Re: [SQLObject] thoughts on structure and components

[Bud P. B. <bu...@si...>]

On 08 May 2003 22:13:51 -0500
Ian Bicking <ia...@co...> wrote:

> Now, if I'm reading it right, this would be the most significant
> difference with SQLObject -- a mapping object is a separate from the
> class.  But why?  

Ian, I made some progress and I can more clearly answer to the
question above:

In this approach, relationships are instances managed by Mapping, not
part of the "class" (of the storable application object).  This way,
to keep object references from the relationship object to the
contained (from, to..) "table objects" (that I call ObjMap).  I can
also keep back-references from ObjMap to all the relations that
reference it.  

This way, I avoid (at least it seems at the moment) all problems of
circular dependencies, referencing to objects only by name, etc.  

--b


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