Taco Mapper

A very lightweight C# object mapper with a fluent API that supports basic mapping, conditional mapping, and combine mapping. The library is designed to be readable, small, and efficient.

Features

• 🌮 Basic Property Mapping - Auto-map properties with matching names and types
• 🌯 Custom Transformations - Transform values during mapping
• 🥙 Conditional Mapping - Map properties based on conditions
• 🌮 Combine Mapping - Combine multiple source properties into one destination property
• 🔥 Fluent API - Chain mapping configurations for readability
• 📦 Collection Support - Map collections of objects
• 🚫 Ignore Properties - Skip specific properties during mapping
• ⚡ Lightweight - Minimal dependencies and small footprint

Quick Start

Basic Auto-Mapping

// Simple mapping for properties with matching names and types var personDto = ObjectMapper.Map<Person, PersonDto>(person);

Fluent API with Custom Mapping

var mapper = ObjectMapper.Create<Person, PersonDto>() .Map(dest => dest.Id, src => src.Id) .Map(dest => dest.Email, src => src.Email) .Map(dest => dest.Age, src => src.DateOfBirth, dob => DateTime.Now.Year - dob.Year) .Map(dest => dest.Status, src => src.IsActive, active => active ? "Active" : "Inactive") .Combine(dest => dest.FullName, src => $"{src.FirstName} {src.LastName}"); var result = mapper.MapFrom(person);

Conditional Mapping

var mapper = ObjectMapper.Create<Person, PersonDto>() .Map(dest => dest.Id, src => src.Id) .MapIf(dest => dest.SalaryFormatted, src => src.Salary, salary => $"${salary:N2}", src => src.IsActive) // Only map salary if person is active .Combine(dest => dest.FullName, src => $"{src.FirstName} {src.LastName}");

Combine Multiple Properties

var mapper = ObjectMapper.Create<Address, AddressDto>() .Map(dest => dest.Street, src => src.Street) .Map(dest => dest.City, src => src.City) .Map(dest => dest.ZipCode, src => src.ZipCode) .Combine(dest => dest.FormattedAddress, src => $"{src.Street}, {src.City} {src.ZipCode}");

Ignore Properties

var mapper = ObjectMapper.Create<Person, PersonDto>() .Map(dest => dest.Id, src => src.Id) .Ignore(dest => dest.Email) // Skip email mapping .Combine(dest => dest.FullName, src => $"{src.FirstName} {src.LastName}");

Collection Mapping

var people = new List<Person> { /* ... */ }; // Using configured mapper var mapper = ObjectMapper.Create<Person, PersonDto>() .Map(dest => dest.Id, src => src.Id) .Combine(dest => dest.FullName, src => $"{src.FirstName} {src.LastName}"); var results = mapper.MapFrom(people); // Or simple auto-mapping var simpleResults = ObjectMapper.Map<Person, PersonDto>(people);

API Reference

ObjectMapper Static Methods

• Create<TSource, TDestination>() - Creates a new mapper instance
• Map<TSource, TDestination>(source) - Simple auto-mapping for single object
• Map<TSource, TDestination>(sources) - Simple auto-mapping for collections

IMapper Interface

• Map(dest, src) - Basic property mapping
• Map(dest, src, transform) - Property mapping with transformation
• MapIf(dest, src, condition) - Conditional property mapping
• MapIf(dest, src, transform, condition) - Conditional mapping with transformation
• Combine(dest, combineFunction) - Combine multiple source properties
• Ignore(dest) - Ignore a destination property
• MapFrom(source) - Execute mapping on single object
• MapFrom(sources) - Execute mapping on collection

How It Works

The mapper uses:

• Reflection for auto-mapping properties with matching names and types
• Expression trees for fluent property selection
• Compiled delegates for efficient property access and transformations
• Dictionary-based caching for mapping configurations
• Clean architecture with organized core components

Performance Considerations

• Mappers are reusable - create once, use many times
• Compiled expressions provide good performance after first use
• Auto-mapping uses reflection, so explicit mapping is faster for hot paths
• Small memory footprint with minimal allocations

Requirements

• .NET 8.0 or later
• C# 12.0 language features

License

MIT License