From 887b4a474383dfc8b7e9341bbb006324328cfc6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Blake Watters <blakewatters@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:19:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Added support for configuring objectClass using the class
 name instead of Class object.

---
 Code/ObjectMapping/RKObjectMapping.h | 15 +++++++++++++++
 Code/ObjectMapping/RKObjectMapping.m | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Code/ObjectMapping/RKObjectMapping.h b/Code/ObjectMapping/RKObjectMapping.h
index 4bd3f3e0..ae24c276 100644
--- a/Code/ObjectMapping/RKObjectMapping.h
+++ b/Code/ObjectMapping/RKObjectMapping.h
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ relationship. Relationships are processed using an object mapping as well.
  */
 @property (nonatomic, assign) Class objectClass;
 
+/**
+ The name of the target class the receiver defines a mapping for.
+
+ @see objectClass
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *objectClassName;
+
 /**
  The aggregate collection of attribute and relationship mappings within this object mapping
  */
@@ -146,6 +153,14 @@ relationship. Relationships are processed using an object mapping as well.
  */
 + (id)mappingForClass:(Class)objectClass;
 
+/**
+ Creates and returns an object mapping for the class with the given name
+
+ @param objectClassName The name of the class the mapping is for.
+ @return A new object mapping with for the class with given name.
+ */
++ (id)mappingForClassWithName:(NSString *)objectClassName;
+
 /**
  Returns an object mapping useful for configuring a serialization mapping. The object
  class is configured as NSMutableDictionary
diff --git a/Code/ObjectMapping/RKObjectMapping.m b/Code/ObjectMapping/RKObjectMapping.m
index 9290e9a2..aeeb1225 100644
--- a/Code/ObjectMapping/RKObjectMapping.m
+++ b/Code/ObjectMapping/RKObjectMapping.m
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ NSString* const RKObjectMappingNestingAttributeKeyName = @"<RK_NESTING_ATTRIBUTE
     return [mapping autorelease];
 }
 
++ (id)mappingForClassWithName:(NSString *)objectClassName {
+    return [self mappingForClass:NSClassFromString(objectClassName)];
+}
+
 + (id)serializationMapping {
     return [self mappingForClass:[NSMutableDictionary class]];
 }
@@ -120,6 +124,14 @@ NSString* const RKObjectMappingNestingAttributeKeyName = @"<RK_NESTING_ATTRIBUTE
     [super dealloc];
 }
 
+- (NSString *)objectClassName {
+    return NSStringFromClass(self.objectClass);
+}
+
+- (void)setObjectClassName:(NSString *)objectClassName {
+    self.objectClass = NSClassFromString(objectClassName);
+}
+
 - (NSArray *)mappedKeyPaths {
     return [_mappings valueForKey:@"destinationKeyPath"];
 }