Bootstrapper

The bootstrapper is responsible for bootstrapping your application. It configures the IoC container, creates a new instance of your root ViewModel and displays it using the WindowManager. It also provides various other functions, described below.

The bootstrapper comes in two flavoures: BootstrapperBase<TRootViewModel>, which requires you to configure the IoC container yourself, and Bootstrapper<TRootViewModel>, which uses Stylet's built-in IoC container, StyletIoC.

Example bootstrapper, using StyletIoC:

class Bootstrapper : Bootstrapper<MyRootViewModel>
{
   protected override void ConfigureIoC(IStyletIoCBuilder builder)
   {
      // Bind your own types. Concrete types are automatically self-bound.
      builder.Bind<IMyInterface>().To<MyType>();
   }

   protected override void OnStartup(object sender, StartupEventArgs e)
   {
      // Called on Application.Startup
   }

   protected override void OnExit(object sender, EventArgs e)
   {
      // Called on Application.Exit
   }

   protected override void OnUnhandledException(object sender, DispatcherUnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
   {
      // Called on Application.DispatcherUnhandledException
   }
}

If you want to use another IoC container with Stylet, derive from BootstrapperBase<TRootViewModel>, and Configure, GetInstance, GetAllInstances, and BuildUp. For an example, see NinjectBootstrapper.