February’s Year of Code 2025 topic is Databases and my project is a SQLite object-relation mapping library that I call Storm.
I first created Storm in 2008 when I was working on consulting projects as a way to more rapidly create database apps for clients. It has been updated over the years and the latest version is available on GitHub:
An ORM lets you write code like this to set database column values and save them:
Var dodgers As New Team
dodgers.Name = "LA Dodgers"
dodgers.Coach = "Dave Roberts"
dodgers.SaveTeam is a table in the database with a corresponding class in Xojo that inherits from Storm.DBObject.
The included demo projects shows how you can implement a simple UI for a database with Team and Player tables.
The docs for Storm are contained within its Github repository wiki.
In addition to accessing the full repository on GitHub, you can also download Storm as a ZIP.
I’ve created a forum topic for you to start sharing your Year of Code projects and I’ll also be sure to include this one as well. Remember, participants can win a $100 to use in the Xojo Store!
Paul learned to program in BASIC at age 13 and has programmed in more languages than he remembers, with Xojo being an obvious favorite. When not working on Xojo, you can find him talking about retrocomputing at Goto 10 and on Mastodon @lefebvre@hachyderm.io.
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