GenMac

CLI driven code generator.

Installation

dotnet tool install --global GenMac

Universal Syntax for Generating C# Models.

genmac csp.model <dataType>:<attribute-name>:<required>:<label>

Syntax for C# attributes

For String Attribute

string:<attribute-name>:<required>:<label:optional>:<length:optional>:<default:optional>:<minlength:optional>:<maxlength:optional>

A Title attribute of type string can look like this.

string:title:required:Title:40:NA:3:40

This will generate an attribute like below.

[Required()]
[Display(Name = "Title")]
[StringLength(40)]
[MinLength(3)]
[MaxLength(40)]
public string Title { get; set; } = "NA";

For Integer Attribute

int:<attribute-name>:<required>:<label:optional>:<default:optional>:<minvalue:optional>:<maxvalue:optional>

A Count attribute of type integer can look like this.

int:count:required:Count:10:5:50

This will generate an attribute like below.

[Required()]
[Display(Name = "Count")]
[Range(5, 50)]
public int Count { get; set; }  = 10;

For Has Many (Relation) Attribute

hasmany:<attribute-name>:<label:optional>

Establishing a "has many" relation can be done like this.

hasmany:locations:Locations

This will generate an attribute like below.

[Display(Name = "Locations")]
public virtual List<Location> Locations { get; set; } = new List<Location>();

For Belongs To (Relation) Attribute

belongsto:<entity-name>:<attribute-name>:<label:optional>

A foreign key referencing another table can be done like this.

belongsto:organization:organization-id:Organization

This will generate an attribute like below.

[Display(Name = "Organization")]
[ForeignKey("OrganizationId")]
public int OrganizationId { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Organization")]
public virtual Organization? Organization { get; set; }

For Boolean Attribute

bool:<attribute-name>:<required>:<label:optional>:<default:optional>

Something like an "Is Archived" attribute og type bool can look like this.

bool:is-archived:req:"Is Archived":false

This will generate an attribute like below.

[Required()]
[Display(Name = "IsArchived")]
public bool IsArchived { get; set; }  = false;

For DateTime Attribute

datetime:<attribute-name>:<required>:<label:optional>:<default:optional>

Something like a Created On attribute of type datetinme can look like this.

datetime:created-on:req:CreatedOn:12,3,2022

This will generate an attribute like below.

[Required()]
[Display(Name = "CreatedOn")]
public DateTime CreatedOn { get; set; }  = new DateTime(12,3,2005);

Usage Example

genmac csp.model models sample string:title string:desc:required:Description:40:NA:3:40 int:count:required:Count:10:5:50 hasmany:locations:Locations belongsto:organization:organization-id:Organization bool:is-archived:req:"Is Archived":false datetime:created-on:req:CreatedOn

Status

New data types anf flags coming soon.