[coldbox-4.0] Couchbase and ORM Entities

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I am starting a small project where I will be using CB 4 and trying to get my hands dirty with NoSQL, specifically Couchbase. I have read through a number of articles and watched the webinar on Couchbase integration with Ortus products, but most everything I found was related to using Couchbase as a secondary cache and how to implement the Ortus Couchbase Extension for Railo.

Because the project I am working on is local and small, I’m not looking to use this at the secondary cache at the moment. What I am really looking for is to use this instead of MySQL or SQL Server for my entities. Is this type of implementation possible for ORM and Couchbase? Am I trying to use Couchbase for something it wasn’t specifically intended for? I’ve searched around for articles, ColdBox-specific and not, and haven’t really found the answer I am looking for.

Thanks!

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Hi Tristan,

I would suggest that read about these NoSQL landscapes which may fit for your requirements as you are looking to replace MySQL or SQL-Server

Comparison Couchbase VS OrientDB
http://db-engines.com/en/system/Couchbase%3BOrientDB

Couchbase
Q: What does acid means for Couchbase?

http://blog.couchbase.com/couchbase-101-q-and-a

OrientDB
Q: What does acid means for OrientDB?
A transaction comprises a unit of work performed within a database management system (or similar system) against a database, and treated in a coherent and reliable way independent of other transactions.

http://www.orientechnologies.com/docs/1.7.8/orientdb.wiki/Transactions.html
http://www.orientechnologies.com/why-orientdb/

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Tristan

We ha a full sdk for this

https://www.ortussolutions.com/products/cfcouchbase

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Start by reading the docs for the SDK which cover all the functionality:

http://docs.ortussolutions.com/cfcouchbase/1.0.0/index.html#CFCouchbase_SDK

Then skim through the API docs to familiarize yourself with the methods in the SDK:

http://apidocs.ortussolutions.com/CFCouchbase_APIDocs_1.0.0/index.html?cfcouchbase/CouchbaseClient.html

Then check out these sample apps which use the built-in brewery bucket. There is a “legacy” version, and simple MVC version, and an OO MVC version that uses CFC’s to represent documents.

https://github.com/Ortus-Solutions/cfcouchbase-sdk/tree/master/samples

Thanks!

~Brad

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Thanks, Luis and Brad. Shortly after posting this last week, I ran across the SDK which answered all of my questions. Exactly what I needed!