Vessel 🚢

Vessel is a powerful, type-safe dependency injection container for Go, built as part of the Forge framework. It provides elegant service lifecycle management, flexible dependency resolution, and comprehensive testing support.

🆕 What's New

• 🏗️ Constructor Injection - Uber dig-style constructor-based DI with automatic dependency resolution using ProvideConstructor
• 🔑 Typed Service Keys - Strongly-typed service keys with ServiceKey[T] for compile-time safety and IDE autocomplete
• 🪝 Middleware System - Hook into service resolution and lifecycle events for logging, metrics, and validation
• 📚 Batch Registration - Register multiple services efficiently with RegisterServices() and typed variants
• 🔎 Service Discovery - Query and filter services with Query(), FindByGroup(), and FindByLifecycle()
• 📦 Enhanced Scopes - Scope context storage with SetScoped()/GetScoped() for request-specific data
• 🚨 Sentinel Errors - Proper error handling with exported sentinel errors for errors.Is() checking

✨ Features

• 🎯 Type-Safe Generics - Compile-time type safety with Go generics
• 🏗️ Constructor Injection - Uber dig-style automatic dependency resolution
• 🔑 Typed Service Keys - Strongly-typed service keys for compile-time safety
• 🔄 Multiple Lifecycles - Singleton, Transient, and Scoped services
• ⚡ Lazy Dependencies - Defer expensive service initialization
• 🔗 Typed Injection - Automatic dependency resolution with type checking
• 🚀 Service Lifecycle - Built-in Start/Stop/Health management
• 🔍 Circular Detection - Automatic circular dependency detection
• 🧵 Concurrency Safe - Thread-safe container operations
• 📦 Request Scoping - Perfect for HTTP request-scoped services with context storage
• 🎭 Interface Binding - Register implementations as interfaces
• 🪝 Middleware Hooks - Intercept resolve, start, and lifecycle events
• 🔎 Service Discovery - Query and filter services by criteria
• 📚 Batch Registration - Register multiple services efficiently
• 🧪 Test Friendly - Easy mocking and testing utilities

📦 Installation

go get github.com/xraph/vessel

🚀 Quick Start

package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"
    "github.com/xraph/vessel"
)

type Database struct {
    connectionString string
}

func (d *Database) Name() string { return "database" }
func (d *Database) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
    fmt.Println("Connecting to database...")
    return nil
}
func (d *Database) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
    fmt.Println("Closing database connection...")
    return nil
}

type UserService struct {
    db *Database
}

func main() {
    // Create a new container
    c := vessel.New()
    
    // Register services
    vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "database", func(c vessel.Vessel) (*Database, error) {
        return &Database{connectionString: "postgres://..."}, nil
    })
    
    vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "userService", func(c vessel.Vessel) (*UserService, error) {
        db := vessel.Must[*Database](c, "database")
        return &UserService{db: db}, nil
    })
    
    // Start all services
    ctx := context.Background()
    if err := c.Start(ctx); err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer c.Stop(ctx)
    
    // Resolve and use services
    userService := vessel.Must[*UserService](c, "userService")
    fmt.Printf("User service ready: %v\n", userService)
}

📖 Core Concepts

Service Lifecycles

Vessel supports three lifecycle types:

🔹 Singleton (Default)

Created once and shared across the entire application.

vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "config", func(c vessel.Vessel) (*Config, error) {
    return LoadConfig(), nil
})

🔹 Transient

Created new every time it's resolved.

vessel.RegisterTransient(c, "request", func(c vessel.Vessel) (*Request, error) {
    return &Request{ID: uuid.New()}, nil
})

🔹 Scoped

Created once per scope, perfect for HTTP requests.

vessel.RegisterScoped(c, "session", func(c vessel.Vessel) (*Session, error) {
    return &Session{StartTime: time.Now()}, nil
})

// In HTTP handler
scope := c.BeginScope()
defer scope.End()

session, _ := vessel.ResolveScope[*Session](scope, "session")

🔹 Enhanced Scope Features

Scopes now support context storage for request-specific data:

scope := c.BeginScope()
defer scope.End()

// Store request-specific context
vessel.SetScoped(scope, "requestID", "abc-123")
vessel.SetScoped(scope, "user", currentUser)

