docs: Dependency Injection guides for CLI (#19892)

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aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/plnkr.json

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   "files":[
     "!**/*.d.ts",
     "!**/*.js",
-    "!**/*.[1,2].*"
+    "!**/*.[0,1,2].*",
+    "**/dummy.module.ts"
   ],
   "tags": ["dependency", "di"]
 }

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/app-config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+  Must put this interface in its own file instead of app.config.ts
+  or else TypeScript gives a (bogus) warning:
+  WARNING in ./src/app/... .ts
+  "export 'AppConfig' was not found in './app.config'
+*/
+export interface AppConfig {
+  apiEndpoint: string;
+  title: string;
+}

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/app.component.1.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-// Early versions
-
 // #docregion
-import { Component }         from '@angular/core';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-root',

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/app.component.2.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // #docregion
 // #docregion imports
-import { Component }         from '@angular/core';
-import { Inject }   from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Inject } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { APP_CONFIG, AppConfig }    from './app.config';
 // #enddocregion imports
@@ -23,3 +22,5 @@ export class AppComponent {
   }
   // #enddocregion ctor
 }
+// #enddocregion
+

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/app.component.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import { Component, Inject } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { APP_CONFIG, AppConfig } from './app.config';
-import { Logger } from './logger.service';
 import { UserService } from './user.service';
 // #enddocregion imports
 
@@ -23,8 +22,7 @@ import { UserService } from './user.service';
     <app-heroes id="authorized" *ngIf="isAuthorized"></app-heroes>
     <app-heroes id="unauthorized" *ngIf="!isAuthorized"></app-heroes>
     <app-providers></app-providers>
-  `,
-  providers: [Logger]
+  `
 })
 export class AppComponent {
   title: string;

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/app.config.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
+import { AppConfig } from './app-config';
+export { AppConfig } from './app-config';
+
 // #docregion token
 import { InjectionToken } from '@angular/core';
 
-export let APP_CONFIG = new InjectionToken<AppConfig>('app.config');
+export const APP_CONFIG = new InjectionToken<AppConfig>('app.config');
 // #enddocregion token
 
 // #docregion config
-export interface AppConfig {
-  apiEndpoint: string;
-  title: string;
-}
-
 export const HERO_DI_CONFIG: AppConfig = {
   apiEndpoint: 'api.heroes.com',
   title: 'Dependency Injection'

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/app.module.ts

@@ -1,32 +1,24 @@
+// #docplaster
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { BrowserModule }  from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
+import { APP_CONFIG, HERO_DI_CONFIG }    from './app.config';
 import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
 import { CarComponent } from './car/car.component';
 import { HeroesComponent } from './heroes/heroes.component';
 import { HeroListComponent } from './heroes/hero-list.component';
 import { InjectorComponent } from './injector.component';
+import { Logger } from './logger.service';
 import { TestComponent } from './test.component';
-import { APP_CONFIG, HERO_DI_CONFIG }    from './app.config';
 import { UserService } from './user.service';
-import {
-  ProvidersComponent,
-  Provider1Component,
-  Provider3Component,
-  Provider4Component,
-  Provider5Component,
-  Provider6aComponent,
-  Provider6bComponent,
-  Provider7Component,
-  Provider8Component,
-  Provider9Component,
-  Provider10Component,
-} from './providers.component';
+
+import { ProvidersModule } from './providers.module';
 
 // #docregion ngmodule
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
-    BrowserModule
+    BrowserModule,
+    ProvidersModule
   ],
   declarations: [
     AppComponent,
@@ -35,26 +27,19 @@ import {
     // #enddocregion ngmodule
     HeroListComponent,
     InjectorComponent,
-    TestComponent,
-    ProvidersComponent,
-    Provider1Component,
-    Provider3Component,
-    Provider4Component,
-    Provider5Component,
-    Provider6aComponent,
-    Provider6bComponent,
-    Provider7Component,
-    Provider8Component,
-    Provider9Component,
-    Provider10Component,
+    TestComponent
     // #docregion ngmodule
   ],
-  // #docregion ngmodule-providers
+  // #docregion providers, providers-2
   providers: [
+    // #enddocregion providers
+    Logger,
+    // #docregion providers
     UserService,
     { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: HERO_DI_CONFIG }
   ],
-  // #enddocregion ngmodule-providers
+  // #enddocregion providers, providers-2
+  exports: [ CarComponent, HeroesComponent ],
   bootstrap: [ AppComponent ]
 })
 export class AppModule { }

