delphimvcframework/sources/ObjectsMappers.pas

{ *******************************************************************************
  Copyright 2010-2015 Daniele Teti

  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  You may obtain a copy of the License at

  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  limitations under the License.

  ******************************************************************************** }
unit ObjectsMappers;

interface

uses
  System.RTTI,
  System.IOUtils,
  DBXPLatform,
  DB,
  Generics.Collections,
{$IF CompilerVersion < 27}
  Data.DBXJSON,
  Data.SqlExpr,
  DBXCommon,
{$ELSE}
  System.JSON,
{$ENDIF}
{$IF CompilerVersion > 25}
  FireDAC.Comp.Client, FireDAC.Stan.Param,
{$IFEND}
  DuckListU, System.SysUtils;

type
  { ***** Daniele Spinetti ***** }
  TFieldNamePolicy = (fpLowerCase, fpUpperCase, fpAsIs);
  { ***** END - Daniele Spinetti ***** }

  EMapperException = class(Exception)

  end;

  TSerializationType = (Properties, Fields);

  TJSONObjectActionProc = reference to procedure(const AJSONObject: TJSONObject);

  Mapper = class
  strict private
    class var ctx: TRTTIContext;

  private
{$IF CompilerVersion > 25}
    class function InternalExecuteFDQuery(AQuery: TFDQuery; AObject: TObject;
      WithResult: boolean): Int64;
{$ELSE}
    class function InternalExecuteSQLQuery(AQuery: TSQLQuery; AObject: TObject;
      WithResult: boolean): Int64;
{$IFEND}
    class function GetKeyName(const ARttiField: TRttiField; AType: TRttiType): string; overload;
    class function GetKeyName(const ARttiProp: TRttiProperty; AType: TRttiType): string; overload;
    class procedure InternalJSONObjectToObject(ctx: TRTTIContext; AJSONObject: TJSONObject;
      AObject: TObject); static;
    class procedure InternalJSONObjectFieldsToObject(ctx: TRTTIContext; AJSONObject: TJSONObject;
      AObject: TObject); static;

    { following methods are used by the serializer/unserializer to handle with the ser/unser logic }
    class function SerializeFloatProperty(AObject: TObject; ARTTIProperty: TRttiProperty)
      : TJSONValue;
    class function SerializeFloatField(AObject: TObject; ARttiField: TRttiField): TJSONValue;
    class function SerializeEnumerationProperty(AObject: TObject; ARTTIProperty: TRttiProperty)
      : TJSONValue;
    class function SerializeEnumerationField(AObject: TObject; ARttiField: TRttiField): TJSONValue;
  public
    class function HasAttribute<T: class>(ARTTIMember: TRttiNamedObject): boolean; overload;
    class function HasAttribute<T: class>(ARTTIMember: TRttiNamedObject; out AAttribute: T)
      : boolean; overload;

    ///
    /// Do not restore nested classes
    ///
    class function JSONObjectToObject<T: constructor, class>(AJSONObject: TJSONObject): T;
      overload; static;
    class function JSONObjectStringToObject<T: constructor, class>(const AJSONObjectString
      : string): T;

    class function JSONObjectToObject(Clazz: TClass; AJSONObject: TJSONObject): TObject;
      overload; static;
    class function JSONObjectToObject(ClazzName: string; AJSONObject: TJSONObject): TObject;
      overload; static;
    class function JSONObjectToObjectFields<T: constructor, class>(AJSONObject: TJSONObject)
      : T; static;
    class procedure ObjectToDataSet(Obj: TObject; Field: TField; var Value: Variant); static;
    class procedure DataSetToObject(ADataSet: TDataSet; AObject: TObject);
    class function ObjectToJSONObject(AObject: TObject; AIgnoredProperties: array of string)
      : TJSONObject; overload;
    /// <summary>
    /// Serializes an object to a jsonobject using fields value, not property values. WARNING! This
    /// method do not generate the $dmvc_classname property in the jsonobject. To have the $dmvc_classname
    /// into the json you should use ObjectToJSONObjectFields.
    /// </summary>
    class function ObjectToJSONObjectFields(AObject: TObject; AIgnoredProperties: array of string)
      : TJSONObject; overload;
    class function ObjectToJSONObjectFieldsString(AObject: TObject;
      AIgnoredProperties: array of string): string; overload;

    /// <summary>
    /// Restore the object stored in the JSON object using the $dmvc_classname property
    /// to know the qualified full class name. Values readed from the json are restored directly to the object fields.
    /// Fields MUST be exists into the json. This kind of deserialization is way more strit than the properties based.
    /// It should not be used to serialize object for a thin client, but to serialize objects that must be deserialized using
    /// the same delphi class. So this method is useful when you are developing a delphi-delphi solution. Exceptions apply.
    /// </summary>
    class function JSONObjectFieldsToObject(AJSONObject: TJSONObject): TObject;
    /// <summary>
    /// Serialize an object to a JSONObject using properties values. It is useful when you
    /// have to send derived or calculated properties. It is not a simple serialization, it bring
    /// also all the logic applyed to the oebjsct properties (es. Price,Q.ty, Discount, Total. Total is
    /// a derived property)
    /// </summary>
    class function ObjectToJSONObject(AObject: TObject): TJSONObject; overload;
    /// <summary>
    /// Identical to ObjectToJSONObject but it return a string representation instead of a json object
    /// </summary>
    class function ObjectToJSONObjectString(AObject: TObject): string;
    class function ObjectToJSONArray(AObject: TObject): TJSONArray;
    { ***** Daniele Spinetti ***** }
    class function JSONArrayToObjectList(AListOf: TClass; AJSONArray: TJSONArray;
      AInstanceOwner: boolean = True; AOwnsChildObjects: boolean = True)
      : TObjectList<TObject>; overload;
    { ***** Daniele Spinetti ***** }
    class procedure JSONArrayToObjectList(AList: IWrappedList; AListOf: TClass;
      AJSONArray: TJSONArray; AInstanceOwner: boolean = True;
      AOwnsChildObjects: boolean = True); overload;
    class function JSONArrayToObjectList<T: class, constructor>(AJSONArray: TJSONArray;
      AInstanceOwner: boolean = True; AOwnsChildObjects: boolean = True): TObjectList<T>; overload;
    class procedure JSONArrayToObjectList<T: class, constructor>(AList: TObjectList<T>;
      AJSONArray: TJSONArray; AInstanceOwner: boolean = True;
      AOwnsChildObjects: boolean = True); overload;
{$IF CompilerVersion <= 25}
    class procedure ReaderToObject(AReader: TDBXReader; AObject: TObject);
    class procedure ReaderToObjectList<T: class, constructor>(AReader: TDBXReader;
      AObjectList: TObjectList<T>);
    class procedure ReaderToJSONObject(AReader: TDBXReader; AJSONObject: TJSONObject;
      AReaderInstanceOwner: boolean = True);
{$ENDIF}
    class procedure DataSetToJSONObject(ADataSet: TDataSet; AJSONObject: TJSONObject;
      ADataSetInstanceOwner: boolean = True; AJSONObjectActionProc: TJSONObjectActionProc = nil;
      AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy = fpLowerCase);
    class procedure JSONObjectToDataSet(AJSONObject: TJSONObject; ADataSet: TDataSet;
      AJSONObjectInstanceOwner: boolean = True); overload;
    class procedure JSONObjectToDataSet(AJSONObject: TJSONObject; ADataSet: TDataSet;
      AIgnoredFields: TArray<string>; AJSONObjectInstanceOwner: boolean = True;
      AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy = fpLowerCase); overload;
    class procedure DataSetToObjectList<T: class, constructor>(ADataSet: TDataSet;
      AObjectList: TObjectList<T>; ACloseDataSetAfterScroll: boolean = True);
    class function DataSetToJSONArrayOf<T: class, constructor>(ADataSet: TDataSet): TJSONArray;
{$IF CompilerVersion <= 25}
    class procedure ReaderToList<T: class, constructor>(AReader: TDBXReader; AList: IWrappedList);
    class procedure ReaderToJSONArray(AReader: TDBXReader; AJSONArray: TJSONArray;
      AReaderInstanceOwner: boolean = True);
{$ENDIF}
    class procedure DataSetToJSONArray(ADataSet: TDataSet; AJSONArray: TJSONArray;
      ADataSetInstanceOwner: boolean = True; AJSONObjectActionProc: TJSONObjectActionProc = nil);
    class procedure JSONArrayToDataSet(AJSONArray: TJSONArray; ADataSet: TDataSet;
      AJSONArrayInstanceOwner: boolean = True); overload;
    class procedure JSONArrayToDataSet(AJSONArray: TJSONArray; ADataSet: TDataSet;
      AIgnoredFields: TArray<string>; AJSONArrayInstanceOwner: boolean = True;
      AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy = fpLowerCase); overload;
    // class procedure DataSetRowToXML(ADataSet: TDataSet; Row: IXMLNode;
    // ADataSetInstanceOwner: boolean = True);
    // class procedure DataSetToXML(ADataSet: TDataSet; XMLDocument: String;
    // ADataSetInstanceOwner: boolean = True);
    class function ObjectListToJSONArray<T: class>(AList: TObjectList<T>;
      AOwnsInstance: boolean = false; AForEach: TJSONObjectActionProc = nil): TJSONArray;
    class function ObjectListToJSONArrayFields<T: class>(AList: TObjectList<T>;
      AOwnsInstance: boolean = false; AForEach: TJSONObjectActionProc = nil): TJSONArray;
    class function ObjectListToJSONArrayString<T: class>(AList: TObjectList<T>;
      AOwnsInstance: boolean = false): string;
    class function ObjectListToJSONArrayOfJSONArray<T: class, constructor>(AList: TObjectList<T>)
      : TJSONArray;
    class function GetProperty(Obj: TObject; const PropertyName: string): TValue; static;
{$IF CompilerVersion <= 25}
    class function ExecuteSQLQueryNoResult(AQuery: TSQLQuery; AObject: TObject): Int64;
    class procedure ExecuteSQLQuery(AQuery: TSQLQuery; AObject: TObject = nil);
    class function ExecuteSQLQueryAsObjectList<T: class, constructor>(AQuery: TSQLQuery;
      AObject: TObject = nil): TObjectList<T>;
    class function CreateQuery(AConnection: TSQLConnection; ASQL: string): TSQLQuery;
{$ENDIF}
    { FIREDAC RELATED METHODS }
{$IF CompilerVersion > 25}
    class function ExecuteFDQueryNoResult(AQuery: TFDQuery; AObject: TObject): Int64;
    class procedure ExecuteFDQuery(AQuery: TFDQuery; AObject: TObject);
    class procedure ObjectToFDParameters(AFDParams: TFDParams; AObject: TObject;
      AParamPrefix: string = '');
{$IFEND}
    // SAFE TJSONObject getter
    class function GetPair(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string): TJSONPair;
    class function GetStringDef(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string;
      DefaultValue: string = ''): string;
    class function GetNumberDef(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string;
      DefaultValue: Extended = 0): Extended;
    class function GetJSONObj(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string): TJSONObject;
    class function GetJSONArray(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string): TJSONArray;
    class function GetIntegerDef(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string;
      DefaultValue: Integer = 0): Integer;
    class function GetInt64Def(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string;
      DefaultValue: Int64 = 0): Int64;
    class function GetBooleanDef(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string;
      DefaultValue: boolean = false): boolean;
    class function PropertyExists(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string): boolean;
  end;

