Mars Overview

Page last updated on 2020-03-05

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Mars (a.k.a. fj-daogen) is a framework for generating model and persistence A.P.I. Provides tools for dumping configuration from relational database.

In brief Mars allow to :

• Define a configuration model in its own format (daogen.xml)
• Generate the java model and data access objects

Optionally is possible to :

• Dump the configuration directly from an existing data source
• Customize the generated artifacts for your need

Note : Starting from version 0.7.0.0, minimum required java version changed to 1.8

Even though there are plenty of framework for handling persistence in java, the last point is the key reason why Mars was developed, to keep more control on the generated artifacts and modify it at a lower (less abstract) level.
Currently most persistence framework tries to keep the user as far as possible from implementation details, while Mars let the developer a lot of control over the implementation.
Of course, depending on your profile and purpose, this could be either a good or bad feature, as it comes at the cost of losing some simplicity.

Requirements :

• Java 1.7+
• Jupiter (Fugerit Core A.P.I.)

Some useful resources :

• Mars Git Repository
• Quickstart Maven project

NOTE : Especially Quickstart Maven Project is an expanded 'playable' version of this quickstart.