Name Map

OData2Poco can do explicit mapping of the names coming from the OData feed. This is done using a JSON file and specifying --name-map path/to/name-map.json on the command line.

For both types of mapping, if an explicit map is not found, then the program reverts to the setting of --case. Conversely, if a mapping is found, then the --case is ignored for that class or property.

Class Name Map

The class name map is a simple 1:1 match based on the original name. The match is not case sensitive, and typical map would look like:

{
    "ClassNameMap": [
        {
            "OldName": "account",
            "NewName": "MoreSpecificAccount"
        }
    ]
}

Property Name Map

The property name map has an extra layer of naming the original class name or a special value of "ALL". The "ALL" map also supports regex matching and the regex matching is triggered by a leading ^ in the OldName.

{
    "PropertyNameMap": {
        "account": [
            {
                "OldName": "last_name",
                "NewName": "Surname",
            }
        ],
        "ALL": [
            {
                "OldName": "cr9f6_costapprover",
                "NewName": "CostApprover"
            },
            {
                "OldName": "^.*approver$",
                "NewName": "Approver"
            }
        ]
    }
}

When mapping a property, first a match is attempted on the properties with a specific class name (account in this example). Then a check is made in the ALL entries but with a case-insensitive exact match to the OldName. Lastly, an attempt is made to match the ALL entries using a regex if the OldName starts with a ^.

Complete File

The complete file would look like:

{
    "ClassNameMap": [
        {
            "OldName": "account",
            "NewName": "MoreSpecificAccount"
        }
    ],
    "PropertyNameMap": {
        "account": [
            {
                "OldName": "last_name",
                "NewName": "Surname",
            }
        ],
        "ALL": [
            {
                "OldName": "cx6f4_costapprover",
                "NewName": "CostApprover"
            },
            {
                "OldName": "^.*approver$",
                "NewName": "Approver"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Tutorial: 1

It's required to rename the following classes of the model in the service :

class Name	New Name
City	a0_City
Location	a0_Location

• Create json file named rename_map.json in your working directory. The json file represent the mapping of the old name and the new name as given below:

{
  "ClassNameMap": [
    {
      "OldName": "City",
      "NewName": "a0_City"
    },
    {
      "OldName": "Location",
      "NewName": "a0_Location"
    }
  ],
  "PropertyNameMap": {}
}

You can download the template for rename Map file and edit it. You can write string values with double or single quotes and add comments like c#.

ClassNameMap is array

• Run the next command:

o2pgen -r https://services.odata.org/TripPinRESTierService --name-map "path/to/rename_map.json"

• Review the generated poco.cs file.

Tutorial: 2

It's required to rename the following properties of the model in the service :

class Name	Property Name	New Name
City	Name	f02_Name
All	^Name$	Short_Name

The class name map "ALL" is a special value of ALL classes. The "ALL" map supports regex matching and the regex matching is triggered by a leading ^ in the OldName.

• Create json file named rename_map.json in your working directory as given below:

{
  "ClassNameMap": [],
  "PropertyNameMap": {
    "City": [
      {
        "OldName": "Name",
        "NewName": "f02_Name"
      }
    ],
    "All": [
      {
        "OldName": "^Name$",
        "NewName": "Short_Name"
      }
    ]
  }
}

• Run the next command:

o2pgen -r https://services.odata.org/TripPinRESTierService --name-map "path/to/rename_map.json"

• Review the generated poco.cs file.