Smaller mapping files

[Dmitriy Nagirnyak]

Hi,

Is there an option (out of the box) in ECO to separate mapping XML into smaller
parts?
One of these ways:
- File per class.
- File per modeled package.
- File per number of classes.

Are there any considerations by ECO Team to add support for it if it's NA
yet?

Cheers,
Dmitriy.

[Peter Morris]

In the meantime what about creating smaller XML files yourself, embedding
them as resources, and then building the XML document in memory at app
startup? Would that work?

[Dmitriy Nagirnyak]

Hello Peter,

> In the meantime what about creating smaller XML files yourself,
> embedding them as resources, and then building the XML document in
> memory at app startup? Would that work?
>

That would, but the aim is to make mapping maintenance easier.
This way it doesn't look like it's easier.

Do you think I should add this to mantis?

Cheers.

[Peter Buchmann]

Hello Dmitry,

> That would, but the aim is to make mapping maintenance easier.
> This way it doesn't look like it's easier.
>
> Do you think I should add this to mantis?
>

this is somehow similar to my mantis issue #0000209: improve XML OR mapping:

> As for now the XML OR mapping file has to contain all classes within the
> EcoSpace.
> In a project with lots of classes and only a few classes with non standard
> OR mapping it is necessary to map all classes, even when most of them have
> standard
> mapping.
> It would be a noticable improvement when only classes should need to be
> mapped
> when they difer from standard mapping. The lowest granularity could be a
> class (table). A manual change of attributes would only be necessary in
> those few
> classes.
>
> Problems could occur with associations. Therefor a syntax checker could
> make shure that all associations and classes are mapped correctly.
>
> In addition to that ECO could create the standard XML mapping for single
> classes
> instead of the complete model. Or even better: ECO could support the user
> with
> an expert to create the OR mapping for one class.

In this point, I also see some chances to improve ECO. Maybe in ECO 6 or 7?

Peter Buchmann

[Dmitriy Nagirnyak]

Hello Peter,

> this is somehow similar to my mantis issue #0000209: improve XML OR
> mapping:
>

I like this a lot.

> In this point, I also see some chances to improve ECO. Maybe in ECO 6
> or 7?
>

I doubt it is going to implemented very soon. Unfortunately.