Extending auto-generated Amplify Datastore classes with factory constructors

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The base model generated through AWS Amplify Studio:

@immutable
class Patient extends Model {
  static const classType = const _PatientModelType();
  final String id;
  final String? _name;
  final String? _family_name;
  final TemporalDate? _dob;
  final Gender? _gender;
  final double? _height_in_inches;
  final List<Assessment>? _Assessments;
  final TemporalDateTime? _createdAt;
  final TemporalDateTime? _updatedAt;

 ...
  
  const Patient._internal({required this.id, required name, required family_name, required dob, required gender, required height_in_inches, Assessments, createdAt, updatedAt}): _name = name, _family_name = family_name, _dob = dob, _gender = gender, _height_in_inches = height_in_inches, _Assessments = Assessments, _createdAt = createdAt, _updatedAt = updatedAt;
  
  factory Patient({String? id, required String name, required String family_name, required TemporalDate dob, required Gender gender, required double height_in_inches, List<Assessment>? Assessments}) {
    return Patient._internal(
      id: id == null ? UUID.getUUID() : id,
      name: name,
      family_name: family_name,
      dob: dob,
      gender: gender,
      height_in_inches: height_in_inches,
      Assessments: Assessments != null ? List<Assessment>.unmodifiable(Assessments) : Assessments);
  }
  
  ...
  
  Patient.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json)  
    : id = json['id'],
      _name = json['name'],
      _family_name = json['family_name'],
      _dob = json['dob'] != null ? TemporalDate.fromString(json['dob']) : null,
      _gender = enumFromString<Gender>(json['gender'], Gender.values),
      _height_in_inches = (json['height_in_inches'] as num?)?.toDouble(),
      _Assessments = json['Assessments'] is List
        ? (json['Assessments'] as List)
          .where((e) => e?['serializedData'] != null)
          .map((e) => Assessment.fromJson(new Map<String, dynamic>.from(e['serializedData'])))
          .toList()
        : null,
      _createdAt = json['createdAt'] != null ? TemporalDateTime.fromString(json['createdAt']) : null,
      _updatedAt = json['updatedAt'] != null ? TemporalDateTime.fromString(json['updatedAt']) : null;
  
  ...
}

I want to create an extension class GaitPatient. But, I am running into this error,

I am currently looking at using Patient.fromJSON constructor, but a bit hesitant about using that because it doesn't seem to be the cleanest... what are my options here?

Feb 16, 2023 in AWS by Ashwini
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1 answer to this question.

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it seems like the issue is that you are trying to call a named constructor GaitPatient._internal that does not exist. To resolve this error, you need to define a named constructor _internal in your GaitPatient class.

However, instead of defining a new _internal constructor in GaitPatient, you can use the existing Patient._internal constructor by extending the Patient class and adding additional properties and factory constructors to the subclass. Here's an example of how you could do this:

class GaitPatient extends Patient {
  final int strideLength;

  GaitPatient._internal({required String id, required String name, required String family_name, required TemporalDate dob, required Gender gender, required double height_in_inches, List<Assessment>? Assessments, TemporalDateTime? createdAt, TemporalDateTime? updatedAt, required this.strideLength}) 
    : super._internal(id: id, name: name, family_name: family_name, dob: dob, gender: gender, height_in_inches: height_in_inches, Assessments: Assessments, createdAt: createdAt, updatedAt: updatedAt);

  factory GaitPatient({String? id, required String name, required String family_name, required TemporalDate dob, required Gender gender, required double height_in_inches, List<Assessment>? Assessments, TemporalDateTime? createdAt, TemporalDateTime? updatedAt, required int strideLength}) {
    return GaitPatient._internal(
      id: id == null ? UUID.getUUID() : id,
      name: name,
      family_name: family_name,
      dob: dob,
      gender: gender,
      height_in_inches: height_in_inches,
      Assessments: Assessments != null ? List<Assessment>.unmodifiable(Assessments) : Assessments,
      createdAt: createdAt,
      updatedAt: updatedAt,
      strideLength: strideLength,
    );
  }

  // Add additional factory constructors or methods here
}

In this example, we define a new class GaitPatient that extends the existing Patient class. We define a new property strideLength that is specific to GaitPatient, and we define a new named constructor GaitPatient._internal that calls the superclass constructor Patient._internal.

We also define a new factory constructor GaitPatient that calls the GaitPatient._internal constructor, passing in the new strideLength parameter as well as any other parameters that are required by the superclass constructor.

You can add additional factory constructors or methods to GaitPatient as needed. This approach allows you to reuse the existing implementation of Patient while also adding new properties and methods to the subclass.

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answered Feb 17, 2023 by sarit
• 1,830 points

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