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EclipseLink/Examples/DBWS/DBWSBasicAutoGenSchema
EclipseLink DBWS Service based on schema-formatted Results from custom SQL SELECT statements
This example shows an extension to an existing use case where the Web service exposes the results of executing some custom SQL SELECT statements; however, the 'shape' of the returned result is determined at design-time, not runtime.
Under normal circumstances, the custom SQL SELECT statement returns java.sql.ResultSet
's and the java.sql.ResultSetMetaData
APIs (getColumnCount
, getColumnLabel
, getColumnType
, etc.) can be used to determine the name and datatype of the returned information. DBWS uses the Simplified XML Format (SXF) to create an XML document to describe the ResultSet
's information. Unfortunately, since this document can change arbitrarily, the SXF schema is extremely 'loose' - the use of xsd:any places virtually no restriction on the document:
Schema: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" > <xsd:complexType name="simple-xml-format"> <xsd:sequence> <xsd:any minOccurs="0"/> </xsd:sequence> </xsd:complexType> </xsd:schema> Instance document: <source lang="xml"> <?xml version = '1.0' encoding = 'UTF-8'?> <simple-xml-format> <simple-xml> <EMPNO>7788</EMPNO> <ENAME>SCOTT</ENAME> <JOB>ANALYST</JOB> <MGR>7566</MGR> <HIREDATE>1987-04-19</HIREDATE> <SAL>3000</SAL> <DEPTNO>20</DEPTNO> </simple-xml> <simple-xml> <EMPNO>7369</EMPNO> <ENAME>SMITH</ENAME> <JOB>CLERK</JOB> <MGR>7902</MGR> <HIREDATE>1980-12-17</HIREDATE> <SAL>800</SAL> <DEPTNO>20</DEPTNO> </simple-xml> </simple-xml-format>
Additional information at Design time
As mentioned above, the java.sql.ResultSetMetaData
APIs provide alot of information - if this information was available at design-time, a reasonable schema could be generated.
The DBWS sql operation is enhanced with an additional SQL statement that is executed at design-time with the foreknowledge that the statement will not return any rows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <dbws-builder xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" <properties> <property name="projectName">emp</property> ... </properties> <sql name="Semployees" isCollection="false" returnType="empType" > <statement><![CDATA[select * from EMP where ENAME like 'S%']]></statement> <build-statement><![CDATA[select * from EMP where 0=1]]></build-statement> </sql> </dbws-builder>