The purpose of this tool is to convert JSON schemas based on the official JSON schema standard into C# POCOs. This tool uses JSON.net as a JSON deserializer, and currently supports up to the v3 draft.
Turn this JSON schema:
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-03/schema#",
"title": "Country",
"description": "A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"flag": {
"$ref": "flag.json"
},
"cities": {
"type": "array",
"description": "A large town",
"items": {
"$ref": "city.json"
},
"uniqueItems": true
},
"population": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The number of people inhabiting this country",
"minimum": 1000,
"required": true
}
}
}Into this! (with all references generated in separate files)
namespace generated
{
using System;
using com.cvent.country.entities;
using generated;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Cvent.SchemaToPoco.Core.ValidationAttributes;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
// A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory
public class Country
{
// Used as the symbol or emblem of a country
public Flag Flag { get; set; }
// A large town
public HashSet<City> Cities { get; set; }
// The number of people inhabiting this country
[Required()]
[MinValue(1000)]
public int Population { get; set; }
}
}- .NET Framework 4.5 or later
- Download the latest executable, build the solution in Visual Studio (Ctrl+Shift+B), or run
msbuild \Path\to\.sln. - Run the following command:
Cvent.SchemaToPoco.Console.exe -s \Location\To\Json\Schema
-n name.for.namespace
Default: generated
-o \Location\To\Generate\Files
Default: <exe location>\generated
-v
Prints out generated code without generating files
Download the latest DLL, and add it to your project as a reference.
// To generate files:
// The location can be a web address, an absolute path, or a relative path.
var controller = new JsonSchemaToPoco("/location/to/schema");
int status = controller.Execute();
// To get the C# code as a string:
string code = JsonSchemaToPoco.Generate("/location/to/schema");Current version: 1.2 (Alpha)