Roadmap

Summer 2010: Community Tech Preview

We aim to release a usable Tech Preview this summer. Our goal is to find like-minded participants and receive feedback for the next steps.

Operations Management
data import/exportimplemented
client/server installationimplemented
scalability: multiple servers / single databaseimplemented
link authentification to system usersin progress
server-less installationplanned for CTP
scalability: multiple servers / multiple databases
performance and reliability monitoring
User Interface
automatically generates UI from schemaimplemented
desktop (WPF) and web (ASP.NET) interface from the same definitionimplemented
customizable UI for special casesin progress
further UI implementations for non-windows OS (e.g. GTK#, mobile devices)
General
free software releasein progress
access control and authorization with groups and rolesin progress
document management
full text search over complete data store
Linux/Mono port
Schemadefinition
store schema in databaseimplemented
schema import/exportimplemented
SQL-Database
automatically generated SQL-Databaseimplemented
automatically generated object/relational mappingimplemented
mechanized checks and repairsimplemented
direct sql access for ETL-processing and reportingimplemented
referential integrityimplemented
manual and automatic creation of indexesplanned for CTP
integrate heterogeneous database systems
allow different backends (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, mySQL)
Programming
automatically generated .NET/C# classesimplemented
attach business logic to generated classesimplemented
enable LINQ queries on both client and serverimplemented
shared client and server-side data validationin progress
REST (Representational State Transfer) interface

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