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/dummy.module.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+/// Dummy modules to satisfy Angular Language Service
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { AppModule } from './app.module';
+
+////////
+
+import { AppComponent as AppComponent1 } from './app.component.1';
+
+@NgModule({
+  imports: [ CommonModule, AppModule ],
+  declarations: [ AppComponent1 ]
+})
+export class DummyModule1 {}
+
+/////////
+
+import { AppComponent as AppComponent2 } from './app.component.2';
+
+@NgModule({
+  imports: [ CommonModule, AppModule ],
+  declarations: [ AppComponent2 ]
+})
+export class DummyModule2 {}

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/heroes/dummy.module.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+/// Dummy modules to satisfy Angular Language Service
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+
+////////
+
+import { HeroListComponent as HeroListComponent1 } from './hero-list.component.1';
+
+@NgModule({
+  imports: [ CommonModule ],
+  declarations: [ HeroListComponent1 ],
+  exports: [ HeroListComponent1 ]
+})
+export class DummyModule1 {}
+
+/////////
+
+import { HeroListComponent as HeroListComponent2 } from './hero-list.component.2';
+
+@NgModule({
+  imports: [ CommonModule ],
+  declarations: [ HeroListComponent2 ]
+})
+export class DummyModule2 {}
+
+/////////
+
+import { HeroesComponent as HeroesComponent1 } from './heroes.component.1';
+
+@NgModule({
+  imports: [ CommonModule, DummyModule1 ],
+  declarations: [ HeroesComponent1 ]
+})
+export class DummyModule3 {}

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/heroes/hero-list.component.1.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 // #docregion
 import { Component }   from '@angular/core';
-
 import { HEROES }      from './mock-heroes';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-hero-list',
   template: `
-  <div *ngFor="let hero of heroes">
-    {{hero.id}} - {{hero.name}}
-  </div>
+    <div *ngFor="let hero of heroes">
+      {{hero.id}} - {{hero.name}}
+    </div>
   `
 })
+// #docregion class
 export class HeroListComponent {
   heroes = HEROES;
 }
+// #enddocregion class

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/heroes/hero-list.component.2.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // #docplaster
 // #docregion
 import { Component }   from '@angular/core';
-
 import { Hero }        from './hero';
 // #enddocregion
 import { HeroService } from './hero.service.1';
@@ -15,9 +14,9 @@ import { HeroService } from './hero.service';
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-hero-list',
   template: `
-  <div *ngFor="let hero of heroes">
-    {{hero.id}} - {{hero.name}}
-  </div>
+    <div *ngFor="let hero of heroes">
+      {{hero.id}} - {{hero.name}}
+    </div>
   `
 })
 export class HeroListComponent {

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/heroes/hero-list.component.ts

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 /* tslint:disable:one-line */
 // #docregion
 import { Component }   from '@angular/core';
-
 import { Hero }        from './hero';
 import { HeroService } from './hero.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-hero-list',
   template: `
-  <div *ngFor="let hero of heroes">
-    {{hero.id}} - {{hero.name}}
-    ({{hero.isSecret ? 'secret' : 'public'}})
-  </div>
+    <div *ngFor="let hero of heroes">
+      {{hero.id}} - {{hero.name}}
+      ({{hero.isSecret ? 'secret' : 'public'}})
+    </div>
   `,
 })
 export class HeroListComponent {

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/heroes/hero.service.0.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class HeroService {
+  constructor() { }
+}

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/heroes/hero.service.1.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // #docregion
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-
 import { HEROES }     from './mock-heroes';
 
 @Injectable()

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/heroes/hero.service.2.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // #docregion
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-
 import { HEROES }     from './mock-heroes';
 import { Logger }     from '../logger.service';
 

