this question is not new, but my problem seems to be different from the ones I have seen so far.
I have a solution containing several projects: two of them are C # MVC4. I installed the Ninject.MVC3 Nuget package for both, and I use the NinjectWebCommon class in the approach to the App_Start folder ( https://github.com/ninject/Ninject.Web.Mvc/wiki/Setting-up-an-MVC3-application ).
Versions:
- Ninject 3.2.2.0
- Ninject.MVC3 3.2.1.0
- Ninject.Web.Common 3.2.3.0
- Ninject.Web.Common.WebHost 3.2.3.0
- WebActivator 2.0.5
NinjectWebCommon.cs of the first project:
using System.Web.Mvc; using Ninject.Web.Mvc.FilterBindingSyntax; using S1.MVC.Filters.CentralAutenticacao.Business; using S1.MVC.Filters.Error; [assembly: WebActivatorEx.PreApplicationStartMethod(typeof(S1.CRM.Eventos.App_Start.NinjectWebCommon), "Start")] [assembly: WebActivatorEx.ApplicationShutdownMethodAttribute(typeof(S1.CRM.Eventos.App_Start.NinjectWebCommon), "Stop")] namespace S1.CRM.Eventos.App_Start { using System; using System.Web; using Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.DynamicModuleHelper; using Ninject; using Ninject.Web.Common; public static class NinjectWebCommon { private static readonly Bootstrapper bootstrapper = new Bootstrapper();
NinjectWebCommon.cs of the second project:
using System.Web.Mvc; using Ninject.Web.Mvc.FilterBindingSyntax; using S1.MVC.Filters.CentralAutenticacao.Business; using S1.MVC.Filters.Error; [assembly: WebActivatorEx.PreApplicationStartMethod(typeof(S1.CRM.Crud.App_Start.NinjectWebCommon), "Start")] [assembly: WebActivatorEx.ApplicationShutdownMethodAttribute(typeof(S1.CRM.Crud.App_Start.NinjectWebCommon), "Stop")] namespace S1.CRM.Crud.App_Start { using System; using System.Web; using Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.DynamicModuleHelper; using Ninject; using Ninject.Web.Common; public static class NinjectWebCommon { private static readonly Bootstrapper bootstrapper = new Bootstrapper();
Here is the global.asax file of the first project:
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Reflection; using System.Web; using System.Web.Http; using System.Web.Mvc; using System.Web.Optimization; using System.Web.Routing; namespace S1.CRM.Eventos {
and second:
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Web; using System.Web.Http; using System.Web.Mvc; using System.Web.Optimization; using System.Web.Routing; namespace S1.CRM.Crud {
When I try to run either of the two projects, I get an InvalidOperationException saying "The sequence contains no elements" when called
bootstrapper.Initialize(CreateKernel);
Stacktrace:
in System.Linq.Enumerable.Single[TSource](IEnumerable`1 source) in Ninject.Web.Mvc.NinjectMvcHttpApplicationPlugin.Start() in Ninject.Web.Common.Bootstrapper.<Initialize>b__0(INinjectHttpApplicationPlugin c) in Ninject.Infrastructure.Language.ExtensionsForIEnumerableOfT.Map[T](IEnumerable`1 series, Action`1 action) in Ninject.Web.Common.Bootstrapper.Initialize(Func`1 createKernelCallback) in S1.CRM.Eventos.App_Start.NinjectWebCommon.Start() in d:\git-paulo\S1.CRM\S1.CRM.Eventos\App_Start\NinjectWebCommon.cs:line 30
Some people have this problem when they make global.asax derived from NinjectHttpApplication and also use the NinjectWebCommon class or when they rename assemblies ( Ninject + MVC3 = InvalidOperationException: The sequence does not contain elements ). This is none of my business.
Another guy got this error when two projects in one solution, where using WebActivator to initialize Ninject ( Ninject for website and Api-Sequence does not contain elements ). So I tried to unload one of the projects, but still kept getting an error.
Any ideas on what's going on?