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Simple persistence mechanism for server based web applications

  • US 7,177,878 B2
  • Filed: 04/13/2004
  • Issued: 02/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An object oriented method for implementing a persistence mechanism, said persistence mechanism adapted to effectuate data transfer between a software application and a relational database, said method comprising the steps of:

  • identifying homes and relationships, each identified home comprising attributes of a table of the database, each identified relationship having attributes describing an interaction between two homes of said identified homes;

    providing a datastore that is associated to the database, said datastore including attributes, said attributes of the datastore comprising the attributes of the identified homes and the attributes of the identified relationships;

    providing a single home class adapted to be instantiated to any one of said identified homes;

    providing a single relationship class adapted to be instantiated to any one of said identified relationships;

    generating a query to transfer data between the application and the database, said generating comprising processing a first home of said identified homes, said first home comprising attributes of a first table of the database, said processing the first home comprising instantiating the home class to an instance of the first home by setting attributes of the first home.

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