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Asked: 2026-05-11T15:12:56+00:00

I am going to use StructureMap as a way to do DI. I’ll use

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I am going to use StructureMap as a way to do DI. I’ll use xml as my DI configuration. I have two questions.

The first one is how to use a customaized xml file name instead of StructureMap.Config? For example, in my console application, if I want to use myDIStructure.config file, what class and method should I use in the main():

private static void main(string[] args) {     //? OjbectFactory.UserConfigurationFile = 'myDIStructure.config';     Program program = ObjectFactory.GetInstance<Program>();     ... }

The second question is how I define generic interface with a class type in my configuration file. For example, I have the following interface and class:

public interface ProcessData<T> {    void ReadData(T data);    void ProcessData(T data);    void SaveData(T data); } ... public class Data1 {....}  // this class will be used for ProcessData<T> .... public class MyProcessData : ProcessData<Data1> {....} // implementation class

Then in my console application, I would like to use PlugInFamily for ProcessData interface type, and Plugin for MyProcessData. Not sure if this is possible in StructionMap and how?

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  1. First – I’m increasingly of the opinion that the xml configuration option is now mainly left for backwards compatibility. The main StructureMap code now uses the code-based registry approach.

    Re using custom files; I haven’t tried it, but StructureMapConfiguration.IncludeConfigurationFromFile(...) looks promising.

    Re generics… indeed, that is one of the complexities of xml ;-p

    Edit: based on this post in the user group, it looks like maybe the back-tick notation will work:

    <DefaultInstance    PluginType='MyDemo.IRepository`1, MyDemo'    PluggedType='MyDemo.UserRepository , MyDemo' />
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