Yes, that's exactly what something like Hibernate (http://www.hibernate.org/) does; the application deals with Java objects that know how to instantiate themselves from the database or how to persist themselves from the database. And the specifics of the database or SQL-specific details are abstracted away.
Gil On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 06:30 -0500, Shawn Abigail wrote: > I assume there will be some abstraction layer between the application and > the database. We should be able to change from database to database by > changing the abstraction layer rather than changing the application code. > From the application programmer point of view, there will be standard easy > to use commands for saving and loading the project. Perhaps another issue > will be whether the state of the project is continuously stored (i.e. every > time you add a new task, it gets written to disk) or whether the state of > the project is only stored when the Project Manager hits "Save". > > Regards, > Shawn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B. Evers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <dev@oopm.openoffice.org> > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 4:13 AM > Subject: Re: [oopm-dev] Base > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <dev@oopm.openoffice.org> > > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 2:34 AM > > Subject: RE: [oopm-dev] Base > > > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> We should consider either defining a strict persistence layer or using a > >> tool such as Hibernate to isolate the application itself from the actual > >> data store. By abstracting away the mechanics of data access we can span > >> a wider array of technologies such as Base, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, > >> XML for storage and retrieval. > > > > I totally agree with Gil. By adding this extra layer not only are we > > independant of the database to use, but we can also make the application > > easy scalable from desktop/single user to enterprise level all using the > > same database. > > > > Benno > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.3/614 - Release Date: 1/2/2007 > > 2:58 PM > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
