Sounds most interesting (and far more ambicious, than what I had in mind).
I'll probably do you wrong by not grasping the full extend of the project,
but in short, did I get it right:
XML2UML2ProgrammingLanguage
I know this probably doesn't grasp the whole scope ;-) But it's a VERY
interesting project, and I will have a look into it, that's for sure.
CU!
Dominik
"Manuel Lemos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Hello,
>
> On 01/25/2003 01:40 PM, Dominik Wittenbeck wrote:
> > I am currently developing a object to relational mapping layer for PHP.
It's
> > NOT a simple treat all databases like one kind of layer (although it
does
> > involve it to preserve extensibility) but an XML based intermediate
layer
> > that creates both, table structures, following a conventional scheme and
PHP
> > classes that allow, OO access to these tables.
> > I have enclosed the XML file that represents the intermediate layer. Its
> > pretty readable even without the XML schema.
> > I am currently under development, so don't expect anything useful in
less
> > than a few weeks
> >
> > Question:
> > Does anyone of you know anyone who has tried something similar, because
my
> > research on the subject grows thin? Is something like this of public
> > interest at all, or would you prefer accessing your datastructure the
old
> > fashion way?
>
> You have pretty much describe Metastorage. It is basically a generator
> application that lets you model classes of objects that are mapped and
> stored in relational database database.
>
> You just need to to describe your classes also in a XML file with the
> class variables, validation rules, relationships between classes and the
> types of functions that your application needs to manipulate the classes
> objects.
>
> Metastorage generates all the code for the classes ready to use in your
> applications. That includes also a separate class with code to install
> the database schema. The resulting classes API is database independent.
> This means that you do not need to change your application to use the
> same classes with different types databases. Many types of databases are
> supported. Still, you do not need to write absolutely any SQL in
> anywhere. Metastorage generates adequate code for you where needed.
>
> I do not mean to discourage from continuing your work, but since there
> is a great deal of overlap between Metastorage and what you have in
> mind, you are most welcomed at least to eveluate Metastorage if not also
> contribute in anyway to its development.
>
> Metastorage is Open Source and is avaliable here:
>
> http://www.meta-language.net/news-2002-12-09-metastorage.html
>
> http://www.meta-language.net/metastorage.html
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Manuel Lemos
>
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