Introduction

The BoxLang ORM module allows your BoxLang application to integrate with the powerful Hibernate ORM

BoxLang ORM

The BoxLang ORM module allows your BoxLang application to integrate with the powerful Hibernate ORM. With Hibernate, you can interact with your database records in an object oriented fashion, using a BoxLang class to denote each record and simple getters and setters for each field value:

class entityName="Auto" persistent="true" {

	property name="id" type="string" fieldtype="id" ormtype="string";
	property name="make" type="string";
	property name="model" type="string";

    function onPreInsert(){
        log.info( "Inserting new Auto: #getMake()# #getModel()#" );
    }
}

BoxLang ORM also enables transactional persistence, where an error during a save will roll back the entire transaction to prevent leaving the database in a broken state:

transaction{
    try{
        entitySave(
            entityNew( "Purchase", {
                productID : "123-expensive-watch",
                purchaseTime : now(),
                customerID : customer.getId()
            })
        );
        var cartProducts = entityLoad( "CartProduct", customer.getID() );
        entityDelete( cartProducts );
    } catch ( any e ){
        // don't clear the user's cart if the purchase failed
        transactionRollback();
        rethrow;
    }
}

Hibernate Version Support

bx-orm bundles Hibernate 5.6.15.FINAL.

Open Source Product

bx-orm is an open source BoxLang module with no license purchase necessary. If you are looking to further the development of this extension, consider sponsoring a feature or opening a support contract.

Features In A Nutshell

  • Add Object Relational Mapping to any boxlang app with Hibernate ORM

  • Use native built-in-functions (BIFs) to update and persist entities to the database (entityNew(), entitySave(), ormFlush(), etc.)

  • Supports 80+ database dialects, from SQLServer2005 to MySQL8 and PostgreSQL

  • Generate your mapping XML once and never again with the autoGenMap=false ORM configuration setting

  • React to entity changes with pre and post event listeners such as onPreInsert(), onPreUpdate() and onPreDelete()

  • Over 20 native BIFs:

    • EntityDelete()

    • EntityLoad()

    • EntityLoadByExample()

    • EntityLoadByPK()

    • EntityMerge()

    • EntityNameArray()

    • EntityNameList()

    • EntityNew()

    • EntityReload()

    • EntitySave()

    • EntityToQuery()

    • ORMClearSession()

    • ORMCloseAllSessions()

    • ORMEvictCollection()

    • ORMEvictEntity()

    • ORMEvictQueries()

    • ORMExecuteQuery()

    • ORMFlush()

    • ORMGetSession()

    • ORMGetSessionFactory()

    • ORMReload()

Support

By launching BoxLang we are able to give back to the community, as well as offer premium support to enterprises looking for a level up in their Hibernate implementations. If you need performance optimization, session management or caching integrations, please contact us for support.

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