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DozerMapper/dozer

Dozer is a Java Bean to Java Bean mapper that recursively copies data from one object to another. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/DozerMapper/dozer · homepage · Java · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

54/100

  • Activity 70
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5336
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 185
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2108 stars · 483 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Dozer is a Java Bean to Java Bean mapping framework that recursively copies data between objects, supporting simple and complex type mapping, bi-directional and recursive mapping, and automatic type conversion via XML or code-based configuration. The project is no longer actively developed and its maintainers recommend migrating to alternatives like MapStruct or ModelMapper.

Use cases

  • map java beans to dtos without writing boilerplate converters
  • copy data between domain objects and external service objects in a layered architecture
  • recursively map nested collections of objects
  • convert between different types automatically during object mapping
  • configure bi-directional object mapping via xml

When to choose

  • maintaining an existing codebase that already uses Dozer
  • you need runtime-configurable, reflection-based mapping without code generation
  • you need flexible xml-based mapping configuration for legacy systems

When to avoid

  • starting a new greenfield project - the maintainers explicitly discourage this
  • you want compile-time type safety and performance - prefer MapStruct
  • you want an actively maintained library with ongoing bug fixes

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

serialization developer-tools developer-tools backend web-development jvm bean-mapping object-mapping dto java-bean reflection-based-mapping

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
DozerMapper/dozermain54

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