Breaking Changes #

• API Simplified: Removed preset constructors (@Model.json(), @Model.data(), etc.) in favor of explicit parameters for better clarity and flexibility.
• Improved @Ignore: Changed @Ignore syntax to use named parameters (e.g., @Ignore(json: true)) instead of deprecated factory constructors.
• Default Extension: Changed default generated file extension from .gen.dart to .t.dart.

New Features #

• Comprehensive Union Support: Improved support for all parameter combinations in union variants (no params, positional, named, mixed).
• Unused Variable Fix: Parameterless union variants now use _ in generated pattern matching to avoid unused_local_variable warnings.
• Mutable Support: Added mutable parameter to @Model for classes with non-final fields.

New Features #

• Nullable Serialization Control:
  • Nullable fields are now included by default in toJson (as null).
  • Added @JsonKey(ignoreIfNull: true) (or ignoreJsonIfNull: true) to opt-out and skip fields if they are null.
  • Added includeIfNull parameter to JsonKey (defaults to true).
• Global Activation Fix: Improved package root resolution so the CLI works correctly when activated globally or run from any directory.

Bug Fixes #

• Fixed "Target not found" error when running dart_json_gen in a new project.

New Features #

• Configurable file extensions: Support for dart_json_gen.yaml to customize generated file extensions (e.g., .t.dart, .g.dart).
• Flexible Cleanup: The --clean command now accepts paths to specific files or directories for targeted deletion of generated files.
• Improved Config Loading: Automatic configuration discovery by searching parent directories upwards from the input path.

Bug Fixes #

• Removed unreachable _ => throw StateError case in generated toJson methods for sealed classes, resolving Dart analyzer warnings.
• Fixed thread-safety issues in parallel processing for CLI operations.

Improvements #

• Enhanced verbose output with more detailed parsing and generation logs.
• Better error handling for missing input paths.

Breaking Changes #

• Unified @Model annotation replaces @Json, @CopyWith, @Equatable, @DataClass
• Removed legacy annotations (still work but deprecated)
• Changed default behavior: Use @Model.json() for JSON-only generation

New Features #

• Preset constructors for common patterns:

  • @Model.json() - JSON only (~25 lines)
  • @Model.data() - JSON + copyWith + equatable (~50 lines)
  • @Model.bloc() - copyWith + equatable, no JSON (~35 lines)
  • @Model.full() - All features (~70 lines)
  • @Model.mutable() - Mutable classes with copyWith (~40 lines)

• Sealed/Union class support:

  • when() - Exhaustive pattern matching
  • maybeWhen() - Optional pattern matching with orElse
  • whenOrNull() - Nullable pattern matching
  • map() - Type-based mapping
  • maybeMap() - Optional type mapping
  • Type checkers: isSuccess, isFailure, etc.
  • Safe casts: asSuccess, asFailure, etc.

• @Ignore annotation with variants:

  • @Ignore() - Ignore from all features
  • @Ignore.json() - Ignore from JSON only
  • @Ignore.equality() - Ignore from == comparison
  • @Ignore.copyWith() - Ignore from copyWith

• Parallel processing using Rust's rayon crate (3-4x faster)

• Compact output - Optimized for large codebases (200+ models)

• --threads option to control parallelism

Performance #

• 70% smaller output size with @Model.json() preset
• File-level shared helpers instead of per-class
• Lazy regex compilation
• Pre-allocated string buffers

Initial Release #

• JSON serialization (toJson/fromJson)
• copyWith / copyWithNull methods
• Equatable (equals, props, propsHashCode)
• toString representation
• Naming conventions (snake_case, camelCase, etc.)
• Checksum-based caching
• Global CLI activation
• Rust-powered code generation