chore: auto update reflect metadata module

updated entrypoint to auto import reflect metadata
updated docs
updated tsconfig with modern NodeJS module resolution
removed unused ancient builds
simplified CI

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         node-version: [20.x, 22.x]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        ts-project: [src/tsconfig.json, src/tsconfig-es6.json]
+        ts-project: [src/tsconfig.json]
         exclude:
         - node-version: 22.x
           os: ubuntu-latest

.gitignore

@@ -7,39 +7,18 @@ pids
 *.pid
 *.seed
 
-# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
-lib-cov
-
 # Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
 coverage
 
-# Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
-.grunt
-
-# node-waf configuration
-.lock-wscript
-
-# Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
-build/Release
-build
-
 # Dependency directory
 # https://www.npmjs.org/doc/misc/npm-faq.html#should-i-check-my-node_modules-folder-into-git
-build
 node_modules
-bower_components
-docs
-bundled
 
-typings
-.typingsrc
 dist
 dts
 lib
 temp
 es
-es6
-amd
 
 type_definitions/inversify/*.js
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 
 ### Changed
+- Updated library to import `reflect-metadata`. Importing `reflect-metadata` before bootstraping a module in the userland is no longer required.
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed container to properly resolve async `.toService` bindings.

README.md

@@ -63,24 +63,18 @@ You can get the latest release and the type definitions using your preferred pac
 > pnpm add inversify reflect-metadata
 ```
 
-> ❕**Hint!** If you want to use a more type-safe version of reflect-metadata, try [`@abraham/reflection`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@abraham/reflection)
+`reflect-metadata` will be automatically imported by inversify.
 
 The InversifyJS type definitions are included in the inversify npm package.
 
-> :warning: **Important!** InversifyJS requires TypeScript >= 4.4 and the `experimentalDecorators`, `emitDecoratorMetadata`, `types` and `lib`
-compilation options in your `tsconfig.json` file.
+> :warning: **Important!** InversifyJS requires TypeScript >= 4.4 and the `experimentalDecorators`, `emitDecoratorMetadata`, compilation options in your `tsconfig.json` file.
 
