Enum convert

[huon...@gmail.com]

 HI all . I have just worked with sql2o and very happy with this smooth and flexible lib.  Now i have problem with mapping enum  and fetching data.

 I have person table with two columns : name (string), gender(  or 1) and Person.java class like that 

public class Person {

private String name;

private Gender gender;

// Getter, setter

}

How can i make query and retrieve result as person List for example ? 

[Lars Aaberg]

Hi,

Enums should work, as long as the value in the database column is a string matching the name of the enum value.

If you wish to use other values to represent genders, such as numbers, there are at least two different approaches.

1.

Create a lookup table in your database, where your query can lookup the name of the enum, and join that table in your query. Your query will look something like this

select p.name, g.genderName

from person p

inner join genders g on p.gender = g.gender_id

2.

Create a custom converter, so that sql2o knows how to translate numbers to gender. The converter will look something like this:

public class GenderConverter implements Converter<Gender> {

    @Override

    public Gender convert(Object val) throws ConverterException {

        int genderId = (int)val;

        switch (genderId) {

            case 0:

                return Gender.FEMALE;

            case 1:

                return Gender.MALE;

            default:

                throw new ConverterException("unknown gender");

        }

    }

    @Override

    public Object toDatabaseParam(Gender val) {

        return val == Gender.FEMALE ? 0 : 1;

    }

}

Then you can register the converter either by applying it to the quirks object when creating the Sql2o instance:

new Sql2o(ds, new NoQuirks(new HashMap<Class, Converter>(){{

    put(Gender.class, new GenderConverter());

}}));

Or you can create a ConverterProvider class and register it with the ServiceLoader in a file called: 

resources/META-INF/services/org.sql2o.converters.ConvertersProvider

This will cause sql2o to automatically load the converter when it is initialized.

Hope this helps!

regards

Lars Aaberg

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