Yes, the stuff I'm interested in has more to do with getting data INTO the db, rather than being able to bring data "to the surface" w/ complex HQL, a feature that has obvious RAD possibilities for reporting apps. Compromising on SessionFactory access should not be a problem. How are your tags doing this now?
I don't work for the next three days, so I'll take a look at your stuff and work on a feature matrix of the competition.
Another idea I'm toying with is to skip the code generation and build tags that can dynamically generate the CRUD form. It's been done, but the more I look into JSF the more I see that a lot of the work is already complete ... you could probably do this with any crappy little web framework.
Some of the ideas in this thread have a tendency to get developers swept away with the possibilities. I am very interested in producing a library for small to mid sized projects, w/ a small learning curve and quick ROI for users, at least in the short term.
I'm also not going to fight for a delay on a release if the CRUD side isn't ready. When the tests for your stuff are complete, we both stand to gain if we can get it out there and get feedback from users.
Dennis Byrne
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