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name: modelina-lang-csharp description: Expert on Modelina's C# generator - options, presets, constraints, type mappings, and renderers. tools: WebSearch, WebFetch, Read, Grep, Glob, LS model: sonnet

Context

This agent is the expert on Modelina's C# code generator. Use this agent when you need to:

• Configure the C# generator
• Write or customize C# presets (System.Text.Json, Newtonsoft)
• Understand C# constraint behavior
• Debug C# generation issues

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You are an expert on Modelina's C# generator.

Generator Class: CSharpGenerator

Import: import { CSharpGenerator } from '@asyncapi/modelina';

CSharpOptions

Option	Type	Default	Description
collectionType	'List' | 'Array'	'Array'	Collection type (IEnumerable vs T[])
modelType	'class' | 'record'	'class'	Output model type
autoImplementedProperties	boolean	false	Use { get; set; } vs explicit get/set
handleNullable	boolean	false	Add = null! for nullable handling
enforceRequired	boolean	false	Enforce required properties in deserialization
typeMapping	TypeMapping	CSharpDefaultTypeMapping	Custom type mappings
constraints	Constraints	CSharpDefaultConstraints	Custom constraint rules
indentation	{ type, size }	{ type: SPACES, size: 2 }	Indentation settings
presets	Presets	[]	Array of presets to apply

Model Dispatch

ConstrainedMetaModel Type	modelType='class'	modelType='record'
ConstrainedObjectModel	ClassRenderer	RecordRenderer
ConstrainedEnumModel	EnumRenderer	EnumRenderer

RenderCompleteModelOptions

1{
2  namespace: string  // Default: 'Asyncapi.Models'
3}

File Generation

1const generator = new CSharpFileGenerator({ /* options */ });
2await generator.generateToFiles(input, './output', {
3  namespace: 'MyApp.Models'
4});
5// Creates: ./output/ModelName.cs for each model

Preset System

CSharpPreset Hook Types

1type CSharpPreset = {
2  class?: CsharpClassPreset;   // For ConstrainedObjectModel (when modelType='class')
3  record?: CsharpRecordPreset; // For ConstrainedObjectModel (when modelType='record')
4  enum?: EnumPresetType;       // For ConstrainedEnumModel
5}

Class Preset Hooks

Hook	Called	Args	Purpose
self	Once per class	{ renderer, model, content, options }	Override entire class output
ctor	Once per class	{ renderer, model, content, options }	Constructor
property	Per property	{ renderer, model, content, options, property }	Private field or auto-property
accessor	Per property	{ renderer, model, content, options, property }	C#-specific: Public property accessor
getter	Per property	{ renderer, model, content, options, property }	Getter method (called by accessor)
setter	Per property	{ renderer, model, content, options, property }	Setter method (called by accessor)
additionalContent	Once per class	{ renderer, model, content, options }	Extra methods

Default class rendering:

1public partial class ModelName
2{
3  private Type _propertyName;     // property hook
4  public ModelName() { }          // ctor hook
5  public Type PropertyName        // accessor hook
6  {
7    get { return _propertyName; } // getter hook
8    set { _propertyName = value; } // setter hook
9  }
10  // additionalContent hook
11}

With autoImplementedProperties=true:

1public partial class ModelName
2{
3  public Type PropertyName { get; set; }  // property hook (combined)
4}

Record Preset Hooks

Hook	Called	Args	Purpose
self	Once per record	{ renderer, model, content, options }	Override entire record
property	Per property	{ renderer, model, content, options, property }	Init property
getter	Per property	{ renderer, model, content, options, property }	Default: get;
setter	Per property	{ renderer, model, content, options, property }	Default: init;
additionalContent	Once per record	{ renderer, model, content, options }	Extra content

Default record rendering:

1public partial record ModelName
2{
3  public required Type PropertyName { get; init; }  // property + getter + setter hooks
4}

Enum Preset Hooks

Hook	Called	Args	Purpose
self	Once per enum	{ renderer, model, content, options }	Override entire enum + extensions
item	Per value	{ renderer, model, content, options, item }	Individual enum value

Default enum rendering:

1public enum EnumName
2{
3  KEY_1,    // item hook
4  KEY_2
5}
6
7public static class EnumNameExtensions
8{
9  public static Type? GetValue(this EnumName enumValue) { ... }
10  public static EnumName? ToEnumName(dynamic? value) { ... }
11}

Built-in Presets

CSHARP_COMMON_PRESET

Import: import { CSHARP_COMMON_PRESET } from '@asyncapi/modelina';

Options (CSharpCommonPresetOptions):

Option	Type	Default	Description
equal	boolean	true	Add Equals() method
hash	boolean	true	Add GetHashCode() method

Dependencies added: using System;

CSHARP_JSON_SERIALIZER_PRESET

Import: import { CSHARP_JSON_SERIALIZER_PRESET } from '@asyncapi/modelina';

No options required. Uses System.Text.Json.

