有时候相识即是一种缘分，相爱也不需要太多的理由，一个眼神足矣，当EntityFramework遇上AutoMapper，就是如此，恋爱虽易，相处不易。
在DDD（领域驱动设计）中，使用AutoMapper一般场景是（Domain Layer）领域层与Presentation Layer（表现层）之间数据对象的转换，也就是DTO与Domin Model之间的相互转换，但是如果对AutoMapper有深入了解之后，就会发现她所涉及的领域不仅仅局限如此，应该包含所有对象之间的转换。另一边，当EntityFramework还在为单身苦恼时，不经意的一瞬间相识了AutoMapper，从此就深深的爱上了她。
AutoMapper是一个强大的Object-Object Mapping工具，关于AutoMapper请参照：
- 【AutoMapper官方文档】DTO与Domin Model相互转换（上）
- 【AutoMapper官方文档】DTO与Domin Model相互转换（中）
- 【AutoMapper官方文档】DTO与Domin Model相互转换（下）
为何相爱？
上面是AutoMapper对象转换示意图，可以看出AutoMapper的主要用途是用在对象映射转换上，她不管是什么对象，只是负责转换，就像一个女人在家只负责相夫教子一样。看下AutoMapper的基本用法：
1 // 配置 AutoMapper 2 Mapper.CreateMap<Order, OrderDto>(); 3 // 执行 mapping 4 OrderDto dto = Mapper.Map<Order, OrderDto>(order);
EntityFramework是什么？他是微软开发的基于ADO.NET的ORM(Object/Relational Mapping)框架，是个大人物，是有身份和地位的人，就像一个“王子”一样，而AutoMapper准确的来说只是一个小角色，就像“灰姑娘”一样，况且他们也不是一个世界的人，那为什么EntityFramework会看上AutoMapper呢？这里面必定有内情，我们来探查一番。
假如存在这样一个业务场景，Order表中存在百万条订单数据，而且Order表有几百列，根据业务场景要求，我们要对订单进行分离，比如：客户信息订单、产品订单等等，可能只是用到订单表中的某些字段，如果我们去做这样的一个操作，可以想象这样查询出的数据是怎样的，某些我们并不需要的字段会查询出来，而且数据并没有得到过滤，所以我们要在数据访问层做下面这样一个操作：
1 using (var context = new OrderContext())
2 {
3 var orderConsignee = from order in context.Orders
4 select new OrderConsignee
5 {
6 OrderConsigneeId = order.OrderId,
7 //OrderItems = order.OrderItems,
8 OrderItemCount = order.OrderItemCount,
9 ConsigneeName = order.ConsigneeName,
10 ConsigneeRealName = order.ConsigneeRealName,
11 ConsigneePhone = order.ConsigneePhone,
12 ConsigneeProvince = order.ConsigneeProvince,
13 ConsigneeAddress = order.ConsigneeAddress,
14 ConsigneeZip = order.ConsigneeZip,
15 ConsigneeTel = order.ConsigneeTel,
16 ConsigneeFax = order.ConsigneeFax,
17 ConsigneeEmail = order.ConsigneeEmail
18 };
19 Console.ReadKey();
20 }
orderConsignee表示订单客户，这只是订单信息分离的一种子集，如果有多种分离的子集，并且子集中的字段并不比订单表少多少，你就会发现在数据访问层填充这些子集要做的工作量有多少了，虽然它是高效的，从生成的SQL代码中就可以看出：
1 SELECT 2 [Extent1].[OrderItemCount] AS [OrderItemCount], 3 [Extent1].[OrderId] AS [OrderId], 4 [Extent1].[ConsigneeName] AS [ConsigneeName], 5 [Extent1].[ConsigneeRealName] AS [ConsigneeRealName], 6 [Extent1].[ConsigneePhone] AS [ConsigneePhone], 7 [Extent1].[ConsigneeProvince] AS [ConsigneeProvince], 8 [Extent1].[ConsigneeAddress] AS [ConsigneeAddress], 9 [Extent1].[ConsigneeZip] AS [ConsigneeZip], 10 [Extent1].[ConsigneeTel] AS [ConsigneeTel], 11 [Extent1].[ConsigneeFax] AS [ConsigneeFax], 12 [Extent1].[ConsigneeEmail] AS [ConsigneeEmail] 13 FROM [dbo].[Orders] AS [Extent1]
但是这种效果并不能让EntityFramework满意，于是他就盯上了人家AutoMapper，为什么？因为AutoMapper的一段代码就可以搞定上面的问题：
1 OrderDto dto = Mapper.Map<Order, OrderDto>(order);
相处的问题？
因为EntityFramework的疯狂追求，再加上他显赫的地位，让AutoMapper不得不接受了他，于是他们就交往了，但好像就是后羿和嫦娥的故事一样，不是一个世界的人，相处起来总会出现一些问题。虽然AutoMapper在对象转换方面很强大，而且大部分应用场景是Domain与ViewModel之间的映射转换，当涉及到数据访问时，AutoMapper就不是那么有用了。换句话说，AutoMapper工作在内存中的对象转换，而不是应用在数据访问中IQueryable的接口，在数据访问层我们使用EntityFramework把要查询的对象转化为SQL命令，如果在数据访问层使用AutoMapper，那么查询数据一定会发生在映射转换之后，而且查询出的数据一定会比转换的数据多，从而产生性能问题。
