hi Jeff,
this looks great : i've just tested it with a simple mysql example and
it's working fine. I think your work will be a major argument for using
iBatis (when we have to deal with hibernate evangelists)
i will try to use it in my project (mysql and oracle with blobs) as soon
as the current release will be stable enough.
i've just a question regarding key class... Don't you think it will be
useful that the object class can automatically instanciate the
corresponding primary key object? it will be useful when you're working
on an object and want to delete it.
regarding the auto-generated code it would also be useful to add a
custom comment at the start of each file (license for example)...
nevertheless it's a detail.
sorry for my english i try to make my best...
thank you!
Jeff Butler a écrit :
I am very pleased to announce that a new Java code generator for
iBATIS is now available - Abator.
Abator generates SqlMaps, Java domain classes, and (optionally) Java
DAO classes. It uses Database Metadata as input, and is highly
customizable. Abator runs as a Eclipse plugin (Eclipse 3.0 and
higher). It is intended to be run iteratively as your project and
database mature, so it will not overwrite any hand coded changes you
make to any of the generated files.
The core code generation functionality of Abator does not require
Eclipse, and can be run as a standalone JAR - I'll post some
instructions about how to do that if anyone is interested. As a
standalone JAR, Abator only generates code - it does not try to save
the results, or try to merge the generated code with any already
existing files.
I have tested Abator extensively with DB2 and MySql, but not other
databases. I would sincerely appreciate any feedback related to other
databases, or about its core functionality.
This is release 0.5.0 of Abator, and it is classified as an Alpha
level release. I anticipate that public testing could reveal some
issues, so I have refrained from calling it 1.0.0 yet. But I feel
confident that the code is "ready for prime time" - I have been using
it on a project for some time with good results.
Check it out here:
http://ibatis.apache.org/abator.html
Enjoy...
Jeff Butler
