json_model_gen 0.0.8
SDKdartflutter
Platformandroidioswindowslinuxmacosweb
A Dart tool to generate model classes from JSON with fromJson, toJson, copyWith, and equality overrides.
🧬 json_model_gen
A sleek CLI tool to effortlessly generate Dart model classes from raw JSON.
✨ Features
- 🔄 Convert raw JSON to Dart model classes
- ❄️ Supports
freezedannotation - ♻️ Supports
equatable - 🔒 Make all fields nullable (optional)
- 💬 Interactive prompts (if flags aren't provided)
- 🛑 Overwrite protection with confirmation
- 📁 Auto-renames
.json→.dartwhen needed
🚀 Installation
From pub.dev:
dart pub add json_model_gen
Or manually add to your pubspec.yaml:
dependencies:
json_model_gen: ^0.0.6
Then:
dart pub get
🔧 Usage
✅ Full command with all options:
dart run json_model_gen \
--input=raw.json \
--output=lib/user_model.dart \
--class=UserModel \
--freezed \
--equatable \
--nullable
🧠 Interactive mode:
If you omit the flags:
dart run json_model_gen
You’ll be guided step-by-step to:
- 📅 Enter input file path
- 📄 Enter output file path
- 🧪 Enter class name
- ⚙️ Use
equatable? - ❄️ Use
freezed? - ❓ Make all fields nullable?
📌 Example
Input (raw.json)
{
"id": 1,
"name": "Alice",
"active": true,
"bio": null
}
Output (user_model.dart)
import 'package:freezed_annotation/freezed_annotation.dart';
part 'user_model.freezed.dart';
part 'user_model.g.dart';
@freezed
class UserModel with _$UserModel {
const factory UserModel({
int? id,
String? name,
bool? active,
String? bio,
}) = _UserModel;
factory UserModel.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
_$UserModelFromJson(json);
}
⚠️ Notes
- ✅ Input must be raw JSON only (not Dart code).
- 📄 If the input is a
.dartfile, you'll receive a warning. - 💳 Class names are validated to ensure PascalCase formatting.
- 📌 Output paths ending in
.jsonwill be renamed to.dartautomatically.
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