objectbox / objectbox/objectbox-java

Entity_.__ALL_RELATIONS like __ALL_PROPERTIES

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Description

Hi,

it would be great if generated entity class had access to array of RelationInfo like it has access to all properties.
Right now eager loading relations requires

  1. explicit list of all relations and QueryBuilder.eager
    or
  2. hard reflection loop calling getTarget()

Explicit list __ALL_RELATIONS would ease up creating algorithms like eager loading.

What do you think?

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Research direction

Start by reviewing how generated entity classes expose __ALL_PROPERTIES, then trace RelationInfo and QueryBuilder.eager usage for the eager-loading case described. Done means generated entities provide an analogous __ALL_RELATIONS array that supports relation-discovery algorithms, with coverage for the generated API.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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