// Retrieve typed values
requestID, ok := vessel.GetScoped[string](scope, "requestID")
user, ok := vessel.GetScoped[*User](scope, "user")

// Check scope status
if !scope.(*vessel.Scope).IsEnded() {
    // Scope is still active
}

// List services resolved in this scope
services := scope.(*vessel.Scope).Services()

🔑 Typed Service Keys

Use strongly-typed service keys for compile-time safety and IDE autocomplete:

// Define typed service keys
var (
    DatabaseKey    = vessel.NewServiceKey[*Database]("database")
    UserServiceKey = vessel.NewServiceKey[*UserService]("userService")
    LoggerKey      = vessel.NewServiceKey[Logger]("logger")
)

// Register with type safety
vessel.RegisterWithKey(c, DatabaseKey, func(c vessel.Vessel) (*Database, error) {
    return &Database{}, nil
}, vessel.Singleton())

vessel.RegisterWithKey(c, UserServiceKey, func(c vessel.Vessel) (*UserService, error) {
    db := vessel.MustWithKey(c, DatabaseKey) // Type-safe!
    return &UserService{db: db}, nil
})

// Resolve with full type safety and autocomplete
db, err := vessel.ResolveWithKey(c, DatabaseKey)
// db is *Database, no type assertion needed!

// Or use Must variant
userService := vessel.MustWithKey(c, UserServiceKey)

// Check if service exists
if vessel.HasKey(c, DatabaseKey) {
    // Service is registered
}

🏗️ Constructor Injection (Dig-Style)

Vessel supports Uber dig-style constructor-based dependency injection with automatic resolution:

// Simple constructor - dependencies are automatically resolved by type
type Database struct{}
type Logger struct{}

type UserService struct {
    db  *Database
    log *Logger
}

func NewDatabase() *Database {
    return &Database{}
}

func NewLogger() *Logger {
    return &Logger{}
}

func NewUserService(db *Database, log *Logger) *UserService {
    return &UserService{db: db, log: log}
}

c := vessel.New()

// Register constructors - dependencies are automatically resolved
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewDatabase)
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewLogger)
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewUserService)

// Resolve by type
userService, err := vessel.InjectType[*UserService](c)

Constructor Options

// Named services
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewPrimaryDB, vessel.WithName("primary"))
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewSecondaryDB, vessel.WithName("secondary"))

// Resolve named services
primary, _ := vessel.InjectNamed[*Database](c, "primary")
secondary, _ := vessel.InjectNamed[*Database](c, "secondary")

// Check existence
if vessel.HasType[*Database](c) { /* ... */ }
if vessel.HasTypeNamed[*Database](c, "primary") { /* ... */ }

// Lifecycle options
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewDB, vessel.AsSingleton())  // default
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewReq, vessel.AsTransient())
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewSession, vessel.AsScoped())

Value Groups

Collect multiple implementations of the same type:

// Register multiple handlers in a group
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewAuthHandler, vessel.AsGroup("handlers"))
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewLoggingHandler, vessel.AsGroup("handlers"))
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewMetricsHandler, vessel.AsGroup("handlers"))

// Inject all handlers as a slice
handlers, err := vessel.InjectGroup[Handler](c, "handlers")
// handlers is []Handler containing all three handlers

Interface Registration

Register concrete types as interfaces:

type Writer interface {
    Write([]byte) error
}

type FileWriter struct{}
func (f *FileWriter) Write(b []byte) error { return nil }

func NewFileWriter() *FileWriter {
    return &FileWriter{}
}

// Register *FileWriter as Writer interface
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewFileWriter, vessel.As(new(Writer)))

// Resolve by interface type
writer, err := vessel.InjectType[Writer](c)

In/Out Parameter Objects (dig-style)

For constructors with many dependencies, use In and Out structs:

// Embed vessel.In for parameter objects
type ServiceParams struct {
    vessel.In
    
    DB       *Database           // Required dependency
    Logger   *Logger             // Required dependency
    Cache    *Cache `optional:"true"` // Optional, nil if not registered
    Primary  *Database `name:"primary"` // Named dependency
}

func NewService(p ServiceParams) *Service {
    return &Service{
        db:      p.DB,
        logger:  p.Logger,
        cache:   p.Cache,
        primary: p.Primary,
    }
}

vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewService)

