Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/feature/matador-ng' into feature/matador-ng

This reverts commit 8914c06833.

.clang-format

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Generated by CLion for Google
+BasedOnStyle: Google

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${GCC_CLANG_COMMON_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
 elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
   message(STATUS "MSVC detected - Adding compiler flags")
-#  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "/W3 /EHsc /bigobj")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "/W3 /EHsc /bigobj")
 #  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "/MDd /Od /Zi /D_DEBUG /DDEBUG")
 #  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "/O1 /DNDEBUG")
   add_compile_options(/Zc:preprocessor)

backends/postgres/include/postgres_connection.hpp

@@ -31,24 +31,28 @@ public:
   [[nodiscard]] utils::result<utils::version, utils::error> client_version() const override;
   [[nodiscard]] utils::result<utils::version, utils::error> server_version() const override;
 
-  utils::result<size_t, utils::error> execute(const std::string &stmt) override;
+  utils::result<sql::execute_result, utils::error> execute(const sql::query_context &context) override;
   utils::result<std::unique_ptr<sql::statement_impl>, utils::error> prepare(const sql::query_context &context) override;
-  utils::result<std::unique_ptr<sql::query_result_impl>, utils::error> fetch(const sql::query_context &context) override;
+  utils::result<std::unique_ptr<sql::query_result_impl>, utils::error> fetch(const sql::query_context &ctx) override;
 
-  utils::result<std::vector<object::attribute_definition>, utils::error> describe(const std::string& table) override;
+  utils::result<std::vector<object::attribute>, utils::error> describe(const std::string& table) override;
   utils::result<bool, utils::error> exists(const std::string &schema_name, const std::string &table_name) override;
 
-  [[nodiscard]] std::string to_escaped_string( const utils::blob& value ) const override;
+  utils::result<bool, utils::error> sequence_exists(const std::string &schema_name, const std::string &sequence_name) override;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] std::string to_escaped_string( const utils::blob_type_t& value ) const override;
 
 private:
-  [[nodiscard]] static std::string generate_statement_name(const sql::query_context &query) ;
+  [[nodiscard]] static std::string generate_statement_name(const sql::query_context &ctx) ;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<sql::execute_result, utils::error> execute(const std::string &stmt) const;
 
 private:
   PGconn *conn_{nullptr};
 
-  using string_to_int_map = std::unordered_map<std::string, unsigned long>;
+  using hash_to_string_map = std::unordered_map<size_t, std::string>;
 
-  static string_to_int_map statement_name_map_;
+  static hash_to_string_map statement_name_map_;
 };
 
 }

backends/postgres/include/postgres_parameter_binder.h

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace matador::backends::postgres {
 
-class postgres_parameter_binder final : public sql::interface::parameter_binder {
+class postgres_parameter_binder final : public sql::parameter_binder {
 public:
   struct bind_data {
     explicit bind_data(size_t size);
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ public:
   void write_value(size_t pos, const bool &x) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const float &x) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const double &x) override;
-  void write_value(size_t pos, const time &x ) override;
+  void write_value(size_t pos, const utils::date_type_t &x ) override;
-  void write_value(size_t pos, const date &x ) override;
+  void write_value(size_t pos, const utils::time_type_t &x ) override;
+  void write_value(size_t pos, const utils::timestamp_type_t &x ) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const char *x) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const char *x, size_t size) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const std::string &x) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const std::string &x, size_t size) override;
-  void write_value(size_t pos, const utils::blob &x) override;
+  void write_value(size_t pos, const utils::blob_type_t &x) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const utils::value &x, size_t size) override;
 
   [[nodiscard]] const bind_data& params() const;

backends/postgres/include/postgres_result_reader.hpp

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ namespace matador::backends::postgres {
 
 namespace detail {
 
-class empty_binder final : public utils::attribute_reader
+class empty_binder final : public utils::attribute_reader {
-{
 public:
   void read_value(const char *, size_t, int8_t &) override {}
   void read_value(const char *, size_t, int16_t &) override {}
@@ -23,19 +22,19 @@ public:
   void read_value(const char *, size_t, bool &) override {}
   void read_value(const char *, size_t, float &) override {}
   void read_value(const char *, size_t, double &) override {}
-  void read_value(const char *, size_t, time &) override {}
+  void read_value(const char *, size_t, utils::date_type_t &) override {}
-  void read_value(const char *, size_t, date &) override {}
+  void read_value(const char *, size_t, utils::time_type_t &) override {}
+  void read_value(const char *, size_t, utils::timestamp_type_t &) override {}
   void read_value(const char *, size_t, char *, size_t) override {}
   void read_value(const char *, size_t, std::string &) override {}
   void read_value(const char *, size_t, std::string &, size_t) override {}
-  void read_value(const char *, size_t, utils::blob &) override {}
+  void read_value(const char *, size_t, utils::blob_type_t &) override {}
   void read_value(const char *, size_t, utils::value &, size_t) override {}
 };
 
 }
 
-class postgres_result_reader final : public sql::query_result_reader
+class postgres_result_reader final : public sql::query_result_reader {
-{
 public:
   explicit postgres_result_reader(PGresult *result);
   ~postgres_result_reader() override;
@@ -57,12 +56,13 @@ public:
   void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, bool &value) override;
   void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, float &value) override;
   void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, double &value) override;
-  void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, matador::time &value) override;
+  void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, utils::date_type_t &) override;
-  void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, matador::date &value) override;
+  void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, utils::time_type_t &) override;
+  void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, utils::timestamp_type_t &) override;
   void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, char *value, size_t size) override;
   void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, std::string &value) override;
   void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, std::string &value, size_t size) override;
-  void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, utils::blob &value) override;
+  void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, utils::blob_type_t &value) override;
   void read_value(const char *id, size_t index, utils::value &val, size_t size) override;
 
 protected:

backends/postgres/include/postgres_statement.hpp

@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@ namespace matador::backends::postgres {
 class postgres_statement final : public sql::statement_impl
 {
 public:
-  postgres_statement(PGconn *db, std::string name, const sql::query_context &query);
+  postgres_statement(PGconn *db, PGresult *res, std::string name, const sql::query_context &query);
+  ~postgres_statement() override;
 
-  utils::result<size_t, utils::error> execute(const sql::interface::parameter_binder& bindings) override;
+  utils::result<sql::execute_result, utils::error> execute(const sql::parameter_binder& bindings) override;
-  utils::result<std::unique_ptr<sql::query_result_impl>, utils::error> fetch(const sql::interface::parameter_binder& bindings) override;
+  utils::result<std::unique_ptr<sql::query_result_impl>, utils::error> fetch(const sql::parameter_binder& bindings) override;
-  void reset() override;
 
 protected:
   [[nodiscard]] std::unique_ptr<utils::attribute_writer> create_binder() const override;
 
 private:
   PGconn *db_{nullptr};
+  PGresult *res_ = nullptr;
 
   std::string name_;
 };

backends/postgres/src/postgres_connection.cpp

@@ -3,21 +3,22 @@
 #include "postgres_result_reader.hpp"
 #include "postgres_statement.hpp"
 
-#include "matador/object/attribute_definition.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/attribute.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/sql/error_code.hpp"
 #include "matador/sql/record.hpp"
-
 #include "matador/sql/internal/query_result_impl.hpp"
 
+#include "matador/utils/string.hpp"
+
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <sstream>
 
 namespace matador::backends::postgres {
-postgres_connection::string_to_int_map postgres_connection::statement_name_map_{};
+postgres_connection::hash_to_string_map postgres_connection::statement_name_map_{};
 
 postgres_connection::postgres_connection(const sql::connection_info &info)
-  : connection_impl(info) {
+: connection_impl(info) {
 }
 
 utils::result<void, utils::error> postgres_connection::open() {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ utils::result<void, utils::error> postgres_connection::open() {
     const std::string msg = PQerrorMessage(conn_);
     PQfinish(conn_);
     conn_ = nullptr;
-    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::OPEN_ERROR, nullptr, conn_, "Failed to connect"));
+    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::OpenError, nullptr, conn_, "Failed to connect"));
   }
 
   return utils::ok<void>();
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ utils::result<utils::version, utils::error> postgres_connection::server_version(
   const auto server_version = PQserverVersion(conn_);
 
   if (server_version == 0) {
-    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::FAILURE, nullptr, conn_, "Failed to get server version"));
+    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::Failure, nullptr, conn_, "Failed to get server version"));
   }
 
   return utils::ok(utils::version{
@@ -82,137 +83,169 @@ utils::result<utils::version, utils::error> postgres_connection::server_version(
 
 utils::basic_type oid2type(Oid oid);
 
-utils::result<std::unique_ptr<sql::query_result_impl>, utils::error> postgres_connection::fetch(const sql::query_context &context) {
+utils::result<std::unique_ptr<sql::query_result_impl>, utils::error> postgres_connection::fetch(const sql::query_context &ctx) {
-  PGresult *res = PQexec(conn_, context.sql.c_str());
+  PGresult *res = PQexec(conn_, ctx.sql.c_str());
 
   if (is_result_error(res)) {
-    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::FETCH_FAILED, res, conn_, "Failed to fetch", context.sql));
+    const auto err = make_error(sql::error_code::FetchFailed, res, conn_, "Failed to fetch", ctx.sql);
+    PQclear(res);
+    return utils::failure(err);
   }
 
-  std::vector<object::attribute_definition> prototype = context.prototype;
+  std::vector<object::attribute> prototype = ctx.prototype;
 
   const int num_col = PQnfields(res);
   if (prototype.size() != static_cast<size_t>(num_col)) {
-    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::FETCH_FAILED, res, conn_, "Number of received columns doesn't match expected columns.", context.sql));
+    const auto err = make_error(sql::error_code::FetchFailed, res, conn_, "Number of received columns doesn't match expected columns.", ctx.sql);
+    PQclear(res);
+    return utils::failure(err);
   }
   for (int i = 0; i < num_col; ++i) {
-      if (!prototype.at(i).is_null()) {
+    if (!prototype.at(i).is_null()) {
-          continue;
+      continue;
-      }
+    }
-      const auto type = oid2type(PQftype(res, i));
+    const auto type = oid2type(PQftype(res, i));
-      // const char *col_name = PQfname(res, i);
+    // const char *col_name = PQfname(res, i);
-      // const auto size = PQfmod(res, i);
+    // const auto size = PQfmod(res, i);
-      prototype.at(i).type(type);
+    prototype.at(i).change_type(type);
   }
 
-  return utils::ok(std::make_unique<sql::query_result_impl>(std::make_unique<postgres_result_reader>(res), prototype));
+  return utils::ok(std::make_unique<sql::query_result_impl>(std::make_unique<postgres_result_reader>(res),
+                                                                    std::move(prototype),
+                                                                    ctx.resolver,
+                                                                    ctx.result_type));
 }
 
-std::string postgres_connection::generate_statement_name(const sql::query_context &query) {
+std::string postgres_connection::generate_statement_name(const sql::query_context &ctx) {
-  std::stringstream name;
+  auto it = statement_name_map_.find(ctx.sql_hash);
-  name << query.table.name << "_" << query.command_name;
-  auto result = postgres_connection::statement_name_map_.find(name.str());
 
-  if (result == postgres_connection::statement_name_map_.end()) {
+  if (it == statement_name_map_.end()) {
-    result = postgres_connection::statement_name_map_.insert(std::make_pair(name.str(), 0)).first;
+    it = statement_name_map_.insert(std::make_pair(ctx.sql_hash, utils::to_hex_string(ctx.sql_hash))).first;
   }
 
-  name << "_" << ++result->second;
+  return it->second;
+}
 
-  return name.str();
+utils::result<sql::execute_result, utils::error> postgres_connection::execute(const std::string& stmt) const {
+    PGresult *res = PQexec(conn_, stmt.c_str());
+
+    if (const auto status = PQresultStatus(res); status != PGRES_COMMAND_OK && status != PGRES_TUPLES_OK) {
+        return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::Failure, res, conn_, "Failed to execute", stmt));
+    }
+
+    const size_t affected_rows = utils::to<size_t>(PQcmdTuples(res));
+
+    PQclear(res);
+
+    return utils::ok(sql::execute_result{affected_rows});
 }
 
 utils::result<std::unique_ptr<sql::statement_impl>, utils::error> postgres_connection::prepare(const sql::query_context &context) {
-  auto statement_name = postgres_connection::generate_statement_name(context);
+  auto statement_name = generate_statement_name(context);
 
-  PGresult *result = PQprepare(conn_, statement_name.c_str(), context.sql.c_str(),
+  PGresult *result = PQprepare(conn_, statement_name.c_str(), context.sql.c_str(), static_cast<int>(context.bind_vars.size()), nullptr);
-                               static_cast<int>(context.bind_vars.size()), nullptr);
 
   if (is_result_error(result)) {
-    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::PREPARE_FAILED, result, conn_, "Failed to prepare", context.sql));
+    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::PrepareFailed, result, conn_, "Failed to prepare", context.sql));
   }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<sql::statement_impl> s(std::make_unique<postgres_statement>(conn_, statement_name, context));
+  std::unique_ptr<sql::statement_impl> s(std::make_unique<postgres_statement>(conn_, result, statement_name, context));
   return utils::ok(std::move(s));
 }
 
-utils::result<size_t, utils::error> postgres_connection::execute(const std::string &stmt) {
+utils::result<sql::execute_result, utils::error> postgres_connection::execute(const sql::query_context &context) {
-  PGresult *res = PQexec(conn_, stmt.c_str());
+  return execute(context.sql);
+  PGresult *res = PQexec(conn_, context.sql.c_str());
 
-  if (const auto status = PQresultStatus(res); status != PGRES_COMMAND_OK &&
+  if (const auto status = PQresultStatus(res); status != PGRES_COMMAND_OK && status != PGRES_TUPLES_OK) {
-                                               status != PGRES_TUPLES_OK) {
+    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::Failure, res, conn_, "Failed to execute", context.sql));
-    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::FAILURE, res, conn_, "Failed to execute", stmt));
   }
 
-  const auto affected_rows = utils::to<size_t>(PQcmdTuples(res));
+  const size_t affected_rows = utils::to<size_t>(PQcmdTuples(res));
 
   PQclear(res);
 
-  return utils::ok(static_cast<size_t>(affected_rows));
+  return utils::ok(sql::execute_result{affected_rows});
 }
 
 utils::basic_type oid2type(const Oid oid) {
-    switch (oid) {
+  switch (oid) {
-        case 16:
+    case 16:
-            return utils::basic_type::type_bool;
+      return utils::basic_type::Boolean;
-        case 17:
+    case 17:
-            return utils::basic_type::type_blob;
+      return utils::basic_type::Blob;
-        case 18:
+    case 18:
-            return utils::basic_type::type_int8;
+      return utils::basic_type::Int8;
-        case 21:
+    case 21:
-            return utils::basic_type::type_int16;
+      return utils::basic_type::Int16;
-        case 23:
+    case 23:
-            return utils::basic_type::type_int32;
+      return utils::basic_type::Int32;
-        case 20:
+    case 20:
-            return utils::basic_type::type_int64;
+      return utils::basic_type::Int64;
-        case 25:
+    case 25:
-            return utils::basic_type::type_text;
+      return utils::basic_type::Text;
-        case 1043:
+    case 1043:
-            return utils::basic_type::type_varchar;
+      return utils::basic_type::Varchar;
-        case 700:
+    case 700:
-            return utils::basic_type::type_float;
+      return utils::basic_type::Float;
-        case 701:
+    case 701:
-            return utils::basic_type::type_double;
+      return utils::basic_type::Double;
-        case 1082:
+    case 1082:
-            return utils::basic_type::type_date;
+      return utils::basic_type::Date;
-        case 1114:
+    case 1083:
-            return utils::basic_type::type_time;
+      return utils::basic_type::Time;
-        default:
+    case 1114:
-            return utils::basic_type::type_null;
+      return utils::basic_type::DateTime;
-    }
+    default:
+      return utils::basic_type::Null;
+  }
 }
 
 utils::basic_type string2type(const char *type) {
   if (strcmp(type, "int2") == 0) {
-    return utils::basic_type::type_int16;
+    return utils::basic_type::Int16;
-  } else if (strcmp(type, "int4") == 0) {
-    return utils::basic_type::type_int32;
-  } else if (strcmp(type, "int8") == 0) {
-    return utils::basic_type::type_int64;
-  } else if (strcmp(type, "bool") == 0) {
-    return utils::basic_type::type_bool;
-  } else if (strcmp(type, "date") == 0) {
-    return utils::basic_type::type_date;
-  } else if (strcmp(type, "timestamp") == 0) {
-    return utils::basic_type::type_time;
-  } else if (strcmp(type, "float4") == 0) {
-    return utils::basic_type::type_float;
-  } else if (strcmp(type, "float8") == 0) {
-    return utils::basic_type::type_double;
-  } else if (strncmp(type, "varchar", 7) == 0) {
-    return utils::basic_type::type_varchar;
-  } else if (strcmp(type, "character varying") == 0) {
-    return utils::basic_type::type_varchar;
-  } else if (strcmp(type, "text") == 0) {
-    return utils::basic_type::type_text;
-  } else if (strcmp(type, "bytea") == 0) {
-    return utils::basic_type::type_blob;
-  } else {
-    return utils::basic_type::type_null;
   }
+  if (strcmp(type, "int4") == 0) {
+    return utils::basic_type::Int32;
+  }
+  if (strcmp(type, "int8") == 0) {
+    return utils::basic_type::Int64;
+  }
+  if (strcmp(type, "bool") == 0) {
+    return utils::basic_type::Boolean;
+  }
+  if (strcmp(type, "date") == 0) {
+    return utils::basic_type::Date;
+  }
+  if (strcmp(type, "time") == 0) {
+    return utils::basic_type::Time;
+  }
+  if (strcmp(type, "timestamp") == 0) {
+    return utils::basic_type::DateTime;
+  }
+  if (strcmp(type, "float4") == 0) {
+    return utils::basic_type::Float;
+  }
+  if (strcmp(type, "float8") == 0) {
+    return utils::basic_type::Double;
+  }
+  if (strncmp(type, "varchar", 7) == 0) {
+    return utils::basic_type::Varchar;
+  }
+  if (strcmp(type, "character varying") == 0) {
+    return utils::basic_type::Varchar;
+  }
+  if (strcmp(type, "text") == 0) {
+    return utils::basic_type::Text;
+  }
+  if (strcmp(type, "bytea") == 0) {
+    return utils::basic_type::Blob;
+  }
+
+  return utils::basic_type::Null;
 }
 
-utils::result<std::vector<object::attribute_definition>, utils::error> postgres_connection::describe(const std::string &table) {
+utils::result<std::vector<object::attribute>, utils::error> postgres_connection::describe(const std::string &table) {
   const std::string stmt(
     "SELECT ordinal_position, column_name, udt_name, data_type, is_nullable, column_default FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_schema='public' AND table_name='"
     + table + "'");
@@ -220,11 +253,11 @@ utils::result<std::vector<object::attribute_definition>, utils::error> postgres_
   PGresult *res = PQexec(conn_, stmt.c_str());
 
   if (is_result_error(res)) {
-    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::DESCRIBE_FAILED, res, conn_, "Failed to describe", stmt));
+    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::DescribeFailed, res, conn_, "Failed to describe", stmt));
   }
 
   postgres_result_reader reader(res);
-  std::vector<object::attribute_definition> prototype;
+  std::vector<object::attribute> prototype;
   while (auto fetched = reader.fetch()) {
     if (!fetched.is_ok()) {
       return utils::failure(fetched.release_error());
@@ -234,49 +267,66 @@ utils::result<std::vector<object::attribute_definition>, utils::error> postgres_
     }
     char *end = nullptr;
     // Todo: Handle error
-    auto index = strtoul(reader.column(0), &end, 10) - 1;
+    // auto index = strtoul(reader.column(0), &end, 10) - 1;
     std::string name = reader.column(1);
 
     // Todo: extract size
     auto type = (string2type(reader.column(2)));
     end = nullptr;
-    object::null_option null_opt{object::null_option::NULLABLE};
+    object::null_option_type null_opt{object::null_option_type::Nullable};
     if (strtoul(reader.column(4), &end, 10) == 0) {
-      null_opt = object::null_option::NOT_NULL;
+      null_opt = object::null_option_type::NotNull;
     }
     // f.default_value(res->column(4));
-    prototype.emplace_back(name, type, utils::null_attributes, null_opt, index);
+    prototype.emplace_back(name, type, NullAttributes, null_opt);
   }
 
   return utils::ok(prototype);
 }
 
-utils::result<bool, utils::error> postgres_connection::exists(const std::string &schema_name, const std::string &table_name) {
+utils::result<bool, utils::error> postgres_connection::exists(const std::string &schema_name,
-  const std::string stmt(
+                                                              const std::string &table_name) {
-    "SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema = '" + schema_name + "' AND table_name = '" + table_name
+  std::string stmt("SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name = '" + table_name + "'");
-    + "'");
+  if (!schema_name.empty()) {
+    stmt += " AND table_schema = '" + schema_name + "'";
+  }
 
   PGresult *res = PQexec(conn_, stmt.c_str());
 
   if (is_result_error(res)) {
-    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::TABLE_EXISTS_FAILED, res, conn_, "Failed check if table exists", stmt));
+    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::TableExistsFailed, res, conn_, "Failed check if table exists", stmt));
   }
 
   const auto result = utils::to<size_t>(PQcmdTuples(res));
   if (!result) {
-    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::FAILURE, res, conn_, "Failed to convert result value", stmt));
+    PQclear(res);
+    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::Failure, res, conn_, "Failed to convert result value", stmt));
   }
+
+  PQclear(res);
   return utils::ok(*result == 1);
 }
 
-std::string postgres_connection::to_escaped_string(const utils::blob& value) const
+utils::result<bool, utils::error> postgres_connection::sequence_exists(const std::string& schema_name, const std::string& sequence_name) {
-{
+    const std::string sql{"SELECT to_regclass('" + schema_name + "." + sequence_name + "')"};
+    PGresult* res = PQexec(conn_, sql.c_str());
+
+    if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK) {
+        return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::SequenceExistsFailed, res, conn_, "Failed check if sequence exists", sql));
+    }
+
+    const bool exists = PQgetisnull(res, 0, 0) ? false : true;
+    PQclear(res);
+
+    return utils::ok(exists);
+}
+
+std::string postgres_connection::to_escaped_string(const utils::blob_type_t &value) const {
   size_t escapedDataLength;
   unsigned char *escapedData = PQescapeByteaConn(conn_, value.data(), value.size(), &escapedDataLength);
 
-  return {reinterpret_cast<char*>(escapedData), escapedDataLength-1};
+  return {reinterpret_cast<char *>(escapedData), escapedDataLength - 1};
 }
-
 }
 
 extern "C" {

backends/postgres/src/postgres_dialect.cpp

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "matador/utils/basic_types.hpp"
 
-[[maybe_unused]] const matador::sql::dialect *get_dialect()
+[[maybe_unused]] const matador::sql::dialect *get_dialect() {
-{
   using namespace matador::sql;
   const static dialect d = dialect_builder::builder()
     .create()
@@ -13,15 +12,17 @@
       return "$" + std::to_string(index);
     })
     .with_token_replace_map({
-                          {dialect_token::BEGIN_BINARY_DATA, "'\\x"}
+      {dialect_token::BeginBinaryData, "'\\x"},
-                          })
+      {dialect_token::Identity, "GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY"}
+    })
     .with_data_type_replace_map({
-        {matador::utils::basic_type::type_int8, "SMALLINT"},
+      {matador::utils::basic_type::Int8, "SMALLINT"},
-        {matador::utils::basic_type::type_uint8, "SMALLINT"},
+      {matador::utils::basic_type::UInt8, "SMALLINT"},
-        {matador::utils::basic_type::type_float, "REAL"},
+      {matador::utils::basic_type::Float, "REAL"},
-        {matador::utils::basic_type::type_double, "DOUBLE PRECISION"},
+      {matador::utils::basic_type::Double, "DOUBLE PRECISION"},
-        {matador::utils::basic_type::type_time, "TIMESTAMP"},
+      {matador::utils::basic_type::Time, "TIME(6)"},
-        {matador::utils::basic_type::type_blob, "BYTEA"}
+      {matador::utils::basic_type::DateTime, "TIMESTAMPTZ(6)"},
+      {matador::utils::basic_type::Blob, "BYTEA"}
     })
     .with_bool_strings("TRUE", "FALSE")
     .with_default_schema_name("public")

backends/postgres/src/postgres_error.cpp

@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 
 namespace matador::backends::postgres {
 
-utils::error make_error(const sql::error_code ec, const PGresult *res, const PGconn *db, const std::string &msg,
+utils::error make_error(const sql::error_code ec,
+                        const PGresult *res,
+                        const PGconn *db,
+                        const std::string &msg,
                         const std::string &sql) {
   utils::error err(ec, msg);
   err.add_error_info("dbms", "postgres");
@@ -30,22 +33,19 @@ bool is_result_error(const PGresult *res) {
   return status != PGRES_TUPLES_OK && status != PGRES_COMMAND_OK;
 }
 
-void throw_postgres_error(const char *what, const std::string &source)
+void throw_postgres_error(const char *what, const std::string &source) {
-{
   std::stringstream msg;
   msg << "postgres error (" << source << "): " << what;
   throw std::logic_error(msg.str());
 }
 
-void throw_postgres_error(PGconn *db, const std::string &source)
+void throw_postgres_error(const PGconn *db, const std::string &source) {
-{
   if (PQstatus(db) == CONNECTION_BAD) {
     throw_postgres_error(PQerrorMessage(db), source);
   }
 }
 
-void throw_postgres_error(PGresult *res, PGconn *db, const std::string &source, const std::string &sql)
+void throw_postgres_error(const PGresult *res, const PGconn *db, const std::string &source, const std::string &sql) {
-{
   if (res == nullptr) {
     std::stringstream msg;
     msg << "postgres error (" << source << ", " << PQerrorMessage(db) << ": " << sql;

backends/postgres/src/postgres_parameter_binder.cpp

@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ void bind_value(postgres_parameter_binder::bind_data &data, const size_t index,
 
 postgres_parameter_binder::bind_data::bind_data(const size_t size)
 : strings(size)
-, bytes(size)
+  , bytes(size)
-, values(size)
+  , values(size)
-, lengths(size)
+  , lengths(size)
-, formats(size)
+  , formats(size) {
-{}
+}
 
 postgres_parameter_binder::postgres_parameter_binder(const size_t size)
-: bind_data_(size)
+: bind_data_(size) {
-{}
+}
 
 void postgres_parameter_binder::write_value(const size_t pos, const int8_t &x) {
   detail::bind_value(bind_data_, pos, x);
@@ -123,31 +123,42 @@ void postgres_parameter_binder::write_value(const size_t pos, const std::string
   write_value(pos, x);
 }
 
-void postgres_parameter_binder::write_value(const size_t pos, const time &/*x*/) {
+void postgres_parameter_binder::write_value(const size_t pos, const utils::date_type_t &x) {
-    // bind_data_.strings[pos] = utils::to_string(x, "%Y-%m-%d %T.%f");
+  char buf[11]; // "YYYY-MM-DD" + '\0'
-    bind_data_.values[pos] = bind_data_.strings[pos].data();
+
-    bind_data_.lengths[pos] = static_cast<int>(bind_data_.strings[pos].size());
+  std::snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%04d-%02u-%02u", x.year, static_cast<unsigned>(x.month), static_cast<unsigned>(x.day));
-    bind_data_.formats[pos] = 0;
+  bind_data_.strings[pos] = std::string{buf};
+  bind_data_.values[pos] = bind_data_.strings[pos].data();
+  bind_data_.lengths[pos] = static_cast<int>(bind_data_.strings[pos].size());
+  bind_data_.formats[pos] = 0;
 }
 
-void postgres_parameter_binder::write_value(const size_t pos, const date &/*x*/) {
+void postgres_parameter_binder::write_value(const size_t pos, const utils::time_type_t &x) {
-    // bind_data_.strings[pos] = utils::to_string(x, utils::date_format::ISO8601);
+  char buf[16]; // "HH:MM:SS.ffffff" + '\0'
-    bind_data_.values[pos] = bind_data_.strings[pos].data();
+
-    bind_data_.lengths[pos] = static_cast<int>(bind_data_.strings[pos].size());
+  std::snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%02u:%02u:%02u.%06u",
-    bind_data_.formats[pos] = 0;
+    static_cast<unsigned>(x.hour), static_cast<unsigned>(x.minute), static_cast<unsigned>(x.second), x.microsecond);
+
+  bind_data_.strings[pos] = std::string{buf};
+  bind_data_.values[pos] = bind_data_.strings[pos].data();
+  bind_data_.lengths[pos] = static_cast<int>(bind_data_.strings[pos].size());
+  bind_data_.formats[pos] = 0;
 }
 
-void postgres_parameter_binder::write_value(const size_t pos, const utils::blob &x) {
+void postgres_parameter_binder::write_value(size_t pos, const utils::timestamp_type_t &x) {
+}
+
+void postgres_parameter_binder::write_value(const size_t pos, const utils::blob_type_t &x) {
   bind_data_.bytes[pos] = x;
-  bind_data_.values[pos] = reinterpret_cast<char*>(bind_data_.bytes[pos].data());
+  bind_data_.values[pos] = reinterpret_cast<char *>(bind_data_.bytes[pos].data());
   bind_data_.lengths[pos] = static_cast<int>(bind_data_.bytes[pos].size());
   bind_data_.formats[pos] = 1;
 }
 
-void postgres_parameter_binder::write_value(const size_t /*pos*/, const utils::value &/*x*/, size_t /*size*/) {}
+void postgres_parameter_binder::write_value(const size_t /*pos*/, const utils::value &/*x*/, size_t /*size*/) {
+}
 
 const postgres_parameter_binder::bind_data &postgres_parameter_binder::params() const {
   return bind_data_;
 }
-
 }

backends/postgres/src/postgres_result_reader.cpp

@@ -2,29 +2,26 @@
 
 #include "matador/utils/convert.hpp"
 #include "matador/utils/value.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/string.hpp"
 
 namespace matador::backends::postgres {
-
 postgres_result_reader::postgres_result_reader(PGresult *result)
 : result_(result)
-, row_count_(PQntuples(result_))
+  , row_count_(PQntuples(result_))
-, column_count_(PQnfields(result_))
+  , column_count_(PQnfields(result_)) {
-{}
+}
 
-postgres_result_reader::~postgres_result_reader()
+postgres_result_reader::~postgres_result_reader() {
-{
   if (result_) {
     PQclear(result_);
   }
 }
 
-size_t postgres_result_reader::column_count() const
+size_t postgres_result_reader::column_count() const {
-{
   return column_count_;
 }
 
-const char *postgres_result_reader::column( const size_t index) const
+const char *postgres_result_reader::column(const size_t index) const {
-{
   return PQgetvalue(result_, static_cast<int>(row_index_), static_cast<int>(index));
 }
 
@@ -106,16 +103,28 @@ void postgres_result_reader::read_value(const char * /*id*/, const size_t index,
   }
 }
 
-void postgres_result_reader::read_value(const char * /*id*/, const size_t /*index*/, time &/*value*/) {
+void postgres_result_reader::read_value(const char * /*id*/, const size_t index, utils::date_type_t &value) {
-  // if (const auto val = column(index); strlen(val) > 0) {
+  if (const auto val = column(index); strlen(val) > 0) {
-    // value = time::parse(val, "%Y-%m-%d %T.%f");
+    if (const auto res = utils::to<utils::date_type_t>(std::string(val)); res.is_ok()) {
-  // }
+      value = res.value();
+    }
+  }
 }
 
-void postgres_result_reader::read_value(const char * /*id*/, const size_t /*index*/, date &/*value*/) {
+void postgres_result_reader::read_value(const char * /*id*/, const size_t index, utils::time_type_t &value) {
-  // if (const auto val = column(index); strlen(val) > 0) {
+  if (const auto val = column(index); strlen(val) > 0) {
-    // value.set(val, matador::utils::date_format::ISO8601);
+    if (const auto res = utils::to<utils::time_type_t>(std::string(val)); res.is_ok()) {
-  // }
+      value = res.value();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void postgres_result_reader::read_value(const char * /*id*/, const size_t index, utils::timestamp_type_t &value) {
+  if (const auto val = column(index); strlen(val) > 0) {
+    if (const auto res = utils::to<utils::timestamp_type_t>(std::string(val)); res.is_ok()) {
+      value = res.value();
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 void postgres_result_reader::read_value(const char * /*id*/, const size_t index, char *value, size_t size) {
@@ -126,7 +135,7 @@ void postgres_result_reader::read_value(const char * /*id*/, const size_t index,
 #else
     strncpy(value, val, size);
 #endif
-    value[size-1] = '\n';
+    value[size - 1] = '\n';
   } else {
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
     strcpy_s(value, size, val);
@@ -144,69 +153,71 @@ void postgres_result_reader::read_value(const char * /*id*/, const size_t index,
   value.assign(column(index));
 }
 
-void postgres_result_reader::read_value( const char* /*id*/, const size_t index, utils::blob& value )
+void postgres_result_reader::read_value(const char * /*id*/, const size_t index, utils::blob_type_t &value) {
-{
+  const auto *data = reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(column(index));
-  const auto *data = reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>(column(index));
-  //  auto length = PQgetlength(result_, row_index_, static_cast<int>(index));
 
   size_t length;
-  unsigned char* unescaped = PQunescapeBytea(data, &length);
+  unsigned char *unescaped = PQunescapeBytea(data, &length);
 
-  value.assign(unescaped, unescaped+length);
+  value.assign(unescaped, unescaped + length);
+
+  PQfreemem(unescaped);
 }
 
-template <typename Type>
+template<typename Type>
-void set_value(const char* str, utils::value& value) {
+void set_value(const char *str, utils::value &value) {
   if (const auto res = utils::to<Type>(str); res.is_ok()) {
     value = res.value();
   }
 }
 
-template <>
+template<>
-void set_value<utils::blob>(const char* str, utils::value& value) {
+void set_value<utils::blob_type_t>(const char *str, utils::value &value) {
   size_t length;
-  unsigned char* unescaped = PQunescapeBytea(reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>(str), &length);
+  unsigned char *unescaped = PQunescapeBytea(reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(str), &length);
 
-  value = utils::blob(unescaped, unescaped+length);
+  value = utils::blob_type_t(unescaped, unescaped + length);
+
+  PQfreemem(unescaped);
 }
 
 void postgres_result_reader::read_value(const char * /*id*/, const size_t index, utils::value &val, size_t) {
   switch (val.type()) {
-    case utils::basic_type::type_int8:
+    case utils::basic_type::Int8:
       set_value<int8_t>(column(index), val);
       break;
-    case utils::basic_type::type_int16:
+    case utils::basic_type::Int16:
       set_value<int16_t>(column(index), val);
       break;
-    case utils::basic_type::type_int32:
+    case utils::basic_type::Int32:
       set_value<int32_t>(column(index), val);
       break;
-    case utils::basic_type::type_int64:
+    case utils::basic_type::Int64:
       set_value<int64_t>(column(index), val);
       break;
-    case utils::basic_type::type_uint8:
+    case utils::basic_type::UInt8:
       set_value<uint8_t>(column(index), val);
       break;
-    case utils::basic_type::type_uint16:
+    case utils::basic_type::UInt16:
       set_value<uint16_t>(column(index), val);
       break;
-    case utils::basic_type::type_uint32:
+    case utils::basic_type::UInt32:
       set_value<uint32_t>(column(index), val);
       break;
-    case utils::basic_type::type_uint64:
+    case utils::basic_type::UInt64:
       set_value<uint64_t>(column(index), val);
       break;
-    case utils::basic_type::type_float:
+    case utils::basic_type::Float:
       set_value<float>(column(index), val);
       break;
-    case utils::basic_type::type_double:
+    case utils::basic_type::Double:
       set_value<double>(column(index), val);
       break;
-    case utils::basic_type::type_bool:
+    case utils::basic_type::Boolean:
       set_value<bool>(column(index), val);
       break;
-    case utils::basic_type::type_text:
+    case utils::basic_type::Text:
-    case utils::basic_type::type_varchar: {
+    case utils::basic_type::Varchar: {
       if (const auto *column_value = column(index); column_value == nullptr) {
         val = std::string{};
       } else {
@@ -214,24 +225,30 @@ void postgres_result_reader::read_value(const char * /*id*/, const size_t index,
       }
       break;
     }
-    case utils::basic_type::type_time:
+    case utils::basic_type::Time:
-    case utils::basic_type::type_date: {
+      set_value<utils::time_type_t>(column(index), val);
-      val = std::string{column(index)};
+      break;
+    case utils::basic_type::Date:
+      set_value<utils::date_type_t>(column(index), val);
+      break;
+    case utils::basic_type::DateTime: {
+      set_value<utils::timestamp_type_t>(column(index), val);
       break;
     }
-    case utils::basic_type::type_null: {
+    case utils::basic_type::Null: {
       val = nullptr_t{};
       break;
     }
-    case utils::basic_type::type_blob: {
+    case utils::basic_type::Blob: {
-      set_value<utils::blob>(column(index), val);
+      set_value<utils::blob_type_t>(column(index), val);
       break;
     }
+    case utils::basic_type::Unknown:
+      break;
   }
 }
 
 utils::attribute_reader &postgres_result_reader::result_binder() {
   return empty_binder_;
 }
-
 } // namespace matador::backends::postgres

backends/postgres/src/postgres_statement.cpp

@@ -1,20 +1,59 @@
 #include "postgres_statement.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/sql/execute_result.hpp"
 #include "postgres_error.hpp"
 #include "postgres_parameter_binder.h"
 #include "postgres_result_reader.hpp"
 
 namespace matador::backends::postgres {
 
-postgres_statement::postgres_statement(PGconn *db, std::string name, const sql::query_context &query)
+postgres_statement::postgres_statement(PGconn *db, PGresult *res, std::string name, const sql::query_context &query)
-: statement_impl(query)
+: statement_impl(query, 0)
 , db_(db)
+, res_(res)
 , name_(std::move(name))
 {}
 
-utils::result<size_t, utils::error> postgres_statement::execute(const sql::interface::parameter_binder& bindings) {
+postgres_statement::~postgres_statement() {
+  PQclear(res_);
+}
+
+utils::result<sql::execute_result, utils::error> postgres_statement::execute(const sql::parameter_binder& bindings) {
   const auto* postgres_bindings = dynamic_cast<const postgres_parameter_binder*>(&bindings);
   if (!postgres_bindings) {
-    return utils::failure(utils::error(sql::error_code::EXECUTE_FAILED, "Failed to cast bindings to postgres bindings"));
+    return utils::failure(utils::error(sql::error_code::ExecuteFailed, "Failed to cast bindings to postgres bindings"));
+  }
+
+  if (query_.command == sql::sql_command::Insert) {
+    // handle insert command with the primary key generator strategy
+  }
+
+  PGresult *res = PQexecPrepared(db_,
+      name_.c_str(),
+      static_cast<int>(postgres_bindings->params().values.size()),
+      postgres_bindings->params().values.data(),
+      postgres_bindings->params().lengths.data(),
+      postgres_bindings->params().formats.data(),
+      0);
+
+  if (is_result_error(res)) {
+    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::ExecuteFailed, res, db_, "Failed to execute statement", query_.sql));
+  }
+
+  size_t value{0};
+  if (const auto *tuples = PQcmdTuples(res); strlen(tuples) != 0) {
+    value = std::stoul(tuples);
+  }
+
+  PQclear(res);
+
+  return utils::ok(sql::execute_result{value});
+}
+
+utils::result<std::unique_ptr<sql::query_result_impl>, utils::error> postgres_statement::fetch(const sql::parameter_binder& bindings) {
+  const auto* postgres_bindings = dynamic_cast<const postgres_parameter_binder*>(&bindings);
+  if (!postgres_bindings) {
+    return utils::failure(utils::error(sql::error_code::ExecuteFailed, "Failed to cast bindings to postgres bindings"));
   }
   PGresult *res = PQexecPrepared(db_,
       name_.c_str(),
@@ -25,39 +64,15 @@ utils::result<size_t, utils::error> postgres_statement::execute(const sql::inter
       0);
 
   if (is_result_error(res)) {
-    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::EXECUTE_FAILED, res, db_, "Failed to execute statement", query_.sql));
+    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::FetchFailed, res, db_, "Failed to fetch statement", query_.sql));
   }
 
-  const auto *tuples = PQcmdTuples(res);
+  return utils::ok(std::make_unique<sql::query_result_impl>(std::make_unique<postgres_result_reader>(res),
-  if (strlen(tuples) == 0) {
+                                                                    query_.prototype,
-    return utils::ok(static_cast<size_t>(0));
+                                                                    query_.resolver,
-  }
+                                                                    query_.result_type));
-
-  return utils::ok((std::stoul(tuples)));
 }
 
