How to map lists with ValueInjector
AFAIK value injecter doesn't support automatic collection mapping like AutoMapper but you could use a simple LINQ expression and operate on each element:
IEnumerable<Category> categoryList = categoryService.GetAll();
IList<CategoryViewModel> viewModelList = categoryList
.Select(x => new CategoryViewModel().InjectFrom(x)).Cast<CategoryViewModel>()
.ToList();
//source list
IEnumerable<string> items = new string[] { "1", "2" };
// target list
List<int> converted = new List<int>();
// inject all
converted.InjectFrom(items);
And the extension method:
public static ICollection<TTo> InjectFrom<TFrom, TTo>(this ICollection<TTo> to, IEnumerable<TFrom> from) where TTo : new()
{
foreach (var source in from)
{
var target = new TTo();
target.InjectFrom(source);
to.Add(target);
}
return to;
}
ICollection<T>
is the interface that got least features but a Add
method.
Update
An example using more proper models:
var persons = new PersonRepository().GetAll();
var personViewModels = new List<PersonViewModel>();
personViewModels.InjectFrom(persons);
Update - Inject from different sources
public static ICollection<TTo> InjectFrom<TFrom, TTo>(this ICollection<TTo> to, params IEnumerable<TFrom>[] sources) where TTo : new()
{
foreach (var from in sources)
{
foreach (var source in from)
{
var target = new TTo();
target.InjectFrom(source);
to.Add(target);
}
}
return to;
}
Usage:
var activeUsers = new PersonRepository().GetActive();
var lockedUsers = new PersonRepository().GetLocked();
var personViewModels = new List<PersonViewModel>();
personViewModels.InjectFrom(activeUsers, lockedUsers);
Use this function definition
public static object InjectCompleteFrom(this object target, object source)
{
if (target.GetType().IsGenericType &&
target.GetType().GetGenericTypeDefinition() != null &&
target.GetType().GetGenericTypeDefinition().GetInterfaces() != null &&
target.GetType().GetGenericTypeDefinition().GetInterfaces()
.Contains(typeof(IEnumerable)) &&
source.GetType().IsGenericType &&
source.GetType().GetGenericTypeDefinition() != null &&
source.GetType().GetGenericTypeDefinition().GetInterfaces() != null &&
source.GetType().GetGenericTypeDefinition().GetInterfaces()
.Contains(typeof(IEnumerable)))
{
var t = target.GetType().GetGenericArguments()[0];
var tlist = typeof(List<>).MakeGenericType(t);
var addMethod = tlist.GetMethod("Add");
foreach (var sourceItem in source as IEnumerable)
{
var e = Activator.CreateInstance(t).InjectFrom<CloneInjection>(sourceItem);
addMethod.Invoke(target, new[] { e });
}
return target;
}
else
{
return target.InjectFrom(source);
}
}