  TDataSetHelper = class helper for TDataSet
  public
    function AsJSONArray: TJSONArray;
    function AsJSONArrayString: string;
    function AsJSONObject(AReturnNilIfEOF: boolean = false;
      AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy = fpLowerCase): TJSONObject;
    function AsJSONObjectString(AReturnEmptyStringIfEOF: boolean = false): string;
    procedure LoadFromJSONObject(AJSONObject: TJSONObject;
      AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy = fpLowerCase); overload;
    procedure LoadFromJSONObject(AJSONObject: TJSONObject; AIgnoredFields: TArray<string>;
      AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy = fpLowerCase); overload;
    procedure LoadFromJSONArray(AJSONArray: TJSONArray;
      AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy = TFieldNamePolicy.fpLowerCase); overload;
    procedure LoadFromJSONArrayString(AJSONArrayString: string);
    procedure LoadFromJSONArray(AJSONArray: TJSONArray; AIgnoredFields: TArray<string>); overload;
    procedure LoadFromJSONObjectString(AJSONObjectString: string); overload;
    procedure LoadFromJSONObjectString(AJSONObjectString: string;
      AIgnoredFields: TArray<string>); overload;
    procedure AppendFromJSONArrayString(AJSONArrayString: string); overload;
    procedure AppendFromJSONArrayString(AJSONArrayString: string;
      AIgnoredFields: TArray<string>); overload;
    function AsObjectList<T: class, constructor>(CloseAfterScroll: boolean = false): TObjectList<T>;
    function AsObject<T: class, constructor>(CloseAfterScroll: boolean = false): T;
  end;

  MapperTransientAttribute = class(TCustomAttribute)

  end;

  DoNotSerializeAttribute = class(TCustomAttribute)

  end;

  MapperItemsClassType = class(TCustomAttribute)
  private
    FValue: TClass;
    procedure SetValue(const Value: TClass);

  public
    constructor Create(Value: TClass);
    property Value: TClass read FValue write SetValue;
  end;

  MapperListOf = MapperItemsClassType; // just to be more similar to DORM

  TJSONNameCase = (JSONNameUpperCase, JSONNameLowerCase);

  HideInGrids = class(TCustomAttribute)

  end;

  StringValueAttribute = class abstract(TCustomAttribute)
  private
    FValue: string;
    procedure SetValue(const Value: string);

  public
    constructor Create(Value: string);
    property Value: string read FValue write SetValue;
  end;

  FormatFloatValue = class(StringValueAttribute)

  end;

  FormatDateTimeValue = class(StringValueAttribute)

  end;

  MapperSerializeAsString = class(TCustomAttribute)
  strict private
    FEncoding: string;
    procedure SetEncoding(const Value: string);

  const
    DefaultEncoding = 'utf-8';
  public
    constructor Create(AEncoding: string = DefaultEncoding);
    property Encoding: string read FEncoding write SetEncoding;
  end;

  MapperJSONNaming = class(TCustomAttribute)
  private
    FJSONKeyCase: TJSONNameCase;
    function GetKeyCase: TJSONNameCase;

  public
    constructor Create(JSONKeyCase: TJSONNameCase);
    property KeyCase: TJSONNameCase read GetKeyCase;
  end;

  MapperJSONSer = class(TCustomAttribute)
  private
    FName: string;
    function GetName: string;

  public
    constructor Create(AName: string);
    property name: string read GetName;
  end;

  MapperColumnAttribute = class(TCustomAttribute)
  private
    FFieldName: string;
    FIsPK: boolean;
    procedure SetFieldName(const Value: string);
    procedure SetIsPK(const Value: boolean);

  public
    constructor Create(AFieldName: string; AIsPK: boolean = false);
    property FieldName: string read FFieldName write SetFieldName;
    property IsPK: boolean read FIsPK write SetIsPK;
  end;

  TGridColumnAlign = (caLeft, caCenter, caRight);

  GridColumnProps = class(TCustomAttribute)
  private
    FCaption: string;
    FAlign: TGridColumnAlign;
    FWidth: Integer;
    function GetAlignAsString: string;

  public
    constructor Create(ACaption: string; AAlign: TGridColumnAlign = caCenter;
      AWidth: Integer = - 1);
    property Caption: string read FCaption;
    property Align: TGridColumnAlign read FAlign;
    property AlignAsString: string read GetAlignAsString;
    property Width: Integer read FWidth;
  end;

function ISODateTimeToString(ADateTime: TDateTime): string;
function ISODateToString(ADate: TDateTime): string;
function ISOTimeToString(ATime: TTime): string;

function ISOStrToDateTime(DateTimeAsString: string): TDateTime;
function ISOStrToDate(DateAsString: string): TDate;
function ISOStrToTime(TimeAsString: string): TTime;


// function ISODateToStr(const ADate: TDate): String;
//
// function ISOTimeToStr(const ATime: TTime): String;

implementation

{$WARN SYMBOL_DEPRECATED OFF}

uses
  TypInfo,
  FmtBcd,
  Math,
  SqlTimSt,
  DateUtils,
  Classes,
  RTTIUtilsU,
  Xml.adomxmldom,
{$IF CompilerVersion >= 28}
  System.NetEncoding, // so that the old functions in Soap.EncdDecd can be inlined
{$ENDIF}
  Soap.EncdDecd;

const
  DMVC_CLASSNAME = '$dmvc_classname';
  { Mapper }

function ContainsFieldName(const FieldName: string; var FieldsArray: TArray<string>): boolean;
var
  I: Integer;
begin
  for I := 0 to Length(FieldsArray) - 1 do
  begin
    if SameText(FieldsArray[I], FieldName) then
      Exit(True);
  end;
  Result := false;
end;

function ISOTimeToString(ATime: TTime): string;
var
  fs: TFormatSettings;
begin
  fs.TimeSeparator := ':';
  Result := FormatDateTime('hh:nn:ss', ATime, fs);
end;

function ISODateToString(ADate: TDateTime): string;
begin
  Result := FormatDateTime('YYYY-MM-DD', ADate);
end;

function ISODateTimeToString(ADateTime: TDateTime): string;
var
  fs: TFormatSettings;
begin
  fs.TimeSeparator := ':';
  Result := FormatDateTime('yyyy-mm-dd hh:nn:ss', ADateTime, fs);
end;

function ISOStrToDateTime(DateTimeAsString: string): TDateTime;
begin
  Result := EncodeDateTime(StrToInt(Copy(DateTimeAsString, 1, 4)),
    StrToInt(Copy(DateTimeAsString, 6, 2)), StrToInt(Copy(DateTimeAsString, 9, 2)),
    StrToInt(Copy(DateTimeAsString, 12, 2)), StrToInt(Copy(DateTimeAsString, 15, 2)),
    StrToInt(Copy(DateTimeAsString, 18, 2)), 0);
end;

function ISOStrToTime(TimeAsString: string): TTime;
begin
  Result := EncodeTime(StrToInt(Copy(TimeAsString, 1, 2)), StrToInt(Copy(TimeAsString, 4, 2)),
    StrToInt(Copy(TimeAsString, 7, 2)), 0);
end;

function ISOStrToDate(DateAsString: string): TDate;
begin
  Result := EncodeDate(StrToInt(Copy(DateAsString, 1, 4)), StrToInt(Copy(DateAsString, 6, 2)),
    StrToInt(Copy(DateAsString, 9, 2)));
  // , StrToInt
  // (Copy(DateAsString, 12, 2)), StrToInt(Copy(DateAsString, 15, 2)),
  // StrToInt(Copy(DateAsString, 18, 2)), 0);
end;


// function ISODateToStr(const ADate: TDate): String;
// begin
// Result := FormatDateTime('YYYY-MM-DD', ADate);
// end;
//
// function ISOTimeToStr(const ATime: TTime): String;
// begin
// Result := FormatDateTime('HH:nn:ss', ATime);
// end;

{$IF CompilerVersion <= 25}

class function Mapper.InternalExecuteSQLQuery(AQuery: TSQLQuery; AObject: TObject;
  WithResult: boolean): Int64;
var
  I: Integer;
  pname: string;
  _rttiType: TRttiType;
  obj_fields: TArray<TRttiProperty>;
  obj_field: TRttiProperty;
  obj_field_attr: MapperColumnAttribute;
  Map: TObjectDictionary<string, TRttiProperty>;
  f: TRttiProperty;
  fv: TValue;
begin
  Map := TObjectDictionary<string, TRttiProperty>.Create;
  try
    if Assigned(AObject) then
    begin
      _rttiType := ctx.GetType(AObject.ClassType);
      obj_fields := _rttiType.GetProperties;
      for obj_field in obj_fields do
      begin
        if HasAttribute<MapperColumnAttribute>(obj_field, obj_field_attr) then
        begin
          Map.Add(MapperColumnAttribute(obj_field_attr).FieldName, obj_field);
        end
        else
        begin
          Map.Add(LowerCase(obj_field.Name), obj_field);
        end
      end;
    end;
    for I := 0 to AQuery.Params.Count - 1 do
    begin
      pname := AQuery.Params[I].Name;
      if Map.TryGetValue(pname, f) then
      begin
        fv := f.GetValue(AObject);
        AQuery.Params[I].Value := fv.AsVariant;
      end
      else
      begin
        AQuery.Params[I].Clear;
        AQuery.Params[I].DataType := ftString; // just to make dbx happy

      end;
    end;
    Result := 0;
    if WithResult then
      AQuery.Open
    else
      Result := AQuery.ExecSQL;
  finally
    Map.Free;
  end;
end;

class procedure Mapper.ReaderToJSONArray(AReader: TDBXReader; AJSONArray: TJSONArray;
  AReaderInstanceOwner: boolean);
var
  Obj: TJSONObject;
begin
  while AReader.Next do
  begin
    Obj := TJSONObject.Create;
    AJSONArray.AddElement(Obj);
    ReaderToJSONObject(AReader, Obj, false);
  end;
  if AReaderInstanceOwner then
    FreeAndNil(AReader);
end;

class procedure Mapper.ReaderToJSONObject(AReader: TDBXReader; AJSONObject: TJSONObject;
  AReaderInstanceOwner: boolean);
var
  I: Integer;
  key: string;
  dt: TDateTime;
  Time: TTimeStamp;
  ts: TSQLTimeStamp;
begin
  for I := 0 to AReader.ColumnCount - 1 do
  begin
    key := LowerCase(AReader.Value[I].ValueType.Name);
    case AReader.Value[I].ValueType.DataType of
      TDBXDataTypes.Int16Type:
        AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNumber.Create(AReader.Value[I].AsInt16));
      TDBXDataTypes.Int32Type:
        AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNumber.Create(AReader.Value[I].AsInt32));
      TDBXDataTypes.Int64Type:
        AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNumber.Create(AReader.Value[I].AsInt64));
      TDBXDataTypes.DoubleType:
        AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNumber.Create(AReader.Value[I].AsDouble));
      TDBXDataTypes.AnsiStringType, TDBXDataTypes.WideStringType:
        AJSONObject.AddPair(key, AReader.Value[I].AsString);
      TDBXDataTypes.BcdType:
        AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNumber.Create(BcdToDouble(AReader.Value[I].AsBcd)));
      TDBXDataTypes.DateType:
        begin
          if not AReader.Value[I].IsNull then
          begin
            Time.Time := 0;
            Time.date := AReader.Value[I].AsDate;
            dt := TimeStampToDateTime(Time);
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, ISODateToString(dt));
          end
          else
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNull.Create);
        end;
      TDBXDataTypes.TimeType:
        begin
          if not AReader.Value[I].IsNull then
          begin
            ts := AReader.Value[I].AsTimeStamp;
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, SQLTimeStampToStr('hh:nn:ss', ts));
          end
          else
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNull.Create);
        end
    else
      raise EMapperException.Create('Cannot find type');
    end;
  end;
  if AReaderInstanceOwner then
    FreeAndNil(AReader);
end;

class procedure Mapper.ReaderToList<T>(AReader: TDBXReader; AList: IWrappedList);
var
  Obj: T;
begin
  while AReader.Next do
  begin
    Obj := T.Create;
    ReaderToObject(AReader, Obj);
    AList.Add(Obj);
  end;
  AReader.Close;
end;

class procedure Mapper.ReaderToObject(AReader: TDBXReader; AObject: TObject);
var
  _type: TRttiType;
  _fields: TArray<TRttiProperty>;
  _field: TRttiProperty;
  _attribute: MapperColumnAttribute;
  _dict: TDictionary<string, string>;
  _keys: TDictionary<string, boolean>;
  mf: MapperColumnAttribute;
  field_name: string;
  Value: TValue;
  ts: TTimeStamp;
  sqlts: TSQLTimeStamp;
begin
  _dict := TDictionary<string, string>.Create();
  _keys := TDictionary<string, boolean>.Create();
  _type := ctx.GetType(AObject.ClassInfo);
  _fields := _type.GetProperties;
  for _field in _fields do
    if HasAttribute<MapperColumnAttribute>(_field, _attribute) then
    begin
      mf := _attribute;
      _dict.Add(_field.Name, mf.FieldName);
      _keys.Add(_field.Name, mf.IsPK);
    end
    else
    begin
      _dict.Add(_field.Name, _field.Name);
      _keys.Add(_field.Name, false);
    end;

