IoC Integration: Windsor

First off, install MvcExtensions.Windsor from nuget:

PM> Install-Package MvcExtensions.Windsor

Second off you need to inherit you MvcApplication class located in Global.asax.cs from MvcExtensions.Windsor.WindsorMvcApplication base class.

//Global.asax.cs
public class MvcApplication : MvcExtensions.Windsor.WindsorMvcApplication
{
}

Third you want to register controller handling by Castle.Windsor IoC container. For that just include RegisterControllers task into bootstrapper tasks executing sequence:

//Global.asax.cs
public class MvcApplication : MvcExtensions.Windsor.WindsorMvcApplication
{
	public MvcApplication()
	{
		Bootstrapper.BootstrapperTasks
			.Include<RegisterControllers>();
	}
}

Next you should write some installers for IoC container (see http://docs.castleproject.org/Windsor.Installers.ashx). Place them somewhere in your application folder (for ex. into /Infrastructure) and it will be picked up automagically. Note that you shouldn`t install your controllers by that way, becouse it is already installed by framework.

public class AccountsInstaller : IWindsorInstaller
{
	 public void Install(IWindsorContainer container, IConfigurationStore store)
	 {
		  container.Register(Component
			.For<IAuthenticationService>()
			.ImplementedBy<FormsAuthenticationService>()
			.LifeStyle.Transient);
		  // ...
	 }
}

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