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Dual-API SDK, Versioning and OSGi

Posted on November 3, 2008 by admin

One of the projects that I am currently working on is a Dual-API SDK. This “Framework” has two APIs (or “sides”) - Client API and the SPI (Service Provider Interface) API. The Client API provides the ability for the Client to deal with various … Continue reading →

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Override Hibernate SQL Types mapping

Posted on August 3, 2008 by admin

There are many real-world scenarios where Hibernate can be introduced on a legacy system that could be using straight JDBC for various reasons. Also, there could be some pre-existing custom Java types to Database type mapping in the legacy application. Hibernate has … Continue reading →

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Hibernate and DB migration

Posted on July 27, 2008 by admin

I am working on a product that uses Hibernate that required DB (schema and data) migration, like most Enterprise Software. Hibernate’s schema create/update feature (using hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto property) has it’s limitations. Also, certain complex DB migration requirements will definitely require custom … Continue reading →

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