Stop wrestling with React Context and prop drilling. Build scalable React apps with clean, testable business logic separated from UI.

TL;DR — Mark classes with @Injectable(), declare a ProviderModule.blueprint(), wrap your component with provideModuleToComponent(MyModuleBp, () => { ... }), then call useInject(MyService) inside. Dependencies are resolved automatically — no providers, no prop drilling, no manual wiring.

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• What Problems Does This Solve?
  • 1. Provider Hell
  • 2. Prop Drilling
  • 3. Manual Dependency Wiring
  • 4. Business Logic Mixed with UI
• Installation
• Quick Start
• How It Works
  • 1. Services: Your Business Logic
  • 2. Modules: Organizing Dependencies
  • 3. Injecting Services into Components
• The Power of Component-Scoped Modules
  • What Are Component-Scoped Modules?
  • Pattern 1: Multiple Independent Instances
  • Pattern 2: Parent-Child Dependency Control
• Why Use the HoC Approach?
  • 1. Lifecycle-Bound Isolated Containers
  • 2. Composition and Reusability
• Hierarchical Dependency Injection
  • Creating Custom Hooks with Dependencies
  • Parent Components Controlling Child Dependencies
  • Module Imports and Exports
• Real-World Examples
  • Zustand Store Integration
  • Complex Form with Shared State
• Testing Your Code
  • Mocking an Entire Module
  • Mocking on-the-fly
• FAQ
  • How do I add global services?
  • When should I use global modules vs component-scoped modules?
  • Can I use this with Redux/MobX/Zustand?
  • How does this compare to React Context?
  • If I want Angular patterns, why not just use Angular?
  • Can I migrate gradually from an existing React app?
  • When do I actually need provideModuleToComponent?
  • What's the performance impact?
  • Why use classes for services instead of custom hooks?
• Links
• Contributing
• License

What Problems Does This Solve?

If you've built React apps, you've probably encountered these pain points:

1. Provider Hell

Your App.tsx becomes a nightmare of nested providers:

<AuthProvider>
  <ThemeProvider>
    <ApiProvider>
      <ToastProvider>
        <UserProvider>
          <App />
        </UserProvider>
      </ToastProvider>
    </ApiProvider>
  </ThemeProvider>
</AuthProvider>
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2. Prop Drilling

You pass props through 5 levels of components just to reach the one that needs them:

<Dashboard user={user}>
  <Sidebar user={user}>
    <UserMenu user={user}>
      <UserAvatar user={user} /> {/* Finally! */}
    </UserMenu>
  </Sidebar>
</Dashboard>
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3. Manual Dependency Wiring

When a service needs dependencies, you manually create them in the right order:

function UserProfile() {
  // Must create ALL dependencies manually in correct order
  const toastService = new ToastService();
  const apiService = new ApiService();
  const authService = new AuthService(apiService);
  const userProfileService = new UserProfileService(apiService, authService, toastService);

  // If AuthService adds a new dependency tomorrow, THIS BREAKS!
  return <div>{userProfileService.displayName}</div>;
}
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4. Business Logic Mixed with UI

Your components become bloated with API calls, state management, and validation:

function UserDashboard() {
  const [user, setUser] = useState(null);
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);

  useEffect(() => {
    setLoading(true);
    fetch('/api/user')
      .then((res) => res.json())
      .then((data) => {
        setUser(data);
        setLoading(false);
      });
  }, []);

  // 50 more lines of business logic...

  return <div>{/* Your actual UI */}</div>;
}
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xInjection solves all of the above by bringing Inversion of Control (IoC) and Dependency Injection (DI) to React: instead of components creating and managing their own dependencies, they just ask for what they need and xInjection provides it — automatically, type-safely, and testably.

This is the official ReactJS implementation of xInjection.

Installation

npm i @adimm/x-injection-reactjs reflect-metadata
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// main.tsx or index.tsx

import 'reflect-metadata';

import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';

import App from './App';

createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!).render(<App />);
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TypeScript Configuration

Add to your tsconfig.json:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "experimentalDecorators": true,
    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true
  }
}
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📚 Advanced Concepts

This documentation covers React-specific usage patterns. For advanced features like lifecycle hooks (onReady, onDispose), injection scopes (Singleton, Transient, Request), middlewares, events, and dynamic module updates, refer to the base xInjection library documentation.

