DeepCopy

Simple & efficient library for deep copying .NET objects

Described in this blog post: https://reubenbond.github.io/posts/codegen-2-il-boogaloo

Installation:

Install via NuGet:

powershell
PM> Install-Package DeepCopy

Usage:

// Add a using directive for DeepCopy.
var poco = new Poco();
var original = new[] { poco, poco };

var result = DeepCopier.Copy(original);
// The result is a copy of the original.
Assert.NotSame(original, result);
// Because both elements in the original array point to the same object, 
// both elements in the copied array also point to the same object.
Assert.Same(result[0], result[1]);

Optionally, classes can be marked using the

[Immutable]

DeepCopy

Immutable

Immutable.Create(value)

The majority of this project was adapted from

dotnet/orleans

PR's welcome!