Asp.net Mvc: Ninject - IPrincipal

Question

I was wondering how I could bind the IPrincipal to HttpContext.Current.User in Asp.net Mvc with Ninject.

Friendly greetings,

Pickels

Edit:

Not sure if it matters but I use my own CustomPrincipal class.

Answer 1

You can do this without the need for a provider in your NinjectModule:

Bind<IPrincipal>()
  .ToMethod(ctx => HttpContext.Current.User)
  .InRequestScope();

Note, I included .InRequestScope() to ensure that the value of the method is cached once per HTTP request. I'd recommend doing so even if you use the provider mechanism.