OpenJPA is an open source implementation of the Java Persistence API specification. It is an object-relational mapping (ORM) solution for the Java language, which simplifies storing objects in databases. It is open-source software distributed under the Apache License 2.0.
Developer(s) | Apache Software Foundation |
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Stable release | 3.2.2
/ March 16, 2022[1] |
Repository | OpenJPA Repository |
Written in | Java |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Platform | Java |
Size | 21.8 MB (archived binary) / 11.7 MB (archived source) |
Type | Object-relational mapping |
License | Apache License 2.0 |
Website | openjpa |
History
editKodo, a Java Data Objects implementation, was originally developed by SolarMetric, Inc in 2001. BEA Systems acquired SolarMetric in 2005, where Kodo was expanded to be an implementation of both the JDO (JSR 12)[2] and JPA (JSR 220)[3] specifications. In 2006, BEA donated a large part of the Kodo source code to the Apache Software Foundation under the name OpenJPA. The donated source code will be the core persistence engine of BEA Weblogic Server, IBM WebSphere, and the Geronimo Application Server.[4] In May 2007, OpenJPA graduated from the incubator to a top-level project and also passed Sun's Technology Compatibility Kit compliant with the Java Persistence API.[5]
See also
edit- Persistence
- EclipseLink
- Hibernate
- ActiveJPA
- NoSQL datastores like Infinispan
References
edit- ^ "Apache OpenJPA Downloads". 11 August 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Sun JCP JSR-12 Java Data Objects JDO Specification
- ^ Sun JCP JSR-220 Enterprise JavaBeansTM 3.0
- ^ Both BEA Weblogic Server and IBM WebSphere adopted OpenJPA for java persistence framework.[1]
- ^ OpenJPA Project Incubation Status
External links
edit- Official website
- Kodo Towards an Open Source EJB 3.0 Persistence Engine by Jon Mountjoy
- Leveraging OpenJPA with WebSphere Application Server V6.1
- An update on Java Persistence API 2.0 by Kevin Sutter
- Interview with Patrick Linskey discusses OpenJPA and the JPA specification on August 23, 2007