How to inject a variable that is instantiated in one class into another

[veronique]

Let's say I have a Junit4 class FooTest.java and variable token. At some point in class the token gets instantiated.

public class Foo {

private String token;

@Before
public void setUp() {
  // serious is steps to get the application to a certain state where token can get extracted
  ....
  token = extractToken();
}

}

Now I have another class User.java where I need to use this token. Can I inject this token somehow into that class? There is no relation between Foo and User. I can't use Provider method in the configure file because extraction of the token depends on certain system's state and can't be called anywhere anytime.

thanks,

[Norm]

have another class User.java where I need to use this token

The standard way for a second class to get the value of a variable in a class is by having a getter method in the class with the variable that returns the value of the variable to the caller.

[jim829]

Clearly the User class must have access to the Foo class. Otherwise, it can't get the token. So you should from User class, instantiate Foo to do the setUp and then call a fooInstance.getToken() method to get the token. Or User must have access to some other class where it can get the instance of Foo class. So then the User class calls otherInstance.getFoo().getToken() to get the token.

Regards,
Jim

[veronique]

Yes but this is a different situation. Foo is a test class. User.java shouldn't be calling any methods from test class. Or even referencing static variables from it. Consider User.java a supporting utility for test classes.

[veronique]

can I used an injector in Foo?
Injector injector = Guice.createInjector(token);

and then get it in User?

[veronique]

In a traditional way I could do

new User(token); from any class that extends Foo.java and it would work. How can I do the same with Guice?

I get the part of creating the constructor in User.java that takes a token as param. Also I annotated it with @Inject.

Now when I inject @Inject User user; into any of the classes that extend Foo I get null. Not sure what else needs to be done? Bind token in configure?