I have a DataReader which contains the result of a stored procedure. The naming convention for the columns use underscores for spaces.
I have been able to successfully map between IDataReader and IEnumerable, but only if the fields match exactly. I do not want to the naming convention used in the stored procedures to dictate the way I name fields in my objects. And the same is true on the database side. I do not think I would be successful enforcing Pascal Case upon the DBAs.
I would like to avoid having to use ForMember() foreach field I need to map. That would defeat the purpose of using AutoMapper.
I found a previous post on the topic which I have used as a reference in my tests. I have not been able to get the correct configuration/mapping for the test to pass successfully. I am hoping someone can assist.
public class DataReaderTests
{
private DTOObject _result;
private IDataReader _dataReader;
protected override void Establish_context()
{
Mapper.Initialize(cfg =>
{
cfg.SourceMemberNamingConvention = new LowerUnderscoreNamingConvention();
cfg.DestinationMemberNamingConvention = new PascalCaseNamingConvention();
cfg.CreateMap<IDataReader, IEnumerable<DTOObject>>();
});
_dataReader = new DataBuilder().BuildDataReader();
_result = Mapper.Map<IDataReader, IEnumerable<DTOObject>>(_dataReader).FirstOrDefault();
}
[Test]
public void Then_a_column_containing_phone_number_should_be_read()
{
Assert.That(_result.PhoneNumber, Is.EqualTo(_dataReader[FieldName.PhoneNumber]));
}
}
public class DataBuilder
{
public IDataReader BuildDataReader()
{
var resultData = new DataTable();
resultData.Columns.Add(FieldName.PhoneNumber, typeof(string));
var resultDataRow = resultData.NewRow();
resultDataRow[FieldName.PhoneNumber] = "111-222-3333";
resultData.Rows.Add(resultDataRow);
return resultData.CreateDataReader();
}
}
internal class FieldName
{
public const String Id = "id";
public const String Name = "name";
public const String PhoneNumber = "phone_number";
public const String CreateDate = "create_date";
}
public class DTOObject
{
public Guid Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public string PhoneNumber { get; set; }
public DateTime CreatedDate { get; set; }
}
We have written custom attributes to achieve this. We do mapping-assignment with the help of reflection and here's some sample code for you.
The attribute that is applied to Business object proerties for coloumn-mapping.
/// <summary>
/// Holds mapping information between business objects properties and database table fields.
/// </summary>
[global::System.AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property, Inherited = true, AllowMultiple = false)]
public sealed class DataFieldMappingAttribute : Attribute
{
/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of the DataFieldMappingAttribute class.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fieldName">Name of the Field in Database Table that the business object properties maps to.</param>
public DataFieldMappingAttribute(string fieldName)
{
this.MappedField = fieldName;
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets or Sets the mapped Database Table Field.
/// </summary>
public string MappedField
{
get;
private set;
}
}
A sample business object would look like this in my application.
User.cs
[TableMapping("Users")]
public class User : EntityBase
{
#region Constructor(s)
public AppUser()
{
BookCollection = new BookCollection();
}
#endregion
#region Properties
#region Default Properties - Direct Field Mapping using DataFieldMappingAttribute
private System.Int32 _UserId;
private System.String _FirstName;
private System.String _LastName;
private System.String _UserName;
private System.Boolean _IsActive;
[DataFieldMapping("UserID")]
[DataObjectFieldAttribute(true, true, false)]
[NotNullOrEmpty(Message = "UserID From Users Table Is Required.")]
public override int Id
{
get
{
return _UserId;
}
set
{
_UserId = value;
}
}
[DataFieldMapping("UserName")]
[Searchable]
[NotNullOrEmpty(Message = "Username Is Required.")]
