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Java binding instance using other instance using Guice

there is a configuration file that I want to bind using Guice but the problem is I get that file using my manager class and I don't have an instance of it. To make clear, I explain on code:
public class GuiceModule extends AbstractModule {
#Override
protected void configure() {
bind(ConfigManager.class).to(SimpleConfigManager.class).asEagerSingleton(); // My manager
bind(PropertiesConfiguration.class).annotatedWith(Names.named("versionConfig")).toInstance(configManager.getResourceConfig("version.properties"));
// ^ I need an instance of SimpleConfigManager here
}
}
So, how can I create/get an instance without using the "new" keyword?

You can use something called ProvidesMethod.
public class GuiceModule extends AbstractModule {
#Override
protected void configure() {
bind(ConfigManager.class).to(SimpleConfigManager.class).asEagerSingleton();
}
#Provides
#Singleton
#Named("versionConfig")
public PropertiesConfiguration providePropertiesConfiguration(ConfigManager configManager) {
return configManager.getResourceConfig("version.properties");
}
}

#inject doesn't seem to work NPE when injecting an object

I've been struggling with this issue for a while now, so I came here to share it with you.
First I have a class in which I want to inject an Object:
public class MyClass {
#javax.inject.Inject
private MyInterface interface
/.../
public void myMethod(){
interface.doTask();
}
The MyInterface :
public interface MyInterface {
public abstract void doTask() throws Exception;
}
is an interface which I bind to its implementation:
public class MyInterfaceImpl implements MyInterface{
#Inject
public MyInterfaceImpl(...) {
/.../
}
#Override
public void doTask() throws Exception{
/.../
}
in the Config:
public class ApplicationConfig extends ResourceConfig {
private Config config = new Config();
public ApplicationConfig() {
super();
register(new MainBinder());
}
private class MainBinder extends AbstractBinder {
#Override
protected void configure() {
bind(MyInterfaceImpl.class).to(MyInterface.class).in(Singleton.class);
}
}
}
So, when I run the app and try to execute the method I have a NPE on:
interface.doTask();
Voilà, I am sorry to ask but I need some help on that, plus I've tried to be as generic as possible hoping it didn't impact your comprehension.
Edit:
Forgot to mention that the class MyClass() is called in another class like this: new MyClass()
So I think the problem might be there.

So I figure it out!
I was creating a new instance of myClass => new MyClass() thus the injection couldn't work!
So I injected the MyClass() instead of creating a new instance and bound it in the ApplicationConfig.
This worked fine.

Using Jersey's Dependency Injection in a Standalone application

I have a interface here
interface Idemo{
public int getDemo(int i);
}
And it's one implementation
class DemoImpl implements Idemo{
#Override
public int getDemo(int i){
return i+10;
}
}
And there is a class which has a dependency on Idemo
class Sample{
#Inject
Idemo demo;
public int getSample(int i){
return demo.getDemo(i);
}
}
Now say I want to test Sample class
public class SampleTest extends JerseyTest {
#Inject
Sample s;
#Override
protected Application configure() {
AbstractBinder binder = new AbstractBinder() {
#Override
protected void configure() {
bind(Demo.class).to(Idemo.class);
bind(Sample.class).to(Sample.class); //**doesn't work**
}
};
ResourceConfig config = new ResourceConfig(Sample.class);
config.register(binder);
return config;
}
#Test
public void test_getSample() {
assertEquals(15, s.getSample(5)); //null pointer exception
}
}
Here the Sample instance is not getting created and s remains null.I suppose this is because by the time the execution reaches line where binding is specified this test class has already been created.But I am not sure.With Spring Autowired instead of jersey CDI the same works
Had Sample been a resource/controller class the test framework would create an instance of it with no need to inject it but is it possible to test any other non-web class using Jersey DI ?