-utils::result<std::unique_ptr<sql::query_result_impl>, utils::error> postgres_statement::fetch(const sql::interface::parameter_binder& bindings) {
-  const auto* postgres_bindings = dynamic_cast<const postgres_parameter_binder*>(&bindings);
-  if (!postgres_bindings) {
-    return utils::failure(utils::error(sql::error_code::EXECUTE_FAILED, "Failed to cast bindings to postgres bindings"));
-  }
-  PGresult *res = PQexecPrepared(db_,
-      name_.c_str(),
-      static_cast<int>(postgres_bindings->params().values.size()),
-      postgres_bindings->params().values.data(),
-      postgres_bindings->params().lengths.data(),
-      postgres_bindings->params().formats.data(),
-      0);
-
-  if (is_result_error(res)) {
-    return utils::failure(make_error(sql::error_code::FETCH_FAILED, res, db_, "Failed to fetch statement", query_.sql));
-  }
-
-  return utils::ok(std::make_unique<sql::query_result_impl>(std::make_unique<postgres_result_reader>(res), query_.prototype));
-}
-
-void postgres_statement::reset() {}
-
 std::unique_ptr<utils::attribute_writer> postgres_statement::create_binder() const {
   return std::make_unique<postgres_parameter_binder>(query_.bind_vars.size());
 }

backends/postgres/test/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
-CPMAddPackage("gh:catchorg/Catch2@3.7.1")
+CPMAddPackage("gh:catchorg/Catch2@3.14.0")
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${catch2_SOURCE_DIR}/extras)
 
-set(POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING "postgres://news:news@127.0.0.1:15432/matador")
+#set(POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING "postgres://test:test123!@127.0.0.1:15442/matador")
-#set(POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING "postgres://test:test123!@127.0.0.1:15432/matador")
+set(POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING "postgres://test:test123!@127.0.0.1:5432/matador")
 
 configure_file(Connection.hpp.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/backends/postgres/test/connection.hpp @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
 
 message(STATUS "postgresql connection string: ${POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING}")
 
 set(TEST_SOURCES
-  ../../../test/models/coordinate.hpp
-  ../../../test/models/location.hpp
-  ../../../test/models/types.hpp
   ../../../test/backends/ColorEnumTraits.cpp
   ../../../test/backends/ColorEnumTraits.hpp
   ../../../test/backends/ConnectionTest.cpp
@@ -22,12 +19,35 @@ set(TEST_SOURCES
   ../../../test/backends/QueryRecordTest.cpp
   ../../../test/backends/QueryStatementTests.cpp
   ../../../test/backends/QueryTest.cpp
+  ../../../test/backends/SchemaFixture.cpp
+  ../../../test/backends/SchemaFixture.hpp
+  ../../../test/backends/SchemaTest.cpp
+  ../../../test/backends/SequenceFixture.cpp
+  ../../../test/backends/SequenceFixture.hpp
+  ../../../test/backends/SequenceTest.cpp
+  ../../../test/backends/SessionDeleteHasMany.cpp
+  ../../../test/backends/SessionDeleteHasManyToMany.cpp
   ../../../test/backends/SessionFixture.cpp
   ../../../test/backends/SessionFixture.hpp
+  ../../../test/backends/SessionInsertBelongsTo.cpp
+  ../../../test/backends/SessionInsertHasMany.cpp
+  ../../../test/backends/SessionInsertHasManyToManyTest.cpp
+  ../../../test/backends/SessionInsertHasOne.cpp
   ../../../test/backends/SessionTest.cpp
   ../../../test/backends/StatementCacheTest.cpp
   ../../../test/backends/StatementTest.cpp
+  ../../../test/backends/TableSequenceFixture.cpp
+  ../../../test/backends/TableSequenceFixture.hpp
+  ../../../test/backends/TableSequenceTest.cpp
   ../../../test/backends/TypeTraitsTest.cpp
+  ../../../test/models/author.hpp
+  ../../../test/models/coordinate.hpp
+  ../../../test/models/location.hpp
+  ../../../test/models/model_metas.hpp
+  ../../../test/models/types.hpp
+  ../../../test/models/user.hpp
+  ../../../test/utils/RecordPrinter.cpp
+  ../../../test/utils/RecordPrinter.hpp
 )
 
 set(LIBRARY_TEST_TARGET PostgresTests)

demo/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-add_executable(demo main.cpp)
+add_executable(demo main.cpp
+  ../include/matador/query/query_column.hpp)
+
 target_link_libraries(demo PRIVATE
   matador-core
   matador-orm
@@ -23,3 +25,9 @@ target_link_libraries(work PRIVATE
 )
 
 add_dependencies(work matador-postgres)
+
+add_executable(object object.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(object PRIVATE
+  matador-core
+  ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
+)

demo/author.hpp

@@ -20,14 +20,15 @@ struct author {
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+        using namespace matador;
+        namespace field = access;
         field::primary_key( op, "id", id );
-        field::attribute( op, "first_name", first_name, 63 );
+        field::attribute( op, "first_name", first_name, VarChar63 );
-        field::attribute( op, "last_name", last_name, 63 );
+        field::attribute( op, "last_name", last_name, VarChar63 );
-        field::attribute( op, "date_of_birth", date_of_birth, 31 );
+        field::attribute( op, "date_of_birth", date_of_birth, VarChar63 );
         field::attribute( op, "year_of_birth", year_of_birth );
         field::attribute( op, "distinguished", distinguished );
-        field::has_many( op, "books", books, "author_id", matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::has_many( op, "books", books, "author_id", utils::CascadeNoneFetchLazy );
     }
 };
 }

demo/book.hpp

@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ struct book {
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+        using namespace matador;
+        namespace field = access;
         field::primary_key( op, "id", id );
-        field::attribute( op, "title", title, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "title", title, VarChar511 );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "author_id", book_author, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "author_id", book_author, utils::CascadeNoneFetchLazy );
         field::attribute( op, "published_in", published_in );
     }
 };

demo/main.cpp

@@ -1,285 +1,308 @@
-#include "matador/sql/column.hpp"
 #include "matador/sql/connection.hpp"
-#include "matador/sql/query_macro.hpp"
+#include "matador/sql/connection_pool.hpp"
 
-#include "matador/query/condition.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/criteria.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/query.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/table_column.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/meta_table_macro.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/schema.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/object/object_ptr.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/schema.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/repository.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/utils/access.hpp"
 #include "matador/utils/default_type_traits.hpp"
 #include "matador/utils/enum_mapper.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/types.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/sql/query_macro.hpp"
 
 #include <iostream>
-#include <string>
 
 struct author {
-    unsigned int id{};
+  unsigned int id{};
-    std::string first_name;
+  std::string first_name;
-    std::string last_name;
+  std::string last_name;
-    std::string date_of_birth;
+  std::string date_of_birth;
-    unsigned short year_of_birth{};
+  unsigned short year_of_birth{};
-    bool distinguished{false};
+  bool distinguished{false};
 
-    template<typename Operator>
+  template<typename Operator>
-    void process( Operator& op ) {
+  void process(Operator &op) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+    namespace field = matador::access;
-        field::primary_key( op, "id", id );
+    field::primary_key(op, "id", id);
-        field::attribute( op, "first_name", first_name, 63 );
+    field::attribute(op, "first_name", first_name, 63);
-        field::attribute( op, "last_name", last_name, 63 );
+    field::attribute(op, "last_name", last_name, 63);
-        field::attribute( op, "date_of_birth", date_of_birth, 31 );
+    field::attribute(op, "date_of_birth", date_of_birth, 31);
-        field::attribute( op, "year_of_birth", year_of_birth );
+    field::attribute(op, "year_of_birth", year_of_birth);
-        field::attribute( op, "distinguished", distinguished );
+    field::attribute(op, "distinguished", distinguished);
-    }
+  }
 };
 
 struct book {
-    unsigned int id{};
+  unsigned int id{};
-    matador::object::object_ptr<author> book_author;
+  matador::object::object_ptr<author> book_author;
-    std::string title;
+  std::string title;
-    unsigned short published_in{};
+  unsigned short published_in{};
 
-    template<typename Operator>
+  template<typename Operator>
-    void process( Operator& op ) {
+  void process(Operator &op) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+    namespace field = matador::access;
-        field::primary_key( op, "id", id );
+    field::primary_key(op, "id", id);
-        field::attribute( op, "title", title, 511 );
+    field::attribute(op, "title", title, 511);
-        field::has_one( op, "author_id", book_author, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+    field::belongs_to(op, "author_id", book_author, matador::utils::CascadeNoneFetchLazy);
-        field::attribute( op, "published_in", published_in );
+    field::attribute(op, "published_in", published_in);
-    }
+  }
 };
 
 struct payload {
-    unsigned int id{};
+  unsigned int id{};
 
-    template<typename Operator>
+  template<typename Operator>
-    void process( Operator& op ) {
+  void process(Operator &op) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+    namespace field = matador::access;
-        field::primary_key( op, "id", id );
+    field::primary_key(op, "id", id);
-    }
+  }
 };
 
 struct job {
-    enum class job_state {
+  enum class job_state {
-        Pending,
+    Pending,
-        Running,
+    Running,
-        Succeeded,
+    Succeeded,
-        Failed,
+    Failed,
-        Canceled
+    Canceled
-    };
+  };
 
-    enum class job_mode {
+  enum class job_mode {
-        Foreground,
+    Foreground,
-        Background
+    Background
-    };
+  };
 
-    unsigned int id{};
+  unsigned int id{};
-    matador::object::object_ptr<payload> data;
+  matador::object::object_ptr<payload> data;
-    std::string type;
+  std::string type;
-    std::string description;
+  std::string description;
-    job_state state;
+  job_state state;
-    job_mode mode;
+  job_mode mode;
 
-    template<typename Operator>
+  template<typename Operator>
-    void process( Operator& op ) {
+  void process(Operator &op) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+    namespace field = matador::access;
-        field::primary_key( op, "id", id );
+    field::primary_key(op, "id", id);
-        field::belongs_to( op, "payload", data, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+    field::belongs_to(op, "payload", data, matador::utils::CascadeNoneFetchLazy);
-        field::attribute( op, "type", type, 511 );
+    field::attribute(op, "type", type, 511);
-        field::attribute( op, "description", description, 511 );
+    field::attribute(op, "description", description, 511);
-        field::attribute( op, "state", state );
+    field::attribute(op, "state", state);
-        field::attribute( op, "mode", mode );
+    field::attribute(op, "mode", mode);
-    }
+  }
 };
 
 static const matador::utils::enum_mapper<job::job_state> job_state_enum({
-                                                           {job::job_state::Pending,  "Pending"},
+  {job::job_state::Pending, "Pending"},
-                                                           {job::job_state::Running,  "Running"},
+  {job::job_state::Running, "Running"},
-                                                           {job::job_state::Succeeded,  "Succeeded"},
+  {job::job_state::Succeeded, "Succeeded"},
-                                                           {job::job_state::Failed,  "Failed"},
+  {job::job_state::Failed, "Failed"},
-                                                           {job::job_state::Canceled,  "Canceled"}
+  {job::job_state::Canceled, "Canceled"}
-                                                           });
+});
 
 static const matador::utils::enum_mapper<job::job_mode> job_mode_enum({
-                                                           {job::job_mode::Foreground,  "Foreground"},
+  {job::job_mode::Foreground, "Foreground"},
-                                                           {job::job_mode::Background,  "Background"}
+  {job::job_mode::Background, "Background"}
-                                                           });
+});
 
 template<>
 struct matador::utils::data_type_traits<job::job_state, void> {
-    static basic_type type(const std::size_t size) { return data_type_traits<std::string>::type(size); }
+  static basic_type type(const std::size_t size) { return data_type_traits<std::string>::type(size); }
 
-    static void read_value(attribute_reader &reader, const char *id, const size_t index, job::job_state &value) {
+  static void read_value(attribute_reader &reader, const char *id, const size_t index, job::job_state &value) {
-        std::string enum_string;
+    std::string enum_string;
-        reader.read_value(id, index, enum_string, 64);
+    reader.read_value(id, index, enum_string, 64);
-        if (const auto enum_opt = job_state_enum.to_enum(enum_string)) {
+    if (const auto enum_opt = job_state_enum.to_enum(enum_string)) {
-            value = enum_opt.value();
+      value = enum_opt.value();
-        }
     }
+  }
 
-    static void write_value(attribute_writer &binder, const size_t index, const job::job_state &value) {
+  static void write_value(attribute_writer &binder, const size_t index, const job::job_state &value) {
-        binder.write_value(index, job_state_enum.to_string(value));
+    binder.write_value(index, job_state_enum.to_string(value));
-    }
+  }
 };
 
 template<>
 struct matador::utils::data_type_traits<job::job_mode, void> {
-    static basic_type type( const std::size_t size) { return data_type_traits<std::string>::type(size); }
+  static basic_type type(const std::size_t size) { return data_type_traits<std::string>::type(size); }
 
-    static void read_value(attribute_reader &reader, const char *id, const size_t index, job::job_mode &value) {
+  static void read_value(attribute_reader &reader, const char *id, const size_t index, job::job_mode &value) {
-        std::string enum_string;
+    std::string enum_string;
-        reader.read_value(id, index, enum_string, 64);
+    reader.read_value(id, index, enum_string, 64);
-        if (const auto enum_opt = job_mode_enum.to_enum(enum_string)) {
+    if (const auto enum_opt = job_mode_enum.to_enum(enum_string)) {
-            value = enum_opt.value();
+      value = enum_opt.value();
-        }
     }
+  }
 
-    static void bind_value(attribute_writer &binder, const size_t index, const job::job_mode &value) {
+  static void bind_value(attribute_writer &binder, const size_t index, const job::job_mode &value) {
-        binder.write_value(index, job_mode_enum.to_string(value));
+    binder.write_value(index, job_mode_enum.to_string(value));
-    }
+  }
 };
 
-QUERY_HELPER( authors, id, first_name, last_name, date_of_birth, year_of_birth, distinguished )
+META_TABLE(authors, AUTHOR, id, first_name, last_name, date_of_birth, year_of_birth, distinguished)
 
-QUERY_HELPER( books, id, author_id, title, published_in )
+META_TABLE(books, BOOK, id, author_id, title, published_in)
 
-QUERY_HELPER( job, id, payload, type, description, state, mode )
+META_TABLE(job, JOB, id, payload, type, description, state, mode)
 
-QUERY_HELPER( payload, id )
+META_TABLE(payload, PAYLOAD, id)
 
-QUERY_HELPER( temporary_table, id );
+META_TABLE(temporary_table, TEMPORARY_TABLE, id);
+
+META_TABLE(customer, CUSTOMER, id, name, email, address)
+
+META_TABLE(product, PRODUCT, id, title, description, price, category)
+
+META_TABLE(category, CATEGORY, id, title, description)
+
+META_TABLE(cart, CART, id, items, owner)
 
 int main() {
-    using namespace matador::sql;
+  using namespace matador::sql;
-    using namespace matador::object;
+  using namespace matador::object;
-    using namespace matador::utils;
+  using namespace matador::utils;
+  using namespace matador::query;
+  using namespace matador::query::meta;
 
-    const std::string env_var{"MATADOR_BACKENDS_PATH"};
+  const std::string env_var{"MATADOR_BACKENDS_PATH"};
 
-    std::string dns{"sqlite://demo.db"};
+  connection_pool pool("postgres://test:test123!@127.0.0.1:5432/matador", 4);
-    schema s( "main" );
-    auto result = s.attach<author>( "authors" ).and_then( [&s] {
-        return s.attach<book>( "books" );
-    } );
-    // s.attach<book>( "books" );
 
-    connection c( dns );
+  schema s("");
-    result = c.open();
+  auto result = s.attach<author>("authors").and_then([&s] {
-    // s.create( c );
+    return s.attach<book>("books");
-    //
+  });
-    // auto create_authors_sql = c.query( s )
-    //                            .create()
-    //                            .table<author>( qh::authors )
-    //                            .execute();
-    //
-    // c.query( s )
-    //  .create()
-    //  .table<book>( qh::books )
-    //  .execute();
-    //
-    // std::cout << "SQL: " << create_authors_sql << "\n";
-    //
-    // author mc;
-    // mc.id = 1;
-    // mc.first_name = "Michael";
-    // mc.last_name = "Crichton";
-    // mc.date_of_birth = "19.8.1954";
-    // mc.year_of_birth = 1954;
-    // mc.distinguished = true;
-    // auto insert_authors_sql = c.query( s )
-    //                            .insert()
-    //                            .into( qh::authors )
-    //                            .values( mc )
-    //                            .execute();
-    //
-    // std::cout << "SQL: " << insert_authors_sql << "\n";
-    //
-    // auto result = c.query( s )
-    //                .select( qh::authors.columns )
-    //                .from( qh::authors )
-    //                .fetch_all();
-    //
-    // for (const auto& row: result) { std::cout << "Author " << row.at( qh::authors.first_name ) << "\n"; }
-    //
-    // auto update_authors_sql = c.query( s )
-    //                            .update( qh::authors )
-    //                            .set( {{qh::authors.first_name, "Stephen"},
-    //                                   {qh::authors.last_name, "King"}} )
-    //                            .where( qh::authors.last_name == "Crichton" )
-    //                            .execute();
-    //
-    // std::cout << "SQL: " << update_authors_sql << "\n";
-    //
-    // auto authors = c.query( s )
-    //                 .select( qh::authors.columns )
-    //                 .from( qh::authors )
-    //                 .fetch_all<author>();
-    //
-    // for (const auto& a: authors) { std::cout << "Author " << a.first_name << "\n"; }
-    //
-    // c.query( s )
-    //  .insert()
-    //  .into( qh::books )
-    //  .values( {2, "It", mc.id, 1980} )
-    //  .execute();
-    //
-    // c.query( s )
-    //  .insert()
-    //  .into( qh::books )
-    //  .values( {3, "Misery", mc.id, 1984} )
-    //  .execute();
-    //
-    // auto select_books_sql = c.query( s )
-    //                          .select( qh::books.columns, {qh::authors.last_name} )
-    //                          .from( qh::books )
-    //                          .join_left( qh::authors )
-    //                          .on( qh::books.author_id == qh::authors.id )
-    //                          .where( qh::books.published_in < 2008 && qh::authors.last_name == "King" )
-    //                          .group_by( qh::books.published_in )
-    //                          .order_by( qh::books.title ).asc()
-    //                          .limit( 5 )
-    //                          .offset( 2 )
-    //                          .fetch_all();
-    //
-    // for (const auto& r: select_books_sql) { std::cout << "R: " << r.at( qh::books.title ) << ", " << r.at( qh::authors.last_name ) << "\n"; }
-    // // SELECT book.title, book.id, book.author_id, book.published_in, author.name
-    // // FROM book
-    // // INNER JOIN author ON book.author_id = author.id
-    // // WHERE book.published_in < 2008 AND author.name = "Michael Crichton"
-    // // ORDER BY "book.title" ASC
-    // // OFFSET 2 LIMIT 5
-    //
-    // c.query( s ).drop().table( qh::books ).execute();
-    //
-    // auto drop_authors_sql = c.query( s )
-    //                          .drop()
-    //                          .table( qh::authors )
-    //                          .execute();
-    //
-    // std::cout << "SQL: " << drop_authors_sql << "\n";
-    //
-    // auto res = c.query( s )
-    //             .select( {qh::payload.id} )
-    //             .from( qh::payload )
-    //             .join_left( qh::job )
-    //             .on( qh::job.payload == qh::payload.id )
-    //             .where(
-    //                     in( qh::payload.id, c.query( s )
-    //                                          .select( {qh::job.state} )
-    //                                          .from( qh::job )
-    //                                          .where( qh::job.state == job::job_state::Running )
-    //                             ) &&
-    //                     in( qh::payload.id, c.query( s )
-    //                                          .select( {qh::temporary_table.id} )
-    //                                          .from( qh::temporary_table ) )
-    //                     )
-    //             .build();
-    // // .fetch_value<unsigned long>();
-    // std::cout << "SQL: " << res.sql << "\n";
 
+  const auto c = pool.acquire();
+  result = s.create(*c);
+  if (!result) {
+    std::cout << "error: " << result.err() << std::endl;
     return 0;
-}
+  }
+
+  author mc;
+  mc.id = 1;
+  mc.first_name = "Michael";
+  mc.last_name = "Crichton";
+  mc.date_of_birth = "19.8.1954";
+  mc.year_of_birth = 1954;
+  mc.distinguished = true;
+  auto insert_authors_sql = insert()
+    .into(AUTHOR)
+    .values(mc)
+    .execute(*c);
+
+  if (!insert_authors_sql) {
+    std::cout << "error: " << insert_authors_sql.err() << std::endl;
+    std::ignore = s.drop(*c);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  auto authors_result = select(AUTHOR)
+    .from(AUTHOR)
+    .fetch_all(*c);
+
+  if (!authors_result) {
+    std::cout << "error: " << authors_result.err() << std::endl;
+    std::ignore = s.drop(*c);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  for (const auto &row: *authors_result) {
+    std::cout << "Author " << row.at(AUTHOR.first_name.canonical_name()) << "\n";
+  }
+  //
+  // auto update_authors_sql = c.query( s )
+  //                            .update( qh::authors )
+  //                            .set( {{qh::authors.first_name, "Stephen"},
+  //                                   {qh::authors.last_name, "King"}} )
+  //                            .where( qh::authors.last_name == "Crichton" )
+  //                            .execute();
+  //
+  // std::cout << "SQL: " << update_authors_sql << "\n";
+  //
+  // auto authors = c.query( s )
+  //                 .select( qh::authors.columns )
+  //                 .from( qh::authors )
+  //                 .fetch_all<author>();
+  //
+  // for (const auto& a: authors) { std::cout << "Author " << a.first_name << "\n"; }
+  //
+  // c.query( s )
+  //  .insert()
+  //  .into( qh::books )
+  //  .values( {2, "It", mc.id, 1980} )
+  //  .execute();
+  //
+  // c.query( s )
+  //  .insert()
+  //  .into( qh::books )
+  //  .values( {3, "Misery", mc.id, 1984} )
+  //  .execute();
+  //
+  // auto select_books_sql = select( BOOK, {AUTHOR.last_name} )
+  auto select_books_sql = select({BOOK.id, BOOK.title, BOOK.author_id, BOOK.published_in, AUTHOR.last_name})
+    .from(BOOK)
+    .join_left(AUTHOR)
+    .on(BOOK.author_id == AUTHOR.id)
+    .where(BOOK.published_in < 2008 && AUTHOR.last_name == "King")
+    .group_by({BOOK.id, AUTHOR.last_name})
+    .order_by(BOOK.title).asc()
+    .limit(5)
+    .offset(2)
+    .fetch_all(*c);
+
+  if (!select_books_sql) {
+    std::cout << "error: " << select_books_sql.err() << std::endl;
+    std::ignore = s.drop(*c);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  for (const auto &r: *select_books_sql) {
+    std::cout << "R: " << r.at(BOOK.title.canonical_name()) << ", " << r.at(AUTHOR.last_name.canonical_name()) << "\n";
+  }
+
+  result = s.drop(*c);
+  if (!result) {
+    std::cout << "error: " << result.err() << std::endl;
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+
+  // // SELECT book.title, book.id, book.author_id, book.published_in, author.name
+  // // FROM book
+  // // INNER JOIN author ON book.author_id = author.id
+  // // WHERE book.published_in < 2008 AND author.name = "Michael Crichton"
+  // // ORDER BY "book.title" ASC
+  // // OFFSET 2 LIMIT 5
+  //
+  // c.query( s ).drop().table( qh::books ).execute();
+  //
+  // auto drop_authors_sql = c.query( s )
+  //                          .drop()
+  //                          .table( qh::authors )
+  //                          .execute();
+  //
+  // std::cout << "SQL: " << drop_authors_sql << "\n";
+  //
+  auto res = select({PAYLOAD.id})
+    .from(PAYLOAD)
+    .join_left(JOB)
+    .on(JOB.payload == PAYLOAD.id)
+    .where(
+      in(PAYLOAD.id, select({JOB.state})
+         .from(JOB)
+         .where(JOB.state == job::job_state::Running)
+      ) &&
+      in(PAYLOAD.id, select({TEMPORARY_TABLE.id})
+         .from(TEMPORARY_TABLE)
+      )
+    ).compile(c->dialect());
+  // // .fetch_value<unsigned long>();
+  std::cout << "SQL: " << res.sql << "\n";
+
+  return 0;
+}

demo/object.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+#include "matador/utils/basic_types.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/constraints.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/field_attributes.hpp"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+
+namespace object {
+
+namespace utils = matador::utils;
+
+class object;
+
+enum class null_option_type : uint8_t {
+  Nullable,
+  NotNull
+};
+
+class attribute {
+public:
+  explicit attribute(std::string name); // NOLINT(*-explicit-constructor)
+
+  attribute(const attribute&) = default;
+  attribute& operator=(const attribute&) = default;
+  attribute(attribute&&) noexcept = default;
+  attribute& operator=(attribute&&) noexcept = default;
+
+  attribute() = default;
+  attribute(std::string name,
+            utils::basic_type type,
+            const utils::field_attributes& opts = matador::NullAttributes,
+            null_option_type null_opt = null_option_type::NotNull)
+  : name_(std::move(name)), type_(type), options_(opts), null_option_type_(null_opt) {}
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::string& name() const { return name_; }
+  void name(const std::string& n) { name_ = n; }
+  [[nodiscard]] const utils::field_attributes& options() const { return options_; }
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::field_attributes& options();
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_nullable() const { return null_option_type_ == null_option_type::Nullable; }
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::basic_type type() const { return type_; }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_integer() const { return type_ >= utils::basic_type::Int8 && type_ <= utils::basic_type::UInt64; }
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_floating_point() const { return type_ == utils::basic_type::Float || type_ == utils::basic_type::Double; }
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_bool() const { return type_ == utils::basic_type::Boolean; }
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_string() const { return type_ == utils::basic_type::Text; }
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_varchar() const { return type_ == utils::basic_type::Varchar; }
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_date() const { return type_ == utils::basic_type::Date; }
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_time() const { return type_ == utils::basic_type::Time; }
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_blob() const { return type_ == utils::basic_type::Blob; }
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_null() const { return type_ == utils::basic_type::Null; }
+
+private:
+  friend class object;
+
+  std::string name_;
+  std::string alias_;
+  utils::basic_type type_{utils::basic_type::Null};
+  utils::field_attributes options_;
+  null_option_type null_option_type_{null_option_type::NotNull};
+
+  object* parent_{nullptr};
+};
+
+class constraint {
+public:
+  constraint() = default;
+
+  explicit constraint(std::string name) : name_(std::move(name)) {}
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::string& name() const { return name_; }
+
+private:
+  friend class object;
+
+  std::string name_;
+  std::string attribute_name_;
+  utils::constraints options_{utils::constraints::None};
+
+  object* parent_{nullptr};
+  attribute* attribute_{nullptr};
+};
+
+class object {
+public:
+  explicit object(std::string name, std::string alias = "");
+
+  void add_attribute(attribute attr) {
+    auto &ref = attributes_.emplace_back(std::move(attr));
+    ref.parent_ = this;
+  }
+
+  static const attribute& create_attribute(std::string name, object& obj) {
+    attribute attr{std::move(name)};
+    attr.parent_ = &obj;
+    return obj.attributes_.emplace_back(std::move(attr));
+  }
+
+  void add_constraint(constraint c) {
+    auto &ref = constraints_.emplace_back(std::move(c));
+    ref.parent_ = this;
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::string& name() const { return name_; }
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::string& alias() const { return alias_; }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool has_attributes() const { return attributes_.empty(); }
+  [[nodiscard]] size_t attribute_count() const { return attributes_.size(); }
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::vector<attribute>& attributes() const { return attributes_; }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool has_constraints() const { return constraints_.empty(); }
+  [[nodiscard]] size_t constraint_count() const { return constraints_.size(); }
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::vector<constraint>& constraints() const { return constraints_; }
+
+private:
+  std::string name_;
+  std::string alias_;
+
+  std::vector<attribute> attributes_;
+  std::vector<constraint> constraints_;
+};
+
+template<typename Type>
+class typed_object : public object {
+public:
+  using object::object;
+
+  Type as(std::string alias) { return Type{std::move(alias)}; }
+};
+
+struct column_builder {
+    explicit column_builder(std::string column_name)
+    : column_name( std::move(column_name) ) {
+    }
+
+    column_builder& not_null() {
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    column_builder& primary_key() {
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    operator attribute() const {
+        return attribute{column_name};
+    }
+
+    std::string column_name;
+};
+
+column_builder column(std::string name) {
+    return column_builder(std::move(name));
+}
+
+namespace matador::sql {
+struct constraint {
+    std::string name;
+};
+}
+
+struct constraint_builder {
+    constraint_builder& constraint(std::string name) {
+        constraint_name = std::move(name);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    constraint_builder& primary_key(std::string name) {
+        pk_column_name = std::move(name);
+        return *this;
+    }
+    constraint_builder& foreign_key(std::string name) {
+        fk_column_name = std::move(name);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    constraint_builder& references(std::string table, std::string column) {
+        this->table_name = std::move(table);
+        this->column_name = std::move(column);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    operator matador::sql::constraint() const {
+        return matador::sql::constraint{constraint_name};
+    }
+
+    std::string constraint_name;
+    std::string pk_column_name;
+    std::string fk_column_name;
+    std::string table_name;
+    std::string column_name;
+};
+
+constraint_builder constraint(std::string name) {
+    constraint_builder builder;
+    return builder.constraint(std::move(name));
+}
+
+template<typename Type>
+std::string column_prefix(typed_object<Type> *tab) {
+    if (!tab || tab->empty()) {
+        return "";
+    }
+    if (!tab->alias().empty()) {
+        return tab->alias();
+    }
+    return tab->name();
+}
+
+struct table_builder {
+    explicit table_builder(std::string name)
+    : table_name( std::move(name) ) {}
+
+    table_builder& as(std::string table_alias) {
+        this->alias = std::move(table_alias);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    operator object() const {
+        return object{table_name, alias};
+    }
+    std::string table_name;
+    std::string alias;
+};
+
+table_builder table(std::string name) {
+    return table_builder(std::move(name));
+}
+
+}
+
+int main() {
+
+}

demo/recipe.hpp

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 namespace demo {
 
 struct recipe;
-struct ingredient
+struct ingredient {
-{
   unsigned int id{};
   std::string name;
   matador::object::collection<matador::object::object_ptr<demo::recipe>> recipes{};
@@ -25,15 +24,15 @@ struct ingredient
 
   template<class Operator>
   void process(Operator &op) {
-    namespace field = matador::access;
+    using namespace matador;
+    namespace field = access;
     field::primary_key(op, "id", id);
-    field::attribute(op, "name", name, 255);
+    field::attribute(op, "name", name, VarChar255);
-    field::has_many_to_many(op, "recipe_ingredients", recipes, "ingredient_id", "recipe_id", matador::utils::fetch_type::EAGER);
+    field::has_many_to_many(op, "recipe_ingredients", recipes, "ingredient_id", "recipe_id", utils::CascadeAllFetchEager);
   }
 };
 
-struct recipe
+struct recipe {
-{
   unsigned int id{};
   std::string name;
   matador::object::collection<matador::object::object_ptr<demo::ingredient>> ingredients{};
@@ -44,10 +43,11 @@ struct recipe
 
   template<class Operator>
   void process(Operator &op) {
-    namespace field = matador::access;
+    using namespace matador;
+    namespace field = access;
     field::primary_key(op, "id", id);
-    field::attribute(op, "name", name, 255);
+    field::attribute(op, "name", name, VarChar255);
-    field::has_many_to_many(op, "recipe_ingredients", ingredients, matador::utils::fetch_type::LAZY);
+    field::has_many_to_many(op, "recipe_ingredients", ingredients, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy);
   }
 };
 

demo/sandbox.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-#include "matador/object/schema.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/repository.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/collection.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/sql/resolver_service.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/logger/log_manager.hpp"
 
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ struct names {
     void process(Operator &op) {
         namespace field = matador::access;
         field::primary_key( op, "id", id );
-        field::has_many(op, "name_list", names_list, "names_id", matador::utils::fetch_type::EAGER);
+        field::has_many(op, "name_list", names_list, "names_id", matador::utils::fetch_type::Eager);
     }
 };
 
@@ -78,11 +81,12 @@ struct profile {
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process(Operator &op) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+        using namespace matador;
+        namespace field = access;
         field::primary_key( op, "id", id );
-        field::attribute( op, "first_name", first_name, 255 );
+        field::attribute( op, "first_name", first_name, VarChar255 );
-        field::attribute( op, "last_name", last_name, 255 );
+        field::attribute( op, "last_name", last_name, VarChar255 );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "user_id", user, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "user_id", user, utils::CascadeNoneFetchLazy );
     }
 };
 struct user {
@@ -92,10 +96,11 @@ struct user {
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process(Operator &op) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+        using namespace matador;
+        namespace field = access;
         field::primary_key( op, "id", id );
-        field::attribute( op, "username", username, 255 );
+        field::attribute( op, "username", username, VarChar255 );
-        field::has_one(op, "profile_id", profile, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::has_one(op, "profiles", profile, "profile_id", utils::CascadeNoneFetchLazy );
     }
 };
 
@@ -105,9 +110,10 @@ struct person {
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process(Operator &op) {
+        using namespace matador;
         namespace field = matador::access;
         field::primary_key( op, "id", id );
-        field::attribute( op, "name", name, 255 );
+        field::attribute( op, "name", name, VarChar255 );
     }
 };
 
@@ -119,7 +125,7 @@ struct person_repo {
     void process(Operator &op) {
         namespace field = matador::access;
         field::primary_key( op, "id", id );
-        field::has_many( op, "person_list", person_list, "person_id", matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::has_many( op, "person_list", person_list, "person_id", matador::utils::CascadeNoneFetchLazy );
     }
 };
 }
@@ -131,84 +137,90 @@ int main() {
   // logger::default_min_log_level(logger::log_level::LVL_DEBUG);
   // logger::add_log_sink(logger::create_stdout_sink());
 
+  sql::resolver_service rs;
+
+  std::weak_ptr cr = rs.joined_collection_resolver<object::object_ptr<names>>( typeid(person), "names" );
+  utils::identifier id{1};
+
+  object::collection_proxy cp(cr, id);
   {
     // has_many with builtin-type
-    object::schema schema;
+    object::repository repo;
 
-    auto result = schema.attach<names>("names");
+    auto result = repo.attach<names>("names");
 
-    schema.dump(std::cout);
+    repo.dump(std::cout);
   }
   {
     // has_many with foreign without belongs_to
-    object::schema schema;
+    object::repository repo;
 
-    auto result = schema.attach<person_repo>("person_repo")
+    auto result = repo.attach<person_repo>("person_repo")
-        .and_then([&schema] { return schema.attach<person>("persons"); });
+        .and_then([&repo] { return repo.attach<person>("persons"); });
 
-    schema.dump(std::cout);
+    repo.dump(std::cout);
   }
   {
     // has_many with foreign without belongs_to
-    object::schema schema;
+    object::repository repo;
 
-    auto result = schema.attach<person>("persons")
+    auto result = repo.attach<person>("persons")
-        .and_then([&schema] { return schema.attach<person_repo>("person_repo"); });
+        .and_then([&repo] { return repo.attach<person_repo>("person_repo"); });
 
-    schema.dump(std::cout);
+    repo.dump(std::cout);
   }
   {
     // has_many to belongs_to
-    object::schema schema;
+    object::repository repo;
 
-    auto result = schema.attach<author>("authors")
+    auto result = repo.attach<author>("authors")
-        .and_then([&schema] { return schema.attach<book>("books"); });
+        .and_then([&repo] { return repo.attach<book>("books"); });
 
-    schema.dump(std::cout);
+    repo.dump(std::cout);
   }
   {
     // belongs_to to has_many
-    object::schema schema;
+    object::repository repo;
 
-    auto result = schema.attach<book>("books")
+    auto result = repo.attach<book>("books")
-        .and_then([&schema] { return schema.attach<author>("authors"); });
+        .and_then([&repo] { return repo.attach<author>("authors"); });
 
-    schema.dump(std::cout);
+    repo.dump(std::cout);
   }
   {
     // has_many_to_many (with join columns first)
-    object::schema schema;
+    object::repository repo;
 
-    auto result = schema.attach<demo::ingredient>("ingredients")
+    auto result = repo.attach<demo::ingredient>("ingredients")
-        .and_then([&schema] { return schema.attach<recipe>("recipes"); });
+        .and_then([&repo] { return repo.attach<recipe>("recipes"); });
 
-    schema.dump(std::cout);
+    repo.dump(std::cout);
   }
   {
     // has_many_to_many (with join columns last)
-    object::schema schema;
+    object::repository repo;
 
-    auto result = schema.attach<demo::recipe>("recipes")
+    auto result = repo.attach<demo::recipe>("recipes")
-        .and_then([&schema] { return schema.attach<ingredient>("ingredients"); });
+        .and_then([&repo] { return repo.attach<ingredient>("ingredients"); });
 
-    schema.dump(std::cout);
+    repo.dump(std::cout);
   }
   {
     // belongs_to to has_one
-    object::schema schema;
+    object::repository repo;
 
-    auto result = schema.attach<profile>("profiles")
+    auto result = repo.attach<profile>("profiles")
-        .and_then([&schema] { return schema.attach<user>("users"); });
+        .and_then([&repo] { return repo.attach<user>("users"); });
 
-    schema.dump(std::cout);
+    repo.dump(std::cout);
   }
   {
     // has_one to belongs_to
-    object::schema schema;
+    object::repository repo;
 
-    auto result = schema.attach<user>("users")
+    auto result = repo.attach<user>("users")
-        .and_then([&schema] { return schema.attach<profile>("profiles"); });
+        .and_then([&repo] { return repo.attach<profile>("profiles"); });
 
-    schema.dump(std::cout);
+    repo.dump(std::cout);
   }
 }

demo/work.cpp

@@ -17,28 +17,20 @@
 #include "work/jobs/IdListPayload.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/utils/default_type_traits.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/schema.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/repository.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/sql/connection.hpp"
 
-#include "matador/orm/session.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/schema.hpp"
 
-template <> struct matador::utils::data_type_traits<work::core::timestamp, void> {
+#include "matador/query/session.hpp"
-    static basic_type type(std::size_t /*size*/) { return basic_type::type_uint64; }
-    static void read_value(attribute_reader &/*reader*/, const char * /*id*/, size_t /*index*/, nullptr_t &/*value*/) {
-
-    }
-    static void bind_value(attribute_writer &/*binder*/, size_t /*index*/, nullptr_t &/*value*/) {
-
-    }
-};
 
 template <> struct matador::utils::data_type_traits<work::core::UserInfo, void> {
-    static basic_type type(std::size_t /*size*/) { return basic_type::type_uint64; }
+    static basic_type type(std::size_t /*size*/) { return basic_type::UInt64; }
-    static void read_value(attribute_reader &/*reader*/, const char * /*id*/, size_t /*index*/, nullptr_t &/*value*/) {
+    static void read_value(attribute_reader &/*reader*/, const char * /*id*/, size_t /*index*/, work::core::UserInfo &/*value*/) {
 
     }
-    static void bind_value(attribute_writer &/*binder*/, size_t /*index*/, nullptr_t &/*value*/) {
+    static void bind_value(attribute_writer &/*binder*/, size_t /*index*/, work::core::UserInfo &/*value*/) {
 
     }
 };
@@ -56,9 +48,9 @@ using namespace work::models;
 //
 // If all checks succeed, the requested is fetched from
 // the database.
-// schema.attach<jobs::Payload>("payloads", make_polymorph("type"));
+// schema.attach_as_base<jobs::Payload>("payloads", make_polymorph("type"));
 // schema.attach<jobs::Payload, jobs::IdPayload>("id_list_payloads", make_polymorph_type("IdPayload"));
-// schema.attach<jobs::Payload, jobs::IdListPayload>("id_payloads"make_polymorph_type("IdListPayload"));
+// schema.attach<jobs::Payload, jobs::IdListPayload>("id_payloads", make_polymorph_type("IdListPayload"));
 // object::object_ptr<jobs::Payload> payload;
 // auto result = payload.as<jobs::IdPayload>();
 // if (result.is_ok()) {
@@ -70,55 +62,313 @@ using namespace work::models;
 // payload.is_polymorphic_type<jobs::IdPayload>();
 
 int main() {
-    // logger::default_min_log_level(logger::log_level::LVL_DEBUG);
+    logger::default_min_log_level(logger::log_level::Debug);
-    // logger::add_log_sink(logger::create_stdout_sink());
+    logger::add_log_sink(logger::create_stdout_sink());
-
-    const object::schema schema("Administration");
 
     // sql::connection_pool<sql::connection> pool("postgres://news:news@127.0.0.1:15432/matador", 4);
-    sql::connection_pool pool("postgres://test:test123!@127.0.0.1:5432/matador", 4);
+    sql::connection_pool pool("postgres://test:test123!@127.0.0.1:15442/matador", 4);
 
-    orm::session ses(pool);
+    utils::message_bus bus;
+    // query::schema ses({bus, pool});
+    query::schema admin_schema("Administration");
 
