Powerful visual editor for MongoDB ODM

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Entity

Bundle

Project

1. Visually edit your project model.

Annotations

XML

YML

<?php
use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Mapping\Annotations AS ODM;

/**
 * @ODM\Document(collection="my_documents")
 * @ODM\ChangeTrackingPolicy("DEFERRED_IMPLICIT")
 * @ODM\HasLifecycleCallbacks
 */
class EcommerceOrder
{
    /**
     * @ODM\Id(strategy="NONE")
     * @ODM\GeneratedValue(strategy="SEQUENCE")
     */
    private $id;

    /**
     * @ODM\Field(type="datetime", nullable=true)
     */
    private $ordered_at;

    /**
     * @ODM\Field(type="string", nullable=true)
     */
    private $customer_note;

    /**
     * @ODM\Field(type="string", nullable=true)
     */
    private $internal_note;

    /**
     * @ODM\ReferenceOne(targetDocument="Address")
     */
    private $DeliveryAddress;

    /**
     * @ODM\ReferenceOne(targetDocument="Address")
     */
    private $BillingAddress;
}

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<doctrine-mongo-mapping
 xmlns="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/odm/doctrine-mongo-mapping"
 xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
 schemaLocation="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/odm/doctrine-mongo-mapping.xsd">
  <document
	 name="EcommerceOrder"
	 change-tracking-policy="DEFERRED_IMPLICIT">
    <field name="id" type="integer" length="4">
      <generator strategy="SEQUENCE"/>
    </field>
    <field name="ordered_at" type="datetime" nullable="true"/>
    <field name="customer_note" type="string" nullable="true" version="true"/>
    <field name="internal_note" type="string" nullable="true" version="true"/>
    <lifecycle-callbacks>
      <lifecycle-callback type="prePersist" method="prePersist"/>
    </lifecycle-callbacks>
    <reference-one field="DeliveryAddress" target-document="Address"/>
    <reference-one field="BillingAddress" target-document="Address"/>
    <options>
      <option name="charset" value="utf8"/>
      <option name="collate" value="utf8_unicode_ci"/>
    </options>
  </document>
</doctrine-mongo-mapping>

EcommerceOrder:
  type: document
  changeTrackingPolicy: DEFERRED_IMPLICIT
  fields:
    id:
      id: true
      type: integer
      length: 4
      generator:
        strategy: SEQUENCE
      options:
        unsigned: true
    ordered_at:
      type: datetime
      nullable: true
    customer_note:
      type: string
      nullable: true
      version: true
    internal_note:
      type: string
      nullable: true
      version: true
  options:
    charset: utf8
    collate: utf8_unicode_ci
  lifecycleCallbacks:
    prePersist: [prePersist]
  referenceOne:
    DeliveryAddress:
      targetDocument: Address
    BillingAddress:
      targetDocument: Address

2. Export it to complete definition files.

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Why use Skipper

Simple Project import

Import of your existing MongoDB ODM projects can be done in just a few clicks thanks to sophisticated import wizard. With created visual model you will discover complete logic of a project simply and quickly.

Skipper MongoDB ODM import wizard - definition files

Definitions exported by one click

Export your MongoDB ODM project repeatedly and as many times as you need. Exported definitions in standardized and ready-to-use format need no further editing.

MongoDB ODM definitions exported by Skipper

Editing in visual interface

Editing of all objects is intuitive thanks to smart wizards and dialogs. Every change of model is properly reflected in the exported definition files.

Skipper Association editor for MongoDB ODM

Lower need of MongoDB ODM skills

With inbuilt value advisors, validators, assistants and definitions created via standardized templates you can stop worrying about MongoDB ODM syntax and keywords.

Skipper MongoDB ODM property editor - lifecycle callback

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Support for all MongoDB ODM features

Supported formats

Skipper supports all standard MongoDB ODM formats. Import and export XML, YML (YAML) as well as PHP annotations just in few clicks.

Skipper MongoDB ODM definitions annotations

Entities and modules

Create, change or remove entities, fields and ORM properties just in the visual model. Differentiate logical units with many color palettes and simplify orientation in your model.

Skipper visual model of MongoDB ODM project

Associations

Create all types of MongoDB ODM associations with smart wizards. Use one to one, one to many and many to many associations and define owner and inverse entity or MN entity and aliases.

Embedded

Embedded is a special feature for MongoDB projects. You can create embedded just in a few clicks, intuitive wizard will guide you through this process.

Collections

Collections are the second special feature for MongoDB projects. Collection editor allows to add and delete entities from this collection. If the collection is empty, it is collection for any entity type.

Inheritance

Easy to understand dialog guides you through MongoDB ODM inheritance creation. Edit inheritance type, discriminators and base and derived entity, all in one place.

Indexes

Create indexes and manage them with the help of intuitive Entity Editor. Specify all indexes you need and which fields are indexed by them.

ORM Properties

Alter all model properties in accordance to your needs. Skipper unique Property Editor provides quick and easy way to create, edit or remove any value.

Skipper MongoDB ODM property editor combo

Customization

You can customize Skipper so it maximally suits your needs. Create new behaviors, configure custom properties or datatypes or connect Skipper with external tools.

Support for MVC frameworks

With Skipper you can use Symfony, Zend or other MVC framework without any limitation. Skipper exports definitions with support for any MVC framework.

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Detailed List of supported MongoDB ODM properties

Skipper model properties

Object	Property
Project	name, storage path, description
Module	name, description, external plugin storage, export path and format
Entity	name, namespace, description
Field	name, namespace, type, size, required, unique, primary key, auto increment, default value, enum values, description
Reference	owner/inverse entity/collection, owner/inverse alias, association type (one-to-one, one-to-many), parent requirement, description
Many to Many	mn entity, owner/inverse entity, owner/inverse alias, description
Embedded	owner/inverse entity/collection, owner/inverse alias, association type (one-to-one, one-to-many), description
Inheritance	base/derived entity, inheritance type, discriminator value/field, description
Collection	name, description, list of entities
Index	name, unique, indexed fields, description

MongoDB ODM model properties

Object	Property
Project	-
Module	namespace, file-suffix (.dcm, .orm, without-suffix), filename-format (with-namespace, entity-only)
Entity	export-file-name, change-tracking-policy (DEFERRED_IMPLICIT, DEFERRED_EXPLICIT, NOTIFY), lifecycle-callbacks(type, method), slave-okay, required-indexes, repository-class
Field	strategy, embedded, file, distance, reference, id-generator-options
Reference	side-owning / side-inverse (simple, strategy, repository-method, orphan-removal, limit, skip, cascade)
Many to Many	join-table-schema, fetch, on-delete, on-update, cascade, order-by
Embedded	strategy
Inheritance	-
Collection	-

MongoDB ODM datatypes support

string
int
boolean
float
date

file
hash
increment
key
object_id

timestamp
raw_type
bin_data_custom
bin_data_func
bin_data_md5

bin_data
bin_data_uuid

MongoDB ODM inheritance support

SINGLE_TABLE
JOINED
MAPPED_SUPERCLASS

MongoDB ODM associations support

MongoDB ODM reference One to one (one-to-one)
MongoDB ODM reference One to many (one-to-many)
MongoDB ODM reference Many to one (many-to-one)
MongoDB ODM reference Many to many (many-to-many)
MongoDB ODM embedded One to one (one-to-one)
MongoDB ODM embedded One to many (one-to-many)

MongoDB ODM model import / export formats

XML definitions
YAML (YML) definitions
PHP Annotations