*But I am not even sure if this is correct. And the details eludes me. For example: How do I discover what name to include in myservice.services.yml?* Now that Drupal 9 is end of life you no longer need to do that. Replace the argument list with the autowire option: *mymodule.services.yml* services: mymodule.my_service: class: Drupal\mymodule\MyService autowire: true and in the service class: /** * The date formatter. * * @var \Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateFormatterInterface */ protected $dateFormatter; /** * Constructs \Drupal\mymodule\MyService * * @param \Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateFormatterInterface $date_formatter * The date formatter. */ public function __construct(DateFormatterInterface $date_formatter) { $this->dateFormatter = $date_formatter; } So to discover the service you only need the interface DateFormatterInterface. Use autocomplete and the IDE will automatically add a use statement at the top: use Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateFormatterInterface; See the change record: [Core services provide aliases for autowiring][1] [1]: https://www.drupal.org/node/3323122