Construtor/Setter Injection using IoC in HttpHandler, is it possible?

Question

I\'ve ran into a rather hairy problem. There is probably a simple solution to this but I can\'t find it!

I have a custom HttpHandler that I want to process a request

Answer 1

Not possible, at least not directly. IHttpHandler objects are instantiated by the ASP.NET runtime and it doesn't allow Windsor to get involved in its creation. You can either:

• Pull dependencies, by using the container as a service locator.
• Set up a base handler that creates, injects and delegates to your own handlers (see how Spring does it)
• Use the container as a service locator for another service that handles the entire request (as saret explained)