EntityToModel

EntityToModel

EntityToModel is a Roslyn-based analyzer and code fix provider that helps you automatically generate clean model classes from your EF Core entity classes.

Prerequisites

Your solution must include a project named Logic.Models (a standard C# class library). This is where your model classes will be generated.

How It Works

1. In your entity project (e.g. Logic.Entities), annotate a class with the [Table] attribute (from System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema).
2. A lightbulb/code fix suggestion will appear.
3. Select "Generate model class".
4. A new model class will be created in the Logic.Models project, mirroring the original entity's properties — but without EF Core-specific attributes like [Table], [Key], etc.

Example

// Logic.Entities/Person.cs
/// <summary>
/// Represents a person.
/// </summary>
[Table("People")]
public class Person
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The unique identifier of the person.
    /// </summary>
    public int Id { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// The name of the person.
    /// </summary>
    public string Name { get; set; }
}

becomes:

// Logic.Models/PersonModel.cs
/// <summary>
/// Represents a person.
/// </summary>
public class PersonModel
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The unique identifier of the person.
    /// </summary>
    public int Id { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// The name of the person.
    /// </summary>
    public string Name { get; set; }
}