// Embed vessel.Out for result objects (multiple results)
type ServiceResults struct {
    vessel.Out
    
    API  *APIHandler
    Web  *WebHandler
    GRPC *GRPCHandler
}

func NewHandlers(db *Database) ServiceResults {
    return ServiceResults{
        API:  &APIHandler{db: db},
        Web:  &WebHandler{db: db},
        GRPC: &GRPCHandler{db: db},
    }
}

// All three handlers are registered and resolvable
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewHandlers)
api, _ := vessel.InjectType[*APIHandler](c)
web, _ := vessel.InjectType[*WebHandler](c)

Error Handling

Constructors can return errors:

func NewDatabase(cfg *Config) (*Database, error) {
    if cfg.ConnectionString == "" {
        return nil, errors.New("connection string required")
    }
    return &Database{conn: cfg.ConnectionString}, nil
}

// Error is returned when resolving
db, err := vessel.InjectType[*Database](c)
if err != nil {
    // Handle constructor error
}

Must Variants (Panic on Error)

// Panic if service not found or resolution fails
db := vessel.MustInjectType[*Database](c)
primary := vessel.MustInjectNamed[*Database](c, "primary")
handlers := vessel.MustInjectGroup[Handler](c, "handlers")

Circular Dependency Detection

Vessel automatically detects circular dependencies:

func NewA(b *B) *A { return &A{b: b} }
func NewB(a *A) *B { return &B{a: a} } // Circular!

vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewA)
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewB)

_, err := vessel.InjectType[*A](c)
// Error: circular dependency detected: *A -> *B -> *A

🪝 Middleware & Hooks

Intercept and observe service resolution and lifecycle events:

// Create logging middleware
loggingMiddleware := &vessel.FuncMiddleware{
    BeforeResolveFunc: func(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
        log.Printf("Resolving service: %s", name)
        return nil
    },
    AfterResolveFunc: func(ctx context.Context, name string, service any, err error) error {
        if err != nil {
            log.Printf("Failed to resolve %s: %v", name, err)
        } else {
            log.Printf("Successfully resolved %s", name)
        }
        return nil
    },
    BeforeStartFunc: func(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
        log.Printf("Starting service: %s", name)
        return nil
    },
    AfterStartFunc: func(ctx context.Context, name string, err error) error {
        if err != nil {
            log.Printf("Failed to start %s: %v", name, err)
        }
        return nil
    },
}

// Register middleware
c.(*vessel.ContainerImpl).Use(loggingMiddleware)

// Create custom middleware
type MetricsMiddleware struct {
    metrics *Metrics
}

func (m *MetricsMiddleware) BeforeResolve(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
    m.metrics.IncrementResolveCount(name)
    return nil
}

func (m *MetricsMiddleware) AfterResolve(ctx context.Context, name string, service any, err error) error {
    if err != nil {
        m.metrics.IncrementResolveError(name)
    }
    return nil
}

// Implement other methods...

📚 Batch Registration

Register multiple services efficiently:

// Batch register with untyped factories
err := vessel.RegisterServices(c,
    vessel.Service("database", NewDatabase, vessel.Singleton()),
    vessel.Service("cache", NewCache, vessel.Singleton()),
    vessel.Service("logger", NewLogger, vessel.Singleton(), vessel.WithGroup("core")),
)

// Batch register with type safety
err := vessel.RegisterTypedServices(c,
    vessel.TypedService("db", NewDatabase, vessel.Singleton()),
    vessel.TypedService("cache", NewCache, vessel.Singleton()),
)

// Batch register with service keys
err := vessel.RegisterKeyedServices(c,
    vessel.KeyedService(DatabaseKey, NewDatabase, vessel.Singleton()),
    vessel.KeyedService(CacheKey, NewCache, vessel.Singleton()),
    vessel.KeyedService(LoggerKey, NewLogger, vessel.Singleton()),
)

🔎 Service Discovery & Querying

Query and filter services by various criteria:

// Find all singleton services
singletons := vessel.FindByLifecycle(c, "singleton")

// Find all services in a group
apiHandlers := vessel.FindByGroup(c, "api-handlers")

// Find started services
started := vessel.FindStarted(c)

// Find not started services
notStarted := vessel.FindNotStarted(c)

