Add .provider attribute

docs/main/changelog.rst

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ follows `Semantic versioning`_
 Development version
 -------------------
 - Add ``FactoryAggregate`` provider.
+- Add ``Provider.provider`` dynamic attribute that return new provider's 
+  delegate (alias of method ``Provider.delegate()``).
 - Add support of six 1.11.0.
 - Regenerate C sources using Cython 0.27.1.
 

examples/providers/factory_delegation.py

@@ -51,3 +51,18 @@ user2 = users_factory()  # Same as: user2 = User(photos_factory=photos_factory)
 # Making some asserts:
 assert isinstance(user1.main_photo, Photo)
 assert isinstance(user2.main_photo, Photo)
+
+# or using Factory(...).provider
+
+photos_factory = providers.Factory(Photo)
+users_factory = providers.Factory(User,
+                                  photos_factory=photos_factory.provider)
+
+
+# Creating several User objects:
+user1 = users_factory()  # Same as: user1 = User(photos_factory=photos_factory)
+user2 = users_factory()  # Same as: user2 = User(photos_factory=photos_factory)
+
+# Making some asserts:
+assert isinstance(user1.main_photo, Photo)
+assert isinstance(user2.main_photo, Photo)

src/dependency_injector/providers.pyx

@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@ cdef class Provider(object):
         """
         return Delegate(self)
 
+    @property
+    def provider(self):
+        """Return provider's delegate.
+
+        :rtype: :py:class:`Delegate`
+        """
+        return self.delegate()
+
     cpdef object _provide(self, tuple args, dict kwargs):
         """Providing strategy implementation.
 

tests/unit/providers/test_base.py

@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ class ProviderTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertIsNot(delegate1, delegate2)
 
+    def test_provider(self):
+        delegate1 = self.provider.provider
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(delegate1, providers.Delegate)
+        self.assertIs(delegate1(), self.provider)
+
+        delegate2 = self.provider.provider
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(delegate2, providers.Delegate)
+        self.assertIs(delegate2(), self.provider)
+
+        self.assertIsNot(delegate1, delegate2)
+
     def test_override(self):
         overriding_provider = providers.Provider()
         self.provider.override(overriding_provider)