This inspection reports when "." is used as a source in @Mapping
//wrong
@Mapper
public interface EmployeeMapper {
@Mapping(target = "dto", source = ".")
Employee toEmployee(EmployeeDto employeeDto, @Context CycleAvoidingMappingContext context);
}
//correct
@Mapper
public interface EmployeeMapper {
@Mapping(source = "employeeDto", target = "dto")
Employee toEmployee(EmployeeDto employeeDto, @Context CycleAvoidingMappingContext context);
}