35 lines
1.4 KiB
C#
35 lines
1.4 KiB
C#
namespace DigitalData.Core.Abstractions.Infrastructure
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{
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/// <summary>
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/// Defines methods for mapping between entities and Data Transfer Objects (DTOs).
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/// </summary>
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/// <typeparam name="TEntity">The type of the entity to be mapped.</typeparam>
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public interface IEntityMapper<TEntity>
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{
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/// <summary>
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/// Maps an entity to a DTO.
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/// </summary>
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/// <typeparam name="TDto">The type of the DTO to map to.</typeparam>
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/// <param name="entity">The entity to be mapped.</param>
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/// <returns>The mapped DTO.</returns>
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TDto Map<TDto>(TEntity entity);
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/// <summary>
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/// Maps a DTO to an entity.
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/// </summary>
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/// <typeparam name="TDto">The type of the DTO to be mapped.</typeparam>
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/// <param name="dto">The DTO to be mapped.</param>
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/// <returns>The mapped entity.</returns>
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TEntity Map<TDto>(TDto dto);
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/// <summary>
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/// Maps a DTO to an existing entity.
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/// </summary>
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/// <typeparam name="TDto">The type of the DTO to be mapped.</typeparam>
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/// <param name="dto">The DTO to be mapped.</param>
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/// <param name="entity">The existing entity to be updated with the mapped values.</param>
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/// <returns>The updated entity.</returns>
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TEntity Map<TDto>(TDto dto, TEntity entity);
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}
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}
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