-    auto result = ses.attach<admin::CollectionCenter>("collection_centers")
+    auto result = admin_schema.attach<admin::CollectionCenter>("collection_centers")
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<admin::UserDirectory>("user_directories"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<admin::UserDirectory>("user_directories"); })
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<admin::LdapGroupSchemaSettings>("ldap_group_schema_settings"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<admin::LdapGroupSchemaSettings>("ldap_group_schema_settings"); })
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<admin::LdapImportSettings>("ldap_import_settings"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<admin::LdapImportSettings>("ldap_import_settings"); })
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<admin::LdapUserSchemaSettings>("ldap_user_schema_settings"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<admin::LdapUserSchemaSettings>("ldap_user_schema_settings"); })
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<admin::InternalUserDirectory, admin::UserDirectory>("internal_user_directories"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<admin::InternalUserDirectory, admin::UserDirectory>("internal_user_directories"); })
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<admin::LdapUserDirectory, admin::UserDirectory>("ldap_user_directories"); } )
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<admin::LdapUserDirectory, admin::UserDirectory>("ldap_user_directories"); } )
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<admin::LoginHistory>("login_histories"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<admin::LoginHistory>("login_histories"); })
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<admin::Scenario>("scenarios"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<admin::Scenario>("scenarios"); })
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<admin::User>("users"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<admin::User>("users"); })
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<admin::UserSession>("user_sessions"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<admin::UserSession>("user_sessions"); })
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<jobs::Job>("jobs"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<jobs::Job>("jobs"); })
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<jobs::Payload>("payloads"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<jobs::Payload>("payloads"); })
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<jobs::IdPayload, jobs::Payload>("id_list_payloads"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<jobs::IdPayload, jobs::Payload>("id_list_payloads"); })
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<jobs::IdListPayload, jobs::Payload>("id_payloads"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<jobs::IdListPayload, jobs::Payload>("id_payloads"); })
-        .and_then([&ses] { return ses.attach<jobs::Task>("tasks"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema] { return admin_schema.attach<jobs::Task>("tasks"); })
+        .and_then([&admin_schema, &pool] { return admin_schema.create( *pool.acquire() ); })
     ;
-    ses.dump_schema(std::cout);
+    admin_schema.dump(std::cout);
 
     if (!result) {
         std::cout << "error: " << result.err().message() << std::endl;
         return 0;
     }
 
-    result = ses.create_schema();
+    const auto conn = pool.acquire();
-    if (!result) {
+    // result = admin_schema.create(*conn);
-        std::cout << "error: " << result.err() << std::endl;
+    // if (!result) {
-        return 0;
+    //     std::cout << "error: " << result.err() << std::endl;
-    }
+    //     return 0;
-
+    // }
-    // const std::string dns{"sqlite://demo.db"};
+    // result = admin_schema.drop(*conn);
-    // sql::connection c(dns);
+    // if (!result) {
-    //
+    //     std::cout << "error: " << result.err() << std::endl;
-    // result = c.open();
-    //
-    // // orm::session s()
-    // if (!result.is_ok()) {
     //     return 0;
     // }
 
-    return 0;
+/*
-}
+const auto statement = QString( "SELECT %5.%6, %1.%2 FROM %3 %1, %4 %5 WHERE %1.%2=%5.%6 AND %7" )
+  .arg( payloadTableAliasName,
+  payloadSqlMetaInfo.columnName( Payload::Attributes::idAttributeId() ),
+  Payload::staticSqlMetaInfo().tableName(),
+  Task::staticSqlMetaInfo().tableName(),
+  taskTableAliasName,
+  taskSqlMetaInfo.columnName( Task::Attributes::payloadAttributeId() ),
+  filter->idSelectStatement( taskTableAliasName ) );
+*/
+
+  using namespace matador::query::meta;
+  using namespace matador::utils;
+
+  const auto payloads = PAYLOAD.as( "payloads" );
+  const auto tasks = TASK.as( "tasks" );
+
+  const auto stmt1 = query::select( { tasks.payload, payloads.id } )
+    .from( tasks, payloads )
+    .where ( payloads.id == tasks.payload )
+    .str( conn->dialect() );
+
+
+  /*
+  const auto temporaryTable = status.addChildExc( fillTemporaryTable( idsInsidePayload ) );
+  const auto lookUpTableName = temporaryTable->tableName();
+
+  const auto& jobSqlMetaInfo = Job::staticSqlMetaInfo();
+  const auto& payloadSqlMetaInfo = Payload::staticSqlMetaInfo();
+  const auto& idPayloadSqlMetaInfo = IdPayload::staticSqlMetaInfo();
+
+  const auto statement = QString( "SELECT iPT.%1 FROM %2 iPT INNER JOIN %3 pT ON iPT.%4 = pT.%5 WHERE pT.%5 IN (SELECT %6 FROM %7 WHERE %8=?) AND iPT.%1 IN (SELECT %9 FROM %10)" )
+                         .arg( idPayloadSqlMetaInfo.columnName( IdPayload::Attributes::payloadIdAttributeId() ) ) // %1
+                         .arg( idPayloadSqlMetaInfo.tableName() ) // %2
+                         .arg( payloadSqlMetaInfo.tableName() ) // %3
+                         .arg( idPayloadSqlMetaInfo.columnName( IdPayload::Attributes::idAttributeId() ) ) // %4
+                         .arg( payloadSqlMetaInfo.columnName( Payload::Attributes::idAttributeId() ) ) // %5
+                         .arg( jobSqlMetaInfo.columnName( Job::Attributes::payloadAttributeId() ) ) // %6
+                         .arg( jobSqlMetaInfo.tableName() ) // %7
+                         .arg( jobSqlMetaInfo.columnName( Job::Attributes::stateSqlAttributeId() ) ) // %8
+                         .arg( lookUpColName() ) // %9
+                         .arg( lookUpTableName ); // %10
+  */
+
+  query::table_column temp_id_col("ID");
+  query::table temporary("TempTable", { temp_id_col } );
+
+  const auto iPT = ID_PAYLOAD.as("iPT");
+  const auto pT = PAYLOAD.as("pT");
+
+  const auto stmt2 = query::select({ iPT.payload_id })
+    .from( iPT )
+    .join_left( pT ).on( iPT.id == pT.id )
+    .where(
+      in( pT.id, query::select({ JOB.payload }).from( JOB ).where( JOB.state == _) ) &&
+      in( iPT.payload_id, query::select({ temp_id_col }).from( temporary ) )
+    )
+  .str( conn->dialect() );
+
+      // const QString statement = QString( "SELECT %5 FROM %1 "
+      //                                  "LEFT JOIN (SELECT %2, MAX(%3) AS lastSuccessfulLogin FROM %1 WHERE %4 = ? GROUP BY %2) ll "
+      //                                  "ON %1.%2 = ll.%2 "
+      //                                  "WHERE (lastSuccessfulLogin IS NULL OR %3 <= lastSuccessfulLogin) AND %3 < ?" )
+      //                         .arg( LoginHistory::staticSqlMetaInfo().tableName() )
+      //                         .arg( LoginHistory::staticSqlMetaInfo().columnName( LoginHistory::Attributes::userAttributeId() ) )
+      //                         .arg( LoginHistory::staticSqlMetaInfo().columnName( LoginHistory::Attributes::timestampAttributeId() ) )
+      //                         .arg( LoginHistory::staticSqlMetaInfo().columnName( LoginHistory::Attributes::failReasonSqlAttributeId() ) )
+      //                         .arg( LoginHistory::staticSqlMetaInfo().columnName( LoginHistory::Attributes::idAttributeId() ) );
+
+  const auto q = query::select({LOGIN_HISTORY.client, query::maximum(LOGIN_HISTORY.login_time).as( "lastSuccessfulLogin" ) } )
+    .from( LOGIN_HISTORY )
+    .where( LOGIN_HISTORY.fail_reason == _ )
+    .group_by( LOGIN_HISTORY.client );
+    // .as_table("ll");
+
+  const auto stmt3 = query::select({ LOGIN_HISTORY.client })
+    .from( LOGIN_HISTORY )
+    .join_left(q/*, "ll"*/ )
+    .on( LOGIN_HISTORY.client == "ll.client" )
+    .where( query::is_null("lastSuccessfulLogin") && LOGIN_HISTORY.login_time < "ll.lastSuccessfulLogin" )
+    .str( conn->dialect() );
+
+  // const QString subQuery = QString( "SELECT MAX(%1) AS lastSuccessfulLogin, %3 FROM %2 "
+  //                                 "WHERE(%4 = ? OR %4 = ? OR %4 = ?) AND %3 = ? GROUP BY %3 " );
+  //
+  // const QString statement = QString( "SELECT MAX(t1.%1) AS LAST_FAILED_LOGIN FROM %2 t1 LEFT JOIN"
+  //                                    "(%0) t2 "
+  //                                    "ON t1.%3 = t2.%3 "
+  //                                    "WHERE(t2.lastSuccessfulLogin IS NULL OR t2.lastSuccessfulLogin < t1.%1) "
+  //                                    "AND (t1.%4 = ? OR t1.%4 = ?) "
+  //                                    "AND t1.%3 = ?" )
+  //                           .arg( subQuery )
+  //                           .arg( LoginHistory::staticSqlMetaInfo().columnName( LoginHistory::Attributes::timestampAttributeId() ) )
+  //                           .arg( LoginHistory::staticSqlMetaInfo().tableName() )
+  //                           .arg( columnFilterName )
+  //                           .arg( LoginHistory::staticSqlMetaInfo().columnName( LoginHistory::Attributes::failReasonSqlAttributeId() ) );
+  //
+  // QSqlQuery query( sqlDatabase() );
+  // if ( query.prepare( statement ) ) {
+  //   query.addBindValue( LoginHistory::FailReason::NoFailReason );
+  //   query.addBindValue( LoginHistory::FailReason::NoScenarioForUser );
+  //   query.addBindValue( LoginHistory::FailReason::UserLockedByAdmin );
+  //   query.addBindValue( columnFilterValue );
+  //   query.addBindValue( LoginHistory::FailReason::WrongPassword );
+  //   query.addBindValue( LoginHistory::FailReason::UnknownUserName );
+  //   query.addBindValue( columnFilterValue );
+
+
+        //   const auto temporaryTable = status.addChildExc( fillTemporaryTable( idsInsidePayload ) );
+        //
+        // const auto& jobSqlMetaInfo = Job::staticSqlMetaInfo();
+        // const auto& payloadSqlMetaInfo = Payload::staticSqlMetaInfo();
+        // const auto& idPayloadSqlMetaInfo = IdPayload::staticSqlMetaInfo();
+        //
+        // auto filter = std::make_unique<SqlTools::GenericFilter>( new SqlTools::AttributeDefaultFilter( jobSqlMetaInfo,
+        //                                                                                                Job::Attributes::idAttributeId(),
+        //                                                                                                Job::Attributes::idAttributeId(),
+        //                                                                                                Job::Attributes::typeAttributeId(),
+        //                                                                                                SqlTools::AttributeDefaultFilter::Operation::Equal,
+        //                                                                                                jobName ),
+        //                                                          new SqlTools::InFilter( payloadSqlMetaInfo.tableName(),
+        //                                                                                  jobSqlMetaInfo.columnName( Job::Attributes::payloadAttributeId() ),
+        //                                                                                  payloadSqlMetaInfo.columnName( Payload::Attributes::idAttributeId() ),
+        //                                                                                  new SqlTools::InFilter( idPayloadSqlMetaInfo.tableName(),
+        //                                                                                                          payloadSqlMetaInfo.columnName( Payload::Attributes::idAttributeId() ),
+        //                                                                                                          idPayloadSqlMetaInfo.columnName( IdPayload::Attributes::idAttributeId() ),
+        //                                                                                                          new SqlTools::TemporaryInFilter( temporaryTable,
+        //                                                                                                                                           idPayloadSqlMetaInfo.columnName( IdPayload::Attributes::payloadIdAttributeId() ),
+        //                                                                                                                                           lookUpColName() ) ) ),
+        //                                                          SqlTools::GenericFilter::Operation::And );
+        //
+        // if ( !jobStates.empty() ) {
+        //     auto it = jobStates.begin();
+        //     std::unique_ptr<SqlTools::GenericFilter> criteria = std::make_unique<SqlTools::AttributeDefaultFilter>( jobSqlMetaInfo,
+        //                                                                                                             Job::Attributes::idAttributeId(),
+        //                                                                                                             Job::Attributes::idAttributeId(),
+        //                                                                                                             Job::Attributes::stateSqlAttributeId(),
+        //                                                                                                             SqlTools::AttributeDefaultFilter::Operation::Equal,
+        //                                                                                                             *it++ );
+        //     for ( ; it != jobStates.end(); ++it ) {
+        //         criteria = std::make_unique<SqlTools::GenericFilter>( new SqlTools::AttributeDefaultFilter( jobSqlMetaInfo,
+        //                                                                                                     Job::Attributes::idAttributeId(),
+        //                                                                                                     Job::Attributes::idAttributeId(),
+        //                                                                                                     Job::Attributes::stateSqlAttributeId(),
+        //                                                                                                     SqlTools::AttributeDefaultFilter::Operation::Equal,
+        //                                                                                                     *it ),
+        //                                                               criteria.release(),
+        //                                                               SqlTools::GenericFilter::Operation::Or );
+        //     }
+        //
+        //     filter = std::make_unique<SqlTools::GenericFilter>( criteria.release(), filter.release(), SqlTools::GenericFilter::Operation::And );
+        // }
+        //
+        // const auto ids = status.addChildExc( this->ids( SqlManager::jobFilter, filter.get() ) );
+  // SELECT
+  //   ID
+  // FROM
+  //   NEWS_JOBS
+  // WHERE
+  //   NEWS_JOBS.ID > ?
+  // AND (NEWS_JOBS.TYPE = ?
+  //   AND ( NEWS_JOBS.PAYLOAD IN (
+  //     SELECT
+  //       ID
+  //     FROM
+  //       NEWS_PAYLOADS
+  //     WHERE
+  //       NEWS_PAYLOADS.ID IN (
+  //         SELECT
+  //           ID
+  //         FROM
+  //           NEWS_ID_PAYLOADS
+  //         WHERE
+  //           NEWS_ID_PAYLOADS.PAYLOAD_ID IN (SELECT ID FROM NEWS_TMP_3499274F12B644179DBD25BB60C48529)
+  //         )
+  //       )
+  //     )
+  //   )
+
+  const auto stmt4 = query::select({JOB.id})
+    .from(JOB)
+    .where( JOB.id > _ && JOB.name == _ && in( JOB.payload, query::select({PAYLOAD.id}).from(PAYLOAD).where(
+    in( PAYLOAD.id, query::select({ID_PAYLOAD.id}).from(ID_PAYLOAD).where(
+      in( ID_PAYLOAD.id, query::select({temp_id_col}).from(temporary))
+    ) ) ) ) )
+    .str( conn->dialect() );
+
+//   SELECT DISTINCT nj.ID
+// FROM NEWS_JOBS nj
+// JOIN NEWS_PAYLOADS np
+//   ON nj.PAYLOAD = np.ID
+// JOIN NEWS_ID_PAYLOADS nip
+//   ON np.ID = nip.ID
+// JOIN NEWS_TMP_3499274F12B644179DBD25BB60C48529 tmp
+//   ON nip.PAYLOAD_ID = tmp.ID
+// WHERE nj.ID > ?
+//   AND nj.TYPE = ?;
+
+  const auto stmt5 = query::select({JOB.id})
+    .from(JOB)
+    .join_left(PAYLOAD).on(JOB.payload == PAYLOAD.id)
+    .join_left(ID_PAYLOAD).on(PAYLOAD.id == ID_PAYLOAD.id)
+    .join_left(temporary).on(ID_PAYLOAD.id == temp_id_col)
+    .where(JOB.id > _ && JOB.name == _)
+    .str(conn->dialect());
+
+  std::cout << stmt1 << std::endl;
+  std::cout << stmt2 << std::endl;
+  std::cout << stmt3 << std::endl;
+  std::cout << stmt4 << std::endl;
+  std::cout << stmt5 << std::endl;
+
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+SELECT
+  "tasks"."payload", "payloads"."id"
+FROM
+  "public"."tasks", "public"."payloads"
+WHERE
+  "payloads"."id" = "tasks"."payload"
+
+SELECT
+  "iPT"."payload_id" FROM "public"."id_payloads" "iPT"
+LEFT JOIN
+  "public"."payloads" "pT"
+ON
+  "iPT"."id" = "pT"."id"
+WHERE ("pT"."id" IN (
+  SELECT
+    "jobs"."payload"
+  FROM
+    "public"."jobs"
+  WHERE
+    "jobs"."state" = $1
+  ) AND "iPT"."payload_id" IN (
+  SELECT
+    "ID"
+  FROM "public"."TempTable"
+  )
+)
+
+SELECT
+  "login_histories"."client"
+FROM
+  "public"."login_histories"
+LEFT JOIN (
+  SELECT
+    "login_histories"."client", MAX(login_time) AS lastSuccessfulLogin
+  FROM
+    "public"."login_histories"
+  WHERE
+    "login_histories"."fail_reason" = $1
+  GROUP BY
+    "login_histories"."client"
+  )
+ON
+  "login_histories"."client" = 'll.client'
+WHERE
+  ("lastSuccessfulLogin" IS NULL AND "login_histories"."login_time" < 'll.lastSuccessfulLogin')
+*/

demo/work/admin/CollectionCenter.hpp

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include "matador/utils/fetch_type.hpp"
 #include "matador/utils/types.hpp"
 
+#include "matador/query/meta_table_macro.hpp"
+
 namespace work::models::admin {
 struct User;
 
@@ -28,21 +30,24 @@ static const matador::utils::enum_mapper<CollectionCenterType> CollectionCenterT
 
 struct CollectionCenter : core::Model {
     std::string name;
-    matador::utils::blob symbol;
+    matador::utils::blob_type_t symbol;
     CollectionCenterType type{CollectionCenterType::NoType};
     matador::object::collection<matador::object::object_ptr<User>> users;
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
+        using namespace matador;
         namespace field = matador::access;
         field::process( op, *matador::base_class<Model>( this ) );
-        field::attribute( op, "name", name, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "name", name, UniqueVarChar511 );
         field::attribute( op, "symbol", symbol );
         field::attribute( op, "type", type );
-        field::has_many( op, "collection_center_users", users, "users_id", matador::utils::fetch_type::LAZY );
+        field::has_many( op, "collection_center_users", users, "users_id", utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
     }
 };
 
 }
 
+META_TABLE(collection_center, COLLECTION_CENTER, id, version, name, symbol, type)
+
 #endif //COLLECTION_CENTER_HPP

demo/work/admin/InternalUserDirectory.hpp

@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ struct InternalUserDirectory : UserDirectory {
 };
 }
 
-#endif //INTERNALUSERDIRECTORY_HPP
+#endif //INTERNAL_USER_DIRECTORY_HPP

demo/work/admin/LdapGroupSchemaSettings.hpp

@@ -4,22 +4,24 @@
 #include "../core/Model.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/utils/base_class.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp"
 
 namespace work::models::admin {
 struct LdapUserDirectory;
 
 struct LdapGroupSchemaSettings : core::Model {
-    std::string group_object_filter;
+    std::string group_object_filter{};
-    std::string user_member_attribute;
+    std::string user_member_attribute{};
-    matador::object::object_ptr<LdapUserDirectory> ldap_user_directory;
+    matador::object::object_ptr<LdapUserDirectory> ldap_user_directory{};
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+        using namespace matador;
+        namespace field = access;
         field::process( op, *matador::base_class<Model>( this ) );
-        field::has_one(op, "ldap_user_directory", ldap_user_directory, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes);
+        field::has_one(op, "ldap_user_directory", ldap_user_directory, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy);
-        field::attribute( op, "group_object_filter", group_object_filter, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "group_object_filter", group_object_filter, VarChar511 );
-        field::attribute( op, "user_member_attribute", user_member_attribute, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "user_member_attribute", user_member_attribute, VarChar511 );
     }
 };
 

demo/work/admin/LdapImportSettings.hpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "../core/Model.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/utils/base_class.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp"
 
 namespace work::models::admin {
 struct LdapUserDirectory;
@@ -16,10 +17,11 @@ struct LdapImportSettings : core::Model {
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+        using namespace matador;
+        namespace field = access;
         field::process( op, *matador::base_class<Model>( this ) );
-        field::has_one(op, "ldap_user_directory", ldap_user_directory, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes);
+        field::has_one(op, "ldap_user_directory", ldap_user_directory, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy);
-        field::attribute( op, "default_role", default_role, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "default_role", default_role, VarChar511 );
         field::attribute( op, "sync_interval", sync_interval );
         field::attribute( op, "network_timeout", network_timeout );
     }

demo/work/admin/LdapUserDirectory.hpp

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "matador/object/object_ptr.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/utils/base_class.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp"
 
 namespace work::models::admin {
 struct LdapUserDirectory : UserDirectory {
@@ -24,16 +25,17 @@ struct LdapUserDirectory : UserDirectory {
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+        using namespace matador;
+        namespace field = access;
         field::process( op, *matador::base_class<UserDirectory>( this ) );
-        field::attribute( op, "schema_base_dn", schema_base_dn, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "schema_base_dn", schema_base_dn, VarChar511 );
-        field::attribute( op, "additional_user_base_dn", additional_user_base_dn, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "additional_user_base_dn", additional_user_base_dn, VarChar511 );
-        field::attribute( op, "additional_group_base_dn", additional_group_base_dn, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "additional_group_base_dn", additional_group_base_dn, VarChar511 );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "user_schema_settings", user_schema_settings, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "user_schema_settings", user_schema_settings, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "group_schema_settings", group_schema_settings, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "group_schema_settings", group_schema_settings, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "import_settings", import_settings, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "import_settings", import_settings, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
-        field::has_many( op, "ldap_users", users, "users_id", matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::has_many( op, "ldap_users", users, "users_id", utils::CascadeAllFetchEager );
-        field::has_many( op, "ldap_groups", groups, "groups_id", matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::has_many( op, "ldap_groups", groups, "groups_id", utils::CascadeAllFetchEager );
     }
 };
 }

demo/work/admin/LdapUserSchemaSettings.hpp

@@ -4,27 +4,28 @@
 #include "../core/Model.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/utils/base_class.hpp"
-
+#include "matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp"
 
 namespace work::models::admin {
 struct LdapUserDirectory;
 
 struct LdapUserSchemaSettings : core::Model {
-    std::string user_object_filter;
+    std::string user_object_filter{};
-    std::string user_unique_id_attribute;
+    std::string user_unique_id_attribute{};
-    std::string user_member_of_attribute;
+    std::string user_member_of_attribute{};
-    std::string user_name_attribute;
+    std::string user_name_attribute{};
-    matador::object::object_ptr<LdapUserDirectory> ldap_user_directory;
+    matador::object::object_ptr<LdapUserDirectory> ldap_user_directory{};
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+        using namespace matador;
+        namespace field = access;
         field::process(op, *matador::base_class<Model>( this ));
-        field::has_one(op, "ldap_user_directory", ldap_user_directory, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes);
+        field::has_one(op, "ldap_user_directory", ldap_user_directory, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy);
-        field::attribute(op, "user_object_filter", user_object_filter, 511);
+        field::attribute(op, "user_object_filter", user_object_filter, VarChar511);
-        field::attribute(op, "user_unique_id_attribute", user_unique_id_attribute, 511);
+        field::attribute(op, "user_unique_id_attribute", user_unique_id_attribute, VarChar511);
-        field::attribute(op, "user_member_of_attribute", user_member_of_attribute, 511);
+        field::attribute(op, "user_member_of_attribute", user_member_of_attribute, VarChar511);
-        field::attribute(op, "user_name_attribute", user_name_attribute, 511);
+        field::attribute(op, "user_name_attribute", user_name_attribute, VarChar511);
     }
 };
 

demo/work/admin/LoginHistory.hpp

@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@
 
 #include "matador/object/object_ptr.hpp"
 
+#include "matador/query/meta_table_macro.hpp"
+
 #include "matador/utils/base_class.hpp"
 #include "matador/utils/enum_mapper.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp"
 
 namespace work::models::admin {
 
@@ -39,25 +42,30 @@ static const matador::utils::enum_mapper<FailReason> FailReasonEnum({
 });
 
 struct LoginHistory : core::Model {
-    matador::object::object_ptr<User> user;
+    matador::object::object_ptr<User> client;
     matador::object::object_ptr<Scenario> scenario;
     matador::object::object_ptr<CollectionCenter> collection_center;
     std::string login_name;
     FailReason fail_reason{FailReason::NoFailReason};
-    core::timestamp login_time;
+    matador::utils::timestamp_type_t login_time;
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+        using namespace matador;
+        namespace field = access;
+        field::process_base<Model>( op, *this );
         field::process( op, *matador::base_class<Model>( this ) );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "user", user, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "client", client, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "scenario", scenario, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "scenario", scenario, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "collection_center", collection_center, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "collection_center", collection_center, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
-        field::attribute( op, "login_name", login_name, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "login_name", login_name, VarChar511 );
         field::attribute( op, "fail_reason", fail_reason );
         field::attribute( op, "login_time", login_time );
     }
 };
+
 }
 
+META_TABLE( login_histories, LOGIN_HISTORY, id, version, client, scenario, collection_center, login_name, fail_reason, login_time )
+
 #endif //LOGIN_HISTORY_HPP

demo/work/admin/Scenario.hpp

@@ -40,20 +40,21 @@ struct Scenario : core::Model {
     std::string name;
     ScenarioMode mode{ScenarioMode::InvalidMode};
     std::string description;
-    matador::utils::blob symbol;
+    matador::utils::blob_type_t symbol;
     ScenarioState state{ScenarioState::InvalidState};
     matador::object::collection<matador::object::object_ptr<CollectionCenter>> collection_center;
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+        using namespace matador;
+        namespace field = access;
         field::process( op, *matador::base_class<Model>( this ) );
-        field::attribute( op, "name", name, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "name", name, UniqueVarChar511 );
         field::attribute( op, "mode", mode );
-        field::attribute( op, "description", description, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "description", description, VarChar511 );
         field::attribute( op, "symbol", symbol );
         field::attribute( op, "state", state );
-        field::has_many( op, "collection_center", collection_center, "scenario_id", matador::utils::fetch_type::LAZY );
+        field::has_many( op, "collection_center", collection_center, "scenario_id", utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
     }
 };
 }

demo/work/admin/User.hpp

@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 #include "LockType.hpp"
 
 #include "../core/Model.hpp"
-#include "../core/Types.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/object/object_ptr.hpp"
 
+#include "matador/query/meta_table_macro.hpp"
+
 #include "matador/utils/base_class.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp"
 #include "matador/utils/types.hpp"
 
 namespace work::models::admin {
@@ -16,30 +18,34 @@ struct UserDirectory;
 
 struct User : core::Model {
     std::string name;
-    matador::utils::blob symbol;
+    matador::utils::blob_type_t symbol;
     std::string salt;
     std::string password;
     LockType lock_type{LockType::NoLock};
-    core::timestamp locked_at;
+    matador::utils::timestamp_type_t locked_at;
     std::string lock_reason;
     std::string role;
     matador::object::object_ptr<UserDirectory> user_directory;
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+        using namespace matador;
+        namespace field = access;
         field::process( op, *matador::base_class<Model>( this ) );
-        field::attribute( op, "name", name, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "name", name, UniqueVarChar511 );
         field::attribute( op, "symbol", symbol );
-        field::attribute( op, "salt", salt, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "salt", salt, VarChar511 );
-        field::attribute( op, "password", password, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "password", password, VarChar511 );
         field::attribute( op, "lock_type", lock_type );
         field::attribute( op, "locked_at", locked_at );
-        field::attribute( op, "lock_reason", lock_reason, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "lock_reason", lock_reason, VarChar511 );
-        field::attribute( op, "role", role, 63 );
+        field::attribute( op, "role", role, VarChar63 );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "user_directory", user_directory, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "user_directory", user_directory, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
     }
 };
 
 }
+
+META_TABLE(users, USER, id, version, name, symbol, salt, password, lock_type, locked_at, lock_reason, role, user_directory)
+
 #endif //USER_HPP

demo/work/admin/UserDirectory.hpp

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct UserDirectory : core::Model {
     void process( Operator& op ) {
         namespace field = matador::access;
         field::process( op, *matador::base_class<Model>( this ) );
-        field::attribute( op, "name", name, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "name", name, matador::VarChar511 );
     }
 };
 }

demo/work/admin/UserSession.hpp

@@ -6,26 +6,27 @@
 #include "User.hpp"
 
 #include "../core/Model.hpp"
-#include "../core/Types.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/object/object_ptr.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/utils/base_class.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp"
 
 namespace work::models::admin {
 struct UserSession : core::Model {
-    matador::object::object_ptr<User> user;
+    matador::object::object_ptr<User> client;
     matador::object::object_ptr<Scenario> scenario;
     matador::object::object_ptr<CollectionCenter> collection_center;
-    core::timestamp offline_since;
+    matador::utils::timestamp_type_t offline_since;
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
-        namespace field = matador::access;
+        using namespace matador;
+        namespace field = access;
         field::process( op, *matador::base_class<Model>( this ) );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "user", user, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "client", client, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "scenario", scenario, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "scenario", scenario, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "collection_center", collection_center, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "collection_center", collection_center, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
         field::attribute( op, "offline_since", offline_since );
     }
 };

demo/work/core/Model.hpp

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 namespace work::core {
 struct Model {
-    uint64_t id;
+    int64_t id{};
-    uint64_t version;
+    uint64_t version{};
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {

demo/work/core/Types.hpp

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef TYPES_HPP
-#define TYPES_HPP
-
-#include <chrono>
-
-namespace work::core {
-using timestamp = std::chrono::system_clock::time_point;
-}
-#endif //TYPES_HPP

demo/work/core/UserInfo.hpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define USERINFO_HPP
 
 #include "matador/utils/access.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/field_attributes.hpp"
 
 namespace work::core {
 struct UserInfo {
@@ -12,9 +13,10 @@ struct UserInfo {
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
         namespace field = matador::access;
+        using namespace matador;
         field::attribute( op, "user_session_id", user_session_id );
-        field::attribute( op, "user_role", user_role, 255 );
+        field::attribute( op, "user_role", user_role, VarChar255 );
-        field::attribute( op, "database_name", database_name, 255 );
+        field::attribute( op, "database_name", database_name, VarChar255 );
     }
 };
 }

demo/work/jobs/IdListPayload.hpp

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 #include "matador/object/collection.hpp"
 
+#include "matador/query/meta_table_macro.hpp"
+
 #include "matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp"
 
 namespace work::models::jobs {
@@ -14,9 +16,11 @@ struct IdListPayload : Payload {
     void process( Operator& op ) {
         namespace field = matador::access;
         field::process( op, *matador::base_class<Payload>( this ) );
-        field::has_many( op, "payload_ids", payload_ids, "payload_id", matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::has_many( op, "payload_ids", payload_ids, "payload_id", matador::utils::CascadeNoneFetchLazy );
     }
 };
 }
 
+META_TABLE(id_list_payloads, ID_LIST_PAYLOAD, id, version, type, job)
+
 #endif //ID_LIST_PAYLOAD_HPP

demo/work/jobs/IdPayload.hpp

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "Payload.hpp"
 
+#include "matador/query/meta_table_macro.hpp"
+
 namespace work::models::jobs {
 struct IdPayload : Payload {
     uint64_t payload_id{};
@@ -15,4 +17,6 @@ struct IdPayload : Payload {
 };
 }
 
+META_TABLE(id_payloads, ID_PAYLOAD, id, version, type, job, payload_id)
+
 #endif //ID_PAYLOAD_HPP

demo/work/jobs/Job.hpp

@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 #include "Task.hpp"
 
 #include "../core/Model.hpp"
-#include "../core/Types.hpp"
 #include "../core/UserInfo.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/object/object_ptr.hpp"
 
+#include "matador/query/meta_table_macro.hpp"
+
 #include "matador/utils/base_class.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp"
 
 namespace work::models::jobs {
 
@@ -21,26 +23,29 @@ struct Job : core::Model {
     std::string description;
     JobState state;
     JobMode mode;
-    core::timestamp created_at;
+    matador::utils::timestamp_type_t created_at;
     matador::object::object_ptr<Payload> payload;
     matador::object::object_ptr<Task> task;
     core::UserInfo user_info;
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
+        using namespace matador;
         namespace field = matador::access;
         field::process( op, *matador::base_class<Model>( this ) );
-        field::attribute( op, "name", name, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "name", name, UniqueVarChar511 );
-        field::attribute( op, "description", description, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "description", description, VarChar1023 );
         field::attribute( op, "state", state );
         field::attribute( op, "mode", mode );
         field::attribute( op, "created_at", created_at );
-        field::has_one(op, "payload", payload, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::has_one(op, "payload", payload, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "task", task, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "task", task, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
         field::attribute( op, "user_info", user_info );
     }
 };
 
 }
 
+META_TABLE(jobs, JOB, id, version, name, description, state, mode, created_at, payload, task, user_info)
+
 #endif //JOB_HPP

demo/work/jobs/Payload.hpp

@@ -3,22 +3,28 @@
 
 #include "../core/Model.hpp"
 
+#include "matador/query/meta_table_macro.hpp"
+
 #include "matador/utils/base_class.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp"
 
 namespace work::models::jobs {
 struct Job;
 struct Payload : core::Model {
-    std::string type;
+    std::string type{};
-    matador::object::object_ptr<Job> job;
+    matador::object::object_ptr<Job> job{};
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
+        using namespace matador;
         namespace field = matador::access;
         field::process( op, *matador::base_class<Model>( this ) );
-        field::attribute( op, "type", type, 255 );
+        field::attribute( op, "type", type, VarChar255 );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "job", job, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "job", job, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
     }
 };
 }
 
+META_TABLE(payloads, PAYLOAD, id, version, type, job)
+
 #endif //PAYLOAD_HPP

demo/work/jobs/Task.hpp

@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 #include "TaskState.hpp"
 
 #include "../core/Model.hpp"
-#include "../core/Types.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/object/object_ptr.hpp"
 
+#include "matador/query/meta_table_macro.hpp"
+
 #include "matador/utils/base_class.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp"
 
 namespace work::models::jobs {
 struct Task : core::Model {
@@ -18,19 +20,20 @@ struct Task : core::Model {
     TaskState state;
     matador::object::object_ptr<Payload> payload;
     JobMode job_mode;
-    core::timestamp start_delay;
+    matador::utils::timestamp_type_t start_delay;
-    core::timestamp interval;
+    matador::utils::timestamp_type_t interval;
     uint64_t user_session_id;
 
     template<typename Operator>
     void process( Operator& op ) {
+        using namespace matador;
         namespace field = matador::access;
         field::process( op, *matador::base_class<Model>( this ) );
-        field::attribute( op, "name", name, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "name", name, UniqueVarChar511 );
-        field::attribute( op, "description", description, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "description", description, VarChar1023 );
-        field::attribute( op, "job_name", job_name, 511 );
+        field::attribute( op, "job_name", job_name, VarChar511 );
         field::attribute( op, "state", state );
-        field::belongs_to( op, "payload", payload, matador::utils::default_foreign_attributes );
+        field::belongs_to( op, "payload", payload, utils::CascadeAllFetchLazy );
         field::attribute( op, "job_mode", job_mode );
         field::attribute( op, "start_delay", start_delay );
         field::attribute( op, "interval", interval );
@@ -39,4 +42,6 @@ struct Task : core::Model {
 };
 }
 
+META_TABLE(tasks, TASK, id, version, name, description, job_name, state, payload, job_mode, start_delay, interval, user_session_id)
+
 #endif //TASK_HPP

include/matador/logger/log_domain.hpp

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
   void clear();
 
 private:
-  void get_time_stamp(char* timestamp_buffer) const;
+  static void get_time_stamp(char* timestamp_buffer);
 
 private:
   static std::map<log_level, std::string> level_strings;

include/matador/logger/log_level.hpp

@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@ namespace matador::logger {
 /**
  * Represents all available log levels
  */
-enum class log_level
+enum class log_level {
-{
+  Fatal,  /**< If a serious error occurred, use FATAL level */
-  LVL_FATAL,  /**< If a serious error occurred, use FATAL level */
+  Error,  /**< On error use ERROR level */
-  LVL_ERROR,  /**< On error use ERROR level */
+  Warn,   /**< Warnings should use WARN level */
-  LVL_WARN,   /**< Warnings should use WARN level */
+  Info,   /**< Information should go with INFO level */
-  LVL_INFO,   /**< Information should go with INFO level */
+  Debug,  /**< Debug output should use DEBUG level */
-  LVL_DEBUG,  /**< Debug output should use DEBUG level */
+  Trace,  /**< Trace information should use TRACE level */
-  LVL_TRACE,  /**< Trace information should use TRACE level */
+  All     /**< This level represents all log levels and should be used for logging */
-  LVL_ALL     /**< This level represents all log levels and should be used for logging */
 };
 
 /**
@@ -31,10 +30,9 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &os, log_level lvl);
 
 /// @cond MATADOR_DEV
 
-struct log_level_range
+struct log_level_range {
-{
+  log_level min_level = log_level::Fatal;
-  log_level min_level = log_level::LVL_INFO;
+  log_level max_level = log_level::Info;
-  log_level max_level = log_level::LVL_FATAL;
 };
 
 /// @endcond

include/matador/logger/log_manager.hpp

@@ -123,11 +123,8 @@ public:
 
 protected:
   /// @cond MATADOR_DEV
-  log_manager()
+  log_manager();
-  {
+ /// @endcond
-    default_log_domain_ = log_domain_map_.insert(std::make_pair("default", std::make_shared<log_domain>("default", default_log_level_range_))).first->second;
-  }
-  /// @endcond
 
 private:
   std::shared_ptr<log_domain> acquire_domain(const std::string &name);
@@ -140,6 +137,8 @@ private:
   std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<log_domain>> log_domain_map_;
 
   static log_level_range default_log_level_range_;
+
+  std::mutex mutex_;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -285,15 +284,10 @@ void log_default(log_level lvl, const std::string &source, const char *message);
  * @param args The arguments for the message
  */
 template<typename... ARGS>
-void log(const log_level lvl, const std::string &source, const char *what, ARGS const &... args)
+void log(const log_level lvl, const std::string &source, const char *what, ARGS const &... args) {
-{
+  char message_buffer[logger::buffer_size];
-  char message_buffer[16384];
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
+  snprintf(message_buffer, logger::buffer_size, what, args...);
-  sprintf_s(message_buffer, 912, what, args...);
-#else
-  sprintf(message_buffer, what, args...);
-#endif
 
   log_default(lvl, source, message_buffer);
 }

include/matador/logger/logger.hpp

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <mutex>
 
 namespace matador::logger {
-
 /**
  * @brief logger to write log messages to log domains
  *
@@ -31,9 +30,9 @@ namespace matador::logger {
  * All log messages are written through the internal
  * log_domain object to the sinks.
  */
-class logger final
+class logger final {
-{
 public:
+  static constexpr size_t buffer_size = 16384;
 
   /**
    * Create a logger with a given source name connected
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ public:
    * @param args The arguments to be replaced in the message
    */
   template<typename ... ARGS>
-  void fatal(const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const { log(log_level::LVL_FATAL, what, args...); }
+  void fatal(const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const { log(log_level::Fatal, what, args...); }
 
   /**
    * Writes a log message string with log level LVL_FATAL
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ public:
    * @param args The arguments to be replaced in the message
    */
   template<typename ... ARGS>
-  void error(const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const { log(log_level::LVL_ERROR, what, args...); }
+  void error(const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const { log(log_level::Error, what, args...); }
 
   /**
    * Writes a log message string with log level LVL_FATAL
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ public:
    * @param args The arguments to be replaced in the message
    */
   template<typename ... ARGS>
-  void warn(const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const { log(log_level::LVL_WARN, what, args...); }
+  void warn(const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const { log(log_level::Warn, what, args...); }
 
   /**
    * Writes a log message string with log level LVL_FATAL
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ public:
    * @param args The arguments to be replaced in the message
    */
   template<typename ... ARGS>
-  void info(const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const { log(log_level::LVL_INFO, what, args...); }
+  void info(const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const { log(log_level::Info, what, args...); }
 
   /**
    * Writes a log message string with log level LVL_FATAL
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ public:
    * @param args The arguments to be replaced in the message
    */
   template<typename ... ARGS>
-  void debug(const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const { log(log_level::LVL_DEBUG, what, args...); }
+  void debug(const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const { log(log_level::Debug, what, args...); }
 
   /**
    * Writes a log message string with log level LVL_FATAL
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ public:
    * @param args The arguments to be replaced in the message
    */
   template<typename ... ARGS>
-  void trace(const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const { log(log_level::LVL_TRACE, what, args...); }
+  void trace(const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const { log(log_level::Trace, what, args...); }
 
   /**
    * Writes a log message represented by a char pointer
@@ -222,14 +221,10 @@ private:
 };
 
 template<typename... ARGS>
-void logger::log(log_level lvl, const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const {
+void logger::log(const log_level lvl, const char *what, ARGS const &... args) const {
-  char message_buffer[16384];
+  char message_buffer[buffer_size];
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
+  snprintf(message_buffer, buffer_size, what, args...);
-  sprintf_s(message_buffer, 16384, what, args...);
-#else
-  sprintf(message_buffer, what, args...);
-#endif
 
   logger_domain_->log(lvl, source_, message_buffer);
 }

include/matador/net/os.hpp

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef MATADOR_NET_OS_HPP
 #define MATADOR_NET_OS_HPP
 
