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+            "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
+            "keywords": [
+                "access",
+                "array",
+                "extraction",
+                "index",
+                "injection",
+                "object",
+                "property",
+                "property-path",
+                "reflection"
+            ],
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+            },
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+                    "url": "https://symfony.com/sponsor",
+                    "type": "custom"
+                },
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+                    "type": "github"
+                },
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+                }
+            ],
+            "time": "2026-03-30T15:14:47+00:00"
+        },
+        {
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+            "source": {
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+                "url": "https://github.com/symfony/property-info.git",
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+            },
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+                "shasum": ""
+            },
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+            },
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+                "phpdocumentor/type-resolver": "<1.5.1"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "phpdocumentor/reflection-docblock": "^5.2|^6.0",
+                "phpstan/phpdoc-parser": "^1.0|^2.0",
+                "symfony/cache": "^7.4|^8.0",
+                "symfony/dependency-injection": "^7.4|^8.0",
+                "symfony/serializer": "^7.4|^8.0"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Symfony\\Component\\PropertyInfo\\": ""
+                },
+                "exclude-from-classmap": [
+                    "/Tests/"
+                ]
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Kévin Dunglas",
+                    "email": "dunglas@gmail.com"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Symfony Community",
+                    "homepage": "https://symfony.com/contributors"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Extracts information about PHP class' properties using metadata of popular sources",
+            "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
+            "keywords": [
+                "doctrine",
+                "phpdoc",
+                "property",
+                "symfony",
+                "type",
+                "validator"
+            ],
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+                "source": "https://github.com/symfony/property-info/tree/v8.0.8"
+            },
+            "funding": [
+                {
+                    "url": "https://symfony.com/sponsor",
+                    "type": "custom"
+                },
+                {
+                    "url": "https://github.com/fabpot",
+                    "type": "github"
+                },
+                {
+                    "url": "https://github.com/nicolas-grekas",
+                    "type": "github"
+                },
+                {
+                    "url": "https://tidelift.com/funding/github/packagist/symfony/symfony",
+                    "type": "tidelift"
+                }
+            ],
+            "time": "2026-03-30T15:14:47+00:00"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "symfony/serializer",
+            "version": "v8.0.8",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/symfony/serializer.git",
+                "reference": "0e3169be25dbf0c23686c8089662cee9dd714932"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
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+                "reference": "0e3169be25dbf0c23686c8089662cee9dd714932",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "php": ">=8.4",
+                "symfony/polyfill-ctype": "^1.8"
+            },
+            "conflict": {
+                "phpdocumentor/reflection-docblock": "<5.2|>=7",
+                "phpdocumentor/type-resolver": "<1.5.1",
+                "symfony/property-info": "<7.4",
+                "symfony/type-info": "<7.4"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "phpdocumentor/reflection-docblock": "^5.2|^6.0",
+                "phpstan/phpdoc-parser": "^1.0|^2.0",
+                "seld/jsonlint": "^1.10",
+                "symfony/cache": "^7.4|^8.0",
+                "symfony/config": "^7.4|^8.0",
+                "symfony/console": "^7.4|^8.0",
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+                "symfony/messenger": "^7.4|^8.0",
+                "symfony/mime": "^7.4|^8.0",
+                "symfony/property-access": "^7.4|^8.0",
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+                "symfony/type-info": "^7.4|^8.0",
+                "symfony/uid": "^7.4|^8.0",
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+                "symfony/var-dumper": "^7.4|^8.0",
+                "symfony/var-exporter": "^7.4|^8.0",
+                "symfony/yaml": "^7.4|^8.0"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Symfony\\Component\\Serializer\\": ""
+                },
+                "exclude-from-classmap": [
+                    "/Tests/"
+                ]
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Fabien Potencier",
+                    "email": "fabien@symfony.com"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Symfony Community",
+                    "homepage": "https://symfony.com/contributors"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Handles serializing and deserializing data structures, including object graphs, into array structures or other formats like XML and JSON.",
+            "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
+            "support": {
+                "source": "https://github.com/symfony/serializer/tree/v8.0.8"
             },
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@@ -4952,7 +5724,7 @@
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                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2026-01-26T15:08:38+00:00"
+            "time": "2026-03-31T07:15:36+00:00"
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             "name": "symfony/service-contracts",
@@ -5043,16 +5815,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "symfony/string",
-            "version": "v8.0.6",
+            "version": "v8.0.8",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/symfony/string.git",
-                "reference": "6c9e1108041b5dce21a9a4984b531c4923aa9ec4"
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-                "reference": "6c9e1108041b5dce21a9a4984b531c4923aa9ec4",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/symfony/string/zipball/ae9488f874d7603f9d2dfbf120203882b645d963",
+                "reference": "ae9488f874d7603f9d2dfbf120203882b645d963",
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             },
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@@ -5109,7 +5881,7 @@
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             ],
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-                "source": "https://github.com/symfony/string/tree/v8.0.6"
+                "source": "https://github.com/symfony/string/tree/v8.0.8"
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@@ -5129,20 +5901,20 @@
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             ],
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+            "time": "2026-03-30T15:14:47+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "symfony/var-dumper",
-            "version": "v8.0.6",
+            "version": "v8.0.8",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/symfony/var-dumper.git",
-                "reference": "2e14f7e0bf5ff02c6e63bd31cb8e4855a13d6209"
+                "reference": "cfb7badd53bf4177f6e9416cfbbccc13c0e773a1"
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@@ -5196,7 +5968,7 @@
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-                "source": "https://github.com/symfony/var-dumper/tree/v8.0.6"
+                "source": "https://github.com/symfony/var-dumper/tree/v8.0.8"
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@@ -5216,7 +5988,7 @@
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@@ -5413,16 +6185,16 @@
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                 "url": "https://github.com/webmozarts/assert.git",
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-                "source": "https://github.com/webmozarts/assert/tree/2.1.6"
+                "source": "https://github.com/webmozarts/assert/tree/2.3.0"
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+            "time": "2026-04-11T10:33:05+00:00"
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diff --git a/src/Extension/Generated/GeneratedCoreExtension.php b/src/Extension/Generated/GeneratedCoreExtension.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfc79018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Extension/Generated/GeneratedCoreExtension.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Patchlevel\Hydrator\Extension\Generated;
+
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Extension;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Guesser\BuiltInGuesser;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\StackHydratorBuilder;
+
+final class GeneratedCoreExtension implements Extension
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly string $cachePath,
+        private readonly array $classes,
+    )
+    {
+    }
+
+    //@todo most probably this is not the best idea to add this as an extension, as we have here some bidirectional dependencies
+    public function configure(StackHydratorBuilder $builder): void
+    {
+        $builder->addGuesser(new BuiltInGuesser(), -64); // @todo this should be somehow considered in generator
+        $metadataFactory = $builder->getMetadataFactory();
+
+        $generator = new MiddlewareGenerator($metadataFactory);
+        $middlewareClassName = 'GeneratedTransformMiddleware';
+        $fullMiddlewareClassName = 'Patchlevel\\Hydrator\\Generated\\' . $middlewareClassName;
+
+        $middlewareCode = $generator->dump($this->classes, $fullMiddlewareClassName);
+
+        //if (class_exists($fullMiddlewareClassName)) {
+        //    throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('Middleware class %s already exists', $fullMiddlewareClassName));
+        //}
+
+        $filename = sprintf('%s/%s.php', $this->cachePath, $middlewareClassName);
+
+        //if (file_exists($filename)) {
+        //    throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('Middleware file %s already exists', $filename));
+        //}
+//
+        //if (!is_dir(dirname($filename))) {
+        //    mkdir(dirname($filename), 0777, true);
+        //}
+
+        file_put_contents($filename, $middlewareCode);
+        require_once $filename; // should not be needed if autoload config is valid?
