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Explain the differences between Dependency Inversion and Dependency Injection principles and how they relate to modular system design.
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Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP) is one of the SOLID principles, which states that:
- High-level modules should not depend on low-level modules. Both should depend on abstractions.
- Abstractions should not depend on details. Details should depend on abstractions.
This helps reduce coupling and increase system flexibility.
Dependency Injection (DI) is a specific pattern or technique implementing DIP. DI means that dependencies (objects needed by a class) are passed to it from outside, rather than created inside the class.
For example, instead of the class creating a dependency object itself, it receives it through a constructor, setter, or method.
In the context of designing modular systems, DIP sets an architectural principle, and DI is a way to implement it, which facilitates testing, reuse, and maintenance of code.