Convert Immutable java object to immutable object (Immutable or Builder) - dozer

Question

I want to convert one immutable object to another immutable objects. I googled and found that Dozzer and Orika are mostly used for object mappings.
I tried using Dozzer but seems that it doesn't work well with objects created using builder pattern.
Example:
//Source Object
public class EmployeeDTO{
private String id;
private String name;
private void setName(String name){this.name=name;}
private void setId(String id){this.id=id;}
public static class Builder{
public String id;
public String name;
public Builder setName(String name){this.name=name;}
public Builder setId(String id){this.id=id;}
public EmployeeDTO build(){
EmployeeDTO employeeDTO = new EmployeeDTO();
employeeDTO.setName(this.name);
employeeDTO.setId(this.id);
return employeeDTO;
}
}
}
//Target Object
public class Employee{
private String id;
private String name;
private void setName(String name){this.name=name;}
private void setId(String id){this.id=id;}
public static class Builder{
public String id;
public String name;
public Builder setName(String name){this.name=name;}
public Builder setId(String id){this.id=id;}
public Employee build(){
Employee employee = new Employee();
employee.setName(this.name);
employee.setId(this.id);
return employee;
}
}
}
I want to convert these two structures interchangeably. I have little idea that I can create custommapper to perform this task. Please help me if it is possible with Dozzer/Orika in easy way.

Answer 1

public class SourceObjectClass implements T{
private final String name;
private final int id;
public sourceObjectClass(final String name, final int id){
this.name = name;
this.id = id;
}
public String getName(){
return name;
}
public String getId(){
return id;
}
}
//Destination Object
public class DestinationObjectClass implements T{
private final String name;
private final int id;
public sourceObjectClass(final String name, final int id){
this.name = name;
this.id = id;
}
public String getName(){
return name;
}
public String getId(){
return id;
}
}
//Converter
//Converter
public class MyConverter{
public static T convert(SourceObjectClass sourceObject, Class<T> destinationClass){
Class definition = Class.forName(destinationClass);
return definition.newInstance(sourceObject.getName(),sourceObject.getId());
}
}
public class MyTestClass{
public static void main(String args[]){
//Create an immutable object
SourceClasssObject sourceObject = new SourceClassObject("Guest",100);
//convert the above object into another immutable Object
final DestinationObjectClass destination = MyConverter.convert(sourceObject,DestinationObjectClass.class);
}
}