TypeWire Core

A lightweight, container-agnostic dependency injection library for TypeScript that provides strong typing with minimal overhead.

Features

• 🔒 Strongly typed - Full TypeScript support with no type casting
• 🌱 Lightweight - Small bundle size with no external dependencies
• 🔌 Container-agnostic - Works with any container through adapters
• 🧩 Immutable definitions - Functional API for composing and reusing definitions
• ⚡ Async support - First-class support for asynchronous dependency resolution
• 🔍 Circular dependency detection - Automatically detects circular dependencies
• 🧠 Smart scoping - Support for singleton and transient scopes

Why TypeWire?

TypeWire is designed to create clear boundaries and explicit dependencies in your codebase. It helps you:

• Build clear boundaries - Separate behavior from construction and configuration
• Make dependencies explicit - No magic, no ambient context, just clear dependencies
• Compose behaviors easily - Build complex systems from simple, well-defined components
• Keep testing simple - Replace implementations without changing consumer code
• Control side effects - Manage where and how side effects occur in your system

The goal is to help you build systems that are clear, testable, and maintainable.

Installation

npm install @typewirets/core

Core Concepts

TypeSymbol

A typed wrapper around JavaScript's Symbol that preserves type information at compile time.

import { typeSymbolOf } from '@typewirets/core';

const userSymbol = typeSymbolOf<User>('User');

TypeWire

Defines how to create and manage instances of a specific type. Works with both classes and functions:

import { typeWireOf } from '@typewirets/core';

// Class-based service
const loggerWire = typeWireOf({
  token: 'Logger',
  creator: () => new Logger()
});

// Function-based service
const configWire = typeWireOf({
  token: 'Config',
  creator: async () => {
    const config = await loadConfig();
    return createConfig(config);
  }
});

// Service with dependencies
const userServiceWire = typeWireOf({
  token: 'UserService',
  imports: {
    logger: loggerWire,
    config: configWire
  },
  createWith: ({ logger, config }) => new UserService(logger, config)
});

Managing Context

TypeWire helps you separate long-lived services from contextual state:

// Long-lived service (use TypeWire)
const dbClientWire = typeWireOf({
  token: 'DbClient',
  creator: () => new DbClient()
});

// Contextual state (construct where needed)
class RequestContext {
  constructor(
    private userId: string,
    private dbClient: DbClient
  ) {}

  async getUser() {
    return this.dbClient.getUser(this.userId);
  }
}

const userServiceWire = typeWireOf({
  token: 'UserService',
  imports: {
    dbClient: dbClientWire
  },
  createWith: ({ dbClient }) => ({
    createContext: (userId: string) => new RequestContext(userId, dbClient)
  })
});

Composing Services

TypeWire makes it easy to compose and override services:

// Base configuration
const baseConfigWire = typeWireOf({
  token: 'Config',
  creator: () => ({ apiUrl: 'https://api.example.com' })
});

// Development override
const devConfigWire = baseConfigWire.withCreator(() => ({
  apiUrl: 'http://localhost:3000'
}));

// Testing override
const testConfigWire = baseConfigWire.withCreator(() => ({
  apiUrl: 'http://test-api'
}));

// Feature flags
const featureFlagsWire = typeWireOf({
  token: 'FeatureFlags',
  imports: { config: baseConfigWire },
  createWith: async ({ config }) => {
    const flags = await loadFlags(config.apiUrl);
    return createFeatureFlags(flags);
  }
});

Testing

TypeWire makes testing straightforward:

describe('UserService', () => {
  // Group related wires
  const baseWires = typeWireGroupOf([
    loggerWire,
    userServiceWire
  ]);

  it('logs user retrieval', async () => {
    // Override just what you need
    const testWires = baseWires.withExtraWires([
      loggerWire.withCreator(() => {
        const logger = new Logger();
        vi.spyOn(logger, 'log');
        return logger;
      })
    ]);

    const container = new TypeWireContainer();
    await testWires.apply(container);

    const userService = await userServiceWire.getInstance(container);
    const logger = await loggerWire.getInstance(container);

    await userService.getUser('123');
    expect(logger.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Getting user: 123');
  });
});

Best Practices

1. Clear Boundaries:

   • Use TypeWire for long-lived services
   • Construct context where it's needed
   • Keep persistent data in proper storage
   • Make dependencies explicit

2. Smart State Management:

   • Separate services from state
   • Use proper storage for persistence
   • Keep context close to usage
   • Control state lifecycles

3. Explicit Dependencies:

   • No ambient context
   • Clear import declarations
   • Visible dependency paths
   • Easy to trace and test

4. Composition Over Configuration:

   • Build complex systems from simple parts
   • Override behavior where needed
   • Keep testing simple
   • Control side effects

License

MIT