JAM as Java Annotation Mapper is mapping at compile time without reflection !

What is JAM ?

JAM stands for Java Annotation Mapper is inspired by project SELMA (visit: http://www.selma-java.org/).

JAM library contains an Annotation Processor that generates effective Java code to handle the mapping from one object (or objects) to other at compile time. Result of this process is:

• efficiently generated Java class
• very fast code in runtime
• without other additional dependencies at runtime (only jam-common.jar ~ 9.5 KB)

Why JAM mapper is good to use

JAM library:

• significantly reduces developer's time
• improvement quality of code
• improvement speed of development
  • a lot of problems are resolved by mapper generator
• mapper is generated during compilation
  • detected problem at compilation time
  • runtime is very fast
• solving a lot of often problems as:
  • problem with cyclic dependencies in runtime
  • problem with object instances
  • problem with shared context data (as cache of instances)
  • problem with different but compatible types between internal and external sources (WebServices,JAXB,...)
  • support for injection containers as CDI or Spring

How to add it into project ?

First add library jam-processor as a provided dependency and jam-common as a compile dependency to your build.

<dependency>
    <groupId>sk.annotation.library.jam</groupId>
    <artifactId>jam-common</artifactId>
    <version>${jam.version}</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>sk.annotation.library.jam</groupId>
    <artifactId>jam-processor</artifactId>
    <scope>provided</scope>
    <version>${jam.version}</version>
</dependency>

How to create a mapper?

Define Mapper interface (or abstract class) describing the mapping you want. Follow example is with Spring support:

@Mapper
@EnableSpring   // this is optional, generated interface is annotated for spring with @Component 
public interface SimpleMapper {
    
    // Imutable mapping
    OutBean map(InBean in);
    
    // Update graph
    OutBean update(InBean in, @Return OutBean out);
}

How to use it?

Getting mapper instance directly:

public class UsingMapper {

    public void main(String[] args) {
        SimpleMapper mapper = MapperUtil.getMapper(SimpleMapper.class);

        // example with immutable mapping
        OutBean res = mapper.map(in);
    }
}

Using mapper in Spring bean:

@Component
public class AnySpringService {
    @Autowired
    private SimpleMapper mapper;

    public void example() {
        // example with immutable mapping
        OutBean res = mapper.map(in);
    
        // example with updating
        OutBean dest = dao.getById(42);
        OutBean res = mapper.update(in, dest);
        // res is the updated bean dest with in values
    }
}

Warning: WEB, documentation, examples and new features are in progress.

Please, follow examples in jam-tests for learn features.