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Active Record Pattern
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Use caseObject-relational mapping for database operations
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SQL
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Active Record Pattern

concept

Architectural pattern where objects carry both data and behavior, wrapping database table rows

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primary use case

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Object-relational mapping for database operations○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Object-relational mapping with domain logic○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Object-relational mapping for database access○UnverifiedHighFresh1

implemented in

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Ruby on Rails○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Ruby on Rails ActiveRecord○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Laravel Eloquent ORM○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Django ORM○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Laravel Eloquent○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

provides

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CRUD operations○UnverifiedHighFresh1

encapsulates

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Database access logic○UnverifiedHighFresh1

documented in

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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture○UnverifiedHighFresh1

combines concepts

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Database access and domain logic○UnverifiedHighFresh1

created by

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Martin Fowler○UnverifiedHighFresh1

described in

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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture○UnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

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Database connectivity○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Relational database○UnverifiedHighFresh1

pattern type

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Architectural Pattern○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Object-relational behavioral pattern○UnverifiedHighFresh1

described by

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Martin Fowler○UnverifiedHighFresh1

published in

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supports operation

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CRUD operations○UnverifiedHighFresh1

characteristic

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Domain object contains data access logic○UnverifiedHighFresh1

documented by

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Martin Fowler○UnverifiedHighFresh1

published year

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2002○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

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SQL○UnverifiedHighFresh1

alternative to

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Data Mapper Pattern○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Table Data Gateway Pattern○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Table Data Gateway○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

pattern category

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Data Source Architectural Pattern○UnverifiedHighFresh1

design principle

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Domain object contains both data and behavior○UnverifiedHighFresh1

design pattern type

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Object-relational behavioral pattern○UnverifiedHighFresh1

suitable for

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Simple domain logic applications○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Domain models with simple database schemas○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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