The base library provides the core IoC/DI engine that powers this React integration.

Quick Start

Three files, three concepts: global services declared once, a component-scoped module, and a component that injects both.

Step 1 — Declare global services in your entry point:

// main.tsx - Your app entry point

import 'reflect-metadata';

import { Injectable, ProviderModule } from '@adimm/x-injection';
import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';

import App from './App';

// Global services (singletons)
@Injectable()
class ApiService {
  get(url: string) {
    return fetch(url).then((r) => r.json());
  }
}

@Injectable()
class AuthService {
  constructor(private readonly apiService: ApiService) {}

  isLoggedIn = false;

  login() {
    this.isLoggedIn = true;
  }
}

// Create global module - automatically imported into built-in AppModule
ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'AppBootstrapModule',
  isGlobal: true,
  providers: [ApiService, AuthService],
  exports: [ApiService, AuthService], // Exported services available everywhere
});

// Now render your app
createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!).render(<App />);
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Step 2 — Create a component-scoped module and inject services:

// UserDashboard.tsx - A component with its own service

import { Injectable, ProviderModule } from '@adimm/x-injection';
import { provideModuleToComponent, useInject } from '@adimm/x-injection-reactjs';

// Component-scoped service
@Injectable()
class UserDashboardService {
  constructor(private readonly apiService: ApiService) {} // Gets global ApiService

  async loadUser() {
    return this.apiService.get('/user');
  }
}

// Component-scoped module
const UserDashboardModuleBp = ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'UserDashboardModule',
  providers: [UserDashboardService],
});

// Component with injected service
export const UserDashboard = provideModuleToComponent(UserDashboardModuleBp, () => {
  const dashboardService = useInject(UserDashboardService);
  const authService = useInject(AuthService); // Can also inject global services

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Dashboard</h1>
      <p>Logged in: {authService.isLoggedIn ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</p>
    </div>
  );
});
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Step 3 — Use the component — each instance gets its own module:

// App.tsx

import { UserDashboard } from './UserDashboard';

export default function App() {
  return (
    <div>
      <UserDashboard />
      <UserDashboard /> {/* Each gets its own UserDashboardService */}
    </div>
  );
}
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How It Works

Let's break down the three main concepts you'll use:

1. Services: Your Business Logic

A service is just a class that contains your business logic. Think of it as extracting all the "smart stuff" from your component into a reusable, testable class.

@Injectable()
class TodoService {
  private todos: Todo[] = [];

  addTodo(text: string) {
    this.todos.push({ id: Date.now(), text, completed: false });
  }

  getTodos() {
    return this.todos;
  }

  toggleTodo(id: number) {
    const todo = this.todos.find((t) => t.id === id);
    if (todo) todo.completed = !todo.completed;
  }
}
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The @Injectable() decorator marks this class as something that can be injected (either into components or other services/modules).

Services can depend on other services:

@Injectable()
class UserProfileService {
  // Dependencies are automatically injected via constructor
  constructor(
    private readonly apiService: ApiService,
    private readonly authService: AuthService,
    private readonly toastService: ToastService
  ) {}

  async loadProfile() {
    try {
      const userId = this.authService.getCurrentUserId();
      const profile = await this.apiService.get(`/users/${userId}`);
      return profile;
    } catch (error) {
      this.toastService.error('Failed to load profile');
      throw error;
    }
  }
}
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Notice how UserProfileService asks for its dependencies in the constructor? xInjection will automatically provide them.

Alternative: Property Injection

You can also use the @Inject decorator from the base library for property injection:

import { Inject, Injectable } from '@adimm/x-injection';

@Injectable()
class UserProfileService {
  @Inject(ApiService)
  private readonly apiService!: ApiService;

  @Inject(AuthService)
  private readonly authService!: AuthService;

  async loadProfile() {
    const userId = this.authService.getCurrentUserId();
    return this.apiService.get(`/users/${userId}`);
  }
}
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Both approaches work! Constructor injection is generally preferred for better type safety and easier testing.