-#include "matador/net/export.hpp"
-
 #include <cstdio>
 
 #if _WIN32

include/matador/object/abstract_joined_resolver.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_ABSTRACT_COLLECTION_RESOLVER_HPP
+#define MATADOR_ABSTRACT_COLLECTION_RESOLVER_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/abstract_type_resolver.hpp"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <typeindex>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+class abstract_joined_resolver : public abstract_type_resolver {
+public:
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::type_index& root_type() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::string& collection_name() const;
+
+protected:
+  explicit abstract_joined_resolver(const std::type_index& root_type, const std::type_index& type, std::string collection_name);
+
+public:
+  const std::type_index root_type_;
+  const std::string collection_name_;
+};
+}
+#endif  // MATADOR_ABSTRACT_COLLECTION_RESOLVER_HPP

include/matador/object/abstract_type_resolver.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_ABSTRACT_TYPE_RESOLVER_HPP
+#define MATADOR_ABSTRACT_TYPE_RESOLVER_HPP
+
+#include <typeindex>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+class abstract_type_resolver {
+public:
+  virtual ~abstract_type_resolver() = default;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::type_index& type() const { return type_; }
+
+protected:
+  explicit abstract_type_resolver(const std::type_index& ti) : type_(ti) {}
+
+public:
+  const std::type_index type_;
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_ABSTRACT_TYPE_RESOLVER_HPP

include/matador/object/abstract_type_resolver_factory.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_ABSTRACT_TYPE_RESOLVER_FACTORY_HPP
+#define MATADOR_ABSTRACT_TYPE_RESOLVER_FACTORY_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/abstract_type_resolver.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+class abstract_type_resolver_factory {
+public:
+  virtual ~abstract_type_resolver_factory() = default;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] virtual std::shared_ptr<abstract_type_resolver> acquire_object_resolver(const std::type_index &type) const = 0;
+  virtual void register_object_resolver(std::shared_ptr<abstract_type_resolver> &&resolver) = 0;
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_ABSTRACT_TYPE_RESOLVER_FACTORY_HPP

include/matador/object/attribute.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#ifndef QUERY_COLUMN_DEFINITION_HPP
+#define QUERY_COLUMN_DEFINITION_HPP
+
+#include "matador/utils/basic_types.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/default_type_traits.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/field_attributes.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <ostream>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+
+enum class null_option_type : uint8_t {
+  Nullable, NotNull
+};
+
+class object;
+
+class attribute {
+public:
+  explicit attribute(std::string name); // NOLINT(*-explicit-constructor)
+
+  attribute(const attribute&) = default;
+  attribute& operator=(const attribute&) = default;
+  attribute(attribute&&) noexcept = default;
+  attribute& operator=(attribute&&) noexcept = default;
+
+  attribute() = default;
+  attribute(std::string name,
+            utils::basic_type type,
+            const utils::field_attributes &attr = NullAttributes,
+            null_option_type null_opt = null_option_type::NotNull);
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::string& name() const;
+  void name(const std::string& n);
+  [[nodiscard]] std::string full_name() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] size_t index() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const utils::field_attributes& attributes() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::field_attributes& attributes();
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_nullable() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::basic_type type() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<object> owner() const;
+  void change_type(utils::basic_type type, const utils::field_attributes &attr = NullAttributes);
+  template < typename Type >
+  void change_type(const utils::field_attributes &attr = NullAttributes) {
+      type_ = utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(attr.size());
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_integer() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_floating_point() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_bool() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_string() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_varchar() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_date() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_time() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_timestamp() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_blob() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_null() const;
+
+  template< typename Type >
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_type_of() const {
+    return type() == utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(attributes().size());
+  }
+
+  friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const attribute& attr);
+
+private:
+  friend class object;
+  friend class object_generator;
+
+  std::string name_;
+  size_t index_{0};
+  std::weak_ptr<object> owner_;
+  utils::basic_type type_{utils::basic_type::Null};
+  utils::field_attributes options_{};
+  null_option_type null_option_{null_option_type::NotNull};
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif //QUERY_COLUMN_DEFINITION_HPP

include/matador/object/attribute_definition.hpp

@@ -1,208 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef QUERY_COLUMN_DEFINITION_HPP
-#define QUERY_COLUMN_DEFINITION_HPP
-
-#include "matador/utils/basic_types.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/default_type_traits.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/field_attributes.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/value.hpp"
-
-#include <memory>
-#include <vector>
-
-namespace matador::object {
-
-enum class null_option : uint8_t {
-  NULLABLE, NOT_NULL
-};
-
-class attribute_definition {
-public:
-  explicit attribute_definition(const char *name); // NOLINT(*-explicit-constructor)
-  explicit attribute_definition(std::string name); // NOLINT(*-explicit-constructor)
-
-  attribute_definition(const attribute_definition&) = default;
-  attribute_definition& operator=(const attribute_definition&) = default;
-  attribute_definition(attribute_definition&&) noexcept = default;
-  attribute_definition& operator=(attribute_definition&&) noexcept = default;
-
-  attribute_definition() = default;
-  template<typename Type>
-  explicit attribute_definition(std::string name, std::string table_name, const utils::field_attributes& attr)
-  : attribute_definition(std::move(name), std::move(table_name), utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(attr.size()), attr)
-  {}
-
-  attribute_definition(std::string name, std::string table_name, utils::basic_type type, const utils::field_attributes& attr);
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  explicit attribute_definition(std::string name, const utils::field_attributes& attr)
-  : attribute_definition(std::move(name), utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(attr.size()), attr)
-  {}
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  attribute_definition(std::string name, const Type &, const utils::field_attributes& attr, null_option null_opt)
-  : attribute_definition(std::move(name), utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(attr.size()), attr, null_opt)
-  {}
-
-  template<size_t SIZE>
-  attribute_definition(std::string name, const char (&)[SIZE], const utils::field_attributes& attr, const null_option null_opt)
-  : attribute_definition(std::move(name), utils::data_type_traits<const char*>::type(attr.size()), attr, null_opt)
-  {}
-
-  attribute_definition(std::string name, utils::basic_type type, const utils::field_attributes&, null_option null_opt, size_t index = 0);
-  attribute_definition(std::string name, std::string table_name, utils::basic_type type, const utils::field_attributes&, null_option null_opt, size_t index = 0);
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  attribute_definition(std::string name, const std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> &ref_column, const utils::field_attributes& attr, null_option null_opt)
-  : attribute_definition(std::move(name), utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(attr.size()), ref_column, attr, null_opt)
-  {}
-
-  attribute_definition(std::string name, utils::basic_type type, size_t index, const std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> &ref_column, const utils::field_attributes& attr, null_option null_opt);
-
-  [[nodiscard]] const std::string& name() const;
-  void name(const std::string& n);
-  [[nodiscard]] std::string full_name() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] std::string table_name() const;
-  void table_name(const std::string& tn);
-  [[nodiscard]] int index() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] const utils::field_attributes& attributes() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::field_attributes& attributes();
-  [[nodiscard]] bool is_nullable() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::basic_type type() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> reference_column() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool is_foreign_reference() const;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] bool is_integer() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool is_floating_point() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool is_bool() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool is_string() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool is_varchar() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool is_date() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool is_time() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool is_blob() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool is_null() const;
-
-  void type(utils::basic_type type);
-
-  template< typename Type >
-  [[nodiscard]] bool is_type_of() const {
-    return std::holds_alternative<Type>(value_);
-  }
-
-  [[nodiscard]] std::string str() const;
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  void set(const Type &value, const utils::field_attributes &attr = utils::null_attributes)
-  {
-    attributes_ = attr;
-    value_ = value;
-  }
-
-  void set(const std::string &value, const utils::field_attributes &attr)
-  {
-    value_ = value;
-    attributes_ = attr;
-  }
-
-  void set(const char *value, const utils::field_attributes &attr)
-  {
-    value_ = std::string(value);
-    attributes_ = attr;
-  }
-
-  template<class Type>
-  std::optional<Type> as() const
-  {
-    return value_.as<Type>();
-  }
-
-  friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &out, const attribute_definition &col);
-
-private:
-  template<class Operator>
-  void process(Operator &op)
-  {
-    op.on_attribute(name_.c_str(), value_, attributes_);
-  }
-
-  using data_type_index = std::vector<utils::basic_type>;
-
-private:
-  static const data_type_index data_type_index_;
-
-  std::string name_;
-  std::string table_;
-  int index_{-1};
-  utils::field_attributes attributes_;
-  null_option null_option_{null_option::NOT_NULL};
-  utils::value value_;
-  std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> reference_column_;
-};
-
-/**
- * User defined literal to have a shortcut creating a column object
- * @param name Name of the column
- * @param type
- * @param attr Length of the column name
- * @param null_opt
- * @return A column object with a given name
- */
-attribute_definition make_column(const std::string &name, utils::basic_type type, utils::field_attributes attr = utils::null_attributes, null_option null_opt = null_option::NOT_NULL);
-
-template < typename Type >
-attribute_definition make_column(const std::string &name, utils::field_attributes attr = utils::null_attributes, null_option null_opt = null_option::NOT_NULL)
-{
-    return make_column(name, utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(0), attr, null_opt);
-}
-template <>
-attribute_definition make_column<std::string>(const std::string &name, utils::field_attributes attr, null_option null_opt);
-
-template < typename Type >
-attribute_definition make_pk_column(const std::string &name, size_t size = 0)
-{
-    return make_column<Type>(name, { size, utils::constraints::PRIMARY_KEY });
-}
-
-template <>
-attribute_definition make_pk_column<std::string>(const std::string &name, size_t size);
-
-template < typename Type >
-attribute_definition make_fk_column(const std::string &name, size_t size, const std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> &ref_column) {
-    return {name, utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(size), ref_column, { size, utils::constraints::FOREIGN_KEY }};
-}
-
-template < typename Type >
-[[maybe_unused]] attribute_definition make_fk_column(const std::string &name, const std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> &ref_column)
-{
-    return {name, utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(0), 0, ref_column, { 0, utils::constraints::FOREIGN_KEY }, null_option::NOT_NULL};
-}
-
-template <>
-[[maybe_unused]] attribute_definition make_fk_column<std::string>(const std::string &name, size_t size, const std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> &ref_column);
-
-template < typename Type >
-[[maybe_unused]] attribute_definition make_fk_column(const std::string &name, size_t size, const std::string &ref_table_name, const std::string &ref_column_name) {
-  return {
-    name, utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(size), 0,
-    std::make_shared<attribute_definition>(ref_column_name, ref_table_name, utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(size), utils::constraints::FOREIGN_KEY),
-    { 0, utils::constraints::FOREIGN_KEY }, null_option::NOT_NULL
-  };
-}
-
-template < typename Type >
-[[maybe_unused]] attribute_definition make_fk_column(const std::string &name, const std::string &ref_table_name, const std::string &ref_column_name) {
-  return {
-    name, utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(0), 0,
-    std::make_shared<attribute_definition>(ref_column_name, ref_table_name, utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(0), utils::constraints::FOREIGN_KEY),
-    { 0, utils::constraints::FOREIGN_KEY }, null_option::NOT_NULL
-  };
-}
-
-template <>
-[[maybe_unused]] attribute_definition make_fk_column<std::string>(const std::string &name, const std::string &ref_table_name, const std::string &ref_column_name);
-
-template <>
-[[maybe_unused]] attribute_definition make_fk_column<std::string>(const std::string &name, size_t size, const std::string &ref_table_name, const std::string &ref_column_name);
-
-}
-
-#endif //QUERY_COLUMN_DEFINITION_HPP

include/matador/object/attribute_definition_generator.hpp

@@ -1,153 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef QUERY_COLUMN_DEFINITION_GENERATOR_HPP
-#define QUERY_COLUMN_DEFINITION_GENERATOR_HPP
-
-#include "matador/object/attribute_definition.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/utils/access.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/data_type_traits.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/error.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/field_attributes.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/primary_key_attribute.hpp"
-
-
-#include <memory>
-#include <typeindex>
-#include <vector>
-
-namespace matador::object {
-
-class schema;
-
-class fk_attribute_generator
-{
-public:
-  fk_attribute_generator() = default;
-
-  template<class Type>
-  attribute_definition generate(const char *id, Type &x, const std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> &ref_column) {
-    access::process(*this, x);
-    return attribute_definition{id, type_, 0, ref_column, {utils::constraints::FOREIGN_KEY }, null_option::NOT_NULL};
-  }
-
-  template<typename ValueType>
-  void on_primary_key(const char *, ValueType &/*pk*/, const utils::primary_key_attribute& attr = utils::default_pk_attributes) {
-    type_ = utils::data_type_traits<ValueType>::type(attr.size());
-  }
-  static void on_revision(const char * /*id*/, uint64_t &/*rev*/) {}
-  template < class Type >
-  static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, Type &/*x*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/ = utils::null_attributes) {}
-  static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, char * /*x*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/ = utils::null_attributes) {}
-  template<class Pointer>
-  static void on_belongs_to(const char * /*id*/, Pointer &/*x*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
-  template<class Pointer>
-  static void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, Pointer &/*x*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
-  template<class ContainerType>
-  static void on_has_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType &, const char *, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
-  template<class ContainerType>
-  static void on_has_many_to_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType & /*cont*/, const char * /*join_column*/, const char * /*inverse_join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
-  template<class ContainerType>
-  static void on_has_many_to_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType & /*cont*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
-
-private:
-  utils::basic_type type_{};
-};
-
-class attribute_definition_generator final {
-private:
-  attribute_definition_generator(std::vector<attribute_definition> &columns, const schema &repo);
-
-public:
-  ~attribute_definition_generator() = default;
-
-  template < class Type >
-  static std::vector<attribute_definition> generate(const schema &repo)
-  {
-    std::vector<attribute_definition> columns;
-    attribute_definition_generator gen(columns, repo);
-    Type obj;
-    access::process(gen, obj);
-    return columns;
-  }
-
-  template < class Type >
-  static std::vector<attribute_definition> generate(const Type& obj, const schema &repo) {
-    std::vector<attribute_definition> columns;
-    attribute_definition_generator gen(columns, repo);
-    access::process(gen, obj);
-    return columns;
-  }
-
-  template < class Type >
-  void on_primary_key(const char *, Type &x, const utils::primary_key_attribute& attr = utils::default_pk_attributes);
-  void on_revision(const char *id, uint64_t &rev);
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  void on_attribute(const char *id, Type &x, const utils::field_attributes &attr = utils::null_attributes);
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  void on_attribute(const char *id, std::optional<Type> &x, const utils::field_attributes &attr = utils::null_attributes);
-
-  template<class Pointer>
-  void on_belongs_to(const char *id, Pointer &x, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {
-    on_foreign_key(id, x);
-  }
-  template<class Pointer>
-  void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, Pointer &/*x*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {
-    // on_foreign_key(id, x);
-  }
-
-  template <class Pointer>
-  void on_foreign_key(const char *id, Pointer &x) {
-    std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> ref_column;
-    std::type_index ti = typeid(typename Pointer::value_type);
-    if (const auto result = determine_foreign_ref(std::type_index(ti))) {
-        ref_column = *result;
-    } else {
-        ref_column = std::make_shared<attribute_definition>();
-        insert_missing_reference_column(ti, ref_column);
-    }
-    if (x.empty()) {
-      typename Pointer::value_type temp_val;
-      columns_.push_back(fk_column_generator_.generate(id, temp_val, ref_column));
-    } else {
-      columns_.push_back(fk_column_generator_.generate(id, *x, ref_column));
-    }
-  }
-  template<class ContainerType>
-  static void on_has_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType &, const char *, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
-  template<class ContainerType>
-  static void on_has_many_to_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType & /*cont*/, const char * /*join_column*/, const char * /*inverse_join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
-  template<class ContainerType>
-  static void on_has_many_to_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType & /*cont*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
-
-private:
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition>, utils::error> determine_foreign_ref(const std::type_index &ti) const;
-  void insert_missing_reference_column(const std::type_index &ti, std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> ref_column) const;
-
-private:
-  size_t index_ = 0;
-  std::vector<attribute_definition> &columns_;
-  const schema &repo_;
-
-  fk_attribute_generator fk_column_generator_;
-};
-
-template<typename ValueType>
-void attribute_definition_generator::on_primary_key(const char *id, ValueType &x, const utils::primary_key_attribute& attr) {
-  on_attribute(id, x, { attr.size(), utils::constraints::PRIMARY_KEY });
-}
-
-template<typename Type>
-void attribute_definition_generator::on_attribute(const char *id, Type &x, const utils::field_attributes &attr)
-{
-  columns_.emplace_back(id, x, attr, null_option::NOT_NULL);
-}
-
-template<typename Type>
-void attribute_definition_generator::on_attribute(const char *id, std::optional<Type> & /*x*/, const utils::field_attributes &attr)
-{
-  columns_.emplace_back(id, utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(attr.size()), attr, null_option::NULLABLE);
-}
-
-}
-#endif //QUERY_COLUMN_DEFINITION_GENERATOR_HPP

include/matador/object/basic_object_info.hpp

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 #ifndef BASIC_PROTOTYPE_INFO_HPP
 #define BASIC_PROTOTYPE_INFO_HPP
 
-#include "matador/object/object_definition.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/attribute.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/restriction.hpp"
 #include "matador/object/relation_endpoint.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/utils/identifier.hpp"
 
+#include <list>
 #include <string>
 #include <typeindex>
 
 namespace matador::object {
 
-class schema_node;
+class repository_node;
 class relation_endpoint;
 
 class basic_object_info {
@@ -24,11 +26,18 @@ public:
 
   [[nodiscard]] std::type_index type_index() const;
   [[nodiscard]] std::string name() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] const object_definition& definition() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<class object> object() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> reference_column() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::vector<attribute>& attributes() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::list<restriction>& constraints() const;
 
   [[nodiscard]] bool has_primary_key() const;
   [[nodiscard]] const utils::identifier& primary_key() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const attribute* primary_key_attribute() const;
+
+  void update_name(const std::string& name) const;
+
+  virtual void on_attach() const = 0;
+  virtual void on_detach() const = 0;
 
   endpoint_iterator register_relation_endpoint(const std::type_index &type, const std::shared_ptr<relation_endpoint> &endpoint);
   void unregister_relation_endpoint(const std::type_index &type);
@@ -49,15 +58,11 @@ public:
   [[nodiscard]] bool endpoints_empty() const;
 
 protected:
-  basic_object_info(std::shared_ptr<schema_node> node, utils::identifier &&pk, const std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> &pk_column, object_definition &&definition);
+  basic_object_info(const repository_node& node, const std::shared_ptr<class object> &obj);
-  basic_object_info(std::shared_ptr<schema_node> node, utils::identifier &&pk, const std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> &pk_column);
-  basic_object_info(std::shared_ptr<schema_node> node, object_definition &&definition);
 
 protected:
-  std::shared_ptr<schema_node> node_;            /**< prototype node of the represented object type */
+  std::shared_ptr<class object> object_;
-  object_definition definition_;
+  const repository_node& node_;            /**< prototype node of the represented object type */
-  std::optional<utils::identifier> identifier_;
-  std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> pk_column_;
   t_endpoint_map relation_endpoints_;
 };
 

include/matador/object/basic_repository.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_BASIC_REPOSITORY_HPP
+#define MATADOR_BASIC_REPOSITORY_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/error_code.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/object_info.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/repository_node_iterator.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/logger/logger.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/utils/error.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/result.hpp"
+
+#include <typeindex>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+utils::error make_error(error_code ec, const std::string &msg);
+
+class repository_node;
+class const_repository_node_iterator;
+
+class basic_repository {
+public:
+  typedef const_repository_node_iterator const_iterator; /**< Shortcut for the list const iterator. */
+
+  explicit basic_repository(std::string name = "");
+  ~basic_repository();
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param node Node to attach
+   * @param parent Name of parent node
+   * @return Attached node
+   */
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<repository_node*, utils::error> attach_node(repository_node *node, const std::string &parent);
+
+  /**
+   * Detaches a given node from the schema. If the
+   * node is a parent of other nodes, these nodes  are
+   * detached as well.
+   *
+   * @param node Node to detach from schema
+   * @return Result object indicating success or failure
+   */
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> detach(repository_node *node);
+
+  /**
+   * Return the first schema node.
+   *
+   * @return The first schema node iterator.
+   */
+  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator begin() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Return the last schema node.
+   *
+   * @return The last schema node iterator.
+   */
+  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator end() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns true if the schema contains
+   * no schema nodes.
+   *
+   * @return True if the schema is empty
+   */
+  [[nodiscard]] bool empty() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the current number of the schema node.
+   *
+   * @return Number of schema nodes
+   */
+  [[nodiscard]] size_t size() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the name of the schema.
+   *
+   * @return The name of the schema
+   */
+  [[nodiscard]] std::string name() const;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool contains(const std::string &name) const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool contains(const std::type_index &index) const;
+  template < typename Type >
+  [[nodiscard]] bool contains() const {
+    return contains(std::type_index(typeid(Type)));
+  }
+
+
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<basic_object_info_ref, utils::error> basic_info(const std::type_index& ti) const;
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<basic_object_info_ref, utils::error> basic_info(const std::string &name) const;
+  template<typename Type>
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<basic_object_info_ref, utils::error> basic_info() const {
+    return basic_info(std::type_index(typeid(Type)));
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<const attribute*, utils::error> primary_key_attribute(const std::type_index &ti) const;
+
+  void dump(std::ostream &os) const;
+  static void dump(std::ostream &os, const repository_node& node);
+
+protected:
+  using t_node_map = std::unordered_map<std::string, repository_node*>;
+  using t_type_index_node_map = std::unordered_map<std::type_index, repository_node*>;
+
+protected:
+  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator find_node(const std::string &name) const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator find_node(const std::type_index &type_index) const;
+  template<typename Type>
+  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator find_node() const {
+    return find_node(std::type_index(typeid(Type)));
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool has_node(const std::string &name) const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool has_node(const std::type_index &index) const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool has_node(const repository_node* node) const;
+
+  static void insert_node(repository_node *parent, repository_node *child);
+  void remove_node(repository_node *node);
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool expecting_relation_node(const std::string &name) const;
+  void expect_relation_node(const std::string &name, const std::type_index &ti);
+  void remove_expected_relation_node(const std::string &name);
+
+  [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<object> provide_object_in_advance(const std::type_index &ti, const std::shared_ptr<object>& obj);
+  [[nodiscard]] bool has_object_for_type(const std::type_index &ti) const;
+  [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<object> object_for_type(const std::type_index &ti) const;
+  void remove_object_for_type(const std::type_index &ti);
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_node_announced(const std::type_index &ti) const;
+  void push_announce_node(const std::type_index &ti, std::unique_ptr<repository_node> &&node);
+  [[nodiscard]] repository_node* announce_node(const std::type_index &ti) const;
+  [[nodiscard]] std::unique_ptr<repository_node> pop_announce_node(const std::type_index &ti);
+
+protected:
+  friend class object_generator;
+  template < typename NodeType, template<typename> typename ...Observers >
+  friend class foreign_node_completer;
+  template < typename NodeType, template<typename> typename ...Observers >
+  friend class relation_completer;
+
+  std::string name_;
+  repository_node* root_{nullptr};
+
+  t_node_map nodes_by_name_;
+  t_type_index_node_map nodes_by_type_;
+  logger::logger log_;
+
+  std::unordered_map<std::type_index, std::unique_ptr<repository_node>> announced_node_;
+  std::unordered_map<std::type_index, attribute*> missing_references_{};
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::type_index> expected_relation_nodes_;
+  std::unordered_map<std::type_index, std::shared_ptr<object>> object_by_type_{};
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_BASIC_REPOSITORY_HPP

include/matador/object/collection.hpp

@@ -1,18 +1,59 @@
 #ifndef COLLECTION_HPP
 #define COLLECTION_HPP
 
-#include <vector>
+#include "matador/object/collection_proxy.hpp"
 
 namespace matador::object {
 
 template < class Type >
 class collection {
 public:
-    using value_type = Type;
+  using value_type = typename collection_proxy<Type>::value_type;
+  using iterator = typename collection_proxy<Type>::iterator;
+  using const_iterator = typename collection_proxy<Type>::const_iterator;
+
+  collection()
+  : proxy_(std::make_shared<collection_proxy<Type>>()) {}
+  explicit collection(std::shared_ptr<collection_proxy<Type>> proxy)
+  : proxy_(std::move(proxy)) {}
+  explicit collection(std::vector<Type> items)
+  : proxy_(std::make_shared<collection_proxy<Type>>(std::move(items))) {}
+  collection(const collection& other) = default;
+
+  void push_back(const value_type& value) {
+    proxy_->push_back(value);
+  }
+
+  iterator begin() {
+    return proxy_->begin();
+  }
+
+  iterator end() {
+    return proxy_->end();
+  }
+
+  const_iterator begin() const {
+    return proxy_->begin();
+  }
+
+  const_iterator end() const {
+    return proxy_->end();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] size_t size() const {
+    return proxy_->size();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool empty() const {
+    return proxy_->empty();
+  }
+
+  void reset(std::shared_ptr<collection_proxy<Type>> proxy) {
+    proxy_ = std::move(proxy);
+  }
 
 private:
-  std::vector<Type> data_;
+  std::shared_ptr<abstract_collection_proxy<Type>> proxy_;
-
 };
 
 }

include/matador/object/collection_proxy.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_COLLECTION_PROXY_HPP
+#define MATADOR_COLLECTION_PROXY_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/collection_resolver.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/many_to_many_relation.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/utils/identifier.hpp"
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+
+// has many primitive
+// relation<OwnerType, PrimitiveType>
+// has many ptr
+// relation<OwnerType, ObjectType>
+// has many to many
+// relation<OwnerType, ForeignType>
+
+template < class RelationType >
+struct relation_iterator_traits {
+  static RelationType& value(RelationType& item) {
+    return item;
+  }
+};
+
+template < typename Type, typename OwnerType >
+struct relation_iterator_traits<relation<OwnerType, Type>> {
+  static Type& value(relation<OwnerType, Type>& re) {
+    return re.relation().value();
+  }
+};
+
+template<typename Type, typename RelationType = Type>
+class collection_proxy_iterator {
+public:
+  using value_type = Type;
+  using reference = Type&;
+  using pointer = Type*;
+  using relation_type = RelationType;
+  using iterator_category = std::forward_iterator_tag;
+
+  collection_proxy_iterator() = default;
+  collection_proxy_iterator(typename std::vector<RelationType>::iterator it)
+  : it_(it) {}
+
+  reference operator*() {
+    return relation_iterator_traits<relation_type>::value(*it_);
+  }
+
+  pointer operator->() {
+    return &relation_iterator_traits<relation_type>::value(*it_);
+  }
+
+  collection_proxy_iterator& operator++() {
+    ++it_;
+    return *this;
+  }
+  bool operator==(const collection_proxy_iterator& other) const {
+    return it_ == other.it_;
+  }
+  bool operator!=(const collection_proxy_iterator& other) const {
+    return !operator==(other);
+  }
+
+  // relation_type& relation() {
+
+    // return *it_;
+  // }
+private:
+  typename std::vector<RelationType>::iterator it_;
+};
+
+template<typename Type, typename RelationType = Type>
+class abstract_collection_proxy {
+public:
+  using value_type = Type;
+  using relation_type = RelationType;
+  // using iterator = typename std::vector<value_type>::iterator;
+  // using const_iterator = typename std::vector<value_type>::const_iterator;
+  using iterator = collection_proxy_iterator<value_type, relation_type>;
+  using const_iterator = collection_proxy_iterator<value_type, relation_type>;
+
+  virtual ~abstract_collection_proxy() = default;
+
+  virtual void push_back(const value_type& value) = 0;
+
+  virtual iterator begin() = 0;
+  virtual iterator end() = 0;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] virtual size_t size() = 0;
+  [[nodiscard]] virtual bool empty() = 0;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] virtual const utils::identifier& owner_id() const = 0;
+
+protected:
+  std::vector<relation_type> items_;
+};
+
+template<typename Type>
+class collection_proxy : public abstract_collection_proxy<Type> {
+public:
+  using value_type = Type;
+  using iterator = typename abstract_collection_proxy<Type>::iterator;
+  using const_iterator = typename abstract_collection_proxy<Type>::const_iterator;
+
+  collection_proxy() = default;
+
+  // Lazy
+  collection_proxy(std::weak_ptr<collection_resolver<Type>> resolver, utils::identifier owner_id)
+  : owner_id_(std::move(owner_id)), resolver_(std::move(resolver)) {}
+
+  // Eager
+  collection_proxy(std::weak_ptr<collection_resolver<Type>> resolver, std::vector<Type> items)
+  : loaded_{true}, items_(std::move(items)), resolver_(std::move(resolver)) {}
+
+  // Transient
+  explicit collection_proxy(std::vector<Type> items)
+  : items_(std::move(items)) {}
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const utils::identifier& owner_id() const override {
+    return owner_id_;
+  }
+
+  iterator begin() override {
+    resolve();
+    return items_.begin();
+  }
+  iterator end() override {
+    resolve();
+    return items_.end();
+  }
+
+  void push_back(const value_type& value) override {
+    resolve();
+    items_.push_back(value);
+  }
+  [[nodiscard]] size_t size() override {
+    resolve();
+    return items_.size();
+  }
+  [[nodiscard]] bool empty() override {
+    resolve();
+    return items_.empty();
+  }
+
+private:
+  void resolve() {
+    if (loaded_) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+    auto resolver = resolver_.lock();
+    if (!resolver) {
+      return;
+      // Todo: Add states (Detached, Attached, Transient) - if attached an no resolver is available throw runtime exception
+      // throw std::runtime_error("Detached proxy (session expired)");
+    }
+
+    items_ = resolver->resolve(owner_id_);
+    loaded_ = true;
+  }
+
+private:
+  const utils::identifier owner_id_;
+  std::atomic_bool loaded_{false};
+  std::vector<Type> items_;
+  std::weak_ptr<collection_resolver<Type>> resolver_{};
+  mutable std::mutex mutex_{};
+};
+
+template<typename Type, class OwnerType>
+class collection_many_to_many_proxy {
+public:
+  using value_type = Type;
+  using owner_type = OwnerType;
+  using relation_type = many_to_many_relation<value_type, owner_type>;
+  using iterator = typename std::vector<relation_type>::iterator;
+  using const_iterator = typename std::vector<relation_type>::const_iterator;
+
+private:
+  std::vector<relation_type> relations_;
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_COLLECTION_PROXY_HPP

include/matador/object/collection_resolver.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_COLLECTION_RESOLVER_HPP
+#define MATADOR_COLLECTION_RESOLVER_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/abstract_joined_resolver.hpp"
+
+#include <typeindex>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace matador::utils {
+class identifier;
+}
+
+namespace matador::object {
+template<typename Type>
+class collection_resolver : public abstract_joined_resolver {
+public:
+  collection_resolver(const std::type_index& root_type, std::string collection_name)
+  : abstract_joined_resolver(root_type, typeid(Type), std::move(collection_name)) {}
+
+  virtual std::vector<Type> resolve(const utils::identifier& id) = 0;
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_COLLECTION_RESOLVER_HPP

include/matador/object/collection_utils.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_COLLECTION_UTILS_HPP
+#define MATADOR_COLLECTION_UTILS_HPP
+
+#include <string>
+#include <typeindex>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+struct collection_composite_key {
+  std::type_index root_type;
+  std::type_index type;
+  std::string name;
+
+  bool operator==(const collection_composite_key& other) const;
+};
+
+struct collection_composite_key_hash {
+  std::size_t operator()(const collection_composite_key& k) const noexcept;
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_COLLECTION_UTILS_HPP

include/matador/object/error_code.hpp

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ enum class error_code : uint8_t {
   OK = 0,
   NodeNotFound = 1,
   NodeAlreadyExists = 2,
+  NoPrimaryKey = 3,
   Failure,
 };
 

include/matador/object/foreign_node_completer.hpp

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef FOREIGN_NODE_COMPLETER_HPP
 #define FOREIGN_NODE_COMPLETER_HPP
 
-#include "matador/object/internal/shadow_schema.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/basic_repository.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/schema_node.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/internal/observer_list_copy_creator.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/repository_node.hpp"
 #include "matador/object/join_columns_collector.hpp"
 #include "matador/object/object_ptr.hpp"
 
@@ -11,106 +12,153 @@
 #include "matador/logger/log_manager.hpp"
 
 #include <stack>
+#include <vector>
 
 namespace matador::object {
+template<typename NodeType, template<typename> typename... Observers>
+class completer {
+public:
+  template<typename Type>
+  void foo(Observers<NodeType>&&... observers) {
+    (std::unique_ptr<Observers<Type>>(new Observers(std::forward<Observers>(observers))), ...);
+  }
+};
 
 /**
  * Processes the given node and ensures
  * that all foreign nodes needed by the given node
  * relations are attached in schema.
- *
- * @tparam Type Type of node to complete
  */
+template<typename NodeType, template<typename> typename ...Observers>
 class foreign_node_completer final {
-private:
-    using node_ptr = std::shared_ptr<schema_node>;
-
 public:
-    template<class Type>
+  static void complete(repository_node *node, const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<NodeType>>> &observers) {
-    static void complete(const std::shared_ptr<schema_node> &node) {
+    foreign_node_completer completer(node->repo_, observers);
-        internal::shadow_schema shadow(node->schema_);
-        foreign_node_completer completer(shadow);
 
-        completer.complete_node<Type>(node);
+    completer.complete_node(node);
-    }
+  }
 
-    template<class PrimaryKeyType>
+  template<typename BaseType>
-    static void on_primary_key(const char * /*id*/, PrimaryKeyType &/*pk*/, const utils::primary_key_attribute& /*attr*/ = utils::default_pk_attributes) {}
+  static void on_base(const BaseType&) {}
-    static void on_revision(const char * /*id*/, uint64_t &/*rev*/) {}
+  template<class PrimaryKeyType>
-    template<typename AttributeType>
+  static void on_primary_key(const char * /*id*/, PrimaryKeyType &/*pk*/, const utils::primary_key_attribute & /*attr*/) {}
-    static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, AttributeType &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/ = utils::null_attributes) {}
+  static void on_revision(const char * /*id*/, uint64_t &/*rev*/) {}
-    template<typename AttributeType>
+  template<typename AttributeType>
-    static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, std::optional<AttributeType> &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/ = utils::null_attributes) {}
+  static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, AttributeType &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+  template<typename AttributeType>
+  static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, std::optional<AttributeType> &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+  template<class ForeignPointerType>
+  void on_belongs_to(const char *id, ForeignPointerType &/*obj*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/);
+  template<class ForeignPointerType>
+  void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, ForeignPointerType &/*obj*/, const char *join_column, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/);
+  template<class CollectionType>
+  void on_has_many(const char *id, CollectionType &,
+                   const char *join_column,
+                   const utils::foreign_attributes &attr,
+                   std::enable_if_t<is_object_ptr<typename CollectionType::value_type>::value> * = nullptr);
 
-    template<class ForeignPointerType>
+  template<class CollectionType>
-    void on_belongs_to(const char *id, ForeignPointerType &/*obj*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/);
+  void on_has_many(const char * /*id*/,
-    template<class ForeignPointerType>
+                   CollectionType &,
-    void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, ForeignPointerType &/*obj*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/);
+                   const char * /*join_column*/,
+                   const utils::foreign_attributes & /*attr*/,
+                   std::enable_if_t<!is_object_ptr<typename CollectionType::value_type>::value> * = nullptr) {
+  }
 
-    template<class CollectionType>
+  template<class CollectionType>
-    void on_has_many(const char *id, CollectionType &, const char *join_column, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr, std::enable_if_t<is_object_ptr<typename CollectionType::value_type>::value> * = nullptr);
+  static void on_has_many_to_many(const char * /*id*/,
-    template<class CollectionType>
+                                  CollectionType &/*collection*/,
-    void on_has_many(const char * /*id*/, CollectionType &, const char * /*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes & /*attr*/, std::enable_if_t<!is_object_ptr<typename CollectionType::value_type>::value> * = nullptr) {}
+                                  const char * /*join_column*/,
-
+                                  const char * /*inverse_join_column*/,
-    template<class CollectionType>
+                                  const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
-    void on_has_many_to_many(const char *id, CollectionType &collection, const char *join_column, const char *inverse_join_column, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr);
+  template<class CollectionType>
-    template<class CollectionType>
+  static void on_has_many_to_many(const char * /*id*/, CollectionType &/*collection*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
-    void on_has_many_to_many(const char *id, CollectionType &collection, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr);
 
 private:
-    explicit foreign_node_completer(internal::shadow_schema &shadow);
+  explicit foreign_node_completer(basic_repository &repo, const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<NodeType>>> &observers)
+  : repo_(repo)
+  , log_(logger::create_logger("node_completer"))
+  , observers_(observers) {}
 
-    template<typename Type>
+  void complete_node(repository_node *node) {
-    void complete_node(const std::shared_ptr<schema_node> &node) {
+    nodes_.push(node);
-        nodes_.push(node);
 
-        Type obj;
+    NodeType obj;
-        access::process(*this, obj);
+    access::process(*this, obj);
-        nodes_.pop();
+    nodes_.pop();
+  }
+
+  template<typename Type>
+  void attach_node() {
+    if (repo_.contains(typeid(Type))) {
+      return;
     }
 
-    template<typename Type>
+    auto observers = internal::observer_list_copy_creator<NodeType, Type, Observers...>::copy_create(observers_);
-    void attach_node() {
+
-        if (schema_.schema_contains(typeid(Type))) {
+    if (repo_.is_node_announced(typeid(Type))) {
-            return;
+      return;
-        }
-        const auto node = schema_node::make_node<Type>(schema_.schema(), "");
-        if (auto result = schema_.attach_node(node)) {
-            complete<Type>(result.value());
-        }
     }
+    auto node = repository_node::make_node<Type>(repo_, "", []{ return std::make_unique<Type>(); }, std::move(observers));
+    repo_.push_announce_node(typeid(Type), std::move(node));
+    // if (auto result = repo_.attach_node(node)) {
+      // foreign_node_completer<Type>::complete(result.value(), {});
+    // }
+  }
+
 private:
-    std::stack<node_ptr> nodes_;
+  using endpoint_ptr = std::shared_ptr<relation_endpoint>;
-    internal::shadow_schema &schema_;
+  static void register_relation_endpoints(const endpoint_ptr &endpoint,
-    logger::logger log_;
+                                          const endpoint_ptr &other_endpoint);
-    join_columns_collector join_columns_collector_{};
+  static void link_relation_endpoints(const endpoint_ptr &endpoint,
+                                      const endpoint_ptr &other_endpoint);
+
+private:
+  template<typename Type, template<typename> typename ...OtherObservers>
+  friend class foreign_node_completer;
+
+private:
+  std::stack<repository_node*> nodes_;
+  basic_repository &repo_;
+  logger::logger log_;
+  join_columns_collector join_columns_collector_{};
+  const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<NodeType>>>& observers_;
 };
 
 
+template<typename NodeType, template<typename> typename ...Observers>
 template<class ForeignPointerType>
-void foreign_node_completer::on_belongs_to( const char* /*id*/, ForeignPointerType&, const utils::foreign_attributes& ) {
+void foreign_node_completer<NodeType, Observers...>::on_belongs_to(const char * /*id*/, ForeignPointerType &, const utils::foreign_attributes &) {
-    attach_node<typename ForeignPointerType::value_type>();
+  attach_node<typename ForeignPointerType::value_type>();
 }
 
+template<typename NodeType, template<typename> typename ...Observers>
 template<class ForeignPointerType>
-void foreign_node_completer::on_has_one( const char*, ForeignPointerType&, const utils::foreign_attributes& ) {
+void foreign_node_completer<NodeType, Observers...>::on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, ForeignPointerType &, const char * /*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &) {
-    attach_node<typename ForeignPointerType::value_type>();
+  attach_node<typename ForeignPointerType::value_type>();
 }
 
+template<typename NodeType, template<typename> typename ...Observers>
 template<class CollectionType>
-void foreign_node_completer::on_has_many( const char* /*id*/, CollectionType&, const char* /*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes& /*attr*/, std::enable_if_t<is_object_ptr<typename CollectionType::value_type>::value>* ) {
+void foreign_node_completer<NodeType, Observers...>::on_has_many(const char * /*id*/,
-    attach_node<typename CollectionType::value_type::value_type>();
+                                                   CollectionType &, const char * /*join_column*/,
+                                                   const utils::foreign_attributes & /*attr*/,
+                                                   std::enable_if_t<is_object_ptr<typename CollectionType::value_type>::value> *) {
+  attach_node<typename CollectionType::value_type::value_type>();
 }
 