// Complex queries
started := true
results := vessel.Query(c, vessel.ServiceQuery{
    Lifecycle: "singleton",
    Group:     "api",
    Metadata: map[string]string{
        "version": "2.0",
        "env":     "production",
    },
    Started: &started,
})

// Get just the names
names := vessel.QueryNames(c, vessel.ServiceQuery{
    Group: "background-workers",
})

for _, info := range results {
    fmt.Printf("Found: %s (%s)\n", info.Name, info.Lifecycle)
}

🎯 Type-Safe Resolution

Generic Resolve

// Type-safe resolution with error handling
db, err := vessel.Resolve[*Database](c, "database")
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

// Panic on error (use during startup)
db := vessel.Must[*Database](c, "database")

Resolve with Service Start

Ensure a service and its dependencies are started before use:

// Resolves and starts the service if it implements di.Service
db, err := vessel.ResolveReady[*Database](ctx, c, "database")

💉 Typed Dependency Injection

Use Provide for automatic dependency injection with type safety:

// Define dependencies with Inject
vessel.Provide[*UserService](c, "userService",
    vessel.Inject[*Database]("database"),
    vessel.Inject[*Logger]("logger"),
    func(db *Database, log *Logger) (*UserService, error) {
        return &UserService{
            db:     db,
            logger: log,
        }, nil
    },
)

// Or use lifecycle-specific helpers
vessel.RegisterSingletonWith[*UserService](c, "userService",
    vessel.Inject[*Database]("database"),
    func(db *Database) (*UserService, error) {
        return &UserService{db: db}, nil
    },
)

⚡ Lazy Dependencies

Break circular dependencies or defer expensive initialization:

type EmailService struct {
    cache *vessel.Lazy[*Cache]
}

vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "emailService", func(c vessel.Vessel) (*EmailService, error) {
    return &EmailService{
        cache: vessel.NewLazy[*Cache](c, "cache"),
    }, nil
})

// Later, when needed:
func (s *EmailService) SendEmail(to string, body string) error {
    cache, err := s.cache.Get() // Resolved on first access
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    // Use cache...
}

Optional Lazy Dependencies

vessel.Provide[*Service](c, "service",
    vessel.LazyInject[*Cache]("cache"),
    func(cache *vessel.Lazy[*Cache]) (*Service, error) {
        return &Service{cache: cache}, nil
    },
)

// With optional dependencies
vessel.Provide[*Service](c, "service",
    vessel.OptionalInject[*Cache]("cache"),
    func(cache *Cache) (*Service, error) {
        // cache will be nil if not registered
        return &Service{cache: cache}, nil
    },
)

🔧 Service Lifecycle Management

Implement the di.Service interface for automatic lifecycle management:

type DatabaseService struct {
    conn *sql.DB
}

func (d *DatabaseService) Name() string {
    return "database"
}

func (d *DatabaseService) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
    conn, err := sql.Open("postgres", "...")
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    d.conn = conn
    return d.conn.PingContext(ctx)
}

func (d *DatabaseService) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
    return d.conn.Close()
}

// Optional: Health checks
func (d *DatabaseService) Health(ctx context.Context) error {
    return d.conn.PingContext(ctx)
}

// Register and manage lifecycle
c := vessel.New()
vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "database", func(c vessel.Vessel) (*DatabaseService, error) {
    return &DatabaseService{}, nil
})

// Start all services in dependency order
ctx := context.Background()
c.Start(ctx)

// Check health of all services
c.Health(ctx)

// Stop all services in reverse order
c.Stop(ctx)

🎭 Interface Registration

Register implementations as interfaces:

type Logger interface {
    Log(msg string)
}

type ConsoleLogger struct{}

func (c *ConsoleLogger) Log(msg string) {
    fmt.Println(msg)
}

// Register implementation as interface
vessel.RegisterSingletonInterface[Logger, *ConsoleLogger](c, "logger",
    func(c vessel.Vessel) (*ConsoleLogger, error) {
        return &ConsoleLogger{}, nil
    },
)

// Resolve as interface
logger := vessel.Must[Logger](c, "logger")
logger.Log("Hello, World!")

