FireStorm/DAO Product Overview

DAO and ORM Code Generation

FireStorm/DAO is a Java Code Generator that can import existing database schemas (from a SQL script or from a live JDBC connection) and can then generate a complete persistence tier based on any of the following Java persistence technologies:

• Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
• Java Persistence API (JPA)
• Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB)
• Hibernate (new in Firestorm/DAO Release 3.0)

FireStorm/DAO generates Java source code and configuration files that developers would otherwise have to write by hand. FireStorm/DAO generates code that is compliant with the Data Access Object (DAO) design pattern (DAO is a core J2EE design pattern). FireStorm/DAO can also generate native persistence code for Object Relational Mapping (ORM) products (such as Hibernate or JDO-based products).

Reduced Complexity

FireStorm/DAO adopts a pragmatic approach of generating Java source code for data persistence that is a direct mapping of a particular relational database schema. It is also possible to define complex multi-table queries and to leverage existing database logic contained within stored procedures.

FireStorm/DAO can generate code for standalone Java as well as for leading J2EE application servers, such as JBoss, BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, and Jakarta Tomcat. The generated source code is well-written, consistent and contains documentation. Most importantly, the generated code is production quality and has been tested in hundreds of deployments worldwide.