Add an option to generate required named param in the model's constructor

[lhengl]

Problem

Currently, the way the models constructors are being generated are as follow:

• late ObjectId id; // generates a positional parameter
• late String? maybeDescription; // generates an named nullable parameter
• late double milesTravelled = 0; // generates a named non-nullable parameter with a default value

What if you wanted a non-nullable named parameter without a default value? (For example, if the default value is generated from a function call, and not a constant.) You're out of luck, you're stuck with positional params - which is fine when there are only a couple. When there are more than a couple of them, it becomes harder to manage. It would be nice to have an option to generate a required field.

Solution

Solution: Add a @required PropertyAnnotation that will generate a required named param instead of a positional param

Alternatives

Alternative solution: Turn all positional parameter into required name parameter.

How important is this improvement for you?

I would like to have it but have a workaround

Feature would mainly be used with

Atlas App Services: Auth or Functions etc

[desistefanova]

Hi @lhengl!
Thanks for giving your feedback!
It seems to be important for people using the Realm, since we have received the same request before. Probably you will be interest to read the conversation here #292.
We already have this issue in the list, but we are currently working on other priority tasks.
Probably, we can close this issue as duplicated.

[sync-by-unito]

➤ desistefanova commented:

Duplicated: https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/RDART-188

[lhengl]

Thanks @desistefanova for pointing this out, I've subscribed to #292.