  for _field in _fields do
  begin
    if (not _dict.TryGetValue(_field.Name, field_name)) or (not _field.IsWritable) or
      (HasAttribute<MapperTransientAttribute>(_field)) then
      Continue;
    case _field.PropertyType.TypeKind of
      tkInteger:
        Value := AReader.Value[field_name].AsInt32;
      tkFloat:
        begin
          if AReader.Value[field_name].IsNull then
            Value := 0
          else
          begin
            if AReader.Value[field_name].ValueType.DataType = TDBXDataTypes.DateType then
            begin
              ts.Time := 0;
              ts.date := AReader.Value[field_name].AsDate;
              Value := TimeStampToDateTime(ts);
            end
            else if AReader.Value[field_name].ValueType.DataType = TDBXDataTypes.DoubleType then
              Value := AReader.Value[field_name].AsDouble
            else if AReader.Value[field_name].ValueType.DataType = TDBXDataTypes.BcdType then
              Value := BcdToDouble(AReader.Value[field_name].AsBcd)
            else if AReader.Value[field_name].ValueType.DataType = TDBXDataTypes.TimeType then
            begin
              sqlts := AReader.Value[field_name].AsTimeStamp;
              Value := SQLTimeStampToDateTime(sqlts);
            end
            else
              raise EMapperException.Create('Unknown tkFloat Type');
          end;
        end;
      tkString, tkUString, tkWChar, tkLString, tkWString:
        begin
          if AReader.Value[field_name].IsNull then
            Value := ''
          else
            Value := AReader.Value[field_name].AsString;
        end;
    else
      raise EMapperException.Create('Unknown field type for ' + field_name);
    end;
    _field.SetValue(AObject, Value);
  end;
  _dict.Free;
  _keys.Free;
end;

class procedure Mapper.ReaderToObjectList<T>(AReader: TDBXReader; AObjectList: TObjectList<T>);
var
  Obj: T;
begin
  while AReader.Next do
  begin
    Obj := T.Create;
    ReaderToObject(AReader, Obj);
    AObjectList.Add(Obj);
  end;
  AReader.Close;
end;

class function Mapper.CreateQuery(AConnection: TSQLConnection; ASQL: string): TSQLQuery;
begin
  Result := TSQLQuery.Create(nil);
  Result.SQLConnection := AConnection;
  Result.CommandText := ASQL;
end;
{$IFEND}

class procedure Mapper.DataSetToJSONArray(ADataSet: TDataSet; AJSONArray: TJSONArray;
  ADataSetInstanceOwner: boolean; AJSONObjectActionProc: TJSONObjectActionProc);
var
  Obj: TJSONObject;
begin
  while not ADataSet.Eof do
  begin
    Obj := TJSONObject.Create;
    AJSONArray.AddElement(Obj);
    DataSetToJSONObject(ADataSet, Obj, false, AJSONObjectActionProc);
    ADataSet.Next;
  end;
  // repeat
  // Obj := TJSONObject.Create;
  // AJSONArray.AddElement(Obj);
  // DataSetToJSONObject(ADataSet, Obj, false);
  // ADataSet.Next;
  // until ADataSet.Eof;

  if ADataSetInstanceOwner then
    FreeAndNil(ADataSet);
end;

class function Mapper.DataSetToJSONArrayOf<T>(ADataSet: TDataSet): TJSONArray;
var
  list: TObjectList<T>;
begin
  list := TObjectList<T>.Create;
  try
    Mapper.DataSetToObjectList<T>(ADataSet, list);
    Result := Mapper.ObjectListToJSONArray<T>(list);
  finally
    list.Free;
  end;
end;

class procedure Mapper.DataSetToJSONObject(ADataSet: TDataSet; AJSONObject: TJSONObject;
  ADataSetInstanceOwner: boolean; AJSONObjectActionProc: TJSONObjectActionProc;
  AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy);
var
  I: Integer;
  key: string;
  ts: TSQLTimeStamp;
  MS: TMemoryStream;
  SS: TStringStream;
begin
  for I := 0 to ADataSet.FieldCount - 1 do
  begin
    // Name policy { ***** Daniele Spinetti ***** }
    case AFieldNamePolicy of
      fpLowerCase:
        key := LowerCase(ADataSet.Fields[I].FieldName);
      fpUpperCase:
        key := UpperCase(ADataSet.Fields[I].FieldName);
      fpAsIs:
        key := ADataSet.Fields[I].FieldName;
    end;

    if ADataSet.Fields[I].IsNull then
    begin
      AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNull.Create);
      Continue;
    end;
    case ADataSet.Fields[I].DataType of
      TFieldType.ftInteger, TFieldType.ftAutoInc, TFieldType.ftSmallint, TFieldType.ftShortint:
        AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNumber.Create(ADataSet.Fields[I].AsInteger));
      TFieldType.ftLargeint:
        begin
          AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNumber.Create(ADataSet.Fields[I].AsLargeInt));
        end;
      TFieldType.ftSingle, TFieldType.ftFloat:
        AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNumber.Create(ADataSet.Fields[I].AsFloat));
      ftString, ftWideString, ftMemo:
        AJSONObject.AddPair(key, ADataSet.Fields[I].AsWideString);
      TFieldType.ftDate:
        begin
          if not ADataSet.Fields[I].IsNull then
          begin
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, ISODateToString(ADataSet.Fields[I].AsDateTime));
          end
          else
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNull.Create);
        end;
      TFieldType.ftDateTime:
        begin
          if not ADataSet.Fields[I].IsNull then
          begin
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, ISODateTimeToString(ADataSet.Fields[I].AsDateTime));
          end
          else
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNull.Create);
        end;
      TFieldType.ftTimeStamp:
        begin
          if not ADataSet.Fields[I].IsNull then
          begin
            ts := ADataSet.Fields[I].AsSQLTimeStamp;
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, SQLTimeStampToStr('yyyy-mm-dd hh:nn:ss', ts));
          end
          else
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNull.Create);
        end;
      TFieldType.ftCurrency:
        begin
          if not ADataSet.Fields[I].IsNull then
          begin
            // AJSONObject.AddPair(key, FormatCurr('0.00##', ADataSet.Fields[I].AsCurrency));
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNumber.Create(ADataSet.Fields[I].AsCurrency));
          end
          else
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNull.Create);
        end;
      TFieldType.ftBCD, TFieldType.ftFMTBcd:
        begin
          if not ADataSet.Fields[I].IsNull then
          begin
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNumber.Create(BcdToDouble(ADataSet.Fields[I].AsBcd)));
          end
          else
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNull.Create);
        end;
      TFieldType.ftGraphic, TFieldType.ftBlob, TFieldType.ftStream:
        begin
          if not ADataSet.Fields[I].IsNull then
          begin
            MS := TMemoryStream.Create;
            try
              TBlobField(ADataSet.Fields[I]).SaveToStream(MS);
              MS.Position := 0;
              SS := TStringStream.Create('', TEncoding.ASCII);
              try
                EncodeStream(MS, SS);
                SS.Position := 0;
                AJSONObject.AddPair(key, SS.DataString);
              finally
                SS.Free;
              end;
            finally
              MS.Free;
            end;
          end
          else
            AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNull.Create);
        end;

      // else
      // raise EMapperException.Create('Cannot find type for field ' + key);
    end;
  end;
  if ADataSetInstanceOwner then
    FreeAndNil(ADataSet);
  if Assigned(AJSONObjectActionProc) then
    AJSONObjectActionProc(AJSONObject);
end;

class procedure Mapper.DataSetToObject(ADataSet: TDataSet; AObject: TObject);
var
  _type: TRttiType;
  _fields: TArray<TRttiProperty>;
  _field: TRttiProperty;
  _attribute: TCustomAttribute;
  _dict: TDictionary<string, string>;
  _keys: TDictionary<string, boolean>;
  mf: MapperColumnAttribute;
  field_name: string;
  Value: TValue;
  FoundAttribute: boolean;
  FoundTransientAttribute: boolean;
begin
  _dict := TDictionary<string, string>.Create();
  _keys := TDictionary<string, boolean>.Create();
  _type := ctx.GetType(AObject.ClassInfo);
  _fields := _type.GetProperties;
  for _field in _fields do
  begin
    FoundAttribute := false;
    FoundTransientAttribute := false;
    for _attribute in _field.GetAttributes do
    begin
      if _attribute is MapperColumnAttribute then
      begin
        FoundAttribute := True;
        mf := MapperColumnAttribute(_attribute);
        _dict.Add(_field.Name, mf.FieldName);
        _keys.Add(_field.Name, mf.IsPK);
      end
      else if _attribute is MapperTransientAttribute then
        FoundTransientAttribute := True;
    end;
    if ((not FoundAttribute) and (not FoundTransientAttribute)) then
    begin
      _dict.Add(_field.Name, _field.Name);
      _keys.Add(_field.Name, false);
    end;
  end;
  for _field in _fields do
  begin
    if not _dict.TryGetValue(_field.Name, field_name) then
      Continue;
    case _field.PropertyType.TypeKind of
      tkInteger:
        Value := ADataSet.FieldByName(field_name).AsInteger;
      tkInt64:
        Value := ADataSet.FieldByName(field_name).AsLargeInt;
      tkFloat:
        Value := ADataSet.FieldByName(field_name).AsFloat;
      tkString, tkUString, tkWChar, tkLString, tkWString:
        Value := ADataSet.FieldByName(field_name).AsString;
    else
      Continue;
    end;
    _field.SetValue(AObject, Value);
  end;
  _dict.Free;
  _keys.Free;
end;

class function Mapper.ObjectListToJSONArrayFields<T>(AList: TObjectList<T>;
  AOwnsInstance: boolean = false; AForEach: TJSONObjectActionProc = nil): TJSONArray;
var
  I: Integer;
  JV: TJSONObject;
begin
  Result := TJSONArray.Create;
  if Assigned(AList) then
    for I := 0 to AList.Count - 1 do
    begin
      JV := ObjectToJSONObjectFields(AList[I], []);
      if Assigned(AForEach) then
        AForEach(JV);
      Result.AddElement(JV);
    end;
  if AOwnsInstance then
    AList.Free;
end;

class function Mapper.ObjectListToJSONArray<T>(AList: TObjectList<T>; AOwnsInstance: boolean;
  AForEach: TJSONObjectActionProc): TJSONArray;
var
  I: Integer;
  JV: TJSONObject;
begin
  Result := TJSONArray.Create;
  if Assigned(AList) then
    for I := 0 to AList.Count - 1 do
    begin
      JV := ObjectToJSONObject(AList[I]);
      if Assigned(AForEach) then
        AForEach(JV);
      Result.AddElement(JV);
    end;
  if AOwnsInstance then
    AList.Free;
end;

class function Mapper.ObjectListToJSONArrayOfJSONArray<T>(AList: TObjectList<T>): TJSONArray;
var
  I: Integer;
begin
  Result := TJSONArray.Create;
  for I := 0 to AList.Count - 1 do
    Result.AddElement(ObjectToJSONArray(AList[I]));
end;

class function Mapper.ObjectListToJSONArrayString<T>(AList: TObjectList<T>;
  AOwnsInstance: boolean): string;
var
  Arr: TJSONArray;
begin
  Arr := Mapper.ObjectListToJSONArray<T>(AList, AOwnsInstance);
  try
    Result := Arr.ToString;
  finally
    Arr.Free;
  end;
end;

class procedure Mapper.ObjectToDataSet(Obj: TObject; Field: TField; var Value: Variant);
begin
  Value := GetProperty(Obj, Field.FieldName).AsVariant;
end;

