What is the 'Over-Injection' Anti-pattern?

Updated Apr 28, 2026

Short answer

Over-injection occurs when a class has too many dependencies injected into its constructor (usually > 4 or 5).

Deep explanation

It is a strong smell that the class violates the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP). It means the class is doing too much. The solution is to identify cohesive clusters of dependencies and group them into aggregate services or redesign the logic into smaller classes.

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