##Mapster - The Mapper of Your Domain

var result = TypeAdapter.Adapt<NewType>(original);

PM> Install-Package Mapster

###Mapster 2.0 Release! Mapster 2.0 is now become blistering fast! We upgraded the whole compilation unit while still maintain its functionalities. Here is benchmark.

(NOTE: Benchmark runner is forked from ExpressMapper. Benchmark was run against largest set of data, times are in milliseconds, lower is better. Blank values mean library did not supported.)

###Get started

####Mapping to a new object Mapster makes the object and maps values to it.

var destObject = TypeAdapter.Adapt<TSource, TDestination>(sourceObject);

or just

var destObject = TypeAdapter.Adapt<TDestination>(sourceObject);

####Mapping to an existing object You make the object, Mapster maps to the object.

TDestination destObject = new TDestination();
destObject = TypeAdapter.Adapt(sourceObject, destObject);

####Queryable Extensions Mapster also provides extension to map queryable.

using(MyDbContext context = new MyDbContext())
{
    // Build a Select Expression from DTO
    var destinations = context.Sources.Project().To<Destination>().ToList();

    // Versus creating by hand:
    var destinations = context.Sources.Select(c => new Destination(){
        Id = p.Id,
        Name = p.Name,
        Surname = p.Surname,
        ....
    })
    .ToList();
}

####Customized Mapping When the default convention mappings aren't enough to do the job, you can specify complex source mappings.

#####Ignore Members & Attributes Mapster will automatically map properties with the same names. You can ignore members by using Ignore method.

TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>()
    .NewConfig()
    .Ignore(dest => dest.Id);

You can ignore members annotated with specific attribute by using IgnoreAttribute method.

TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>()
    .NewConfig()
    .IgnoreAttribute(typeof(JsonIgnoreAttribute));

#####Property mapping You can customize how Mapster maps value to property.

TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>()
    .NewConfig()
    .Map(dest => dest.FullName, 
         src => string.Format("{0} {1}", src.FirstName, src.LastName));

The Map configuration can accept a third parameter that provides a condition based on the source. If the condition is not met, the mapping is skipped altogether.

TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>()
    .NewConfig()
    .Map(dest => dest.FullName, src => src.FullName, srcCond => srcCond.City == "Victoria");

You can map even type of source and destination properties are different.

TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>()
    .NewConfig()
    .Map(dest => dest.Gender,      //Genders.Male or Genders.Female
         src => src.GenderString); //"Male" or "Female"

#####Merge object By default, Mapster will map all properties, even source properties contains null value. You can copy only properties that have value by using IgnoreNullValues method.

TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>()
    .NewConfig()
    .IgnoreNullValues(true);

#####Shallow copy By default, Mapster will recursively map nested objects. You can do shallow copying by setting ShallowCopyForSameType to true.

TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>()
    .NewConfig()
    .ShallowCopyForSameType(true);

#####Preserve reference (preventing circular reference stackoverflow) When you map circular reference objects, there will be stackoverflow exception, because Mapster will try to recursively map all objects in circular. If you would like to map circular reference objects, or you would like to preserve references (such as 2 properties point to the same object), you can preserve reference by setting PreserveReference to true

TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>()
    .NewConfig()
    .PreserveReference(true);

####Supported Mappings Mapster basically can clone nearly all kind of objects. Here are some details.

#####Conversion of immutable types Converting between primitive types (ie. int, string, bool, double, decimal) are supported, including when those types are nullable. For all other types, if you can cast types in c#, you can also cast in Mapster.

#####Conversion from/to enum Mapster maps enums to numerics automatically, but it also maps strings to and from enums automatically in a fast manner.
The default Enum.ToString() in .Net is quite slow. The implementation in Mapster is double the speed.
Likewise, a fast conversion from strings to enums is also included. If the string is null or empty, the enum will initialize to the first enum value.

In Mapster 2.0, flagged enum is also supported.

#####Mapping POCO Mapster can map 2 different POCO types by maching following

• Source and destination property names are the same ie. dest.Name = src.Name
• Source has get method ie. dest.Name = src.GetName()
• Source properties has child object which can flatten to destination ie. dest.ContactName = src.Contact.Name or dest.Contact_Name = src.Contact.Name

In Mapster 2.0, POCO struct is also supported.

#####Mapping Lists Included This includes lists, arrays, collections, dictionary including various interface ie. IList, ICollection, IEnumerable etc...

####Implicit TSource Mapping Inheritance If a mapping configuration doesn't exist for a source ==> destination type, but a mapper does exist for a base source type to the destination, that mapping will be used. This allows mappings for less derived source types to be used to satisfy multiple derived mappings. FPR will search downward the source class hierarchy until it finds a matching configuration.
If no match exists, it will create a default configuration (the same behavior if no mapping was present). It doesn't combine derived configs, it will stop at the first match.
For example, if you have:

public class SimplePoco
{
    public Guid Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
}

public class DerivedPoco : SimplePoco
{...}

public class DerivedPoco2 : SimplePoco
{...}

public class SimpleDto
{
    public Guid Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
}

The following mapping will be used when mapping the SimplePoco or either of the derived POCOs to the Simple DTO.

TypeAdapterConfig<SimplePoco, SimpleDto>.NewConfig()
    .Map(dest => dest.Name, src => src.Name + "_Suffix");

If you don't wish a derived type to use the base mapping, just define a new configuration for that type.

