Overview

A dotnet tool (mcts3) for model-first template-based code generation. Features built-in generators for producing source code for a variety of data model uses.

Features

• Models can be defined in .NET assemblies or JSON.
• Targetting .NET Standard 2.0 and .NET 6.0
• In-the-box templates for generating:
  • ordinary mutable classes (POCOs);
  • immutable classes (with builders);
  • immutable classes based on C# records;
  • freezable classes;
  • serializable classes for Protobuf-Net, JSON and MessagePack;
  • shared interfaces for all the above.

Command-line use

TBD

1. Get or create a model
2. Choose a generator
3. Generate!

Built-in Generators

Id	Lang.	Structure	Mutability	Serialization
Interfaces	C#	Flat	Read-only
JsonPoco	C#	Flat	Mutable	JSON
Freezables	C#	Flat	Freezable
Immutables	C#	Flat	Immutable
Records	C# 9	Flat	Immutable
MsgPack	C#	Flat	Mutable	MessagePack
ProtbufNet3	C#	Flat	Mutable	Protobuf.Net
Contracts	C#	Poly.	Read-only
ClassesV2	C#	Poly.	Freezable
RecordsV2	C# 9	Poly.	Immutable
MsgPackV2	C#	Poly.	Mutable	MessagePack
MsgPackV3	C#	Poly.	Freezable	MessagePack

Notes:

• Read-only = client cannot invoke change;
• Immutable = provider will never change data;
• Freezable = mutable until frozen, then immutable.
• Poly. = polymorphic i.e. supports inheritance.

Build your own generator

TBD

Under consideration

• serialization for:
  • interoperable MessagePack
  • MsgPack.CLI
  • XSD
  • Bond
  • DataContract
  • polymorphic JSON
• other languages;
• SQL and EF