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/heroes/hero.service.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // #docregion
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-
 import { HEROES }     from './mock-heroes';
 import { Logger }     from '../logger.service';
 

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/heroes/heroes.component.1.ts

@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 // #docplaster
-// #docregion full, v1
-import { Component }          from '@angular/core';
+// #docregion, v1
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 // #enddocregion v1
+import { HeroService } from './hero.service';
 
-import { HeroService }        from './hero.service';
-// #enddocregion full
-
-// #docregion full, v1
-
+// #docregion v1
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-heroes',
     // #enddocregion v1
-  providers: [HeroService],
+  providers: [ HeroService ],
   // #docregion v1
   template: `
-  <h2>Heroes</h2>
-  <app-hero-list></app-hero-list>
+    <h2>Heroes</h2>
+    <app-hero-list></app-hero-list>
   `
 })
 export class HeroesComponent { }

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/heroes/heroes.component.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 // #docregion
 import { Component }          from '@angular/core';
-
 import { heroServiceProvider } from './hero.service.provider';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-heroes',
+  providers: [ heroServiceProvider ],
   template: `
-  <h2>Heroes</h2>
-  <app-hero-list></app-hero-list>
-  `,
-  providers: [heroServiceProvider]
+    <h2>Heroes</h2>
+    <app-hero-list></app-hero-list>
+  `
 })
 export class HeroesComponent { }

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/providers.component.ts

@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
-/* tslint:disable:one-line:check-open-brace*/
-// Examples of provider arrays
-// #docplaster
+/*
+ * A collection of demo components showing different ways to provide services
+ * in @Component metadata
+ */
 import { Component, Inject, Injectable, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { APP_CONFIG, AppConfig,
-         HERO_DI_CONFIG }       from './app.config';
+import {
+  APP_CONFIG,
+  AppConfig,
+  HERO_DI_CONFIG } from './app.config';
 
-import { HeroService }          from './heroes/hero.service';
-import { heroServiceProvider }  from './heroes/hero.service.provider';
-import { Logger }               from './logger.service';
-import { UserService }    from './user.service';
+import { HeroService } from './heroes/hero.service';
+import { heroServiceProvider } from './heroes/hero.service.provider';
+import { Logger } from './logger.service';
+import { UserService } from './user.service';
 
-let template = '{{log}}';
+const template = '{{log}}';
 
-//////////////////////////////////////////
 @Component({
   selector: 'provider-1',
   template: template,
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ export class Provider1Component {
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'provider-3',
   template: template,
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ export class Provider3Component {
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////
-class BetterLogger extends Logger {}
+export class BetterLogger extends Logger {}
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'provider-4',
@@ -66,9 +69,10 @@ export class Provider4Component {
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////
+
 // #docregion EvenBetterLogger
 @Injectable()
-class EvenBetterLogger extends Logger {
+export class EvenBetterLogger extends Logger {
   constructor(private userService: UserService) { super(); }
 
   log(message: string) {
@@ -96,8 +100,10 @@ export class Provider5Component {
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////
-class NewLogger extends Logger {}
-class OldLogger {
+
+export class NewLogger extends Logger {}
+
+export class OldLogger {
   logs: string[] = [];
   log(message: string) {
     throw new Error('Should not call the old logger!');
@@ -149,11 +155,14 @@ export class Provider6bComponent {
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////
+
 // #docregion silent-logger
 // An object in the shape of the logger service
-let silentLogger = {
+export function SilentLoggerFn() {}
+
+const silentLogger = {
   logs: ['Silent logger says "Shhhhh!". Provided via "useValue"'],
-  log: () => {}
+  log: SilentLoggerFn
 };
 // #enddocregion silent-logger
 
@@ -172,6 +181,7 @@ export class Provider7Component {
     this.log = logger.logs[0];
   }
 }
+
 /////////////////
 
 @Component({
@@ -189,6 +199,7 @@ export class Provider8Component {
 }
 
 /////////////////
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'provider-9',
   template: template,
@@ -218,6 +229,7 @@ export class Provider9Component implements OnInit {
      this.log = 'APP_CONFIG Application title is ' + this.config.title;
   }
 }
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////
 // Sample providers 1 to 7 illustrate a required logger dependency.
 // Optional logger, can be null
@@ -248,6 +260,7 @@ export class Provider10Component implements OnInit {
 }
 
