Object-Relational Mapping
Programming Technique
Overview
Use caseconverting data between incompatible type systems in object-oriented programming languages and relational databases
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Last updatedUpdated 5 days ago
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Object-Relational Mapping
concept
Programming technique for converting data between incompatible type systems using object-oriented languages
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| relational database | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| object-oriented programming language | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
integrates with
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| relational database management systems | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
supports programming language
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| Java | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| C# | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Python | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Ruby | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
popular implementation
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| Active Record | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Hibernate | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Entity Framework | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| SQLAlchemy | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
implementation example
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| Hibernate | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| SQLAlchemy | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Entity Framework | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
primary use case
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| converting data between incompatible type systems in object-oriented programming languages and relational databases | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| mapping between object-oriented programming languages and relational databases | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
supports model
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| object-oriented programming paradigm | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
common implementation
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| Hibernate | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Entity Framework | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| ActiveRecord | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
supports language
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| Java | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Python | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| C# | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
enables functionality
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| automatic conversion between incompatible type systems in object-oriented programming languages and relational databases | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| automatic SQL query generation from object operations | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
solves problem
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| object-relational impedance mismatch | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
enables feature
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| database schema abstraction | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| automatic SQL query generation | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
alternative to
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| manual SQL queries | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| raw SQL queries | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
supports database type
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| PostgreSQL | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| MySQL | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Oracle Database | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
common criticism
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| performance overhead compared to native SQL | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
supports pattern
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| Active Record pattern | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
| Data Mapper pattern | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
commonly implemented in
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| C# | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
| Java | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
| Python | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
design pattern type
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| Data Access Object pattern | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
first appeared decade
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| 1990s | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
handles concept
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| lazy loading | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
enables pattern
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| Data Mapper pattern | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
| Active Record pattern | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
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