Model building API: additional configurability of the default conversion for any property of a given type

[vslee]

Once #10784 is complete, a future enhancement might be to add overloads for even more configurability. For example:

IsRequired(Func<IPropertyBase,bool> predicate)
HasComment(Func<IPropertyBase,string> selector)

Used as:

b.IsRequired(p => p.Name.StartsWith('a')) // only make properties starting with 'a' required
b.HasComment(p => $"{p.Name} is a special column") // ability to use the property name in the comment

This would likely need design / api review given how many different permutations and possibilities there are.

[ajcvickers]

The team discussed this. It's worth considering how predicates could be used here. Closely related to:

• Public conventions: Allow applications to create model building conventions (aka public conventions) #214
• Bulk model configuration: Support single configuration for all uses of an owned type, shared type, or some arbitrary base class/interface #6787 Model Definition: Bulk configuration using Fluent API #9117