How do you handle IDisposable and Memory Leaks in a DI Container?

Updated Apr 28, 2026

Short answer

DI containers track the objects they create. If a container creates an object implementing IDisposable, the container is responsible for disposing it.

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Transient and Scoped objects are disposed when their parent Scope is disposed (e.g., end of an HTTP request). Singletons are disposed when the application shuts down. A severe memory leak occurs if a container creates a Transient IDisposable from the root Singleton container, as it will never be released until shutdown.

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