intent-mapping-architect

Retrieve the mapping with an extension like GetUpdateEntityMapping(), create a CSharpClassMappingManager, set replacements with SetFromReplacement and SetToReplacement, then call GenerateUpdateStatements to produce the recursive statement tree.

Treat them as Object Mappings rather than scalar terminals. Emit a null-guarded initialization with recursive child statements for single objects, or a CreateOrUpdateCollection helper call with a primary-key comparison for collections.

Use a custom IMappingTypeResolver when the built-in mapping types do not cover your mapping specialization, such as association target ends pointing to value object collections. Register it on the CSharpClassMappingManager with an explicit priority so it runs before default resolvers.

No. Hardcoded assignments bypass replacement resolution and break when the designer model changes. Always resolve source and target expressions from mapping element IDs and paths through the MappingManager APIs.

A Terminal Mapping is a leaf node producing a single CSharpAssignmentStatement between source and target. An Object Mapping is a traversal or complex node requiring recursion into child mappings, often with null guards or collection reconciliation.

Do not use it for hardcoded property assignments or for handler bodies of modelled interactions that are not mappings. Transaction, retrieval, and persistence orchestration belongs to the intent-domain-interactions-expert skill instead.