/// <summary>
/// Invoked when <see cref="ToDTO"/> operation is about to return.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dto"><see cref="ProviderDTO"/> converted from <see cref="Provider"/>.</param>
partial static void OnDTO(this Provider entity, ProviderDTO dto);
/// <summary>
/// Converts this instance of <see cref="Provider"/> to an instance of <see cref="ProviderDTO"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="entity"><see cref="Provider"/> to convert.</param>
public static ProviderDTO ToDTO(this Provider entity)
{
if (entity == null) return null;
var dto = new ProviderDTO();
dto.ProviderId = entity.ProviderId;
dto.Name = entity.Name;
dto.Category = entity.Category;
dto.Type = entity.Type;
dto.Path = entity.Path;
dto.Config = entity.Config;
dto.Description = entity.Description;
dto.IsActive = entity.IsActive;
entity.OnDTO(dto);
return dto;
}