ddevelopment / ValueInjecter

convention based mapper

get via nuget ValueInjecter or download here

####usage

var customerInput = Mapper.Map<CustomerInput>(customer); 

or like this:

var customerInput = Mapper.Map<Customer, CustomerInput>(customer); 

(useful when working with EF proxy objects)

by default it will only map properties with the exact same name and type (this can be changed)

####custom maps can be added, like this:

Mapper.AddMap<Customer, CustomerInput>(src =>
{
    var res = new CustomerInput();
    res.InjectFrom(src); // maps properties with same name and type
    res.FullName = src.FirstName + " " + src.LastName;
    return res;
});

####InjectFrom InjectFrom<TInjection>(source) is used to map using a convention, when TInjection is not specified it will map properties with exact same name and type

it's used like this:

target.InjectFrom(source);
target.InjectFrom<Injection>(source);
target.InjectFrom(new Injection(parameters), source);
target.InjectFrom<Injection>(); // without source

you can create you own injections by inheriting LoopInjection, PropertyInjection and other base injections

see some examples of custom injections here: [injections examples] (https://github.com/omuleanu/ValueInjecter/wiki/custom-injections-examples)

####Additional parameters an additional parameter can be set when mapping:

var customer = Mapper.Map<Customer>(foo, new MyClass { Title = "hi" });

you can use this parameter in AddMap like this:

Mapper.AddMap<Foo, Customer>((src, tag) =>
    {
        var par = (MyClass)tag;
        var res = new Customer { LastName = par.Title };
        ...
        return res;
    });

when using InjectFrom additional parameters can be sent to the injection:

    res.InjectFrom(new LoopInjection(new[] { "FirstName" }), customer); 

in this case LoopInjection will ignore "FirstName" property; you can add private fields to your custom injections and give them value via the constructor as shown above

####Flattening and unflattening you can use FlatLoopInjection and UnflatLoopInjection directly or inherit them, you can also use the UberFlatter class in you custom injections, have look at the source code for these injections.

####Default map By default Mapper.Map will only map properties with the exact same name and type, this can be changed by setting Mapper.DefaultMap, here's an example:

    Mapper.DefaultMap = (src, resType, tag) =>
    {
        var res = Activator.CreateInstance(resType);
        res.InjectFrom(src);
        return res;
    };

####Samples there's samples in the source code for winforms, ASP.net web-forms, DAL, and wpf

deep cloning sample here

for ASP.net MVC see http://prodinner.codeplex.com