EclipseLink
| Developer(s) | Eclipse Foundation |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.4.1 / October 10, 2012 |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | Java platform |
| Type | Object-relational mapping |
| License |
Eclipse Public License Eclipse Distribution License |
| Website | www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/ |
EclipseLink is the open source Eclipse Persistence Services Project from the Eclipse Foundation. The software provides an extensible framework that allows Java developers to interact with various data services, including databases, web services, Object XML mapping (OXM), and Enterprise Information Systems (EIS). EclipseLink supports a number of persistence standards including:
- Java Persistence API (JPA)
- Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB)
- Java Connector Architecture (JCA)
- Service Data Objects (SDO).
EclipseLink is based on the TopLink product from which Oracle contributed the source code to create the EclipseLink project.[1] The original contribution was from TopLink's 11g code base, and the entire code-base/feature set was contributed, with only EJB 2 Container-Managed Persistence (CMP) and some minor Oracle Application Server specific integration removed. This differs from the TopLink Essentials GlassFish contribution, which did not include some key enterprise features. The package names were changed and some of the code and configuration was moved around.
The TopLink Mapping Workbench user interface has also been contributed to the project.
EclipseLink is the intended path forward for persistence for Oracle and TopLink. It is intended that the next major release of Oracle TopLink will include EclipseLink as well as the next major release of Oracle Application Server.
EclipseLink supports usage in an OSGi environment.
Sun Microsystems has selected the EclipseLink project to be the reference implementation for JPA 2.0.[2]
References
- ↑ "Eclipse Persistence Platform (EclipseLink) FAQ". Oracle. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ↑ "Eclipse Announces EclipseLink Project to Deliver JPA 2.0 Reference Implementation". Eclipse Foundation. March 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
Webinar
- EclipseLink Project and its Persistence Services by Doug Clarke
- Developing Java Persistence API Applications with the NetBeans IDE and EclipseLink by Andrei Badea and Doug Clarke at JavaOne 2008
External links
- EclipseLink Home
- EclipseLink Documentation Center
- EclipseLink Wiki
- Java Persistence API (JPA) with EclipseLink Tutorial by Lars Vogel
- EclipseLink Newsgroup
- EclipseLink Nabble Forum
- Introducing EclipseLink by Doug Clarke and Shaun Smith
- Interview with EclipseLink-Lead Doug Clarke
- Java Persistence (JPA 2.0) Tutorial With EclipseLink
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