Code generation for mapper functions (or a best effort) when classes are similar, is there already a...

# android

[Frank van der Laan]

Code generation for mapper functions (or a best effort) when classes are similar, is there already a AS plugin for that?

[Jakub Syty]

I would go further and just use generation library which will keep your classes up to date

[Jakub Syty]

https://github.com/s0nicyouth/kmapper or https://mapstruct.org/

[Frank van der Laan]

But they’re not one on one the same…

[Jakub Syty]

that's why those libraries allow you to configure what's different. They can map between types and different field names. They can even flatten nested classes

[Jakub Syty]

just try it

[Frank van der Laan]

I don’t like adding more annotation/classes. I’m going for Github Copilot.

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[Jakub Syty]

Do what you want, i'm just giving you an option that will automatically inform you about issues further the line. And will rarely require manual change. But if you want to keep this code yourself - your call