class function Mapper.ObjectToJSONArray(AObject: TObject): TJSONArray;
var
  LRTTIType: TRttiType;
  LProperties: TArray<TRttiProperty>;
  LProperty: TRttiProperty;
  LKeyName: string;
  LJArray: TJSONArray;
  LObj: TObject;
  LList: IWrappedList;
  LJArr: TJSONArray;
  LObjItem: TObject;
begin
  LJArray := TJSONArray.Create;
  LRTTIType := ctx.GetType(AObject.ClassInfo);
  LProperties := LRTTIType.GetProperties;
  for LProperty in LProperties do
  begin
    if HasAttribute<DoNotSerializeAttribute>(LProperty) then
      Continue;
    LKeyName := GetKeyName(LProperty, LRTTIType);
    case LProperty.PropertyType.TypeKind of
      tkEnumeration:
        begin
          LJArray.AddElement(SerializeEnumerationProperty(AObject, LProperty));
          // if LProperty.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.Boolean' then
          // begin
          // if LProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsBoolean then
          // LJArray.AddElement(TJSONTrue.Create)
          // else
          // LJArray.AddElement(TJSONFalse.Create)
          // end;
        end;
      tkInteger, tkInt64:
        LJArray.AddElement(TJSONNumber.Create(LProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsInteger));
      tkFloat:
        begin
          LJArray.AddElement(SerializeFloatProperty(AObject, LProperty));
        end;
      tkString, tkLString, tkWString, tkUString:
        LJArray.AddElement(TJSONString.Create(LProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsString));
      tkClass:
        begin
          LObj := LProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsObject;
          if Assigned(LObj) then
          begin
            LList := nil;
            if TDuckTypedList.CanBeWrappedAsList(LObj) then
              LList := WrapAsList(LObj);
            if Assigned(LList) then
            begin
              LJArr := TJSONArray.Create;
              LJArray.AddElement(LJArr);
              for LObjItem in LList do
              begin
                LJArr.AddElement(ObjectToJSONObject(LObjItem));
              end;
            end
            else
            begin
              LJArray.AddElement(ObjectToJSONObject(LProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsObject));
            end;
          end
          else
            LJArray.AddElement(TJSONNull.Create);
        end;
    end;
  end;
  Result := LJArray;
end;

class function Mapper.ObjectToJSONObject(AObject: TObject; AIgnoredProperties: array of string)
  : TJSONObject;
var
  _type: TRttiType;
  _properties: TArray<TRttiProperty>;
  _property: TRttiProperty;
  f: string;
  JSONObject: TJSONObject;
  Arr: TJSONArray;
  list: IWrappedList;
  Obj, o: TObject;
  DoNotSerializeThis: boolean;
  I: Integer;
  ThereAreIgnoredProperties: boolean;
  ts: TTimeStamp;
  sr: TStringStream;
  SS: TStringStream;
  _attrser: MapperSerializeAsString;
  SerEnc: TEncoding;
begin
  ThereAreIgnoredProperties := Length(AIgnoredProperties) > 0;
  JSONObject := TJSONObject.Create;
  _type := ctx.GetType(AObject.ClassInfo);
  _properties := _type.GetProperties;
  for _property in _properties do
  begin
    // f := LowerCase(_property.Name);
    f := GetKeyName(_property, _type);
    // Delete(f, 1, 1);
    if ThereAreIgnoredProperties then
    begin
      DoNotSerializeThis := false;
      for I := low(AIgnoredProperties) to high(AIgnoredProperties) do
        if SameText(f, AIgnoredProperties[I]) then
        begin
          DoNotSerializeThis := True;
          Break;
        end;
      if DoNotSerializeThis then
        Continue;
    end;

    if HasAttribute<DoNotSerializeAttribute>(_property) then
      Continue;

    case _property.PropertyType.TypeKind of
      tkInteger, tkInt64:
        JSONObject.AddPair(f, TJSONNumber.Create(_property.GetValue(AObject).AsInteger));
      tkFloat:
        begin
          JSONObject.AddPair(f, SerializeFloatProperty(AObject, _property));
          {
            if _property.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDate' then
            begin
            if _property.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended = 0 then
            JSONObject.AddPair(f, TJSONNull.Create)
            else
            JSONObject.AddPair(f, ISODateToString(_property.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended))
            end
            else if _property.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDateTime' then
            begin
            if _property.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended = 0 then
            JSONObject.AddPair(f, TJSONNull.Create)
            else
            JSONObject.AddPair(f, ISODateTimeToString(_property.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended))
            end
            else if _property.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TTime' then
            JSONObject.AddPair(f, ISOTimeToString(_property.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended))
            else
            JSONObject.AddPair(f, TJSONNumber.Create(_property.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended));
          }
        end;
      tkString, tkLString, tkWString, tkUString:
        JSONObject.AddPair(f, _property.GetValue(AObject).AsString);
      tkEnumeration:
        begin
          JSONObject.AddPair(f, SerializeEnumerationProperty(AObject, _property));
          // if _property.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.Boolean' then
          // begin
          // if _property.GetValue(AObject).AsBoolean then
          // JSONObject.AddPair(f, TJSONTrue.Create)
          // else
          // JSONObject.AddPair(f, TJSONFalse.Create);
          // end
          // else
          // begin
          // JSONObject.AddPair(f, TJSONNumber.Create(_property.GetValue(AObject).AsOrdinal));
          // end;
        end;
      tkRecord:
        begin
          if _property.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.SysUtils.TTimeStamp' then
          begin
            ts := _property.GetValue(AObject).AsType<System.SysUtils.TTimeStamp>;
            JSONObject.AddPair(f, TJSONNumber.Create(TimeStampToMsecs(ts)));
          end;
        end;
      tkClass:
        begin
          o := _property.GetValue(AObject).AsObject;
          if Assigned(o) then
          begin
            if TDuckTypedList.CanBeWrappedAsList(o) then
            begin
              list := WrapAsList(o);
              if Assigned(list) then
              begin
                Arr := TJSONArray.Create;
                JSONObject.AddPair(f, Arr);
                for Obj in list do
                begin
                  if Assigned(Obj) then
                    // nil element into the list are not serialized
                    Arr.AddElement(ObjectToJSONObject(Obj));
                end;
              end
            end
            else if o is TStream then
            begin
              if HasAttribute<MapperSerializeAsString>(_property, _attrser) then
              begin
                // serialize the stream as a normal string...
                TStream(o).Position := 0;
                SerEnc := TEncoding.GetEncoding(_attrser.Encoding);
                sr := TStringStream.Create('', SerEnc);
                try
                  sr.LoadFromStream(TStream(o));
                  JSONObject.AddPair(f, sr.DataString);
                finally
                  sr.Free;
                end;
              end
              else
              begin
                // serialize the stream as Base64 encoded string...
                TStream(o).Position := 0;
                SS := TStringStream.Create;
                try
                  EncodeStream(TStream(o), SS);
                  JSONObject.AddPair(f, SS.DataString);
                finally
                  SS.Free;
                end;
              end;
            end
            else
            begin
              JSONObject.AddPair(f, ObjectToJSONObject(_property.GetValue(AObject).AsObject));
            end;
          end
          else
          begin
            if HasAttribute<MapperSerializeAsString>(_property) then
              JSONObject.AddPair(f, '')
            else
              JSONObject.AddPair(f, TJSONNull.Create);
          end;
        end;
    end;
  end;
  Result := JSONObject;
end;

class function Mapper.ObjectToJSONObject(AObject: TObject): TJSONObject;
begin
  Result := ObjectToJSONObject(AObject, []);
end;

class function Mapper.ObjectToJSONObjectFields(AObject: TObject;
  AIgnoredProperties: array of string): TJSONObject;
var
  _type: TRttiType;
  _fields: TArray<TRttiField>;
  _field: TRttiField;
  f: string;
  JSONObject: TJSONObject;
  Arr: TJSONArray;
  list: IWrappedList;
  Obj, o: TObject;
  DoNotSerializeThis: boolean;
  I: Integer;
  ThereAreIgnoredProperties: boolean;
  JObj: TJSONObject;
begin
  ThereAreIgnoredProperties := Length(AIgnoredProperties) > 0;
  JSONObject := TJSONObject.Create;
  try
    // add the $dmvc.classname property to allows a strict deserialization
    JSONObject.AddPair(DMVC_CLASSNAME, AObject.QualifiedClassName);
    _type := ctx.GetType(AObject.ClassInfo);
    _fields := _type.GetFields;
    for _field in _fields do
    begin
      f := GetKeyName(_field, _type);
      if ThereAreIgnoredProperties then
      begin
        DoNotSerializeThis := false;
        for I := low(AIgnoredProperties) to high(AIgnoredProperties) do
          if SameText(f, AIgnoredProperties[I]) then
          begin
            DoNotSerializeThis := True;
            Break;
          end;
        if DoNotSerializeThis then
          Continue;
      end;
      case _field.FieldType.TypeKind of
        tkInteger, tkInt64:
          JSONObject.AddPair(f, TJSONNumber.Create(_field.GetValue(AObject).AsInteger));
        tkFloat:
          begin
            JSONObject.AddPair(f, SerializeFloatField(AObject, _field));
          end;
        tkString, tkLString, tkWString, tkUString:
          JSONObject.AddPair(f, _field.GetValue(AObject).AsString);
        tkEnumeration:
          begin
            JSONObject.AddPair(f, SerializeEnumerationField(AObject, _field));
          end;
        tkClass:
          begin
            o := _field.GetValue(AObject).AsObject;
            if Assigned(o) then
            begin
              if TDuckTypedList.CanBeWrappedAsList(o) then
              begin
                list := WrapAsList(o);
                JObj := TJSONObject.Create;
                JSONObject.AddPair(f, JObj);
                JObj.AddPair(DMVC_CLASSNAME, o.QualifiedClassName);
                Arr := TJSONArray.Create;
                JObj.AddPair('items', Arr);
                for Obj in list do
                begin
                  Arr.AddElement(ObjectToJSONObjectFields(Obj, []));
                end;
              end
              else
              begin
                JSONObject.AddPair(f, ObjectToJSONObjectFields(_field.GetValue(AObject)
                  .AsObject, []));
              end;
            end
            else
              JSONObject.AddPair(f, TJSONNull.Create);
          end;
      end;
    end;
    Result := JSONObject;
  except
    FreeAndNil(JSONObject);
    raise;
  end;
end;

class function Mapper.ObjectToJSONObjectFieldsString(AObject: TObject;
  AIgnoredProperties: array of string): string;
var
  LJObj: TJSONObject;
begin
  LJObj := ObjectToJSONObjectFields(AObject, AIgnoredProperties);
  try
{$IF CompilerVersion >= 28}
    Result := LJObj.ToJSON;
{$ELSE}
    Result := LJObj.ToString
{$ENDIF}
  finally
    LJObj.Free;
  end;
end;

class function Mapper.ObjectToJSONObjectString(AObject: TObject): string;
var
  JObj: TJSONObject;
begin
  JObj := ObjectToJSONObject(AObject);
  try
    Result := JObj.ToString;
  finally
    JObj.Free;
  end;
end;

class function Mapper.PropertyExists(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string): boolean;
begin
  Result := Assigned(GetPair(JSONObject, PropertyName));
end;

class function Mapper.SerializeEnumerationField(AObject: TObject; ARttiField: TRttiField)
  : TJSONValue;
begin
  if ARttiField.FieldType.QualifiedName = 'System.Boolean' then
  begin
    if ARttiField.GetValue(AObject).AsBoolean then
      Result := TJSONTrue.Create
    else
      Result := TJSONFalse.Create;
  end
  else
  begin
    Result := TJSONNumber.Create(ARttiField.GetValue(AObject).AsOrdinal);
  end;
end;

class function Mapper.SerializeEnumerationProperty(AObject: TObject; ARTTIProperty: TRttiProperty)
  : TJSONValue;
begin
  if ARTTIProperty.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.Boolean' then
  begin
    if ARTTIProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsBoolean then
      Result := TJSONTrue.Create
    else
      Result := TJSONFalse.Create;
  end
  else
  begin
    Result := TJSONNumber.Create(ARTTIProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsOrdinal);
  end;
end;

class function Mapper.SerializeFloatField(AObject: TObject; ARttiField: TRttiField): TJSONValue;
begin
  if ARttiField.FieldType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDate' then
  begin
    if ARttiField.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended = 0 then
      Result := TJSONNull.Create
    else
      Result := TJSONString.Create(ISODateToString(ARttiField.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended))
  end
  else if ARttiField.FieldType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDateTime' then
  begin
    if ARttiField.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended = 0 then
      Result := TJSONNull.Create
    else
      Result := TJSONString.Create(ISODateTimeToString(ARttiField.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended))
  end
  else if ARttiField.FieldType.QualifiedName = 'System.TTime' then
    Result := TJSONString.Create(ISOTimeToString(ARttiField.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended))
  else
    Result := TJSONNumber.Create(ARttiField.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended);
end;

class function Mapper.SerializeFloatProperty(AObject: TObject; ARTTIProperty: TRttiProperty)
  : TJSONValue;
begin
  if ARTTIProperty.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDate' then
  begin
    if ARTTIProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended = 0 then
      Result := TJSONNull.Create
    else
      Result := TJSONString.Create(ISODateToString(ARTTIProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended))
  end
  else if ARTTIProperty.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDateTime' then
  begin
    if ARTTIProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended = 0 then
      Result := TJSONNull.Create
    else
      Result := TJSONString.Create(ISODateTimeToString(ARTTIProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended))
  end
  else if ARTTIProperty.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TTime' then
    Result := TJSONString.Create(ISOTimeToString(ARTTIProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended))
  else
    Result := TJSONNumber.Create(ARTTIProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended);

