Replace ASP.NET Core's DI container with external container

Question

I'm using ASP.NET Core's builtin DI container. It's missing some features I need, so I need to use a third-party container.

The top ones on Nuget are Autofac and StructureMap. SimpleInjector is consistently the fastest, so I'm considering it too.

I have a large code base, so I want to integrate an external container with minimal disruption and refactoring.

Are any of them drop-in replacements for the builtin container?

I'm not asking a subjective, "which is the best" sort of question. I don't really care. I need to know which is the most compatible.

• grokky: Yeah this is actually quite complicated, there's no real consensus on the matter. But in theory, most containers work as drop-in replacements.
• Veverke: Although almost a decade later :-) ... would you mind mentioning some of such features ASP.NET Core's shipped DI container is/was missing that you had to resort to 3rd party libraries ?

Answer 1

According to this blog post, all that is required for ASP.NET Core to support your chosen DI container is to implement the IServiceProvider interface, using a wrapper around your DI container of choice. You're then free to use whatever additional features your container provides.

Answer 2

I've integrated Autofac into my system, and other than the few lines of config, it works as a drop-in replacement.

Other containers probably work too, but I can only confirm for Autofac.