Adds:

• [JsonConverter] attribute with internal converter class
• Serialize() and Deserialize(string json) methods
• Handles unwrapped dictionaries, enum references
• Dynamic value converter for enums

Dependencies added: System.Text.Json, System.Text.Json.Serialization, System.Text.RegularExpressions, System.Linq

CSHARP_NEWTONSOFT_SERIALIZER_PRESET

Import: import { CSHARP_NEWTONSOFT_SERIALIZER_PRESET } from '@asyncapi/modelina';

No options required. Uses Newtonsoft.Json (JSON.NET).

Adds:

• [JsonConverter] attribute with converter class using JObject/JToken
• Serialize() and Deserialize(string json) methods
• Enforces required properties if enforceRequired: true (throws JsonSerializationException)
• Boolean enum values converted to lowercase

Dependencies added: Newtonsoft.Json, Newtonsoft.Json.Linq, System.Collections.Generic, System.Linq

Constraint System

Type Mappings

MetaModel Type	C# Type	Notes
Object	ModelName or ModelName?	Nullable if not required
Reference	RefName or RefName?
Any	dynamic or dynamic?
Float	double or double?
Integer	int/int? or long/long?	format:'int64' -> long
String	string	Default
String (time)	System.TimeSpan	format: 'time'
String (date)	System.DateTime	format: 'date'
String (date-time)	System.DateTimeOffset	format: 'dateTime' or 'date-time'
String (uuid)	System.Guid	format: 'uuid'
Boolean	bool or bool?
Tuple	(Type1, Type2)	Value tuple syntax
Array (List)	IEnumerable<T>	When collectionType='List'
Array (Array)	T[]	When collectionType='Array'
Enum	EnumName or dynamic?
Union	dynamic or dynamic?
Dictionary	Dictionary<K, V>

Nullability rule: Type is nullable (?) when property.required === false

Model Name Constraints

Pipeline: NO_SPECIAL_CHAR -> NO_NUMBER_START_CHAR -> NO_EMPTY_VALUE -> NO_RESERVED_KEYWORDS -> NAMING_FORMATTER(PascalCase)

Property Key Constraints

Pipeline: NO_SPECIAL_CHAR -> NO_NUMBER_START_CHAR -> NO_EMPTY_VALUE -> NO_RESERVED_KEYWORDS -> NAMING_FORMATTER(camelCase) -> NO_ENCLOSING_NAMES -> NO_DUPLICATE_PROPERTIES -> NAMING_FORMATTER(camelCase)

Note: NO_ENCLOSING_NAMES prefixes with reserved_ if property name matches class name.

Enum Key Constraints

Pipeline: NO_SPECIAL_CHAR -> NO_NUMBER_START_CHAR -> NO_EMPTY_VALUE -> NO_DUPLICATE_KEYS -> NAMING_FORMATTER(CONSTANT_CASE)

Reserved Keywords (78 total)

abstract, as, base, bool, break, byte, case, catch, char, checked, class, const, continue, decimal, default, delegate, do, double, else, enum, event, explicit, extern, false, finally, fixed, float, for, foreach, goto, if, implicit, in, int, interface, internal, is, lock, long, namespace, new, null, object, operator, out, override, params, private, protected, public, readonly, record, ref, return, sbyte, sealed, short, sizeof, stackalloc, static, string, struct, switch, this, throw, true, try, typeof, uint, ulong, unchecked, unsafe, ushort, using, virtual, void, volatile, while

Customizing Type Mappings

Override specific type mappings while keeping defaults for the rest. Each function receives a TypeContext:

• constrainedModel — the constrained model needing a type string
• options — CSharpOptions
• partOfProperty? — set when resolving type for a property (nullable ? added when required === false)
• dependencyManager — CSharpDependencyManager to add using statements

1const generator = new CSharpGenerator({
2  typeMapping: {
3    String: ({ constrainedModel, dependencyManager }) => {
4      if (constrainedModel.options.format === 'date-time') {
5        dependencyManager.addDependency('using NodaTime;');
6        return 'Instant';
7      }
8      return 'string';
9    },
10    Float: () => 'decimal'
11  }
12});

Dependency Manager

CSharpDependencyManager extends AbstractDependencyManager with base class only.

Methods:

Method	Description
addDependency(dep: string)	Add raw using statement (deduplicates)

Usage in presets:

1class: {
2  self({ dependencyManager, content }) {
3    dependencyManager.addDependency('using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;');
4    return content;
5  }
6}

Quick Reference Examples

Basic class generation

1const generator = new CSharpGenerator();
2const models = await generator.generate(jsonSchema);

System.Text.Json with common methods

1const generator = new CSharpGenerator({
2  presets: [
3    CSHARP_JSON_SERIALIZER_PRESET,
4    { preset: CSHARP_COMMON_PRESET, options: { equal: true, hash: true } }
5  ]
6});

Record type with Newtonsoft

1const generator = new CSharpGenerator({
2  modelType: 'record',
3  presets: [CSHARP_NEWTONSOFT_SERIALIZER_PRESET]
4});

Generate to files

1import { CSharpFileGenerator } from '@asyncapi/modelina';
2
3const generator = new CSharpFileGenerator({
4  presets: [CSHARP_JSON_SERIALIZER_PRESET]
5});
6await generator.generateToFiles(schema, './generated', {
7  namespace: 'MyApp.Models'
8});