 /////////////////
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-providers',
   template: `

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/providers.module.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+
+import {
+  Provider1Component,
+  Provider3Component,
+  Provider4Component,
+  Provider5Component,
+  Provider6aComponent,
+  Provider6bComponent,
+  Provider7Component,
+  Provider8Component,
+  Provider9Component,
+  Provider10Component,
+  ProvidersComponent,
+} from './providers.component';
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [
+    Provider1Component,
+    Provider3Component,
+    Provider4Component,
+    Provider5Component,
+    Provider6aComponent,
+    Provider6bComponent,
+    Provider7Component,
+    Provider8Component,
+    Provider9Component,
+    Provider10Component,
+    ProvidersComponent,
+  ],
+  exports: [ ProvidersComponent ]
+ })
+ export class ProvidersModule {}

aio/content/examples/dependency-injection/src/app/test.component.ts

@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 // Simulate a simple test
 // Reader should look to the testing chapter for the real thing
 
-import { Component }           from '@angular/core';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { HeroService }         from './heroes/hero.service';
-import { HeroListComponent }   from './heroes/hero-list.component';
+import { Hero  } from './heroes/hero';
+import { HeroService } from './heroes/hero.service';
+import { HeroListComponent } from './heroes/hero-list.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-tests',
@@ -22,12 +23,13 @@ export class TestComponent {
 function runTests() {
 
   // #docregion spec
-  let expectedHeroes = [{name: 'A'}, {name: 'B'}]
-  let mockService = <HeroService> {getHeroes: () => expectedHeroes }
+  const expectedHeroes = [{name: 'A'}, {name: 'B'}]
+  const mockService = <HeroService> {getHeroes: () => expectedHeroes }
 
   it('should have heroes when HeroListComponent created', () => {
-    let hlc = new HeroListComponent(mockService);
-    expect(hlc.heroes.length).toEqual(expectedHeroes.length);
+    // Pass the mock to the constructor as the Angular injector would
+    const component = new HeroListComponent(mockService);
+    expect(component.heroes.length).toEqual(expectedHeroes.length);
   });
   // #enddocregion spec
 

aio/content/guide/dependency-injection-in-action.md

@@ -5,51 +5,6 @@ Dependency Injection is a powerful pattern for managing code dependencies.
 This cookbook explores many of the features of Dependency Injection (DI) in Angular.
 {@a toc}
 
-<!--
-
-# Contents
-
-* [Application-wide dependencies](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#app-wide-dependencies)
-* [External module configuration](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#external-module-configuration)
-* [`@Injectable()` and nested service dependencies](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#nested-dependencies)
-
-  * [`@Injectable()`](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#injectable-1)
-
-* [Limit service scope to a component subtree](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#service-scope)
-* [Multiple service instances (sandboxing)](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#multiple-service-instances)
-* [Qualify dependency lookup with `@Optional()` and `@Host()`](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#qualify-dependency-lookup)
-
-  * [Demonstration](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#demonstration)
-
-* [Inject the component's DOM element](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#component-element)
-* [Define dependencies with providers](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#providers)
-
-  * [Defining providers](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#defining-providers)
-  * [The *provide* object literal](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#provide)
-  * [`useValue`&mdash;the *value provider*](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#usevalue)
-  * [`useClass`&mdash;the *class provider*](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#useclass)
-  * [`useExisting`&mdash;the *alias provider*](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#useexisting)
-  * [`useFactory`&mdash;the *factory provider*](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#usefactory)
-
-* [Provider token alternatives: the class-interface and `InjectionToken`](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#tokens)
-
-  * [class-interface](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#class-interface)
-  * [`InjectionToken`](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#injection-token)
-
-* [Inject into a derived class](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#di-inheritance)
-* [Find a parent component by injection](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#find-parent)
-
-  * [Find parent with a known component type](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#known-parent)
-  * [Cannot find a parent by its base class](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#base-parent)
-  * [Find a parent by its class-interface](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#class-interface-parent)
-  * [Find a parent in a tree of parents with `@SkipSelf()`](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#parent-tree)
-  * [The `Parent` class-interface](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#parent-token)
-  * [A `provideParent()` helper function](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#provideparent)
-
-* [Break circularities with a forward class reference (*forwardRef*)](guide/dependency-injection-in-action#forwardref)
-
--->
-
 See the <live-example name="dependency-injection-in-action"></live-example>
 of the code in this cookbook.
 