📦 Scoped Services for HTTP Requests

Perfect for request-scoped resources with context storage:

func httpHandler(c vessel.Vessel) http.HandlerFunc {
    return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
        // Create a new scope for this request
        scope := c.BeginScope()
        defer scope.End() // Cleanup when done
        
        // Store request-specific context
        vessel.SetScoped(scope, "requestID", r.Header.Get("X-Request-ID"))
        vessel.SetScoped(scope, "userID", getUserIDFromToken(r))
        
        // Resolve scoped services
        session, _ := vessel.ResolveScope[*Session](scope, "session")
        userCtx, _ := vessel.ResolveScope[*UserContext](scope, "userContext")
        
        // Retrieve context data in services
        requestID, _ := vessel.GetScoped[string](scope, "requestID")
        log.Printf("Handling request: %s", requestID)
        
        // Use services...
        
        // Services are automatically cleaned up when scope ends
    }
}

🔍 Dependency Inspection

// Check if service is registered
if c.Has("database") {
    // Service exists
}

// Check if service has been started
if c.IsStarted("database") {
    // Service is running
}

// Get service information
info := c.Inspect("database")
fmt.Printf("Service: %s, Type: %s, Started: %v\n", 
    info.Name, info.Type, info.Started)

// List all registered services
services := c.Services()
for _, name := range services {
    fmt.Println(name)
}

🧪 Testing Support

Vessel makes testing easy with mock services:

func TestUserService(t *testing.T) {
    c := vessel.New()
    
    // Register mock database
    vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "database", func(c vessel.Vessel) (*MockDatabase, error) {
        return &MockDatabase{
            users: map[string]*User{
                "1": {ID: "1", Name: "Test User"},
            },
        }, nil
    })
    
    vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "userService", func(c vessel.Vessel) (*UserService, error) {
        db := vessel.Must[*MockDatabase](c, "database")
        return &UserService{db: db}, nil
    })
    
    // Test with mocked dependencies
    service := vessel.Must[*UserService](c, "userService")
    user, err := service.GetUser("1")
    assert.NoError(t, err)
    assert.Equal(t, "Test User", user.Name)
}

🔗 Dependency Declaration

Declare dependencies explicitly for better documentation and validation:

// With dependency tracking
c.Register("userService", func(c vessel.Vessel) (any, error) {
    return &UserService{}, nil
}, vessel.WithDependencies("database", "logger"))

// Dependencies are validated at registration time
// and used for proper startup order

🎨 Advanced Patterns

Factory Pattern with Dependencies

vessel.Provide[*HTTPClient](c, "httpClient",
    vessel.Inject[*Config]("config"),
    vessel.Inject[*Logger]("logger"),
    func(cfg *Config, log *Logger) (*HTTPClient, error) {
        return &HTTPClient{
            timeout: cfg.HTTPTimeout,
            logger:  log,
        }, nil
    },
)

Value Registration

Register pre-built instances:

config := &Config{Port: 8080}
vessel.RegisterValue(c, "config", config)

Grouped Services

Register multiple services in the same group for discovery:

// Register services with groups
vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "handler1", ..., vessel.WithGroup("handlers"))
vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "handler2", ..., vessel.WithGroup("handlers"))
vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "handler3", ..., vessel.WithGroup("handlers"))

// Discover services by group
handlers := vessel.FindByGroup(c, "handlers")
for _, info := range handlers {
    fmt.Printf("Found handler: %s\n", info.Name)
}

// Query services with metadata
vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "worker1", ..., 
    vessel.WithGroup("workers"),
    vessel.WithDIMetadata("priority", "high"),
)

highPriorityWorkers := vessel.Query(c, vessel.ServiceQuery{
    Group: "workers",
    Metadata: map[string]string{"priority": "high"},
})

🚨 Error Handling

Vessel provides structured errors with sentinel values for easy checking:

service, err := vessel.Resolve[*Service](c, "unknown")
if err != nil {
    // Check with errors.Is for sentinel errors
    if errors.Is(err, vessel.ErrServiceNotFoundSentinel) {
        log.Println("Service not registered")
    }
    
    if errors.Is(err, vessel.ErrCircularDependencySentinel) {
        log.Println("Circular dependency detected")
    }
    
    if errors.Is(err, vessel.ErrScopeEnded) {
        log.Println("Scope has ended")
    }
    
    if errors.Is(err, vessel.ErrTypeMismatchSentinel) {
        log.Println("Type mismatch during resolution")
    }
    
