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Ninject Integration in WebApi 2 And Mvc 5

Ninject Integration in WebApi 2 And Mvc5

How to integrate Ninject in a WebApi 2 And Mvc5 Project
Test Mvc in Index page example url: "http://localhost/WebApiAndMvc5/mvctest/Index"
Test Web Api 2 calling the Get Method "IsServiceUp" example url: "http://localhost/WebApiAndMvc5/IsServiceUp"

1. Create an Empty Web Application and select the checkboxes for Mvc and Web Api

2. Install Nuget Package: Ninject.Web.WebApi.WebHost, this package will install: Ninject, Ninject.Web.Common, Ninject.Web.Common.WebHost, Ninject.Web.WebApi, Ninject.Web.WebApi.WebHost but with the latest Release it won't create the "NinjectWebCommon" class in "App_Start" anymore, so you'll have to create it manually as explained further on.

3. Install Nuget Package: WebActivatorEx

4. Install Nuget Package: Ninject.MVC5, this package is required for MVC not for Web Api.

5. Create a class in App_Start named NinjectWebCommon.cs

    using Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.DynamicModuleHelper;
    using Ninject;
    using Ninject.Web.Common;
    using Ninject.Web.Common.WebHost;
    using System;
    using System.Web;
            
    [assembly: WebActivatorEx.PreApplicationStartMethod(typeof(NinjectWebCommon), "Start")]
    [assembly: WebActivatorEx.ApplicationShutdownMethodAttribute(typeof(NinjectWebCommon), "Stop")]
   
    namespace <YOURNAMESPACE>
    {
        public static class NinjectWebCommon
        {
            private static readonly Bootstrapper bootstrapper = new Bootstrapper();
   
            public static void Start()
            {
                DynamicModuleUtility.RegisterModule(typeof(OnePerRequestHttpModule));
                DynamicModuleUtility.RegisterModule(typeof(NinjectHttpModule));
                bootstrapper.Initialize(CreateKernel);
            }
   
            public static void Stop()
            {
                bootstrapper.ShutDown();
            }
   
            private static IKernel CreateKernel()
            {
                var kernel = new StandardKernel();
                kernel.Bind<Func<IKernel>>().ToMethod(ctx => () => new Bootstrapper().Kernel);
                kernel.Bind<IHttpModule>().To<HttpApplicationInitializationHttpModule>();
   
                RegisterServices(kernel);
                return kernel;
            }
            private static void RegisterServices(IKernel kernel)
            {
              //kernel.Bind<IRepo>().ToMethod(ctx => new Repo("Ninject Rocks!"));
            }
        }
    }
   

6. Configure your DI in RegisterServices

7. Add dependency to Mvc or Web Api Controllers constructor parameters