  // if ARTTIProperty.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDate' then
  // Result := TJSONString.Create(ISODateToString(ARTTIProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended))
  // else if ARTTIProperty.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDateTime' then
  // Result := TJSONString.Create(ISODateTimeToString(ARTTIProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended))
  // else if ARTTIProperty.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TTime' then
  // Result := TJSONString.Create(ISOTimeToString(ARTTIProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended))
  // else
  // Result := TJSONNumber.Create(ARTTIProperty.GetValue(AObject).AsExtended);
end;

class function Mapper.GetKeyName(const ARttiField: TRttiField; AType: TRttiType): string;
var
  attrs: TArray<TCustomAttribute>;
  attr: TCustomAttribute;
begin
  // JSONSer property attribute handling
  attrs := ARttiField.GetAttributes;
  for attr in attrs do
  begin
    if attr is MapperJSONSer then
      Exit(MapperJSONSer(attr).Name);
  end;

  // JSONNaming class attribute handling
  attrs := AType.GetAttributes;
  for attr in attrs do
  begin
    if attr is MapperJSONNaming then
    begin
      case MapperJSONNaming(attr).GetKeyCase of
        JSONNameUpperCase:
          begin
            Exit(UpperCase(ARttiField.Name));
          end;
        JSONNameLowerCase:
          begin
            Exit(LowerCase(ARttiField.Name));
          end;
      end;
    end;
  end;

  // Default
  Result := ARttiField.Name;
end;

class function Mapper.GetBooleanDef(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string;
  DefaultValue: boolean): boolean;
var
  pair: TJSONPair;
begin
  pair := GetPair(JSONObject, PropertyName);
  if pair = nil then
    Exit(DefaultValue);
  if pair.JsonValue is TJSONFalse then
    Exit(false)
  else if pair.JsonValue is TJSONTrue then
    Exit(True)
  else
    raise EMapperException.CreateFmt('Property %s is not a Boolean Property', [PropertyName]);
end;

class function Mapper.GetInt64Def(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string;
  DefaultValue: Int64): Int64;
var
  pair: TJSONPair;
begin
  pair := GetPair(JSONObject, PropertyName);
  if pair = nil then
    Exit(DefaultValue);
  if pair.JsonValue is TJSONNumber then
    Exit(TJSONNumber(pair.JsonValue).AsInt64)
  else
    raise EMapperException.CreateFmt('Property %s is not a Int64 Property', [PropertyName]);
end;

class function Mapper.GetIntegerDef(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string;
  DefaultValue: Integer): Integer;
var
  pair: TJSONPair;
begin
  pair := GetPair(JSONObject, PropertyName);
  if pair = nil then
    Exit(DefaultValue);
  if pair.JsonValue is TJSONNumber then
    Exit(TJSONNumber(pair.JsonValue).AsInt)
  else
    raise EMapperException.CreateFmt('Property %s is not an Integer Property', [PropertyName]);

end;

class function Mapper.GetJSONArray(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string): TJSONArray;
var
  pair: TJSONPair;
begin
  pair := GetPair(JSONObject, PropertyName);
  if pair = nil then
    Exit(nil);
  if pair.JsonValue is TJSONArray then
    Exit(TJSONArray(pair.JsonValue))
  else
    raise EMapperException.Create('Property is not a JSONArray');

end;

class function Mapper.GetJSONObj(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string): TJSONObject;
var
  pair: TJSONPair;
begin
  pair := GetPair(JSONObject, PropertyName);
  if pair = nil then
    Exit(nil);
  if pair.JsonValue is TJSONObject then
    Exit(TJSONObject(pair.JsonValue))
  else
    raise EMapperException.Create('Property is not a JSONObject');
end;

class function Mapper.GetKeyName(const ARttiProp: TRttiProperty; AType: TRttiType): string;
var
  attrs: TArray<TCustomAttribute>;
  attr: TCustomAttribute;
begin
  // JSONSer property attribute handling
  attrs := ARttiProp.GetAttributes;
  for attr in attrs do
  begin
    if attr is MapperJSONSer then
      Exit(MapperJSONSer(attr).Name);
  end;

  // JSONNaming class attribute handling
  attrs := AType.GetAttributes;
  for attr in attrs do
  begin
    if attr is MapperJSONNaming then
    begin
      case MapperJSONNaming(attr).GetKeyCase of
        JSONNameUpperCase:
          begin
            Exit(UpperCase(ARttiProp.Name));
          end;
        JSONNameLowerCase:
          begin
            Exit(LowerCase(ARttiProp.Name));
          end;
      end;
    end;
  end;

  // Default
  Result := ARttiProp.Name;
end;

class function Mapper.GetNumberDef(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string;
  DefaultValue: Extended): Extended;
var
  pair: TJSONPair;
begin
  pair := GetPair(JSONObject, PropertyName);
  if pair = nil then
    Exit(DefaultValue);
  if pair.JsonValue is TJSONNumber then
    Exit(TJSONNumber(pair.JsonValue).AsDouble)
  else
    raise EMapperException.Create('Property is not a Number Property');
end;

class function Mapper.GetPair(JSONObject: TJSONObject; PropertyName: string): TJSONPair;
var
  pair: TJSONPair;
begin
  if not Assigned(JSONObject) then
    raise EMapperException.Create('JSONObject is nil');
  pair := JSONObject.Get(PropertyName);
  Result := pair;
end;

class function Mapper.GetProperty(Obj: TObject; const PropertyName: string): TValue;
var
  Prop: TRttiProperty;
  ARTTIType: TRttiType;
begin
  ARTTIType := ctx.GetType(Obj.ClassType);
  if not Assigned(ARTTIType) then
    raise EMapperException.CreateFmt('Cannot get RTTI for type [%s]', [ARTTIType.ToString]);
  Prop := ARTTIType.GetProperty(PropertyName);
  if not Assigned(Prop) then
    raise EMapperException.CreateFmt('Cannot get RTTI for property [%s.%s]',
      [ARTTIType.ToString, PropertyName]);
  if Prop.IsReadable then
    Result := Prop.GetValue(Obj)
  else
    raise EMapperException.CreateFmt('Property is not readable [%s.%s]',
      [ARTTIType.ToString, PropertyName]);
end;

class function Mapper.GetStringDef(JSONObject: TJSONObject;
  PropertyName, DefaultValue: string): string;
var
  pair: TJSONPair;
begin
  pair := GetPair(JSONObject, PropertyName);
  if pair = nil then
    Exit(DefaultValue);
  if pair.JsonValue is TJSONString then
    Exit(TJSONString(pair.JsonValue).Value)
  else
    raise EMapperException.Create('Property is not a String Property');
end;

class function Mapper.HasAttribute<T>(ARTTIMember: TRttiNamedObject; out AAttribute: T): boolean;
var
  attrs: TArray<TCustomAttribute>;
  attr: TCustomAttribute;
begin
  AAttribute := nil;
  Result := false;
  attrs := ARTTIMember.GetAttributes;
  for attr in attrs do
    if attr is T then
    begin
      AAttribute := T(attr);
      Exit(True);
    end;
end;

class function Mapper.HasAttribute<T>(ARTTIMember: TRttiNamedObject): boolean;
var
  attrs: TArray<TCustomAttribute>;
  attr: TCustomAttribute;
begin
  Result := false;
  attrs := ARTTIMember.GetAttributes;
  for attr in attrs do
    if attr is T then
      Exit(True);
end;

class procedure Mapper.JSONArrayToDataSet(AJSONArray: TJSONArray; ADataSet: TDataSet;
  AJSONArrayInstanceOwner: boolean);
begin
  JSONArrayToDataSet(AJSONArray, ADataSet, TArray<string>.Create(), AJSONArrayInstanceOwner);
end;

class procedure Mapper.JSONArrayToDataSet(AJSONArray: TJSONArray; ADataSet: TDataSet;
  AIgnoredFields: TArray<string>; AJSONArrayInstanceOwner: boolean;
  AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy);
var
  I: Integer;
begin
  for I := 0 to AJSONArray.Size - 1 do
  begin
    ADataSet.Append;
    Mapper.JSONObjectToDataSet(AJSONArray.Get(I) as TJSONObject, ADataSet, AIgnoredFields, false,
      AFieldNamePolicy);
    ADataSet.Post;
  end;
  if AJSONArrayInstanceOwner then
    AJSONArray.Free;
end;

class function Mapper.JSONArrayToObjectList(AListOf: TClass; AJSONArray: TJSONArray;
  AInstanceOwner: boolean = True; AOwnsChildObjects: boolean = True): TObjectList<TObject>;
var
  I: Integer;
begin
  Result := nil;
  if Assigned(AJSONArray) then
  begin
    Result := TObjectList<TObject>.Create(AOwnsChildObjects);
    for I := 0 to AJSONArray.Size - 1 do
      Result.Add(Mapper.JSONObjectToObject(AListOf, AJSONArray.Get(I) as TJSONObject));
    if AInstanceOwner then
      AJSONArray.Free;
  end;
end;

class procedure Mapper.JSONArrayToObjectList(AList: IWrappedList; AListOf: TClass;
  AJSONArray: TJSONArray; AInstanceOwner: boolean = True; AOwnsChildObjects: boolean = True);
var
  I: Integer;
begin
  if Assigned(AJSONArray) then
  begin
    AList.OwnsObjects := AOwnsChildObjects;
    for I := 0 to AJSONArray.Size - 1 do
      AList.Add(Mapper.JSONObjectToObject(AListOf, AJSONArray.Get(I) as TJSONObject));
    if AInstanceOwner then
      AJSONArray.Free;
  end;
end;

class procedure Mapper.JSONArrayToObjectList<T>(AList: TObjectList<T>; AJSONArray: TJSONArray;
  AInstanceOwner, AOwnsChildObjects: boolean);
var
  I: Integer;
begin
  if Assigned(AJSONArray) then
  begin
    for I := 0 to AJSONArray.Size - 1 do
      AList.Add(Mapper.JSONObjectToObject<T>(AJSONArray.Get(I) as TJSONObject));
    if AInstanceOwner then
      AJSONArray.Free;
  end;
end;

class function Mapper.JSONArrayToObjectList<T>(AJSONArray: TJSONArray; AInstanceOwner: boolean;
  AOwnsChildObjects: boolean): TObjectList<T>;
begin
  Result := TObjectList<T>.Create(AOwnsChildObjects);
  JSONArrayToObjectList<T>(Result, AJSONArray, AInstanceOwner, AOwnsChildObjects);
end;

class procedure Mapper.InternalJSONObjectFieldsToObject(ctx: TRTTIContext; AJSONObject: TJSONObject;
  AObject: TObject);
  procedure RaiseExceptForField(FieldName: string);
  begin
    raise EMapperException.Create(FieldName + ' key field is not present in the JSONObject');
  end;