    // Errors include contextual information
    fmt.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
}

// Check for specific error conditions
scope := c.BeginScope()
scope.End()

_, err = scope.Resolve("service")
if errors.Is(err, vessel.ErrScopeEnded) {
    // Handle ended scope
}

📊 Performance

Vessel is optimized for production use:

BenchmarkResolve_Singleton_Cached-16     100M    12.00 ns/op     0 B/op    0 allocs/op
BenchmarkResolve_Transient-16             94M    12.78 ns/op     0 B/op    0 allocs/op
BenchmarkScope_Create-16                  21M    56.46 ns/op   160 B/op    3 allocs/op
BenchmarkScope_Resolve_Cached-16          77M    15.60 ns/op     0 B/op    0 allocs/op
BenchmarkStart_10Services-16             351K     3.34 μs/op  6960 B/op   86 allocs/op
BenchmarkStart_100Services-16             45K    26.34 μs/op 58709 B/op  857 allocs/op
BenchmarkConcurrentResolve-16              8M      152 ns/op     0 B/op    0 allocs/op
BenchmarkConcurrentScope-16                7M      181 ns/op   448 B/op    4 allocs/op

Understanding the Benchmarks

Resolve_Singleton_Cached - Resolving an already-created singleton service. This is the most common operation in production. At ~12ns with zero allocations, it's essentially just a map lookup with a mutex read lock.

Resolve_Transient - Creating a new transient service instance each time. At ~13ns, the factory function is called but the service itself is simple (no dependencies), showing the framework's low overhead.

Scope_Create - Creating a new scope (e.g., for an HTTP request). At ~56ns with 160 bytes allocated, this is lightweight enough to create per-request without performance concerns.

Scope_Resolve_Cached - Resolving a scoped service that's already been created in the current scope. At ~16ns with zero allocations, subsequent resolutions within the same scope are very fast.

Start_10Services / Start_100Services - Starting services with lifecycle hooks. These scale linearly (~3.3μs for 10 services, ~26μs for 100 services), showing efficient startup even with many services. This happens once at application startup.

ConcurrentResolve - Multiple goroutines resolving the same singleton simultaneously. At ~152ns, the mutex contention is minimal, making Vessel safe for high-concurrency scenarios.

ConcurrentScope - Multiple goroutines creating and using separate scopes simultaneously. At ~181ns, isolated scopes have minimal contention, ideal for concurrent request handling.

Key Performance Characteristics

• Cached singleton resolve: ~12ns (zero allocations) - The hot path for most applications
• Transient service creation: ~13ns (zero allocations) - Minimal framework overhead
• Scope creation: ~56ns (160 bytes, 3 allocations) - Efficient per-request scoping
• Scoped service resolve: ~16ns cached (zero allocations) - Fast repeated access within scope
• Thread-safe: Minimal contention under concurrent load (~10x slower than single-threaded)
• Startup: Linear scaling, ~260ns per service with lifecycle management

What This Means for Your Application:

• You can resolve services millions of times per second
• Creating scopes per HTTP request adds negligible overhead (~56ns)
• Concurrent access is safe and efficient for high-throughput services
• Startup time is predictable and scales with service count

🛠️ Best Practices

1. Register services at startup - Keep container immutable after initialization
2. Use constructor injection - Prefer ProvideConstructor for cleaner, dig-like dependency resolution
3. Use typed service keys - Prefer ServiceKey[T] over strings for type safety
4. Use generics for type safety - Avoid any and type assertions
5. Implement service lifecycle - Use Start/Stop for resource management
6. Leverage scopes for requests - Create new scopes for HTTP handlers
7. Use scope context storage - Store request-specific data with SetScoped/GetScoped
8. Use In/Out structs for complex constructors - Embed vessel.In or vessel.Out for many dependencies
9. Use lazy dependencies sparingly - Only for circular dependencies or expensive resources
10. Declare dependencies explicitly - Use WithDependencies() for documentation
11. Use middleware for cross-cutting concerns - Logging, metrics, security validation
12. Query services for discovery - Use Query() and FindByGroup() for dynamic service discovery
13. Batch register related services - Use RegisterServices() for cleaner code
14. Test with mocks - Create fresh containers per test with mock services

