convention-ioc

Inversion of control (IoC) decouples application logic from control flow by delegating execution to a framework. This allows modular components to be orchestrated by a container, enabling flexible architectures and loose coupling.

You apply dependency injection by delegating control to the framework and injecting dependencies directly into your components. This loose coupling approach enables flexible architectures and significantly improves software testability.

You need inversion of control when building plug-in systems or modular services where a container must orchestrate component interactions. It provides explicit lifecycle management and clear dependency injection for integrated frameworks.

Your architecture requires a container if you need explicit lifecycle management for modular components. Delegating execution to a framework via IoC ensures the container properly orchestrates interactions and manages dependencies.

The best way to design loosely coupled modular services is applying IoC principles and dependency injection. Delegating control flow to a framework container orchestrates components effectively while maintaining clear separation of concerns.

Limitations of inversion of control include the requirement for clear dependency injection and modular components. Without explicit lifecycle management and proper container orchestration, decoupling control flow can introduce architectural complexity.