[OJB-developers] AW: [Fwd: RE: next release]

[Mahler T. <tho...@it...>]

> -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Thomas Mahler [mailto:tho...@ho...]
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. M=E4rz 2002 07:28
> An: tom
> Betreff: [Fwd: RE: next release]
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: next release
> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:55:53 -0800
> From: "Matthew Baird" <Mat...@mo...>
> To: "Thomas Mahler" <tho...@ho...>
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> within OJB, would it be possible to use the metadata to find=20
> all objects=20
> that could reference an object of a certain class.
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> for instance. I have an object com.foo.SomeObject with ID=3D5
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> I want to write some generic code that goes through all the class=20
> mappings and finds anyplace where another object has a mapped=20
> instance=20
> of SomeObject, then I'll generate the OQL to do a query to=20
> see which of=20
> that object references a SomeObject with ID=3D5.
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> thanks.
> Matthew
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Mahler [mailto:tho...@ho...]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 1:33 PM
> To: Matthew Baird; ojb
> Subject: Re: next release
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> Hi Matthew,
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> <snip>
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>  > There is already a JTA implementation for the PersistenceBroker =
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>  > contributed by another JBOSS / OJB user. It's working but=20
> it's currently
>  > not part of the distribution. It also won't be included in the =
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>  > release. If you like I can post you Armins's stuff!
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>  >
>  >>Please do.
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> attached you'll find Armin's code for JTA Integration. He=20
> even included
> a sample ejb "OfferingManagerBean.java", which uses his JTA=20
> infrastructure.
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> I like his well structured approach. There are some unresolved
> references in his code (e.g. to a Factory-class de.cal.base.Creator),
> but these can be replaced without too much efforts.
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>  >>
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>  > Jesper is working on a proposal for a complete JCA=20
> integrated solution.
>  > We will take this as the base for further developments=20
> towards JCA / JTA.
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>  > But I can't give you any estimation when this will be finished.
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>  > We want to make OJB the definite O/R solution for JBOSS!=20
> That's why we
>  > take the JCA integration so serious.
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>  >
>  >>You should talk to Oleg Nitz. I'm sure they would love to have a=20
> JBossJDO solution, and yours could be it!.
>  >>
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> Oleg is from the JBOSS team? Do you have his email address?
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>  >
>  > If you had to guess on a 1.0 release when would that be?
>  >
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> There are only very few features missing for 1.0.
> The biggest open issue is a redesign of the repository dtd.
> Once this is finished we are at 0.9
>   From 0.9 to 1.0 I want to have some kind of frozen zone=20
> where only bug
> fixes and documentation may be added.
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> The JTA / JCA stuff is not scheduled for 1.0 but if we can finish it
> quickly we will of course include it.
> I want to have 1.0 released soon. May or June might be a=20
> realistic estimate.
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>  > If we pursue this, we are going to write a "castor to ojb" mapping =

> file translator that I'd love to contribute to help people move from=20
> Castor to OJB.
>  >
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> Yes, that could be helpful for several people !
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> cu,
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> Thomas
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