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Reuse DTO with different child/nested object

Imagine I have two DTOs that share top level types (ServerResponseDTO, ServerCallDetails) but the Items object has different child object (ItemsOfTypeA vs ItemsOfTypeB). What would be the best way to reuse defined top level classes without code duplication? - how can I easily instantiate next objects for ItemsOfTypeC, D and so on.
DTO 1:
public class ServerResponseDTO
{
public int CallId { get; set; }
public ServerCallDetails Details { get; set; }
}
public class ServerCallDetails
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public Items Items { get; set; }
}
public class Items
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public ItemsOfTypeA Items { get; set; }
}
DTO 2:
public class ServerResponseDTO
{
public int CallId { get; set; }
public ServerCallDetails Details { get; set; }
}
public class ServerCallDetails
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public Items Items { get; set; }
}
public class Items
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public ItemsOfTypeB Items { get; set; }
}

but is there a way without passing T to very bottom object?
No. Imagine you could write the following:
public class Items
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public T Items<T> { get; set; }
}
What would be the type of the foo variable in the following code?
var items = new Items();
var foo = pair.Items;
So you have to declare type where your Items<T> is used:
public class ServerResponseDTO<T>
{
public int CallId { get; set; }
public ServerCallDetails<T> Details { get; set; }
}
public class ServerCallDetails<T>
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public Items<T> Items { get; set; }
}
public class Items<T>
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public T FooBar { get; set; }
}

I.e. one of the solution might be to use generic type as Items property so now I can easily create new DTO like: ServerResponseDTO<ItemOfTypeC>
public class ServerResponseDTO<T>
{
public int CallId { get; set; }
public ServerCallDetails<T> Details { get; set; }
}
public class ServerCallDetails<T>
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public Items<T> Items { get; set; }
}
public class Items<T>
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public T Items { get; set; }
}

DynamoDB how to use ScanAsync on a nested structure?

Anyone have any idea / example how can I get the list of DynamoDbRepo with all nested structure if in DynamoDbMethodParameter.Name == specific value?
I suppose I should use ScanAsync but with what setting( ScanRequest ) ?
[DynamoDBTable("REPO_TABLE")]
public class DynamoDbRepo
{
[DynamoDBProperty("Id")]
[DynamoDBHashKey]
public int Id { get; set; }
[DynamoDBProperty("Solutions")]
public List<DynamoDbSolution> Solutions { get; set; }
}
public class DynamoDbSolution
{
[DynamoDBProperty("Path")]
public string Path { get; set; }
[DynamoDBProperty("Methods")]
public List<DynamoDbMethod> Methods { get; set; }
}
public class DynamoDbMethod
{
[DynamoDBProperty("Name")]
public string Name { get; set; }
[DynamoDBProperty("MethodParameters")]
public List<DynamoDbMethodParameter> MethodParameters { get; set; }
}
public class DynamoDbMethodParameter
{
[DynamoDBProperty("Type")]
public string Type { get; set; }
[DynamoDBProperty("Name")]
public string Name { get; set; }
}

