{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"It is a Framework for OS / X compatible with GNUstep of persistent layer objects (Objective-C) / relational (MySQL, Postgres, Sybase) - With similar features it is based on tools of the time, such as \"TopLink\" and \"Visual Works Lens\". It was my first experience in coding in Objective-C (10.6 KLOC!), to learn the language (with a dynamic look from Smalltalk), about frameworks in OS / X with the idea of releasing it as a library for future developments.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The idea was to migrate Wichi made in Smalltalk to be able to build dynamically adaptive systems on OS / X. Although I did not get to do this (I started with my Dalí project, and later with the Master CTS), this framework was tested, with the addition of certain extensions that seemed necessary to me based on my previous experience in using the VW \"Lens\"","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Some features of the framework:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"• ODBC Wrapper, compatible with Unix ODBC (tested on Mysql, Postgres, and Sybase)","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Pool of sessions to the database","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Mapping to table or stored procedure","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Dynamic datamodel (mappings can be added in runtime)","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Persistent Object identity","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Dynamic persistent objects (variable structure)","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Objects proxies, Proxy Killing (performance)","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Cascade writes","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• 1 to N relationships","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Protocol mapping","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Datamodel specification file","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Transaction management, locks","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Handling Exceptions","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• SQL commands (implementation similar to a Block Smalltalk with DB session parameter)","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• SQL templates, Stored procedures parameterizable","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Commands to manage the Database schema","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Objective-C class Extensions","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"• Objective-C message protocols","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Objective-C is a beautiful language, as Smalltalker I feel very comfortable. I made some attempts to migrate Smalltalk code (Swiki, Carcaranha, Wichi using the code generator) but did not finish them, since I abandoned the idea of developing in Objective-C and concentrated on Squeak (and Ruby as a helper). Apple has selected Swift, a much more complex language than Objective-C. From the comments I read, I'm not sure which was the best choice.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Go this package in honor of Objective-C creator ","type":"text"},{"text":"Brad Cox","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":" (May 2, 1944 - January 2, 2021)","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph"},{"type":"mediaGroup","content":[{"type":"media","attrs":{"id":"0cabb003-5ef7-4839-915a-3a0095ce42f0","collection":"contentId-1756856321","type":"file"}},{"type":"media","attrs":{"id":"c297997d-5b09-4c5d-88f9-14827d13aa96","collection":"contentId-1756856321","type":"file"}},{"type":"media","attrs":{"id":"0c10383a-ed15-4690-b7d3-591bdcabad5a","collection":"contentId-1756856321","type":"file"}}]},{"type":"paragraph"},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"MODEL DATA SPECIFICATION LANGUAGE FOR BROKERstep","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"(","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"code"}]},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"(class 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