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mfoq's avatar
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Inject service using livewire boot() method

Hello, I'm trying to inject a service into a Livewire component, but when I use constructor injection or the mount method, I encounter the following error:

$apiKeyService must not be accessed before initialization

To resolve this, I switched to using the boot method to inject the service, and it seems to work fine.

My questions are:

Is using the boot method for service injection a good practice in Livewire components?

Will this approach cause any issues like memory leaks, or is it safe in terms of performance and lifecycle management?

protected ApiKeyService $apiKeyService;
public function boot(ApiKeyService $apiKeyService) 
{
        $this->apiKeyService = $apiKeyService;
 }

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ctrlaltdelme's avatar

I actually came across this same issue today trying to inject a Service into my Livewire component. This actually resolved my issue but I'd be wondering the same thing. Is this best practice and expected? I couldn't find anything about Service injection in the Livewire docs.

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