Json Deserialization | Cannot Deserialize Current Json

I have below Json -
{"property_id":"53863730","name":"Hayat Elhamra","address":{"line_1":"Jeddah","city":"Jeddah","state_province_name":"Jeddah","postal_code":"23212","country_code":"SA","obfuscation_required":false,"localized":{"links":{"ar-SA":{"method":"GET","href":"https://api.ean.com/2.4/properties/content?language=ar-SA&property_id=53863730&include=address"}}}},"location":{"coordinates":{"latitude":21.520902,"longitude":39.158265}},"phone":"20-01145772035","category":{"id":"16","name":"Apartment"},"rank":99999999,"business_model":{"expedia_collect":true,"property_collect":true},"dates":{"added":"2020-06-10T23:03:21.345Z","updated":"2020-06-10T23:03:23.701Z"},"chain":{"id":"0","name":"Independent"},"brand":{"id":"0","name":"Independent"}}
{"property_id":"53183065","name":"Carefully Furnished Bungalow With 2 Bathrooms, 7km From Pula","address":{"line_1":"1 x M 90,3","line_2":"PRIVATE_VACATION_HOME 3","city":"Fazana","state_province_name":"Istria (county)","postal_code":"52212","country_code":"HR","obfuscation_required":true,"localized":{"links":{"hr-HR":{"method":"GET","href":"https://api.ean.com/2.4/properties/content?language=hr-HR&property_id=53183065&include=address"}}}},"ratings":{"property":{"rating":"3.0","type":"Star"}},"location":{"coordinates":{"latitude":44.93,"longitude":13.8}},"phone":"410442743080","category":{"id":"17","name":"Private vacation home"},"rank":99999999,"business_model":{"expedia_collect":true,"property_collect":false},"dates":{"added":"2020-05-13T21:06:42.861Z","updated":"2020-05-18T21:57:39.242Z"},"statistics":{"1073743378":{"id":"1073743378","name":"Number of bedrooms - 2","value":"2"},"1073743380":{"id":"1073743380","name":"Max occupancy - 4","value":"4"},"1073743379":{"id":"1073743379","name":"Number of bathrooms - 2","value":"2"}},"chain":{"id":"7278","name":"Belvilla"},"brand":{"id":"7353","name":"Belvilla"}}
{"property_id":"53182898","name":"Snug Cottage in Pašman With Roofed Terrace","address":{"line_1":"Pasman","city":"Pasman","state_province_name":"Zadar","postal_code":"23260","country_code":"HR","obfuscation_required":true,"localized":{"links":{"hr-HR":{"method":"GET","href":"https://api.ean.com/2.4/properties/content?language=hr-HR&property_id=53182898&include=address"}}}},"ratings":{"property":{"rating":"1.0","type":"Star"}},"location":{"coordinates":{"latitude":43.891571,"longitude":15.423619}},"phone":"410442743080","category":{"id":"11","name":"Cottage"},"rank":99999999,"business_model":{"expedia_collect":true,"property_collect":false},"dates":{"added":"2020-05-13T21:13:49.155Z","updated":"2020-05-27T21:02:31.808Z"},"statistics":{"1073743378":{"id":"1073743378","name":"Number of bedrooms - 2","value":"2"},"1073743380":{"id":"1073743380","name":"Max occupancy - 5","value":"5"},"1073743379":{"id":"1073743379","name":"Number of bathrooms - 1","value":"1"}},"chain":{"id":"7278","name":"Belvilla"},"brand":{"id":"7353","name":"Belvilla"}}
For this I have created below class structure -
public class Property
{
public string property_id { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public Address address { get; set; }
public Location location { get; set; }
public string phone { get; set; }
public Category category { get; set; }
public int rank { get; set; }
public Business_Model business_model { get; set; }
public Dates dates { get; set; }
public Chain chain { get; set; }
public Brand brand { get; set; }
}
public class Address
{
public string line_1 { get; set; }
public string city { get; set; }
public string state_province_name { get; set; }
public string postal_code { get; set; }
public string country_code { get; set; }
public bool obfuscation_required { get; set; }
public Localized localized { get; set; }
}
public class Localized
{
public Links links { get; set; }
}
public class Links
{
public ArSA arSA { get; set; }
}
public class ArSA
{
public string method { get; set; }
public string href { get; set; }
}
public class Location
{
public Coordinates coordinates { get; set; }
}
public class Coordinates
{
public float latitude { get; set; }
public float longitude { get; set; }
}
public class Category
{
public string id { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
}
public class Business_Model
{
public bool expedia_collect { get; set; }
public bool property_collect { get; set; }
}
public class Dates
{
public DateTime added { get; set; }
public DateTime updated { get; set; }
}
public class Chain
{
public string id { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
}
public class Brand
{
public string id { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
}
I have below code where I am getting error -
using (StreamReader streamReader = new StreamReader("d://propertycontent.expediacollect.en-US.json"))
{
using (var json = new JsonTextReader(streamReader))
{
JsonSerializer serializer = new JsonSerializer();
var properties= (List<Property>)serializer.Deserialize(json, typeof(List<Property>));
}
}
Error -
Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializationException: 'Cannot deserialize the current JSON object (e.g. {"name":"value"}) into type 'System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Property]' because the type requires a JSON array (e.g. [1,2,3]) to deserialize correctly.
To fix this error either change the JSON to a JSON array (e.g. [1,2,3]) or change the deserialized type so that it is a normal .NET type (e.g. not a primitive type like integer, not a collection type like an array or List<T>) that can be deserialized from a JSON object. JsonObjectAttribute can also be added to the type to force it to deserialize from a JSON object.
Path 'property_id', line 1, position 15.'

