org.y-op:reflection

YOP-Reflection contains utilities for reflection operations. Ω≡{Ⓐ}


Keywords
crud, java, java-8, lightweight, orm, yop
License
QPL-1.0

Documentation

YOP !

YOP is an ORM tool.
And since I am such a nice guy, a REST stack is built on top of it.

Status

Build Status

Modules :

Maven

Yop modules are available on Maven central :

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.y-op</groupId>
    <artifactId>reflection</artifactId>
    <version>0.9.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.y-op</groupId>
    <artifactId>ioc</artifactId>
    <version>0.9.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.y-op</groupId>
    <artifactId>orm</artifactId>
    <version>0.9.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.y-op</groupId>
    <artifactId>rest</artifactId>
    <version>0.9.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.y-op</groupId>
    <artifactId>swaggerui</artifactId>
    <version>0.9.0</version>
</dependency>

About

Yop is an ORM tool with a conventional REST webservice Servlet. Webservices are described using OpenAPI specifications

Structure :

The ORM module brings a set of query builders with an SQL like syntax :

Select   
 .from(Library.class)    
 .join(Library::getAuthors, Author::getBooks, Book::getChapters)    
 .join(Library::getEmployees)  
 .execute(connection);

The REST module brings a set of annotations to directly expose the data objects as REST resources :

@Rest(
  path="book",
  summary = "Rest resource for books !",
  description = "A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge."
)
@Table(name="book")
public class Book implements Yopable {}

A REST servlet can expose the data objects as REST resources :

Wrapper wrapper = Tomcat.addServlet(context, YopRestServlet.class.getSimpleName(), new YopRestServlet());

// The data objects packages exposed as REST resources
wrapper.addInitParameter(YopRestServlet.PACKAGE_INIT_PARAM, "org.yop");

// The datasource JNDI name (or you can override the 'getConnection' method)
wrapper.addInitParameter(YopRestServlet.DATASOURCE_JNDI_INIT_PARAM, "datasource");

// The exposition path for the data objects REST resources
context.addServletMappingDecoded("/yop/rest/*", YopRestServletWithConnection.class.getSimpleName());

The OpenAPI description of data objects can be generated and exposed using a Servlet :

Wrapper wrapper = Tomcat.addServlet(context, OpenAPIServlet.class.getSimpleName(), new OpenAPIServlet());

// The data objects packages exposed as REST resources
wrapper.addInitParameter(OpenAPIServlet.PACKAGE_INIT_PARAM, "org.yop");

// The exposition path for the data objects REST resources
wrapper.addInitParameter(OpenAPIServlet.EXPOSITION_PATH_PARAM, "/yop/rest");

// The exposition path for the generated OpenAPI description of the data objects REST resources
context.addServletMappingDecoded("/yop/openapi", OpenAPIServlet.class.getSimpleName());

Miscellaneous / Philosophy

  • Data objects describe their REST and/or ORM features.
  • CRUD behavior in REST services is conventional.
  • Data objects carry any extra CRUD behavior (i.e beyond conventional) to be exposed in REST services.
  • Explicit CRUD can be achieved using the orm module in an SQL like syntax.
  • DAO pattern sucks.
  • DTO pattern sucks.
  • YOP naively aims at being a straightforward Model-Driven ORM/REST stack.