Ross Gardler wrote:
Brian M Dube wrote:
I'm sorry I failed to mention that I'm now using
whiteboard/org.apache.forrest.plugin.Database to generate the data.
Thank you for pointing out that it is possible, and better, to access
the back end directly.
Cool, but my new approach for talking to the database (i.e. hibernate)
is better from a maintenance point of view as it doesn't tie us to a
specific back end. Furthermore it provides POJO's for manipulating the
data. It works in a limited fashion and is already more complete with
respect to getting data out of an OSCommerce back end than the raw
database plugin.
Would you like me to send it to you offlist so you can have a look at
the proof of concept?
Thank you, I would like to see it.
Since you still seem to be at a very early stage I'd love for us to work
together on this code, I can put it in an SVN repository and make it
available under LGPL (hibernate restriction). I'd prefer to make it
ASL2, but would need more time to cleanly separate the dependencies so
that will have to come later.
I don't think July 18th will be a problem unless you are a long way down
the road to implementation using the database plugin. In which case we
should go our separate ways until you have more breathing space then we
can bring the two solutions together into a finished product.
I don't have much time invested in the database plugin. I only recently
got it working. When I look at how you're using Hibernate, I'll have a
better idea whether I should switch now or keep going with what I have.
Brian
