Ninject.Web.PageBase still resulting in null reference to injected dependency
- by Ted
I have an ASP.NET 3.5 WebForms application using Ninject 2.0. However, attempting to use the Ninject.Web extension to provide injection into System.Web.UI.Page, I'm getting a null reference to my injected dependency even though if I switch to using a service locator to provide the reference (using Ninject), there's no issue.
My configuration (dumbed down for simplicity):
public partial class Default : PageBase // which is Ninject.Web.PageBase
{
[Inject]
public IClubRepository Repository { get; set; }
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var something = Repository.GetById(1); // results in null reference exception.
}
}
...
//global.asax.cs
public class Global : Ninject.Web.NinjectHttpApplication
{
/// <summary>
/// Creates a Ninject kernel that will be used to inject objects.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The created kernel.
/// </returns>
protected override IKernel CreateKernel()
{
IKernel kernel =
new StandardKernel(new MyModule());
return kernel;
}
..
...
public class MyModule : NinjectModule
{
public override void Load()
{
Bind<IClubRepository>().To<ClubRepository>();
//...
}
}
Getting the IClubRepository concrete instance via a service locator works fine (uses same "MyModule"). I.e.
private readonly IClubRepository _repository = Core.Infrastructure.IoC.TypeResolver.Get<IClubRepository>();
What am I missing?
[Update] Finally got back to this, and it works in Classic Pipeline mode, but not Integrated. Is the classic pipeline a requirement?
[Update 2] Wiring up my OnePerRequestModule was the problem (which had removed in above example for clarity):
protected override IKernel CreateKernel()
{
var module = new OnePerRequestModule();
module.Init(this);
IKernel kernel = new StandardKernel(new MyModule());
return kernel;
}
...needs to be:
protected override IKernel CreateKernel()
{
IKernel kernel = new StandardKernel(new MyModule());
var module = new OnePerRequestModule();
module.Init(this);
return kernel;
}
Thus explaining why I was getting a null reference exception under integrated pipeline (to a Ninject injected dependency, or just a page load for a page inheriting from Ninject.Web.PageBase - whatever came first).
