mvc567 is a high performance, open-source ASP.NET Core-based web application platform. It provides CMS functionality to its users.
Data transfer objects(DTO) are used for communication between the Business layer and Application layer and Client. The platform has a few specifications for DTO creation.
AutoMapper is used for mapping between database entities and data transfer object entities. By default, AutoMapper is integrated into startup project when you using CLI of mvc567. To set AutoMapper to your entity DTO all you need to do is to set the following attribute to your DTO class.
[AutoMap(typeof(ExampleEntity), ReverseMap = true)]
For more information about AutoMapper and its setup, you can check their official documentation. Example data transfer object would be:
[AutoMap(typeof(ExampleEntity), ReverseMap = true)]
public class ExampleEntityDto
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public int Order { get; set; }
}
By using the Mvc567.Cli you can create DTO with just one command:
mvc567 entity-dto -e EntityName
To use this command without issues you must execute it when you are inside the folder of your solution and cli-config.json is a must. The CLI configuration file is a part of the initialized project.
Each DTO which will be used for administration panel could be extended by the platform DTO attributes. More information about these attributes is available on Application Features Guide - CRUD Pages.