🔄 Migration from Other DI Containers

From wire

// Before (wire)
//go:build wireinject
func InitializeApp() (*App, error) {
    wire.Build(
        NewDatabase,
        NewUserService,
        NewApp,
    )
    return nil, nil
}

// After (vessel)
func InitializeApp() (*App, error) {
    c := vessel.New()
    vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "database", NewDatabase)
    vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "userService", NewUserService)
    vessel.RegisterSingleton(c, "app", NewApp)
    
    return vessel.Resolve[*App](c, "app")
}

From dig

// Before (dig)
c := dig.New()
c.Provide(NewDatabase)
c.Provide(NewUserService)
c.Invoke(func(s *UserService) {
    // use service
})

// After (vessel) - dig-style constructor injection
c := vessel.New()
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewDatabase)
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewUserService)
userService, _ := vessel.InjectType[*UserService](c)

// dig In/Out structs are fully supported
type Params struct {
    dig.In  // Change to vessel.In
    DB *Database
}

// becomes
type Params struct {
    vessel.In
    DB *Database
}

// Optional, named, and group tags work the same way
type Deps struct {
    vessel.In
    Cache   *Cache `optional:"true"`
    Primary *DB    `name:"primary"`
}

// Value groups
c.Provide(NewHandler, dig.Group("handlers"))  // dig
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewHandler, vessel.AsGroup("handlers"))  // vessel

// Interface registration
c.Provide(NewFileWriter, dig.As(new(io.Writer)))  // dig
vessel.ProvideConstructor(c, NewFileWriter, vessel.As(new(io.Writer)))  // vessel

📚 Complete Example

package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"
    "log"
    "net/http"
    
    "github.com/xraph/vessel"
)

// Domain types
type Config struct {
    DatabaseURL string
    Port        int
}

type Database struct {
    url string
}

func (d *Database) Name() string { return "database" }
func (d *Database) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
    fmt.Printf("Connecting to %s\n", d.url)
    return nil
}
func (d *Database) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
    fmt.Println("Closing database connection")
    return nil
}

type UserRepository struct {
    db *Database
}

type UserService struct {
    repo *UserRepository
}

type HTTPServer struct {
    container vessel.Vessel
    port      int
}

func (s *HTTPServer) Name() string { return "http-server" }
func (s *HTTPServer) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
    fmt.Printf("Starting HTTP server on port %d\n", s.port)
    return nil
}
func (s *HTTPServer) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
    fmt.Println("Shutting down HTTP server")
    return nil
}

func main() {
    // Initialize container
    c := vessel.New()
    
    // Register configuration
    vessel.RegisterValue(c, "config", &Config{
        DatabaseURL: "postgres://localhost/myapp",
        Port:        8080,
    })
    
    // Register services with typed dependencies
    vessel.RegisterSingletonWith[*Database](c, "database",
        vessel.Inject[*Config]("config"),
        func(cfg *Config) (*Database, error) {
            return &Database{url: cfg.DatabaseURL}, nil
        },
    )
    
    vessel.RegisterSingletonWith[*UserRepository](c, "userRepo",
        vessel.Inject[*Database]("database"),
        func(db *Database) (*UserRepository, error) {
            return &UserRepository{db: db}, nil
        },
    )
    
    vessel.RegisterSingletonWith[*UserService](c, "userService",
        vessel.Inject[*UserRepository]("userRepo"),
        func(repo *UserRepository) (*UserService, error) {
            return &UserService{repo: repo}, nil
        },
    )
    
    vessel.RegisterSingletonWith[*HTTPServer](c, "httpServer",
        vessel.Inject[*Config]("config"),
        func(cfg *Config) (*HTTPServer, error) {
            return &HTTPServer{
                container: c,
                port:      cfg.Port,
            }, nil
        },
    )
    
    // Start all services
    ctx := context.Background()
    if err := c.Start(ctx); err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("Failed to start services: %v", err)
    }
    defer c.Stop(ctx)
    
    // Application is running...
    fmt.Println("Application started successfully!")
    
    // Check health
    if err := c.Health(ctx); err != nil {
        log.Printf("Health check failed: %v", err)
    }
}

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🔗 Related Projects

• Forge Framework - Complete application framework
• go-utils - Shared utilities for Go applications

💬 Support

• 📫 Issues: GitHub Issues
• 💬 Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• 📖 Documentation: pkg.go.dev

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