+
+        $builder->addMiddleware(new $fullMiddlewareClassName($metadataFactory), -64);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Extension/Generated/MiddlewareGenerator.php b/src/Extension/Generated/MiddlewareGenerator.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b84b3ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Extension/Generated/MiddlewareGenerator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,369 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Patchlevel\Hydrator\Extension\Generated;
+
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Metadata\ClassMetadata;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Metadata\MetadataFactory;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Metadata\PropertyMetadata;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Normalizer\ArrayNormalizer;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Normalizer\ObjectNormalizer;
+use ReflectionProperty;
+use Throwable;
+use function implode;
+use function ltrim;
+use function Psl\Str\pad_left;
+use function str_replace;
+
+final class MiddlewareGenerator
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly MetadataFactory $metadataFactory,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<class-string> $classes
+     */
+    public function dump(array $classes, string $middlewareFqcn): string
+    {
+        $parts = explode('\\', $middlewareFqcn);
+        $middlewareClassName = array_pop($parts);
+        $namespace = implode('\\', $parts);
+
+        /** @var array<class-string, ClassMetadata> $allClasses */
+        $allClasses = [];
+        $todo = $classes;
+        
+        // Phase 0: Collect all recursive classes
+        while ($todo !== []) {
+            $class = ltrim(array_shift($todo), '\\');
+            if (isset($allClasses[$class])) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            try {
+                $metadata = $this->metadataFactory->metadata($class);
+                $allClasses[$class] = $metadata;
+
+                foreach ($metadata->properties as $property) {
+                    if ($property->normalizer instanceof ObjectNormalizer) {
+                        $todo[] = $property->normalizer->className();
+                    } elseif ($property->normalizer instanceof ArrayNormalizer) {
+                        $reflection = new ReflectionProperty($property->normalizer, 'normalizer');
+                        $inner = $reflection->getValue($property->normalizer);
+                        if ($inner instanceof ObjectNormalizer) {
+                            $todo[] = $inner->className();
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (Throwable) {
+                // Skip if metadata not found
+            }
+        }
+
+        $normalizers = [];
+        $normalizerMap = []; // [class][fieldName] => globalIndex
+
+        // Phase 1: Collect all normalizers
+        foreach ($allClasses as $class => $metadata) {
+
+            foreach ($metadata->properties as $property) {
+                if ($property->normalizer && !$property->normalizer instanceof ObjectNormalizer) {
+                    if ($property->normalizer instanceof ArrayNormalizer) {
+                        $reflection = new ReflectionProperty($property->normalizer, 'normalizer');
+                        $inner = $reflection->getValue($property->normalizer);
+                        if ($inner instanceof ObjectNormalizer) {
+                            continue; // We inline these
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // Map normalizers by the declaring class of the property to support inheritance
+                    $declaringClass = $property->reflection->getDeclaringClass()->getName();
+
+                    $normalizers[] = [
+                        'class' => $declaringClass,
+                        'normalizer' => $property->normalizer::class,
+                        'fieldName' => $property->fieldName,
+                        'propertyName' => $property->propertyName,
+                    ];
+                    $normalizerMap[$declaringClass][$property->fieldName] = count($normalizers) - 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Phase 2: Generate Properties and Setup
+        $propertiesCode = '';
+        $setupCode = '';
+
+        foreach ($normalizers as $index => $info) {
+            $propertiesCode .= "private readonly \\{$info['normalizer']} \$n$index;\n";
+            $setupCode .= "\$this->n$index = \$metadataFactory->metadata(\\{$info['class']}::class)->properties['{$info['propertyName']}']->normalizer;\n";
+        }
+
+        // Phase 3: Generate Class Methods
+        $methods = '';
+        $hydrateCases = '';
+        $extractCases = '';
+
+        foreach ($allClasses as $class => $metadata) {
+            $shortName = str_replace('\\', '', $class);
+            
+            $hydrateCases .= "\\$class::class => \$this->hydrate$shortName(\$data, \$context, \$stack),\n";
+            $extractCases .= "\\$class::class => \$this->extract$shortName(\$object, \$context, \$stack),\n";
+            
+            $methods .= $this->generateClassMethods($metadata, $shortName, $normalizerMap);
+        }
+
+        return <<<PHP
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace $namespace;
+
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Metadata\ClassMetadata;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Metadata\MetadataFactory;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Middleware\Middleware;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Middleware\Stack;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\TypeMismatch;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\DenormalizationFailure;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\NormalizationFailure;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\CircularReference;
+use Throwable;
+use TypeError;
+
+use function array_key_exists;
+use function spl_object_id;
+use function array_values;
+use function array_map;
+use function ltrim;
+
+final class $middlewareClassName implements Middleware
+{
+    private array \$callStack = [];
+
+{$this->padLeft($propertiesCode, 1)}
+
+    public function __construct(MetadataFactory \$metadataFactory)
+    {
+{$this->padLeft($setupCode, 2)}    
+    }
+
+    public function hydrate(ClassMetadata \$metadata, array \$data, array \$context, Stack \$stack): object
+    {
+        \$object = \$this->doHydrate(\$metadata->className, \$data, \$context, \$stack);
+        
+        if (\$object === null) {
+            return \$stack->next()->hydrate(\$metadata, \$data, \$context, \$stack);
+        }
+    
+        return \$object;
+    }
+
+    private function doHydrate(string \$class, array \$data, array \$context, Stack \$stack): object|null
+    {
+        return match (\$class) {
+{$this->padLeft($hydrateCases, 3)}    
+            default => null,
+        };
+    }
+
+    public function extract(ClassMetadata \$metadata, object \$object, array \$context, Stack \$stack): array
+    {
+        \$data = \$this->doExtract(\$object, \$context, \$stack);
+        
+        if (\$data === null) {
+            return \$stack->next()->extract(\$metadata, \$object, \$context, \$stack);
+        }
+    
+        return \$data;
+    }
+
+    private function doExtract(object \$object, array \$context, Stack \$stack): array|null
+    {
+        \$objectId = spl_object_id(\$object);
+
+        if (array_key_exists(\$objectId, \$this->callStack)) {
+            \$references = array_values(\$this->callStack);
+            \$references[] = \$object::class;
+
+            throw new CircularReference(\$references);
+        }
+
+        \$this->callStack[\$objectId] = \$object::class;
+
+        try {
+            return match (\$object::class) {
+{$this->padLeft($extractCases, 4)}
+                default => null,
+            };
+        } finally {
+            \\array_pop(\$this->callStack);
+        }
+    }
+
+{$this->padLeft($methods, 1)}
+}
+PHP;
+    }
+
+    private function generateClassMethods(ClassMetadata $metadata, string $shortName, array $normalizerMap): string
+    {
+        $targetClass = $metadata->className;
+
+        $constructor = $metadata->reflection->getConstructor();
+
+        if ($constructor === null) {
+            dd($metadata->className);
+        }
+
+        $befores = [];
+        $map = [];
+
+        foreach ($constructor->getParameters() as $parameter) {
+            $tupple = $this->generatePropertyDenormalization($metadata->properties[$parameter->getName()], $normalizerMap);
+
+            $map[] = $tupple[0];
+
+            if ($tupple[1] !== '') {
+                $befores[] = $tupple[1];
+            }
+        }
+
+        $methods = <<<PHP
+private function hydrate$shortName(array \$data, array \$context, Stack \$stack): \\$targetClass
+{
+{$this->padLeft(implode("\n", $befores), 1)}        
+    return new \\$targetClass(
+{$this->padLeft(implode(",\n", $map), 2)}  
+    );
+}
+
+PHP;
+
+        $befores = [];
+        $map = [];
+
