WinUI feature: Navigation with dependency injection #4732
Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
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Describe the solution you'd like
The generated ConfigureServices() in App.xaml.cs can be misleading, since it registers pages as services. When NavigationService.NavigateTo() is called, a type is passed to _frame.Navigate() instead of an instance. As I have seen WinUI’s API does not support passing instance to the Frame.Navigate() method. (it also makes parametrized constructors prohibited)
I found a solution to enable Frame.Navigate() to instantiate a page via an IServiceProvider interface. When Frame.Navigate() is called, it retrieves an IXamlType from the App, IXamlType.ActivateInstance() method is responsible for creating the instance from a type. The ActivateInstance() method can be redirected, and I created a sample app that shows how this redirection is implemented.
I think it would be great that the App.DI.cs could be included in the TemplateStudio’s source generator.
Describe alternatives you've considered
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Additional context
Here is my example app.
Applies to the following platforms:
- WinUI
- WPF
- UWP