The reason it works with Spring is that the test class is managed by the Spring container by using #RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class). The runner will inject all managed objects into the test object. JerseyTest is not managed this way.
If you want, you can create your own runner, but you need to understand a bit how HK2 (Jersey's DI framework) works. Take a look at the documentation. Everything revolves around the ServiceLocator. In a standalone, you might see something like this to bootstrap the DI container
ServiceLocatorFactory factory = ServiceLocatorFactory.getInstance();
ServiceLocator locator = factory.create(null);
ServiceLocatorUtilities.bind(locator, new MyBinder());
Then to get the service, do
Service service = locator.getService(Service.class);
In the case of the test class, we don't need to gain any access to the service object, we can simply inject the test object, using the ServiceLocator:
locator.inject(test);
Above, test is the test class instance that gets passed to us in our custom runner. Here is the example implementation of a custom runner
import java.lang.annotation.*;
import org.glassfish.hk2.api.*;
import org.glassfish.hk2.utilities.*;
import org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner;
import org.junit.runners.model.*;
public class Hk2ClassRunner extends BlockJUnit4ClassRunner {
private final ServiceLocatorFactory factory = ServiceLocatorFactory.getInstance();
private Class<? extends Binder>[] binderClasses;
#Target({ElementType.TYPE})
#Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public static #interface Binders {
public Class<? extends Binder>[] value();
}
public Hk2ClassRunner(Class<?> cls) throws InitializationError {
super(cls);
Binders bindersAnno = cls.getClass().getAnnotation(Binders.class);
if (bindersAnno == null) {
binderClasses = new Class[0];
}
}
#Override
public Statement methodInvoker(FrameworkMethod method, final Object test) {
final Statement statement = super.methodInvoker(method, test);
return new Statement() {
#Override
public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
ServiceLocator locator = factory.create(null);
for (Class<? extends Binder> c : binderClasses) {
try {
ServiceLocatorUtilities.bind(locator, c.newInstance());
} catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException ex) {
throw new RuntimeException(ex);
}
}
locator.inject(test);
statement.evaluate();
locator.shutdown();
}
};
}
}
In the runner, the methodInvoker is called for every test method, so we are creating a fresh new set of objects for each test method called.
Here is a complete test case
#Binders({ServiceBinder.class})
#RunWith(Hk2ClassRunner.class)
public class InjectTest {
public static class Service {
#Inject
private Demo demo;
public void doSomething() {
System.out.println("Inside Service.doSomething()");
demo.doSomething();
}
}
public static class Demo {
public void doSomething() {
System.out.println("Inside Demo.doSomething()");
}
}
public static class ServiceBinder extends AbstractBinder {
#Override
protected void configure() {
bind(Demo.class).to(Demo.class);
bind(Service.class).to(Service.class);
}
}
#Inject
private Service service;
#Test
public void testInjections() {
Assert.assertNotNull(service);
service.doSomething();
}
}

I was facing the same situation but in the context of running some integrations test that needs to have some of the singletons that my application have already defined.
The trick that I found is the following. You just need to create a normal test class or a standalone that use the DropwizardAppRule
In my case, I use JUnit as I was writing some integration test.
public class MyIntegrationTest{
//CONFIG_PATH is just a string that reference to your yaml.file
#ClassRule
public static final DropwizardAppRule<XXXConfiguration> APP_RULE =
new DropwizardAppRule<>(XXXApplication.class, CONFIG_PATH);
}
The #ClassRule will start your application like is said here . That
means you will have access to everything and every object your application needs to start. In my case, I need to get access to a singleton for my service I do that using the #Inject annotation and the #Named
public class MyIntegrationTest {
#ClassRule
public static final DropwizardAppRule<XXXConfiguration> APP_RULE =
new DropwizardAppRule<>(XXXAplication.class, CONFIG_PATH);
#Inject
#Named("myService")
private ServiceImpl myService;
}
Running this will set to null the service as #Inject is not working because we don't have at this point anything that put the beans into the references. There is where this method comes handy.
#Before
public void setup() {
ServiceLocator serviceLocator =((ServletContainer)APP_RULE.getEnvironment().getJerseyServletContainer()).getApplicationHandler().getServiceLocator();
//This line will take the beans from the locator and inject them in their
//reference, so each #Inject reference will be populated.
serviceLocator.inject(this);
}
That will avoid creating other binders and configurations outside of the existing on your application.
Reference to the ServiceLocator that DropwizardAppRule creates can be found here

