How to automatically set properties on view model with StructureMap

Question

I have an interface ITranslateStuff and a static class and method with a generic parameter that is constrained (where class, ITranslateStuff, new()).

string translation = Translator.TranslateStuff<ITranslateStuff>();

Depending on which implementation of ITranslateStuff that I pass the method returns a different string.

I have ViewModels with a lot of different properties wich returns implementations of ITranslateStuff, for example:

public class ExampleViewModel
{
    public string OtherStuff {get; set; }
    public string TranslateStuffExample1 Translations { get; set; }
    public ExampleViewModel2 SubModel {get; set; }
}

public class ExampleViewModel2
{
    public string MoreStuff { get; set; }
    public string TranslateStuffExample2 Translations { get; set; }
}

where both DoStuffExample1 and DoStuffExample2 implements ITranslateStuff.

I'm currently populating all theese properties with code like this:

model.Translations = Translator.TranslateStuff<TranslateStuffExample1>();

model.SubModel.Translations = Translator.TranslateStuff<TranslateStuffExample2>();

In the project we use StructureMap. I want to avoid setting all the properties on my view model manually with the same static method call. I have an ActionFilter where I set common properties on my view model, and was thinking I want to do this in an action filter as well.

I've tried finding something in StructureMap that can do this for me.

How can I solve this?

Answer 1

You will want to use 'setter injection'.

http://docs.structuremap.net/ConstructorAndSetterInjection.htm#section4