It is not deserializing because it is not valid json. To make it valid, and to make it a List<Property> add [ to the beginning of the json and ] to the end of the json. Just enclose the json in [ ... ] to make it valid and it will deserialize assuming the rest of it is valid and is not missing any commas or brackets.

try this, you will have to install NewtonsoftJson. It was tested using Visual Studio and Postman and works properly.
var jsonOrig= ...your json
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(jsonOrig);
var jsonObj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DataRoot>(json);
classes
public class DataRoot
{
public string property_id { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public Address address { get; set; }
public Location location { get; set; }
public string phone { get; set; }
public Category category { get; set; }
public int rank { get; set; }
public BusinessModel business_model { get; set; }
public Dates dates { get; set; }
public Chain chain { get; set; }
public Brand brand { get; set; }
}
public class ArSA
{
public string method { get; set; }
public string href { get; set; }
}
public class Links
{
[JsonProperty("ar-SA")]
public ArSA ArSA { get; set; }
}
public class Localized
{
public Links links { get; set; }
}
public class Address
{
public string line_1 { get; set; }
public string city { get; set; }
public string state_province_name { get; set; }
public string postal_code { get; set; }
public string country_code { get; set; }
public bool obfuscation_required { get; set; }
public Localized localized { get; set; }
}
public class Coordinates
{
public double latitude { get; set; }
public double longitude { get; set; }
}
public class Location
{
public Coordinates coordinates { get; set; }
}
public class Category
{
public string id { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
}
public class BusinessModel
{
public bool expedia_collect { get; set; }
public bool property_collect { get; set; }
}
public class Dates
{
public DateTime added { get; set; }
public DateTime updated { get; set; }
}
public class Chain
{
public string id { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
}
public class Brand
{
public string id { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
}
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How to parse specific data from JSON response [duplicate]

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How can I deserialize JSON with C#?
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Closed 5 years ago.
I am trying to parse JSON response using newtownsoft.json trying to parse the followers count and writeline.
This is the code:
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;
namespace J2C
{
class Checker
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var client = new WebClient();
var text = client.DownloadString("https://www.instagram.com/2saleapp/?__a=1");
User userObject = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<User>(text);
Console.WriteLine("Followers count =" + userObject.followed_by);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}
and this is the API response:
{
"user": {
"biography": "Install 2Sale app to post your AD instantly!\nSnap, post, and sell. Its time to sale.",
"blocked_by_viewer": false,
"country_block": false,
"external_url": "http://autoigs.com/2sale_install",
"external_url_linkshimmed": "http://l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fautoigs.com%2F2sale_install&e=ATMoKdz87_iz044M0ebrfU95WQT7JqBpnlGiGH9UDOsn7dRax7G6ZMxjh7wMuHY",
"followed_by": {
"count": 6511
},
"followed_by_viewer": false,
"follows": {
"count": 19
},
I just want to WriteLine Followed_by count numbers.
Any one can help me?
thank you