Modern Akka DI with Guice

Java 8, Guice 4.0 and Akka 2.3.9 here. I am trying to figure out how to annotate my actor classes with JSR330-style #Inject annotations, and then wire them all up via Guice.
But literally every single article I have read (some examples below) either uses Scala code examples, a criminally-old version of Guice, or a criminally-old version of Akka:
Let It Crash
Scala-Guice
So, given the following Guice module:
public interface MyService {
void doSomething();
}
public class MyServiceImpl implements MyService {
#Override
public void doSomething() {
System.out.println("Something has been done!");
}
}
public class MyActorSystemModule extends AbstractModule {
#Override
public void configure() {
bind(MyService.class).to(MyServiceImpl.class);
}
}
And given the FizzActor that gets injected with a MyService:
public class FizzActor extends UntypedActor {
private final MyService myService;
#Inject
public FizzActor(MyService myService) {
super();
this.myService = myService;
}
#Override
public void onReceive(Object message) {
// .. Do fizz stuff inside here.
}
}
Then I ask: How do I rig up MyActorSystemModule to create instances of FizzActor and properly inject them with Java (not Scala!)?
Please note: FizzActor is not the only actor in my actor system!

Use Creator to create ActorRefs in provider methods of your guice module. To distinguish between the different ActorRefs, which are untyped, use annotations on your provider methods and injection points as you would any guice system. For example,
In your guice module:
#Override
protected void configure() {
bind(ActorSystem.class).toInstance(ActorSystem.apply());
bind(FizzService.class).toInstance(new FizzServiceImpl());
}
#Provides #Singleton #Named("fizzActor")
ActorRef serviceActorRef(final ActorSystem system, final FizzService fizzService) {
return system.actorOf(Props.create(new Creator<Actor>() {
#Override
public Actor create() throws Exception {
return new FizzActor(fizzService);
}
}));
}
Then to use the actor service, inject a specific ActorRef:
class ClientOfFizzActor {
#Inject
ClientOfFizzActor(#Named("fizzActor") ActorRef fizzActorRef) {..}
}
It looks cleaner if the Props.create(..) clause is a static factory method in your actor class.

Unless you are trying to bind UntypedActor to FizzActor, then you can just inject it into other classes as is:
class SomeOtherClass {
#Inject
public SomeOtherClass(FizzActor fizzActor) {
//do stuff
}
}
If you're trying to bind it to the interface, you'll need to specifically do that in the module:
public class MyActorSystemModule extends AbstractModule {
#Override
public void configure() {
bind(MyService.class).to(MyServiceImpl.class);
bind(UntypedActor.class).to(FizzActor.class);
}
}
Edit:
What about using #Named to distinguish the UntypedActor, e.g.:
class SomeOtherClass {
#Inject
public SomeOtherClass(#Named("fizzActor")UntypedActor fizzActor, #Named("fooActor") UntypedActor fooActor) {
//do stuff
}
}
Then in your module you could do the akka lookups:
public class MyActorSystemModule extends AbstractModule {
ActorSystem system = ActorSystem.create("MySystem");
#Override
public void configure() {
bind(MyService.class).to(MyServiceImpl.class);
}
#Provides
#Named("fizzActor")
public UntypedActor getFizzActor() {
return system.actorOf(Props.create(FizzActor.class), "fizzActor");
}
#Provides
#Named("fooActor")
public UntypedActor getFooActor() {
return system.actorOf(Props.create(FooActor.class), "fooActor");
}
}

Use an akka Creator:
public class GuiceCreator<T> implements Creator<T> {
Class<T> clz;
Module module;
/*Constructor*/
public T create() {
Injector injector = Guice.createInjector(this.module);
return injector.getInstance(this.clz);
}
}
Then use Props.create with your shiny new guice-based creator.
Disclaimer: I don't actually know Akka, the mentioned information comes from browsing the documentation and JavaDoc.