上面的示例我们修改下：
1 Mapper.CreateMap<Order, OrderConsignee>(); 2 var details = Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<Order>, IEnumerable<OrderConsignee>>(context.Orders).ToList();
其实这就是EntityFramework看上AutoMapper的原因，也是EntityFramework想要的效果，看下生成的SQL语句：
1 SELECT 2 [Extent1].[OrderId] AS [OrderId], 3 [Extent1].[OrderItemCount] AS [OrderItemCount], 4 [Extent1].[UserId] AS [UserId], 5 [Extent1].[ReceiverId] AS [ReceiverId], 6 [Extent1].[ShopDate] AS [ShopDate], 7 [Extent1].[OrderDate] AS [OrderDate], 8 [Extent1].[ConsigneeRealName] AS [ConsigneeRealName], 9 [Extent1].[ConsigneeName] AS [ConsigneeName], 10 [Extent1].[ConsigneePhone] AS [ConsigneePhone], 11 [Extent1].[ConsigneeProvince] AS [ConsigneeProvince], 12 [Extent1].[ConsigneeAddress] AS [ConsigneeAddress], 13 [Extent1].[ConsigneeZip] AS [ConsigneeZip], 14 [Extent1].[ConsigneeTel] AS [ConsigneeTel], 15 [Extent1].[ConsigneeFax] AS [ConsigneeFax], 16 [Extent1].[ConsigneeEmail] AS [ConsigneeEmail], 17 [Extent1].[WhetherCouAndinte] AS [WhetherCouAndinte], 18 [Extent1].[ParvalueAndInte] AS [ParvalueAndInte], 19 [Extent1].[PaymentType] AS [PaymentType], 20 [Extent1].[Payment] AS [Payment], 21 [Extent1].[Courier] AS [Courier], 22 [Extent1].[TotalPrice] AS [TotalPrice], 23 [Extent1].[FactPrice] AS [FactPrice], 24 [Extent1].[Invoice] AS [Invoice], 25 [Extent1].[Remark] AS [Remark], 26 [Extent1].[OrderStatus] AS [OrderStatus], 27 [Extent1].[SaleUserID] AS [SaleUserID], 28 [Extent1].[SaleUserType] AS [SaleUserType], 29 [Extent1].[BusinessmanID] AS [BusinessmanID], 30 [Extent1].[Carriage] AS [Carriage], 31 [Extent1].[PaymentStatus] AS [PaymentStatus], 32 [Extent1].[OgisticsStatus] AS [OgisticsStatus], 33 [Extent1].[OrderType] AS [OrderType], 34 [Extent1].[IsOrderNormal] AS [IsOrderNormal] 35 FROM [dbo].[Orders] AS [Extent1]
通过上面的SQL语句，会发现，虽然数据访问层代码写的简单了，但是查询的字段并不是我们想要的，也就是说查询发生在映射之前，可以想象如果存在上百万的数据或是上百行，使用AutoMapper进行映射转换是多么的不靠谱，难道EntityFramework和AutoMapper就没有缘分？或者只是EntityFramework的一厢情愿？请看下面。
女人的伟大？
在EntityFramework和AutoMapper的相处过程中，虽然出现了某些问题，但其实也并不是EntityFramework的错，错就错在他们生不逢地，通过相处AutoMapper也发现EntityFramework是真心对她好，于是AutoMapper决定要做些改变，为了EntityFramework，也为了他们的将来。
EntityFramework和AutoMapper不在一个世界的原因，前面我们也分析过，一个存在于内存中，一个存在于数据访问中，AutoMapper要做的就是去扩展IQueryable表达式（有点嫦娥下凡的意思哈），从而使他们可以存在于一个世界，于是她为了EntityFramework就做了以下工作：
1 public static class QueryableExtensions
2 {
3 public static ProjectionExpression<TSource> Project<TSource>(this IQueryable<TSource> source)
4 {
5 return new ProjectionExpression<TSource>(source);
6 }
7 }
8
9 public class ProjectionExpression<TSource>
10 {
11 private static readonly Dictionary<string, Expression> ExpressionCache = new Dictionary<string, Expression>();
12
13 private readonly IQueryable<TSource> _source;