Copy the raw json to the clipboard. In Visual Studio menu select Edit > Paste Special > Paste JSON As Classes (this item is present at least since version VS2015. For earlier versions see). This will generate a set of classes.
public class Rootobject
{
public User user { get; set; }
public string logging_page_id { get; set; }
}
public class User
{
public string biography { get; set; }
public bool blocked_by_viewer { get; set; }
public bool country_block { get; set; }
public string external_url { get; set; }
public string external_url_linkshimmed { get; set; }
public Followed_By followed_by { get; set; }
public bool followed_by_viewer { get; set; }
public Follows follows { get; set; }
public bool follows_viewer { get; set; }
public string full_name { get; set; }
public bool has_blocked_viewer { get; set; }
public bool has_requested_viewer { get; set; }
public string id { get; set; }
public bool is_private { get; set; }
public bool is_verified { get; set; }
public string profile_pic_url { get; set; }
public string profile_pic_url_hd { get; set; }
public bool requested_by_viewer { get; set; }
public string username { get; set; }
public object connected_fb_page { get; set; }
public Media media { get; set; }
}
public class Followed_By
{
public int count { get; set; }
}
public class Follows
{
public int count { get; set; }
}
public class Media
{
public Node[] nodes { get; set; }
public int count { get; set; }
public Page_Info page_info { get; set; }
}
public class Page_Info
{
public bool has_next_page { get; set; }
public string end_cursor { get; set; }
}
public class Node
{
public string __typename { get; set; }
public string id { get; set; }
public bool comments_disabled { get; set; }
public Dimensions dimensions { get; set; }
public object gating_info { get; set; }
public string media_preview { get; set; }
public Owner owner { get; set; }
public string thumbnail_src { get; set; }
public object[] thumbnail_resources { get; set; }
public bool is_video { get; set; }
public string code { get; set; }
public int date { get; set; }
public string display_src { get; set; }
public string caption { get; set; }
public Comments comments { get; set; }
public Likes likes { get; set; }
public int video_views { get; set; }
}
public class Dimensions
{
public int height { get; set; }
public int width { get; set; }
}
public class Owner
{
public string id { get; set; }
}
public class Comments
{
public int count { get; set; }
}
public class Likes
{
public int count { get; set; }
}
Next, use the Rootobject. It's supposed to work.
var client = new WebClient();
var text = client.DownloadString("https://www.instagram.com/2saleapp/?__a=1");
Rootobject rootObject = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Rootobject>(text);
Console.WriteLine("Followers count =" + rootObject.user.followed_by.count);
In general, you should change the naming to conform to the generally accepted naming rules. You should use the JsonProperty attribute.
public class Rootobject
{
[JsonProperty("user")]
public User User { get; set; }
[JsonProperty("logging_page_id")]
public string LoggingPageId { get; set; }
}
And so on.

Create a class with name User in order to deserialize json string to User.
public class User
{
public string biography { get; set; }
public bool blocked_by_viewer { get; set; }
public bool country_block { get; set; }
public string external_url { get; set; }
public string external_url_linkshimmed { get; set; }
public FollowedBy followed_by { get; set; }
public string followed_by_viewer { get; set; }
public Follow follows { get; set; }
}
public class FollowedBy
{
public int count { get; set; }
}
public class Follow
{
public int count { get; set; }
}
After getting json string result using the below line for DeserializeObject to User and then assign it to new User object , after that use userObject for showing result.
User userObject = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<User>(jsonString);
Now you have a user object that fill property with the API response.

Nested Collection Mapping in Automapper

Am trying to map nested collections using automapper and I have done the basic setup and configuration. When I try to do the map it the nested values are coming as null. I have tried to follow few posts and put together something. I want the list to have a hierarchy instead of flattening. Any help around this would be great.
Source Entities:
public class OuterEntity
{
public int ID { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public List<InnerEntity> InnerEntityList { get; set; }
}
public class InnerEntity
{
public int InnerId { get; set; }
public string InnerName { get; set; }
public List<InnerMostEntity> InnerMostList { get; set; }
}
public class InnerMostEntity
{
public int InnerMostId { get; set; }
public string InnerMostName { get; set; }
public DateTime ModifiedDate { get; set; }
}
Destination Entities:
public class OuterEntityDTO
{
public int ID { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public List<InnerEntity> InnerEntityList { get; set; }
}
public class InnerEntityDTO
{
public int InnerId { get; set; }
public string InnerName { get; set; }
public List<InnerMostEntity> InnerMostList { get; set; }
}
public class InnerMostEntityDTO
{
public int InnerMostId { get; set; }
public string InnerMostName { get; set; }
public DateTime ModifiedDate { get; set; }
}
Controller Class:
public List<OuterEntityDTO> GetAll()
{
var outerEntityList = myRepo.GetAll(); //Type of List<OuterEntity>
var config = new MapperConfiguration(cfg =>
{
cfg.CreateMap<OuterEntity, OuterEntityDTO>().ReverseMap();
cfg.CreateMap<InnerEntity, InnerEntityDTO>().ReverseMap();
cfg.CreateMap<InnerMostEntity, InnerMostEntityDTO>().ReveseMap();
});
config.AssertConfigurationIsValid();
var innerMostDTO = Mapper.Map<List<OuterEntity>,List<OuterEntityDTO>>(outerEntityList);
//The inner list at first level itself is null.
return innerMostDTO;
}
Am trying to achieve this in DOT NET Core. Autommaper version is 6.1.1

I think you should have a wrong class hierarchy in DTO classes, as you have
public List<InnerMostEntity> InnerMostList { get; set; }
in public class InnerEntityDTO, you should write it as
public List<InnerMostEntityDTO> InnerMostList { get; set; }