-template<class CollectionType>
+template<typename NodeType, template<typename> typename ...Observers>
-void foreign_node_completer::on_has_many_to_many( const char* /*id*/, CollectionType& /*collection*/, const char* /*join_column*/, const char* /*inverse_join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes& /*attr*/ ) {
+void foreign_node_completer<NodeType, Observers...>::register_relation_endpoints(const endpoint_ptr &endpoint,
-    attach_node<typename CollectionType::value_type::value_type>();
+                                                                   const endpoint_ptr &other_endpoint) {
+  endpoint->node().info_->register_relation_endpoint(other_endpoint->node().type_index(), endpoint);
+  other_endpoint->node().info_->register_relation_endpoint(endpoint->node().type_index(), other_endpoint);
+  link_relation_endpoints(endpoint, other_endpoint);
 }
 
-template<class CollectionType>
+template<typename NodeType, template<typename> typename ...Observers>
-void foreign_node_completer::on_has_many_to_many( const char* /*id*/, CollectionType& /*collection*/, const utils::foreign_attributes& /*attr*/ ) {
+void foreign_node_completer<NodeType, Observers...>::link_relation_endpoints(const endpoint_ptr &endpoint, const endpoint_ptr &other_endpoint) {
-    attach_node<typename CollectionType::value_type::value_type>();
+  endpoint->link_foreign_endpoint(other_endpoint);
+  other_endpoint->link_foreign_endpoint(endpoint);
 }
-
 }
 #endif //FOREIGN_NODE_COMPLETER_HPP

include/matador/object/internal/observer_list_copy_creator.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_OBSERVER_LIST_COPY_CREATOR_HPP
+#define MATADOR_OBSERVER_LIST_COPY_CREATOR_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/observer.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace matador::object::internal {
+template <typename SourceType, typename DestType, template <typename> class... ObserverType>
+class observer_list_copy_creator
+{
+public:
+  using source_observer_vector = std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<SourceType>>>;
+  using observer_vector = std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<DestType>>>;
+  using iterator = typename observer_vector::iterator;
+
+  static observer_vector copy_create(const source_observer_vector &source_observers) {
+    observer_list_copy_creator creator(source_observers);
+
+    return std::move(creator.observers_);
+  }
+
+private:
+  explicit observer_list_copy_creator(const source_observer_vector &source_observers)
+  : source_observers_(source_observers) {
+    if constexpr (sizeof...(ObserverType) != 0) {
+      copy_observer<ObserverType...>();
+    }
+  }
+
+  template <template <typename> class FirstObserverType>
+  void copy_observer() {
+    try_copy_observer<FirstObserverType>();
+  }
+
+  template <template <typename> class FirstObserverType, template <typename> class NextObserverType, template <typename> class... RestObserverType>
+  void copy_observer() {
+    try_copy_observer<FirstObserverType>();
+    copy_observer<NextObserverType, RestObserverType...>();
+  }
+
+  template <template <typename> class CurrentObserverType>
+  void try_copy_observer() {
+    for ( const auto &obs : source_observers_ ) {;
+      if (const auto *casted_observer = dynamic_cast<const CurrentObserverType<SourceType>*>(obs.get()); casted_observer != nullptr) {
+        observers_.emplace_back(std::make_unique<CurrentObserverType<DestType>>(*casted_observer));
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+private:
+  const source_observer_vector &source_observers_;
+  observer_vector observers_;
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_OBSERVER_LIST_COPY_CREATOR_HPP

include/matador/object/internal/observer_list_creator.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_OBSERVER_LIST_CREATOR_HPP
+#define MATADOR_OBSERVER_LIST_CREATOR_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/observer.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace matador::object::internal {
+template <typename Type, template <typename> class... ObserverType>
+class observer_list_creator
+{
+public:
+  using observer_vector = std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>>;
+
+  static void create_missing(observer_vector &observers) {
+    observer_list_creator creator(observers);
+  }
+
+private:
+  explicit observer_list_creator(observer_vector &observers)
+  : observers_(observers) {
+    if constexpr (sizeof...(ObserverType) != 0) {
+      build_observer<ObserverType...>();
+    }
+  }
+
+  template <template <typename> class FirstObserverType>
+  void build_observer() {
+    try_copy_on_missing<FirstObserverType>();
+  }
+
+  template <template <typename> class FirstObserverType, template <typename> class NextObserverType, template <typename> class... RestObserverType>
+  void build_observer() {
+    try_copy_on_missing<FirstObserverType>();
+    build_observer<NextObserverType, RestObserverType...>();
+  }
+
+  template <template <typename> class CurrentObserverType>
+  void try_copy_on_missing() {
+    bool is_missing{true};
+    for ( const auto &obs : observers_ ) {;
+      if (dynamic_cast<const CurrentObserverType<Type>*>(obs.get())) {
+        is_missing = false;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (is_missing) {
+      append<CurrentObserverType<Type>>();
+    }
+  }
+
+  template <class CurrentObserverType>
+  void append(std::enable_if_t<std::is_default_constructible_v<CurrentObserverType> || std::is_trivially_default_constructible_v<CurrentObserverType>>* = nullptr) {
+    observers_.emplace_back(std::make_unique<CurrentObserverType>());
+  }
+
+  template <class CurrentObserverType>
+  void append(std::enable_if_t<!std::is_default_constructible_v<CurrentObserverType> && !std::is_trivially_default_constructible_v<CurrentObserverType>>* = nullptr) {
+    static_assert("no default constructor");
+  }
+
+private:
+  observer_vector &observers_;
+};
+
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_OBSERVER_LIST_CREATOR_HPP

include/matador/object/internal/shadow_schema.hpp

@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef SHADOW_SCHEMA_HPP
-#define SHADOW_SCHEMA_HPP
-
-#include "matador/utils/result.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/error.hpp"
-
-#include <memory>
-#include <typeindex>
-
-namespace matador::object {
-class schema;
-class schema_node;
-}
-
-namespace matador::object::internal {
-class shadow_schema {
-private:
-  using node_ptr = std::shared_ptr<schema_node>;
-
-public:
-  explicit shadow_schema(object::schema& s);
-
-  [[nodiscard]] object::schema& schema() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool schema_contains(const std::type_index& ti) const;
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<node_ptr, utils::error> find_node(const std::type_index &type_index) const;
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<node_ptr, utils::error> find_node(const std::string &name) const;
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<node_ptr, utils::error> attach_node(const std::shared_ptr<schema_node> &node) const;
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> detach_node(const std::shared_ptr<schema_node> &node) const;
-
-private:
-  object::schema& schema_;
-};
-}
-#endif //SHADOW_SCHEMA_HPP

include/matador/object/join_columns_collector.hpp

@@ -24,17 +24,19 @@ public:
 
         return join_columns_;
     }
+    template<typename BaseType>
+    static void on_base(const BaseType&) {}
     template < class V >
-    static void on_primary_key(const char * /*id*/, V &, const utils::primary_key_attribute& /*attr*/ = utils::default_pk_attributes) {}
+    static void on_primary_key(const char * /*id*/, V &, const utils::primary_key_attribute& /*attr*/) {}
-    static void on_revision(const char * /*id*/, unsigned long long &/*rev*/) {}
+    static void on_revision(const char * /*id*/, uint64_t &/*rev*/) {}
     template<typename Type>
-    static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, Type &, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/ = utils::null_attributes) {}
+    static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, Type &, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
     template<class Pointer>
-    static void on_belongs_to(const char * /*id*/, Pointer &obj, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {}
+    static void on_belongs_to(const char * /*id*/, Pointer &/*obj*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
     template<class Pointer>
-    static void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, Pointer &obj, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {}
+    static void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, Pointer &/*obj*/, const char * /*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
     template<class ContainerType>
-    static void on_has_many(ContainerType &, const char *join_column, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {}
+    static void on_has_many(ContainerType &, const char */*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
     template<class ContainerType>
     void on_has_many_to_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType &/*c*/, const char *join_column, const char *inverse_join_column, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {
         join_columns_.join_column = join_column;

include/matador/object/joined_collection_resolver_factory.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_CONTAINER_RESOLVER_FACTORY_HPP
+#define MATADOR_CONTAINER_RESOLVER_FACTORY_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/collection_resolver.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+class abstract_collection_resolver_factory {
+public:
+  virtual ~abstract_collection_resolver_factory() = default;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] virtual std::shared_ptr<abstract_joined_resolver> acquire_collection_resolver(const std::type_index &root_type, const std::type_index &element_type, const std::string &collection_name) const = 0;
+  virtual void register_collection_resolver(std::shared_ptr<abstract_joined_resolver> &&resolver) = 0;
+};
+
+class joined_collection_resolver_factory : public abstract_collection_resolver_factory {
+public:
+  template<class Type>
+  [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<collection_resolver<Type>> resolver(const std::type_index &root_type, const std::string &collection_name) const {
+    const auto res = acquire_collection_resolver(root_type, typeid(Type), collection_name);
+    if (!res) {
+      return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<collection_resolver<Type>>(res);
+    }
+
+    return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<collection_resolver<Type>>(res);
+  }
+};
+
+class abstract_joined_object_resolver_factory {
+public:
+  virtual ~abstract_joined_object_resolver_factory() = default;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] virtual std::shared_ptr<abstract_type_resolver> acquire_joined_object_resolver(const std::type_index &root_type, const std::type_index &element_type, const std::string &collection_name) const = 0;
+  virtual void register_joined_object_resolver(std::shared_ptr<abstract_type_resolver> &&resolver, const std::type_index& root_type, const std::string& join_column) = 0;
+};
+
+class joined_object_resolver_factory : public abstract_joined_object_resolver_factory {
+public:
+  template<class Type>
+  [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<object_resolver<Type>> resolver(const std::type_index &root_type, const std::string &collection_name) const {
+    const auto res = acquire_joined_object_resolver(root_type, typeid(Type), collection_name);
+    if (!res) {
+      return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<object_resolver<Type>>(res);
+    }
+
+    return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<object_resolver<Type>>(res);
+  }
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_CONTAINER_RESOLVER_FACTORY_HPP

include/matador/object/many_to_many_relation.hpp

@@ -8,6 +8,48 @@
 
 namespace matador::object {
 
+template < class LocalType, class ForeignType >
+class relation {
+public:
+    relation() = default;
+    relation(std::string local_name, std::string remote_name)
+    : local_name_(std::move(local_name))
+    , remote_name_(std::move(remote_name)) {}
+    relation(std::string local_name, std::string remote_name, const object_ptr<LocalType>& local, const ForeignType& remote)
+    : local_name_(std::move(local_name))
+    , remote_name_(std::move(remote_name))
+    , local_(local)
+    , remote_(remote)
+    {}
+
+    template<class Operator>
+    void process(Operator &op) {
+        namespace field = matador::access;
+        field::belongs_to(op, local_name_.c_str(), local_, utils::CascadeNoneFetchLazy);
+        foreign_field(op);
+    }
+
+    object_ptr<LocalType> local() const { return local_; }
+    const ForeignType& remote() const { return remote_; }
+
+private:
+  template<typename Operator, class RemoteType = ForeignType>
+  void foreign_field(Operator &op, std::enable_if_t<!is_object_ptr<RemoteType>::value>* /*unused*/) {
+        namespace field = matador::access;
+        field::attribute(op, remote_name_.c_str(), remote_);
+  }
+  template<typename Operator, class RemoteType = ForeignType>
+  void foreign_field(Operator &op, std::enable_if_t<is_object_ptr<RemoteType>::value>* /*unused*/) {
+        namespace field = matador::access;
+        field::belongs_to(op, remote_name_.c_str(), remote_, utils::CascadeNoneFetchLazy);
+  }
+private:
+    std::string local_name_;
+    std::string remote_name_;
+    object_ptr<LocalType> local_;
+    ForeignType remote_;
+};
+
 template < class LocalType, class ForeignType >
 class many_to_many_relation {
 public:
@@ -15,12 +57,18 @@ public:
     many_to_many_relation(std::string local_name, std::string remote_name)
     : local_name_(std::move(local_name))
     , remote_name_(std::move(remote_name)) {}
+    many_to_many_relation(std::string local_name, std::string remote_name, const object_ptr<LocalType>& local, const object_ptr<ForeignType>& remote)
+    : local_name_(std::move(local_name))
+    , remote_name_(std::move(remote_name))
+    , local_(local)
+    , remote_(remote)
+    {}
 
     template<class Operator>
     void process(Operator &op) {
         namespace field = matador::access;
-        field::belongs_to(op, local_name_.c_str(), local_, utils::default_foreign_attributes);
+        field::belongs_to(op, local_name_.c_str(), local_, utils::CascadeNoneFetchLazy);
-        field::belongs_to(op, remote_name_.c_str(), remote_, utils::default_foreign_attributes);
+        field::belongs_to(op, remote_name_.c_str(), remote_, utils::CascadeNoneFetchLazy);
     }
 
     object_ptr<LocalType> local() const { return local_; }
@@ -40,11 +88,16 @@ public:
     many_to_relation(std::string local_name, std::string remote_name)
     : local_name_(std::move(local_name))
     , type_name_(std::move(remote_name)) {}
+    many_to_relation(std::string local_name, std::string remote_name, const object_ptr<LocalType>& local, const Type& value)
+    : local_name_(std::move(local_name))
+    , type_name_(std::move(remote_name))
+    , local_(local)
+    , value_(value){}
 
     template<class Operator>
     void process(Operator &op) {
         namespace field = matador::access;
-        field::belongs_to(op, local_name_.c_str(), local_, utils::default_foreign_attributes);
+        field::belongs_to(op, local_name_.c_str(), local_, utils::CascadeNoneFetchLazy);
         field::attribute(op, type_name_.c_str(), value_);
     }
 

include/matador/object/object.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_OBJECT_HPP
+#define MATADOR_OBJECT_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/attribute.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/restriction.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/utils/identifier.hpp"
+
+#include <list>
+#include <ostream>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+
+class object {
+public:
+  explicit object(std::string name);
+
+  static const attribute& create_attribute(std::string name, const std::shared_ptr<object>& obj);
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const attribute* primary_key_attribute() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const utils::identifier& primary_key() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool has_primary_key() const;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_relation_object() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const attribute* join_attribute() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const attribute* inverse_join_attribute() const;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::string& name() const;
+
+  void update_name(const std::string& name);
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool has_attributes() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] size_t attribute_count() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::vector<attribute>& attributes() const;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool has_constraints() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] size_t constraint_count() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::list<restriction>& constraints() const;
+
+  friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const object& obj);
+
+private:
+  friend class attribute_generator;
+  friend class object_generator;
+
+  std::string name_;
+  int pk_column_index_{-1};
+  int join_column_index_{-1};
+  int inverse_join_column_index_{-1};
+
+  utils::identifier pk_identifier_;
+  std::vector<attribute> attributes_;
+  std::list<restriction> constraints_;
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_OBJECT_HPP

include/matador/object/object_cache.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,429 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_OBJECT_CACHE_HPP
+#define MATADOR_OBJECT_CACHE_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/object_proxy.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/object_resolver.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/utils/identifier.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/message_bus.hpp"
+
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <shared_mutex>
+#include <typeindex>
+#include <utility>
+#include <cassert>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+struct cache_entry_base {
+  virtual ~cache_entry_base() = default;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Gibt an, ob der Eintrag vollständig "tot" ist (weder Proxy noch Entity leben).
+   *
+   * Wird von @ref object_cache::sweep() verwendet, um Einträge ohne T-Kenntnis zu bereinigen.
+   */
+  [[nodiscard]] virtual bool is_dead() const noexcept = 0;
+};
+
+template<typename Type>
+struct cache_entry : cache_entry_base {
+  std::weak_ptr<object_proxy<Type> > proxy;
+  std::weak_ptr<Type> entity;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_dead() const noexcept override {
+    return proxy.expired() && entity.expired();
+  }
+};
+
+struct object_cache_event {
+  std::type_index type{typeid(void)};
+  utils::identifier id{};
+  std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point timestamp{};
+};
+
+struct object_cache_accessed_event : object_cache_event {};
+struct object_cache_proxy_added_event : object_cache_event {};
+struct object_cache_entity_attached_event : object_cache_event {};
+struct object_cache_imported_event : object_cache_event {};
+struct object_cache_erased_event : object_cache_event {};
+
+struct object_cache_sweep_event {
+  std::size_t removed{};
+  std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point timestamp{};
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Thread-sicherer Cache für Objekt-Proxies und (optional) geladene Entities.
+ *
+ * Der Cache verwaltet Einträge pro Kombination aus Objekt-Typ @p T und Primärschlüssel/Identifier.
+ * Für jede (T, id)-Kombination können sowohl
+ * - ein Proxy (@c object_proxy<T>) als auch
+ * - die dazugehörige Entity (@c T)
+ * zwischengespeichert werden.
+ *
+ * Der Cache hält dabei nur @c std::weak_ptr auf Proxy und Entity, d.h. er verlängert deren Lebensdauer nicht.
+ *
+ * @note Thread-Safety: Alle öffentlichen Methoden sind threadsafe (intern synchronisiert).
+ * @note Semantik: Ein Eintrag kann aus dem Cache opportunistisch entfernt werden, sobald Proxy und Entity abgelaufen sind.
+ */
+class object_cache {
+public:
+  /**
+   * @brief Erzeugt einen leeren Cache.
+   */
+  explicit object_cache(utils::message_bus &bus)
+  : bus_(bus) {}
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Liefert einen Proxy für (T, id) und erstellt ihn bei Bedarf.
+   *
+   * Falls bereits ein lebender Proxy im Cache existiert, wird er wiederverwendet.
+   * Andernfalls wird ein neuer Proxy erzeugt, im Cache abgelegt und zurückgegeben.
+   * Falls für (T, id) bereits eine Entity vorhanden ist, wird sie an den Proxy gebunden.
+   *
+   * @tparam Type Entity-Typ.
+   * @tparam ResolverPointerType Zeiger-Typ auf einen Resolver, typischerweise
+   *         @c std::shared_ptr<object_resolver<T>> oder @c std::weak_ptr<object_resolver<T>>.
+   * @param id Identifier/Primärschlüssel der Entity.
+   * @param resolver_ptr Resolver (shared/weak), der zur Lazy-Auflösung durch den Proxy genutzt wird.
+   * @return Shared-Pointer auf den (ggf. neu erstellten) Proxy.
+   *
+   * @note Diese Methode ist threadsafe.
+   */
+  template<typename Type, typename ResolverPointerType>
+  std::shared_ptr<object_proxy<Type>> acquire_proxy(utils::identifier id, ResolverPointerType &&resolver_ptr) {
+    const auto k = make_key<Type>(id);
+
+    std::unique_lock lock(mutex_);
+
+    auto it = map_.find(k);
+    if (it != map_.end()) {
+      // found entry, return std::shared_ptr of proxy
+      auto *entry = entry_cast_<Type>(it->second.get());
+      if (auto proxy_ptr = entry->proxy.lock()) {
+        bus_.publish<object_cache_accessed_event>({k.type, id, std::chrono::steady_clock::now()});
+        return proxy_ptr;
+      }
+
+      // if the proxy is dead, but the entity is alive, create a new proxy and attach entity
+      auto weak_resolver = to_weak<Type>(std::forward<ResolverPointerType>(resolver_ptr));
+      auto proxy_ptr = std::make_shared<object_proxy<Type>>(weak_resolver, id);
+
+      if (auto obj = entry->entity.lock()) {
+        proxy_ptr->attach(std::move(obj));
+      }
+
+      entry->proxy = proxy_ptr;
+
+      bus_.publish<object_cache_proxy_added_event>({k.type, id, std::chrono::steady_clock::now()});
+
+      // return the shared_ptr of the proxy
+      return proxy_ptr;
+    }
+
+    // entry couldn't be found, create a new entry
+    auto entry_ptr = std::make_unique<cache_entry<Type>>();
+    auto *entry = entry_ptr.get();
+
+    // create a weak resolver and shared proxy
+    auto weak_resolver = to_weak<Type>(std::forward<ResolverPointerType>(resolver_ptr));
+    auto proxy_ptr = std::make_shared<object_proxy<Type>>(weak_resolver, id);
+
+    // lock entity and attach to proxy
+    if (auto obj = entry->entity.lock()) {
+      proxy_ptr->attach(std::move(obj));
+    }
+
+    // set the new proxy into cache entry
+    entry->proxy = proxy_ptr;
+    map_.emplace(k, std::move(entry_ptr));
+
+    bus_.publish<object_cache_proxy_added_event>({k.type, id, std::chrono::steady_clock::now()});
+
+    // return the shared_ptr of the proxy
+    return proxy_ptr;
+  }
+
+  template<typename Type, typename ResolverPointerType>
+  bool import(const utils::identifier &id, const std::shared_ptr<object_proxy<Type>> &proxy, ResolverPointerType &&resolver_ptr) {
+    if (!proxy) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    auto obj = proxy->object();
+    auto weak_resolver = to_weak<Type>(std::forward<ResolverPointerType>(resolver_ptr));
+    const auto k = make_key<Type>(id);
+
+    std::unique_lock lock(mutex_);
+
+    auto it = map_.find(k);
+    if (it != map_.end()) {
+      auto *entry = entry_cast_<Type>(it->second.get());
+
+      if (auto existing_proxy = entry->proxy.lock()) {
+        if (existing_proxy != proxy) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+
+      proxy->primary_key(id);
+      proxy->resolver(std::move(weak_resolver));
+
+      if (obj) {
+        entry->entity = obj;
+        proxy->attach(std::move(obj));
+      }
+
+      entry->proxy = proxy;
+      bus_.publish<object_cache_imported_event>({k.type, id, std::chrono::steady_clock::now()});
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    auto entry_ptr = std::make_unique<cache_entry<Type>>();
+    auto *entry = entry_ptr.get();
+
+    proxy->primary_key(id);
+    proxy->resolver(std::move(weak_resolver));
+
+    if (obj) {
+      entry->entity = obj;
+      proxy->attach(std::move(obj));
+    }
+
+    entry->proxy = proxy;
+    map_.emplace(k, std::move(entry_ptr));
+
+    bus_.publish<object_cache_imported_event>({k.type, id, std::chrono::steady_clock::now()});
+
+    return true;
+  }
+  /**
+   * @brief Verknüpft eine geladene Entity mit einem Cache-Eintrag (Type, id).
+   *
+   * Speichert die Entity als @c weak_ptr im Cache. Falls bereits ein Proxy existiert,
+   * wird die Entity sofort an den Proxy gebunden.
+   *
+   * @tparam Type Entity-Typ.
+   * @param id Identifier/Primärschlüssel der Entity.
+   * @param obj Geladene Entity als @c shared_ptr.
+   *
+   * @note Diese Methode ist threadsafe.
+   */
+  template<typename Type>
+  void attach_entity(const utils::identifier &id, std::shared_ptr<Type> obj) {
+    const auto k = make_key<Type>(id);
+
+    std::unique_lock lock(mutex_);
+
+    auto it = map_.find(k);
+    if (it == map_.end()) {
+      auto entry_ptr = std::make_unique<cache_entry<Type>>();
+      auto *entry = entry_ptr.get();
+      entry->entity = obj;
+      map_.emplace(k, std::move(entry_ptr));
+      bus_.publish<object_cache_entity_attached_event>({k.type, id, std::chrono::steady_clock::now()});
+      return;
+    }
+
+    auto *entry = entry_cast_<Type>(it->second.get());
+    entry->entity = obj;
+
+    if (auto proxy = entry->proxy.lock()) {
+      proxy->attach(std::move(obj));
+    }
+
+    bus_.publish<object_cache_entity_attached_event>({k.type, id, std::chrono::steady_clock::now()});
+
+    prune_if_dead(it);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Liefert die aktuell geladene Entity für (Type, id), falls vorhanden.
+   *
+   * @tparam Type Entity-Typ.
+   * @param id Identifier/Primärschlüssel der Entity.
+   * @return @c shared_ptr auf die Entity oder ein leerer Pointer, falls nicht geladen/abgelaufen.
+   *
+   * @note Diese Methode ist threadsafe.
+   */
+  template<typename Type>
+  std::shared_ptr<Type> get_entity(const utils::identifier &id) {
+    const auto k = make_key<Type>(id);
+
+    std::unique_lock lock(mutex_);
+    auto it = map_.find(k);
+    if (it == map_.end()) {
+      return {};
+    }
+
+    auto *entry = entry_cast_<Type>(it->second.get());
+    auto entity_ptr = entry->entity.lock();
+    if (entity_ptr) {
+      bus_.publish<object_cache_accessed_event>({k.type, id, std::chrono::steady_clock::now()});
+    }
+    prune_if_dead(it);
+    return entity_ptr;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Prüft, ob für (Type, id) aktuell eine lebende Entity verfügbar ist.
+   *
+   * @tparam Type Entity-Typ.
+   * @param id Identifier/Primärschlüssel der Entity.
+   * @return @c true, wenn die Entity-Referenz nicht abgelaufen ist; sonst @c false.
+   *
+   * @note Diese Methode ist threadsafe.
+   */
+  template<typename Type>
+  bool is_loaded(const utils::identifier &id) {
+    const auto k = make_key<Type>(id);
+
+    std::unique_lock lock(mutex_);
+    auto it = map_.find(k);
+    if (it == map_.end()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    auto *entry = entry_cast_<Type>(it->second.get());
+    const bool loaded = !entry->entity.expired();
+    if (loaded) {
+      bus_.publish<object_cache_accessed_event>({k.type, id, std::chrono::steady_clock::now()});
+    }
+    prune_if_dead(it);
+    return loaded;
+  }
+
+  template<typename T>
+  void erase(utils::identifier id) {
+    const auto k = make_key<T>(id);
+
+    std::unique_lock lock(mutex_);
+    auto it = map_.find(k);
+    if (it == map_.end()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    auto *e = entry_cast_<T>(it->second.get());
+    if (auto p = e->proxy.lock()) {
+      p->invalidate();
+    }
+
+    map_.erase(it);
+    bus_.publish<object_cache_erased_event>({k.type, id, std::chrono::steady_clock::now()});
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Führt einen Cleanup-Lauf aus und entfernt Einträge, deren Proxy und Entity abgelaufen sind.
+   *
+   * @return Anzahl der entfernten Einträge.
+   *
+   * @note Diese Methode ist threadsafe.
+   */
+  [[nodiscard]] std::size_t sweep() {
+    std::unique_lock lock(mutex_);
+    std::size_t removed = 0;
+
+    for (auto it = map_.begin(); it != map_.end(); ) {
+      if (it->second->is_dead()) {
+        it = map_.erase(it);
+        ++removed;
+      } else {
+        ++it;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (removed > 0) {
+      bus_.publish<object_cache_sweep_event>({removed, std::chrono::steady_clock::now()});
+    }
+
+    return removed;
+  }
+
+private:
+  struct key {
+    std::type_index type;
+    utils::identifier id{};
+    bool operator==(key const &other) const {
+      return type == other.type && id == other.id;
+    }
+  };
+
+  struct key_hash {
+    size_t operator()(key const &k) const noexcept {
+      // (3) robustere Hash-Kombination als XOR
+      size_t seed = std::hash<std::type_index>()(k.type);
+      const size_t h2 = std::hash<utils::identifier>()(k.id);
+      seed ^= h2 + 0x9e3779b97f4a7c15ULL + (seed << 6) + (seed >> 2);
+      return seed;
+    }
+  };
+
+  template<typename T>
+  static key make_key(const utils::identifier &id) {
+    return key{std::type_index(typeid(T)), id};
+  }
+
+  // (4) Debug-Absicherung für type-erased Casts
+  template<typename T>
+  static cache_entry<T> *entry_cast_(cache_entry_base *base) {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    auto *p = dynamic_cast<cache_entry<T> *>(base);
+    assert(p && "object_cache: Type mismatch in cache entry (key/type invariant violated)");
+    return p;
+#else
+    return static_cast<cache_entry<T> *>(base);
+#endif
+  }
+
+  template<typename T, typename U>
+  using enable_if_resolver_shared_ptr_t = std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<object_resolver<T>, U>, int>;
+
+  template<typename T, typename U>
+  using enable_if_resolver_weak_ptr_t = std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<object_resolver<T>, U>, int>;
+
+  // shared_ptr<Derived> -> weak_ptr<Base>
+  template<typename T, typename U, enable_if_resolver_shared_ptr_t<T, U> = 0>
+  static std::weak_ptr<object_resolver<T>> to_weak(const std::shared_ptr<U> &s) {
+    return std::weak_ptr<object_resolver<T>>(std::static_pointer_cast<object_resolver<T>>(s));
+  }
+
+  // weak_ptr<Derived> -> weak_ptr<Base>
+  template<typename T, typename U, enable_if_resolver_weak_ptr_t<T, U> = 0>
+  static std::weak_ptr<object_resolver<T>> to_weak(const std::weak_ptr<U> &w) {
+    return std::weak_ptr<object_resolver<T>>(w);
+  }
+
+  // (2) Opportunistischer Cleanup: entferne Entry, wenn beide weak_ptr abgelaufen sind.
+  template<typename IteratorType>
+  bool prune_if_dead(IteratorType &it) {
+    if (it == map_.end()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (it->second && it->second->is_dead()) {
+      map_.erase(it);
+      it = map_.end();
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  template<typename Type>
+  void prune_if_dead_typed(typename std::unordered_map<key, std::unique_ptr<cache_entry_base>, key_hash>::iterator &it) {
+      (void)Type{}; // T bleibt im Interface, damit bestehende Call-Sites unverändert bleiben können.
+      prune_if_dead(it);
+  }
+
+private:
+  mutable std::shared_mutex mutex_{};
+  utils::message_bus &bus_;
+  std::unordered_map<key, std::unique_ptr<cache_entry_base>, key_hash> map_;
+};
+
+// --- Inline Anpassungen: typed prune nach Zugriff (damit wir T haben) ---
+
+// ... existing code ...
+// (Die typed prune wird oben benutzt; wir rufen sie direkt im Codepfad anstelle von prune_if_dead_)
+
+} // namespace matador::object
+#endif //MATADOR_OBJECT_CACHE_HPP

include/matador/object/object_definition.hpp

@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef QUERY_TABLE_DEFINITION_HPP
-#define QUERY_TABLE_DEFINITION_HPP
-
-#include "matador/object/attribute_definition.hpp"
-
-#include <unordered_map>
-
-namespace matador::object {
-
-class object_definition final {
-private:
-  using column_by_index = std::vector<attribute_definition>;
-  using column_index_pair = std::pair<std::reference_wrapper<attribute_definition>, column_by_index::difference_type>;
-  using column_by_name_map = std::unordered_map<std::string, column_index_pair>;
-
-public:
-  using iterator = column_by_index::iterator;
-  using const_iterator = column_by_index::const_iterator;
-
-  object_definition() = default;
-  object_definition(std::initializer_list<attribute_definition> columns);
-  explicit object_definition(const std::vector<attribute_definition> &columns);
-  object_definition(const object_definition &x);
-  object_definition& operator=(const object_definition &x);
-  object_definition(object_definition&&) noexcept = default;
-  object_definition& operator=(object_definition&&) noexcept = default;
-  ~object_definition() = default;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] bool has_primary_key() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] std::optional<attribute_definition> primary_key() const;
-
-  template < typename Type >
-  void append(const std::string &name, long size = -1) {
-    append(make_column<Type>(name, size));
-  }
-  void append(attribute_definition col);
-
-  [[nodiscard]] const std::vector<attribute_definition>& columns() const;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] const attribute_definition& at(const std::string &name) const;
-  [[nodiscard]] const attribute_definition& at(size_t index) const;
-
-  iterator find(const std::string &column_name);
-  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator find(const std::string &column_name) const;
-
-  iterator begin();
-  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator begin() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator cbegin() const;
-
-  iterator end();
-  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator end() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator cend() const;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] size_t size() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool empty() const;
-  void clear();
-
-private:
-  void init();
-  void add_to_map(attribute_definition &col, size_t index);
-
-private:
-  column_by_index columns_;
-  column_by_name_map columns_by_name_;
-
-  int pk_index_{-1};
-};
-
-}
-#endif //QUERY_TABLE_DEFINITION_HPP

include/matador/object/object_generator.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_OBJECT_GENERATOR_HPP
+#define MATADOR_OBJECT_GENERATOR_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/basic_repository.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/object.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/utils/access.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/primary_key_attribute.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+class pk_type_determinator {
+private:
+    pk_type_determinator() = default;
+
+public:
+    template<class Type>
+    static utils::basic_type determine() {
+        pk_type_determinator determinator;
+        Type t;
+
+        access::process(determinator, t);
+        return determinator.type_;
+    }
+
+    template<typename ValueType>
+    void on_primary_key(const char *, ValueType &/*pk*/, const utils::primary_key_attribute& attr) {
+        type_ = utils::data_type_traits<ValueType>::type(attr.size());
+    }
+    static void on_revision(const char * /*id*/, uint64_t &/*rev*/) {}
+    template < class Type >
+    static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, Type &/*x*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+    static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, char * /*x*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+    template<class Pointer>
+    static void on_belongs_to(const char * /*id*/, Pointer &/*x*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+    template<class Pointer>
+    static void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, Pointer &/*x*/, const char * /*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+    template<class ContainerType>
+    static void on_has_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType &, const char *, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+    template<class ContainerType>
+    static void on_has_many_to_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType & /*cont*/, const char * /*join_column*/, const char * /*inverse_join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+    template<class ContainerType>
+    static void on_has_many_to_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType & /*cont*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+
+private:
+    utils::basic_type type_{};
+};
+
+class object_generator {
+private:
+    explicit object_generator(basic_repository& repo, const std::shared_ptr<object> &object);
+
+public:
+    template < class Type >
+    static std::shared_ptr<object> generate(basic_repository &repo, const std::string &name) {
+        return generate(std::make_unique<Type>(), repo, name);
+    }
+
+    template < class Type >
+    static std::shared_ptr<object> generate(std::unique_ptr<Type>&& t,
+                                            basic_repository &repo,
+                                            const std::string &name,
+                                            const std::string &join_column = "",
+                                            const std::string &inverse_join_column = "") {
+        const std::type_index ti(typeid(Type));
+        if (repo.has_object_for_type(ti)) {
+            auto obj = repo.object_for_type(ti);
+            repo.remove_object_for_type(ti);
+            obj->update_name(name);
+            return obj;
+        }
+
+        auto obj = std::make_shared<object>(name);
+        std::ignore = repo.provide_object_in_advance(ti, obj);
+        object_generator gen(repo, obj);
+        access::process(gen, *t);
+        if (!join_column.empty() && !inverse_join_column.empty()) {
+            gen.prepare_relation_table(join_column, inverse_join_column);
+        }
+        return obj;
+    }
+
+    template<typename BaseType>
+    static void on_base(const BaseType&) {}
+    template < class Type >
+    void on_primary_key(const char *, Type &x, const utils::primary_key_attribute& attr);
+    void on_revision(const char *id, uint64_t &rev);
+
+    template<typename Type>
+    void on_attribute(const char *id, Type &x, const utils::field_attributes &attr);
+
+    template<typename Type>
+    void on_attribute(const char *id, std::optional<Type> &x, const utils::field_attributes &attr);
+
+    template<class Pointer>
+    void on_belongs_to(const char *id, Pointer &x, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {
+      on_foreign_key(id, x);
+      create_fk_constraint<typename Pointer::value_type>(id);
+    }
+    template<class Pointer>
+    static void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, Pointer &/*x*/, const char * /*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+
+    template <class Pointer>
+    void on_foreign_key(const char *id, Pointer &/*x*/) {
+        const auto type = pk_type_determinator::determine<typename Pointer::value_type>();
+        auto &ref = object_->attributes_.emplace_back(id, type, utils::constraints::ForeignKey, null_option_type::NotNull);
+        ref.index_ = object_->attributes_.size() - 1;
+        ref.owner_ = object_;
+    }
+    template<class ContainerType>
+    static void on_has_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType &, const char *, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+    template<class ContainerType>
+    static void on_has_many_to_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType & /*cont*/, const char * /*join_column*/, const char * /*inverse_join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+    template<class ContainerType>
+    static void on_has_many_to_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType & /*cont*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+
+private:
+    template<typename ValueType>
+    attribute &emplace_attribute(const char *id, const utils::field_attributes& attr, null_option_type null_option) {
+        auto &ref = object_->attributes_.emplace_back(id, utils::data_type_traits<ValueType>::type(attr.size()), attr, null_option);
+        ref.index_ = object_->attributes_.size() - 1;
+        ref.owner_ = object_;
+        return ref;
+    }
+
+    void create_pk_constraint(const std::string& name) const;
+    template<typename Type>
+    void create_fk_constraint(const std::string& name) const;
+    void create_unique_constraint(const std::string& name) const;
+
+    [[nodiscard]] std::vector<attribute>::iterator find_attribute_by_name(const std::string &name) const;
+
+    void prepare_primary_key(const attribute &ref, utils::identifier &&pk) const;
+    void prepare_relation_table(const std::string &join_column, const std::string &inverse_join_column) const;
+
+    template<typename Type>
+    [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<object> fk_object() const;
+
+    static std::shared_ptr<object> acquire_object(basic_repository &repo, const std::type_index &ti, const std::string& name);
+private:
+    basic_repository &repo_;
+    std::shared_ptr<object> object_;
+};
+
+template<typename ValueType>
+void object_generator::on_primary_key(const char *id, ValueType &x, const utils::primary_key_attribute& attr) {
+    auto cs = utils::constraints::PrimaryKey;
+    if (attr.generator() == utils::generator_type::Identity) {
+        cs |= utils::constraints::Identity;
+    }
+    auto &ref = emplace_attribute<ValueType>(id, { attr.size(), cs }, null_option_type::NotNull);
+    prepare_primary_key(ref, utils::identifier(x));
+}
+
+template<typename Type>
+void object_generator::on_attribute(const char *id, Type &/*x*/, const utils::field_attributes &attr) {
+    std::ignore = emplace_attribute<Type>(id, attr, null_option_type::NotNull);
+}
+
+template<typename Type>
+void object_generator::on_attribute(const char *id, std::optional<Type> & /*x*/, const utils::field_attributes &attr) {
+    std::ignore = emplace_attribute<Type>(id, attr, null_option_type::Nullable);
+}
+
+template<typename Type>
+void object_generator::create_fk_constraint(const std::string& name) const {
+    const auto pk_attr = find_attribute_by_name(name);
+    if (pk_attr == std::end(object_->attributes_)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    const auto obj = fk_object<Type>();
+    restriction pk_constraint(pk_attr->index());
+    pk_constraint.options_ |= utils::constraints::ForeignKey;
+    pk_constraint.owner_ = object_;
+    pk_constraint.reference_ = obj;
+    object_->constraints_.emplace_back(std::move(pk_constraint));
+}
+
+template<typename Type>
+std::shared_ptr<object> object_generator::fk_object() const {
+    const auto ti = std::type_index(typeid(Type));
+    if (const auto result = repo_.basic_info(ti)) {
+        return result->get().object();
+    }
+
+    if (repo_.has_object_for_type(ti)) {
+        return repo_.object_for_type(ti);
+    }
+    const auto obj = repo_.provide_object_in_advance(ti, std::make_shared<object>(""));
+    object_generator gen(repo_, obj);
+    Type t;
+    access::process(gen, t);
+    return obj;
+}
+
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_OBJECT_GENERATOR_HPP

include/matador/object/object_info.hpp

@@ -2,49 +2,57 @@
 #define OBJECT_INFO_HPP
 
 #include "matador/object/basic_object_info.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/object_definition.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/observer.hpp"
+
+#include <functional>
 
 namespace matador::object {
-class schema_node;
+class repository_node;
 
 template<typename Type>
 class object_info final : public basic_object_info {
 public:
   using create_func = std::function<std::unique_ptr<Type>()>;
 
-  object_info(const std::shared_ptr<schema_node>& node,
+  object_info(const repository_node& node,
-              const std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> &ref_column)
+              const std::shared_ptr<class object> &obj,
-  : basic_object_info(node, {}, ref_column, {})
+              std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>>&& observers,
-  , creator_([]{return std::make_unique<Type>(); }){
-  }
-  object_info(const std::shared_ptr<schema_node>& node,
-              utils::identifier &&pk,
-              const std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> &ref_column,
-              object_definition &&definition)
-  : basic_object_info(node, std::move(pk), ref_column, std::move(definition))
-  , creator_([]{return std::make_unique<Type>(); }){
-  }
-  object_info(const std::shared_ptr<schema_node>& node,
-              utils::identifier &&pk,
-              const std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> &ref_column,
-              object_definition &&definition,
               create_func&& creator)
-  : basic_object_info(node, std::move(pk), ref_column, std::move(definition))
+  : basic_object_info(node, obj)
-  , creator_(std::move(creator)){
+  , creator_(std::move(creator))
-  }
+  , observers_(std::move(observers)){}
-  object_info(const std::shared_ptr<schema_node>& node,
+
-              object_definition &&definition,
+  explicit object_info(const repository_node& node)
-              create_func&& creator)
+  : basic_object_info(node, {}) {
-  : basic_object_info(node, std::move(definition))
-  , creator_(std::move(creator)){
   }
 
   const Type &prototype() const { return prototype_; }
   std::unique_ptr<Type> create() const { return creator_(); }
 
