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Integrate ASP.Net MVC + WebAPI with Autofac in 5 mins

Recently i configured Autofac with ASP.Net MVC 4 and WebAPI. Here are the steps required to configure Autofac
  1. Install package Autofac.MVC4
  2. Install package Autofac.WebApi
  3. Add a class AutofacBootstrap. Use this class to configure the dependencies within your project.
    public class AutofacBootstrap
    {
    internal static void Init(ContainerBuilder builder)
    {
    }
    }
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  4. Open Global.asax file and add a method like
    private void RegisterIOC()
    {
    var builder = new ContainerBuilder();
    builder.RegisterControllers(typeof(MvcApplication).Assembly);
    builder.RegisterApiControllers(typeof(MvcApplication).Assembly);
    AutofacBootstrap.Init(builder);
    var container = builder.Build();
    DependencyResolver.SetResolver(new AutofacDependencyResolver(container));
    GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.DependencyResolver = new Autofac.Integration.WebApi.AutofacWebApiDependencyResolver(container);
    }
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  5.  Call the method from Application_Start
  6. And you are done !!

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