 ```json
 {
-    "compilerOptions": {
-        "target": "es5",
-        "lib": ["es6"],
-        "types": ["reflect-metadata"],
-        "module": "commonjs",
-        "moduleResolution": "node",
-        "experimentalDecorators": true,
-        "emitDecoratorMetadata": true
-    }
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "experimentalDecorators": true,
+    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true
+  }
 }
 ```
 
@@ -93,8 +87,6 @@ InversifyJS requires a modern JavaScript engine with support for:
 
 If your environment doesn't support one of these you will need to import a shim or polyfill.
 
-> :warning: **The `reflect-metadata` polyfill should be imported only once in your entire application** because the Reflect object is meant to be a global singleton. More details about this can be found [here](https://github.com/inversify/InversifyJS/issues/262#issuecomment-227593844).
-
 Check out the [Environment support and polyfills](https://github.com/inversify/InversifyJS/blob/master/wiki/environment.md)
 page in the wiki and the [Basic example](https://github.com/inversify/inversify-basic-example) to learn more.
 
@@ -152,7 +144,6 @@ When a class has a dependency on an interface we also need to use the `@inject`
 // file entities.ts
 
 import { injectable, inject } from "inversify";
-import "reflect-metadata";
 import { Weapon, ThrowableWeapon, Warrior } from "./interfaces";
 import { TYPES } from "./types";
 

package.json

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     "nyc": "17.1.0",
     "prettier": "3.3.3",
     "publish-please": "5.5.2",
-    "reflect-metadata": "0.2.2",
     "rimraf": "6.0.1",
     "sinon": "19.0.2",
     "ts-loader": "9.5.1",
@@ -35,6 +34,9 @@
     "webpack": "5.96.1",
     "webpack-cli": "5.1.4"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "reflect-metadata": "~0.2.2"
+  },
   "engines": {},
   "homepage": "http://inversify.io",
   "jsnext:main": "es/inversify.js",
@@ -63,12 +65,10 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/inversify/InversifyJS.git"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "npm run build:lib && npm run build:amd && npm run build:es && npm run build:es6",
-    "build:amd": "tsc -p src/tsconfig-amd.json",
+    "build": "npm run build:lib && npm run build:es",
     "build:es": "webpack && node ./scripts/writeEsmPackageJson.mjs ./es",
-    "build:es6": "tsc -p src/tsconfig-es6.json",
     "build:lib": "tsc -p src/tsconfig.json",
-    "clean": "rimraf amd es es6 lib",
+    "clean": "rimraf es lib",
     "format": "prettier --write ./src/*.ts ./src/**/*.ts ./test/*.ts ./test/**/*.ts",
     "lint": "eslint ./src ./test",
     "postupdate": "git diff-files --quiet package-lock.json || npm test",

src/inversify.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import 'reflect-metadata';
+
 import * as keys from './constants/metadata_keys';
 
 export { LazyServiceIdentifier } from '@inversifyjs/common';

test/annotation/inject.test.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { inject } from '../../src/annotation/inject';
 import { multiInject } from '../../src/annotation/multi_inject';
 import * as ERROR_MSGS from '../../src/constants/error_msgs';
 import * as METADATA_KEY from '../../src/constants/metadata_keys';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 
 class Katana {}
 class Shuriken {}

test/annotation/multi_inject.test.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { decorate } from '../../src/annotation/decorator_utils';
 import { multiInject } from '../../src/annotation/multi_inject';
 import * as ERROR_MSGS from '../../src/constants/error_msgs';
 import * as METADATA_KEY from '../../src/constants/metadata_keys';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 
 type Weapon = object;
 

test/annotation/named.test.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { decorate } from '../../src/annotation/decorator_utils';
 import { named } from '../../src/annotation/named';
 import * as ERROR_MSGS from '../../src/constants/error_msgs';
 import * as METADATA_KEY from '../../src/constants/metadata_keys';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 
 type Weapon = unknown;
 

test/annotation/tagged.test.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { decorate } from '../../src/annotation/decorator_utils';
 import { tagged } from '../../src/annotation/tagged';
 import * as ERRORS_MSGS from '../../src/constants/error_msgs';
 import * as METADATA_KEY from '../../src/constants/metadata_keys';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 
 type Weapon = unknown;
 

test/annotation/target_name.test.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { decorate } from '../../src/annotation/decorator_utils';
 import { injectable } from '../../src/annotation/injectable';
 import { targetName } from '../../src/annotation/target_name';
 import * as METADATA_KEY from '../../src/constants/metadata_keys';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/inversify';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/inversify';
 import { Metadata } from '../../src/planning/metadata';
 import * as Stubs from '../utils/stubs';
 

test/container/container.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { BindingScopeEnum } from '../../src/constants/literal_types';
 import { Container } from '../../src/container/container';
 import { ContainerModule } from '../../src/container/container_module';
 import { ModuleActivationStore } from '../../src/container/module_activation_store';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 import { getBindingDictionary } from '../../src/planning/planner';
 import { getServiceIdentifierAsString } from '../../src/utils/serialization';
 

test/container/container_module.test.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   AsyncContainerModule,
   ContainerModule,
