Input Data

The input files define a model that conform to a specified syntax/language. You can supply your own model by defining a domain specific language (DSL). The following input files are supported. Further can be added through extensions.

• SQL create script for Oracle: the file must end on *.sql
• HTML forms conforming to the XHTML standard with the file extension *.xhtml
• XML files: the generator for the model must be specified in the XML file. The generator parses the file and generates a model object that is used in the generation of the java class

There are several extension points that concern the input data:

• ch.sahits.codegen.java.inputdbconnection: If your input data is not supplied by an input file but a database connection, a proper model generator must be supplied that can generate an input model from the connection.
• ch.sahits.codegen.java.inputdbparse: If your input data is an input SQL file a parser must be supplied that can parse the input file since there are many differences in the SQL dialect from different vendors.
• ch.sahits.codegen.java.inputparser: This extension point lets you define your own parser based on a file extension.
• ch.sahits.codegen.inputxmlparser: If your input file is an XML file the specified parser must be registered through this extension point.
• ch.sahits.codegen.java.connectionpage: The input data can be gained through querring the database. There are different methods to do that. This extension point lets you supply your own.