+  void on_attach() const override {
+    for (auto &observer : observers_) {
+      observer->on_attach(node_, prototype_);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void on_detach() const override {
+    for (auto &observer : observers_) {
+      observer->on_detach(node_, prototype_);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void register_observer(std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>&& observer) {
+    observers_.push_back(std::move(observer));
+  }
+
+  const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>>& observers() const {
+    return observers_;
+  }
+
 private:
   Type prototype_;
   create_func creator_{[]{ return std::make_unique<Type>(); }};
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>> observers_;
 };
 
 template<typename Type>

include/matador/object/object_proxy.hpp

@@ -1,42 +1,190 @@
 #ifndef OBJECT_PROXY_HPP
 #define OBJECT_PROXY_HPP
 
+#include "matador/object/primary_key_resolver.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/object/object_resolver.hpp"
+
+#include <atomic>
 #include <memory>
+#include <utility>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <mutex>
 
 namespace matador::object {
-
+enum class object_state : uint8_t {
-class basic_object_proxy {
+  Transient,
-public:
+  Persistent,
-    virtual ~basic_object_proxy() = default;
+  Detached,
-
+  Removed
-    [[nodiscard]] virtual void *get() const = 0;
 };
 
 template<class Type>
-class object_proxy : public basic_object_proxy {
+class object_proxy final {
 public:
-    object_proxy() = default;
+  object_proxy() = default;
-    explicit object_proxy(Type* obj)
-    : obj_(obj) {}
-    explicit object_proxy(std::unique_ptr<Type> obj)
-    : obj_(std::move(obj)) {}
 
-    [[nodiscard]] void *get() const override { return static_cast<void*>(obj_.get()); }
+  // Lazy
+  object_proxy(std::weak_ptr<object_resolver<Type>> resolver, utils::identifier id)
+  : resolver_(std::move(resolver))
+  , pk_(std::move(id))
+  , state_(object_state::Persistent) {
+  }
 
-    Type* operator->() const { return obj_.get(); }
+  // Eager
-    Type& operator*() { return *obj_; }
+  object_proxy(std::weak_ptr<object_resolver<Type>> resolver, std::shared_ptr<Type> obj)
-    const Type& operator*() const { return *obj_; }
+  : obj_(std::move(obj))
+  , resolver_(std::move(resolver))
+  , pk_(obj_ ? primary_key_resolver::resolve_object(*obj_).pk : utils::identifier{})
+  , state_(obj_ ? object_state::Persistent : object_state::Detached) {
+  }
 
-    Type* pointer() const { return obj_.get(); }
+  // Transient
+  explicit object_proxy(std::shared_ptr<Type> obj)
+  : obj_(std::move(obj))
+  , pk_(obj_ ? primary_key_resolver::resolve_object(*obj_).pk : utils::identifier{}) {
+  }
 
-    Type& ref() { return *obj_; }
+  void attach(std::shared_ptr<Type> obj) {
-    const Type& ref() const { return *obj_; }
+    std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
 
-    void reset(Type* obj) { obj_.reset(obj); }
+    obj_ = std::move(obj);
+    if (!obj_) {
+      pk_.clear();
+      state_ = object_state::Detached;
+      return;
+    }
 
+    pk_ = primary_key_resolver::resolve_object(*obj_).pk;
+    state_ = object_state::Persistent;
+  }
+
+  void resolver(std::weak_ptr<object_resolver<Type>> resolver) {
+    std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+    resolver_ = std::move(resolver);
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<Type> object() const {
+    return resolve_object();
+  }
+
+  void invalidate() {
+    std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+    obj_.reset();
+    resolver_.reset();
+    state_ = object_state::Detached;
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] void *raw_pointer() const { return static_cast<void *>(pointer()); }
+
+  Type *operator->() {
+    auto *ptr = pointer();
+    if (!ptr) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Cannot dereference empty object proxy");
+    }
+    return ptr;
+  }
+
+  const Type *operator->() const {
+    auto *ptr = pointer();
+    if (!ptr) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Cannot dereference empty object proxy");
+    }
+    return ptr;
+  }
+
+  Type &operator*() {
+    auto *ptr = pointer();
+    if (!ptr) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Cannot dereference empty object proxy");
+    }
+    return *ptr;
+  }
+
+  const Type &operator*() const {
+    auto *ptr = pointer();
+    if (!ptr) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Cannot dereference empty object proxy");
+    }
+    return *ptr;
+  }
+
+  Type *pointer() const {
+    return resolve_object().get();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool empty() const {
+    std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+    return !obj_ && resolver_.expired();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool valid() const { return !empty(); }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool has_primary_key() const {
+    std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+    return !pk_.is_null();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::identifier primary_key() const {
+    std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+    return pk_;
+  }
+
+  void primary_key(const utils::identifier &pk) {
+    std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+    pk_ = pk;
+  }
+
+  bool is_persistent() const { return is_state(object_state::Persistent); }
+  bool is_transient() const { return is_state(object_state::Transient); }
+  bool is_detached() const { return is_state(object_state::Detached); }
+  bool is_removed() const { return is_state(object_state::Removed); }
+
+  bool is_state(const object_state state) const {
+    std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+    return state_ == state;
+  }
+
+  void change_state(const object_state state) {
+    std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+    state_ = state;
+  }
 private:
-    std::unique_ptr<Type> obj_{};
+  std::shared_ptr<Type> resolve_object() const {
-};
+    std::shared_ptr<Type> current;
+    std::shared_ptr<object_resolver<Type>> resolver;
+    utils::identifier pk;
 
+    {
+      std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+      if (obj_) {
+        return obj_;
+      }
+
+      resolver = resolver_.lock();
+      if (!resolver) {
+        return nullptr;
+      }
+
+      pk = pk_;
+    }
+
+    current = resolver->resolve(pk);
+
+    {
+      std::lock_guard lock(mutex_);
+      if (!obj_) {
+        obj_ = std::move(current);
+      }
+      return obj_;
+    }
+  }
+private:
+  mutable std::shared_ptr<Type> obj_{};
+  mutable std::weak_ptr<object_resolver<Type>> resolver_{};
+  utils::identifier pk_{};
+  object_state state_{object_state::Transient};
+  mutable std::mutex mutex_{};
+};
 }
 #endif //OBJECT_PROXY_HPP

include/matador/object/object_ptr.hpp

@@ -4,55 +4,179 @@
 #include "matador/utils/identifier.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/object/object_proxy.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/primary_key_resolver.hpp"
 
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace matador::object {
+struct null_object_ptr_t {
+  constexpr null_object_ptr_t() = default;
+};
+
+inline constexpr null_object_ptr_t nullobj{};
+
 template <typename Type>
 class object_ptr {
 public:
-  object_ptr()
+object_ptr()
-  : ptr_(std::make_shared<object_proxy<Type>>()) {}
+  : proxy_(std::make_shared<object_proxy<Type>>()) {}
-  explicit object_ptr(Type *obj)
-  : ptr_(std::make_shared<object_proxy<Type>>(obj))
-  , pk_(primary_key_resolver::resolve_object(*obj).pk) {}
-  object_ptr(const object_ptr &other) : ptr_(other.ptr_) {}
-  object_ptr(object_ptr &&other) noexcept : ptr_(std::move(other.ptr_)) {}
-  object_ptr &operator=(const object_ptr &other) = default;
-  object_ptr &operator=(object_ptr &&other) = default;
 
-  using value_type = Type;
+  object_ptr(null_object_ptr_t) {}
-  Type* operator->() const { return ptr_->pointer(); }
-  Type& operator*() { return ptr_->ref(); }
-  const Type& operator*() const { return ptr_->ref(); }
 
-  [[nodiscard]] bool empty() const { return ptr_->pointer() == nullptr; }
+  explicit object_ptr(std::shared_ptr<Type> obj)
-  void reset(Type *obj) {
+  : proxy_(std::make_shared<object_proxy<Type>>(std::move(obj))) {}
-    ptr_->reset(obj);
+
-    pk_ = primary_key_resolver::resolve_object(*obj).pk;
+  explicit object_ptr(std::shared_ptr<object_proxy<Type>> obj)
+  : proxy_(std::move(obj)) {}
+
+  object_ptr(const object_ptr &other) = default;
+  object_ptr(object_ptr &&other) noexcept = default;
+  object_ptr& operator=(const object_ptr &other) = default;
+  object_ptr& operator=(object_ptr &&other) noexcept = default;
+
+  object_ptr& operator=(null_object_ptr_t) {
+    proxy_.reset();
+    return *this;
   }
 
-  Type* get() const { return static_cast<Type*>(ptr_->pointer()); }
+  bool operator==(const object_ptr &other) const {
+    if (proxy_ == other.proxy_) {
+      return true;
+    }
 
-  operator bool() { return valid(); }
+    if (!proxy_ || !other.proxy_) {
-  bool valid() { return ptr_ != nullptr; }
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (has_primary_key() && other.has_primary_key()) {
+      return primary_key() == other.primary_key();
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  bool operator==(null_object_ptr_t) const {
+    return empty();
+  }
+
+  bool operator!=(const object_ptr &other) const { return !operator==(other); }
+  bool operator!=(null_object_ptr_t) const { return !empty(); }
+
+  using value_type = Type;
+
+  Type *operator->() const {
+    return checked_get();
+  }
+
+  Type &operator*() {
+    return *checked_get();
+  }
+
+  const Type &operator*() const {
+    return *checked_get();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool empty() const {
+    return proxy_ == nullptr || proxy_->empty();
+  }
+
+  Type *get() const {
+    return proxy_ ? proxy_->pointer() : nullptr;
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<Type> object() const {
+    return proxy_ ? proxy_->object() : nullptr;
+  }
+
+  void reset() {
+    proxy_.reset();
+  }
+
+  void reset(std::shared_ptr<object_proxy<Type>> proxy) {
+    proxy_ = std::move(proxy);
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<object_proxy<Type>> proxy() const {
+    return proxy_;
+  }
+
+  explicit operator bool() const {
+    return valid();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool valid() const {
+    return proxy_ != nullptr && !proxy_->empty();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool has_primary_key() const {
+    return proxy_ != nullptr && proxy_->has_primary_key();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::identifier primary_key() const {
+    return proxy_ ? proxy_->primary_key() : utils::identifier{};
+  }
+
+  void primary_key(const utils::identifier &pk) {
+    ensure_proxy();
+    proxy_->primary_key(pk);
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_persistent() const {
+    return proxy_ != nullptr && proxy_->is_persistent();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_transient() const {
+    return proxy_ != nullptr && proxy_->is_transient();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_detached() const {
+    return proxy_ != nullptr && proxy_->is_detached();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_removed() const {
+    return proxy_ != nullptr && proxy_->is_removed();
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_state(const object_state state) const {
+    return proxy_ != nullptr && proxy_->is_state(state);
+  }
+
+  void change_state(object_state s) const {
+    if (proxy_) {
+      proxy_->change_state(s);
+    }
+  }
 
-  [[nodiscard]] const utils::identifier& primary_key() const { return pk_; }
-  void primary_key(const utils::identifier &pk) { pk_ = pk; }
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<object_proxy<Type>> ptr_{};
+  Type *checked_get() const {
-    utils::identifier pk_;
+    auto *ptr = get();
+    if (!ptr) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Cannot dereference empty object_ptr");
+    }
+    return ptr;
+  }
+
+  void ensure_proxy() {
+    if (!proxy_) {
+      proxy_ = std::make_shared<object_proxy<Type>>();
+    }
+  }
+
+private:
+  std::shared_ptr<object_proxy<Type>> proxy_{};
 };
 
 template<typename>
-struct is_object_ptr : std::false_type
+struct is_object_ptr : std::false_type {
-{};
+};
 
 template<typename Type>
-struct is_object_ptr<object_ptr<Type>> : std::true_type
+struct is_object_ptr<object_ptr<Type> > : std::true_type {
-{};
+};
 
+template<class Type, typename... Args>
+object_ptr<Type> make_object(Args &&... args) {
+  return object_ptr<Type>(std::make_shared<Type>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+}
 }
 
 #endif //OBJECT_PTR_HPP

include/matador/object/object_resolver.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_OBJECT_LOADER_HPP
+#define MATADOR_OBJECT_LOADER_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/abstract_type_resolver.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/abstract_joined_resolver.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace matador::utils {
+class identifier;
+}
+
+namespace matador::object {
+template<typename Type>
+class object_resolver : public abstract_type_resolver {
+public:
+  object_resolver() : abstract_type_resolver(typeid(Type)) {}
+
+  virtual std::shared_ptr<Type> resolve(const utils::identifier& id) = 0;
+};
+template<typename Type>
+class joined_object_resolver : public abstract_joined_resolver, public object_resolver<Type> {
+public:
+  joined_object_resolver(const std::type_index& root_type, const std::string& join_column)
+  : abstract_joined_resolver(root_type, typeid(Type), join_column) {}
+
+  std::shared_ptr<Type> resolve(const utils::identifier& id) override = 0;
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_OBJECT_LOADER_HPP

include/matador/object/object_resolver_factory.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_OBJECT_RESOLVER_FACTORY_HPP
+#define MATADOR_OBJECT_RESOLVER_FACTORY_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/abstract_type_resolver_factory.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/object_resolver.hpp"
+
+namespace matador::object {
+class object_resolver_factory : public abstract_type_resolver_factory {
+public:
+  template<class Type>
+  [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<object_resolver<Type>> resolver() const {
+    const auto res = acquire_object_resolver(std::type_index(typeid(Type)));
+    if (!res) {
+      return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<object_resolver<Type>>(res);
+    }
+
+    return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<object_resolver<Type>>(res);
+  }
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_OBJECT_RESOLVER_FACTORY_HPP

include/matador/object/observer.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_OBSERVER_HPP
+#define MATADOR_OBSERVER_HPP
+
+#include <typeindex>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+class repository_node;
+
+class abstract_observer {
+public:
+  virtual ~abstract_observer() = default;
+
+protected:
+  /**
+   * Constructs a basic_object_store_observer for the
+   * give std::type_index.
+   *
+   * @param ti type index of the observer
+   */
+  explicit abstract_observer(const std::type_index &ti);
+
+public:
+  /**
+ * Return the type index of the observer.
+ *
+ * @return The type index of the observer.
+ */
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::type_index& index() const;
+
+private:
+  std::type_index type_index_;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @class observer
+ * @tparam Type Type of the observer
+ * @brief Base class for typed observer classes
+ *
+ * When interested in observe
+ * - attach (prototype_node)
+ * - detach (prototype_node)
+ * - insert (an object)
+ * - update (an object)
+ * - delete (an object)
+ * actions an observer class instance must be
+ * registered within the repository.
+ * Use this class as a base class for all observer classes.
+ */
+template < class Type >
+class observer : public abstract_observer {
+public:
+  /**
+   * Default constructor
+   */
+  observer() : abstract_observer(std::type_index(typeid(Type))) {}
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Called on repository_node attachment
+   *
+   * When a prototype node is attached to the repository,
+   * this is called after the attaching succeeded.
+   *
+   * @param node The attached repository_node
+   * @param prototype The prototype object of the attached node
+   */
+  virtual void on_attach(const repository_node &node, const Type &prototype) const = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Called on repository_node detached
+   *
+   * When a prototype node is detached from the repository,
+   * this is called before the detaching succeeded.
+   *
+   * @param node The to be detached repository_node
+   * @param prototype The prototype object of the detached node
+   */
+  virtual void on_detach(const repository_node &node, const Type &prototype) const = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Called on object insertion.
+   *
+   * Called when an object is inserted
+   * into the repository.
+   *
+   * @param obj The proxy of the inserted object.
+   */
+  virtual void on_insert(const Type &obj) = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Called on object update.
+   *
+   * Called when an object is updated
+   * in the repository.
+   *
+   * @param obj The proxy of the updated object.
+   */
+  virtual void on_update(const Type &obj) = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Called on object deletion.
+   *
+   * Called when an object is deleted
+   * from the repository.
+   *
+   * @param obj The proxy of the deleted object.
+   */
+  virtual void on_delete(const Type &obj) = 0;
+};
+
+namespace internal {
+template < class Type >
+class null_observer : public observer<Type> {
+public:
+  template < class OtherType >
+  explicit null_observer(const null_observer<OtherType> *) {}
+  void on_attach(const repository_node &, const Type &) const override {}
+  void on_detach(const repository_node &, const Type &) const override {}
+  void on_insert(Type &) override {}
+  void on_update(Type &) override {}
+  void on_delete(Type &) override {}
+};
+}
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_OBSERVER_HPP

include/matador/object/pk_field_locator.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_PK_FIELD_LOCATOR_HPP
+#define MATADOR_PK_FIELD_LOCATOR_HPP
+
+#include "matador/utils/primary_key_attribute.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/field_attributes.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp"
+
+#include <variant>
+#include <array>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace matador::object::detail {
+using uuid16 = std::array<std::uint8_t, 16>;
+using pk_value = std::variant<std::int64_t, std::string, uuid16>;
+
+enum class pk_kind { integer, string, uuid };
+
+struct pk_field_descriptor {
+  std::size_t offset{};
+  pk_kind kind{pk_kind::integer};
+
+  bool (*is_known_at)(const void* obj, std::size_t offset) = nullptr;
+  pk_value (*get_at)(const void* obj, std::size_t offset) = nullptr;
+  void (*set_at)(void* obj, std::size_t offset, const pk_value& v) = nullptr;
+};
+
+template < typename Type >
+struct pk_field_locator {
+  Type *base{nullptr};
+  pk_field_descriptor desc{};
+  bool found{false};
+
+  explicit pk_field_locator (Type &obj)
+  : base(&obj) {}
+
+  template<typename BaseType>
+  static void on_base(const BaseType&) {}
+  template <typename PrimaryKeyType>
+  void on_primary_key(const char *, PrimaryKeyType &pk, const utils::primary_key_attribute & /*attr*/) {
+    // Offset bestimmen
+    const auto* obj_bytes = reinterpret_cast<std::uint8_t*>(base);
+    const auto* pk_bytes = reinterpret_cast<std::uint8_t*>(&pk);
+    desc.offset = static_cast<std::size_t>(pk_bytes - obj_bytes);
+    if constexpr (std::is_integral_v<PrimaryKeyType> || std::is_enum_v<PrimaryKeyType>) {
+      desc.kind = pk_kind::integer;
+
+      desc.is_known_at = [](void *obj, const std::size_t off) -> bool {
+        auto *p = reinterpret_cast<PrimaryKeyType *>(static_cast<std::uint8_t *>(obj) + off);
+        return *p != PrimaryKeyType{};
+      };
+
+      desc.get_at = [](void *obj, const std::size_t off) -> pk_value {
+        auto *p = reinterpret_cast<PrimaryKeyType *>(static_cast<std::uint8_t *>(obj) + off);
+        return static_cast<std::int64_t>(*p);
+      };
+
+      desc.set_at = [](void *obj, const std::size_t off, const pk_value &v) {
+        auto *p = reinterpret_cast<PrimaryKeyType *>(static_cast<std::uint8_t *>(obj) + off);
+        if (auto *i = std::get_if<std::int64_t>(&v)) {
+          *p = static_cast<PrimaryKeyType>(*i);
+        } else {
+          throw std::logic_error("PK type mismatch: expected integer");
+        }
+      };
+    } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<PrimaryKeyType, std::string>) {
+      desc.kind = pk_kind::string;
+
+      desc.is_known_at = [](void *obj, const std::size_t off) -> bool {
+        const auto *p = reinterpret_cast<std::string *>(static_cast<std::uint8_t *>(obj) + off);
+        return !p->empty();
+      };
+
+      desc.get_at = [](void *obj, const std::size_t off) -> pk_value {
+        auto *p = reinterpret_cast<std::string *>(static_cast<std::uint8_t *>(obj) + off);
+        return *p;
+      };
+
+      desc.set_at = [](void *obj, const std::size_t off, const pk_value &v) {
+        auto *p = reinterpret_cast<std::string *>(static_cast<std::uint8_t *>(obj) + off);
+        if (auto *s = std::get_if<std::string>(&v)) {
+          *p = *s;
+        } else {
+          throw std::logic_error("PK type mismatch: expected string");
+        }
+      };
+    } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<PrimaryKeyType, uuid16>) {
+      desc.kind = pk_kind::uuid;
+
+      desc.is_known_at = [](void *obj, const std::size_t off) -> bool {
+        const auto *p = reinterpret_cast<uuid16 *>(static_cast<std::uint8_t *>(obj) + off);
+        // “unknown” = all zeros
+        for (const auto b: *p) {
+          if (b != 0) return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+      };
+
+      desc.get_at = [](void *obj, const std::size_t off) -> pk_value {
+        auto *p = reinterpret_cast<uuid16 *>(static_cast<std::uint8_t *>(obj) + off);
+        return *p;
+      };
+
+      desc.set_at = [](void *obj, const std::size_t off, const pk_value &v) {
+        auto *p = reinterpret_cast<uuid16 *>(static_cast<std::uint8_t *>(obj) + off);
+        if (auto *u = std::get_if<uuid16>(&v)) {
+          *p = *u;
+        } else {
+          throw std::logic_error("PK type mismatch: expected uuid16");
+        }
+      };
+    } else {
+      throw std::logic_error("Unsupported primary key field type");
+    }
+
+    found = true;
+  }
+  static void on_revision(const char *, std::uint64_t &) {}
+  template <typename V>
+  static void on_attribute(const char *, V &, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+  template <typename Pointer>
+  static void on_belongs_to(const char *, Pointer &, const utils::foreign_attributes &) {}
+  template <typename Pointer>
+  static void on_has_one(const char *, Pointer &, const char * /*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &) {}
+  template <typename Container>
+  static void on_has_many(const char *, Container &, const char *, const utils::foreign_attributes &) {}
+  template <typename Container>
+  static void on_has_many_to_many(const char *, Container &, const char *, const char *,const utils::foreign_attributes &) {}
+  template <typename Container>
+  static void on_has_many_to_many(const char *, Container &, const utils::foreign_attributes &) {}
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_PK_FIELD_LOCATOR_HPP

include/matador/object/primary_key_resolver.hpp

@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
 
 #include "matador/utils/access.hpp"
 #include "matador/utils/field_attributes.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp"
 #include "matador/utils/identifier.hpp"
 #include "matador/utils/primary_key_attribute.hpp"
 
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <string>
-#include <type_traits>
 
+namespace matador::utils {
+class foreign_attributes;
+}
 
 namespace matador::object {
 
@@ -42,8 +43,10 @@ public:
     return resolver.resolve(obj);
   }
 
+  template<typename BaseType>
+  static void on_base(const BaseType&) {}
   template < class Type >
-  void on_primary_key(const char *id, Type &pk, const utils::primary_key_attribute& attr = utils::default_pk_attributes) {
+  void on_primary_key(const char *id, Type &pk, const utils::primary_key_attribute& attr) {
     primary_key_info_.pk_column_name = id;
     primary_key_info_.type = utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(attr.size());
     primary_key_info_.pk = pk;
@@ -51,11 +54,11 @@ public:
 
   static void on_revision(const char * /*id*/, uint64_t &/*rev*/) {}
   template<typename Type>
-  static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, Type &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/ = utils::null_attributes) {}
+  static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, Type &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
   template<class Pointer>
   static void on_belongs_to(const char * /*id*/, Pointer &/*val*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
   template<class Pointer>
-  static void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, Pointer &/*val*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+  static void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, Pointer &/*val*/, const char * /*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
   template<class ContainerType>
   static void on_has_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType &/*col*/, const char *, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
   template<class ContainerType>

include/matador/object/relation_completer.hpp

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef RELATION_COMPLETER_HPP
 #define RELATION_COMPLETER_HPP
 
-#include "matador/object/internal/shadow_schema.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/basic_repository.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/foreign_node_completer.hpp"
 #include "matador/object/many_to_many_relation.hpp"
 #include "matador/object/join_columns_collector.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/object_ptr.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/repository_node.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/schema_node.hpp"
 
 #include "matador/logger/log_manager.hpp"
 
@@ -28,20 +28,22 @@ public:
         return finder.found_;
     }
 
+    template<typename BaseType>
+    static void on_base(const BaseType&) {}
     template<class PrimaryKeyType>
-    static void on_primary_key(const char * /*id*/, PrimaryKeyType &/*pk*/, const utils::primary_key_attribute& /*attr*/ = utils::default_pk_attributes) {}
+    static void on_primary_key(const char * /*id*/, PrimaryKeyType &/*pk*/, const utils::primary_key_attribute& /*attr*/) {}
     static void on_revision(const char * /*id*/, uint64_t &/*rev*/) {}
     template<typename AttributeType>
-    static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, AttributeType &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/ = utils::null_attributes) {}
+    static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, AttributeType &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
     template<typename AttributeType>
-    static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, std::optional<AttributeType> &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/ = utils::null_attributes) {}
+    static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, std::optional<AttributeType> &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
 
     template<class ForeignPointerType>
     void on_belongs_to(const char *id, ForeignPointerType &/*obj*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {
         found_ = requested_join_column_ == id;
     }
     template<class ForeignPointerType>
-    static void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, ForeignPointerType &/*obj*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+    static void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, ForeignPointerType &/*obj*/, const char * /*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
 
     template<class CollectionType>
     static void on_has_many(const char * /*id*/, CollectionType &, const char * /*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
@@ -91,33 +93,31 @@ private:
  *      no has_many or belongs_to
  *      invalid relation -> error
  */
-template<typename Type>
+template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
 class relation_completer final {
-private:
-    using node_ptr = std::shared_ptr<schema_node>;
-
 public:
   using endpoint_ptr = std::shared_ptr<relation_endpoint>;
 
-  static void complete(const std::shared_ptr<schema_node> &node) {
+  static void complete(repository_node *node, const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>> &observers) {
-    internal::shadow_schema shadow(node->schema_);
+    relation_completer completer(node->repo_, observers);
-    relation_completer completer(shadow);
 
     completer.complete_node_relations(node);
   }
 
+  template<typename BaseType>
+  static void on_base(const BaseType&) {}
   template<class PrimaryKeyType>
-  static void on_primary_key(const char * /*id*/, PrimaryKeyType &/*pk*/, const utils::primary_key_attribute& /*attr*/ = utils::default_pk_attributes) {}
+  static void on_primary_key(const char * /*id*/, PrimaryKeyType &/*pk*/, const utils::primary_key_attribute& /*attr*/) {}
   static void on_revision(const char * /*id*/, uint64_t &/*rev*/) {}
   template<typename AttributeType>
-  static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, AttributeType &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/ = utils::null_attributes) {}
+  static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, AttributeType &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
   template<typename AttributeType>
-  static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, std::optional<AttributeType> &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/ = utils::null_attributes) {}
+  static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, std::optional<AttributeType> &/*val*/, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
 
   template<class ForeignPointerType>
   void on_belongs_to(const char *id, ForeignPointerType &obj, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr);
   template<class ForeignPointerType>
-  void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, ForeignPointerType &/*obj*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/);
+  void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, ForeignPointerType &/*obj*/, const char * /*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/);
 
   template<class CollectionType>
   void on_has_many(const char *id, CollectionType &, const char *join_column, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr, std::enable_if_t<is_object_ptr<typename CollectionType::value_type>::value> * = nullptr);
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ public:
   void on_has_many_to_many(const char *id, CollectionType &collection, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr);
 
 private:
-  explicit relation_completer(internal::shadow_schema &shadow)
+  explicit relation_completer(basic_repository &repo, const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>>& observers)
-    : schema_(shadow)
+  : repo_(repo)
-    , log_(logger::create_logger("relation_completer")) {
+  , log_(logger::create_logger("relation_completer"))
-  }
+  , observers_(observers) {}
 
-  void complete_node_relations(const std::shared_ptr<schema_node> &node) {
+  void complete_node_relations(repository_node* node) {
       nodes_.push(node);
 
       Type obj;
@@ -143,21 +143,27 @@ private:
       nodes_.pop();
   }
 
+  template<typename NodeType>
+  void attach_relation_node(const std::string &name, const std::string &join_column, const std::string &inverse_join_column);
+
   static void register_relation_endpoints(const endpoint_ptr &endpoint,
                                           const endpoint_ptr &other_endpoint);
   static void link_relation_endpoints(const endpoint_ptr &endpoint,
                                       const endpoint_ptr &other_endpoint);
 
+  [[nodiscard]] repository_node* find_node(const std::type_index &ti) const;
+
 private:
-  std::stack<node_ptr> nodes_;
+  std::stack<repository_node*> nodes_;
-  internal::shadow_schema &schema_;
+  basic_repository &repo_;
   logger::logger log_;
   join_columns_collector join_columns_collector_{};
+  const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>>& observers_;
 };
 
-template<typename Type>
+template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
 template<class CollectionType>
-void relation_completer<Type>::on_has_many(const char *id, CollectionType &,
+void relation_completer<Type, Observers...>::on_has_many(const char *id, CollectionType &,
                                            const char *join_column,
                                            const utils::foreign_attributes &,
                                            std::enable_if_t<is_object_ptr<typename CollectionType::value_type>::value> * /*unused*/) {
@@ -165,132 +171,99 @@ void relation_completer<Type>::on_has_many(const char *id, CollectionType &,
   using value_type = typename CollectionType::value_type::value_type;
   using relation_value_type = many_to_many_relation<Type, value_type>;
 
-    // Check if the object_ptr type is already inserted in the schema (by id)
+  // Check if the object_ptr type is already inserted in the schema (by id)
-    auto result = schema_.find_node(typeid(value_type));
+  const auto foreign_node = find_node(typeid(value_type));
-    if (!result) {
+  if (!foreign_node) {
-        // Todo: throw internal error or attach node
+    // Todo: throw internal error or attach node
-        return;
+    return;
-    }
+  }
-    const auto foreign_node = result.value();
+  // has foreign node corresponding join column (join_column)
-    // has foreign node corresponding join column (join_column)
 
   if (const auto it = foreign_node->info_->find_relation_endpoint(typeid(Type)); it != foreign_node->info().endpoint_end()) {
       // corresponding belongs_to is available and was called (has_many <-> belongs_to)
       // complete the relation
-      const auto local_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::HAS_MANY, foreign_node);
+      const auto local_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::HasMany, *foreign_node);
       nodes_.top()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(typeid(value_type), local_endpoint);
       link_relation_endpoints(local_endpoint, it->second);
   } else if (join_column_finder::has_join_column<value_type>(join_column)) {
       // corresponding belongs_to is available but was not called (has_many <-> belongs_to)
       // prepare the relation
-      const auto local_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::HAS_MANY, foreign_node);
+      const auto local_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::HasMany, *foreign_node);
       nodes_.top()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(typeid(value_type), local_endpoint);
   } else {
-      // A relation table is necessary
+    // A relation table is necessary.
-      // Endpoint was not found.
+    // Endpoint was not found.
-      // Always attach a many-to-many relation type. If later a
+    // Always attach a many-to-many relation type. If later a
-      // belongs-to relation handles this relation, the many-to-many
+    // belongs-to relation handles this relation, the many-to-many
-      // relation is maybe detached.
+    // relation is maybe detached.
-      log_.debug("node '%s' has has many foreign keys '%s' mapped by '%s'", nodes_.top()->name().c_str(), id, join_column);
+    log_.debug("node '%s' has has many foreign keys '%s' mapped by '%s'", nodes_.top()->name().c_str(), id, join_column);
-      result = schema_node::make_relation_node<relation_value_type>(
+    auto node = repository_node::make_node<relation_value_type>(repo_, id, [join_column] {
-        schema_.schema(), id, [join_column] {
+      return std::make_unique<relation_value_type>("id", join_column);
-          return std::make_unique<relation_value_type>("id", join_column);
+    }, {});
-        });
+    const auto result = repo_.attach_node(node.release(), "");
-      if (!result) {
-          // Todo: throw internal error
-          return;
-      }
-      const auto local_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::HAS_MANY, result.value());
-      const auto foreign_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>("id", relation_type::BELONGS_TO, nodes_.top());
-      nodes_.top()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(typeid(value_type), local_endpoint);
-      result.value()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(nodes_.top()->type_index(), foreign_endpoint);
-      link_relation_endpoints(local_endpoint, foreign_endpoint);
-
-      const auto foreign_value_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(join_column, relation_type::BELONGS_TO, foreign_node);
-      result.value()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(typeid(value_type), foreign_value_endpoint);
-  }
-}
-
-template<typename Type>
-template<class CollectionType>
-void relation_completer<Type>::on_has_many(const char *id, CollectionType &, const char *join_column,
-                                           const utils::foreign_attributes &,
-                                           std::enable_if_t<!is_object_ptr<typename CollectionType::value_type>::value>
-                                           * /*unused*/) {
-  using value_type = typename CollectionType::value_type;
-  using relation_value_type = many_to_relation<Type, value_type>;
-
-  const auto result = schema_node::make_relation_node<relation_value_type>(
-    schema_.schema(), id, [join_column] {
-      return std::make_unique<relation_value_type>(join_column, "value");
-    });
-
-  if (!result) {
-    // Todo: throw internal exception
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const auto local_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::HAS_MANY, result.value());
-  const auto foreign_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(join_column, relation_type::BELONGS_TO, nodes_.top());
-
-  nodes_.top()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(typeid(value_type), local_endpoint);
-  result.value()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(nodes_.top()->type_index(), foreign_endpoint);
-  link_relation_endpoints(local_endpoint, foreign_endpoint);
-}
-
-template<typename Type>
-template<class CollectionType>
-void relation_completer<Type>::on_has_many_to_many(const char *id,
-                                                   CollectionType &/*collection*/,
-                                                   const char *join_column,
-                                                   const char *inverse_join_column,
-                                                   const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {
-  using relation_value_type = many_to_many_relation<typename CollectionType::value_type::value_type, Type>;
-  using value_type = typename CollectionType::value_type::value_type;
-
-  // Check if the object_ptr type is already inserted in the schema (by id)
-  auto result = schema_.find_node(typeid(value_type));
-  if (!result) {
-    // Todo: throw internal error or attach node
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const auto foreign_node = result.value();
-  result = schema_.find_node(id);
-  if (!result) {
-    // Relation not found.
-    auto creator = [join_column, inverse_join_column] {
-      return std::make_unique<relation_value_type>(join_column, inverse_join_column);
-    };
-
-    result = schema_node::make_relation_node<relation_value_type>(schema_.schema(), id, std::move(creator));
     if (!result) {
       // Todo: throw internal error
       return;
     }
 
-    auto& node = result.value();
+    auto *attached_node = result.value();
-    const auto local_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::HAS_MANY, node);
+    const auto local_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::HasMany, *attached_node);
-    const auto join_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(join_column, relation_type::BELONGS_TO, nodes_.top());
+    const auto foreign_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>("id", relation_type::BelongsTo, *nodes_.top());
-    const auto inverse_join_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(inverse_join_column, relation_type::BELONGS_TO, foreign_node);
+    nodes_.top()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(typeid(value_type), local_endpoint);
-    const auto foreign_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::HAS_MANY, node);
+    attached_node->info_->register_relation_endpoint(nodes_.top()->type_index(), foreign_endpoint);
-    // register relation endpoint in local node
+    link_relation_endpoints(local_endpoint, foreign_endpoint);
-    nodes_.top()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(typeid(typename CollectionType::value_type::value_type), local_endpoint);
-    // register relation endpoint in foreign node
-    foreign_node->info_->register_relation_endpoint(nodes_.top()->type_index(), foreign_endpoint);
-    // register endpoints in relation node
-    node->info_->register_relation_endpoint(nodes_.top()->type_index(), join_endpoint);
-    node->info_->register_relation_endpoint(typeid(typename CollectionType::value_type::value_type), inverse_join_endpoint);
 
-    // link endpoints
+    const auto foreign_value_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(join_column, relation_type::BelongsTo, *foreign_node);
-    link_relation_endpoints(local_endpoint, join_endpoint);
+    attached_node->info_->register_relation_endpoint(typeid(value_type), foreign_value_endpoint);
-    link_relation_endpoints(foreign_endpoint, inverse_join_endpoint);
   }
 }
 
-template<typename Type>
+template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
 template<class CollectionType>
-void relation_completer<Type>::on_has_many_to_many(const char *id,
+void relation_completer<Type, Observers...>::on_has_many(const char *id, CollectionType &, const char *join_column,
+                                           const utils::foreign_attributes &,
+                                           std::enable_if_t<!is_object_ptr<typename CollectionType::value_type>::value>* /*unused*/) {
+  using value_type = typename CollectionType::value_type;
+  using relation_value_type = many_to_relation<Type, value_type>;
+
+  auto observers = internal::observer_list_copy_creator<Type, relation_value_type, Observers...>::copy_create(observers_);
+
+  auto node = repository_node::make_node<relation_value_type>(repo_, id, [join_column] {
+    return std::make_unique<relation_value_type>(join_column, "value");
+  }, std::move(observers));
+  const auto result = repo_.attach_node(node.release(), "");
+  if (!result) {
+    // Todo: throw internal exception
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto *attached_node = result.value();
+  const auto local_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::HasMany, *attached_node);
+  const auto foreign_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(join_column, relation_type::BelongsTo, *nodes_.top());
+
+  nodes_.top()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(typeid(value_type), local_endpoint);
+  attached_node->info_->register_relation_endpoint(nodes_.top()->type_index(), foreign_endpoint);
+  link_relation_endpoints(local_endpoint, foreign_endpoint);
+}
+
+template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
+template<class CollectionType>
+void relation_completer<Type, Observers...>::on_has_many_to_many(const char *id,
+                                                   CollectionType &/*collection*/,
+                                                   const char *join_column,
+                                                   const char *inverse_join_column,
+                                                   const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {
+  if (!repo_.expecting_relation_node(id)) {
+    repo_.expect_relation_node(id, typeid(typename CollectionType::value_type::value_type));
+  } else {
+    attach_relation_node<typename CollectionType::value_type::value_type>(id, join_column, inverse_join_column);
+    repo_.remove_expected_relation_node(id);
+  }
+}
+
+template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
+template<class CollectionType>
+void relation_completer<Type, Observers...>::on_has_many_to_many(const char *id,
                                                    CollectionType &collection,
                                                    const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {
   const auto join_columns = join_columns_collector_.collect<typename CollectionType::value_type::value_type>();
@@ -302,55 +275,53 @@ void relation_completer<Type>::on_has_many_to_many(const char *id,
     attr);
 }
 
-template<typename Type>
+template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
 template<class ForeignPointerType>
-void relation_completer<Type>::on_has_one(const char *id,
+void relation_completer<Type, Observers...>::on_has_one(const char *id,
                                           ForeignPointerType &/*obj*/,
+                                          const char * /*join_column*/,
                                           const utils::foreign_attributes &/*attr*/) {
   using value_type = typename ForeignPointerType::value_type;
-  const auto ti = std::type_index(typeid(value_type));
+  const auto foreign_node = find_node(typeid(value_type));
-  const auto result = schema_.find_node(ti);
+  if (!foreign_node) {
-  if (!result) {
+    // Todo: throw internal error or attach node
-    // Node was not found
-    // Todo: Throw internal error
     return;
   }
 
   auto local_it = nodes_.top()->info().find_relation_endpoint(typeid(value_type));
   if (local_it == nodes_.top()->info().endpoint_end()) {
-    const auto local_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::HAS_ONE, result.value());
+    const auto local_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::HasOne, *foreign_node);
     local_it = nodes_.top()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(typeid(value_type), local_endpoint);
   }
-  if (const auto foreign_it = result.value()->info().find_relation_endpoint(typeid(Type)); foreign_it != result.value()->info().endpoint_end()) {
+  if (const auto foreign_it = foreign_node->info().find_relation_endpoint(typeid(Type)); foreign_it != foreign_node->info().endpoint_end()) {
     link_relation_endpoints(local_it->second, foreign_it->second);
   }
 
 }
 
-template<typename Type>
+template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
 template<class ForeignPointerType>
-void relation_completer<Type>::on_belongs_to(const char *id,
+void relation_completer<Type, Observers...>::on_belongs_to(const char *id,
                                              ForeignPointerType & /*obj*/,
                                              const utils::foreign_attributes & /*attr*/) {
   using value_type = typename ForeignPointerType::value_type;
   const auto ti = std::type_index(typeid(value_type));
-  auto result = schema_.find_node(ti);
+  const auto foreign_node = find_node(typeid(value_type));
-  if (!result) {
+  if (!foreign_node) {
-    // Type was not found
+    // Todo: throw internal error or attach node
-    // Todo: Throw internal error
     return;
   }
+
   // Type was found
-  const auto &foreign_node = result.value();
   // Check foreign node and relation endpoint
   if (const auto it = foreign_node->info_->find_relation_endpoint(nodes_.top()->type_index()); it != foreign_node->info().endpoint_end()) {
     // Found corresponding relation endpoint in the foreign node
     if (it->second->is_has_one()) {
-        const auto endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::BELONGS_TO, foreign_node);
+        const auto endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::BelongsTo, *foreign_node);
         nodes_.top()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(ti, endpoint);
         link_relation_endpoints(endpoint, it->second);
     } else if (it->second->is_has_many()) {
-        const auto endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::BELONGS_TO, foreign_node);
+        const auto endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::BelongsTo, *foreign_node);
         nodes_.top()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(ti, endpoint);
         link_relation_endpoints(endpoint, it->second);
     } else if (it->second->foreign_endpoint()->node().type_index() == typeid(many_to_many_relation<Type, value_type>)) {
@@ -359,32 +330,97 @@ void relation_completer<Type>::on_belongs_to(const char *id,
       // "belongs_to"-relation the "many_to_many_relation" can be removed
       // (detach), and the endpoints must be adjusted
       const auto foreign_endpoint = it->second->foreign_endpoint();
-      const auto detach_result = schema_.detach_node(foreign_endpoint->node_);
+      const auto detach_result = repo_.detach(foreign_endpoint->node_);
       foreign_endpoint->node_ = foreign_node;
-      // foreign_endpoint->node_ = nodes_.top();
       nodes_.top()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(nodes_.top()->type_index(), foreign_endpoint);
     } else {
       // check type
     }
   } else {
     // Relation node was not found, create only endpoint.
-    const auto endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::BELONGS_TO, foreign_node);
+    const auto endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(id, relation_type::BelongsTo, *foreign_node);
     nodes_.top()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(ti, endpoint);
   }
 }
 
