CDM Library Development Resources

This page holds information and resources for developing the CDM Library. For a general introcution to the CDM Library and basic setup instructions please see: http://wp5.e-taxonomy.eu/cdmlib

Table of Contents

1. Conventions & Policies
2. Discussion
3. CDM REST API
4. Development Hints
5. External Resources / Links
   1. Hibernate
   2. Spring 2.0 Framework
   3. Domain Models
      1. Property Change
   4. Useful Patterns
   5. Aspect Oriented Programming

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Conventions & Policies

• CdmLibraryConventions
• CDM Release, Versioning & Branch Policy

Discussion

• CdmLibraryFreetextSearch

CDM REST API

• CdmServerReadWriteRest

Development Hints

• CdmEntityInitalization
• CdmLibraryCaveats
• HowTo Create a Term Vocabulary

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External Resources / Links

Hibernate

• Hibernate works with most current RDBMS. See supported databases
• On CascadeType.DELETE and CascadeType=DELETE_ORPHAN

Spring 2.0 Framework

We use the Spring 2.0 framework to develop the library and keep the coupling of components low.

• Spring2.0 Documentation
• Introduction to the Spring Framework
• Die Rückkehr der POJOs. Das Spring-Framework: leichtgewichtiges Komponentenmodell als Alternative zu EJB

Domain Models

• Domain Models and Validation. An Architectural Discussion
• Avoiding anemic domain models with Hibernate
• Business Object Pattern
• AnemicDomainModel Anti Pattern

Property Change

• http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/06/02/desktop.html
• http://www.javalobby.org/java/forums/t19476.html

Useful Patterns

• ApplicationService Pattern

Aspect Oriented Programming

We use AspectJ to implement the change property crosscutting concern:

• AspectJ
  • http://today.java.net/pub/a/today/2005/12/15/writing-mixins-with-aop.html
• JBoss AOP
  • http://www.damnhandy.com/javabean-aspect/
• Spring AOP
  • http://forum.springframework.org/archive/index.php/t-13293.html
  • http://forum.springframework.com/viewtopic.php?t=301