From: "trans.  (T. Onoma)" <transami@...>
Date: 2004-11-02T03:50:03+09:00
Subject: Re: ActiveRecord + NDB = Og

On Monday 01 November 2004 08:38 am, George  Moschovitis wrote:
| Hello everyone,
|
| after releasing the NDB Object-Relations mapping library some time
| ago a lot of people suggested that I should include multiple
| backend support (especially MySQL) and some features of ActiveRecord.
| Moreover, I saw on the Rails wiki that some people would like
| to add some NDB features to ActiveRecord (ie the ActiveSchema
| proposal).

I stripped Active Record's database adapter code out and made it into its own 
lib. I talked to David H. and he thinks it's a great idea, in fact he dubbed 
it 'Abstract Adapter', but I guess he doesn't have the time to pursue it. It 
works well. I use it for my own ORM (much like yours in functionality I 
think). Of course there is DBI, but Abstract Adapter is more ORM oriented. 
Would you like to take this over? It worth it IMHO and Active Record and NDB 
could share the same code base on this which should be a win-win.

| Og (ObjectGraph) is a new project that enhances NDB with
| an ActiveRecord-like domain language. You can find a preview release
| with docs and an example in the latest Nitro distribution:
|
| http://nitro.rubyforge.com
|
| A stand-alone version will follow when the API is stabilized.

Cool.

| Btw I would like to make Og compatible with Rails too, so if a
| Rails hacker wants to help he can contact me.

Having direct ORM is the main thing Rails lacks that tuns me off about it. So 
I would like to see this, but I think it may prove tricky.

Good stuff!
T.