var
  _type: TRttiType;
  _fields: TArray<TRttiField>;
  _field: TRttiField;
  f: string;
  jvalue: TJSONValue;
  v: TValue;
  o: TObject;
  list: IWrappedList;
  I: Integer;
  Arr: TJSONArray;
  n: TJSONNumber;
  SerStreamASString: string;
  sw: TStreamWriter;
  SS: TStringStream;
  _attrser: MapperSerializeAsString;
  SerEnc: TEncoding;
  LClassName: string;
  LJSONKeyIsNotPresent: boolean;
begin
  jvalue := nil;
  _type := ctx.GetType(AObject.ClassInfo);
  _fields := _type.GetFields;
  for _field in _fields do
  begin
    if HasAttribute<MapperTransientAttribute>(_field) then
      Continue;
    f := GetKeyName(_field, _type);
    if Assigned(AJSONObject.Get(f)) then
    begin
      LJSONKeyIsNotPresent := false;
      jvalue := AJSONObject.Get(f).JsonValue;
    end
    else
    begin
      LJSONKeyIsNotPresent := True;
    end;

    case _field.FieldType.TypeKind of
      tkEnumeration:
        begin
          if LJSONKeyIsNotPresent then
            RaiseExceptForField(_field.Name);
          if _field.FieldType.QualifiedName = 'System.Boolean' then
          begin
            if jvalue is TJSONTrue then
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), True)
            else if jvalue is TJSONFalse then
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), false)
            else
              raise EMapperException.Create('Invalid value for property ' + _field.Name);
          end
          else // it is an enumerated value but it's not a boolean.
          begin
            TValue.Make((jvalue as TJSONNumber).AsInt, _field.FieldType.Handle, v);
            _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), v);
          end;
        end;
      tkInteger, tkInt64:
        begin
          if LJSONKeyIsNotPresent then
            _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), 0)
          else
            _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), StrToIntDef(jvalue.Value, 0));
        end;
      tkFloat:
        begin
          if LJSONKeyIsNotPresent then
          begin
            _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), 0);
          end
          else
          begin
            if _field.FieldType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDate' then
            begin
              if jvalue is TJSONNull then
                _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), 0)
              else
                _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), ISOStrToDateTime(jvalue.Value + ' 00:00:00'))
            end
            else if _field.FieldType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDateTime' then
            begin
              if jvalue is TJSONNull then
                _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), 0)
              else
                _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), ISOStrToDateTime(jvalue.Value))
            end
            else if _field.FieldType.QualifiedName = 'System.TTime' then
            begin
              if jvalue is TJSONString then
                _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), ISOStrToTime(jvalue.Value))
              else
                raise EMapperException.CreateFmt('Cannot deserialize [%s], expected [%s] got [%s]',
                  [_field.Name, 'TJSONString', jvalue.ClassName]);
            end
            else { if _field.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.Currency' then }
            begin
              if jvalue is TJSONNumber then
                _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), TJSONNumber(jvalue).AsDouble)
              else
                raise EMapperException.CreateFmt('Cannot deserialize [%s], expected [%s] got [%s]',
                  [_field.Name, 'TJSONNumber', jvalue.ClassName]);
            end;
          end;
        end;
      tkString, tkLString, tkWString, tkUString:
        begin
          if LJSONKeyIsNotPresent then
            _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), '')
          else
            _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), jvalue.Value);
        end;
      tkRecord:
        begin
          if _field.FieldType.QualifiedName = 'System.SysUtils.TTimeStamp' then
          begin
            if LJSONKeyIsNotPresent then
            begin
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), TValue.From<TTimeStamp>(MSecsToTimeStamp(0)));
            end
            else
            begin
              n := jvalue as TJSONNumber;
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject),
                TValue.From<TTimeStamp>(MSecsToTimeStamp(n.AsInt64)));
            end;
          end;
        end;
      tkClass: // try to restore child properties... but only if the collection is not nil!!!
        begin
          o := _field.GetValue(TObject(AObject)).AsObject;
          if LJSONKeyIsNotPresent then
          begin
            o.Free;
            o := nil;
            _field.SetValue(AObject, nil);
          end;

          if Assigned(o) then
          begin
            if o is TStream then
            begin
              if jvalue is TJSONString then
              begin
                SerStreamASString := TJSONString(jvalue).Value;
              end
              else
                raise EMapperException.Create('Expected JSONString in ' + AJSONObject.Get(f)
                  .JsonString.Value);

              if HasAttribute<MapperSerializeAsString>(_field, _attrser) then
              begin
                // serialize the stream as a normal string...
                TStream(o).Position := 0;
                SerEnc := TEncoding.GetEncoding(_attrser.Encoding);
                SS := TStringStream.Create(SerStreamASString, SerEnc);
                try
                  SS.Position := 0;
                  TStream(o).CopyFrom(SS, SS.Size);
                finally
                  SS.Free;
                end;
              end
              else
              begin
                // deserialize the stream as Base64 encoded string...
                TStream(o).Position := 0;
                sw := TStreamWriter.Create(TStream(o));
                try
                  sw.Write(DecodeString(SerStreamASString));
                finally
                  sw.Free;
                end;
              end;
            end
            else if TDuckTypedList.CanBeWrappedAsList(o) then
            begin // restore collection
              if not (jvalue is TJSONObject) then
                raise EMapperException.Create('Wrong serialization for ' + o.QualifiedClassName);
              LClassName := TJSONObject(jvalue).Get(DMVC_CLASSNAME).JsonValue.Value;
              if o = nil then // recreate the object as it should be
              begin
                o := TRTTIUtils.CreateObject(LClassName);
              end;
              jvalue := TJSONObject(jvalue).Get('items').JsonValue;
              if jvalue is TJSONArray then
              begin
                Arr := TJSONArray(jvalue);
                begin
                  list := WrapAsList(o);
                  for I := 0 to Arr.Size - 1 do
                  begin
                    list.Add(Mapper.JSONObjectFieldsToObject(Arr.Get(I) as TJSONObject));
                  end;
                end;
              end
              else
                raise EMapperException.Create('Cannot restore ' + f +
                  ' because the related json property is not an array');
            end
            else // try to deserialize into the property... but the json MUST be an object
            begin
              if jvalue is TJSONObject then
              begin
                InternalJSONObjectFieldsToObject(ctx, TJSONObject(jvalue), o);
              end
              else if jvalue is TJSONNull then
              begin
                FreeAndNil(o);
                _field.SetValue(AObject, nil)
              end
              else
                raise EMapperException.Create('Cannot deserialize property ' + _field.Name);
            end;
          end;
        end;
    end;
  end;
end;

class procedure Mapper.InternalJSONObjectToObject(ctx: TRTTIContext; AJSONObject: TJSONObject;
  AObject: TObject);
var
  _type: TRttiType;
  _fields: TArray<TRttiProperty>;
  _field: TRttiProperty;
  f: string;
  jvalue: TJSONValue;
  v: TValue;
  o: TObject;
  list: IWrappedList;
  I: Integer;
  cref: TClass;
  attr: MapperItemsClassType;
  Arr: TJSONArray;
  n: TJSONNumber;
  SerStreamASString: string;
  // EncBytes: TBytes;
  sw: TStreamWriter;
  SS: TStringStream;
  _attrser: MapperSerializeAsString;
  SerEnc: TEncoding;
begin
  jvalue := nil;
  _type := ctx.GetType(AObject.ClassInfo);
  _fields := _type.GetProperties;
  for _field in _fields do
  begin
    if ((not _field.IsWritable) and (_field.PropertyType.TypeKind <> tkClass)) or
      (HasAttribute<MapperTransientAttribute>(_field)) then
      Continue;
    f := GetKeyName(_field, _type);
    if Assigned(AJSONObject.Get(f)) then
      jvalue := AJSONObject.Get(f).JsonValue
    else
      Continue;
    case _field.PropertyType.TypeKind of
      tkEnumeration:
        begin
          if _field.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.Boolean' then
          begin
            if jvalue is TJSONTrue then
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), True)
            else if jvalue is TJSONFalse then
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), false)
            else
              raise EMapperException.Create('Invalid value for property ' + _field.Name);
          end
          else // it is an enumerated value but it's not a boolean.
          begin
            TValue.Make((jvalue as TJSONNumber).AsInt, _field.PropertyType.Handle, v);
            _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), v);
          end;
        end;
      tkInteger, tkInt64:
        _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), StrToIntDef(jvalue.Value, 0));
      tkFloat:
        begin
          if _field.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDate' then
          begin
            if jvalue is TJSONNull then
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), 0)
            else
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), ISOStrToDateTime(jvalue.Value + ' 00:00:00'))
          end
          else if _field.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDateTime' then
          begin
            if jvalue is TJSONNull then
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), 0)
            else
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), ISOStrToDateTime(jvalue.Value))
          end
          else if _field.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TTime' then
          begin
            if jvalue is TJSONString then
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), ISOStrToTime(jvalue.Value))
            else
              raise EMapperException.CreateFmt('Cannot deserialize [%s], expected [%s] got [%s]',
                [_field.Name, 'TJSONString', jvalue.ClassName]);
          end
          else { if _field.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.Currency' then }
          begin
            if jvalue is TJSONNumber then
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), TJSONNumber(jvalue).AsDouble)
            else
              raise EMapperException.CreateFmt('Cannot deserialize [%s], expected [%s] got [%s]',
                [_field.Name, 'TJSONNumber', jvalue.ClassName]);
          end {
            else
            begin
            _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), (jvalue as TJSONNumber).AsDouble)
            end; }
        end;
      tkString, tkLString, tkWString, tkUString:
        begin
          _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), jvalue.Value);
        end;
      tkRecord:
        begin
          if _field.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.SysUtils.TTimeStamp' then
          begin
            n := jvalue as TJSONNumber;
            _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), TValue.From<TTimeStamp>(MSecsToTimeStamp(n.AsInt64)));
          end;
        end;
      tkClass: // try to restore child properties... but only if the collection is not nil!!!
        begin
          o := _field.GetValue(TObject(AObject)).AsObject;
          if Assigned(o) then
          begin
            if o is TStream then
            begin
              if jvalue is TJSONString then
              begin
                SerStreamASString := TJSONString(jvalue).Value;
              end
              else
                raise EMapperException.Create('Expected JSONString in ' + AJSONObject.Get(f)
                  .JsonString.Value);

              if HasAttribute<MapperSerializeAsString>(_field, _attrser) then
              begin
                // serialize the stream as a normal string...
                TStream(o).Position := 0;
                SerEnc := TEncoding.GetEncoding(_attrser.Encoding);
                SS := TStringStream.Create(SerStreamASString, SerEnc);
                try
                  SS.Position := 0;
                  TStream(o).CopyFrom(SS, SS.Size);
                finally
                  SS.Free;
                end;
              end
              else
              begin
                // deserialize the stream as Base64 encoded string...
                TStream(o).Position := 0;
                sw := TStreamWriter.Create(TStream(o));
                try
                  sw.Write(DecodeString(SerStreamASString));
                finally
                  sw.Free;
                end;
              end;
            end
            else if TDuckTypedList.CanBeWrappedAsList(o) then
            begin // restore collection
              if jvalue is TJSONArray then
              begin
                Arr := TJSONArray(jvalue);
                // look for the MapperItemsClassType on the property itself or on the property type
                if Mapper.HasAttribute<MapperItemsClassType>(_field, attr) or
                  Mapper.HasAttribute<MapperItemsClassType>(_field.PropertyType, attr) then
                begin
                  cref := attr.Value;
                  list := WrapAsList(o);
                  for I := 0 to Arr.Size - 1 do
                  begin
                    list.Add(Mapper.JSONObjectToObject(cref, Arr.Get(I) as TJSONObject));
                  end;
                end;
              end
              else
                raise EMapperException.Create('Cannot restore ' + f +
                  ' because the related json property is not an array');
            end
            else // try to deserialize into the property... but the json MUST be an object
            begin
              if jvalue is TJSONObject then
              begin
                InternalJSONObjectToObject(ctx, TJSONObject(jvalue), o);
              end
              else if jvalue is TJSONNull then
              begin
                FreeAndNil(o);
                _field.SetValue(AObject, nil);
              end
              else
                raise EMapperException.Create('Cannot deserialize property ' + _field.Name);
            end;
          end;
        end;
    end;
  end;
end;