14
15 public ProjectionExpression(IQueryable<TSource> source)
16 {
17 _source = source;
18 }
19
20 public IQueryable<TDest> To<TDest>()
21 {
22 var queryExpression = GetCachedExpression<TDest>() ?? BuildExpression<TDest>();
23
24 return _source.Select(queryExpression);
25 }
26
27 private static Expression<Func<TSource, TDest>> GetCachedExpression<TDest>()
28 {
29 var key = GetCacheKey<TDest>();
30
31 return ExpressionCache.ContainsKey(key) ? ExpressionCache[key] as Expression<Func<TSource, TDest>> : null;
32 }
33
34 private static Expression<Func<TSource, TDest>> BuildExpression<TDest>()
35 {
36 var sourceProperties = typeof(TSource).GetProperties();
37 var destinationProperties = typeof(TDest).GetProperties().Where(dest => dest.CanWrite);
38 var parameterExpression = Expression.Parameter(typeof(TSource), "src");
39
40 var bindings = destinationProperties
41 .Select(destinationProperty => BuildBinding(parameterExpression, destinationProperty, sourceProperties))
42 .Where(binding => binding != null);
43
44 var expression = Expression.Lambda<Func<TSource, TDest>>(Expression.MemberInit(Expression.New(typeof(TDest)), bindings), parameterExpression);
45
46 var key = GetCacheKey<TDest>();
47
48 ExpressionCache.Add(key, expression);
49
50 return expression;
51 }
52
53 private static MemberAssignment BuildBinding(Expression parameterExpression, MemberInfo destinationProperty, IEnumerable<PropertyInfo> sourceProperties)
54 {
55 var sourceProperty = sourceProperties.FirstOrDefault(src => src.Name == destinationProperty.Name);
56
57 if (sourceProperty != null)
58 {
59 return Expression.Bind(destinationProperty, Expression.Property(parameterExpression, sourceProperty));
60 }
61
62 var propertyNames = SplitCamelCase(destinationProperty.Name);
63
64 if (propertyNames.Length == 2)
65 {
66 sourceProperty = sourceProperties.FirstOrDefault(src => src.Name == propertyNames[0]);
67
68 if (sourceProperty != null)
69 {
70 var sourceChildProperty = sourceProperty.PropertyType.GetProperties().FirstOrDefault(src => src.Name == propertyNames[1]);
71
72 if (sourceChildProperty != null)
73 {
74 return Expression.Bind(destinationProperty, Expression.Property(Expression.Property(parameterExpression, sourceProperty), sourceChildProperty));
75 }
76 }
77 }
78
79 return null;
80 }
81
82 private static string GetCacheKey<TDest>()
83 {
84 return string.Concat(typeof(TSource).FullName, typeof(TDest).FullName);
85 }
86
87 private static string[] SplitCamelCase(string input)
88 {
89 return Regex.Replace(input, "([A-Z])", " $1", RegexOptions.Compiled).Trim().Split(' ');
90 }
91 }
修改示例代码：
1 Mapper.CreateMap<Order, OrderConsignee>(); 2 var details = context.Orders.Project().To<OrderConsignee>();
通过AutoMapper所做的努力，使得代码更加简化，只要配置一个类型映射，传递目标类型，就可以得到我们想要的转换对象，代码如此简洁，我们再来看下生成SQL代码：
