How to generate model from database using Dapper?

Question

I am coming from PetaPoco camp. PetaPoco has a T4 template which generates model from the database. Is anything similar available for Dapper?

I installed Dapper using NuGet and added SqlHelper.cs, but I didn't find anything which generates model from the database.

Answer 1

I've just recently written a sql query to do the job for myself. And updating it with extra types when i need. Just replace the table name where it says @@@@.

To make alot of tables i created a temp stored procedure to call. eg. exec createTablePOCO(@tableName)

SELECT 
    'public ' + a1.NewType + ' ' + a1.COLUMN_NAME + ' {get;set;}'
    ,*
FROM (
    /*using top because i'm putting an order by ordinal_position on it. 
    putting a top on it is the only way for a subquery to be ordered*/
    SELECT TOP 100 PERCENT
    COLUMN_NAME,
    DATA_TYPE,
    IS_NULLABLE,
    CASE 
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'varchar' THEN 'string'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'datetime' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'DateTime'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'datetime' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'DateTime?'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'int' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'int?'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'int' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'int'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'smallint' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'Int16'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'smallint' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'Int16?'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'decimal' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'decimal'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'decimal' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'decimal?'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'numeric' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'decimal'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'numeric' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'decimal?'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'money' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'decimal'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'money' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'decimal?'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'bigint' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'long'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'bigint' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'long?'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'tinyint' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'byte'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'tinyint' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'byte?'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'char' THEN 'string'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'timestamp' THEN 'byte[]'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'varbinary' THEN 'byte[]'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'bit' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'bool'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'bit' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'bool?'
        WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'xml' THEN 'string'
    END AS NewType
    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS 
    WHERE TABLE_NAME = '@@@@'
    ORDER BY ORDINAL_POSITION
) as a1

Answer 2

Calling the stored procedure from a cursor

If you combine the sp mattritchies mentioned (see answer above) and call it from a cursor you can generate the poco class for every table in your database

USE YourDataBaseName
GO 
    DECLARE @field1 nvarchar(400)
    DECLARE cur CURSOR LOCAL for

    SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM information_schema.tables
    OPEN cur
    FETCH NEXT FROM cur INTO @field1 --, @field2
    WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN          
        exec Helper_CreatePocoFromTableName @field1 -- , @field2            
        fetch next from cur into @field1 -- , @field2
    END

close cur
deallocate cur

Stored Procedure mattritchies mentioned

I took the sql from mattritchies answer (see above) and created the stored procedure he mentioned and modified it a bit so that it adds the class name as well. If you put Management Studio into Text-Output-Mode and remove the output of the column names you get copy paste text for all classes:

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[Helper_CreatePocoFromTableName]    
    @tableName varchar(100)
AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON;

-- Subquery to return only the copy paste text
Select PropertyColumn from (
    SELECT 1 as rowNr, 'public class ' + @tableName + ' {' as PropertyColumn
    UNION
    SELECT 2 as rowNr, 'public ' + a1.NewType + ' ' + a1.COLUMN_NAME + ' {get;set;}' as PropertyColumn
    -- ,* comment added so that i get copy pasteable output
     FROM 
    (
        /*using top because i'm putting an order by ordinal_position on it. 
        putting a top on it is the only way for a subquery to be ordered*/
        SELECT TOP 100 PERCENT
        COLUMN_NAME,
        DATA_TYPE,
        IS_NULLABLE,
        CASE 
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'varchar' THEN 'string'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'nvarchar' THEN 'string' 
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'datetime' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'DateTime'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'datetime' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'DateTime?'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'smalldatetime' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'DateTime'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'datetime2' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'DateTime'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'smalldatetime' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'DateTime?'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'datetime2' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'DateTime?'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'int' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'int?'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'int' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'int'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'smallint' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'Int16'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'smallint' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'Int16?'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'decimal' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'decimal'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'decimal' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'decimal?'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'numeric' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'decimal'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'numeric' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'decimal?'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'money' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'decimal'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'money' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'decimal?'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'bigint' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'long'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'bigint' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'long?'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'tinyint' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'byte'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'tinyint' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'byte?'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'char' THEN 'string'                       
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'timestamp' THEN 'byte[]'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'varbinary' THEN 'byte[]'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'bit' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'NO' THEN 'bool'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'bit' AND IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 'bool?'
            WHEN DATA_TYPE = 'xml' THEN 'string'
        END AS NewType
        FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS 
        WHERE TABLE_NAME = @tableName
        ORDER BY ORDINAL_POSITION
        ) AS a1 
    UNION 
    SELECT 3 as rowNr,  '} // class ' + @tableName
    ) as t Order By rowNr asc
END

P.S.: I would have done it as an edit suggestion to his answers but my experience is that often edit suggestions get rejected.

Update

User chris-w-mclean suggested the following changes (see his suggested-edit) which i have not tried myself:

• Replace SELECT 1 as rowNr, 'public class ' with SELECT 1.0 as rowNr, 'public class '
• Replace SELECT 2 as rowNr, 'public ' with SELECT 2 + a1.ORDINAL_POSITION/1000 as rowNr, 'public '
• Replace SELECT TOP 100 PERCENT COLUMN_NAME, with SELECT COLUMN_NAME,
• add between IS_NULLABLE, CASE this line cast(ORDINAL_POSITION as float) as ORDINAL_POSITION,
• remove ORDER BY ORDINAL_POSITION
• change SELECT 3 as to SELECT 3.0 as