internal static class BaseControllerHelpers
{
    public static TEditDto ConvertToEntity<TEditDto>(object obj) where TEditDto : new()
    {
        TEditDto entity = new TEditDto();
        foreach (var property in typeof(TEditDto).GetProperties())
        {
            var value = obj.GetType().GetProperty(property.Name)?.GetValue(obj, null);
            if (value != null)
            {
                property.SetValue(entity, Convert.ChangeType(value, property.PropertyType), null);
            }
        }
        return entity;
    }
}