XmlPers is built by Maven3 and has very few external dependencies. The current dependencies are:
* the Java Runtime Environment 6
* ch.eitchnet.utils
* slf4j 1.7.2
* slf4j-log4j bindings (only during tests)
* JUnit 4.10 (only during tests)
Features
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The idea behind XmlPers is to have a very lightweight database where each object is saved in its own XML file.
The model for XmlPers is that for each persistable class the following information is available:
* Type (e.g. the class name)
* Optional Sub Type (e.g. some type in your class)
* Id
This is not forced on the model itself, but in the DAO. Persisting changes is done by delegating to XmlFilePersister and the DAO must convert the object to a XML Document.
See the tests for a reference implementation.
Building
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*Prerequisites:
* JDK 6 is installed and JAVA_HOME is properly set and ../bin is in path
* Maven 3 is installed and MAVEN_HOME is properly set and ../bin is in path
* ch.eitchnet.utils is installed in your local Maven Repository