In case anyone found this question, you need to use IndirectActorProducer, I referred to the Spring example and changed it to use Guice instead.
/**
* An actor producer that lets Guice create the Actor instances.
*/
public class GuiceActorProducer implements IndirectActorProducer {
final String actorBeanName;
final Injector injector;
final Class<? extends Actor> actorClass;
public GuiceActorProducer(Injector injector, String actorBeanName, Class<? extends Actor> actorClass) {
this.actorBeanName = actorBeanName;
this.injector = injector;
this.actorClass = actorClass;
}
#Override
public Actor produce() {
return injector.getInstance(Key.get(Actor.class, Names.named(actorBeanName)));
}
#Override
public Class<? extends Actor> actorClass() {
return actorClass;
}
}
In the module
public class BookingModule extends AbstractModule {
#Override
protected void configure() {
// Raw actor class, meant to be used by GuiceActorProducer.
// Do not use this directly
bind(Actor.class).annotatedWith(
Names.named(BookingActor.ACTOR_BEAN_NAME)).to(
BookingActor.class);
}
#Singleton
#Provides
#Named(BookingActor.ACTOR_ROUTER_BEAN_NAME)
ActorRef systemActorRouter(Injector injector, ActorSystem actorSystem) {
Props props = Props.create(GuiceActorProducer.class, injector, BookingActor.ACTOR_BEAN_NAME, actorClass);
actorSystem.actorOf(props.withRouter(new RoundRobinPool(DEFAULT_ROUTER_SIZE)), BookingActor.ACTOR_ROUTER_BEAN_NAME);
}
}

So I have been playing around with Akka and Guice recently alot and I feel that those two don't play too well together.
What I suggest is you take a similar approach what Play is doing.
Kutschkem's answer comes closest to that.
use the ActorCreator interface
make sure you have an argumentless Creator. Don't try to do #AssisstedInject in your Creator as this will imply that you will need a new creator for every Actor that you want to create. Personally I believe that initializing this in the actor is better done through messaging.
let the ActorCreator consume an injector such that you can easily create the Actor Object within the Creator.
Here is a code example using current Akka 2.5. This is the preferred setup we chose for our Akka 2.5 deployment. For brevity I did not provide the Module, but it should be clear from the way the Members are injected, what you want to provide.
Code:
class ActorCreator implements Creator<MyActor>
#Inject
Injector injector;
public MyActor create() {
return injector.getInstance(MyActor.class);
}
}
class MyActor extends AbstractActor {
#Inject
SomeController object;
#Nullable
MyDataObject data;
public ReceiveBuilder createReceiveBuilder() {
return receiveBuilder()
.match(MyDataObject.class, m -> { /* doInitialize() */ })
.build();
}
}
class MyParentActor extends AbstractActor {
#Inject
ActorCreator creator;
void createChild() {
getContext().actorOf(new Props(creator));
}
void initializeChild(ActorRef child, MyDataObject obj) {
child.tell(obj);
}
}

Generic Akka Guice integration without dependency on Play,
keeping in mind, not the only actor should be created in the actor system.
import akka.actor.Actor;
import akka.actor.ActorRef;
import akka.actor.ActorSystem;
import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
import com.google.inject.Provider;
import com.google.inject.name.Names;
public abstract class AkkaGuiceModule extends AbstractModule {
protected <T extends Actor> void bindActor(Class<T> actorClass, String name) {
bind(actorClass);
Provider<ActorSystem> actorSystemProvider = getProvider(ActorSystem.class);
Provider<T> actorProvider = getProvider(actorClass);
bind(ActorRef.class)
.annotatedWith(Names.named(name))
.toProvider(ActorRefProvider.of(actorSystemProvider, actorProvider, name))
.asEagerSingleton();
}
}
Generic ActorRefProvider to create ActorRef for each Actor
import akka.actor.Actor;
import akka.actor.ActorRef;
import akka.actor.ActorSystem;
import akka.actor.Props;
import akka.japi.Creator;
import com.google.inject.Provider;
import lombok.Value;
#Value(staticConstructor = "of")
public class ActorRefProvider<T extends Actor> implements Provider<ActorRef> {
private Provider<ActorSystem> actorSystemProvider;
private Provider<T> actorProvider;
private String name;
public final class ActorCreator implements Creator<Actor> {
#Override
public Actor create() {
return actorProvider.get();
}
}
#Override
public ActorRef get() {
return actorSystemProvider.get().actorOf(Props.create(new ActorCreator()), name);
}
}
Usage example
import akka.actor.ActorSystem;
import com.google.inject.Provides;
import com.typesafe.config.Config; // optional
public class MyAkkaModule extends AkkaGuiceModule {
#Provides
#Singleton
ActorSystem actorSystem(Config config) {
return ActorSystem.create("actor-system-name", config);
}
#Override
protected void configure() {
bindActor(SomeActor1.class, "actorName1");
bindActor(SomeActor2.class, "actorName2");
}
}