2. Modules: Organizing Dependencies

A module is a container that tells xInjection which services are available. Think of it as a "package" of services.

Modules come in two flavors:

// Global module: Created once, shared everywhere
ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'AppBootstrapModule',
  isGlobal: true,
  providers: [ApiService, AuthService, ToastService],
  exports: [ApiService, AuthService, ToastService], // Only exported services become globally available
});

// Component-scoped module: Each component instance gets its own
const TodoListModuleBp = ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'TodoListModule',
  providers: [TodoService], // Gets a fresh TodoService per component
});
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blueprint() vs create():

• blueprint(): A deferred module template. Each time it is imported or used with provideModuleToComponent, a new independent instance is created. Use for the global bootstrap module and for component-scoped modules. Learn more.
• create(): Immediately instantiates a module. The resulting instance is a single shared object — every module that imports it shares the exact same instance. Use when you need a module that is instantiated once and shared across multiple other modules.

See Module Imports and Exports for examples of both.

3. Injecting Services into Components

Use the provideModuleToComponent Higher-Order Component (HoC) to give your component access to services:

const UserDashboard = provideModuleToComponent(UserDashboardModuleBp, () => {
  // Inject the service you need
  const userProfileService = useInject(UserProfileService);

  return <div>{userProfileService.displayName}</div>;
});
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The HoC does two things:

1. Creates an instance of your module (and all its services)
2. Makes those services available via the useInject hook

You can also inject multiple services at once:

const MyComponent = provideModuleToComponent(MyModuleBp, () => {
  const [userService, apiService] = useInjectMany(UserService, ApiService);

  // Use your services...
});
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The Power of Component-Scoped Modules

One of the most powerful features of xInjection is component-scoped modules. This is something you can't easily achieve with React Context alone.

What Are Component-Scoped Modules?

When you use provideModuleToComponent, each instance of your component gets its own copy of the module and all its services. This enables powerful patterns:

Pattern 1: Multiple Independent Instances

@Injectable()
class CounterService {
  count = 0;
  increment() {
    this.count++;
  }
}

const CounterModuleBp = ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'CounterModule',
  providers: [CounterService],
});

const Counter = provideModuleToComponent(CounterModuleBp, () => {
  const counterService = useInject(CounterService);
  return (
    <div>
      <p>Count: {counterService.count}</p>
      <button onClick={() => counterService.increment()}>+</button>
    </div>
  );
});

function App() {
  return (
    <div>
      <Counter /> {/* Count: 0 */}
      <Counter /> {/* Count: 0 (separate instance!) */}
    </div>
  );
}
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Each <Counter /> has its own CounterService, so they don't interfere with each other.

Pattern 2: Parent-Child Dependency Control

Parent components can "inject" specific service instances into their children:

const ParentModuleBp = ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'ParentModule',
  providers: [SharedService, ParentService],
});

const ChildModuleBp = ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'ChildModule',
  providers: [SharedService, ChildService],
});

const Child = provideModuleToComponent(ChildModuleBp, () => {
  const sharedService = useInject(SharedService);
  return <div>{sharedService.data}</div>;
});

const Parent = provideModuleToComponent(ParentModuleBp, () => {
  const sharedService = useInject(SharedService);

  // Pass the parent's SharedService instance to the child
  return <Child inject={[{ provide: SharedService, useValue: sharedService }]} />;
});
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This enables complex patterns like form components sharing validation services, or composite UI components coordinating state.

Why Use the HoC Approach?

You might wonder: "Why wrap my component with provideModuleToComponent instead of just using useInject directly everywhere?"

Short answer: You don't always need it! If you only use global services, you can just call useInject anywhere. But for component-scoped modules (where each component instance needs its own services), you need provideModuleToComponent.

The Higher-Order Component (HoC) pattern provides several key benefits:

1. Lifecycle-Bound Isolated Containers

Each wrapped component gets its own dependency container, created on mount and disposed on unmount. Two instances of <TodoList /> each get their own TodoService — they never share state. When the component unmounts, onDispose runs automatically, cleaning up only that component's services. Imported global services remain unaffected.