1 SELECT 2 [Project1].[OrderId] AS [OrderId], 3 [Project1].[OrderItemCount] AS [OrderItemCount], 4 [Project1].[ConsigneeRealName] AS [ConsigneeRealName], 5 [Project1].[ConsigneeName] AS [ConsigneeName], 6 [Project1].[ConsigneePhone] AS [ConsigneePhone], 7 [Project1].[ConsigneeProvince] AS [ConsigneeProvince], 8 [Project1].[ConsigneeAddress] AS [ConsigneeAddress], 9 [Project1].[ConsigneeZip] AS [ConsigneeZip], 10 [Project1].[ConsigneeTel] AS [ConsigneeTel], 11 [Project1].[ConsigneeFax] AS [ConsigneeFax], 12 [Project1].[ConsigneeEmail] AS [ConsigneeEmail], 13 [Project1].[C1] AS [C1], 14 [Project1].[OrderItemId] AS [OrderItemId], 15 [Project1].[ProName] AS [ProName], 16 [Project1].[ProImg] AS [ProImg], 17 [Project1].[ProPrice] AS [ProPrice], 18 [Project1].[ProNum] AS [ProNum], 19 [Project1].[AddTime] AS [AddTime], 20 [Project1].[ProOtherPara] AS [ProOtherPara], 21 [Project1].[Order_OrderId] AS [Order_OrderId] 22 FROM ( SELECT 23 [Extent1].[OrderId] AS [OrderId], 24 [Extent1].[OrderItemCount] AS [OrderItemCount], 25 [Extent1].[ConsigneeRealName] AS [ConsigneeRealName], 26 [Extent1].[ConsigneeName] AS [ConsigneeName], 27 [Extent1].[ConsigneePhone] AS [ConsigneePhone], 28 [Extent1].[ConsigneeProvince] AS [ConsigneeProvince], 29 [Extent1].[ConsigneeAddress] AS [ConsigneeAddress], 30 [Extent1].[ConsigneeZip] AS [ConsigneeZip], 31 [Extent1].[ConsigneeTel] AS [ConsigneeTel], 32 [Extent1].[ConsigneeFax] AS [ConsigneeFax], 33 [Extent1].[ConsigneeEmail] AS [ConsigneeEmail], 34 [Extent2].[OrderItemId] AS [OrderItemId], 35 [Extent2].[ProName] AS [ProName], 36 [Extent2].[ProImg] AS [ProImg], 37 [Extent2].[ProPrice] AS [ProPrice], 38 [Extent2].[ProNum] AS [ProNum], 39 [Extent2].[AddTime] AS [AddTime], 40 [Extent2].[ProOtherPara] AS [ProOtherPara], 41 [Extent2].[Order_OrderId] AS [Order_OrderId], 42 CASE WHEN ([Extent2].[OrderItemId] IS NULL) THEN CAST(NULL AS int) ELSE 1 END AS [C1] 43 FROM [dbo].[Orders] AS [Extent1] 44 LEFT OUTER JOIN [dbo].[OrderItems] AS [Extent2] ON [Extent1].[OrderId] = [Extent2].[Order_OrderId] 45 ) AS [Project1] 46 ORDER BY [Project1].[OrderId] ASC, [Project1].[C1] ASC
可以看出因为Order和OrderConsignee包含对OrderItems子集的映射关系：
1 /// <summary>
2 /// 订单项
3 /// </summary>
4 public virtual ICollection<OrderItem> OrderItems { get; set; }
所以AutoMapper会自动匹配关联子集进行查询，当然也可以在创建映射关系的时候对OrderItems进行忽略：Mapper.CreateMap<Order, OrderConsignee>().ForMember(dest => dest.OrderItems, opt => opt.Ignore()); 排除OrderItems关联因素，从SQL代码可以看出并没有查询多余的字段，也就是我们想要的效果，这所以的一切都归功于AutoMapper，也许如果没有AutoMapper的努力，她和EntityFramework说不准还真不能在一起，女人真是伟大啊。
剧情收尾？
示例代码下载：http://pan.baidu.com/s/1c0h9TNM
经过一切风风雨雨，EntityFramework终于和AutoMapper过上了幸福美满的日子，但是看似幸福，但是问题还是不断，有人又提出疑问：
文章的标题用了“horrible”这个单词，翻译为可怕的，难道说EntityFramework和AutoMapper在一起有那么可怕吗？当然这只是针对EntityFramework使用AutoMapper进行CURD操作，但是我相信EntityFramework和AutoMapper会克服重重困难，生死不渝的。我们也会一直关注他们的婚后生活