Override jersey resource with guice

I'm looking for a method to override jersey resources bounded with guice in GuiceServletContextListener. My code, which I'm trying to get working:
//Define Jersey resource interface
#Path("/books/{key}")
public interface BookDocument {
public BookDAO getDao();
public void setDao(BookDAO dao);
}
//Define default implementation
public class BookImpl implements Book {
#Override
public BookDAO getDao() {
return dao;
}
#Inject
#Override
public void setDao(BookDAO dao) {
this.dao = dao;
}
}
//User wants to inject his implementation, so he define it
public class BookUserImpl implements Book {
#Override
public BookDAO getDao() {
return dao;
}
#Inject
#Override
public void setDao(BookDAO dao) {
this.dao = dao;
}
}
//Inject default implementation of resource
public class ApplicationResourcesModule extends AbstractModule
{
#Override
protected void configure()
{
bind(Book).to(BookImpl);
}
}
//But user wants to inject his implementation, so he bind it in users AbstractModule
public class ApplicationResourcesModuleUser extends AbstractModule
{
#Override
protected void configure()
{
bind(Book).to(BookUserImpl);
}
}
//Bind all resources
public class JerseyGuiceConfig extends GuiceServletContextListener
{
#Override
protected Injector getInjector()
{
//Override default binding by user bindings.
return Guice.createInjector(Modules.override(new ApplicationResourcesModule()).with(new ApplicationResourcesModuleUser()), new JerseyServletModule());
}
}
But unfortunately this doesn't work, while I can't bind jersey resources in guice like interface to implementation, only bind(BookImpl.class) work's. But such binding is impossible to overwrite. If I try to override bind(BookImpl.class) with bind(BookUserImpl.class) I get an error Conflicting URI templates. The URI template /books/{key} for root resource class. while #Path should be unique. So is there any solution for my use case?

i just wan't to warn you Modules.override does not work on Guice.createInjector(Stage.PRODUCTION,...) so you should use it carefully only for Development. You should create two context listeners and somehow (trough maven profiles lets say) setup the web.xml with proper implementation.
Better to use:
//Inject default implementation of resource
public class MainModule extends AbstractModule
{
#Override
protected void configure()
{
if(currentStage().equals(Stage.PRODUCTION) {
install(new ApplicationResourcesModuleUser());
} else {
install(new ApplicationResourcesModule());
}
}
}
//Bind all resources
public class JerseyGuiceConfigPROD extends GuiceServletContextListener
{
#Override
protected Injector getInjector()
{
//Override default binding by user bindings.
return Guice.createInjector(Stage.PRODUCTION, new MainModule(), new JerseyServletModule());
}
}
public class JerseyGuiceConfigDEV extends GuiceServletContextListener
{
#Override
protected Injector getInjector()
{
//Override default binding by user bindings.
return Guice.createInjector(Stage.DEVELOPMENT, new MainModule(), new JerseyServletModule());
}
}
You can use #ImplementedBy annotation to your interface to say the default implementation should be. So, you don't have to bind it explicitly and you, if you bind it, it will override the annotation binding.
#Path("/books/{key}")
#ImplementedBy(BookImpl.class)
public interface Book {
public BookDAO getDao();
#Inject //it is enough to put the injection here, i think
public void setDao(BookDAO dao);
}
I think this problem is not related to Book and Book implementations binding, but to a binding/registering of the servlets to the Jersey container. Could you paste whole stacktrace, the guice stacktraces are verbose and very helpful.