public string UserName
{
get
{
return _UserName;
}
set
{
_UserName = value;
}
}
[DataFieldMapping("FirstName")]
[Searchable]
public string FirstName
{
get
{
return _FirstName;
}
set
{
_FirstName = value;
}
}
[DataFieldMapping("LastName")]
[Searchable]
public string LastName
{
get
{
return _LastName;
}
set
{
_LastName = value;
}
}
[DataFieldMapping("IsActive")]
public bool IsActive
{
get
{
return _IsActive;
}
set
{
_IsActive = value;
}
}
#region One-To-Many Mappings
public BookCollection Books { get; set; }
#endregion
#region Derived Properties
public string FullName { get { return this.FirstName + " " + this.LastName; } }
#endregion
#endregion
public override bool Validate()
{
bool baseValid = base.Validate();
bool localValid = Books.Validate();
return baseValid && localValid;
}
}
BookCollection.cs
/// <summary>
/// The BookCollection class is designed to work with lists of instances of Book.
/// </summary>
public class BookCollection : EntityCollectionBase<Book>
{
/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of the BookCollection class.
/// </summary>
public BookCollection()
{
}
/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of the BookCollection class.
/// </summary>
public BookCollection (IList<Book> initialList)
: base(initialList)
{
}
}
Here's the DataRow to BusinessObject transacformation method which is wrapped around the call of an Extension method.
/// <summary>
/// Transforms DataRow into business object.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TEntity">A type that inherits EntityBase.</typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="TDataRow">A type that inherits DataRow.</typeparam>
/// <param name="dataRow">DataRow object which is transformed from business object.</param>
/// <param name="entity">business object which is transformed into DataRow object.</param>
public static void TransformDataRowToEntity<TEntity, TDataRow>(ref TDataRow dataRow, ref TEntity entity)
where TDataRow : DataRow
where TEntity : EntityBase
{
IQueryable<DataField> entityFields = entity.GetDataFields();
foreach (var entityField in entityFields)
{
if (dataRow[entityField.DataFieldMapping.MappedField] is System.DBNull)
{
entityField.Property.SetValue(entity, null, null);
}
else
{
if (entityField.Property.GetType().IsEnum)
{
Type enumType = entityField.Property.GetType();
EnumConverter enumConverter = new EnumConverter(enumType);
object enumValue = enumConverter.ConvertFrom(dataRow[entityField.DataFieldMapping.MappedField]);
entityField.Property.SetValue(entity, enumValue, null);
}
else
{
entityField.Property.SetValue(entity, dataRow[entityField.DataFieldMapping.MappedField], null);
}
}
}
}
I downloaded the AutoMapper source and was able do some debugging. I had to alter the CreateBuilder method in DataReaderMapper.cs to get the test to pass.
private static Build CreateBuilder(Type destinationType, IDataRecord dataRecord)
{
var method = new DynamicMethod("DynamicCreate", destinationType, new[] { typeof(IDataRecord) }, destinationType, true);
var generator = method.GetILGenerator();
var result = generator.DeclareLocal(destinationType);
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Newobj, destinationType.GetConstructor(Type.EmptyTypes));
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Stloc, result);
for (var i = 0; i < dataRecord.FieldCount; i++)
{
var propertyInfo = destinationType.GetProperty(ConvertLowerUnderscoreNamingToPascalNaming(dataRecord.GetName(i)));
var endIfLabel = generator.DefineLabel();
if (propertyInfo != null && propertyInfo.GetSetMethod(true) != null)
{
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Ldc_I4, i);
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Callvirt, isDBNullMethod);
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Brtrue, endIfLabel);
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Ldloc, result);
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Ldc_I4, i);
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Callvirt, getValueMethod);
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Unbox_Any, dataRecord.GetFieldType(i));
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Callvirt, propertyInfo.GetSetMethod(true));
generator.MarkLabel(endIfLabel);
}
}
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Ldloc, result);
generator.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
return (Build)method.CreateDelegate(typeof(Build));
}
//TODO: refactor to use INamingConvetion and resolve with RegEx pattern
private static string ConvertLowerUnderscoreNamingToPascalNaming(string original)
{
var LowerOriginal = original.ToLower();
string[] tokens = LowerOriginal.Split('_');
string converted = "";
foreach (var token in tokens)
converted += token.Substring(0, 1).ToUpper() + token.Substring(1);
return converted;
}