+        foreach ($metadata->properties as $property) {
+            $tupple = $this->generatePropertyNormalization($property, $normalizerMap);
+
+            $map[] = $tupple[0];
+
+            if ($tupple[1] !== '') {
+                $befores[] = $tupple[1];
+            }
+        }
+
+        $methods .= <<<PHP
+private function extract$shortName(\$object, array \$context, Stack \$stack): array
+{
+{$this->padLeft(implode("\n", $befores), 1)}    
+    return [
+{$this->padLeft(implode("\n", $map), 2)}     
+    ];
+}
+
+PHP;
+
+        return $methods;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array{string, string}
+     */
+    private function generatePropertyDenormalization(PropertyMetadata $property, array $normalizerMap): array
+    {
+        $fieldName = $property->fieldName;
+        $propertyName = $property->propertyName;
+        $class = $property->reflection->getDeclaringClass()->getName();
+        $globalIndex = $normalizerMap[$class][$fieldName] ?? null;
+
+        $before = '';
+
+        if ($property->normalizer !== null) {
+            if ($property->normalizer instanceof ObjectNormalizer) {
+                $nestedClass = $property->normalizer->className();
+                $valueCode = "\$this->doHydrate(\\$nestedClass::class, \$data['$fieldName'], \$context, \$stack)";
+            } elseif ($property->normalizer instanceof ArrayNormalizer) {
+                $reflection = new ReflectionProperty($property->normalizer, 'normalizer');
+                $inner = $reflection->getValue($property->normalizer);
+                if ($inner instanceof ObjectNormalizer) {
+                    $nestedClass = $inner->className();
+                    $before = <<<PHP
+foreach (\$data['$fieldName'] as &\${$propertyName}Item) {
+    \${$propertyName}Item = \$this->doHydrate(\\$nestedClass::class, \${$propertyName}Item, \$context, \$stack);
+}
+PHP;
+                    $valueCode = "\$data['$fieldName']";
+                } else {
+                    $valueCode = "\$this->n{$globalIndex}->denormalize(\$data['$fieldName'], \$context)";
+                }
+            } elseif ($globalIndex !== null) {
+                $valueCode = "\$this->n{$globalIndex}->denormalize(\$data['$fieldName'], \$context)";
+            } else {
+                $valueCode = "\$data['$fieldName']";
+            }
+        } else {
+            $valueCode = "\$data['$fieldName']";
+        }
+
+        if ($property->reflection->getType()?->allowsNull()) {
+            $valueCode = "\\array_key_exists('$fieldName', \$data) ? $valueCode : null";
+        }
+
+        return [$valueCode, $before];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array{string, string}
+     */
+    private function generatePropertyNormalization(PropertyMetadata $property, array $normalizerMap): array
+    {
+        $fieldName = $property->fieldName;
+        $propertyName = $property->propertyName;
+        $class = $property->reflection->getDeclaringClass()->getName();
+        $globalIndex = $normalizerMap[$class][$fieldName] ?? null;
+        $before = '';
+
+        if ($property->normalizer !== null) {
+            if ($property->normalizer instanceof ObjectNormalizer) {
+                $valueCode = "\$this->doExtract(\$object->$propertyName, \$context, \$stack)";
+            } elseif ($property->normalizer instanceof ArrayNormalizer) {
+                $reflection = new ReflectionProperty($property->normalizer, 'normalizer');
+                $inner = $reflection->getValue($property->normalizer);
+                if ($inner instanceof ObjectNormalizer) {
+                    $before = <<<PHP
+\$$propertyName = \$object->$propertyName;
+foreach (\$$propertyName as &\${$propertyName}Item) {
+    \${$propertyName}Item = \$this->doExtract(\${$propertyName}Item, \$context, \$stack);
+}
+PHP;
+
+                    $valueCode = "\$$propertyName";
+                } else {
+                    $valueCode = "\$this->n{$globalIndex}->normalize(\$object->$propertyName, \$context)";
+                }
+            } elseif ($globalIndex !== null) {
+                $valueCode = "\$this->n{$globalIndex}->normalize(\$object->$propertyName, \$context)";
+            } else {
+                $valueCode = "\$object->$propertyName";
+            }
+        } else {
+            $valueCode = "\$object->$propertyName";
+        }
+
+        return ["'$fieldName' => $valueCode,", $before];
+    }
+
+    private function padLeft(string $multilineString, int $n): string
+    {
+        $result = [];
+
+        foreach (explode("\n", $multilineString) as $line) {
+            $result[] = str_repeat(' ', $n * 4).$line;
+        }
+
+        return implode("\n", $result);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/StackHydratorBuilder.php b/src/StackHydratorBuilder.php
index 32fbd194..5eb5fd52 100644
--- a/src/StackHydratorBuilder.php
+++ b/src/StackHydratorBuilder.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Metadata\MetadataEnricher;
 use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Metadata\Psr16MetadataFactory;
 use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Metadata\Psr6MetadataFactory;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Metadata\MetadataFactory;
 use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Middleware\Middleware;
 use Psr\Cache\CacheItemPoolInterface;
 use Psr\SimpleCache\CacheInterface;
@@ -80,12 +81,7 @@ public function setCache(CacheItemPoolInterface|CacheInterface|null $cache): sta
 
     public function build(): StackHydrator
     {
-        $metadataFactory = new EnrichingMetadataFactory(
-            new AttributeMetadataFactory(
-                guesser: new ChainGuesser($this->guessers()),
-            ),
-            $this->metadataEnrichers(),
-        );
+        $metadataFactory = $this->getMetadataFactory();
 
         if ($this->cache instanceof CacheItemPoolInterface) {
             $metadataFactory = new Psr6MetadataFactory($metadataFactory, $this->cache);
@@ -130,4 +126,14 @@ public function metadataEnrichers(): array
 
         return array_merge(...$this->metadataEnrichers);
     }
+
+    public function getMetadataFactory(): MetadataFactory
+    {
+        return new EnrichingMetadataFactory(
+            new AttributeMetadataFactory(
+                guesser: new ChainGuesser($this->guessers()),
+            ),
+            $this->metadataEnrichers(),
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Benchmark/EventSauceHydratorBench.php b/tests/Benchmark/EventSauceHydratorBench.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45b4b2e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Benchmark/EventSauceHydratorBench.php
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark;
+
+use EventSauce\ObjectHydrator\ObjectMapper;
+use EventSauce\ObjectHydrator\ObjectMapperUsingReflection;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileCreated;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileId;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\Skill;
+use PhpBench\Attributes as Bench;
+
+#[Bench\BeforeMethods('setUp')]
+final class EventSauceHydratorBench
+{
+    private ObjectMapper $hydrator;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->hydrator = new ObjectMapperUsingReflection();
+    }
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $object = $this->hydrator->hydrateObject(
+            ProfileCreated::class,
+            [
+                'profile_id' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ],
+        );
+
+        $this->hydrator->serializeObject($object);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchHydrate1Object(): void
+    {
+        $this->hydrator->hydrateObject(ProfileCreated::class, [
+            'profile_id' => '1',
+            'name' => 'foo',
+            'skills' => [
+                ['name' => 'php'],
+                ['name' => 'symfony'],
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchExtract1Object(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        $this->hydrator->serializeObject($object);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->hydrateObject(ProfileCreated::class, [
+                'profile_id' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->serializeObject($object);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->hydrateObject(ProfileCreated::class, [
+                'profile_id' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->serializeObject($object);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Benchmark/Fixture/ProfileCreated.php b/tests/Benchmark/Fixture/ProfileCreated.php
index 5f28157c..17ddabf1 100644
--- a/tests/Benchmark/Fixture/ProfileCreated.php
+++ b/tests/Benchmark/Fixture/ProfileCreated.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture;
 
+use JMS\Serializer\Annotation\Type;
 use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Extension\Cryptography\Attribute\DataSubjectId;
 use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Extension\Cryptography\Attribute\SensitiveData;
 
