We're starting to use dependency injection in a fairly large, interactive program. It's early yet, but I have a feeling that the majority of the objects being injected are going to want runtime data passed in to their constructors. Prior to this, I've only used DI in web applications where building everything at the composition root isn't a problem.
When working with runtime data, it sounds like the options are to use manual injection or abstract factories. Is there anything important to consider when deciding between the two or does it mainly come down to personal preference? I'm using Ninject with the factory extension, so going the factory route isn't too onerous. However, if we end up with factories in every class, is that a sign that we're doing something wrong? Should we prefer manual injection when the power of an IoC container isn't needed? Could it simply mean that we're over-using dependency injection?
