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What are the DI service lifetimes and when do you use each?

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Singleton creates one instance for the app's lifetime—good for shared state, HTTP clients, and caches. Transient creates a new instance per resolution—good for view models and lightweight services. Scoped is per-scope (used more in Blazor Hybrid). Mismatched lifetimes (a singleton depending on a transient) can cause captive dependencies.
builder.Services.AddSingleton<ISettingsService, SettingsService>();
builder.Services.AddTransient<DetailsViewModel>();
Real-world example A settings service is a singleton so all pages read the same values, while each details view model is transient to avoid stale state between visits.

Common follow-ups: What is a captive dependency? | Which lifetime fits a view model?

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