| Developer(s) | Inventic, s.r.o. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | December 2009 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform [1] |
| Available in | English, Czech |
| Type | Visualization software |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website |
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Skipper is a visualization tool and code/schema generator for PHP ORM frameworks like Doctrine2, Doctrine, Propel, and CakePHP, which are used to create database abstraction layer. [2] [3] [4] [5] Skipper is developed by Czech company Inventic, s.r.o. based in Brno, [2] and was known as ORM Designer prior to rebranding in 2014. [6]
Overview
- Generates visual model from the schema definition files [2] [3] [4]
- Repetitive import/export of schema definitions in supported formats (XML, YML, PHP annotations) [2] [3] [4]
- Schema definition files are automatically generated from the visual model [2] [3] [4]
- Visual representation uses ER diagram extended by concepts of inheritance and many-to-many [2] [3] [4]
- Supports customization using .xml configuration files and JavaScript [2] [7] [8]
- Does not support direct connections to the database [9]
- Crude and simplistic visual representation and menus [10]
Architecture
Skipper was built on the Qt framework. Import/export of the schema definitions uses XSL transformations powered by LibXslt library. Imported source files are first converted to XML format: no conversion for XML, simple conversion for YML, creating the Abstract Syntax Tree and its subsequent conversion to XML for PHP annotations. The import/export scripts are configured in JavaScript and can be freely customized. [11]
Supported ORM frameworks
Frameworks supported for visual model and schema files generation: [12]
History
Skipper was created as an internal tool for the web applications developed by Inventic. It was first published as a commercial tool under the name ORM Designer in 2009. [13] [14] Application was reworked and optimized in January 2013, and released as ORM Designer 2. [11] [15] In May 2013 ORM Designer became part of the South Moravian Innovation Center Incubator program (support program for innovative technological startups). [14] [16] [17] In June 2014, ORM Designer version 3 was released and rebranded under the name of Skipper [6]
See also
- List of object-relational mapping software
- Comparison of object-relational mapping software
- Object-relational mapping
- Database abstraction layer
References
- ^ Supported platforms Archived 2014-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "Symfony2 cheat sheet". www.symfony2cheatsheet.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03.
- ^ a b "Press Release: Skipper Skipper - the ORM Designer Blog".
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- ^ "MySQL Workbench | ORM Designer". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "ORM Designer – Quick Review « Stacktrace('dev-KRTCS.net')". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ a b "Magic behind ORM Designer | ORM Designer Blog". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "Supported Platforms | ORM Designer". Archived from the original on 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "New tool – ORM Designer | ORM Designer Blog". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
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- ^ "Mladí programátoři z Brna zdražili svůj software trojnásobně. Prodeje zůstaly stejné". 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Do JIC Innovation parku se hlásí 41 firem, nejlepší vyberou Rostock, Všianský a Berdár". 12 March 2013.
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