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)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)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'],
);
}
}Comparison
| Feature | Swift | Kotlin | Dart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Null Safety | Optional types | Nullable types | Null safety |
| Serialization | Codable | Gson/Moshi | fromJson factory |
| Style | struct | data class | class |
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)