python-dependency-injector/docs/providers/aggregate.rst
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.. _aggregate-provider:
Aggregate provider
==================
.. meta::
:keywords: Python,DI,Dependency injection,IoC,Inversion of Control,Configuration,Injection,
Aggregate,Polymorphism,Environment Variable,Flexibility
:description: Aggregate provider aggregates other providers.
This page demonstrates how to implement the polymorphism and increase the
flexibility of your application using the Aggregate provider.
:py:class:`Aggregate` provider aggregates a group of other providers.
.. currentmodule:: dependency_injector.providers
.. literalinclude:: ../../examples/providers/aggregate.py
:language: python
:lines: 3-
:emphasize-lines: 24-27
Each provider in the ``Aggregate`` is associated with a key. You can call aggregated providers by providing
their key as a first argument. All positional and keyword arguments following the key will be forwarded to
the called provider:
.. code-block:: python
yaml_reader = container.config_readers("yaml", "./config.yml", foo=...)
You can also retrieve an aggregated provider by providing its key as an attribute name:
.. code-block:: python
yaml_reader = container.config_readers.yaml("./config.yml", foo=...)
To retrieve a dictionary of aggregated providers, use ``.providers`` attribute:
.. code-block:: python
container.config_readers.providers == {
"yaml": <YAML provider>,
"json": <JSON provider>,
}
.. note::
You can not override the ``Aggregate`` provider.
.. note::
When you inject the ``Aggregate`` provider, it is passed "as is".
To use non-string keys or string keys with ``.`` and ``-``, provide a dictionary as a positional argument:
.. code-block:: python
aggregate = providers.Aggregate({
SomeClass: providers.Factory(...),
"key.with.periods": providers.Factory(...),
"key-with-dashes": providers.Factory(...),
})
.. seealso::
:ref:`selector-provider` to make injections based on a configuration value, environment variable, or a result of a callable.
``Aggregate`` provider is different from the :ref:`selector-provider`. ``Aggregate`` provider doesn't select which provider
to inject and doesn't have a selector. It is a group of providers and is always injected "as is". The rest of the interface
of both providers is similar.
.. note::
``Aggregate`` provider is a successor of :ref:`factory-aggregate-provider` provider. ``Aggregate`` provider doesn't have
a restriction on the provider type, while ``FactoryAggregate`` aggregates only ``Factory`` providers.
.. disqus::