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EclipseLink/FAQ/General
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What is EclipseLink?
Eclipse Persistence Services Project (EclipseLink) is a comprehensive persistence framework delivering a set of persistence services based around leading standards with advanced extensions. Consumers can use EclipseLink within Java EE, SE, and soon OSGi/Equinox environments.
The original source contribution for EclipseLink came from Oracle Corporation's TopLink product.
See Introduction to EclipseLink in the EclipseLink User's Guide for more information.
What is the relationship between EclipseLink and the Oracle TopLink product?
EclipseLink was initiated based on the contribution of Oracle TopLink (Oracle FAQ for TopLink contribution).
What are the components of EclipseLink?
The EclipseLink project is broken down into several components based on persistence services provided as well an a structure to organize development and produce functional OSGi/Equinox bundles.
- Foundation
- JPA
- MOXy
- SDO
- DBWS
- EIS
- Utils
- Examples
- Documentation
For a more detailed description of the component see EclipseLink/Components.
What are the components of the EclipseLink project?
The EclipseLink project has several components delivering various persistence services implementations or supporting functionality.
Where can I download EclipseLink?
At present EclipseLink can only be downloaded directly from the Eclipse project's website:
http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/downloads/index.php