AutoMapper mapping unmapped properties to Dictionary / ExtensionData

Question

How can I make AutoMapper to map missing unmapped properties to a dictionary inside the destination object? (Like ExtensionData during serialization)

Example:

class Source
{
    public int A {get;set;} 
    public int B {get;set;} 
    public int C {get;set;} 
}

class Destination
{
    public int A {get;set;}
    public Dictionary<string, object> D {get;set;}
}

Source s = new Source { A = 1, B = 2, C = 3 };
Destination d = ... // Mapping code

Now I want the following result:

d.A ==> 1
d.D ==> {{ "B", 2 }, { "C", 3 }}

* EDIT *

In the end I am looking for a solution w/o reflection. Meaning: During setup/configuration/initialization reflection is allowed, but during the mapping itself, I do not want any delays caused by reflection.

* EDIT *

I am looking for a generic solution, just like the serializers.

Answer 1

There are a lot of possible solutions for your problem. I've create a custom value resolver for your property and it works perfectly:

public class CustomResolver : IValueResolver<Source, Destination, Dictionary<string, object>>
{
    public Dictionary<string, object> Resolve(Source source, Destination destination, Dictionary<string, object> destMember, ResolutionContext context)
    {
        destMember = new Dictionary<string, object>();

        var flags = BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance;
        var sourceProperties = typeof(Source).GetProperties(flags);

        foreach (var property in sourceProperties)
        {
            if (typeof(Destination).GetProperty(property.Name, flags) == null)
            {
                destMember.Add(property.Name, property.GetValue(source));
            }
        }

        return destMember;
    }
}

How to use it?

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    Mapper.Initialize(cfg => {
        cfg.CreateMap<Source, Destination>()
            .ForMember(dest => dest.D, opt => opt.ResolveUsing<CustomResolver>());
    });

    var source = new Source { A = 1, B = 2, C = 3 };

    var result = Mapper.Map<Source, Destination>(source);
}

public class Source
{
    public int A { get; set; }
    public int B { get; set; }
    public int C { get; set; }
}

public class Destination
{
    public int A { get; set; }
    public Dictionary<string, object> D { get; set; }
}

Answer 2

I like Pawel's solution because is more generic. If you want something simpler but less generic you could initialize the mapper like this:

    Mapper.Initialize(cfg => {
                          cfg.CreateMap<Source, Destination>()
                              .ForMember(dest => dest.D, 
                                         opt => opt.MapFrom(r => new Dictionary<string,object>(){{ "B", r.B},{ "C", r.C}}));
    });