of Control |  |
Living Documentation | Get package |
| Middleware |  |
Living Documentation | Get package |
| Extensibility |  |
Living Documentation | Get package |
| Composition |  |
Living Documentation | Get package |
| Bootstrapping |  |
Living Documentation | Get package |