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ORM Designer2
Developer(s)Inventic, s.r.o.
Operating systemCross-platform[1]
Available inEnglish, Czech
TypeVisualization software
LicenseProprietary software
Websitewww.orm-designer.com

ORM Designer is a visualization tool and code/schema generator for PHP ORM frameworks like Doctrine2, Doctrine, Propel, and CakePHP, which are used to create database abstraction layer.[2][3][4][5] Developed by Czech company Inventic, s.r.o. based in Brno.[2]

Overview

  • Generates visual model from the schema definition files [2][3][4]
  • Repetitive import/export of schema definitions in supported formats (XML,YML,PHP annotations) [2][3][4]
  • Schema definition files are automatically generated from the visual model [2][3][4]
  • Visual representation uses ER diagram extended by concepts of inheritance and many-to-many.[2][3][4]
  • Supports customization using .xml configuration files and JavaScript[2][6][7]
  • Does not support direct connections to the database [8]
  • Crude and simplistic visual representation and menus [9]

Architecture

ORM Designer was build on the Qt framework. Import/export of the schema definitions uses XSL transformations powered by Libxslt library. Imported source files are first converted to XML format: no conversion for XML, simple conversion for YML, creating the Abstract Syntax Tree and its subsequent conversion to XML for PHP annotations. The import/export scripts are configured in JavaScript and can be freely customized.[10]

Supported ORM frameworks

Frameworks supported for visual model and schema files generation:[11]
Doctrine2
Doctrine
Propel
CakePHP

History

ORM Designer was created as an internal tool for the web applications developed by Inventic. It was first published as a commercial tool in 2009.[12][13] Application was reworked and optimized in January 2013, and released as ORM Designer 2.[10][14] In May 2013 ORM Designer became part of the South Moravian Innovation Centre Incubator program (support program for innovative technological startups).[13][15][16]

See also

List of object-relational mapping software
Comparison of object-relational mapping software
Object-relational mapping
Database abstraction layer

References

  1. ^ Supported platforms
  2. ^ a b c d e f g http://www.jic.cz/orm-designer
  3. ^ a b c d e http://www.phparch.com/2010/05/orm-designer/
  4. ^ a b c d e http://php5.phpmagazine.net/2010/09/orm-designer-reviewed.html
  5. ^ http://www.symfony2cheatsheet.com/#doctrine
  6. ^ http://help.orm-designer.com/en/extending-orm-attributes
  7. ^ http://help.orm-designer.com/en/extending-scripts
  8. ^ http://help.orm-designer.com/en/mysql-workbench
  9. ^ http://stacktrace.dev-krtcs.net/2013/04/05/orm-designer/
  10. ^ a b http://blog.orm-designer.com/2014/01/magic-behind-orm-designer/
  11. ^ http://help.orm-designer.com/en/supported-platforms
  12. ^ http://blog.orm-designer.com/2009/12/new-tool-orm-designer/
  13. ^ a b goaleurope.com/ORM-Designer-raises-funding-from-angel-investor
  14. ^ http://byznys.ihned.cz/c1-60215550-mladi-programatori-z-brna-zdrazili-svuj-software-trojnasobne-prodeje-zustaly-stejne
  15. ^ http://www.tyinternety.cz/2013/03/12/clanek/do-jic-innovation-parku-se-hlasi-41-firem-nejlepsi-vyberou-rostock-vsiansky-a-berdar/
  16. ^ http://www.jic.cz/companies-in-the-jic-innovation-park#inventic
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