zBlueSoftware, LLC : zBlueStudio

Plugable Architecture

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zBlueStudio is designed around a pluggable architecture. This allows you to expand its capabilities by adding your own database drivers or source control applications.

zBlueStudio ships with database drivers for MS SQL 7 and MS SQL 2000. Both of these implement zBlueStudio's DBDriver interface. (This interface is in the zBlueStudio.jar file under com.zbluesoftware.zbs.db.DBDriver) By writing a class that implements this interface and then placing the compiled class in the db folder, you can use zBlueStudio with any database. Note that by implementing the DBDriver interface you are creating a class that tells zBlueStudio how to execute various sql statements against the database and not how to access the database. You will still need a jdbc driver to actually access the database. For this jdbc driver to be recognized by zBlueStudio it must be included in your system's classpath.

zBlueStudio also ships with support for CVS as its source control mechanism. By writing a class that implements zBlueStudio's SourceControl interface, and then placing the compiled class in the sourcecontrol folder, you can use zBlueStudio with any source control application. (This interface is in the zBlueStudio.jar file under com.zbluesoftware.zbs.sourcecontrol.SourceControl)

The Source option under the Preferences menu allows you to select which database and source control drivers should be used.

View the DBDriver interface
View the SourceControl interface