I can do all those things in Cache, so I think of Cache as a true object
store.
Cache stores entire objects.
It handles trees of objects. Related objects are automatically swizzled into
memory.
Objects are manipulated with Cache Object Script (think mumps with
extensions) or Cache Basic (looks like visual basic).
Cache Objects are updated by setting object variables: Set
Patient.Name="Smith,Jim", or calling methods, and saved by calling methods:
Set Status=Patient.%Save()
What I like about Cache is that you can also query these objects through the
SQL projection. I usually start my application by doing a query, say to fill
a selector box, then once a selection is made, I load the selected object.
Good day,
Douglas
From: Richard Schilling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net
To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration
(was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java)
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:48:23 -0800
Gregory Woodhouse wrote:
(....)
It might be a good idea to start out by defining what you mean by a true
object store. I doubt seriously that we're all on the same page here.
Right ... good call. By "true object store" I mean a data store that is
capable of storing a) entire objects (members and methods), and b) is able
to handle entire trees of objects. The objects are manipulated through the
normal conventions of a programming language (e.g. Smalltalk and Java) and
not through some "intermediary tool" like SQL, JDBC, etc.
Object are updated simply by virtue of calling methods and setting members,
just like MUMPS globals are automatically stored in the MUMPS data base
whenever they are set to a value.
Richard
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