automatically generate javascript object model from c# object

Question

Looking for existing, proven, solutions for quickly generating a client-side javascript object model that represents an existing c# object. I imagine there is a

Answer 1

This is an older question, but you could try sharp2Js. It's a library designed to reflect on your classes and generate javascript objects with a couple of utility functions.

Running it against the example you provided (and outputting the string it produces in a T4 template or otherwise):

string modelOutput = Castle.Sharp2Js.JsGenerator.
          GenerateJsModelFromTypeWithDescendants(typeof(Cat), true, "example");

Produces:

example = {};

example.Cat = function (cons, overrideObj) {
    if (!overrideObj) { overrideObj = { }; }
    if (!cons) { cons = { }; }
    var i, length;
    this.name = cons.name;
    this.breed = cons.breed;


    this.$merge = function (mergeObj) {
        if (!mergeObj) { mergeObj = { }; }
        this.name = mergeObj.name;
        this.breed = mergeObj.breed;
    }
}

The extra metadata in there is some scaffolding to support collections and complex types with the ability to create inherited objects to override behavior, etc.

Note: I am the maintainer of sharp2Js, and it's new and doesn't do a lot yet, but perhaps it can help for scenarios like yours.