class function Mapper.JSONObjectToObject(Clazz: TClass; AJSONObject: TJSONObject): TObject;
var
  AObject: TObject;
begin
  AObject := TRTTIUtils.CreateObject(Clazz.QualifiedClassName);
  try
    InternalJSONObjectToObject(ctx, AJSONObject, AObject);
    Result := AObject;
  except
    AObject.Free;
    Result := nil;
  end;
end;

class procedure Mapper.JSONObjectToDataSet(AJSONObject: TJSONObject; ADataSet: TDataSet;
  AJSONObjectInstanceOwner: boolean);
begin
  JSONObjectToDataSet(AJSONObject, ADataSet, TArray<string>.Create(), AJSONObjectInstanceOwner);
end;

class function Mapper.JSONObjectFieldsToObject(AJSONObject: TJSONObject): TObject;
var
  lJClassName: TJSONString;
  LObj: TObject;
begin
{$IF CompilerVersion <= 26}
  if Assigned(AJSONObject.Get(DMVC_CLASSNAME)) then
  begin
    lJClassName := AJSONObject.Get(DMVC_CLASSNAME).JsonValue as TJSONString;
  end
  else
    raise EMapperException.Create('No $classname property in the JSON object');
{$ELSE}
  if not AJSONObject.TryGetValue<TJSONString>(DMVC_CLASSNAME, lJClassName) then
    raise EMapperException.Create('No $classname property in the JSON object');
{$ENDIF}
  LObj := TRTTIUtils.CreateObject(lJClassName.Value);
  try
    InternalJSONObjectFieldsToObject(ctx, AJSONObject, LObj);
    Result := LObj;
  except
    FreeAndNil(LObj);
    raise;
  end;
end;

class function Mapper.JSONObjectStringToObject<T>(const AJSONObjectString: string): T;
var
  JObj: TJSONObject;
begin
  JObj := TJSONObject.ParseJSONValue(AJSONObjectString) as TJSONObject;
  try
    Result := JSONObjectToObject<T>(JObj);
  finally
    JObj.Free;
  end;
end;

class procedure Mapper.JSONObjectToDataSet(AJSONObject: TJSONObject; ADataSet: TDataSet;
  AIgnoredFields: TArray<string>; AJSONObjectInstanceOwner: boolean;
  AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy);
var
  I: Integer;
  key: string;
  v: TJSONValue;
  jp: TJSONPair;
  fs: TFormatSettings;
  MS: TMemoryStream;
  SS: TStringStream;
begin
  for I := 0 to ADataSet.FieldCount - 1 do
  begin
    if ContainsFieldName(ADataSet.Fields[I].FieldName, AIgnoredFields) then
      Continue;

    // Name policy { ***** Daniele Spinetti ***** }
    case AFieldNamePolicy of
      fpLowerCase:
        key := LowerCase(ADataSet.Fields[I].FieldName);
      fpUpperCase:
        key := UpperCase(ADataSet.Fields[I].FieldName);
      fpAsIs:
        key := ADataSet.Fields[I].FieldName;
    end;

    v := nil;
    jp := AJSONObject.Get(key);
    if Assigned(jp) then
      if not (jp.JsonValue is TJSONNull) then
        v := AJSONObject.Get(key).JsonValue;
    if not Assigned(v) then
    begin
      ADataSet.Fields[I].Clear;
      Continue;
    end;

    case ADataSet.Fields[I].DataType of
      TFieldType.ftInteger, TFieldType.ftAutoInc, TFieldType.ftSmallint, TFieldType.ftShortint:
        begin
          ADataSet.Fields[I].AsInteger := (v as TJSONNumber).AsInt;
        end;
      TFieldType.ftLargeint:
        begin
          ADataSet.Fields[I].AsLargeInt := (v as TJSONNumber).AsInt64;
        end;
      TFieldType.ftSingle, TFieldType.ftFloat:
        begin
          ADataSet.Fields[I].AsFloat := (v as TJSONNumber).AsDouble;
        end;
      ftString, ftWideString, ftMemo:
        begin
          ADataSet.Fields[I].AsString := (v as TJSONString).Value;
        end;
      TFieldType.ftDate:
        begin
          ADataSet.Fields[I].AsDateTime := ISOStrToDate((v as TJSONString).Value);
        end;
      TFieldType.ftDateTime:
        begin
          ADataSet.Fields[I].AsDateTime := ISOStrToDateTime((v as TJSONString).Value);
        end;
      TFieldType.ftTimeStamp:
        begin
          ADataSet.Fields[I].AsSQLTimeStamp := StrToSQLTimeStamp((v as TJSONString).Value);
        end;
      TFieldType.ftCurrency:
        begin
          fs.DecimalSeparator := '.';
{$IF CompilerVersion <= 27}
          ADataSet.Fields[I].AsCurrency := StrToCurr((v as TJSONString).Value, fs);
{$ELSE} // Delphi XE7 introduces method "ToJSON" to fix some old bugs...
          ADataSet.Fields[I].AsCurrency := StrToCurr((v as TJSONNumber).ToJSON, fs);
{$ENDIF}
        end;
      TFieldType.ftFMTBcd:
        begin
          ADataSet.Fields[I].AsBcd := DoubleToBcd((v as TJSONNumber).AsDouble);
        end;
      TFieldType.ftGraphic, TFieldType.ftBlob, TFieldType.ftStream:
        begin
          MS := TMemoryStream.Create;
          try
            SS := TStringStream.Create((v as TJSONString).Value, TEncoding.ASCII);
            try
              DecodeStream(SS, MS);
              MS.Position := 0;
              TBlobField(ADataSet.Fields[I]).LoadFromStream(MS);
            finally
              SS.Free;
            end;
          finally
            MS.Free;
          end;
        end;
      // else
      // raise EMapperException.Create('Cannot find type for field ' + key);
    end;
  end;
  if AJSONObjectInstanceOwner then
    FreeAndNil(AJSONObject);
end;

class function Mapper.JSONObjectToObject(ClazzName: string; AJSONObject: TJSONObject): TObject;
var
  AObject: TObject;
  _rttiType: TRttiType;
begin
  _rttiType := Mapper.ctx.FindType(ClazzName);
  if Assigned(_rttiType) then
  begin
    AObject := TRTTIUtils.CreateObject(_rttiType);
    try
      InternalJSONObjectToObject(ctx, AJSONObject, AObject);
      Result := AObject;
    except
      AObject.Free;
      // Result := nil;
      raise; // added 20140630
    end;
  end
  else
    raise EMapperException.CreateFmt('Class not found [%s]', [ClazzName]);
end;

class function Mapper.JSONObjectToObject<T>(AJSONObject: TJSONObject): T;
begin
  if not Assigned(AJSONObject) then
    raise EMapperException.Create('JSONObject not assigned');
  Result := Mapper.JSONObjectToObject(T.QualifiedClassName, AJSONObject) as T;
  // Result := JSONObjectToObject(TObject.ClassInfo, AJSONObject);
end;

class function Mapper.JSONObjectToObjectFields<T>(AJSONObject: TJSONObject): T;
var
  _type: TRttiType;
  _fields: TArray<TRttiField>;
  _field: TRttiField;
  f: string;
  AObject: T;
  jvalue: TJSONValue;
begin
  AObject := T.Create;
  try
    _type := ctx.GetType(AObject.ClassInfo);
    _fields := _type.GetFields;
    for _field in _fields do
    begin
      f := LowerCase(_field.Name);
      Delete(f, 1, 1);
      if Assigned(AJSONObject.Get(f)) then
        jvalue := AJSONObject.Get(f).JsonValue
      else
        Continue;
      case _field.FieldType.TypeKind of
        tkInteger, tkInt64:
          _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), StrToIntDef(jvalue.Value, 0));
        tkFloat:
          begin
            if _field.FieldType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDate' then
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), StrToDate(jvalue.Value))
            else if _field.FieldType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDateTime' then
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), StrToDateTime(jvalue.Value))
            else
              _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), (jvalue as TJSONNumber).AsDouble)
          end;
        tkString, tkLString, tkWString, tkUString:
          begin
            _field.SetValue(TObject(AObject), jvalue.Value);
          end;
      end;
    end;
    Result := AObject;
  except
    AObject.Free;
    AObject := nil;
    Result := nil;
  end;
end;

class procedure Mapper.DataSetToObjectList<T>(ADataSet: TDataSet; AObjectList: TObjectList<T>;
  ACloseDataSetAfterScroll: boolean);
var
  Obj: T;
  SavedPosition: TArray<Byte>;
begin
  ADataSet.DisableControls;
  try
    SavedPosition := ADataSet.Bookmark;
    while not ADataSet.Eof do
    begin
      Obj := T.Create;
      DataSetToObject(ADataSet, Obj);
      AObjectList.Add(Obj);
      ADataSet.Next;
    end;
    if ADataSet.BookmarkValid(SavedPosition) then
      ADataSet.Bookmark := SavedPosition;
  finally
    ADataSet.EnableControls;
  end;
  if ACloseDataSetAfterScroll then
    ADataSet.Close;
end;
//
// class procedure Mapper.DataSetToXML(ADataSet: TDataSet;
// XMLDocument: String; ADataSetInstanceOwner: boolean);
// var
// Xml: IXMLDocument;
// Row: IXMLNode;
// begin
// DefaultDOMVendor := 'ADOM XML v4';
// Xml := NewXMLDocument();
// while not ADataSet.Eof do
// begin
// Row := Xml.CreateNode('row');
// // Row := Xml.DocumentElement.AddChild('row');
// // DataSetRowToXML(ADataSet, Row, false);
// Xml.ChildNodes.Add(Row);
// break;
// ADataSet.Next;
// end;
// if ADataSetInstanceOwner then
// FreeAndNil(ADataSet);
// Xml.SaveToXML(XMLDocument);
// end;
//
// class procedure Mapper.DataSetRowToXML(ADataSet: TDataSet;
// Row: IXMLNode; ADataSetInstanceOwner: boolean);
// var
// I: Integer;
// key: string;
// dt: TDateTime;
// tt: TTime;
// Time: TTimeStamp;
// ts: TSQLTimeStamp;
// begin
// for I := 0 to ADataSet.FieldCount - 1 do
// begin
// key := LowerCase(ADataSet.Fields[I].FieldName);
// case ADataSet.Fields[I].DataType of
// TFieldType.ftInteger, TFieldType.ftSmallint, TFieldType.ftShortint:
// Row.Attributes[key] := ADataSet.Fields[I].AsInteger;
// // AJSONObject.AddPair(key, TJSONNumber.Create(ADataSet.Fields[I].AsInteger));
// TFieldType.ftLargeint:
// begin
// Row.Attributes[key] := ADataSet.Fields[I].AsLargeInt;
// end;
// TFieldType.ftSingle, TFieldType.ftFloat:
// Row.Attributes[key] := ADataSet.Fields[I].AsFloat;
// ftString, ftWideString, ftMemo:
// Row.Attributes[key] := ADataSet.Fields[I].AsWideString;
// TFieldType.ftDate:
// begin
// if not ADataSet.Fields[I].IsNull then
// begin
// Row.Attributes[key] := ISODateToString(ADataSet.Fields[I].AsDateTime);
// end
// end;
// TFieldType.ftDateTime:
// begin
// if not ADataSet.Fields[I].IsNull then
// begin
// Row.Attributes[key] := ISODateTimeToString(ADataSet.Fields[I].AsDateTime);
// end
// end;
// TFieldType.ftTimeStamp:
// begin
// if not ADataSet.Fields[I].IsNull then
// begin
// ts := ADataSet.Fields[I].AsSQLTimeStamp;
// Row.Attributes[key] := SQLTimeStampToStr('hh:nn:ss', ts);
// end
// end;
// TFieldType.ftCurrency:
// begin
// if not ADataSet.Fields[I].IsNull then
// begin
// Row.Attributes[key] := FormatCurr('0.00##', ADataSet.Fields[I].AsCurrency);
// end
// end;
// TFieldType.ftFMTBcd:
// begin
// if not ADataSet.Fields[I].IsNull then
// begin
// Row.Attributes[key] := BcdToDouble(ADataSet.Fields[I].AsBcd);
// end
// end
// else
// raise EMapperException.Create('Cannot find type for field ' + key);
// end;
// end;
// if ADataSetInstanceOwner then
// FreeAndNil(ADataSet);
// end;

