C#•3y ago

✅ Why return IServiceCollection in an extension method?

Is there any reason why not to make the method void instead?

Pobiega•9/15/23, 8:16 AM

so it can be chained

joeystdioOP•9/15/23, 8:16 AM

of course

Pobiega•9/15/23, 8:17 AM

some people really like to do

services
  .AddSomething()
  .AddSomethingElse()
  .AddAthirdThing();

services
  .AddSomething()
  .AddSomethingElse()
  .AddAthirdThing();

Pobiega•9/15/23, 8:17 AM

(I'm one of those people)

joeystdioOP•9/15/23, 8:17 AM

I never used chaining so didn't thought about that

joeystdioOP•9/15/23, 8:17 AM

Yeah looks clean as well

joeystdioOP•9/15/23, 8:18 AM

Thanks !

Tvde1•9/15/23, 8:18 AM

this is often called the "fluent" or "builder" pattern
https://dzone.com/articles/fluent-builder-pattern

Pobiega•9/15/23, 8:18 AM

it does break when you end up with the ones that return a specialized builder, like AddAuthorization etc

joeystdioOP•9/15/23, 8:19 AM

Yes

Thinker•9/15/23, 8:20 AM

$close

MODiX•9/15/23, 8:20 AM

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Pobiega•9/15/23, 8:20 AM

he did, we juist re-opened it by writing