TypeAdapterConfig<DerivedPoco2, SimpleDto>.NewConfig();

####Implicit TSource and TDestination Mapping Inheritance In some cases you may wish to derive a mapping based on both the source and destination types. In such a case, setting the global configuration AllowImplicitDestinationInheritance setting to true will allow inheritance of a mapping based on both the source and destination types. The source class hierarchy is traversed in an inside loop and the destination class hierarchy is traversed in an outside loop until a match is found.

public class SimplePoco
{
    public Guid Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
}

public class DerivedPoco : SimplePoco
{...}

public class SimpleDto
{
    public Guid Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
}

public class DerivedDto : DerivedDto
{...}

The following mapping will be used for any permutation of Simple/Derived Poco to Simple/Derived Dto unless overridden by a specific configuration.

TypeAdapterConfig.GlobalSettings.AllowImplicitDestinationInheritance = true;
TypeAdapterConfig<SimplePoco, SimpleDto>.NewConfig()
    .Map(dest => dest.Name, src => src.Name + "_Suffix");

If you don't wish a specific permutation to use the base mapping, just define a new configuration for that permutation.

TypeAdapterConfig<DerivedPoco, SimpleDto>.NewConfig();

In some cases, you may wish to have one mapping inherit from another mapping. In this case, anything set on the derived mapping will override settings on the base mapping. So unlike implicit mapping inheritance, where the goal is to find an applicable mapping configuration and configurations are not combined, with Explicit Inheritance, each derived mapping overrides the settings of the inherited mapping. Use the Inherits<TBaseSource, TBaseDestination> configuration method to accomplish this where TBaseSource and TBaseDestination must be assignable from the derived configuration's TSource and TDestination respectively. For example, if you have:

public class SimplePoco
{
    public Guid Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
}

public class DerivedPoco : SimplePoco
{...}

public class SimpleDto
{
    public Guid Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
}

public class DerivedDto : SimpleDto
{...}

And you have the following base mapping:

TypeAdapterConfig<SimplePoco, SimpleDto>.NewConfig()
    .Map(dest => dest.Name, src => src.Name + "_Suffix");

You can base the mapping of the derived classes on this base mapping:

TypeAdapterConfig<DerivedPoco, DerivedDto>.NewConfig()
    .Inherits<SimplePoco, SimpleDto>();

####Custom Destination Object Creation You can provide a function call to create your destination objects instead of using the default object creation (which expects an empty constructor). To do so, use the "ConstructUsing()" method when configuring. This method expects a function that will provide the destination instance. You can call your own constructor, a factory method, or anything else that provides an object of the expected type.

//Example using a non-default constructor
TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>.NewConfig()
            .ConstructUsing(src => new TDestination("constructorValue"));

//Example using an object initializer
TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>.NewConfig()
            .ConstructUsing(src => new TDestination{Unmapped = "unmapped"});

####Custom Type Resolvers In some cases, you may want to have complete control over how an object is mapped. In this case, you can register a custom type resolver. It's important to note that when using a custom type resolver, that all other mapping associated with the type is ignored. So all mapping must take place within the resolver. The custom type resolver must implement the ITypeResolver interface and register it using MapWith().

//Example using MapWith resolver generic call.
TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>.NewConfig()
            .MapWith<TCustomTypeResolver>();

//Example using MapWith resolver factory function
TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>.NewConfig()
            .MapWith(() => new TCustomTypeResolver());

//Example using MapWith resolver instance
TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>.NewConfig()
            .MapWith(customResolverInstance);

####Custom Value Resolvers In some cases, you may want to encapsulate a value conversion into a separate class. In this case, you can use a custom value resolver by registering it using Resolve(). The value resolver must implement the IValueResolver interface.

//Example using MapWith resolver generic call.
TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>.NewConfig()
            .Resolve<TCustomValueResolver, string>(dest => dest.Name);

//Example using value resolver factory function
TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>.NewConfig()
            .Resolve(dest => dest.Name, () => new TCustomValueResolver());

//Example using value resolver instance
TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>.NewConfig()
            .Resolve(dest => dest.Name, customValueResolver);

####Type-Specific Destination Transforms This allows transforms for all items of a type, such as trimming all strings. But really any operation can be performed on the destination value before assignment. This can be set up at either a global or a mapping level.

//Global
TypeAdapterConfig.GlobalSettings.DestinationTransforms.Upsert<string>(x => x.Trim());

//Per mapping configuration
TypeAdapterConfig<TSource, TDestination>.NewConfig()
    .DestinationTransforms.Upsert<string>(x => x.Trim());

####Forcing Explicit Mapping In order to help with "Fail Fast" situations, the following strict mapping modes have been added. An ArgumentOutOfRange exception will currently be thrown in the situations below if an appropriate mapping and/or source cannot be located.

Forcing all destination properties to have a corresponding source member or explicit mapping/ignore:

//Default is "false"
TypeAdapterConfig.GlobalSettings.RequireDestinationMemberSource = true;

Forcing all classes to be explicitly mapped:

//Default is "false"
TypeAdapterConfig.GlobalSettings.RequireExplicitMapping = true;
//This means you have to have an explicit configuration for each class, even if it's just:
TypeAdapterConfig<Source, Destination>.NewConfig();

####Validating Mappings Both a specific TypeAdapterConfig<Source, Destination> or all current configurations can be validated. This will throw and ArgumentOutOfRangeException that contains all of the existing missing destination mappings. In addition, if Explicit Mappings (above) are enabled, it will also include errors for classes that are not registered at all with the mapper.

//Validate a specific config
var config = TypeAdapterConfig<Source, Destination>.NewConfig();
config.Validate();

//Validate globally
TypeAdapterConfig<Source, Destination>.NewConfig();
TypeAdapterConfig<Source2, Destination2>.NewConfig();
TypeAdapterConfig.Validate();

####Mapper Instance Creation In some cases, you need an instance of a mapper (or a factory function) to pass into a DI container. Mapster has the IAdapter and Adapter to fill this need:

IAdapter instance = TypeAdapter.GetInstance();