2. Composition and Reusability

The HoC pattern works seamlessly with React's component composition model:

// Reusable component with its own dependencies
const TodoList = provideModuleToComponent(TodoListModuleBp, () => {
  const todoService = useInject(TodoService);
  // ...
});

// Use it multiple times, each with isolated state
function App() {
  return (
    <>
      <TodoList /> {/* Gets its own TodoService */}
      <TodoList /> {/* Gets a different TodoService */}
    </>
  );
}
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Hierarchical Dependency Injection

Every component wrapped with provideModuleToComponent gets its own module container. When useInject is called inside that component, xInjection walks a well-defined lookup chain:

1. Own module — services declared in the component's own blueprint
2. Imported modules — exported services from modules listed in imports
3. AppModule — globally available services (from isGlobal: true blueprints)

useInject(SomeService)  ← called inside <MyComponent />
          │
          ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│   MyComponent's module  │  ← providers: [MyService, ...]
│     (own container)     │
└───────────┬─────────────┘
            │ not found
            ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│   Imported modules      │  ← imports: [SharedModule]
│   (exported only)       │     SharedModule.exports: [SharedService]
└───────────┬─────────────┘
            │ not found
            ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│       AppModule         │  ← AppBootstrapModule { isGlobal: true }
│  (global services)      │     exports: [ApiService, AuthService, ...]
└───────────┬─────────────┘
            │ not found
            ▼
      throws error
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Component example:

// ① Global services — live in AppModule, available everywhere
@Injectable()
class ApiService {}
@Injectable()
class AuthService {}

ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'AppBootstrapModule',
  isGlobal: true,
  providers: [ApiService, AuthService],
  exports: [ApiService, AuthService],
});

// ② Shared module — created once, imported into component blueprints
@Injectable()
class AnalyticsService {}

const SharedModule = ProviderModule.create({
  id: 'SharedModule',
  providers: [AnalyticsService],
  exports: [AnalyticsService], // ✅ visible to importers
});

// ③ Component-scoped service — private to this component
@Injectable()
class DashboardService {
  constructor(
    private readonly api: ApiService, // resolved from ③ AppModule
    private readonly analytics: AnalyticsService // resolved from ② SharedModule
  ) {}
}

const DashboardModuleBp = ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'DashboardModule',
  imports: [SharedModule],
  providers: [DashboardService], // ① own container
});

const Dashboard = provideModuleToComponent(DashboardModuleBp, () => {
  const dashboard = useInject(DashboardService); // ✅ ① own module
  const analytics = useInject(AnalyticsService); // ✅ ② SharedModule export
  const auth = useInject(AuthService); // ✅ ③ AppModule (global)

  // useInject(SomePrivateService)               // ❌ not found → error
});
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Creating Custom Hooks with Dependencies

The hookFactory function lets you create reusable custom hooks that automatically receive injected dependencies:

// Define a custom hook with dependencies
const useUserProfile = hookFactory({
  use: ({ userId, deps: [apiService, authService] }) => {
    const [profile, setProfile] = useState(null);

    useEffect(() => {
      apiService.get(`/users/${userId}`).then(setProfile);
    }, [userId]);

    return profile;
  },
  inject: [ApiService, AuthService],
});

// Use it in any component
const UserProfile = provideModuleToComponent<{ userId: number }>(UserModuleBp, ({ userId }) => {
  const profile = useUserProfile({ userId });
  return <div>{profile?.name}</div>;
});
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Type-safe hooks with HookWithDeps:

Use the HookWithDeps<P, D> type utility for full TypeScript support:

import type { HookWithDeps } from '@adimm/x-injection-reactjs';

// Hook with no parameters - use void as first generic
const useTestHook = hookFactory({
  use: ({ deps: [testService] }: HookWithDeps<void, [TestService]>) => {
    return testService.value;
  },
  inject: [TestService],
});

// Hook with parameters - specify parameter type as first generic
const useUserData = hookFactory({
  use: ({ userId, deps: [apiService] }: HookWithDeps<{ userId: number }, [ApiService]>) => {
    const [data, setData] = useState(null);
    useEffect(() => {
      apiService.get(`/users/${userId}`).then(setData);
    }, [userId]);
    return data;
  },
  inject: [ApiService],
});

// Usage:
useTestHook(); // No parameters
useUserData({ userId: 123 }); // With parameters
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HookWithDeps<P, D> generics:

• P: Hook parameter type (use void if no parameters, or { param1: type, ... } for parameters)
• D: Tuple type matching your inject array (e.g., [ApiService, AuthService])

Parent Components Controlling Child Dependencies

The inject prop allows parent components to override child component dependencies. See Pattern 2 for a basic example and the Complex Form example for a real-world use case.

