Dependency injection (DI) je vzorec, pri katerem objekt prejme svoje odvisnosti od zunaj (injicirane) namesto da bi jih ustvaril sam. Spodbuja ohlapno povezanost, testabilnost in fleksibilnost — temeljni, široko uporabljeni vzorec v sodobni programski opremi.
Kaj je dependency injection
WITHOUT DI → a class CREATES its own dependencies (tightly coupled):
class OrderService { constructor() { this.db = new Database(); } } // hardcoded dependency
WITH DI → dependencies are PROVIDED (injected) from outside:
class OrderService { constructor(db) { this.db = db; } } // db is injected
→ the object doesn't create/control its dependencies → they're given to it