{$IF CompilerVersion > 25}

class procedure Mapper.ObjectToFDParameters(AFDParams: TFDParams; AObject: TObject;
  AParamPrefix: string);
var
  I: Integer;
  pname: string;
  _rttiType: TRttiType;
  obj_fields: TArray<TRttiProperty>;
  obj_field: TRttiProperty;
  obj_field_attr: MapperColumnAttribute;
  Map: TObjectDictionary<string, TRttiProperty>;
  f: TRttiProperty;
  fv: TValue;
  PrefixLength: Integer;

  function KindToFieldType(AKind: TTypeKind; AProp: TRttiProperty): TFieldType;
  begin
    case AKind of
      tkInteger:
        Result := ftInteger;
      tkFloat:
        begin // daniele teti 2014-05-23
          if AProp.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDate' then
            Result := ftDate
          else if AProp.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TDateTime' then
            Result := ftDateTime
          else if AProp.PropertyType.QualifiedName = 'System.TTime' then
            Result := ftTime
          else
            Result := ftFloat;
        end;
      tkChar, tkString:
        Result := ftString;
      tkWChar, tkUString, tkLString, tkWString:
        Result := ftWideString;
      tkVariant:
        Result := ftVariant;
      tkArray:
        Result := ftArray;
      tkInterface:
        Result := ftInterface;
      tkInt64:
        Result := ftLongWord;
    else
      Result := ftUnknown;
    end;
  end;

begin
  PrefixLength := Length(AParamPrefix);
  Map := TObjectDictionary<string, TRttiProperty>.Create;
  try
    if Assigned(AObject) then
    begin
      _rttiType := ctx.GetType(AObject.ClassType);
      obj_fields := _rttiType.GetProperties;
      for obj_field in obj_fields do
      begin
        if HasAttribute<MapperColumnAttribute>(obj_field, obj_field_attr) then
        begin
          Map.Add(MapperColumnAttribute(obj_field_attr).FieldName.ToLower, obj_field);
        end
        else
        begin
          Map.Add(obj_field.Name.ToLower, obj_field);
        end
      end;
    end;
    for I := 0 to AFDParams.Count - 1 do
    begin
      pname := AFDParams[I].Name.ToLower;
      if pname.StartsWith(AParamPrefix, True) then
        Delete(pname, 1, PrefixLength);
      if Map.TryGetValue(pname, f) then
      begin
        fv := f.GetValue(AObject);
        AFDParams[I].DataType := KindToFieldType(fv.Kind, f);
        // DmitryG - 2014-03-28
        AFDParams[I].Value := fv.AsVariant;
      end
      else
      begin
        AFDParams[I].Clear;
      end;
    end;
  finally
    Map.Free;
  end
end;

class function Mapper.InternalExecuteFDQuery(AQuery: TFDQuery; AObject: TObject;
  WithResult: boolean): Int64;
begin
  ObjectToFDParameters(AQuery.Params, AObject);
  Result := 0;
  if WithResult then
    AQuery.Open
  else
  begin
    AQuery.ExecSQL;
    Result := AQuery.RowsAffected;
  end;
end;

class function Mapper.ExecuteFDQueryNoResult(AQuery: TFDQuery; AObject: TObject): Int64;
begin
  Result := InternalExecuteFDQuery(AQuery, AObject, false);
end;

class procedure Mapper.ExecuteFDQuery(AQuery: TFDQuery; AObject: TObject);
begin
  InternalExecuteFDQuery(AQuery, AObject, True);
end;
{$ENDIF}
{$IF CompilerVersion <= 25}

class function Mapper.ExecuteSQLQueryNoResult(AQuery: TSQLQuery; AObject: TObject): Int64;
begin
  Result := InternalExecuteSQLQuery(AQuery, AObject, false);
end;

class procedure Mapper.ExecuteSQLQuery(AQuery: TSQLQuery; AObject: TObject);
begin
  InternalExecuteSQLQuery(AQuery, AObject, True);
end;

class function Mapper.ExecuteSQLQueryAsObjectList<T>(AQuery: TSQLQuery; AObject: TObject)
  : TObjectList<T>;
begin
  ExecuteSQLQuery(AQuery, AObject);
  Result := TObjectList<T>.Create(True);
  DataSetToObjectList<T>(AQuery, Result);
end;
{$IFEND}
{ MappedField }

constructor MapperColumnAttribute.Create(AFieldName: string; AIsPK: boolean);
begin
  inherited Create;
  FFieldName := AFieldName;
  FIsPK := AIsPK;
end;

procedure MapperColumnAttribute.SetFieldName(const Value: string);
begin
  FFieldName := Value;
end;

procedure MapperColumnAttribute.SetIsPK(const Value: boolean);
begin
  FIsPK := Value;
end;
{ GridColumnProps }

constructor GridColumnProps.Create(ACaption: string; AAlign: TGridColumnAlign; AWidth: Integer);
begin
  inherited Create;
  FCaption := ACaption;
  FAlign := AAlign;

{$IF CompilerVersion >= 23.0}
  FWidth := System.Math.Max(AWidth, 50);

{$ELSE}
  FWidth := Math.Max(AWidth, 50);

{$IFEND}
end;

function GridColumnProps.GetAlignAsString: string;
begin
  case FAlign of
    caLeft:
      Result := 'left';
    caCenter:
      Result := 'center';
    caRight:
      Result := 'right';
  end;
end;

{ JSONSer }

constructor MapperJSONSer.Create(AName: string);
begin
  inherited Create;
  FName := AName;
end;

function MapperJSONSer.GetName: string;
begin
  Result := FName;
end;

{ JSONNaming }

constructor MapperJSONNaming.Create(JSONKeyCase: TJSONNameCase);
begin
  inherited Create;
  FJSONKeyCase := JSONKeyCase;
end;

function MapperJSONNaming.GetKeyCase: TJSONNameCase;
begin
  Result := FJSONKeyCase;
end;

{ StringValueAttribute }

constructor StringValueAttribute.Create(Value: string);
begin
  inherited Create;
  FValue := Value;
end;

procedure StringValueAttribute.SetValue(const Value: string);
begin
  FValue := Value;
end;

{ ItemsClassType }

constructor MapperItemsClassType.Create(Value: TClass);
begin
  inherited Create;
  FValue := Value;
end;

procedure MapperItemsClassType.SetValue(const Value: TClass);
begin
  FValue := Value;
end;

{ TDataSetHelper }

function TDataSetHelper.AsJSONArray: TJSONArray;
var
  JArr: TJSONArray;
begin

  JArr := TJSONArray.Create;
  try
    if not Eof then
      Mapper.DataSetToJSONArray(Self, JArr, false);
    Result := JArr;
  except
    FreeAndNil(JArr);
    raise;
  end;
end;

function TDataSetHelper.AsJSONArrayString: string;
var
  Arr: TJSONArray;
begin
  Arr := AsJSONArray;
  try
    Result := Arr.ToString;
  finally
    Arr.Free;
  end;
end;

function TDataSetHelper.AsJSONObject(AReturnNilIfEOF: boolean; AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy)
  : TJSONObject;
var
  JObj: TJSONObject;
begin
  JObj := TJSONObject.Create;
  try
    Mapper.DataSetToJSONObject(Self, JObj, false);
    if AReturnNilIfEOF and (JObj.Size = 0) then
      FreeAndNil(JObj);
    Result := JObj;
  except
    FreeAndNil(JObj);
    raise;
  end;
end;

function TDataSetHelper.AsJSONObjectString(AReturnEmptyStringIfEOF: boolean): string;
var
  JObj: TJSONObject;
begin
  JObj := AsJSONObject(True);
  if not Assigned(JObj) then
  begin
    if AReturnEmptyStringIfEOF then
      Result := ''
    else
      Result := '{}';
  end
  else
    try
      Result := JObj.ToString;
    finally
      JObj.Free;
    end;
end;

function TDataSetHelper.AsObject<T>(CloseAfterScroll: boolean): T;
var
  Obj: T;
begin
  if not Self.Eof then
  begin
    Obj := T.Create;
    try
      Mapper.DataSetToObject(Self, Obj);
      Result := Obj;
    except
      FreeAndNil(Obj);
      raise;
    end;
  end
  else
    Result := nil;
end;

function TDataSetHelper.AsObjectList<T>(CloseAfterScroll: boolean): TObjectList<T>;
var
  Objs: TObjectList<T>;
begin
  Objs := TObjectList<T>.Create(True);
  try
    Mapper.DataSetToObjectList<T>(Self, Objs, CloseAfterScroll);
    Result := Objs;
  except
    FreeAndNil(Objs);
    raise;
  end;
end;

procedure TDataSetHelper.LoadFromJSONArray(AJSONArray: TJSONArray;
  AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy);
begin
  Self.DisableControls;
  try
    Mapper.JSONArrayToDataSet(AJSONArray, Self, TArray<string>.Create(), false, AFieldNamePolicy);
  finally
    Self.EnableControls;
  end;
end;

procedure TDataSetHelper.LoadFromJSONArray(AJSONArray: TJSONArray; AIgnoredFields: TArray<string>);
begin
  Self.DisableControls;
  try
    Mapper.JSONArrayToDataSet(AJSONArray, Self, AIgnoredFields, false);
  finally
    Self.EnableControls;
  end;
end;

procedure TDataSetHelper.LoadFromJSONArrayString(AJSONArrayString: string);
begin
  AppendFromJSONArrayString(AJSONArrayString);
end;

procedure TDataSetHelper.AppendFromJSONArrayString(AJSONArrayString: string;
  AIgnoredFields: TArray<string>);
var
  JV: TJSONValue;
begin
  JV := TJSONObject.ParseJSONValue(AJSONArrayString);
  try
    if JV is TJSONArray then
      LoadFromJSONArray(TJSONArray(JV), AIgnoredFields)
    else
      raise EMapperException.Create('Extected JSONArray in LoadFromJSONArrayString');
  finally
    JV.Free;
  end;
end;

procedure TDataSetHelper.AppendFromJSONArrayString(AJSONArrayString: string);
begin
  AppendFromJSONArrayString(AJSONArrayString, TArray<string>.Create());
end;

procedure TDataSetHelper.LoadFromJSONObject(AJSONObject: TJSONObject;
  AIgnoredFields: TArray<string>; AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy);
begin
  Mapper.JSONObjectToDataSet(AJSONObject, Self, AIgnoredFields, false, AFieldNamePolicy);
end;

procedure TDataSetHelper.LoadFromJSONObjectString(AJSONObjectString: string;
  AIgnoredFields: TArray<string>);
var
  JV: TJSONValue;
begin
  JV := TJSONObject.ParseJSONValue(AJSONObjectString);
  try
    if JV is TJSONObject then
      LoadFromJSONObject(TJSONObject(JV), AIgnoredFields)
    else
      raise EMapperException.Create('Extected JSONObject in LoadFromJSONObjectString');
  finally
    JV.Free;
  end;
end;

procedure TDataSetHelper.LoadFromJSONObject(AJSONObject: TJSONObject;
  AFieldNamePolicy: TFieldNamePolicy);
begin
  LoadFromJSONObject(AJSONObject, TArray<string>.Create());
end;

procedure TDataSetHelper.LoadFromJSONObjectString(AJSONObjectString: string);
begin
  LoadFromJSONObjectString(AJSONObjectString, TArray<string>.Create());
end;

{ MapperSerializeAsString }

constructor MapperSerializeAsString.Create(AEncoding: string);
begin
  inherited Create;
  if AEncoding.IsEmpty then
    FEncoding := DefaultEncoding
  else
    FEncoding := AEncoding;
end;

procedure MapperSerializeAsString.SetEncoding(const Value: string);
begin
  FEncoding := Value;
end;

end.