public static void Initialize(Assembly assembly)
 {
     //register global convertors.
     AutoMapper.Mapper.CreateMap<DateTime, string>().ConvertUsing<DateTimeToPersianDateTimeConverter>();

     var typesToMap = from t in assembly.GetTypes()
         let attr = t.GetCustomAttribute<MapFromAttribute>()
         where attr != null
         select new {SourceType = attr.SourceType, Destination = t, Attribute = attr};

     foreach (var map in typesToMap)
     {
         AutoMapper.Mapper.CreateMap(map.SourceType, map.Destination)             
             .DoMapForMemberAttribute() // for different property names in source and destination
             .DoIgnoreMapAttribute()// ignore specified properties
             .DoUseValueResolverAttribute()// set value resolvers
             .DoIgnoreAllNonExisting()// its have to be the latest.
             ;
     } //endeach
     AutoMapper.Mapper.AssertConfigurationIsValid();
 }

public static IMappingExpression DoMapForMemberAttribute(this IMappingExpression expression)
{
    var ok =
        from p in expression.TypeMap.DestinationType.GetProperties()
        let attr = p.GetCustomAttribute<MapForMemberAttribute>()
        where attr != null
        select new {AttributeValue = attr, PropertyName = p.Name};

     foreach (var property in ok)
     {
         expression.ForMember(property.PropertyName, 
             opt => opt.MapFrom(property.AttributeValue.MemberToMap));
     }
    return expression;
}

public static IMappingExpression DoIgnoreAttribute(this IMappingExpression expression)
{
    foreach (var property in
        expression.TypeMap.DestinationType.GetProperties()
        .Where(x => x.GetCustomAttribute<IgnoreMapAttribute>() != null))
    {
        expression.ForMember(property.Name, opt => opt.Ignore());
    }
    return expression;
}

public static IMappingExpression DoUseValueResolverAttribute(this IMappingExpression expression)
{
    var ok =
        from p in expression.TypeMap.DestinationType.GetProperties()
        let attr = p.GetCustomAttribute<UseValueResolverAttribute>()
        where attr != null
        select new {AttributeValue = attr, PropertyName = p.Name};

    foreach (var property in ok)
    {
        expression.ForMember(property.PropertyName,
            opt => opt.ResolveUsing(property.AttributeValue.ValueResolver));
    }
    return expression;
}

public static IMappingExpression DoIgnoreAllNonExisting(this IMappingExpression expression)
{
    var attr = expression.TypeMap.DestinationType.GetCustomAttribute<MapFromAttribute>();
    
    if (attr?.IgnoreAllNonExistingProperty == false)//instead of if(attr == null || attr.IgnoreAllNonExistingProperty == false)
        return expression;
    
    foreach (var property in expression.TypeMap.GetUnmappedPropertyNames())
    {
        expression.ForMember(property, opt => opt.Ignore());
    }
    return expression;
}

public class Student
{
    public virtual int Id { set; get; }
    public virtual string Name { set; get; }
    public virtual string Family { set; get; }
    public virtual string Email { set; get; }
    public virtual DateTime RegisterDateTime { set; get; }
    public virtual ICollection<Book> Books { set; get; }
}
public class Book
{
    public virtual int Id { set; get; }
    public virtual string Name { set; get; }
    public virtual DateTime BorrowDateTime { set; get; }
    public virtual DateTime ExpiredDateTime { set; get; }
    public virtual decimal Price { set; get; }
    [ForeignKey("StudentIdFk")]
    public virtual Student Student { set; get; }
    public virtual int StudentIdFk { set; get; }
}

[MapFrom(typeof (Student), ignoreAllNonExistingProperty: true, alsoCopyMetadata: true)]
public class AdminStudentViewModel
{
    // [IgnoreMap]
    public int Id { set; get; }

    [MapForMember("Name")]
    public string FirstName { set; get; }

    [MapForMember("Family")]
    public string LastName { set; get; }
 



    [IgnoreMap] 
    public string Email { set; get; }

    [MapForMember("RegisterDateTime")]
    public string RegisterDateTimePersian { set; get; }

    [UseValueResolver(typeof (BookCountValueResolver))]
    public int BookCounts { set; get; }

    [UseValueResolver(typeof (BookPriceValueResolver))]
    public decimal TotalBookPrice { set; get; }
};

public class BookCountValueResolver : ValueResolver<Student, int>
{
    protected override int ResolveCore(Student source) => source.Books.Count;
};
public class BookPriceValueResolver : ValueResolver<Student, decimal>
{
    protected override decimal ResolveCore(Student source) => source.Books.Sum(b => b.Price);
};

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    var assemblyToLoad = Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof (AdminStudentViewModel));//get assembly
    global::AttributesForAutomapper.Configuration.Initialize(assemblyToLoad);//init automaper
    IList<Student> lst;
    using (var context = new MySampleContext())
    {
        lst = context.Students.Include(x => x.Books).ToList();
    }
    foreach (var student in lst)
        {
            WriteLine( $"[{student.Id}]*\n{student.Name} {student.Family}.\nmailto:{student.Email}.\nRegistered at'{student.RegisterDateTime}'");
            foreach (var book in student.Books)
                WriteLine($"\tBook name:{book.Name}, Book price:{book.Price}");
        }
    
    var lstViewModel = AutoMapper.Mapper.Map<IList<Student>, IList<AdminStudentViewModel>>(lst);
    foreach (var adminStudentViewModel in lstViewModel)
    {
        WriteLine(
            $"[{adminStudentViewModel.Id}]*\n\t{adminStudentViewModel.FirstName} {adminStudentViewModel.LastName}.\n\t" +
            $"mailto:{adminStudentViewModel.Email}.\n\tRegistered at'{adminStudentViewModel.RegisterDateTimePersian}'\n\t" +
            $"Book Counts: {adminStudentViewModel.BookCounts} with total price of {adminStudentViewModel.TotalBookPrice}");
    }
    WriteLine("Press any key to exit...");
    ReadKey();
}

[1]*
Morteza Raeisi.
mailto:MrRaeisi@outlook.com.
Registered at'23/08/1392 19:11:43'    // I'm using Windows 10 with Persian calendar as default, On other OS or calendar settings, this value is different.
        Book name:AutoMapper Attr, Book price:1000.00
        Book name:Second Book, Book price:2500.00
        Book name:Hungry Book, Book price:2500.00
...
[1]*
Morteza Raeisi. //MapForMemebers
mailto:.  // IgnoreMap
Registered at'1392/08/23 19:11' // Convert using
Book Counts: 3 with total price of 6000.00  // Value resolvers
...

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