DI containers summary.md

DI containers usage comparison

DI containers are sorted alphabetically.

• Aura DI: source
• Auryn: source
• AWS/Guzzle: source
• Laravel 4: source
• League\Di: source
• Orno\Di: source
• PHP-DI: source
• Pimple: source
• PPI: source
• Symfony 2: source
• Zend Framework 2: source

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Comparison:

Container	Read	Test	Not found behavior	ArrayAccess
Aura DI	get($key)	has($key)	Exception	No
Auryn	make($key, [$params])		Exception	No
AWS/Guzzle	get($key, [$throwAway])	array access	Exception	Yes
Laravel	make($key, [$params])	bound($key)	Exception?	Yes
League\Di	build($key)	bound($key)	Exception	No
Orno\Di	resolve($key, [$args])		?	No
PHP-DI	get($key, [$useProxy])		Exception	No
Pimple	array access	array access	Exception	Yes
PPI	get($key, [$bool])	hasOption($key)	Exception	Yes
Symfony	get($id, [$invalidBehavior])	has($key)	Null or Exception	No
ZF2	get($key, [$params])		Null	No

Parameters surrounded by [] (like get($key, [$param])) are optional parameters.

Summary

• Read method name:
  • get: 6
  • make: 2
  • build: 1
  • resolve: 1
  • array access: 1
• Read mandatory number of parameters is always 1
• Test existence:
  • with: 6
  • without: 5
• Test existence method name:
  • has: 2
  • bound: 2
  • hasOption: 1
  • array access: 1
• Not found behavior:
  • exception: 8
  • null: 2
• ArrayAccess:
  • no: 7
  • yes: 4