Including Namespaces

How to Configure Namespaces

There are two ways namespaces can be configured with Snap.

• Adding a root namespace
• Adding an explicit namespace

Root (Prefix) namespaces

Adding a namespace root allows you to include all namespaces that start with a given string. Including “My.Test” would, by convention, inclusively look up a type with the namespace “My.Test.Namespace.With.SomeType”

SnapConfiguration.For<StructureMapAspectContainer>(c =>
        {
           // Finds everything under My.Test
           c.IncludeNamespaceRoot("My.Test");
        });

Adding an explicit namespace allows you to specify exactly which type to target. Including an explicit namespace “My.Test.Namespace.With.SomeType” only finds instances of SomeType. All other types will be excluded.

SnapConfiguration.For<StructureMapAspectContainer>(c =>
        {
           // Finds only under SomeType
           c.IncludeNamespace("My.Test.Namespace.With.SomeType");
        });

Explicit namespaces do allow for a wildcard “*” suffix. Adding a wildcard forces the namespace to behave like a root namespace, and includes all types in all sub-namespaces.

SnapConfiguration.For<StructureMapAspectContainer>(c =>
        {
           // Finds everything under My.Test
           c.IncludeNamespace("My.Test*");
        });

Happy coding!