@@ -12,10 +13,14 @@ final class ProfileCreated
     /** @param list<Skill> $skills */
     public function __construct(
         #[ProfileIdNormalizer]
+        #[ProfileIdCaster]
         #[DataSubjectId]
         public ProfileId $profileId,
         #[SensitiveData(fallback: 'unknown')]
         public string $name,
+        /**
+         * @Type("list<Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\Skill>")
+         */
         public array $skills = [],
     ) {
     }
diff --git a/tests/Benchmark/Fixture/ProfileIdCaster.php b/tests/Benchmark/Fixture/ProfileIdCaster.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe5d8200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Benchmark/Fixture/ProfileIdCaster.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture;
+
+use Attribute;
+use EventSauce\ObjectHydrator\ObjectMapper;
+use EventSauce\ObjectHydrator\PropertyCaster;
+use EventSauce\ObjectHydrator\PropertySerializer;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Normalizer\Normalizer;
+
+use function is_string;
+
+#[Attribute(Attribute::TARGET_PROPERTY)]
+final class ProfileIdCaster implements PropertyCaster, PropertySerializer
+{
+    public function cast(mixed $value, ObjectMapper $hydrator): mixed
+    {
+        if ($value === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (!is_string($value)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException();
+        }
+
+        return ProfileId::fromString($value);
+    }
+
+    public function serialize(mixed $value, ObjectMapper $hydrator): mixed
+    {
+        if (!$value instanceof ProfileId) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException();
+        }
+
+        return $value->toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Benchmark/GeneratedEventSauceHydratorBench.php b/tests/Benchmark/GeneratedEventSauceHydratorBench.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4281ba57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Benchmark/GeneratedEventSauceHydratorBench.php
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark;
+
+use EventSauce\ObjectHydrator\ObjectMapper;
+use EventSauce\ObjectHydrator\ObjectMapperCodeGenerator;
+use EventSauce\ObjectHydrator\ObjectMapperUsingReflection;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileCreated;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileId;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\Skill;
+use PhpBench\Attributes as Bench;
+
+#[Bench\BeforeMethods('setUp')]
+final class GeneratedEventSauceHydratorBench
+{
+    private ObjectMapper $hydrator;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $dumpedClassNamed = "AcmeCorp\\GeneratedEventSauceMapper";
+        $dumper = new ObjectMapperCodeGenerator();
+        $classesToDump = [ProfileCreated::class];
+
+        $code = $dumper->dump($classesToDump, $dumpedClassNamed);
+        file_put_contents(__DIR__ . '/../../var/cache/GeneratedEventSauceMapper.php', $code);
+
+        require_once __DIR__ . '/../../var/cache/GeneratedEventSauceMapper.php';
+
+        $this->hydrator = new \AcmeCorp\GeneratedEventSauceMapper();
+    }
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $object = $this->hydrator->hydrateObject(
+            ProfileCreated::class,
+            [
+                'profile_id' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ],
+        );
+
+        $this->hydrator->serializeObject($object);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchHydrate1Object(): void
+    {
+        $this->hydrator->hydrateObject(ProfileCreated::class, [
+            'profile_id' => '1',
+            'name' => 'foo',
+            'skills' => [
+                ['name' => 'php'],
+                ['name' => 'symfony'],
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchExtract1Object(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        $this->hydrator->serializeObject($object);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->hydrateObject(ProfileCreated::class, [
+                'profile_id' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->serializeObject($object);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->hydrateObject(ProfileCreated::class, [
+                'profile_id' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->serializeObject($object);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Benchmark/GeneratedHydratorBench.php b/tests/Benchmark/GeneratedHydratorBench.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..913731fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Benchmark/GeneratedHydratorBench.php
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark;
+
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Extension\Generated\GeneratedCoreExtension;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Hydrator;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\HydratorBuilder;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\StackHydratorBuilder;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileCreated;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileId;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\Skill;
+use PhpBench\Attributes as Bench;
+
+#[Bench\BeforeMethods('setUp')]
+final class GeneratedHydratorBench
+{
+    private Hydrator $hydrator;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->hydrator = (new StackHydratorBuilder())
+            ->useExtension(new GeneratedCoreExtension(
+                __DIR__ . '/../../var/cache',
+                [
+                    ProfileCreated::class,
+                    Skill::class,
+                ]
+            ))
+            ->build();
+    }
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            ProfileCreated::class,
+            [
+                'profileId' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchHydrate1Object(): void
+    {
+        $this->hydrator->hydrate(ProfileCreated::class, [
+            'profileId' => '1',
+            'name' => 'foo',
+            'skills' => [
+                ['name' => 'php'],
+                ['name' => 'symfony'],
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchExtract1Object(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        $this->hydrator->extract($object);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->hydrate(ProfileCreated::class, [
+                'profileId' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->extract($object);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->hydrate(ProfileCreated::class, [
+                'profileId' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->extract($object);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Benchmark/JMSHydratorBench.php b/tests/Benchmark/JMSHydratorBench.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c04fa1d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Benchmark/JMSHydratorBench.php
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark;
+
+use JMS\Serializer\Serializer;
+use JMS\Serializer\SerializerBuilder;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileCreated;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileId;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\Skill;
+use PhpBench\Attributes as Bench;
+
+#[Bench\BeforeMethods('setUp')]
+final class JMSHydratorBench
+{
+    private Serializer $hydrator;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->hydrator = SerializerBuilder::create()->build();
+    }
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $object = $this->hydrator->fromArray(
+            [
+                'profileId' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ],
+            ProfileCreated::class,
+        );
+
+        $this->hydrator->toArray($object);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchHydrate1Object(): void
+    {
+        $this->hydrator->fromArray(
+            [
+                'profileId' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ],
+            ProfileCreated::class
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchExtract1Object(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        $this->hydrator->toArray($object);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->fromArray(
+                [
+                    'profileId' => '1',
+                    'name' => 'foo',
+                    'skills' => [
+                        ['name' => 'php'],
+                        ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                    ],
+                ],
+                ProfileCreated::class
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->toArray($object);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->fromArray(
+                [
+                    'profileId' => '1',
+                    'name' => 'foo',
+                    'skills' => [
+                        ['name' => 'php'],
+                        ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                    ],
+                ],
+                ProfileCreated::class
