Hi Dan, Thanks a lot for thinking along out loud.
Actually I found another Apache project called Stanbol ( http://incubator.apache.org/stanbol ) that does a few thing we need. I will further investigate that and keep your words in mind. Regards, Minto Op 10-9-2012 9:06, Dan Haywood schreef: > On 9 September 2012 15:01, Minto van der Sluis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for al the responses regarding JDO vs SQL. >> >> However, my project moved in a direction where the model is not known at >> compile time. So we need a solution capable of handling the model at >> runtime. I am not sure if there still is a place for Isis in this scenario. >> > > That definitely rules out using one of the current objectstores, and indeed > most of Isis' runtime infrastructure. > > With a little inside knowledge, I think it would be possible to use the > core (metamodel) and the viewers, however. You would need to implement a > number of FacetFactory's in order to build the metamodel from, well, > wherever the information is. And you'd need to provide the backend runtime > also, wrapped up in a form that Isis can access (ie through the IsisContext > service locator). > > > >> >> Currently I am thinking about modelling the domain in OWL and store the >> data in a RDF database. Metawidget comes to mind for constructing a Gui >> at runtime. >> > > That may well be a good approach. You'll find that to use Metawidget > you'll also need to implement its MetaModelBuilder API, and of course with > MetaWidget you do all the backend runtime/persistence yourself anyway. > > My suggestion would be that you figure out your runtime/backend, using a > very simple UI (to the console, even). Once you understand that, then > you'll be in a better position to decide which framework (if either) to go > with. > > Cheers > Dan > > > >> >> Regards, >> >> Minto >> >> > -- ir. ing. Minto van der Sluis Software innovator / renovator Xup BV Mobiel: +31 (0) 626 014541