-template<typename Type>
+template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
-void relation_completer<Type>::register_relation_endpoints(const endpoint_ptr &endpoint,
+template<typename NodeType>
+void relation_completer<Type, Observers...>::attach_relation_node(const std::string &name, const std::string &join_column, const std::string &inverse_join_column) {
+  using relation_value_type = many_to_many_relation<Type, NodeType>;
+  using value_type = NodeType;
+
+  // Check if the object_ptr type is already inserted in the schema (by id)
+  const auto foreign_node = find_node(typeid(value_type));
+  if (!foreign_node) {
+    // Todo: throw internal error or attach node
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (const auto it = repo_.find_node(name); it != repo_.end()) {
+    return;
+  }
+  // Relation does not exist. Create it.
+  auto creator = [join_column, inverse_join_column] {
+    return std::make_unique<relation_value_type>(join_column, inverse_join_column);
+  };
+
+  auto observers = internal::observer_list_copy_creator<Type, relation_value_type, Observers...>::copy_create(observers_);
+
+  auto node = repository_node::make_relation_node<relation_value_type>(repo_,
+                                                                       name,
+                                                                       join_column,
+                                                                       inverse_join_column,
+                                                                       std::move(creator),
+                                                                       std::move(observers));
+  auto result = repo_.attach_node(node.release(), "");
+  if (!result) {
+    // Todo: throw internal error
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto *attached_node = result.value();
+  foreign_node_completer<relation_value_type>::complete(result.value(), {});
+
+  const auto local_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(name, relation_type::HasMany, *attached_node);
+  const auto join_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(join_column, relation_type::BelongsTo, *nodes_.top());
+  const auto inverse_join_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(inverse_join_column, relation_type::BelongsTo, *foreign_node);
+  const auto foreign_endpoint = std::make_shared<relation_endpoint>(name, relation_type::HasMany, *attached_node);
+  // register relation endpoint in local node
+  nodes_.top()->info_->register_relation_endpoint(typeid(value_type), local_endpoint);
+  // register relation endpoint in foreign node
+  foreign_node->info_->register_relation_endpoint(nodes_.top()->type_index(), foreign_endpoint);
+  // register endpoints in relation node
+  attached_node->info_->register_relation_endpoint(nodes_.top()->type_index(), join_endpoint);
+  attached_node->info_->register_relation_endpoint(typeid(value_type), inverse_join_endpoint);
+  // link endpoints
+  link_relation_endpoints(local_endpoint, join_endpoint);
+  link_relation_endpoints(foreign_endpoint, inverse_join_endpoint);
+}
+
+template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
+void relation_completer<Type, Observers...>::register_relation_endpoints(const endpoint_ptr &endpoint,
                                                            const endpoint_ptr &other_endpoint) {
-  endpoint->node_->info_->register_relation_endpoint(other_endpoint->node_->type_index(), endpoint);
+  endpoint->node().info_->register_relation_endpoint(other_endpoint->node().type_index(), endpoint);
-  other_endpoint->node_->info_->register_relation_endpoint(endpoint->node_->type_index(), other_endpoint);
+  other_endpoint->node().info_->register_relation_endpoint(endpoint->node().type_index(), other_endpoint);
   link_relation_endpoints(endpoint, other_endpoint);
 }
 
-template<typename Type>
+template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
-void relation_completer<Type>::link_relation_endpoints(const endpoint_ptr &endpoint, const endpoint_ptr &other_endpoint) {
+void relation_completer<Type, Observers...>::link_relation_endpoints(const endpoint_ptr &endpoint, const endpoint_ptr &other_endpoint) {
   endpoint->link_foreign_endpoint(other_endpoint);
   other_endpoint->link_foreign_endpoint(endpoint);
 }
+
+template<typename Type, template <typename> class ... Observers>
+repository_node* relation_completer<Type, Observers...>::find_node(const std::type_index &ti) const {
+  if (const auto it = repo_.find_node(ti); it != repo_.end()) {
+    return it.get();
+  }
+
+  if (!repo_.is_node_announced(ti)) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  return repo_.announce_node(ti);
+}
 }
 #endif //RELATION_COMPLETER_HPP

include/matador/object/relation_endpoint.hpp

@@ -8,30 +8,28 @@
 
 namespace matador::object {
 
-class schema_node;
+class repository_node;
 
 enum class relation_type : uint8_t {
-  BELONGS_TO,
+  BelongsTo,
-  HAS_ONE,
+  HasOne,
-  HAS_MANY
+  HasMany
 };
 
 static const utils::enum_mapper<relation_type> relation_type_enum({
-                                                                    { relation_type::BELONGS_TO, "belongs_to" },
+                                                                    { relation_type::BelongsTo, "belongs_to" },
-                                                                    { relation_type::HAS_ONE, "has_one" },
+                                                                    { relation_type::HasOne, "has_one" },
-                                                                    { relation_type::HAS_MANY, "has_many" },
+                                                                    { relation_type::HasMany, "has_many" },
                                                                   });
 
 class relation_endpoint {
 public:
-  relation_endpoint(std::string field_name, relation_type type, const std::shared_ptr<schema_node>& node);
+  relation_endpoint(std::string field_name, relation_type type, repository_node& node);
 
   [[nodiscard]] std::string field_name() const;
   [[nodiscard]] relation_type type() const;
   [[nodiscard]] std::string type_name() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] const schema_node& node() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const repository_node& node() const;
-
-  std::shared_ptr<schema_node> node_ptr() const;
 
   [[nodiscard]] bool is_has_one() const;
   [[nodiscard]] bool is_has_many() const;
@@ -41,13 +39,15 @@ public:
   void link_foreign_endpoint(const std::shared_ptr<relation_endpoint>& endpoint);
 
 private:
-  template<typename Type>
+  template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
   friend class relation_completer;
+  template<typename Type, template<typename> typename ...Observers>
+  friend class foreign_node_completer;
 
   std::string field_name_;
   relation_type type_;
-  std::shared_ptr<schema_node> node_;
+  repository_node *node_{nullptr};
-  std::shared_ptr<relation_endpoint> foreign_endpoint_;
+  std::weak_ptr<relation_endpoint> foreign_endpoint_;
 };
 
 }

include/matador/object/repository.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#ifndef REPOSITORY_HPP
+#define REPOSITORY_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/basic_repository.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/object/foreign_node_completer.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/observer.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/relation_completer.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/utils/result.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/error.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+class repository : public basic_repository {
+public:
+  using basic_repository::basic_repository;
+
+  template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> attach(const std::string &name, Observers<Type>&&... observers) {
+    return attach_type<Type, Observers...>(name, std::string{}, std::forward<Observers<Type>>(observers)...);
+  }
+
+  template<typename Type, typename SuperType, template<typename> typename... Observers>
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> attach(const std::string &name, Observers<Type>&&... observers) {
+    const auto ti = std::type_index(typeid(SuperType));
+    const auto it = find_node(ti);
+    if (it == end()) {
+      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::NodeNotFound, "Parent node '" + std::string(ti.name()) + "' not found"));
+    }
+
+    return attach_type<Type, Observers...>(name, it->name(), std::forward<Observers<Type>>(observers)...);
+  }
+
+  template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> attach(const std::string &name, const std::string &parent, Observers<Type>&&... observers) {
+    return attach_type<Type, Observers...>(name, parent, std::forward<Observers<Type>>(observers)...);
+  }
+  template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> attach_type(const std::string &name, const std::string &parent, Observers<Type>&&... observers) {
+    if (const auto it = nodes_by_type_.find(typeid(Type)); it == nodes_by_type_.end() ) {
+      std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>> obs;
+      obs.reserve(sizeof...(Observers));
+      (obs.push_back(std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>(new Observers<Type>(std::forward<Observers<Type>>(observers)))), ...);
+      // if the type was not found
+      std::unique_ptr<repository_node> node;
+      if (is_node_announced(typeid(Type))) {
+        node = pop_announce_node(typeid(Type));
+        node->update_name(name);
+      } else {
+        node = repository_node::make_node<Type>(*this, name, []{ return std::make_unique<Type>(); }, std::move(obs));
+      }
+      auto result = attach_node(node.release(), parent);
+      if (!result) {
+          return utils::failure(result.err());
+      }
+
+      repository_node* attached_node = result.value();
+      const auto info = attached_node->template info<Type>();
+      foreign_node_completer<Type, Observers...>::complete(attached_node, info.get().observers());
+      relation_completer<Type, Observers...>::complete(attached_node, info.get().observers());
+    } else if (!has_node(name)) {
+      it->second->update_name(name);
+      nodes_by_name_[name] = it->second;
+      if (const auto i = nodes_by_name_.find(""); i != nodes_by_name_.end()) {
+          nodes_by_name_.erase(i);
+      }
+      const auto info = it->second->info<Type>();
+      relation_completer<Type, Observers...>::complete(it->second, info.get().observers());
+      log_.info("attach: update node name to '%s' (type: %s)", it->second->name().c_str(), it->second->type_index().name());
+    } else {
+      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::NodeAlreadyExists, "Node '" + name + "' already exists"));
+    }
+
+    return utils::ok<void>();
+  }
+
+  template<typename Type>
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<object_info_ref<Type>, utils::error> info() const {
+    const auto it = find_node(std::type_index(typeid(Type)));
+    if (it == end()) {
+      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::NodeNotFound, "Parent node '" + std::string(typeid(Type).name()) + "' not found"));
+    }
+
+    return utils::ok(it->info<Type>());
+  }
+};
+}
+
+#endif //REPOSITORY_HPP

include/matador/object/repository_node.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#ifndef REPOSITORY_NODE_HPP
+#define REPOSITORY_NODE_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/object_generator.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/object_info.hpp"
+#include "matador/object/internal/observer_list_creator.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+
+class basic_object_info;
+class basic_repository;
+
+class repository_node final {
+public:
+  using node_ptr = repository_node*;
+  template< typename Type>
+  using creator_func = std::function<std::unique_ptr<Type>()>;
+
+  template < typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers >
+  static std::unique_ptr<repository_node> make_node(basic_repository& repo,
+                                                    const std::string& name,
+                                                    creator_func<Type> creator,
+                                                    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>>&& observers);
+  template < typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers >
+  static std::unique_ptr<repository_node> make_relation_node(basic_repository& repo,
+                                                             const std::string& name,
+                                                             const std::string& join_column,
+                                                             const std::string& inverse_join_column,
+                                                             creator_func<Type> creator,
+                                                             std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>>&& observers);
+
+  explicit repository_node(basic_repository& repo);
+  repository_node(const repository_node& other) = delete;
+  repository_node(repository_node&& other) = default;
+  repository_node& operator=(const repository_node& other) = delete;
+  repository_node& operator=(repository_node&& other) = delete;
+  ~repository_node() = default;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] std::string name() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] std::type_index type_index() const;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] node_ptr next() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] node_ptr prev() const;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const basic_object_info& info() const;
+
+  void update_name(const std::string& name);
+
+  template <typename Type>
+  [[nodiscard]] object_info_ref<Type> info() const {
+      return std::ref(static_cast<const object_info<Type>&>(*info_));
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const basic_repository& schema() const;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool has_children() const;
+
+  void on_attach() const;
+  void on_detach() const;
+
+private:
+  repository_node(basic_repository& repo, const std::type_index& ti);
+  repository_node(basic_repository& repo, std::string name, const std::type_index& ti);
+
+  void unlink();
+
+private:
+  friend class basic_repository;
+  template<typename Type, template<typename> typename... Observers>
+  friend class relation_completer;
+  template < typename NodeType, template<typename> typename ...Observers >
+  friend class foreign_node_completer;
+  friend class const_repository_node_iterator;
+
+  basic_repository &repo_;
+  std::type_index type_index_;
+  std::unique_ptr<basic_object_info> info_;
+
+  repository_node* parent_{nullptr};
+  repository_node* previous_sibling_{nullptr};
+  repository_node* next_sibling_{nullptr};
+  std::unique_ptr<repository_node> first_child_;
+  std::unique_ptr<repository_node> last_child_;
+
+  std::string name_;
+  size_t depth_{0};
+};
+
+template<typename Type, template <typename> class ... Observers>
+std::unique_ptr<repository_node> repository_node::make_node(basic_repository &repo,
+                                                            const std::string &name,
+                                                            creator_func<Type> creator,
+                                                            std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>> &&observers) {
+  const std::type_index ti(typeid(Type));
+  auto node = std::unique_ptr<repository_node>(new repository_node(repo, name, ti));
+
+  internal::observer_list_creator<Type, Observers...>::create_missing(observers);
+
+  auto obj = object_generator::generate<Type>(creator(), repo, name);
+  node->info_.reset(std::make_unique<object_info<Type>>(
+    *node,
+    obj,
+    std::move(observers),
+    std::forward<creator_func<Type>>(creator)
+  ).release());
+
+  return node;
+}
+
+template<typename Type, template <typename> class ... Observers>
+std::unique_ptr<repository_node> repository_node::make_relation_node(basic_repository &repo,
+                                                                     const std::string &name,
+                                                                     const std::string &join_column,
+                                                                     const std::string &inverse_join_column,
+                                                                     creator_func<Type> creator,
+                                                                     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<observer<Type>>> &&observers) {
+  const std::type_index ti(typeid(Type));
+  auto node = std::unique_ptr<repository_node>(new repository_node(repo, name, ti));
+
+  internal::observer_list_creator<Type, Observers...>::create_missing(observers);
+
+  auto obj = object_generator::generate<Type>(creator(), repo, name, join_column, inverse_join_column);
+  node->info_.reset(std::make_unique<object_info<Type>>(
+    *node,
+    obj,
+    std::move(observers),
+    std::forward<creator_func<Type>>(creator)
+  ).release());
+
+  return node;
+}
+}
+#endif //REPOSITORY_NODE_HPP

include/matador/object/repository_node_iterator.hpp

@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
-#ifndef SCHEMA_NODE_ITERATOR_HPP
+#ifndef REPOSITORY_NODE_ITERATOR_HPP
-#define SCHEMA_NODE_ITERATOR_HPP
+#define REPOSITORY_NODE_ITERATOR_HPP
-
-#include "matador/object/schema_node.hpp"
 
 #include <iterator>
 
 namespace matador::object {
 
-class const_schema_node_iterator {
+class repository_node;
+
+class const_repository_node_iterator {
 public:
   using iterator_category = std::bidirectional_iterator_tag;
   using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
-  using value_type = std::shared_ptr<schema_node>;
+  using value_type = repository_node;
-  using pointer = schema_node*;
+  using pointer = repository_node*;
-  using reference = value_type;
+  using reference = value_type&;
 
   /**
    * Creates an empty iterator
    */
-  const_schema_node_iterator() = default;
+  const_repository_node_iterator() = default;
 
   /**
    * @brief Creates an iterator for a concrete type.
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ public:
    *
    * @param node The schema node of the object
    */
-  explicit const_schema_node_iterator(const value_type& node);
+  explicit const_repository_node_iterator(value_type* node);
 
   /**
    * Copy from a given const_object_view_iterator.
    *
    * @param x The prototype_iterator to copy from.
    */
-  const_schema_node_iterator(const const_schema_node_iterator &x) = default;
+  const_repository_node_iterator(const const_repository_node_iterator &x) = default;
 
   /**
    * Assign from a given prototype_iterator.
@@ -43,59 +43,59 @@ public:
    * @param x The prototype_iterator to assign from.
    * @return The assigned prototype_iterator.
    */
-  const_schema_node_iterator& operator=(const const_schema_node_iterator &x) = default;
+  const_repository_node_iterator& operator=(const const_repository_node_iterator &x) = default;
 
-  ~const_schema_node_iterator() = default;
+  ~const_repository_node_iterator() = default;
 
   /**
-   * @brief Compares this with another iterators.
+   * @brief Compares this with other iterators.
    *
-   * Compares this with another iterators. Returns true
+   * Compares this with other iterators. Returns true
    * if the iterators node prototype_type are the same.
    *
    * @param i The iterator to compare with.
    * @return True if the iterators are the same.
    */
-  bool operator==(const const_schema_node_iterator &i) const;
+  bool operator==(const const_repository_node_iterator &i) const;
 
   /**
-   * @brief Compares this with another iterators.
+   * @brief Compares this with other iterators.
    *
-   * Compares this with another iterators. Returns true
+   * Compares this with other iterators. Returns true
-   * if the iterators node prototype_node are not the same.
+   * if the iterators node prototype_node are different.
    *
    * @param i The iterator to compare with.
-   * @return True if the iterators are not the same.
+   * @return True if the iterators are different.
    */
-  bool operator!=(const const_schema_node_iterator &i) const;
+  bool operator!=(const const_repository_node_iterator &i) const;
 
   /**
-   * Pre increments the iterator
+   * Pre-increments the iterator
    *
    * @return Returns iterators successor.
    */
-  const_schema_node_iterator& operator++();
+  const_repository_node_iterator& operator++();
 
   /**
    * Post increments the iterator
    *
    * @return Returns iterator before incrementing.
    */
-  const_schema_node_iterator operator++( int );
+  const_repository_node_iterator operator++( int );
 
   /**
-   * Pre increments the iterator
+   * Pre-increments the iterator
    *
    * @return Returns iterators predecessor.
    */
-  const_schema_node_iterator& operator--();
+  const_repository_node_iterator& operator--();
 
   /**
    * Post decrements the iterator
    *
    * @return Returns iterator before decrementing.
    */
-  const_schema_node_iterator operator--(int);
+  const_repository_node_iterator operator--(int);
 
   /**
    * Returns the pointer to the node.
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ private:
   void decrement();
 
 private:
-  value_type node_;
+  pointer node_{nullptr};
 };
 
 }
-#endif //SCHEMA_NODE_ITERATOR_HPP
+#endif //REPOSITORY_NODE_ITERATOR_HPP

include/matador/object/restriction.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_RESTRICTION_HPP
+#define MATADOR_RESTRICTION_HPP
+
+#include "matador/utils/constraints.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <ostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <variant>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+
+class attribute;
+class constraint_builder;
+class constraint_generator;
+class object;
+
+class restriction {
+public:
+  explicit restriction(size_t attr_index);
+
+  [[nodiscard]] size_t attribute_index() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] std::string column_name() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::constraints options() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<object> owner() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_primary_key_constraint() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_foreign_key_constraint() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool is_unique_constraint() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] std::string ref_table_name() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] std::string ref_column_name() const;
+  friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const restriction& c);
+
+  [[nodiscard]] std::string type_string() const;
+
+private:
+  friend class constraint_builder;
+  friend class object_generator;
+  friend class object;
+
+  const size_t index_;
+  std::weak_ptr<object> owner_;
+  std::weak_ptr<object> reference_;
+  utils::constraints options_{utils::constraints::None};
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_RESTRICTION_HPP

include/matador/object/schema.hpp

@@ -1,190 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef SCHEMA_HPP
-#define SCHEMA_HPP
-
-#include "matador/logger/log_manager.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/object/error_code.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/foreign_node_completer.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/relation_completer.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/schema_node.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/schema_node_iterator.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/utils/result.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/error.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/logger/logger.hpp"
-
-#include <memory>
-#include <string>
-#include <unordered_set>
-
-namespace matador::object {
-namespace internal {
-class shadow_schema;
-}
-
-utils::error make_error(error_code ec, const std::string &msg);
-
-class schema {
-public:
-  typedef const_schema_node_iterator const_iterator; /**< Shortcut for the list const iterator. */
-
-  using node_ptr = std::shared_ptr<schema_node>;
-
-  /**
-   * Creates an empty schema
-   */
-  explicit schema(std::string name = "");
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> attach(const std::string &name, const std::string &parent = "") {
-      if (const auto it = nodes_by_type_.find(typeid(Type)); it == nodes_by_type_.end() ) {
-          // if the type was not found
-          auto node = schema_node::make_node<Type>(*this, name);
-          if (auto result = attach_node(node, parent); !result) {
-              return utils::failure(result.err());
-          }
-          foreign_node_completer::complete<Type>(node);
-          relation_completer<Type>::complete(node);
-      } else if (!has_node(name)) {
-          it->second->update_name(name);
-          nodes_by_name_[name] = it->second;
-          relation_completer<Type>::complete(it->second);
-          log_.info("attach: update node name to '%s' (type: %s)", it->second->name().c_str(), it->second->type_index().name());
-      } else {
-          // remove_node(  )
-          return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::NodeAlreadyExists, "Node '" + name + "' already exists"));
-      }
-
-    return utils::ok<void>();
-  }
-
-  template<typename Type, typename SuperType>
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> attach(const std::string &name) {
-    const auto ti = std::type_index(typeid(SuperType));
-    auto result = find_node(ti);
-    if (!result) {
-      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::NodeNotFound, "Parent node '" + std::string(ti.name()) + "' not found"));
-    }
-
-    return attach<Type>(name, (*result)->name());
-  }
-
-
-  /**
-   * Detaches a given node from the schema. If the
-   * node is a parent of other nodes, these nodes  are
-   * detached as well.
-   *
-   * @param node Node to detach from schema
-   * @return Result object indicating success or failure
-   */
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> detach(const node_ptr &node);
-
-  /**
-   * Return the first schema node.
-   *
-   * @return The first schema node iterator.
-   */
-  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator begin() const;
-
-  /**
-   * Return the last schema node.
-   *
-   * @return The last schema node iterator.
-   */
-  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator end() const;
-
-  /**
-   * Returns true if the schema contains
-   * no schema nodes.
-   *
-   * @return True if the schema is empty
-   */
-  [[nodiscard]] bool empty() const;
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the current number of the schema node.
-   *
-   * @return Number of schema nodes
-   */
-  [[nodiscard]] size_t size() const;
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the name of the schema.
-   *
-   * @return The name of the schema
-   */
-  [[nodiscard]] std::string name() const;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] bool contains(const std::string &name) const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool contains(const std::type_index &index) const;
-  template < typename Type >
-  [[nodiscard]] bool contains() const {
-    return contains(std::type_index(typeid(Type)));
-  }
-
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<object_info_ref<Type>, utils::error> info() const {
-    auto result = find_node(std::type_index(typeid(Type)));
-    if (!result) {
-      return utils::failure(result.err());
-    }
-
-    return utils::ok(result.value()->info<Type>());
-  }
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<basic_object_info_ref, utils::error> basic_info() const {
-    auto result = find_node(std::type_index(typeid(Type)));
-    if (!result) {
-      return utils::failure(result.err());
-    }
-
-    return utils::ok(basic_object_info_ref{result.value()->info()});
-  }
-
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition>, utils::error> reference_column(
-    const std::type_index &type_index) const;
-
-  void dump(std::ostream &os) const;
-  static void dump(std::ostream &os, const node_ptr& node);
-
-private:
-  using t_node_map = std::unordered_map<std::string, node_ptr>;
-  using t_type_index_node_map = std::unordered_map<std::type_index, node_ptr>;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<node_ptr, utils::error> attach_node(const node_ptr &node, const std::string &parent);
-  // [[nodiscard]] utils::result<node_ptr, utils::error> attach_node(const node_ptr &node, const std::type_index &type_index);
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<node_ptr, utils::error> find_node(const std::string &name) const;
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<node_ptr, utils::error> find_node(const std::type_index &type_index) const;
-  template<typename Type>
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<node_ptr, utils::error> find_node() const {
-    return find_node(std::type_index(typeid(Type)));
-  }
-
-  [[nodiscard]] bool has_node(const std::string &name) const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool has_node(const std::type_index &index) const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool has_node(const node_ptr& node) const;
-
-  static void insert_node(const node_ptr &parent, const node_ptr &child);
-  void remove_node(const node_ptr &node);
-
-private:
-  friend class internal::shadow_schema;
-  friend class schema_node;
-  friend class attribute_definition_generator;
-
-  std::string name_;
-  std::shared_ptr<schema_node> root_;
-
-  t_node_map nodes_by_name_;
-  t_type_index_node_map nodes_by_type_;
-  logger::logger log_;
-
-  std::unordered_map<std::type_index, std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> > missing_references_;
-};
-}
-
-#endif //SCHEMA_HPP

include/matador/object/schema_node.hpp

@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef SCHEMA_NODE_HPP
-#define SCHEMA_NODE_HPP
-
-#include "matador/object/attribute_definition_generator.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/object_info.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/primary_key_resolver.hpp"
-
-#include <memory>
-
-namespace matador::object {
-
-class basic_object_info;
-class schema;
-
-class schema_node final {
-public:
-  using node_ptr = std::shared_ptr<schema_node>;
-
-  template < typename Type >
-  static std::shared_ptr<schema_node> make_node(object::schema& tree, const std::string& name) {
-    auto node = std::shared_ptr<schema_node>(new schema_node(tree, name, typeid(Type)));
-
-    primary_key_resolver resolver;
-    auto pk_info = resolver.resolve<Type>();
-    auto ref_column = determine_reference_column(typeid(Type), name, pk_info, tree);
-    auto info = std::make_unique<object_info<Type>>(
-      node,
-      std::move(pk_info.pk),
-      ref_column,
-      object_definition{attribute_definition_generator::generate<Type>(tree)},
-      []{ return std::make_unique<Type>(); }
-    );
-    node->info_ = std::move(info);
-
-    return node;
-  }
-
-  template < typename Type, typename CreatorFunc >
-  static utils::result<node_ptr, utils::error> make_relation_node(object::schema& tree, const std::string& name, CreatorFunc &&creator) {
-    const auto result = make_and_attach_node(tree, name, typeid(Type));
-    if (!result) {
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    auto obj = creator();
-    auto info = std::make_unique<object_info<Type>>(
-        result.value(),
-        object_definition{attribute_definition_generator::generate(*obj, tree)},
-        std::move(creator)
-    );
-    result.value()->info_ = std::move(info);
-
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  static std::shared_ptr<schema_node> make_null_node(schema& tree);
-
-  schema_node(const schema_node& other) = delete;
-  schema_node(schema_node&& other) = default;
-  schema_node& operator=(const schema_node& other) = delete;
-  schema_node& operator=(schema_node&& other) = delete;
-  ~schema_node() = default;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] std::string name() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] std::type_index type_index() const;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] node_ptr next() const;
-  [[nodiscard]] node_ptr prev() const;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] const basic_object_info& info() const;
-
-  void update_name(const std::string& name);
-
-  template <typename Type>
-  object_info_ref<Type> info() const {
-      return std::ref(static_cast<const object_info<Type>&>(*info_));
-  }
-
-  [[nodiscard]] const object::schema& schema() const;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] bool has_children() const;
-
-private:
-  explicit schema_node(object::schema& tree);
-  schema_node(object::schema& tree, const std::type_index& ti);
-  schema_node(object::schema& tree, std::string name, const std::type_index& ti);
-
-  void unlink();
-
-  static utils::result<node_ptr, utils::error> make_and_attach_node(object::schema& tree, const std::string& name, const std::type_index& ti);
-  static std::shared_ptr<attribute_definition> determine_reference_column(const std::type_index& ti,
-                                                     const std::string& name,
-                                                     const primary_key_info& pk_info,
-                                                     object::schema& tree);
-
-private:
-  friend class schema;
-  template<typename Type>
-  friend class relation_completer;
-  friend class foreign_node_completer;
-  friend class const_schema_node_iterator;
-
-  object::schema &schema_;
-  std::type_index type_index_;
-  std::unique_ptr<basic_object_info> info_;
-
-  std::shared_ptr<schema_node> parent_;
-  std::shared_ptr<schema_node> previous_sibling_;
-  std::shared_ptr<schema_node> next_sibling_;
-  std::shared_ptr<schema_node> first_child_;
-  std::shared_ptr<schema_node> last_child_;
-
-  std::string name_;
-  size_t depth_{0};
-};
-
-}
-#endif //SCHEMA_NODE_HPP

include/matador/orm/error_code.hpp

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef ERROR_CODE_HPP
-#define ERROR_CODE_HPP
-
-#include <cstdint>
-#include <system_error>
-
-namespace matador::orm {
-
-enum class error_code : uint8_t {
-  Ok = 0,
-  NoConnectionAvailable,
-  UnknownType,
-  FailedToBuildQuery,
-  FailedToFindObject
-};
-
-class orm_category_impl final : public std::error_category
-{
-public:
-    [[nodiscard]] const char* name() const noexcept override;
-    [[nodiscard]] std::string message(int ev) const override;
-};
-
-const std::error_category& orm_category();
-std::error_code make_error_code(error_code e);
-std::error_condition make_error_condition(error_code e);
-
-}
-
-template <>
-struct std::is_error_code_enum<matador::orm::error_code> : true_type {};
-
-#endif //ERROR_CODE_HPP

include/matador/orm/query_builder_exception.hpp

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef QUERY_BUILDER_EXCEPTION_HPP
-#define QUERY_BUILDER_EXCEPTION_HPP
-
-#include <cstdint>
-#include <system_error>
-
-namespace matador::orm {
-
-enum class query_build_error : std::uint8_t {
-  Ok = 0,
-  UnknownType,
-  MissingPrimaryKey,
-  UnexpectedError
-};
-
-
-class query_builder_exception final : public std::exception {
-public:
-  explicit query_builder_exception(const query_build_error error) : error_(error) {}
-
-  [[nodiscard]] query_build_error error() const { return error_; }
-
-private:
-  const query_build_error error_;
-};
-
-}
-
-#endif //QUERY_BUILDER_EXCEPTION_HPP

include/matador/orm/session.hpp

@@ -1,180 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef QUERY_SESSION_HPP
-#define QUERY_SESSION_HPP
-
-#include "matador/orm/error_code.hpp"
-#include "matador/orm/session_query_builder.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/query/query.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/sql/column_generator.hpp"
-#include "matador/sql/connection.hpp"
-#include "matador/sql/connection_pool.hpp"
-#include "matador/sql/statement.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/object/object_ptr.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/object_definition.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/schema.hpp"
-
-#include <unordered_map>
-
-namespace matador::orm {
-
-utils::error make_error(error_code ec, const std::string &msg);
-
-class session final {
-public:
-  explicit session(sql::connection_pool &pool);
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> attach(const std::string &table_name) const;
-  template<typename Type, typename SuperType>
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> attach(const std::string &table_name) const;
-
-  utils::result<void, utils::error> create_schema() const;
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  utils::result<object::object_ptr<Type>, utils::error> insert(Type *obj);
-
-  template< class Type, typename... Args >
-  utils::result<object::object_ptr<Type>, utils::error> insert(Args&&... args) {
-    return insert(new Type(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
-  }
-
-  template<typename Type, typename PrimaryKeyType>
-  utils::result<object::object_ptr<Type>, utils::error> find(const PrimaryKeyType &pk) {
-    auto c = pool_.acquire();
-    if (!c.valid()) {
-      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::NoConnectionAvailable, "Failed to acquire connection."));
-    }
-    auto info = schema_->info<Type>();
-    if (!info) {
-      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::UnknownType, "Failed to determine requested type."));
-    }
-
-    session_query_builder eqb(*schema_);
-    auto data = eqb.build<Type>(pk);
-    if (!data.is_ok()) {
-      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::FailedToBuildQuery, "Failed to build query for type " + info->get().name() + "."));
-    }
-
-    auto obj = build_select_query(data.release()).template fetch_one<Type>(*c);
-
-    if (!obj) {
-      return utils::failure(obj.err());
-    }
-    if (!obj->get()) {
-      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::FailedToFindObject, "Failed to find object of type " + info->get().name() + " with primary key " + std::to_string(pk) + "."));
-    }
-    return utils::ok(object::object_ptr<Type>{ obj->release() });
-  }
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  utils::result<sql::query_result<Type>, utils::error> find() {
-    auto c = pool_.acquire();
-    if (!c.valid()) {
-      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::NoConnectionAvailable, "Failed to acquire connection."));
-    }
-    auto info = schema_->info<Type>();
-    if (!info) {
-      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::UnknownType, "Failed to determine requested type."));
-    }
-
-    session_query_builder eqb(*schema_);
-    auto data = eqb.build<Type>();
-    if (!data.is_ok()) {
-      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::FailedToBuildQuery, "Failed to build query for type " + info->get().name() + "."));
-    }
-
-    return build_select_query(data.release()).template fetch_all<Type>(*c);
-  }
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  utils::result<query::query_from_intermediate, utils::error> select() {
-    auto c = pool_.acquire();
-    if (!c.valid()) {
-      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::NoConnectionAvailable, "Failed to acquire connection."));
-    }
-    auto info = schema_->info<Type>();
-    if (!info) {
-      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::UnknownType,  "Failed to determine requested type."));
-    }
-
-    session_query_builder eqb(*schema_);
-    auto data = eqb.build<Type>();
-    if (!data.is_ok()) {
-      return utils::failure(make_error(error_code::FailedToBuildQuery, "Failed to build query for type " + info->get().name() + "."));
-    }
-
-    return utils::ok(build_select_query(data.release()).template fetch_all<Type>(*c));
-  }
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  utils::result<void, utils::error> drop_table();
-  utils::result<void, utils::error> drop_table(const std::string &table_name) const;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<sql::query_result<sql::record>, utils::error> fetch(const sql::query_context &q) const;
-  [[nodiscard]] size_t execute(const std::string &sql) const;
-  [[nodiscard]] sql::statement prepare(const sql::query_context& q) const;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] std::vector<object::attribute_definition> describe_table(const std::string &table_name) const;
-  [[nodiscard]] bool table_exists(const std::string &table_name) const;
-
-  [[nodiscard]] const sql::dialect& dialect() const;
-
-  void dump_schema(std::ostream &os) const;
-
-private:
-  friend class query_select;
-
-  static query::fetchable_query build_select_query(entity_query_data &&data);
-
-private:
-  sql::connection_pool &pool_;
-  const sql::dialect &dialect_;
-
-  std::unique_ptr<object::schema> schema_;
-  mutable std::unordered_map<std::string, object::object_definition> prototypes_;
-};
-
-template<typename Type>
-[[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> session::attach(const std::string &table_name) const {
-  return schema_->attach<Type>(table_name);
-}
-
-template<typename Type, typename SuperType>
-utils::result<void, utils::error> session::attach( const std::string& table_name ) const {
-  return schema_->attach<Type, SuperType>(table_name);
-}
-
-template<typename Type>
-utils::result<object::object_ptr<Type>, utils::error> session::insert(Type *obj)
-{
-  auto c = pool_.acquire();
-  auto info = schema_->info<Type>();
-  if (!info) {
-    return utils::failure(info.err());
-  }
-
-  auto res = query::query::insert()
-    .into(info->get().name(), sql::column_generator::generate<Type>(*schema_, true))
-    .values(*obj)
-    .execute(*c);
-  if (!res) {
-      return utils::failure(res.err());
-  }
-
-  return utils::ok(object::object_ptr{obj});
-}
-
-template<typename Type>
-utils::result<void, utils::error> session::drop_table() {
-  auto info = schema_->info<Type>();
-  if (info) {
-    return drop_table(info->get().name());
-  }
-
-  return utils::failure(info.err());
-}
-
-}
-#endif //QUERY_SESSION_HPP

include/matador/orm/session_insert_builder.hpp

@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef SESSION_INSERT_BUILDER_HPP
-#define SESSION_INSERT_BUILDER_HPP
-
-#include "matador/orm/query_builder_exception.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/query/condition.hpp"
-#include "matador/query/query_intermediates.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/object/schema.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/utils/cascade_type.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/primary_key_attribute.hpp"
-
-namespace matador::orm {
-struct entity_insert_data {
-  sql::table table;
-  std::vector<std::string> columns;
-  std::vector<utils::database_type> values;
-};
-
-enum class insert_build_error : std::uint8_t {
-  Ok = 0,
-  UnknownType,
-  MissingPrimaryKey,
-  UnexpectedError
-};
-
-class insert_builder_exception final : public std::exception {
-public:
-  explicit insert_builder_exception(const insert_build_error error) : error_(error) {
-  }
-
-  [[nodiscard]] insert_build_error error() const { return error_; }
-
-private:
-  const insert_build_error error_;
-};
-
-class session_insert_builder final {
-public:
-  explicit session_insert_builder(const object::schema &scm)
-    : schema_(scm) {
-  }
-
-  template<class EntityType>
-  utils::result<std::vector<entity_insert_data>, insert_build_error> build(const EntityType &obj) {
-    auto info = schema_.info<EntityType>();
-    if (!info) {
-      return utils::failure(insert_build_error::UnknownType);
-    }
-    table_info_stack_.push({info.value()});
-    entity_insert_data_ = {{sql::table{info.value().get().name()}}};
-    // processed_tables_.insert({info->get().name(), entity_insert_data_.root_table});
-    try {
-      access::process(*this, obj);
-
-      return {utils::ok(std::move(entity_insert_data_))};
-    } catch (const insert_builder_exception &ex) {
-      return {utils::failure(ex.error())};
-    } catch (...) {
-      return {utils::failure(insert_build_error::UnexpectedError)};
-    }
-  }
-
-  template<class V>
-  void on_primary_key(const char *id, V &x, const utils::primary_key_attribute& /*attr*/ = utils::default_pk_attributes) {
-    push(id, x);
-  }
-
-  void on_revision(const char *id, unsigned long long &/*rev*/);
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  void on_attribute(const char *id, Type &x, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/ = utils::null_attributes) {
-    push(id, x);
-  }
-
-  template<class Pointer>
-  void on_belongs_to(const char *id, Pointer &obj, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {
-    if (!utils::is_cascade_type_set(attr.cascade(), utils::cascade_type::INSERT)) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-  const auto info = schema_.info<typename Pointer::value_type::value_type>();
-    if (!info) {
-      throw query_builder_exception{query_build_error::UnknownType};
-    }
-  }
-
-  template<class Pointer>
-  void on_has_one(const char *id, Pointer &obj, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {
-    if (!utils::is_cascade_type_set(attr.cascade(), utils::cascade_type::INSERT)) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const auto info = schema_.info<typename Pointer::value_type::value_type>();
-    if (!info) {
-      throw query_builder_exception{query_build_error::UnknownType};
-    }
-
-  }
-
-  template<class ContainerType>
-  void on_has_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType &, const char *join_column,
-                   const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {
-  }
-
-  template<class ContainerType>
-  void on_has_many_to_many(const char *id, ContainerType &/*cont*/, const char *join_column,
-                           const char *inverse_join_column, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {
-  }
-
-  template<class ContainerType>
-  void on_has_many_to_many(const char *id, ContainerType &/*cont*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {
-  }
-
-private:
-  void push(const std::string &column_name, const utils::database_type &value);
-
-private:
-  struct table_info {
-    std::reference_wrapper<const object::basic_object_info> info;
-  };
-
-  std::stack<table_info> table_info_stack_;
-  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<sql::table> > processed_tables_;
-  const object::schema &schema_;
-  std::vector<entity_insert_data> entity_insert_data_;
-};
-}
-
-#endif //SESSION_INSERT_BUILDER_HPP

