ORM Lite : GanttPV

Programming Guide for ORM-LITE (version 2008-11-24)

BrianC — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:16:58 GMT

Due to the interest in the ORM-LITE object model, I've decided upload this book which explains how to write custom scripts for ORM-LITE. The book is titled Managing Projects with GanttPV and was written by yours truly. The last 40 pages include many hints and annotated examples of how to write import, export, and report definition scripts for GanttPV. While the examples don't explicitly address the ORM model objects, they do provide a good foundation on script writing and should save you a lot of start up time in learning to write you own scripts. If you have additional questions, you can contact me at brian@pureviolet.net

ORM Lite for Windows v0.11a (Beta Release)

BrianC — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:00:55 GMT

ORM LITE is a light-weight, open-source ORM tool that implements most of the ORM 2 notation. New: Rmap, SQL, Sample Data. Please try out the beta release and help us to improve this new, introductory-level ORM tool.

What’s New in v0.11a?

The most important change is that sample data can now be entered for fact types. The quick start documentation has been updated to describe important keyboard short cuts. Several bugs have been fixed. To upgrade v0.11 files, run the new “Install ORM Diagram” script.

What's New?

The Rmap and SQL generation are much improved over last release. We have implemented a new Relational Tables diagram that is automatically created and updated by Rmap. The generation of names is much improved. Indices are created for most uniqueness constraints. The implementation includes table baseline and migration assistance.

The Relational Tables diagram was added because it provides a concise summary of the ORM model and because we felt that the value of ORM/Rmap would be easier to understand and demonstrate through experimentation with a visual representation.

Our Strategy

ORM LITE was created to help popularize ORM. It is open source software, so it can be shared at no cost. It is completely self-contained, so it is easy to install. It is cross-platform, working on Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Unix. When users are ready to upgrade to an industrial strength tool, NORMA is recommended.

By packaging ORM LITE as a GanttPV add-in, we are putting an ORM tool into the hands of 100 new project managers each day. As more project managers learn about ORM, more teams will adopt it. ORM LITE includes a brief introduction to ORM and points users to the ORM Foundation web site for more information.

ORM LITE is scriptable. It is hoped that ORM practitioners will be interested in using ORM LITE to develop and test new ORM related algorithms.

ORM LITE works with the GanttPV Server. This makes it easy to share models among team members. Model changes are tracked and can be shared via the server.

More information on ORM LITE is available at http://pureviolet.net/ganttpv/orm/index/

ORM Lite for Windows v0.11 (Beta Release)

BrianC — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:32:54 GMT

ORM LITE is a light-weight, open-source ORM tool that implements most of the ORM 2 notation. Please try out the beta release and help us to improve this new, introductory-level ORM tool.

What's New?

Our Strategy

ORM LITE is scriptable. It is hoped that ORM practitioners will be interested in using ORM LITE to develop and test new ORM related algorithms.

ORM LITE works with the GanttPV Server. This makes it easy to share models among team members. Model changes are tracked and can be shared via the server.

More information on ORM LITE is available at http://pureviolet.net/ganttpv/orm/index/

ORM Lite for Windows v0.10 (Preview Release)

BrianC — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:44:08 GMT

ORM LITE is a new, light-weight, open-source ORM tool that implements most of the ORM 2 notation. ORM LITE was created to help popularize ORM. It is open source software, so it can be shared at no cost. It is completely self contained, so it is easy to install. It is cross-platform, working on Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Unix. When users are ready to upgrade to an industrial strength tool, NORMA is recommended.

Why the ORM community will find it of interest?
Members of the ORM community would like to see a greater demand for ORM. The preview release of ORM LITE is packaged as an add-in to the GanttPV open source project scheduling tool. Because GanttPV is downloaded about 100 times per day, this strategy will put an ORM tool into the hands of 100 new project managers each day. As more project managers learn about ORM, more teams will adopt it. ORM LITE includes a brief introduction to ORM and points users to the ORM Foundation web site for more information.

ORM LITE is scriptable. It is hoped that ORM practitioners will be interested in using ORM LITE to develop and test new ORM related algorithms. For example, the preview release contains a partial implementation of Rmap (the script is included and can be modified as desired). An implementation of a UML mapping algorithm is in the works.

ORM LITE works with the GanttPV Server. This makes it easy to share models among team members. Model changes are tracked and can be shared via the server.

More information on ORM LITE is available at http://pureviolet.net/ganttpv/orm/index/