I am using the mvc 3 framework of asp.net, I have created a UnityControllerFactory that implements the IControllerFactory interface:
...
public class UnityControllerFactory : IControllerFactory
{
private IUnityContainer _container;
private IControllerFactory _innerFactory;
public UnityControllerFactory(IUnityContainer container)
: this(container, new DefaultControllerFactory())
{
}
protected UnityControllerFactory(IUnityContainer container,
IControllerFactory innerFactory)
{
_container = container;
_innerFactory = innerFactory;
}
public IController CreateController(RequestContext requestContext,
string controllerName)
{
try
{
IController controller = _container.Resolve<IController>(controllerName.ToLowerInvariant);
return controller;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
var msg = ex.Message;
return _innerFactory.CreateController(requestContext, controllerName);
}
}
...
and in the Application_Start(), I have:
protected void Application_Start() {
AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);
RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
IUnityContainer container = GetUnityContainer();
container.RegisterType<IRepository<User>, LiveRepository<User>>();
DependencyResolver.SetResolver(new UnityDependencyResolver(container));
ControllerBuilder.Current.SetControllerFactory(new UnityControllerFactory(container));
...
}
I test this with a home controller
public class HomeController : Controller{
IRepository<User> userRepo;
public HomeController(IRepository<User> userRepo)
{
this.userRepo = userRepo;
}
...
}
When I run the app, I can not build the home controller at all. in the line:
IController controller = _container.Resolve<IController>(controllerName.ToLowerInvariant);
I get an exception says:
**"Resolution of the dependency failed, type = "System.Web.Mvc.IController", name = "homecontroller". Exception occurred while: while resolving.
Exception is: InvalidOperationException - The current type, System.Web.Mvc.IController, is an interface and cannot be constructed. Are you missing a type mapping?
At the time of the exception, the container was: Resolving System.Web.Mvc.IController,homecontroller"**
but even with the default controller factory using the line:
_innerFactory.CreateController(requestContext, controllerName);
I still cannot build the controller at all, please help