Module Imports and Exports

Modules can import other modules. The key question is: should the imported module be shared or duplicated per component?

Shared module instance → ProviderModule.create():

Use create() when a module should exist as one instance and be shared by all blueprints that import it:

// Instantiated once — all importers share the same instance and the same singletons
const CoreModule = ProviderModule.create({
  id: 'CoreModule',
  providers: [SomeSharedService],
  exports: [SomeSharedService],
});

const UserModuleBp = ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'UserModule',
  imports: [CoreModule], // every <UserComponent /> shares the same CoreModule
  providers: [UserService],
});

const ProductModuleBp = ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'ProductModule',
  imports: [CoreModule], // same CoreModule instance
  providers: [ProductService],
});
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Per-component isolation → blueprint imports:

Import a blueprint when each component instance should get its own independent copy of those providers:

const UserModuleBp = ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'UserModule',
  imports: [FormValidationModuleBp], // each <UserComponent /> gets its own FormValidationService
  providers: [UserService],
});
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Re-exporting:

const CoreModule = ProviderModule.create({
  id: 'CoreModule',
  imports: [DatabaseModule, CacheModule],
  exports: [DatabaseModule, CacheModule], // expose both to importers
});
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Real-World Examples

Zustand Store Integration

xInjection works beautifully with Zustand. The pattern is simple: encapsulate the Zustand store inside a service. This keeps your business logic in services while using Zustand for reactive state.

Why this pattern?

• Business logic stays in services (testable, reusable)
• Components subscribe to state reactively (optimal re-renders)
• Store is scoped to the component (no global state pollution)
• Type-safe and easy to test

// counter.service.ts

import { Injectable } from '@adimm/x-injection';
import { create } from 'zustand';

interface CounterStore {
  count: number;
  increment: () => void;
  decrement: () => void;
  reset: () => void;
}

@Injectable()
export class CounterService {
  // Store instance encapsulated within the service
  private readonly store = create<CounterStore>((set) => ({
    count: 0,
    increment: () => set((state) => ({ count: state.count + 1 })),
    decrement: () => set((state) => ({ count: state.count - 1 })),
    reset: () => set({ count: 0 }),
  }));

  // Expose store hook for components to subscribe
  get useStore() {
    return this.store;
  }

  // Getter to access current state from within the service
  private get storeState() {
    return this.store.getState();
  }

  // Business logic methods
  increment() {
    this.storeState.increment();
  }

  decrement() {
    this.storeState.decrement();
  }

  reset() {
    this.storeState.reset();
  }

  incrementBy(amount: number) {
    // Complex logic lives in the service
    const currentCount = this.storeState.count;
    this.store.setState({ count: currentCount + amount });
  }

  async incrementAsync() {
    // Handle async operations in the service
    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
    this.increment();
  }
}
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// counter.module.ts

import { ProviderModule } from '@adimm/x-injection';

import { CounterService } from './counter.service';

export const CounterModuleBp = ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'CounterModule',
  providers: [CounterService],
  exports: [CounterService],
});
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// counter.component.tsx

import { provideModuleToComponent, useInject } from '@adimm/x-injection-reactjs';

import { CounterModuleBp } from './counter.module';
import { CounterService } from './counter.service';

const Counter = provideModuleToComponent(CounterModuleBp, () => {
  // Inject service for business logic
  const counterService = useInject(CounterService);

  // Subscribe to store for reactive state
  const count = counterService.useStore((state) => state.count);

  return (
    <div>
      <h2>Count: {count}</h2>
      <button onClick={() => counterService.increment()}>+1</button>
      <button onClick={() => counterService.decrement()}>-1</button>
      <button onClick={() => counterService.incrementBy(5)}>+5</button>
      <button onClick={() => counterService.incrementAsync()}>+1 Async</button>
      <button onClick={() => counterService.reset()}>Reset</button>
    </div>
  );
});

export default Counter;
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Key Benefits:

