Ninject, passing constructor argument to the kernel - c#-4.0

Question

Here is my problem:
I want to pass in one of the values to the constructor every time I request an instance form the kernel. I written some code below to illustrate the problem. The test is not failing so I guess that this works, but it does look pretty ugly. Is there a better, cleaner way to accomplish this with Ninject? Or should I rethink my design? All suggestions are appreciated.
[TestFixture]
public class Sandbox
{
[Test]
public void Run_Forrest_Run()
{
using (var kernel = new StandardKernel(new Module()))
{
var connection = new Connection(Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
var downloader = kernel.Get<IDownloader>(new IParameter[] { new Parameter("connection", connection, false) });
Assert.That(downloader.Connection.Info, Is.EqualTo(connection.Info));
}
}
public class Downloader : IDownloader
{
public Downloader(Connection connection, ILogger logger)
{
Connection = connection;
Logger = logger;
}
public Connection Connection { get; private set; }
public void Download()
{
Logger.Log("Downloading...");
}
public ILogger Logger { get; private set; }
}
public interface IDownloader
{
Connection Connection { get; }
void Download();
}
public class ConsoleLogger : ILogger
{
public void Log(string message)
{
Console.Out.WriteLine(message);
}
}
public interface ILogger
{
void Log(string message);
}
public class Connection
{
public Connection(string info)
{
Info = info;
}
public string Info { get; private set; }
}
public class Module : NinjectModule
{
public override void Load()
{
Bind<ILogger>().To<ConsoleLogger>();
Bind<IDownloader>().To<Downloader>()
.WithConstructorArgument("connection", context =>
{
var p = context.Parameters.First(x => x.Name == "connection");
return p.GetValue(context, null);
});
}
}
}

Answer 1

If you always want to specify the Connection when resolving a IDownloader then I think the ConstructorArgument (which is a IParameter) is what you are looking for:
[Test]
public void Run_Forrest_Run()
{
using (var kernel = new StandardKernel(new Module()))
{
var connection = new Connection(Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
var downloader = kernel.Get<IDownloader>(new [] {
new ConstructorArgument("connection", connection) });
Assert.That(downloader.Connection.Info, Is.EqualTo(connection.Info));
}
}
public class Module : NinjectModule
{
public override void Load()
{
Bind<ILogger>().To<ConsoleLogger>();
Bind<IDownloader>().To<Downloader>();
}
}