Thursday, August 15, 2002

My hunt for an Object Database for Java I obsessed with finding an open-source embeddable object db for Java. Why? I'm not completely sure. But for some reason I think it'd be really cool to add some of the features you find in Zope or Radio to a Java web application. Here's some of the benefits I see: Nice persistant structure to store all the application configuration "stuff". Scripting environment - storing the scripts in the DB Creating a set of verbs ( like Radio ) to simplfy scripting. Use the db to map the verb to the actual script. Just being able to create some application structure that may not need a full-blown RDB. Such as directory and folders. Storing security related info for the app ( users/groups ). Updating the configuration information, scripts, etc... remotely. I'm sure there's more. And yes, I realize that this can all be accomplished without an ODB, but I wondering if there's definitely a benefit to embedding an ODB into a web application? Anyway, thanks to weblogs I think I may have found an a small Object DB like package that's worth tinkering with Check out: Jisp 8:21:45 AM