28 results found
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Command line interface support
Support for command line parameters for automatic code generation from the model and automatic model generation from the database.
163 votesCommand-line interface is implemented in a standalone Entity Developer v6.7: https://forums.devart.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=40473 .
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Enum support
Support for enum data types, e.g.:
public enum Status : long
{
Active = 0,
Inactive = 1,
Delete = 2
}So code can be much more readable: .Where(o => o.Status = Status.Active)
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Updating model from database
Wizard for comparing the database with the model and updating the model from the database. The wizard will try retaining all manual changes to the model.
112 votesTry it in the latest Beta version now.
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Custom Attributes support
Design-time adding of custom attributes, which affect code generation, to classes, methods, and properties.
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POCO EF templates
Templates for generating POCO code for Entity Framework 4 models.
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Update To Database and Generate DDL Script wizards
DDL script generation for creating database for the model (Model First), and wizard for comparing database with the model, and updating the database from the model. Wizard will try affecting the existing database data as little as possible.
42 votesTry it in the latest Beta version now.
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Mapping rules defined by user
Possibility to define own rules how should be database types mapped to .NET data types.
For example, in Oracle:
Number(1,0) -> (boolean or short)38 votes -
Add LinqPad support using their "Data Context Extensibility Model"
Information here: http://www.linqpad.net/DataContextPlugin.pdf
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Templates – generating classes for RIA services
Templates for generating RIA domain model classes for Devart LINQ and NHibernate models.
26 votes -
Validation rules
Design-time and template enhancements for creating validation rules for values of the model class properties.
24 votes -
NHibernate support
Support for the NHibernate open-source ORM framework.
19 votesPlease take a look at http://www.devart.com/entitydeveloper/nhibernate-designer.html
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Better support for numeric ID fields
Numeric ID fields are most of the type generated by Oracle triggers (as a proper auto-incremented field type is missing). I would like to configure that for a model any numeric field with the name "ID" is set by default to AutoGeneratedPattern "Identity"?
I know you guys can't guess from the DB which fields are generated by a trigger but allow us to configure which fields we want to work that way.
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Template usability improvements
Binding template to a model with the relative template path stored in the model. This allows transfering templates with the models without the need to register templates in Entity Developer separately.
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Outer Join on Old Oracle Databases
I realize that you don't have support for OUTER JOIN (+) on Oracle 8i. I know that it's an old database, but we have clients that still have this working.
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Template for DTO Generation
An additional template for generating DTOs for use in services where Self Tracking POCO entities are insufficient. Perhaps with some sort of repository implementation for converting the DTOs to "true" POCO's in the same template.
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9 votes
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Template language improvements - template import and inheritance
Reusing code of a template in other templates. Linking one template file to another with template import or inheriting template from other one.
7 votesThe “include” functionality is supported.
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Firebird support
Firebird database has support for .NET for over 5 years and I believe that it is very perspective database with very wide community and support.
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Support for other data providers
Support for third-party ADO.NET data providers in Entity Framework and NHibernate models. Provider should support Entity Framework for Entity Framework models.
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Support for Workflow Persistence
Windows Workflow (WF) uses a Persistence Provider for long running tasks. (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb412184.aspx) There is a CodePlex site (http://wftools.codeplex.com/) offering some help for persisting to non MSSQL databases. I would love to see DevArt add this as a feature in their dotConnect products.
4 votes
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