Category: NewGenesis Portal Framework

After getting my feet wet with xslt and learning its ins and outs I started building an xml file with the structure for our item-based data framework. Once completed I can infer the schema from it and generate a set of sql structures that reflect what is being stored in the xml. After that a simple web service can handle…

After some discussion with manu, plans for NewGenesis are forming that will transform it into something somewhat different than previously envisioned. In the coming days there will be more information available about it. Feel free to send me a note if you’re curious.

Yesterday I did a little more work on the Data layer of the framework. It compiles now (finally) though it is just entity type classes and a few related functions. I added some XML serializer code so that any type of object can be saved into an Item.  I have to work out some details with the ItemType class though.…

As well as those basic types, Items in this new framework can be anything you like. Take files for example since I mentioned the file system was where I got the idea. A class called File could be derived from Item and expose custom properties that are just hooked up to the Attributes and Properties Dictionaries/Lists of the Item type.…

Last week I pushed some updates to the database script and a base set of classes that require some attention. Many of the problems in the current Rainbow Portal project v1.5/beta will be cleared up by use of this back end. The first steps to the future will be DAL and business class layers that replace all data access methods for module developers.…