Right on, Jeff! I look forward to seeing it in action.
Larry On 12/10/05, Jeff Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 >