 } from '../../src/container/container_module';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 
 describe('ContainerModule', () => {
   it('Should be able to set the registry of a container module', () => {

test/container/lookup.test.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Binding } from '../../src/bindings/binding';
 import * as ERROR_MSGS from '../../src/constants/error_msgs';
 import { BindingScopeEnum } from '../../src/constants/literal_types';
 import { Lookup } from '../../src/container/lookup';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 
 class ClonableValue<T> implements interfaces.Clonable<ClonableValue<T>> {
   public readonly val: T;

test/container/module_activation_store.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 
 import { ModuleActivationStore } from '../../src/container/module_activation_store';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/inversify';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/inversify';
 
 describe('ModuleActivationStore', () => {
   it('should remove handlers added by the module', () => {

test/features/metadata_reader.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 
 import * as METADATA_KEY from '../../src/constants/metadata_keys';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 import {
   Container,
   inject,

test/inversify.test.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { expect } from 'chai';
 
 import { DecoratorTarget } from '../src/annotation/decorator_utils';
 import * as ERROR_MSGS from '../src/constants/error_msgs';
-import { interfaces } from '../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 import {
   Container,
   ContainerModule,

test/middleware/middleware.test.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import { injectable } from '../../src/annotation/injectable';
 import * as ERROR_MSGS from '../../src/constants/error_msgs';
 import { Container } from '../../src/container/container';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 
 describe('Middleware', () => {
   let sandbox: sinon.SinonSandbox;

test/node/proxies.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 import { Container, inject, injectable } from '../../src/inversify';
 
 describe('InversifyJS', () => {

test/planning/planner.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { targetName } from '../../src/annotation/target_name';
 import * as ERROR_MSGS from '../../src/constants/error_msgs';
 import { TargetTypeEnum } from '../../src/constants/literal_types';
 import { Container } from '../../src/container/container';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 import { named } from '../../src/inversify';
 import { MetadataReader } from '../../src/planning/metadata_reader';
 import { Plan } from '../../src/planning/plan';

test/planning/request.test.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { expect } from 'chai';
 
 import { TargetTypeEnum } from '../../src/constants/literal_types';
 import { Container } from '../../src/container/container';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 import { Context } from '../../src/planning/context';
 import { Request } from '../../src/planning/request';
 

test/resolution/resolver.test.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   TargetTypeEnum,
 } from '../../src/constants/literal_types';
 import { Container } from '../../src/container/container';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 import { MetadataReader } from '../../src/planning/metadata_reader';
 import { getBindingDictionary, plan } from '../../src/planning/planner';
 import { resolveInstance } from '../../src/resolution/instantiation';

test/syntax/binding_in_when_on_syntax.test.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import { injectable } from '../../src/annotation/injectable';
 import { Binding } from '../../src/bindings/binding';
 import { BindingScopeEnum } from '../../src/constants/literal_types';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 import { BindingInWhenOnSyntax } from '../../src/syntax/binding_in_when_on_syntax';
 
 describe('BindingInWhenOnSyntax', () => {

test/syntax/binding_on_syntax.test.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { expect } from 'chai';
 
 import { Binding } from '../../src/bindings/binding';
 import { BindingScopeEnum } from '../../src/constants/literal_types';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 import { BindingOnSyntax } from '../../src/syntax/binding_on_syntax';
 
 describe('BindingOnSyntax', () => {

test/syntax/binding_to_syntax.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   BindingScopeEnum,
   BindingTypeEnum,
 } from '../../src/constants/literal_types';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 import { BindingToSyntax } from '../../src/syntax/binding_to_syntax';
 
 describe('BindingToSyntax', () => {

test/syntax/binding_when_on_syntax.test.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Sinon, * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import { injectable } from '../../src/annotation/injectable';
 import { Binding } from '../../src/bindings/binding';
 import { BindingScopeEnum } from '../../src/constants/literal_types';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 import { BindingWhenOnSyntax } from '../../src/syntax/binding_when_on_syntax';
 
 describe('BindingWhenOnSyntax', () => {

test/syntax/binding_when_syntax.test.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   TargetTypeEnum,
 } from '../../src/constants/literal_types';
 import { Container } from '../../src/container/container';
-import { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
+import type { interfaces } from '../../src/interfaces/interfaces';
 import { Context } from '../../src/planning/context';
 import { Request } from '../../src/planning/request';
 import { BindingWhenSyntax } from '../../src/syntax/binding_when_syntax';