Re: [Jython-users] hsqldb

[Leo S. M. <leo...@gm...>]

On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Tim Sawyer <lis...@ca...> wrote:
> Thanks.
>
> How difficult would it be to implement hsqldb support in jython-django?

It's not too difficult. The Jython-specific stuff is already in place
(on doj.backends.zxjdbc.common). You'll need to implement the Django's
ORM API backed by hsqldb SQL dialect, probably looking at the
implementation of other backends in Django itself (I'd recommend
looking at django.db.backends.postgresql or django.db.backends.mysql).

>  Is there some documentation out there for adding new database drivers,
> or am I insane to even consider it?

I'm afraid there is no documentation on the Django ORM API you need to
implement, but reading the source code of the backends I mentioned
above isn't difficult.

> I presume I'd have to add support into zxJDBC too?

Yeah, but that's straightforward. If you want to give the
implementation a shot, I'll be happy to assist you on any issue you
encounter (and help with the implementation itself if I find time)

Regards,
-- 
Leo Soto M.
http://blog.leosoto.com