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+ | The current DBWS implementation (as of 10/02/18) does not handle SOAP update messages that contain changed-only information. | ||
+ | For example, Employee 1111 is assigned a new job 'Dog walker': | ||
+ | {code:xml|borderStyle=none|bgColor=#FFFFFF} | ||
+ | <env:Envelope xmlns:env="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"> | ||
+ | <env:Header/> | ||
+ | <env:Body> | ||
+ | <srvc:update_empType xmlns:srvc="urn:empService" xmlns:ns1="urn:emp"> | ||
+ | <srvc:theInstance> | ||
+ | <ns1:empType> | ||
+ | <ns1:empno>1111</ns1:empno> <- primary key | ||
+ | <ns1:job>Dog walker</ns1:job> <- updated job title | ||
+ | </ns1:empType> | ||
+ | </srvc:theInstance> | ||
+ | </srvc:update_empType> | ||
+ | </env:Body> | ||
+ | </env:Envelope> | ||
+ | {code} | ||
+ | If this representation of Employee 1111 were to be marshalled into an object, most fields ({{ename}}, {{mgr}}, etc.) will contain {{null}}. Any attempt to merge this with a version retrived from the database would *over-write* committed data with nulls. Because of this, the complete _instance_ must be specified: | ||
+ | {code:xml|borderStyle=none|bgColor=#FFFFFF} | ||
+ | <srvc:theInstance> | ||
+ | <ns1:empType> | ||
+ | <ns1:empno>1111</ns1:empno> <- primary key | ||
+ | <ns1:ename>NORMAN</ns1:ename> | ||
+ | <ns1:job>Dog walker</ns1:job> <- only field that changed | ||
+ | <ns1:mgr>7698</ns1:mgr> | ||
+ | <ns1:hiredate>1998-09-08T00:00:00.0</ns1:hiredate> | ||
+ | <ns1:sal>10</ns1:sal> | ||
+ | <ns1:comm>0.1</ns1:comm> | ||
+ | <ns1:deptno xsi:nil="true"/> | ||
+ | </ns1:empType> | ||
+ | </srvc:theInstance> | ||
+ | {code} | ||
+ | Note the use of {{xsi:nil}} to indicate {{null}} for our Dog walker's department. | ||
+ | |||
+ | h2. {{isSet}} and {{DynamicEntity}} | ||
+ | One solution to the above problem is to have a way to tell the difference between a field that has not yet been assigned any value vs. {{null}}. | ||
+ | {code:java|borderStyle=none|bgColor=#FFFFFF} | ||
+ | import org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.DynamicException; | ||
+ | |||
+ | public interface IsSetable { | ||
+ | |||
+ | public boolean isSet(String propertyName) throws DynamicException; | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | {code} | ||
+ | It is helpful to note that the above interface is a subset of the {{DynamicEntity}} interface: | ||
+ | {code:java|borderStyle=none|bgColor=#FFFFFF} | ||
+ | //EclipseLink imports | ||
+ | import org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.DynamicException; | ||
+ | |||
+ | public interface DynamicEntity { | ||
+ | |||
+ | public <T> T get(String propertyName) throws DynamicException; | ||
+ | |||
+ | public DynamicEntity set(String propertyName, Object value) throws DynamicException; | ||
+ | |||
+ | public boolean isSet(String propertyName) throws DynamicException; | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | {code} | ||
+ | Thus, support for Sparse Merge will initially be done through {{DynamicEntity}}'s | ||
+ | |||
+ | h3. Changes to {{DynamicEntity}} | ||
+ | The current EclipseLink {{DynamicEntity}} implementation (as of 10/02/18) sets default values for all fields, which defeats the ability of a merge algorithm to support 'sparse-ness'. Setting default values must be moved out of the 'core' Dynamic Persistence framework and relocated to a Dynamic 'helper' class such as DynamicTypeBuilder or JPADynamicTypeBuilder |
Revision as of 14:29, 18 March 2010
h2. Current status The current DBWS implementation (as of 10/02/18) does not handle SOAP update messages that contain changed-only information. For example, Employee 1111 is assigned a new job 'Dog walker': {code:xml|borderStyle=none|bgColor=#FFFFFF} <env:Envelope xmlns:env="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<env:Header/> <env:Body> <srvc:update_empType xmlns:srvc="urn:empService" xmlns:ns1="urn:emp"> <srvc:theInstance> <ns1:empType> <ns1:empno>1111</ns1:empno> <- primary key <ns1:job>Dog walker</ns1:job> <- updated job title </ns1:empType> </srvc:theInstance> </srvc:update_empType> </env:Body>
</env:Envelope> {code} If this representation of Employee 1111 were to be marshalled into an object, most fields (Template:Ename, Template:Mgr, etc.) will contain Template:Null. Any attempt to merge this with a version retrived from the database would *over-write* committed data with nulls. Because of this, the complete _instance_ must be specified: {code:xml|borderStyle=none|bgColor=#FFFFFF} <srvc:theInstance>
<ns1:empType> <ns1:empno>1111</ns1:empno> <- primary key <ns1:ename>NORMAN</ns1:ename> <ns1:job>Dog walker</ns1:job> <- only field that changed <ns1:mgr>7698</ns1:mgr> <ns1:hiredate>1998-09-08T00:00:00.0</ns1:hiredate> <ns1:sal>10</ns1:sal> <ns1:comm>0.1</ns1:comm> <ns1:deptno xsi:nil="true"/> </ns1:empType>
</srvc:theInstance> {code} Note the use of Template:Xsi:nil to indicate Template:Null for our Dog walker's department.
h2. Template:IsSet and Template:DynamicEntity One solution to the above problem is to have a way to tell the difference between a field that has not yet been assigned any value vs. Template:Null. {code:java|borderStyle=none|bgColor=#FFFFFF} import org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.DynamicException;
public interface IsSetable {
public boolean isSet(String propertyName) throws DynamicException;
} {code} It is helpful to note that the above interface is a subset of the Template:DynamicEntity interface: {code:java|borderStyle=none|bgColor=#FFFFFF} //EclipseLink imports import org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.DynamicException;
public interface DynamicEntity {
public <T> T get(String propertyName) throws DynamicException;
public DynamicEntity set(String propertyName, Object value) throws DynamicException;
public boolean isSet(String propertyName) throws DynamicException;
} {code} Thus, support for Sparse Merge will initially be done through Template:DynamicEntity's
h3. Changes to Template:DynamicEntity The current EclipseLink Template:DynamicEntity implementation (as of 10/02/18) sets default values for all fields, which defeats the ability of a merge algorithm to support 'sparse-ness'. Setting default values must be moved out of the 'core' Dynamic Persistence framework and relocated to a Dynamic 'helper' class such as DynamicTypeBuilder or JPADynamicTypeBuilder