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->toArray($object);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Benchmark/SerdeHydratorBench.php b/tests/Benchmark/SerdeHydratorBench.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ae425fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Benchmark/SerdeHydratorBench.php
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark;
+
+use Crell\AttributeUtils\Analyzer;
+use Crell\AttributeUtils\MemoryCacheAnalyzer;
+use Crell\Serde\Serde;
+use Crell\Serde\SerdeCommon;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileCreated;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileId;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\Skill;
+use PhpBench\Attributes as Bench;
+
+#[Bench\BeforeMethods('setUp')]
+final class SerdeHydratorBench
+{
+    private Serde $hydrator;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $analyzer = new MemoryCacheAnalyzer(new Analyzer());
+        $this->hydrator = new SerdeCommon($analyzer);
+    }
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $object = $this->hydrator->deserialize(
+            [
+                'profile_id' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ],
+            'array',
+            ProfileCreated::class,
+        );
+
+        $this->hydrator->serialize($object, 'array');
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchHydrate1Object(): void
+    {
+        $this->hydrator->deserialize(
+            [
+                'profile_id' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ],
+            'array',
+            ProfileCreated::class,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchExtract1Object(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        $this->hydrator->serialize($object, 'array');
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->deserialize(
+                [
+                    'profile_id' => '1',
+                    'name' => 'foo',
+                    'skills' => [
+                        ['name' => 'php'],
+                        ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                    ],
+                ],
+                'array',
+                ProfileCreated::class,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->serialize($object, 'array');
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->deserialize(
+                [
+                    'profile_id' => '1',
+                    'name' => 'foo',
+                    'skills' => [
+                        ['name' => 'php'],
+                        ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                    ],
+                ],
+                'array',
+                ProfileCreated::class,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->serialize($object, 'array');
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Benchmark/StubGeneratedHydratorBench.php b/tests/Benchmark/StubGeneratedHydratorBench.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4207a66c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Benchmark/StubGeneratedHydratorBench.php
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark;
+
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Extension\Generated\GeneratedCoreExtension;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Guesser\BuiltInGuesser;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Hydrator;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\StackHydratorBuilder;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileCreated;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileId;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\Skill;
+use PhpBench\Attributes as Bench;
+
+#[Bench\BeforeMethods('setUp')]
+#[Bench\Groups(['hydrator'])]
+final class StubGeneratedHydratorBench
+{
+    private Hydrator $hydrator;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        require_once __DIR__ . '/../../stub/GeneratedTransformMiddleware.php';
+
+        $this->hydrator = (new StackHydratorBuilder())
+            ->addMiddleware(new \GeneratedTransformMiddleware())
+            ->addGuesser(new BuiltInGuesser(), -64)
+            ->build();
+    }
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            ProfileCreated::class,
+            [
+                'profileId' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchHydrate1Object(): void
+    {
+        $this->hydrator->hydrate(ProfileCreated::class, [
+            'profileId' => '1',
+            'name' => 'foo',
+            'skills' => [
+                ['name' => 'php'],
+                ['name' => 'symfony'],
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchExtract1Object(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        $this->hydrator->extract($object);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->hydrate(ProfileCreated::class, [
+                'profileId' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->extract($object);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->hydrate(ProfileCreated::class, [
+                'profileId' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->extract($object);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Benchmark/SymfonyHydratorBench.php b/tests/Benchmark/SymfonyHydratorBench.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b3ca659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Benchmark/SymfonyHydratorBench.php
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark;
+
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\CoreExtension;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Hydrator;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\StackHydratorBuilder;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileCreated;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\ProfileId;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Benchmark\Fixture\Skill;
+use PhpBench\Attributes as Bench;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\ObjectNormalizer;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Serializer;
+
+#[Bench\BeforeMethods('setUp')]
+final class SymfonyHydratorBench
+{
+    private Serializer $hydrator;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->hydrator = new Serializer([new ObjectNormalizer()], []);
+    }
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $object = $this->hydrator->denormalize(
+            [
+                'profileId' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ],
+            ProfileCreated::class,
+        );
+
+        $this->hydrator->normalize($object);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchHydrate1Object(): void
+    {
+        $this->hydrator->denormalize(
+            [
+                'profileId' => '1',
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'skills' => [
+                    ['name' => 'php'],
+                    ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                ],
+            ],
+            ProfileCreated::class
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(5)]
+    public function benchExtract1Object(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        $this->hydrator->normalize($object);
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->denormalize(
+                [
+                    'profileId' => '1',
+                    'name' => 'foo',
+                    'skills' => [
+                        ['name' => 'php'],
+                        ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                    ],
+                ],
+                ProfileCreated::class
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->normalize($object);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchHydrate1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->denormalize(
+                [
+                    'profileId' => '1',
+                    'name' => 'foo',
+                    'skills' => [
+                        ['name' => 'php'],
+                        ['name' => 'symfony'],
+                    ],
+                ],
+                ProfileCreated::class
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Bench\Revs(3)]
+    public function benchExtract1000000Objects(): void
+    {
+        $object = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            'foo',
+            [
+                new Skill('php'),
+                new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+        );
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 1_000_000; $i++) {
+            $this->hydrator->normalize($object);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Extension/Generated/GeneratedMetadataHydratorTest.php b/tests/Unit/Extension/Generated/GeneratedMetadataHydratorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..107ca8c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Extension/Generated/GeneratedMetadataHydratorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,618 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Extension\Generated;
+
+use DateTime;
+use DateTimeImmutable;
