Hi Horst, I can confirm you that we will definitely provide a more JDO-user friendly Source Generator in future releases. It's a direction we are willing to take.
Arnaud > -----Original Message----- > From: Horst Fiedler (by way of Horst Fiedler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 1:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [castor-dev] SourceGenerator - Future directions > > Hello, > > Castor (9.4.1) seems to be great, but I'm missing informations on usage > profiles. Obviously SourceGenerator is only partially integrated with JDO. > > To use castor JDO for project where one starts using existing database > (which by luck is rather generic, e.g. simple ID's, identifyable > relationshipts, constraints expressable using Castor schema), I wanted to > proceed as follows: > > 1) Create schema.xsd including as many as possible RDBMS details/constraints > In same step the mapping file can be generated. > The mapping shall define set/get-Methods using the "AsReference" extra > methods. > I created a prototype to build .xsd and map.xml out of oracle using tcl. > > 2) Build Sources using SourceGen > > I failed to handle multiple references between 2 entities. How to declace set > attributes using an individual name (e.g. derived from foreign key name) > instead classname ? > > Are there plans to improve support for reverse enineering, e.g. > allowing the schema to hold RDBMS mapping info ? > I would prefer such an approach over "annotated source code to derive mapping > info". > > A framework supporting RDBMS and XML would make Castor preferable to e.g. > Relaxer/OJB... combinations. > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > If you wish to unsubscribe from this mailing, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of: > unsubscribe castor-dev ----------------------------------------------------------- If you wish to unsubscribe from this mailing, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of: unsubscribe castor-dev
