DTOMaker.Models 1.6.2

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dotnet add package DTOMaker.Models --version 1.6.2
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package DTOMaker.Models -Version 1.6.2
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="DTOMaker.Models" Version="1.6.2" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="DTOMaker.Models" Version="1.6.2" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="DTOMaker.Models" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add DTOMaker.Models --version 1.6.2
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: DTOMaker.Models, 1.6.2"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package DTOMaker.Models@1.6.2
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=DTOMaker.Models&version=1.6.2
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=DTOMaker.Models&version=1.6.2
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

DTOMaker

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Warning: This is pre-release software under active development. Breaking changes may occur.

Model-driven compile-time source generators for quickly creating polymorphic, freezable DTOs (Data Transport Objects) supporting various serialization protocols:

  • JSON (System.Text.Json)
  • JSON (Newtonsoft.Json)
  • MessagePack 2.x
  • MemBlocks

Workflow

flowchart TB
    def(Define models e.g. IMyDTO.cs)
    ref1(Reference DTOMaker.Models)
    ref2(Reference runtime e.g. DTOMaker.Runtime.JsonSystemText)
    ref3(Reference source generator e.g. DTOMaker.SrcGen.JsonSystemText)
    bld(Build/Run)
    ref1-->def
    def-->ref2
    ref2-->ref3
    ref3-->bld

Models are defined as C# interfaces with additional attributes. So let's start with a non-trivial model. Here's how to define a polymorphic, recursive tree type:

using DTOMaker.Models;
using DTOMaker.Runtime;
namespace MyModels;
[Entity(30)] public interface INode : IEntityBase { [Member(1)] String K { get; set; } }
[Entity(31)] public interface IStringNode : INode { [Member(1)] String V { get; set; } }
[Entity(32)] public interface INumberNode : INode { [Member(1)] Int64 V { get; set; } }
[Entity(33)] public interface ITree : IEntityBase
{
    [Member(1)] ITree? L { get; set; }
    [Member(2)] ITree? R { get; set; }
    [Member(3)] INode? N { get; set; }
}

The implmentations will be generated in the MyModels.JsonSystemText namespace.

Development

In progress

  • incremental serialization (MemBlocks)

Coming soon

  • custom type members (to avoid primitive obsession)
  • global interface equality comparer
  • reservation (hidden members)

Coming later

  • MessagePack 3.x serialization
  • Orleans serialization
  • Protobuf.Net serialization
  • generic entities
  • model.json generation
  • command-line alternative
  • variant native type support
  • variable length arrays
  • logical value equality

How to sponsor

If you find these tools useful, please consider sponsoring my work on GitHub at https://github.com/sponsors/Psiman62 or buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/psiman62

License

This project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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.NET Core netcoreapp2.0 was computed.  netcoreapp2.1 was computed.  netcoreapp2.2 was computed.  netcoreapp3.0 was computed.  netcoreapp3.1 was computed. 
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NuGet packages (6)

Showing the top 5 NuGet packages that depend on DTOMaker.Models:

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DTOMaker.Runtime.MemBlocks

Runtime types for generated entities
DTOMaker.Runtime.JsonNewtonSoft

Runtime types for generated entities
DTOMaker.Runtime.JsonSystemText

Runtime types for generated entities
DTOMaker.Runtime.MsgPack2

Runtime types for generated entities
DTOMaker.Models.BinaryTree

Interface and extension methods for managing binary tree structures.

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