SpawnDto

.NET tool for automatic generation of DTOs

Install

Package

For annotations.

dotnet add package SpawnDto.Core

Tool

For generating DTOs.

dotnet tool install SpawnDto --create-manifest-if-needed

Run

dotnet spawndto -a [assembly] --dto [dto-output-path] -n [dto-namespace] --convertorOutputPath [convertor-path] --convertorNamespace [convertor-namespace]

Post build event

Add this to you .csproj file.

<Target Name="Generate DTOs" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
    <Exec Command="dotnet spawndto -a $(OutDir)$(TargetName).dll  --dto [dto-output-path] -n [dto-namespace] --convertorOutputPath [convertor-path] --convertorNamespace [convertor-namespace]" ContinueOnError="false" />
</Target>

This will generate DTOs every time after the project is build.

TODO: Implement the logic for generating convertors that can be used by DI.