Persistent Objects Part 3
The one thing I find missing in other persistent object implementations is the ability to persist data from any kind of source.
You could easily persist data from a Web Service, a dataset, other functionality found in your business logic. Just about anything, actually.
If you look at your persistent objects a bit like facade objects, this would make a lot of sense.
For instance :
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[Persistent]
public class MyPersistentObject : PersistentObject
{
[PersistentWebService("<uri for webservice>","get method","set method")]
public string Name {
get { return string.Empty; }
set {}
}
} |
The DoLittle Persistency project found at GotDotNet is going in that direction. The implementation uses a PersistencySource and goes through a manager to get the Default source. The default behaviour can easily be changed by implementing your own source. This source could for instance get data from a file, if that is what you are trying to accomplish.
It's a world of opportunities.. :)