include/matador/orm/session_query_builder.hpp

@@ -1,287 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef QUERY_ENTITY_QUERY_BUILDER_HPP
-#define QUERY_ENTITY_QUERY_BUILDER_HPP
-
-#include "matador/orm/query_builder_exception.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/query/condition.hpp"
-#include "matador/query/query_intermediates.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/sql/connection.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/object/join_columns_collector.hpp"
-#include "matador/object/schema.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/utils/primary_key_attribute.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/result.hpp"
-#include "matador/utils/value.hpp"
-
-#include <stack>
-#include <unordered_set>
-
-namespace matador::orm {
-
-struct entity_query_data {
-  std::shared_ptr<sql::table> root_table;
-  std::string pk_column_name{};
-  std::vector<sql::column> columns{};
-  std::vector<query::join_data> joins{};
-  std::unique_ptr<query::basic_condition> where_clause{};
-};
-
-class session_query_builder final
-{
-public:
-  explicit session_query_builder(const object::schema &scm)
-  : schema_(scm) {}
-
-  template<class EntityType, typename PrimaryKeyType>
-  utils::result<entity_query_data, query_build_error> build(const PrimaryKeyType &pk) {
-    auto info = schema_.info<EntityType>();
-    if (!info) {
-      return utils::failure(query_build_error::UnknownType);
-    }
-    pk_ = pk;
-    table_info_stack_.push({info.value(), std::make_shared<sql::table>(info.value().get().name(), build_alias('t', ++table_index))});
-    entity_query_data_ = { table_info_stack_.top().table };
-    processed_tables_.insert({info->get().name(), entity_query_data_.root_table});
-    try {
-      access::process(*this, info->get().prototype());
-
-      return {utils::ok(std::move(entity_query_data_))};
-    } catch (const query_builder_exception &ex) {
-      return {utils::failure(ex.error())};
-    } catch (...) {
-      return {utils::failure(query_build_error::UnexpectedError)};
-    }
-  }
-
-  template<class EntityType>
-  utils::result<entity_query_data, query_build_error> build() {
-    const auto info = schema_.info<EntityType>();
-    if (!info) {
-      return utils::failure(query_build_error::UnknownType);
-    }
-    pk_ = nullptr;
-    table_info_stack_.push({info.value(), std::make_shared<sql::table>(info.value().get().name(), build_alias('t', ++table_index))});
-    entity_query_data_ = { table_info_stack_.top().table };
-    processed_tables_.insert({info->get().name(), entity_query_data_.root_table});
-    try {
-      access::process(*this, info->get().prototype());
-
-      return {utils::ok(std::move(entity_query_data_))};
-    } catch (const query_builder_exception &ex) {
-      return {utils::failure(ex.error())};
-    } catch (...) {
-      return {utils::failure(query_build_error::UnexpectedError)};
-    }
-  }
-
-  template < class V >
-  void on_primary_key(const char *id, V &, const utils::primary_key_attribute& /*attr*/ = utils::default_pk_attributes)
-  {
-    push(id);
-    if (!is_root_entity()) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (pk_.is_null()) {
-      entity_query_data_.pk_column_name = id;
-    } else if (pk_.is_integer()) {
-      auto v = *pk_.as<V>();
-      auto c = sql::column{table_info_stack_.top().table, id, ""};
-      auto co = std::make_unique<query::condition<sql::column, V>>(c, query::basic_condition::operand_type::EQUAL, v);
-      entity_query_data_.where_clause = std::move(co);
-      entity_query_data_.pk_column_name = id;
-    } else if (pk_.is_varchar()) {
-      // Todo: handle varchar primary key
-    }
-  }
-
-  void on_revision(const char *id, unsigned long long &/*rev*/);
-
-  template<typename Type>
-  void on_attribute(const char *id, Type &, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/ = utils::null_attributes)
-  {
-    push(id);
-  }
-
-  template<class Pointer>
-  void on_belongs_to(const char *id, Pointer &obj, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr)
-  {
-    on_foreign_object(id, obj, attr);
-  }
-
-  template<class Pointer>
-  void on_has_one(const char *id, Pointer &obj, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr)
-  {
-    on_foreign_object(id, obj, attr);
-  }
-
-  template<class ContainerType>
-  void on_has_many(const char * /*id*/, ContainerType &, const char *join_column, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {
-    if (attr.fetch() == utils::fetch_type::EAGER) {
-      const auto info = schema_.info<typename ContainerType::value_type::value_type>();
-      if (!info) {
-        throw query_builder_exception{query_build_error::UnknownType};
-      }
-
-      auto next = processed_tables_.find(info->get().name());
-      if (next != processed_tables_.end()) {
-        return;
-      }
-      table_info_stack_.push({info.value(), std::make_shared<sql::table>(info->get().name(), build_alias('t', ++table_index))});
-      next = processed_tables_.insert({info->get().name(), table_info_stack_.top().table}).first;
-      typename ContainerType::value_type::value_type obj;
-      access::process(*this , obj);
-      table_info_stack_.pop();
-
-      auto pk = info->get().definition().primary_key();
-      if (!pk) {
-        throw query_builder_exception{query_build_error::MissingPrimaryKey};
-      }
-
-      append_join(
-        sql::column{table_info_stack_.top().table, table_info_stack_.top().info.get().definition().primary_key()->name()},
-        sql::column{next->second, join_column}
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
-  template<class ContainerType>
-  void on_has_many_to_many(const char *id, ContainerType &/*cont*/, const char *join_column, const char *inverse_join_column, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {
-    if (attr.fetch() != utils::fetch_type::EAGER) {
-      return;
-    }
-    const auto info = schema_.info<typename ContainerType::value_type::value_type>();
-    if (!info) {
-      throw query_builder_exception{query_build_error::UnknownType};
-    }
-
-    auto next = processed_tables_.find(info->get().name());
-    if (next != processed_tables_.end()) {
-      return;
-    }
-    auto relation = processed_tables_.find(id);
-    if (relation == processed_tables_.end()) {
-      relation = processed_tables_.insert({id, std::make_shared<sql::table>(id, build_alias('t', ++table_index))}).first;
-    }
-
-    table_info_stack_.push({info.value(), std::make_shared<sql::table>(info->get().name(), build_alias('t', ++table_index))});
-    next = processed_tables_.insert({info->get().name(), table_info_stack_.top().table}).first;
-    typename ContainerType::value_type::value_type obj;
-    access::process(*this , obj);
-    table_info_stack_.pop();
-
-    auto pk = info->get().definition().primary_key();
-    if (!pk) {
-      throw query_builder_exception{query_build_error::MissingPrimaryKey};
-    }
-
-    append_join(
-      sql::column{table_info_stack_.top().table, table_info_stack_.top().info.get().definition().primary_key()->name()},
-      sql::column{relation->second, join_column}
-    );
-    append_join(
-      sql::column{relation->second, inverse_join_column},
-      sql::column{next->second, pk->name()}
-    );
-  }
-
-  template<class ContainerType>
-  void on_has_many_to_many(const char *id, ContainerType &/*cont*/, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {
-    if (attr.fetch() != utils::fetch_type::EAGER) {
-      return;
-    }
-    const auto info = schema_.info<typename ContainerType::value_type::value_type>();
-    if (!info) {
-      throw query_builder_exception{query_build_error::UnknownType};
-    }
-
-    auto next = processed_tables_.find(info->get().name());
-    if (next != processed_tables_.end()) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    auto relation = processed_tables_.find(id);
-    if (relation == processed_tables_.end()) {
-      relation = processed_tables_.insert({id, std::make_shared<sql::table>(id, build_alias('t', ++table_index))}).first;
-    }
-    table_info_stack_.push({info.value(), std::make_shared<sql::table>(info->get().name(), build_alias('t', ++table_index))});
-    next = processed_tables_.insert({info->get().name(), table_info_stack_.top().table}).first;
-    typename ContainerType::value_type::value_type obj;
-    access::process(*this , obj);
-    table_info_stack_.pop();
-
-    auto pk = info->get().definition().primary_key();
-    if (!pk) {
-      throw query_builder_exception{query_build_error::MissingPrimaryKey};
-    }
-
-    const auto join_columns = join_columns_collector_.collect<typename ContainerType::value_type::value_type>();
-
-    append_join(
-      sql::column{table_info_stack_.top().table, table_info_stack_.top().info.get().definition().primary_key()->name()},
-      sql::column{relation->second, join_columns.inverse_join_column}
-    );
-    append_join(
-      sql::column{relation->second, join_columns.join_column},
-      sql::column{next->second, pk->name()}
-    );
-  }
-
-private:
-  template<class Pointer>
-  void on_foreign_object(const char *id, Pointer &, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr);
-  void push(const std::string &column_name);
-  static std::string build_alias(char prefix, unsigned int count);
-  [[nodiscard]] bool is_root_entity() const;
-  void append_join(const sql::column &left, const sql::column &right);
-
-private:
-  utils::value pk_;
-  struct table_info {
-    std::reference_wrapper<const object::basic_object_info> info;
-    std::shared_ptr<sql::table> table;
-  };
-
-  std::stack<table_info> table_info_stack_;
-  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<sql::table>> processed_tables_;
-  const object::schema &schema_;
-  entity_query_data entity_query_data_;
-  unsigned int column_index{0};
-  unsigned int table_index{0};
-  object::join_columns_collector join_columns_collector_;
-};
-
-template<class Pointer>
-void session_query_builder::on_foreign_object(const char *id, Pointer &, const utils::foreign_attributes &attr) {
-  if (attr.fetch() == utils::fetch_type::EAGER) {
-    const auto info = schema_.info<typename Pointer::value_type>();
-    if (!info) {
-      throw query_builder_exception{query_build_error::UnknownType};
-    }
-
-    auto next = processed_tables_.find(info->get().name());
-    if (next != processed_tables_.end()) {
-      return;
-    }
-    table_info_stack_.push({info.value(), std::make_shared<sql::table>(info->get().name(), build_alias('t', ++table_index))});
-    next = processed_tables_.insert({info->get().name(), table_info_stack_.top().table}).first;
-    typename Pointer::value_type obj;
-    access::process(*this, obj);
-    table_info_stack_.pop();
-
-    auto pk = info->get().definition().primary_key();
-    if (!pk) {
-      throw query_builder_exception{query_build_error::MissingPrimaryKey};
-    }
-    append_join(
-      sql::column{table_info_stack_.top().table, id},
-      sql::column{next->second, pk->name()}
-    );
-  } else {
-    push(id);
-  }
-}
-
-}
-#endif //QUERY_ENTITY_QUERY_BUILDER_HPP

include/matador/query/abstract_pk_generator.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_ABSTRACT_PK_GENERATOR_HPP
+#define MATADOR_ABSTRACT_PK_GENERATOR_HPP
+
+#include "matador/utils/error.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/result.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/primary_key_generator_type.hpp"
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace matador::sql {
+class executor;
+}
+namespace matador::query {
+class abstract_pk_generator {
+public:
+  virtual ~abstract_pk_generator() = default;
+  virtual utils::result<int64_t, utils::error> next_id(const sql::executor& exec) = 0;
+  virtual utils::result<int64_t, utils::error> current_id(const sql::executor& exec) = 0;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::generator_type type() const;
+
+protected:
+  explicit abstract_pk_generator(utils::generator_type type);
+
+private:
+  utils::generator_type generator_type_{};
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_ABSTRACT_PK_GENERATOR_HPP

include/matador/query/attribute_string_writer.hpp

@@ -3,17 +3,13 @@
 
 #include "matador/utils/attribute_writer.hpp"
 
-#include <optional>
+#include "matador/sql/interface/connection_impl.hpp"
 
-namespace matador::sql {
+#include <optional>
-class dialect;
-class connection_impl;
-}
 
 namespace matador::query {
 
-class attribute_string_writer final : public utils::attribute_writer
+class attribute_string_writer final : public utils::attribute_writer {
-{
 public:
   attribute_string_writer(const sql::dialect &d, std::optional<std::reference_wrapper<const sql::connection_impl>> conn);
 
@@ -38,13 +34,14 @@ public:
   void write_value(size_t pos, const bool& x) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const float& x) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const double& x) override;
-  void write_value(size_t pos, const time& x) override;
+  void write_value(size_t pos, const utils::date_type_t& x) override;
-  void write_value(size_t pos, const date& x) override;
+  void write_value(size_t pos, const utils::time_type_t& x) override;
+  void write_value(size_t pos, const utils::timestamp_type_t& x) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const char* x) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const char* x, size_t size) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const std::string& x) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const std::string& x, size_t size) override;
-  void write_value(size_t pos, const utils::blob& x) override;
+  void write_value(size_t pos, const utils::blob_type_t& x) override;
   void write_value(size_t pos, const utils::value& x, size_t size) override;
 
 private:

include/matador/query/basic_condition.hpp

@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef QUERY_BASIC_CONDITION_HPP
-#define QUERY_BASIC_CONDITION_HPP
-
-#include "matador/sql/column.hpp"
-
-#include <unordered_map>
-#include <cstdint>
-#include <string>
-
-namespace matador::sql {
-class dialect;
-struct query_context;
-}
-
-namespace matador::query {
-
-class basic_condition
-{
-public:
-  basic_condition() = default;
-  virtual ~basic_condition() = default;
-
-  enum class operand_type : uint8_t
-  {
-    EQUAL = 0,
-    NOT_EQUAL,
-    LESS,
-    LESS_EQUAL,
-    GREATER,
-    GREATER_EQUAL,
-    OR,
-    AND,
-    NOT,
-    IN_LIST,
-    LIKE
-  };
-
-  virtual std::string evaluate(const sql::dialect &dialect, sql::query_context &query) const = 0;
-
-  static std::unordered_map<operand_type, std::string> operands;
-};
-
-class basic_column_condition : public basic_condition
-{
-public:
-  sql::column field_;
-  std::string operand;
-
-  basic_column_condition(sql::column fld, operand_type op);
-};
-
-class basic_in_condition : public basic_condition
-{
-public:
-  sql::column field_;
-
-  explicit basic_in_condition(sql::column fld);
-
-  [[nodiscard]] virtual size_t size() const = 0;
-};
-
-/// @endcond
-
-}
-
-#endif //QUERY_BASIC_CONDITION_HPP

include/matador/query/basic_schema.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_BASIC_SCHEMA_HPP
+#define MATADOR_BASIC_SCHEMA_HPP
+
+#include "matador/object/repository.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/query/abstract_pk_generator.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/table.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/sql/internal/joined_collection_resolver_producer.hpp"
+#include "matador/sql/internal/object_resolver_producer.hpp"
+#include "matador/sql/producer_object_resolver_factory.hpp"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <typeindex>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+namespace matador::sql {
+class connection;
+}
+
+namespace matador::query {
+class schema_node final {
+public:
+  schema_node(class table tab, std::unique_ptr<abstract_pk_generator> &&pk_generator, const object::repository_node& node);
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::string& name() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const class table& table() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] abstract_pk_generator& pk_generator() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const object::repository_node& node() const;
+
+private:
+  class table table_;
+  std::unique_ptr<abstract_pk_generator> pk_generator_;
+  const object::repository_node& node_;
+};
+
+class primary_key_generator_finder final {
+public:
+  template< typename Type >
+  utils::generator_type find(const object::object_info<Type>& info) {
+    generator_type_ = utils::generator_type::Manual;
+
+    access::process(*this, info.prototype());
+
+    return generator_type_;
+  }
+  template<typename BaseType>
+  static void on_base(const BaseType&) {}
+  template<class V>
+  void on_primary_key(const char * /*id*/, V &/*pk*/, const utils::primary_key_attribute &attr) {
+    generator_type_ = attr.generator();
+  }
+  static void on_revision(const char * /*id*/, uint64_t & /*rev*/) {}
+  template<typename T>
+  static void on_attribute(const char * /*id*/, T &, const utils::field_attributes &/*attr*/) {}
+  template<class P>
+  static void on_belongs_to(const char * /*id*/, P &, const utils::foreign_attributes & ) {}
+  template<class P>
+  static void on_has_one(const char * /*id*/, P &, const char * /*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes & ) {}
+  template<class C>
+  static void on_has_many(const char * /*id*/, C &, const char * /*join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes & ) {}
+  template<class C>
+  static void on_has_many_to_many(const char * /*id*/, C &, const char * /*join_column*/, const char * /*inverse_join_column*/, const utils::foreign_attributes & ) {}
+  template<class C>
+  static void on_has_many_to_many(const char * /*id*/, C &, const utils::foreign_attributes & ) {}
+
+private:
+  utils::generator_type generator_type_{};
+};
+
+class basic_schema {
+public:
+  using schema_node_map = std::unordered_map<std::type_index, schema_node>;
+  using iterator = std::unordered_map<std::type_index, schema_node>::iterator;
+  using const_iterator = std::unordered_map<std::type_index, schema_node>::const_iterator;
+
+  basic_schema();
+  explicit basic_schema(const std::string &name);
+
+  [[nodiscard]] std::string name() const;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const object::repository &repo() const;
+  object::repository &repo();
+
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> create(const sql::connection &conn) const;
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::result<void, utils::error> drop(const sql::connection &conn) const;
+
+  iterator begin();
+  iterator end();
+  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator begin() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator end() const;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] size_t size() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] bool empty() const;
+
+  iterator find(const std::type_index& ti);
+  iterator find(const std::string& name);
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator find(const std::type_index& ti) const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const_iterator find(const std::string& name) const;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool contains(const std::type_index &index) const;
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::unordered_map<std::type_index, std::unique_ptr<sql::object_resolver_producer>>& resolver_producers() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::unordered_map<object::collection_composite_key, std::unique_ptr<sql::joined_collection_resolver_producer>, object::collection_composite_key_hash>& collection_resolver_producers() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] const std::unordered_map<object::collection_composite_key, std::unique_ptr<sql::joined_object_resolver_producer>, object::collection_composite_key_hash>& joined_object_resolver_producers() const;
+
+protected:
+  template<typename Type>
+  friend class schema_observer;
+  friend class producer_creator;
+
+  object::repository repo_;
+  std::unordered_map<std::type_index, schema_node> schema_nodes_;
+  std::unordered_map<std::type_index, std::unique_ptr<sql::object_resolver_producer>> resolver_producers_;
+  std::unordered_map<object::collection_composite_key, std::unique_ptr<sql::joined_collection_resolver_producer>, object::collection_composite_key_hash> collection_resolver_producers_;
+  std::unordered_map<object::collection_composite_key, std::unique_ptr<sql::joined_object_resolver_producer>, object::collection_composite_key_hash> joined_object_resolver_producers_;
+};
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_BASIC_SCHEMA_HPP

include/matador/query/builder.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#ifndef MATADOR_BUILDER_HPP
+#define MATADOR_BUILDER_HPP
+
+#include "matador/query/table_column.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/table_constraint.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/table.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/utils/basic_types.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/constraints.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/data_type_traits.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/types.hpp"
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace matador::object {
+class data_type {
+public:
+  explicit data_type(const utils::basic_type type, const size_t size = 0)
+  : type_(type), size_(size) {
+  }
+
+  [[nodiscard]] const utils::basic_type &type() const { return type_; }
+  [[nodiscard]] size_t size() const { return size_; }
+
+private:
+  utils::basic_type type_{};
+  size_t size_{0};
+};
+
+template<typename Type>
+class typed_data_type final : public data_type {
+public:
+  typed_data_type()
+  : data_type(utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type()) {
+  }
+};
+
+template<typename Type>
+class sized_typed_data_type final : public data_type {
+public:
+  explicit sized_typed_data_type(size_t size)
+  : data_type(utils::data_type_traits<Type>::type(size), size) {
+  }
+};
+
+using TinyInt = typed_data_type<int8_t>;
+using SmallInt = typed_data_type<int16_t>;
+using Integer = typed_data_type<int32_t>;
+using BigInt = typed_data_type<int64_t>;
+using TinyIntUnsigned = typed_data_type<uint8_t>;
+using SmallIntUnsigned = typed_data_type<uint16_t>;
+using IntegerUnsigned = typed_data_type<uint32_t>;
+using BigIntUnsigned = typed_data_type<uint64_t>;
+
+using Real = typed_data_type<float>;
+using Double = typed_data_type<double>;
+
+using Text = typed_data_type<std::string>;
+using Boolean = typed_data_type<bool>;
+using Varchar = sized_typed_data_type<std::string>;
+using Blob = sized_typed_data_type<std::vector<std::byte> >;
+
+using Time = typed_data_type<utils::time_type_t>;
+using Date = typed_data_type<utils::date_type_t>;
+using Timestamp = typed_data_type<utils::timestamp_type_t>;
+}
+
+namespace matador::query {
+class column_builder {
+public:
+  explicit column_builder(std::string column_name, utils::basic_type type, size_t size = 0);
+
+  // ReSharper disable once CppNonExplicitConversionOperator
+  operator table_column() const; // NOLINT(*-explicit-constructor)
+
+  column_builder &not_null();
+  column_builder &primary_key();
+  column_builder &unique();
+  column_builder &identity();
+
+private:
+  std::string column_name_;
+  utils::basic_type type_{};
+  utils::constraints constraints_{utils::constraints::NotNull};
+  size_t size_{0};
+};
+
+class table_builder {
+public:
+  explicit table_builder(std::string name);
+
+  // ReSharper disable once CppNonExplicitConversionOperator
+  operator table() const; // NOLINT(*-explicit-constructor)
+
+private:
+  std::string table_name;
+};
+
+class constraint_builder {
+public:
+  constraint_builder &constraint(std::string name);
+  constraint_builder &primary_key(std::string name);
+  constraint_builder &foreign_key(std::string name);
+  constraint_builder &references(std::string table, std::string column);
+
+  // ReSharper disable once CppNonExplicitConversionOperator
+  operator table_constraint() const; // NOLINT(*-explicit-constructor)
+
+private:
+  std::string constraint_name_;
+  std::string column_name_;
+  std::string ref_table_name_;
+  std::string ref_column_name_;
+  utils::constraints type_{};
+};
+
+constraint_builder constraint(std::string name);
+// table_builder table(std::string name);
+column_builder column(std::string name, utils::basic_type type, size_t size = 0);
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_BUILDER_HPP

include/matador/query/condition.hpp

@@ -1,635 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef QUERY_CONDITION_HPP
-#define QUERY_CONDITION_HPP
-
-#include "matador/query/basic_condition.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/sql/dialect.hpp"
-#include "matador/sql/query_context.hpp"
-
-#include "matador/utils/placeholder.hpp"
-
-#include <memory>
-#include <utility>
-
-namespace matador::query {
-
-/**
- * @class condition
- * @brief Represents a sql query condition
- *
- * @tparam L Left hand operator type
- * @tparam R Right hand operator type
- * This class represents a condition part
- * of a sql query or update statement.
- * Each compare method returns a reference to
- * the condition itself. That way one can
- * concatenate conditions together.
- */
-
-/// @cond MATADOR_DEV
-
-template<class L, class R, class Enabled = void>
-class condition;
-
-template<>
-class condition<sql::column, utils::placeholder, std::enable_if_t<true>> final : public basic_column_condition
-{
-public:
-    condition(const sql::column &fld, operand_type op, const utils::placeholder &val);
-
-    utils::placeholder value;
-
-    std::string evaluate(const sql::dialect &d, sql::query_context &query) const override;
-};
-
-template<class T>
-class condition<sql::column, T, std::enable_if_t<
-  std::is_scalar_v<T> &&
-  !std::is_same_v<std::string, T> &&
-  !std::is_same_v<const char*, T>>> final : public basic_column_condition
-{
-public:
-  condition(const sql::column &fld, const operand_type op, T val)
-    : basic_column_condition(fld, op)
-    , value(val)
-  { }
-
-  T value;
-
-  std::string evaluate(const sql::dialect &d, sql::query_context &query) const override
-  {
-    query.bind_vars.emplace_back(field_.name);
-    return d.prepare_condition(field_) + " " + operand + " " + std::to_string(value);
-  }
-};
-
-template<class T>
-class condition<sql::column, T, std::enable_if_t<
-  std::is_same_v<std::string, T> ||
-  std::is_same_v<const char*, T>>>final : public basic_column_condition
-{
-public:
-  condition(const sql::column &fld, const operand_type op, T val)
-    : basic_column_condition(fld, op)
-    ,value(val)
-  { }
-
-  T value;
-
-  std::string evaluate(const sql::dialect &d, sql::query_context &query) const override
-  {
-    query.bind_vars.emplace_back(field_.name);
-    return d.prepare_identifier(field_) + " " + operand + " '" + value + "'";
-  }
-};
-
-template<class T>
-class condition<T, sql::column, std::enable_if_t<
-  std::is_scalar_v<T> &&
-  !std::is_same_v<std::string, T> &&
-  !std::is_same_v<const char*, T>>> final : public basic_column_condition
-{
-public:
-  condition(T val, const operand_type op, const sql::column &fld)
-    : basic_column_condition(fld, op)
-    , value(val)
-  { }
-
-  T value;
-
-  std::string evaluate(const sql::dialect &d, sql::query_context &query) const override
-  {
-    return std::to_string(value) + " " + operand + " " + d.prepare_identifier(field_);
-  }
-};
-
-template<class T>
-class condition<T, sql::column, std::enable_if_t<
-  std::is_same_v<std::string, T> ||
-  std::is_same_v<const char*, T>>> final : public basic_column_condition
-{
-public:
-  condition(T val, const operand_type op, const sql::column &fld)
-    : basic_column_condition(fld, op)
-    , value(val)
-  { }
-
-  T value;
-
-  std::string evaluate(const sql::dialect &d, sql::query_context &query) const override
-  {
-    return "'" + std::to_string(value) + "' " + operand + " " + d.prepare_identifier(field_);
-  }
-};
-
-/// @endcond
-
-/**
- * @brief Condition class representing an IN condition
- *
- * This class represents an query IN condition and evaluates to
- * this condition based on the current database d
- *
- * @code
- * WHERE age IN (29,34,56)
- * @endcode
- */
-template < class V >
-class condition<sql::column, std::initializer_list<V>> final : public basic_in_condition {
-public:
-  /**
-   * @brief Creates an IN condition
-   *
-   * Creates an IN condition for the given sql::column and
-   * the given list of arguments.
-   *
-   * @param col Column for the IN condition
-   * @param args List of arguments
-   */
-  condition(const sql::column &col, const std::initializer_list<V> &args)
-  : basic_in_condition(col), args_(args) {}
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Evaluates the condition
-   *
-   * Evaluates the condition to a part of the
-   * query string based on the given compile type
-   *
-   * @param d The d used to evaluate
-   * @param query Query to evaluate
-   * @return A condition IN part of the query
-   */
-  std::string evaluate(const sql::dialect &d, sql::query_context &query) const override {
-    auto count = size();
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-      query.bind_vars.emplace_back(field_.name);
-    }
-
-    std::string result = d.prepare_identifier(field_) + " IN (";
-    if (args_.size() < 2) {
-      for (const auto &val : args_) {
-        result.append(std::to_string(val));
-      }
-    } else {
-      auto it = args_.begin();
-      result.append(std::to_string(*it++));
-      for(; it != args_.end(); ++it) {
-        result.append(", " + std::to_string(*it));
-      }
-    }
-    result += ")";
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Returns the number of arguments in the list
-   * @return The number of arguments in the list
-   */
-  [[nodiscard]] size_t size() const override {
-    return args_.size();
-  }
-
-private:
-  std::vector<V> args_;
-};
-
-/**
- * @brief Condition class representing an IN condition
- *
- * This class represents a query IN condition and evaluates to
- * this condition based on the current database d
- *
- * @code
- * WHERE age IN (select age_value from table)
- * @endcode
- */
-template <>
-class condition<sql::column, sql::query_context> final : public basic_column_condition
-{
-public:
-  /**
-   * @brief Create a query IN condition
-   *
-   * Create an IN condition where the argument values come from
-   * the given query. To evaluate the query a sql d must be
-   * given.
-   *
-   * @param col Column for the IN condition
-   * @param op Operand of the condition
-   * @param q The query to be evaluated to the IN arguments
-   */
-  condition(sql::column col, operand_type op, sql::query_context &q);
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Evaluates the condition
-   *
-   * Evaluates the condition to a part of the
-   * query string based on the given compile type
-   *
-   * @param d The d used to evaluate
-   * @param query Query to evaluate
-   * @return A condition IN part of the query
-   */
-  std::string evaluate(const sql::dialect &d, sql::query_context &query) const override;
-
-private:
-  sql::query_context &query_;
-};
-
-/**
- * @brief Between condition.
- *
- * The condition represents a between where clause
- * part.
- *
- * @tparam T The type of the boundary values
- */
-template < class T >
-class condition<sql::column, std::pair<T, T>> final : public basic_condition {
-public:
-  /**
-   * @brief Create a new between condition
-   *
-   * @param col The column for the range check
-   * @param range The boundary values defining the range
-   */
-  condition(sql::column col, const std::pair<T, T> &range)
-  : field_(std::move(col)), range_(range) {}
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Evaluates the condition
-   *
-   * Evaluates the condition to a between part
-   * based on the given compile type
-   *
-   * @param d The d used to evaluate
-   * @param query Query to evaluate
-   * @return A condition BETWEEN part of the query
-   */
-  std::string evaluate(const sql::dialect &d, sql::query_context &query) const override {
-    query.bind_vars.emplace_back(field_.name);
-    query.bind_vars.emplace_back(field_.name);
-    return d.prepare_identifier(field_) + " BETWEEN " + std::to_string(range_.first) + " AND " + std::to_string(range_.second);
-  }
-
-private:
-  sql::column field_;
-  std::pair<T, T> range_;
-};
-
-/**
- * @brief Logical binary condition
- *
- * This class represents a logical binary condition
- * - AND
- * - OR
- *
- * @tparam L1 The left hand type of the left operator
- * @tparam R1 The right hand type of the left operator
- * @tparam L2 The left hand type of the right operator
- * @tparam R2 The right hand type of the right operator
- */
-template<class L1, class R1, class L2, class R2>
-class condition<condition<L1, R1>, condition<L2, R2>> final : public basic_condition
-{
-public:
-  /**
-   * @brief Create a binary logical condition
-   * @param l Left hand operator of the condition
-   * @param r right hand operator of the condition
-   * @param op The operand (AND or OR)
-   */
-  condition(condition<L1, R1> &&l, condition<L2, R2> &&r, const operand_type op)
-    : left(std::move(l)), right(std::move(r)), operand(op) { }
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Evaluates the condition
-   *
-   * @param d The d used to evaluate
-   * @param query Query to evaluate
-   * @return The evaluated string based on the compile type
-   */
-  std::string evaluate(const sql::dialect &d, sql::query_context &query) const override
-  {
-    // ensure the numbering order for host vars
-    auto cl = left.evaluate(d, query);
-    auto cr = right.evaluate(d, query);
-    if (operand == operand_type::AND) {
-      return "(" + cl + " " + operands[operand] + " " + cr + ")";
-    } else {
-      return cl + " " + operands[operand] + " " + cr;
-    }
-  }
-
-private:
-  condition<L1, R1> left;
-  condition<L2, R2> right;
-  basic_condition::operand_type operand;
-};
-
-/**
- * @brief Logical unary condition
- *
- * This class represents a logical unary NOT condition
- *
- * @tparam L Left hand type of the condition to be negated
- * @tparam R Right hand type of the condition to be negated
- */
-template<class L, class R>
-class condition<condition<L, R>, void> final : public basic_condition
-{
-public:
-  /**
-   * @brief Create a logical unary condition
-   * @param c The condition to be negated
-   */
-  condition(const condition<L, R> &c) // NOLINT(*-explicit-constructor)
-    : cond(c), operand(operands[operand_type::NOT]) { }
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Evaluates the condition
-   *
-   * @param d The d used to evaluate
-   * @param query The context of the query
-   * @return The evaluated string based on the compile type
-   */
-  std::string evaluate(const sql::dialect &d, sql::query_context &query) const override
-  {
-    return operand + " (" + cond.evaluate(d, query) + ")";
-  }
-
-private:
-  condition<L, R> cond;
-  std::string operand;
-};
-
-template<>
-class condition<sql::column, sql::column> final : public basic_column_condition
-{
-public:
-  condition(const sql::column &a, const operand_type op, sql::column b)
-  : basic_column_condition(a, op)
-  , other_column_(std::move(b)) {}
-  /**
-   * @brief Evaluates the condition
-   *
-   * @param d The d used to evaluate
-   * @param query The context of the query
-   * @return The evaluated string based on the compile type
-   */
-  std::string evaluate(const sql::dialect &d, sql::query_context &query) const override;
-
-private:
-  sql::column other_column_;
-};
-
-/**
- * @file condition.hpp
- * @brief Contains functions to create query conditions
- *
- * This file contains some functions to create
- * query conditions. These functions wrap the
- * constructing of a concrete condition and allows
- * expression like condition programming.
- *
- * @code
- * cond1 == cond2
- * cond1 < cond2
- * cond2 != cond1 && cond3 < cond4
- * @endcode
- */
-
-/**
- * @brief Creates an IN condition for a given column and a list of values
- *
- * @tparam V The type of the list arguments
- * @param col The column to compare
- * @param args The list of values
- * @return The condition object
- */
-template < class V >
-condition<sql::column, std::initializer_list<V>> in(const sql::column &col, std::initializer_list<V> args)
-{
-  return condition<sql::column, std::initializer_list<V>>(col, args);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Creates an IN condition for a given column and a query to be executed
- *
- * @param col The column to compare
- * @param q The query to be executes as sub select
- * @return The condition object
- */
-condition<sql::column, sql::query_context> in(const sql::column &col, sql::query_context &&q);
-
-/**
- * @brief Creates a between condition.
- *
- * Creates a between condition for the given column with
- * the given range consisting of a low and high value
- *
- * @tparam T The type of the column and range
- * @param col The column for the between condition
- * @param low The low value of the range
- * @param high The high value of the range
- * @return The condition object
- */
-template<class T>
-condition<sql::column, std::pair<T, T>> between(const sql::column &col, T low, T high)
-{
-  return condition<sql::column, std::pair<T, T>>(col, std::make_pair(low, high));
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Creates a like condition
- *
- * Creates a like condition for the given column
- * and the given value string.
- *
- * @param col The column for the like condition
- * @param val The value to the like operator
- * @return The like condition object
- */
-condition<sql::column, std::string> like(const sql::column &col, const std::string &val);
-
-/**
- * @brief Condition equality operator for a column and a value
- *
- * Creates a condition object of a column and a value
- * checked on equality.
- *
- * @tparam T The type of the value
- * @param col The column object
- * @param val The value to compare with
- * @return The condition object representing the equality operation
- */
-template<class T>
-condition<sql::column, T> operator==(const sql::column &col, T val)
-{
-  return condition<sql::column, T>(col, basic_condition::operand_type::EQUAL, val);
-}
-
-condition<sql::column, sql::column> operator==(const sql::column &a, const sql::column &b);
-
-/**
- * @brief Condition equality method for a column and a query
- *
- * Creates a condition object of a column and a query
- * checked on equality.
- *
- * @param col The column object
- * @param q The query to compare with
- * @return The condition object representing the equality operation
- */
-condition<sql::column, sql::query_context> equals(const sql::column &col, sql::query_context &q);
-
-/**
- * @brief Condition inequality operator for a column and a value
- *
- * Creates a condition object of a column and a value
- * checked on inequality.
- *
- * @tparam T The type of the value
- * @param col The column object
- * @param val The value to compare with
- * @return The condition object representing the inequality operation
- */
-template<class T>
-condition<sql::column, T> operator!=(const sql::column &col, T val)
-{
-  return condition<sql::column, T>(col, basic_condition::operand_type::NOT_EQUAL, val);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Condition less operator for a column and a value
- *
- * Creates a condition object checking if the value of the given column
- * is less than the given value.
- *
- * @tparam T The type of the value
- * @param col The column object
- * @param val The value to compare with
- * @return The condition object representing the less operation
- */
-template<class T>
-condition<sql::column, T> operator<(const sql::column &col, T val)
-{
-  return condition<sql::column, T>(col, basic_condition::operand_type::LESS, val);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Condition less or equal operator for a column and a value
- *
- * Creates a condition object checking if the value of the given column
- * is less or equal than the given value.
- *
- * @tparam T The type of the value
- * @param col The column object
- * @param val The value to compare with
- * @return The condition object representing the less or equal operation
- */
-template<class T>
-condition<sql::column, T> operator<=(const sql::column &col, T val)
-{
-  return condition<sql::column, T>(col, basic_condition::operand_type::LESS_EQUAL, val);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Condition greater operator for a column and a value
- *
- * Creates a condition object checking if the value of the given column
- * is greater than the given value.
- *
- * @tparam T The type of the value
- * @param col The column object
- * @param val The value to compare with
- * @return The condition object representing the greater operation
- */
-template<class T>
-condition<sql::column, T> operator>(const sql::column &col, T val)
-{
-  return condition<sql::column, T>(col, basic_condition::operand_type::GREATER, val);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Condition greater or equal operator for a column and a value
- *
- * Creates a condition object checking if the value of the given column
- * is greater or equal than the given value.
- *
- * @tparam T The type of the value
- * @param col The column object
- * @param val The value to compare with
- * @return The condition object representing the greater or equal operation
- */
-template<class T>
-condition<sql::column, T> operator>=(const sql::column &col, T val)
-{
-  return condition<sql::column, T>(col, basic_condition::operand_type::GREATER_EQUAL, val);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief AND operation condition consisting of a left and right hand condition
- *
- * @tparam L1 Left hand type of left hand condition
- * @tparam R1 Right hand type of left hand condition
- * @tparam L2 Left hand type of right hand condition
- * @tparam R2 Right hand type of right hand condition
- * @param l Left hand condition
- * @param r Right hand condition
- * @return An condition object representing the AND operation
- */
-template<class L1, class R1, class L2, class R2>
-condition<condition<L1, R1>, condition<L2, R2>> operator&&(condition<L1, R1> l, condition<L2, R2> r)
-{
-  return condition<condition<L1, R1>, condition<L2, R2>>(std::move(l), std::move(r), basic_condition::operand_type::AND);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief OR operation condition consisting of a left and right hand condition
- *
- * @tparam L1 Left hand type of left hand condition
- * @tparam R1 Right hand type of left hand condition
- * @tparam L2 Left hand type of right hand condition
- * @tparam R2 Right hand type of right hand condition
- * @param l Left hand condition
- * @param r Right hand condition
- * @return An condition object representing the OR operation
- */
-template<class L1, class R1, class L2, class R2>
-condition<condition<L1, R1>, condition<L2, R2>> operator||(condition<L1, R1> l, condition<L2, R2> r)
-{
-  return condition<condition<L1, R1>, condition<L2, R2>>(std::move(l), std::move(r), basic_condition::operand_type::OR);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Negates a given condition.
- *
- * @tparam L The left hand type of the condition
- * @tparam R The right hand type of the condition
- * @param c The condition to negated
- * @return An condition object representing the NOT operation
- */
-template<class L, class R>
-condition<condition<L, R>, void> operator!(condition<L, R> c)
-{
-  return condition<condition<L, R>, void>(std::move(c));
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Creates a unique condition from a given condition object
- *
- * @tparam L The left hand type of the condition
- * @tparam R The right hand type of the condition
- * @param cond The condition to be copied
- * @return A unique condition pointer representing the given condition
- */
-template<class L, class R>
-std::unique_ptr<basic_condition> make_condition(const condition<L, R> &cond)
-{
-  return std::make_unique<condition<L, R>>(cond);
-}
-
-}
-
-#endif //QUERY_CONDITION_HPP

include/matador/query/criteria.hpp

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+#ifndef CRITERIA_CRITERIA_HPP
+#define CRITERIA_CRITERIA_HPP
+
+#include "matador/query/criteria/between_criteria.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/criteria/binary_criteria.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/criteria/check_null_criteria.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/criteria/collection_criteria.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/criteria/like_criteria.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/criteria/logical_criteria.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/criteria/not_criteria.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/query/criteria/criteria_operators.hpp"
+
+#endif //CRITERIA_CRITERIA_HPP

include/matador/query/criteria/abstract_column_criteria.hpp

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+#ifndef MATADOR_ABSTRACT_COLUMN_CRITERIA_HPP
+#define MATADOR_ABSTRACT_COLUMN_CRITERIA_HPP
+
+#include "matador/query/criteria/abstract_criteria.hpp"
+
+#include "matador/query/table_column.hpp"
+
+namespace matador::query {
+
+class abstract_column_criteria : public abstract_criteria {
+public:
+    abstract_column_criteria() = delete;
+    explicit abstract_column_criteria(const table_column& col);
+
+    [[nodiscard]] const table_column& col() const;
+
+protected:
+    table_column column_;
+};
+
+}
+#endif //MATADOR_ABSTRACT_COLUMN_CRITERIA_HPP

include/matador/query/criteria/abstract_criteria.hpp

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+#ifndef CRITERIA_CRITERIA_NODE_HPP
+#define CRITERIA_CRITERIA_NODE_HPP
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace matador::query {
+
+class criteria_visitor;
+
+class abstract_criteria {
+public:
+    virtual ~abstract_criteria() = default;
+
+    virtual void accept(criteria_visitor& visitor) const = 0;
+};
+
+using criteria_ptr = std::unique_ptr<abstract_criteria>;
+
+}
+#endif //CRITERIA_CRITERIA_NODE_HPP

include/matador/query/criteria/between_criteria.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef CRITERIA_BETWEEN_CRITERIA_NODE_HPP
+#define CRITERIA_BETWEEN_CRITERIA_NODE_HPP
+
+#include "matador/query/criteria/abstract_column_criteria.hpp"
+#include "matador/query/criteria/criteria_utils.hpp"
+
+namespace matador::query {
+
+class between_criteria final : public abstract_column_criteria {
+public:
+    between_criteria() = delete;
+    between_criteria(const table_column& col, int64_t min, int64_t max);
+    between_criteria(const table_column& col, utils::placeholder min, utils::placeholder max);
+
+    void accept(criteria_visitor& visitor) const override;
+
+    [[nodiscard]] const criteria_value &minimum() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] const criteria_value &maximum() const;
+
+private:
+    criteria_value min_;
+    criteria_value max_;
+};
+}
+#endif //CRITERIA_BETWEEN_CRITERIA_NODE_HPP