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When using Jimmer, the plugin fails to correctly identify the entity's properties.

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
java
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with a Jimmer entity, an ordinary Java DTO, and a MapStruct conversion, then inspect how the plugin recognizes entity properties for source and target mappings. Confirm the fix by verifying that the corresponding mapping method can be generated without property-recognition errors.

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Description

Steps to reproduce

Create a Jimmer entity.

Create an ordinary Java DTO.

Use MapStruct to perform the conversion.

Expected result

When writing target or source, the properties in the entity should be recognized.

Actual result

The properties in the Jimmer entity cannot be recognized.

Image It should be able to generate the corresponding mapping method.
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