@@ -79,7 +34,7 @@ is all the registration you need.
 
 A *provider* is something that can create or deliver a service.
 Angular creates a service instance from a class provider by using `new`.
-Read more about providers in the [Dependency Injection](guide/dependency-injection#injector-providers)
+Read more about providers in the [Dependency Injection](guide/dependency-injection#register-providers-ngmodule)
 guide.
 
 </div>

aio/content/guide/dependency-injection-pattern.md

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+# The Dependency Injection pattern
+
+**Dependency injection** is an important application design pattern.
+It's used so widely that almost everyone just calls it _DI_.
+
+Angular has its own dependency injection framework, and
+you really can't build an Angular application without it.
+
+This page covers what DI is and why it's useful.
+
+When you've learned the general pattern, you're ready to turn to
+the [Angular Dependency Injection](guide/dependency-injection) guide to see how it works in an Angular app.
+
+{@a why-di }
+
+## Why dependency injection?
+
+To understand why dependency injection is so important, consider an example without it.
+Imagine writing the following code:
+
+<code-example path="dependency-injection/src/app/car/car-no-di.ts" region="car" title="src/app/car/car.ts (without DI)">
+</code-example>
+
+The `Car` class creates everything it needs inside its constructor.
+What's the problem?
+The problem is that the `Car` class is brittle, inflexible, and hard to test.
+
+This `Car` needs an engine and tires. Instead of asking for them,
+the `Car` constructor instantiates its own copies from
+the very specific classes `Engine` and `Tires`.
+
+What if the `Engine` class evolves and its constructor requires a parameter?
+That would break the `Car` class and it would stay broken until you rewrote it along the lines of
+`this.engine = new Engine(theNewParameter)`.
+The `Engine` constructor parameters weren't even a consideration when you first wrote `Car`.
+You may not anticipate them even now.
+But you'll *have* to start caring because
+when the definition of `Engine` changes, the `Car` class must change.
+That makes `Car` brittle.
+
+What if you want to put a different brand of tires on your `Car`? Too bad.
+You're locked into whatever brand the `Tires` class creates. That makes the
+`Car` class inflexible.
+
+Right now each new car gets its own `engine`. It can't share an `engine` with other cars.
+While that makes sense for an automobile engine,
+surely you can think of other dependencies that should be shared, such as the onboard
+wireless connection to the manufacturer's service center. This `Car` lacks the flexibility
+to share services that have been created previously for other consumers.
+
+When you write tests for `Car` you're at the mercy of its hidden dependencies.
+Is it even possible to create a new `Engine` in a test environment?
+What does `Engine` depend upon? What does that dependency depend on?
+Will a new instance of `Engine` make an asynchronous call to the server?
+You certainly don't want that going on during tests.
+
+What if the `Car` should flash a warning signal when tire pressure is low?
+How do you confirm that it actually does flash a warning
+if you can't swap in low-pressure tires during the test?
+
+You have no control over the car's hidden dependencies.
+When you can't control the dependencies, a class becomes difficult to test.
+
+How can you make `Car` more robust, flexible, and testable?
+
+{@a ctor-injection}
+That's super easy. Change the `Car` constructor to a version with DI:
+
+<code-tabs>
+
+  <code-pane title="src/app/car/car.ts (excerpt with DI)" path="dependency-injection/src/app/car/car.ts" region="car-ctor">
+  </code-pane>
+
+  <code-pane title="src/app/car/car.ts (excerpt without DI)" path="dependency-injection/src/app/car/car-no-di.ts" region="car-ctor">
+  </code-pane>
+
+</code-tabs>
+
+See what happened? The definition of the dependencies are
+now in the constructor.
+The `Car` class no longer creates an `engine` or `tires`.
+It just consumes them.
+
+<div class="l-sub-section">
+
+This example leverages TypeScript's constructor syntax for declaring
+parameters and properties simultaneously.
+
+</div>
+
