Create a package for generic host

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Create a package for generic host

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In combination with LightInject.Microsoft.DependencyInjection this does the job for me.

using LightInject;
using LightInject.Microsoft.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
using System;

namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
{
    public static class HostBuilderExtensions
    {
        public static IHostBuilder UseLightInject(this IHostBuilder builder, Action<ContainerOptions> action)
        {
            if (builder is null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(builder));
            }

            var containerOptions = new ContainerOptions();

            action?.Invoke(containerOptions);

            return UseLightInject(builder, containerOptions);
        }

        public static IHostBuilder UseLightInject(this IHostBuilder builder, ContainerOptions containerOptions = null)
        {
            if (builder is null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(builder));
            }

            containerOptions ??= new ContainerOptions();

            return builder.UseServiceProviderFactory(new LightInjectServiceProviderFactory(containerOptions));
        }

        public static IHostBuilder UseLightInject(this IHostBuilder builder, IServiceContainer serviceContainer)
        {
            if (builder is null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(builder));
            }

            return builder.UseServiceProviderFactory(hostBuilder => new LightInjectServiceProviderFactory(serviceContainer));
        }
    }
}

Then:

Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
    .UseLightInject()
    .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(builder => builder.UseStartup<Startup>())
    .Build()
    .Run();