Habanero 2.1.2

Habanero 2.1.2 is a brilliant software which functions as an Enterprise Application Framework for .Net that produces an agile application from the data layer through to the front-end. Free open source under the LGPL license, it includes ORM, code generation and runtime UI generation to create one application for the desktop & web.

Main Operations:

• ORM: Map database tables to objects in code
• Persist property values to and from the database
• Define all mapping in a single XML file
• Switch between database vendors with one setting
• Support for MySQL, MS Sql Server, MS Access, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Firebird
• FireStarter GUI class definitions xml manager
• Generate user interfaces at runtime and map properties to controls
• Develop for both desktop (with Windows Forms) and web (with Gizmox' Visual WebGUI)
• Generate new projects and code files
• Generate UI forms from templates
• Reverse engineer class definitions from existing databases
• Support variable data sources, including an in-memory database
• Source code included

Major Features:

1. Supports several object inheritance structures/formats
2. Supports generic collections and nullable types
3. Supports database switching at run-time
4. Supports relationships between objects
5. Supports deletion prevention or cascading deletes on multiple relationships
6. Set load criteria on collections
7. Choose between single or composite primary keys
8. Choose between raw SQL or Habanero's Criteria query structure
9. Migration support to upgrade databases of outdated client installations
10. Generate test classes for Business Objects
11. Generate fully functional grids from database data
12. Generate editing forms to edit data and persist changes
13. Central form control for MDI-based applications
14. Generate combo-box content dynamically from the database
15. Application logging uses log4net

Enhancements: Habanero 2.1 includes a number of improvements and bug fixes. The primary new feature is Firestarters code generation of standard forms from templates, which is the first phase of a complete code generation toolkit. Also included is a rewrite of the PanelFactory, now replaced by PanelBuilder.

Requirements:

• Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0
• Microsoft Windows 2000
• A Database Vendor
• Must meet all .Net 2.0 system requirements
• Recommended Processor: 1.6ghz
• RAM: Win2000 256mb, WinXP 512mb, WinVista 1gb+