• Encapsulation: Store is encapsulated within the service, not exposed globally
• Separation of concerns: Business logic in services, UI only subscribes to state
• Testability: Services are self-contained and easy to test
• Reusability: Services with stores can be shared across components via dependency injection
• Type safety: Full TypeScript support throughout

Complex Form with Shared State

This example demonstrates a powerful pattern: a parent form component controlling the state of multiple child input components.

import { Inject, Injectable, InjectionScope } from '@adimm/x-injection';

// 1. Input service - manages a single input's state
@Injectable()
class InputService {
  value = '';
  error = '';

  setValue(value: string) {
    this.value = value;
    this.validate();
  }

  validate() {
    if (!this.value) {
      this.error = 'Required';
    } else if (this.value.length < 3) {
      this.error = 'Too short';
    } else {
      this.error = '';
    }
    return !this.error;
  }
}

// 2. Form service - manages the entire form
@Injectable()
class FormService {
  constructor(
    public readonly nameInput: InputService,
    public readonly emailInput: InputService
  ) {
    // Initialize with default values
    this.nameInput.setValue('');
    this.emailInput.setValue('');
  }

  isValid() {
    return this.nameInput.validate() && this.emailInput.validate();
  }

  submit() {
    if (this.isValid()) {
      console.log('Submitting:', {
        name: this.nameInput.value,
        email: this.emailInput.value,
      });
    }
  }
}

// 3. Input component
const InputModuleBp = ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'InputModule',
  providers: [InputService],
  exports: [InputService],
});

const Input = provideModuleToComponent<{ label: string }>(InputModuleBp, ({ label }) => {
  const inputService = useInject(InputService);
  const [value, setValue] = useState(inputService.value);

  return (
    <div>
      <label>{label}</label>
      <input
        value={value}
        onChange={(e) => {
          setValue(e.target.value);
          inputService.setValue(e.target.value);
        }}
      />
      {inputService.error && <span style={{ color: 'red' }}>{inputService.error}</span>}
    </div>
  );
});

// 4. Form component - injects its InputService instances into child Input components
const FormModuleBp = ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'FormModule',
  imports: [
    // Clone InputModuleBp and override its defaultScope to Transient for this specific use.
    // Without Transient, both `nameInput` and `emailInput` in FormService would resolve to
    // the same singleton — they'd share state. Transient ensures each @Inject(InputService)
    // parameter in FormService's constructor gets its own independent instance.
    // This is also a good showcase of blueprint dynamicity: the original InputModuleBp is
    // left untouched, and only this consumer opts into Transient behavior.
    InputModuleBp.clone().updateDefinition({
      ...InputModuleBp.getDefinition(),
      defaultScope: InjectionScope.Transient,
    }),
  ],
  providers: [FormService],
  exports: [FormService],
});

const Form = provideModuleToComponent(FormModuleBp, () => {
  const formService = useInject(FormService);

  return (
    <form>
      {/* Pass the form's InputService instances to the inputs */}
      <Input inject={[{ provide: InputService, useValue: formService.nameInput }]} label="Name" />
      <Input inject={[{ provide: InputService, useValue: formService.emailInput }]} label="Email" />
      <button type="button" onClick={() => formService.submit()}>
        Submit
      </button>
    </form>
  );
});
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What's happening here?

1. Each Input component normally gets its own InputService
2. The Form component creates two InputService instances in its constructor
3. The form overrides the input's services using the inject prop
4. All inputs share state through the parent form's services

Testing Your Code

xInjection makes testing easy. You can mock entire modules or individual services.

