Extending DataMgr 2.5

Posted At : September 3, 2009 10:00 AM | Posted By : Steve
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One of the new features in the upcoming DataMgr 2.5 release that I am really excited about is the ability to extend DataMgr to add or modify its functionality to your liking. This is a feature that John Farrar really had to push me into. Now that I finally see the light, however, I am really excited about the possibilities.

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Also... when there are updates you can update everything but your extended component. This makes updates better than
copy paste and hope you did it right when base libraries you modify are updated. It's easier to extend, and easier to
keep in sync! :)
# Posted By John Farrar | 9/3/09 11:58 AM
Exactly! Thanks for bringing that up.
# Posted By Steve Bryant | 9/4/09 9:27 AM
That's a really neat idea! I can see that being really useful.
# Posted By John Whish | 9/11/09 3:31 PM
Please elaborate a bit more on the benefits ("usefulness") of returning an array of structures!!? Returning native queries is part of the reason DataMgr has been so clean and nice. I do like the idea of being able to inherit from DataMgr, but moving away from native query objects (beans if you will) just makes it like every other ORM out there (well similar). Is DataMgr headed towards object generations and relations as well?

any thoughts?
# Posted By sal | 2/15/10 3:17 PM
Sal,

The point of this is definitely more about the ability to extend DataMgr to your own liking rather than the specific example of returning an array of structures.

Although I may offer this method as a native option in DataMgr, returning queries is still the focus. For me, queries are one of the under-appreciated gems of ColdFusion.
# Posted By Steve Bryant | 2/15/10 3:29 PM
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