+use DateTimeZone;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\CircularReference;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\ClassNotSupported;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Extension\Cryptography\Cryptographer;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Extension\Cryptography\CryptographyExtension;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Extension\Generated\GeneratedCoreExtension;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Hydrator;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\HydratorBuilder;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Metadata\ClassMetadata;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\MetadataHydrator;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Middleware\Middleware;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Middleware\Stack;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Middleware\TransformMiddleware;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Normalizer\InvalidArgument;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Extension\Cryptography\Fixture\SensitiveDataProfileCreated;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\Circle1Dto;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\Circle2Dto;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\Circle3Dto;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\DefaultDto;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\Email;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\InferNormalizerDto;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\InferNormalizerWithIterablesDto;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\InferNormalizerWithNullableDto;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\LazyProfileCreated;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\NormalizerInBaseClassDefinedDto;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\ParentDto;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\ProfileCreated;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\ProfileCreatedWithNormalizer;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\ProfileCreatedWrapper;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\ProfileId;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\Skill;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\Status;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\StatusWithNormalizer;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\WrongNormalizer;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\RequiresPhp;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use ReflectionClass;
+use TypeError;
+
+#[CoversClass(MetadataHydrator::class)]
+#[CoversClass(TransformMiddleware::class)]
+final class GeneratedMetadataHydratorTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private Hydrator $hydrator;
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->hydrator = (new HydratorBuilder())->useExtension(new GeneratedCoreExtension(
+            __DIR__ . '/../../../../var/cache',
+            [
+                ProfileCreated::class,
+                ParentDto::class,
+                ProfileCreatedWrapper::class,
+                Circle1Dto::class,
+                Circle2Dto::class,
+                Circle3Dto::class,
+                InferNormalizerWithNullableDto::class,
+                InferNormalizerDto::class,
+                DefaultDto::class,
+                ProfileCreatedWrapper::class,
+                NormalizerInBaseClassDefinedDto::class,
+                InferNormalizerWithIterablesDto::class,
+                LazyProfileCreated::class,
+                WrongNormalizer::class,
+            ],
+        ))->build();
+    }
+
+    public function testExtract(): void
+    {
+        $event = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            Email::fromString('info@patchlevel.de'),
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals(
+            ['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de'],
+            $this->hydrator->extract($event),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testExtractWithInheritance(): void
+    {
+        $event = new ParentDto(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            Email::fromString('info@patchlevel.de'),
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals(
+            ['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de'],
+            $this->hydrator->extract($event),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testExtractWithHydratorAwareNormalizer(): void
+    {
+        $event = new ProfileCreatedWrapper(
+            new ProfileCreated(
+                ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+                Email::fromString('info@patchlevel.de'),
+            ),
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals(
+            ['event' => ['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de']],
+            $this->hydrator->extract($event),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testExtractCircularReference(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(CircularReference::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Circular reference detected: Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\Circle1Dto -> Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\Circle2Dto -> Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\Circle3Dto -> Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\Circle1Dto');
+
+        $dto1 = new Circle1Dto();
+        $dto2 = new Circle2Dto();
+        $dto3 = new Circle3Dto();
+
+        $dto1->to = $dto2;
+        $dto2->to = $dto3;
+        $dto3->to = $dto1;
+
+        $this->hydrator->extract($dto1);
+    }
+
+    public function testExtractWithInferNormalizer2(): void
+    {
+        $result = $this->hydrator->extract(
+            new InferNormalizerWithNullableDto(
+                null,
+                null,
+                profileId: ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            ),
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals(
+            [
+                'status' => null,
+                'dateTimeImmutable' => null,
+                'dateTime' => null,
+                'dateTimeZone' => null,
+                'profileId' => '1',
+            ],
+            $result,
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testExtractWithContext(): void
+    {
+        $object = new InferNormalizerDto(
+            Status::Draft,
+            new DateTimeImmutable('2015-02-13 22:34:32+01:00'),
+            new DateTime('2015-02-13 22:34:32+01:00'),
+            new DateTimeZone('EDT'),
+            ['foo'],
+        );
+
+        $expect = [
+            'status' => 'draft',
+            'dateTimeImmutable' => '2015-02-13T22:34:32+01:00',
+            'dateTime' => '2015-02-13T22:34:32+01:00',
+            'dateTimeZone' => 'EDT',
+            'array' => ['foo'],
+        ];
+
+        $middleware = $this->createMock(Middleware::class);
+        $middleware
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('extract')
+            ->with(
+                $this->isInstanceOf(ClassMetadata::class),
+                $object,
+                ['context' => '123'],
+                $this->isInstanceOf(Stack::class),
+            )->willReturn($expect);
+
+        $hydrator = (new HydratorBuilder())
+            ->useExtension(new GeneratedCoreExtension(
+                __DIR__ . '/../../../../var/cache',
+                [
+                    ProfileCreated::class,
+                    ParentDto::class,
+                    ProfileCreatedWrapper::class,
+                    Circle1Dto::class,
+                    Circle2Dto::class,
+                    Circle3Dto::class,
+                    InferNormalizerWithNullableDto::class,
+                    InferNormalizerDto::class,
+                    DefaultDto::class,
+                    ProfileCreatedWrapper::class,
+                    NormalizerInBaseClassDefinedDto::class,
+                    InferNormalizerWithIterablesDto::class,
+                    LazyProfileCreated::class,
+                ],
+            ))
+            ->addMiddleware($middleware)
+            ->build();
+
+        $data = $hydrator->extract($object, ['context' => '123']);
+
+        self::assertEquals($expect, $data);
+    }
+
+    public function testHydrate(): void
+    {
+        $expected = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            Email::fromString('info@patchlevel.de'),
+        );
+
+        $event = $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            ProfileCreated::class,
+            ['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de'],
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals($expected, $event);
+    }
+
+    public function testHydrateUnknownClass(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(ClassNotSupported::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionCode(0);
+
+        $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            'Unknown',
