Hi Ari, I thought a bit about a web-based version of CM, too. I kind of liked the idea (especially for your point #5 -- a Google Docs type of collaborative editing), but ultimately decided it would introduce security/deployment concerns I'd rather not focus on. I'd be happy to discuss the idea again, though. Maybe others have some fresh thoughts, plus the technology landscape has changed over the years.
mrg On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 7:00 PM Aristedes Maniatis <a...@maniatis.org> wrote: > One advantage of an html/js frontend would be to offer a service on our > website into which a user could paste their DDL as SQL, and get back: > > 1. a Cayenne map xml > > 2. a visual representation of their schema [1] > > 3. an editor which allows them to make changes > > 4. The ability to export an updated DDL > > 5. Some sort of sharing link so they can share and discuss with co-workers > > > Here's a company I just found doing something similar. > https://www.dbdesigner.net/ > > > The main advantage of this approach is to give Cayenne greater exposure. > People come for the tool and walk away with a whole ORM. > > I'm ccing this to the dev@ list where it makes more sense. > > > Ari > > > [1] Like this > > https://www.mysql.com/common/images/products/MySQL_Workbench_Visual_Design_Mac.png > >
