Using OpenJPA 1.2.2 (I can't upgrade to 2.0.0 at this time). I have several columns in various tables that are mapped with enum types, using an AbstractValueHandler strategy in each case. In each of those cases, the enum type is only used for that single column in that table.
In my AbstractValueHandlers, I define the "map", "toObjectValue", and "toDataStoreValue" methods. The last two are simple. In the "map" method, I return an array of one Column object, specifying the column name and type. It seems odd to specify a column name here, but it works. I now have a situation where a particular enum type is going to be used in several columns in several tables. Am I going to have to make a list of the column names in the various tables where this type is used and return them from the "map" method? That can't be right. What are my options for making this a little cleaner?
