JDAL - Reference Documentation
Introducction
JDAL is a Java library that aims to make database user interface applications development easier.
The project was started several years ago as part of my daily work programming Java applications, most of them over Spring Framework and Hibernate.
This type of applications usually require too much effort coding repetitive tasks. For example, showing queries results as tables, adding pagination, ordering, filters and edition forms.
JDAL simplifies this common development tasks, minimizing the coding effort by the use of generic classes for DAOs, persistence services and graphic user interface components.
JDAL lets increase noticeably development team produtivity for this kind of applications, replacing most of the development tasks by context configuration.
Four modules compound JDAL:
- JDAL Core: database access library.
- JDAL Swing: Swing components library.
- JDAL Web: Adapter library for using DisplayTag and YUI Datatable with JDAL Core.
- JDAL Vaadin: JDAL Core and Spring Framework integration with Vaadin.
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Spanish version of the documentation can be found at http://www.joseluismartin.info/jdal.