How to scan and auto-configure profiles in AutoMapper?

Yeah, that would be fantastic...and exactly what I'm overhauling for V2. Scanning, registration, conventions etc.

There's not a good "What do I have" feature, but I think it would definitely be worth adding.

I found this post while searching as well, but this is how I implemented an auto mapping scheme:

public class MyCustomMap : Profile
{
    protected override void Configure()
    {
        CreateMap<MyCustomViewModel, MyCustomObject>()
            .ForMember(dest => dest.Phone,
                        opt => opt.MapFrom(
                        src => src.PhoneAreaCode + src.PhoneFirstThree + src.PhoneLastFour));
    }
}

public static class AutoMapperConfiguration
{
    public static void Configure()
    {
        Mapper.Initialize(x => GetConfiguration(Mapper.Configuration));
    }

    private static void GetConfiguration(IConfiguration configuration)
    {
        var profiles = typeof(MyCustomMap).Assembly.GetTypes().Where(x => typeof(Profile).IsAssignableFrom(x));
        foreach (var profile in profiles)
        {
            configuration.AddProfile(Activator.CreateInstance(profile) as Profile);
        }
    }
}

So when my application starts, all I call is

AutoMapperConfiguration.Configure(); 

And all my maps are registered.

In version 9 of AutoMapper it can be done this way

var configuration = new MapperConfiguration(cfg =>
{
    // Add all Profiles from the Assembly containing this Type
    cfg.AddMaps(typeof(MyApp.SomeClass));
});

If you are using ASP.NET Core there is a helper extension to register all Profiles in Startup.ConfigureServices

// UI project
services.AddAutoMapper(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());

or

// Another assembly that contains a type
services.AddAutoMapper(Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(MyApp.SomeClass)));

In the latest versions of AutoMapper it's possible to register multiple Profile scanning one or more assemblies :

 Mapper.Initialize(x => x.AddProfiles(typeof(MyMappingProfile).Assembly));

Tested with AutoMapper v. 6.0.2.0