PortBlog.API/PortBlog.API/Models/ExperienceDto.cs

using PortBlog.API.Entities;

namespace PortBlog.API.Models
{
    public class ExperienceDto
    {
        public int? ExperienceId { get; set; }

        public string Title { get; set; } = string.Empty;

        public string? Description { get; set; }

        public string Company { get; set; } = string.Empty;

        public string? Location { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Full start date for write operations (e.g. "2020-01-01").
        /// </summary>
        public DateTime? StartDate { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Full end date for write operations. Null means "Present".
        /// </summary>
        public DateTime? EndDate { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Read-only display value: start year (e.g. "2020"). Mapped from entity on read.
        /// </summary>
        public string StartYear { get; set; } = string.Empty;

        /// <summary>
        /// Read-only display value: end year (e.g. "2023" or "Present"). Mapped from entity on read.
        /// </summary>
        public string EndYear { get; set; } = string.Empty;

        /// <summary>
        /// Read-only display value: formatted period (e.g. "Jan 2020 - Mar 2023"). Mapped from entity on read.
        /// </summary>
        public string Period { get; set; } = string.Empty;

        public ICollection<ExperienceDetailsDto> Details { get; set; } = new List<ExperienceDetailsDto>();
    }
}