[forge-dev] Data access logic used by scaffold code

[Richard Kennard]

Hi Dan,

No, I'm not fixed. I am completely open to a CDI Query-based scaffold. And I agree this is something that Seam (actually, Java EE) has been lacking for a 
long time!

However the brief I was given was to generate a pure EE app with minimal (ideally zero) non-EE library dependencies. Lincoln/Pete felt this was important, 
at least for the default scaffolding provider. But this may have changed?

Regards,

Richard.

On 24/01/2012 5:11 PM, Dan Allen wrote:
> Richard and Jason,
>
> Both of you are working on (polished) code to provide CRUD functionality in Java EE 6 / CDI, code that was laid down for Seam 2 applications by seam-gen. 
> Namely, you are replacing the Home and Query components, Richard for the Forge scaffolding and Jason for migrating a seam-gen app to Java EE 6.
>
> Ideally, you'll both reach the same endpoint. By that, I mean that the CRUD architecture in a new Forge application should match the code that we 
> recommend for developers migrating from Seam 2 (specifically seam-gen apps). Otherwise, developers are going to be stuck trying to decide which direction 
> to go...and that's no good obviously.
>
> Richard, I noticed that you are taking the no framework route by using the EntityManager directly and weaving both CRUD, conversation and pagination in a 
> single component. Are you fixed on doing it that way, or would you consider using something like the CDI Query extension developed by Thomas and Bartosz 
> from CTP [1]?
>
> I'm not trying to push you guys in either direction, other than I hope that we can settle on a single approach to become the recommended way of doing 
> CRUD. The Seam community has been asking for a CRUD and Query module for a looooooong time, and we are now at the point where we actually need it ourselves.
>
> I'm interested to hear your feedback, and anyone else that has opinions or ideas for that matter.
>
> -Dan
>
> [1] http://ctpconsulting.github.com/query/1.0.0.Alpha2/index.html
>
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