Frequently Asked Questions

Building

1. How do I build this thing?

Usage

1. Where do I get a PersistenceMapperFactory instance from?

Source Code

1. Why are there some comments in the code in some weird language I can't read (aka. German)?
2. What's that Oracle stuff?

Miscellaneous

1. Are you accepting patches or other contributions?
2. My project is using subPersistence. Would you link to our site?

Building

How do I build this thing?

This project is built using Maven. Once you have Maven installed, building the JAR file is as easy as invoking

maven jar

on the command line. Please see the documentation for Maven to learn about other goals available.

Usage

Where do I get a PersistenceMapperFactory instance from?

Simply create it using one of the constructors. That instance is thread-safe. Where you store the reference to the instance is up to you, though.

Source Code

Why are there some comments in the code in some weird language I can't read (aka. German)?

This project has been initially created by Germans. Prior to the open-source release it wasn't really necessary to translate those comments. We're working on translating them.

What's that Oracle stuff?

This is work in progress to work around some bugs in Oracle's JDBC driver.

Miscellaneous

Are you accepting patches or other contributions?

We'd love to! The best way to submit contributions is through the mailing lists, where they can be discussed with others.

My project is using subPersistence. Would you link to our site?

Sure! Just send us a message.