- Enable deserialization and population from TSource to TDest with automatic or custom property mapping (by name or via PropertyMapper).
- Add PropertyMapperDelegate and options for custom mapping logic.
- Implement PropertyMappingCache and BinaryIndexMappingCache for efficient, thread-safe mapping reuse.
- Ensure stable, inheritance-aware property ordering in TypeMetadataBase for reliable cross-type mapping.
- Add CrossTypeDeserializerBase utility for shared cross-type logic.
- Add AcBinaryDeserializer.CrossType with new Deserialize<TSource, TDest> and Populate<TSource, TDest> overloads.
- Update settings.local.json to allow additional Bash commands for development.
- Improve documentation and add missing using directives.
- Introduced a high-performance, reusable "chain" API for JSON deserialization and object population, enabling parsed JSON to be reused for multiple deserializations without reparsing. Exposed via new extension methods and interfaces (`IDeserializeChain<T>`, `IPopulateChain`).
- Added comprehensive infrastructure for serializing and deserializing .NET Expression trees to a universal DTO (`AcExpressionNode`), with full round-trip support and robust handling of constants, closures, and queryable expressions.
- Centralized all property accessor and expression utilities in `AcSerializerCommon` to avoid duplication and improve maintainability.
- Enhanced both JSON and binary serializers to support Expression and IQueryable types, with automatic conversion to/from `AcExpressionNode`.
- Refactored type metadata and property accessor logic for performance and code reuse.
- Added extensive unit tests for the new chain API and expression serialization, and reorganized test models and namespaces for clarity.
- Improved logging, error handling, and test infrastructure.
- Misc: Added settings for local builds, updated project files, and cleaned up obsolete code.
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