+            ['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de'],
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testHydrateWithDefaults(): void
+    {
+        $object = $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            DefaultDto::class,
+            ['name' => 'test'],
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals('test', $object->name);
+        self::assertEquals(new Email('info@patchlevel.de'), $object->email);
+        self::assertEquals(true, $object->admin);
+    }
+
+    public function testHydrateWithInheritance(): void
+    {
+        $expected = new ParentDto(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            Email::fromString('info@patchlevel.de'),
+        );
+
+        $event = $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            ParentDto::class,
+            ['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de'],
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals($expected, $event);
+    }
+
+    public function testHydrateWithHydratorAwareNormalizer(): void
+    {
+        $expected = new ProfileCreatedWrapper(
+            new ProfileCreated(
+                ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+                Email::fromString('info@patchlevel.de'),
+            ),
+        );
+
+        $event = $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            ProfileCreatedWrapper::class,
+            [
+                'event' => ['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de'],
+            ],
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals($expected, $event);
+    }
+
+    public function testHydrateWithTypeMismatch(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(TypeError::class);
+
+        $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            ProfileCreated::class,
+            ['profileId' => null, 'email' => null],
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testHydrateWithContext(): void
+    {
+        $expect = new InferNormalizerDto(
+            Status::Draft,
+            new DateTimeImmutable('2015-02-13 22:34:32+01:00'),
+            new DateTime('2015-02-13 22:34:32+01:00'),
+            new DateTimeZone('EDT'),
+            ['foo'],
+        );
+
+        $data = [
+            'status' => 'draft',
+            'dateTimeImmutable' => '2015-02-13T22:34:32+01:00',
+            'dateTime' => '2015-02-13T22:34:32+01:00',
+            'dateTimeZone' => 'EDT',
+            'array' => ['foo'],
+        ];
+
+        $middleware = $this->createMock(Middleware::class);
+        $middleware
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('hydrate')
+            ->with(
+                $this->isInstanceOf(ClassMetadata::class),
+                $data,
+                ['context' => '123'],
+                $this->isInstanceOf(Stack::class),
+            )->willReturn($expect);
+
+        $hydrator = (new HydratorBuilder())
+            ->useExtension(new GeneratedCoreExtension(
+                __DIR__ . '/../../../../var/cache',
+                [
+                    InferNormalizerDto::class,
+                ],
+            ))
+            ->addMiddleware($middleware)
+            ->build();
+
+        $object = $hydrator->hydrate(InferNormalizerDto::class, $data, ['context' => '123']);
+
+        self::assertEquals($expect, $object);
+    }
+
+    public function testDenormalizationFailure(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(InvalidArgument::class);
+
+        $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            ProfileCreated::class,
+            ['profileId' => 123, 'email' => 123],
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testNormalizationFailure(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+
+        $this->hydrator->extract(
+            new WrongNormalizer(true),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testDecrypt(): void
+    {
+        $object = new SensitiveDataProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            Email::fromString('info@patchlevel.de'),
+        );
+
+        $encryptedPayload = ['id' => '1', 'email' => 'encrypted'];
+
+        $cryptographer = $this->createMock(Cryptographer::class);
+        $cryptographer
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('supports')
+            ->with('encrypted')
+            ->willReturn(true);
+
+        $cryptographer
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('decrypt')
+            ->with('1', 'encrypted')
+            ->willReturn('info@patchlevel.de');
+
+        $hydrator = (new HydratorBuilder())
+            ->useExtension(new GeneratedCoreExtension(
+                __DIR__ . '/../../../../var/cache',
+                [
+                    SensitiveDataProfileCreated::class,
+                ],
+            ))
+            ->useExtension(new CryptographyExtension($cryptographer))
+            ->build();
+
+        $return = $hydrator->hydrate(SensitiveDataProfileCreated::class, $encryptedPayload);
+
+        self::assertEquals($object, $return);
+    }
+
+    public function testEncrypt(): void
+    {
+        $object = new SensitiveDataProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            Email::fromString('info@patchlevel.de'),
+        );
+
+        $encryptedPayload = [
+            'id' => '1',
+            'email' => [
+                '__enc' => 'v1',
+                'data' => 'encrypted',
+                'method' => 'foo',
+                'iv' => 'bar',
+            ]
+        ];
+
+        $cryptographer = $this->createMock(Cryptographer::class);
+
+        $cryptographer
+            ->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('supports');
+
+        $cryptographer
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('encrypt')
+            ->with('1', 'info@patchlevel.de')
+            ->willReturn([
+                '__enc' => 'v1',
+                'data' => 'encrypted',
+                'method' => 'foo',
+                'iv' => 'bar',
+            ]);
+
+        $hydrator = (new HydratorBuilder())
+            ->useExtension(new GeneratedCoreExtension(
+                __DIR__ . '/../../../../var/cache',
+                [
+                    SensitiveDataProfileCreated::class,
+                ],
+            ))
+            ->useExtension(new CryptographyExtension($cryptographer))
+            ->build();
+
+        $return = $hydrator->extract($object);
+
+        self::assertSame($encryptedPayload, $return);
+    }
+
+    public function testHydrateWithNormalizerInBaseClass(): void
+    {
+        $expected = new NormalizerInBaseClassDefinedDto(
+            StatusWithNormalizer::Draft,
+            new ProfileCreatedWithNormalizer(
+                ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+                Email::fromString('info@patchlevel.de'),
+            ),
+            [StatusWithNormalizer::Draft],
+            [StatusWithNormalizer::Draft],
+            [StatusWithNormalizer::Draft],
+            [
+                'foo' => new Skill('php'),
+                'bar' => new Skill('symfony'),
+            ],
+            [
+                'foo' => 'php',
+                'bar' => 15,
+                'baz' => ['test'],
+            ],
+        );
+
+        $event = $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            NormalizerInBaseClassDefinedDto::class,
+            [
+                'status' => 'draft',
+                'profileCreated' => ['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de'],
+                'defaultArray' => ['draft'],
+                'listArray' => ['draft'],
+                'iterableArray' => ['draft'],
+                'skillsHashMap' => ['foo' => ['name' => 'php'], 'bar' => ['name' => 'symfony']],
+                'jsonArray' => ['foo' => 'php', 'bar' => 15, 'baz' => ['test']],
+            ],
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals($expected, $event);
+    }
+
+    public function testHydrateWithInferNormalizer(): void
+    {
+        $expected = new InferNormalizerDto(
+            Status::Draft,
+            new DateTimeImmutable('2015-02-13 22:34:32+01:00'),
+            new DateTime('2015-02-13 22:34:32+01:00'),
+            new DateTimeZone('EDT'),
+            ['foo'],
+        );
+
+        $event = $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            InferNormalizerDto::class,
+            [
+                'status' => 'draft',
+                'dateTimeImmutable' => '2015-02-13T22:34:32+01:00',
+                'dateTime' => '2015-02-13T22:34:32+01:00',
+                'dateTimeZone' => 'EDT',
+                'array' => ['foo'],
+            ],
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals($expected, $event);
+    }
+
+    public function testHydrateWithInferNormalizerAndNullableProperties(): void
+    {
+        $expected = new InferNormalizerWithNullableDto(
+            null,
+            null,
+            null,
+            null,
+        );
+
+        $event = $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            InferNormalizerWithNullableDto::class,
