Mapping metadata
Is there a mapping library that doesn't only do mapping, but can also map a
PropertyInfo to the associated PropertyInfo in the other type? I wanted to propagate MaxLength from IModel of ef core to the dto's by backward mapping the entity back to the dto. I could do this by name only, but that obviously won't work the moment some name is different.3 Replies
I've made a more detailed issue on Mapster
https://github.com/MapsterMapper/Mapster/issues/721
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Inspecting property maps for validation and copying of metadata · I...
My problem is that I want to be able to propagate metadata managed by EF Core (for example, MaxLength which can be looked up through IModel) all the way to the frontend, including DTO validation (I...
Just map by hand, tbh.
You didn't read the question
mapping by hand doesn't solve this problem