+Now you can create a car by passing the engine and tires to the constructor.
+
+<code-example path="dependency-injection/src/app/car/car-creations.ts" region="car-ctor-instantiation" linenums="false">
+</code-example>
+
+How cool is that?
+The definition of the `engine` and `tire` dependencies are
+decoupled from the `Car` class.
+You can pass in any kind of `engine` or `tires` you like, as long as they
+conform to the general API requirements of an `engine` or `tires`.
+
+Now, if someone extends the `Engine` class, that is not `Car`'s problem.
+
+<div class="l-sub-section">
+
+The _consumer_ of `Car` has the problem. The consumer must update the car creation code to
+something like this:
+
+<code-example path="dependency-injection/src/app/car/car-creations.ts" region="car-ctor-instantiation-with-param" linenums="false">
+
+</code-example>
+
+The critical point is this: the `Car` class did not have to change.
+You'll take care of the consumer's problem shortly.
+
+</div>
+
+The `Car` class is much easier to test now because you are in complete control
+of its dependencies.
+You can pass mocks to the constructor that do exactly what you want them to do
+during each test:
+
+<code-example path="dependency-injection/src/app/car/car-creations.ts" region="car-ctor-instantiation-with-mocks" linenums="false">
+</code-example>
+
+**You just learned what dependency injection is**.
+
+It's a coding pattern in which a class receives its dependencies from external
+sources rather than creating them itself.
+
+Cool! But what about that poor consumer?
+Anyone who wants a `Car` must now
+create all three parts: the `Car`, `Engine`, and `Tires`.
+The `Car` class shed its problems at the consumer's expense.
+You need something that takes care of assembling these parts.
+
+You _could_ write a giant class to do that:
+
+<code-example path="dependency-injection/src/app/car/car-factory.ts" title="src/app/car/car-factory.ts">
+</code-example>
+
+It's not so bad now with only three creation methods.
+But maintaining it will be hairy as the application grows.
+This factory is going to become a huge spiderweb of
+interdependent factory methods!
+
+Wouldn't it be nice if you could simply list the things you want to build without
+having to define which dependency gets injected into what?
+
+This is where the dependency injection framework comes into play.
+Imagine the framework had something called an _injector_.
+You register some classes with this injector, and it figures out how to create them.
+
+When you need a `Car`, you simply ask the injector to get it for you and you're good to go.
+
+<code-example path="dependency-injection/src/app/car/car-injector.ts" region="injector-call" title="src/app/car/car-injector.ts" linenums="false">
+</code-example>
+
+Everyone wins. The `Car` knows nothing about creating an `Engine` or `Tires`.
+The consumer knows nothing about creating a `Car`.
+You don't have a gigantic factory class to maintain.
+Both `Car` and consumer simply ask for what they need and the injector delivers.
+
+This is what a **dependency injection framework** is all about.
+
+Now that you know what dependency injection is and appreciate its benefits,
+turn to the [Angular Dependency Injection](guide/dependency-injection) guide to see how it is implemented in Angular.

aio/content/navigation.json

@@ -243,10 +243,15 @@
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           "tooltip": "Dependency Injection: creating and injecting services",
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+            {
+              "url": "guide/dependency-injection-pattern",
+              "title": "The Dependency Injection pattern",
+              "tooltip": "Learn about the dependency injection pattern behind the Angular DI system."
+            },
             {
               "url": "guide/dependency-injection",
-              "title": "Dependency Injection",
-              "tooltip": "Angular's dependency injection system creates and delivers dependent services \"just-in-time\"."
+              "title": "Angular Dependency Injection",
+              "tooltip": "Angular's dependency injection system creates and delivers dependent services to Angular-created classes."
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               "url": "guide/hierarchical-dependency-injection",