+            [
+                'status' => null,
+                'dateTimeImmutable' => null,
+                'dateTime' => null,
+                'dateTimeZone' => null,
+            ],
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals($expected, $event);
+    }
+
+    public function testHydrateWithInferNormalizerWitIterables(): void
+    {
+        $expected = new InferNormalizerWithIterablesDto(
+            [Status::Draft],
+            [Status::Draft],
+            [Status::Draft],
+            [
+                'foo' => Status::Draft,
+                'bar' => Status::Draft,
+            ],
+            [
+                'foo' => [Status::Draft],
+                'bar' => [Status::Draft],
+            ],
+            [
+                'foo' => 'php',
+                'bar' => 15,
+                'baz' => ['test'],
+            ],
+            [
+                'status' => Status::Draft,
+                'other' => [Status::Draft],
+            ],
+        );
+
+        $event = $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            InferNormalizerWithIterablesDto::class,
+            [
+                'defaultArray' => ['draft'],
+                'listArray' => ['draft'],
+                'iterableArray' => ['draft'],
+                'hashMap' => ['foo' => 'draft', 'bar' => 'draft'],
+                'nested' => ['foo' => ['draft'], 'bar' => ['draft']],
+                'jsonArray' => ['foo' => 'php', 'bar' => 15, 'baz' => ['test']],
+                'shapeArray' => ['status' => 'draft', 'other' => ['draft']],
+            ],
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals($expected, $event);
+    }
+
+    #[RequiresPhp('>=8.4')]
+    public function testLazyHydrate(): void
+    {
+        $event = $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            LazyProfileCreated::class,
+            ['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de'],
+        );
+
+        $expected = new LazyProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            Email::fromString('info@patchlevel.de'),
+        );
+
+        $reflection = new ReflectionClass(LazyProfileCreated::class);
+        self::assertTrue($reflection->isUninitializedLazyObject($event));
+
+        $reflection->initializeLazyObject($event);
+        self::assertEquals($expected, $event);
+    }
+
+    #[RequiresPhp('<8.4')]
+    public function testLazyNotSupported(): void
+    {
+        $event = $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            LazyProfileCreated::class,
+            ['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de'],
+        );
+
+        $expected = new LazyProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            Email::fromString('info@patchlevel.de'),
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals($expected, $event);
+    }
+
+    #[RequiresPhp('>=8.4')]
+    public function testLazyExtract(): void
+    {
+        $event = $this->hydrator->hydrate(
+            LazyProfileCreated::class,
+            ['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de'],
+        );
+
+        $data = $this->hydrator->extract($event);
+
+        self::assertEquals(['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de'], $data);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Extension/Generated/GeneratedTransformerMiddlewareTest.php b/tests/Unit/Extension/Generated/GeneratedTransformerMiddlewareTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51c553f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Extension/Generated/GeneratedTransformerMiddlewareTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Extension\Generated;
+
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Extension\Generated\MiddlewareGenerator;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Metadata\AttributeMetadataFactory;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Metadata\ClassMetadata;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\MetadataHydrator;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Middleware\AttributeTransformMiddleware;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Middleware\Stack;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Middleware\TransformMiddleware;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\Email;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\ProfileCreated;
+use Patchlevel\Hydrator\Tests\Unit\Fixture\ProfileId;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+#[CoversClass(TransformMiddleware::class)]
+class GeneratedTransformerMiddlewareTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testHydrate(): void
+    {
+        $cachePath = __DIR__ . '/../../../../var/cache';
+        @mkdir($cachePath, 0777, true);
+
+        $metadataFactory = new AttributeMetadataFactory();
+        $generator = new MiddlewareGenerator($metadataFactory);
+        $middlewareClassName = 'GeneratedTransformMiddleware';
+        $fullMiddlewareClassName = 'Patchlevel\\Hydrator\\Generated\\' . $middlewareClassName;
+        $filename = sprintf('%s/%s.php', $cachePath, $middlewareClassName);
+
+        $middlewareCode = $generator->dump([ProfileCreated::class], $fullMiddlewareClassName);
+        file_put_contents($filename, $middlewareCode);
+
+        require_once $filename;
+
+        $middleware = new $fullMiddlewareClassName();
+
+        $expected = new ProfileCreated(
+            ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+            Email::fromString('info@patchlevel.de'),
+        );
+
+        $event = $middleware->hydrate(
+            $this->classMetadata(ProfileCreated::class),
+            ['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de'],
+            [],
+            new Stack([]),
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals($expected, $event);
+    }
+
+    public function testExtract(): void
+    {
+        $cachePath = __DIR__ . '/../../../var/cache';
+        @mkdir($cachePath, 0777, true);
+
+        $metadataFactory = new AttributeMetadataFactory();
+        $generator = new MiddlewareGenerator($metadataFactory);
+        $generatedClassName = 'UnifiedMiddleware';
+        $code = $generator->generate([ProfileCreated::class], $generatedClassName);
+        file_put_contents($cachePath . '/' . $generatedClassName . '.php', $code);
+
+        $middleware = new AttributeTransformMiddleware(
+            $cachePath,
+            [ProfileCreated::class],
+            $metadataFactory
+        );
+
+        $expected = ['profileId' => '1', 'email' => 'info@patchlevel.de'];
+
+        $data = $middleware->extract(
+            $this->classMetadata(ProfileCreated::class),
+            new ProfileCreated(
+                ProfileId::fromString('1'),
+                Email::fromString('info@patchlevel.de'),
+            ),
+            [],
+            new Stack([], new MetadataHydrator()),
+        );
+
+        self::assertEquals($expected, $data);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param class-string<T> $class
+     *
+     * @return ClassMetadata<T>
+     *
+     * @template T of object
+     */
+    private function classMetadata(string $class): ClassMetadata
+    {
+        return (new AttributeMetadataFactory())
+            ->metadata($class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Fixture/Circle1Dto.php b/tests/Unit/Fixture/Circle1Dto.php
index 799ed794..5b0a7986 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Fixture/Circle1Dto.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Fixture/Circle1Dto.php
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 final class Circle1Dto
 {
-    #[ObjectNormalizer(Circle2Dto::class)]
-    public object|null $to = null;
+    public function __construct(
+        #[ObjectNormalizer(Circle2Dto::class)]
+        public object|null $to = null
+    )
+    {
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Fixture/Circle2Dto.php b/tests/Unit/Fixture/Circle2Dto.php
index aa87e893..e536ff58 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Fixture/Circle2Dto.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Fixture/Circle2Dto.php
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 final class Circle2Dto
 {
-    #[ObjectNormalizer(Circle3Dto::class)]
-    public object|null $to = null;
+    public function __construct(
+        #[ObjectNormalizer(Circle3Dto::class)]
+        public object|null $to = null
+    )
+    {
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Fixture/Circle3Dto.php b/tests/Unit/Fixture/Circle3Dto.php
index c0b4f6de..a3240240 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Fixture/Circle3Dto.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Fixture/Circle3Dto.php
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 final class Circle3Dto
 {
-    #[ObjectNormalizer(Circle1Dto::class)]
-    public object|null $to = null;
+    public function __construct(
+        #[ObjectNormalizer(Circle1Dto::class)]
+        public object|null $to = null
+    )
+    {
+    }
 }