Mocking an Entire Module

import { act, render } from '@testing-library/react';

// Original module
const UserModuleBp = ProviderModule.blueprint({
  id: 'UserModule',
  providers: [UserService, ApiService],
});

// Create a mocked version
const UserModuleMocked = UserModuleBp.clone().updateDefinition({
  id: 'UserModuleMocked',
  providers: [
    {
      provide: UserService,
      useClass: UserServiceMock, // Your mock class
    },
    {
      provide: ApiService,
      useValue: {
        get: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ name: 'Test User' }),
        post: vi.fn(),
      },
    },
  ],
});

// Test with the mocked module
it('should render user data', async () => {
  await act(async () => render(<UserProfile module={UserModuleMocked} />));

  // Assert...
});
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Mocking on-the-fly

import { act, render } from '@testing-library/react';

it('should render user data', async () => {
  await act(async () =>
    render(
      <UserProfile
        inject={{
          provide: ApiService,
          useValue: {
            get: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ name: 'Test User' }),
            post: vi.fn(),
          },
        }}
      />
    )
  );

  // Assert...
});
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FAQ

How do I add global services?

Recommended: Use a global blueprint with isGlobal: true in your entry point — see Quick Start and Modules: Organizing Dependencies for the full pattern.

For runtime additions, use the built-in AppModule directly:

import { AppModule } from '@adimm/x-injection';

AppModule.update.addProvider(ApiService, true); // true = also export
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When should I use global modules vs component-scoped modules?

Global (isGlobal: true + exports): API clients, auth state, routing, theme, toast notifications — accessed directly via useInject without a HoC.

Component-scoped (blueprint without isGlobal): Form state, component-specific business logic, UI state — must use provideModuleToComponent; each instance gets its own module.

Can I use this with Redux/MobX/Zustand?

Yes! xInjection is state-library agnostic. Encapsulate your state management library inside a service:

@Injectable()
class TodoStore {
  private store = create<TodoState>(...);

  get useStore() {
    return this.store;
  }

  addTodo(text: string) {
    this.store.setState(...);
  }
}
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How does this compare to React Context?

Feature	xInjection	React Context
Automatic dependency resolution	✅	❌
Component-scoped instances	✅	❌
No provider hell	✅	❌
Parent-child dependency control	✅	❌
Works with class-based logic	✅	❌
Testability	✅	⚠️
TypeScript support	✅	⚠️

If I want Angular patterns, why not just use Angular?

Because you want React's component model, hooks, and ecosystem — but need better architecture for complex business logic. xInjection brings IoC/DI to React without the framework lock-in.

That said, if your app is simple, React Context + hooks is perfectly fine. xInjection shines in larger codebases with complex business logic, many modules, or a need for component-scoped service instances.

Can I migrate gradually from an existing React app?

Absolutely! Start with one component:

1. Extract business logic into a service
2. Create a module for that service
3. Wrap the component with provideModuleToComponent

You can use xInjection alongside Context, Redux, or any other state management.

When do I actually need provideModuleToComponent?

Don't need it (just use useInject): All your services are global/singleton — API client, auth service, theme service.

Need it: You want multiple independent component instances (forms, modals, dialogs), or parent needs to control child dependencies via the inject prop.

See Why Use the HoC Approach? for a full explanation.

What's the performance impact?

Minimal. The dependency container is lightweight, and services are created lazily (only when first requested). The HoC pattern has no performance overhead compared to standard React patterns.

Runtime vs Build-time: This library works entirely at runtime (not build-time):

• Runtime DI is more flexible (dynamic module loading, testing)
• Performance impact is negligible (container operations are fast)
• You get runtime debugging and introspection
• Works with all bundlers/tools without special configuration

Why use classes for services instead of custom hooks?

Both approaches work! Here's when classes shine:

Classes are better for:

• Complex business logic (multiple methods, private state)
• Dependency injection (automatic wiring)
• Testing (easier to mock)
• Encapsulation (private members, getters/setters)

Hooks are better for:

• Simple component logic
• React-specific features (useState, useEffect)
• Functional programming style

You can use both! Use classes for services, hooks for UI logic. The hookFactory even lets you create hooks that inject class-based services.

Note: Services are classes, but components are still functional! You write normal React functional components with hooks—only the business logic is in classes.

Links

📚 Full API Documentation: https://adimarianmutu.github.io/x-injection-reactjs

🔧 Base Library: xInjection

💡 Issues & Feature Requests: GitHub Issues

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests
5. Submit a pull request

Please ensure your code follows the project's style and all tests pass.

License

MIT © Adi-Marian Mutu

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