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    January 10, 20256 min read

    JSON to Mobile Code: Generate Swift, Kotlin & Dart Classes

    Mobile
    Code Generation

    Mobile development often involves parsing JSON from APIs. Our generators create native models for iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin), and Flutter (Dart) with proper serialization support.

    Swift (iOS/macOS)

    Generate Codable structs that work directly with JSONDecoder and JSONEncoder.

    struct User: Codable {
        let id: Int
        let name: String
        let email: String
    }
    
    // Usage
    let user = try JSONDecoder().decode(User.self, from: data)

    → Try JSON to Swift

    Kotlin (Android)

    Generate data classes with val properties that work with Gson, Moshi, or kotlinx.serialization.

    data class User(
        val id: Int,
        val name: String,
        val email: String
    )
    
    // Usage with Gson
    val user = Gson().fromJson(json, User::class.java)

    → Try JSON to Kotlin

    Dart (Flutter)

    Generate Dart classes with fromJson factory constructors for seamless Flutter integration.

    class User {
      final int id;
      final String name;
      final String email;
    
      User({required this.id, required this.name, required this.email});
    
      factory User.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
        return User(
          id: json['id'],
          name: json['name'],
          email: json['email'],
        );
      }
    }

    → Try JSON to Dart

    Comparison

    FeatureSwiftKotlinDart
    Null SafetyOptional typesNullable typesNull safety
    SerializationCodableGson/MoshifromJson factory
    Stylestructdata classclass

    Best Practices

    • Use sample API responses that include all possible fields
    • Add null handling for optional fields after generation
    • Consider using code generation libraries for production apps
    • Test with edge cases (empty arrays, null values)

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