(feature): simplify patch request fields management for frontend validation like zod

README.md

@@ -1945,22 +1945,7 @@ var response = new PagedResponse<User>(users, totalCount: 100, pageNumber: 1, pa
 
 ---
 
-#### **3. `PatchField<T>`**
-
-##### Summary
-Represents a patch operation on a specific field or value, used for partial updates in Web APIs.
-
-##### Usage
-```csharp
-var patchField = new PatchField<string> {
-    Operation = PatchOperation.Replace,
-    Value = "New Value"
-};
-```
-
----
-
-#### **4. `PatchOperation`**
+#### **3. `PatchOperation`**
 
 ##### Summary
 Enumerates the types of patch operations that can be performed on a field or collection.
@@ -2008,13 +1993,18 @@ Console.WriteLine($"Total Pages: {pagedResponse.TotalPages}");
 
 ### Partial Updates Using PatchField
 ```csharp
-var patch = new PatchField<string> {
-    Operation = PatchOperation.Replace,
-    Value = "Updated Name"
+var patch = new SomePatchRequestModel {
+    Username = "Updated Name"
+
+    Operations = new Dictionary<string, PatchOperation> {
+        { "Username", PartchOperation.Replace }
+    }
 };
 
 // Deconstruct the patch field
-var (operation, value) = patch;
+var usernmae = patch.Username;
+var operation = GetOperation(nameOf(patch.Username);
+
 Console.WriteLine($"Operation: {operation}, Value: {value}");
 ```
 

src/MaksIT.Core/Abstractions/Webapi/PatchRequestModelBase.cs

@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
-using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
-using System.Reflection;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
 using MaksIT.Core.Webapi.Models;
 
 
 namespace MaksIT.Core.Abstractions.Webapi;
 
-public abstract class PatchRequestModelBase : RequestModelBase, IValidatableObject {
+public abstract class PatchRequestModelBase : RequestModelBase {
+
+  public Dictionary<string, PatchOperation> Operations = new Dictionary<string, PatchOperation>();
+
   private bool HasNonNullPatchField => GetType()
     .GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance)
-    .Where(prop => prop.PropertyType.IsGenericType && prop.PropertyType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(PatchField<>))
+    .Where(prop => prop.Name != nameof(Operations))
     .Any(prop => prop.GetValue(this) != null);
 
-  public virtual IEnumerable<ValidationResult> Validate(ValidationContext validationContext) {
+  public PatchOperation GetOperation(string propertyName) {
+    return Operations[propertyName];
+  }
+
+  public override IEnumerable<ValidationResult> Validate(ValidationContext validationContext) {
     if (!HasNonNullPatchField) {
       yield return new ValidationResult("At least one patch field must be provided", new string[] { "PatchField" });
     }

src/MaksIT.Core/Abstractions/Webapi/RequestModelBase.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace MaksIT.Core.Abstractions.Webapi;
-public abstract class RequestModelBase {
+public abstract class RequestModelBase : IValidatableObject {
+  public virtual IEnumerable<ValidationResult> Validate(ValidationContext validationContext) {
+    return Enumerable.Empty<ValidationResult>();
+  }
 }

src/MaksIT.Core/MaksIT.Core.csproj

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
     <!-- NuGet package metadata -->
     <PackageId>MaksIT.Core</PackageId>
-    <Version>1.2.2</Version>
+    <Version>1.2.3</Version>
     <Authors>Maksym Sadovnychyy</Authors>
     <Company>MAKS-IT</Company>
     <Product>MaksIT.Core</Product>

src/MaksIT.Core/Webapi/Models/PatchField.cs

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-namespace MaksIT.Core.Webapi.Models;
-
-public class PatchField<T> {
-  public PatchOperation Operation { get; set; }
-  public T? Value { get; set; }
-
-  public void Deconstruct(out PatchOperation operation, out T? value) {
-    operation = Operation;
-    value = Value;
-  }
-}