Sql Storage

The default storage provider uses the file system to store .journal and .snapshot files. Release 0.5.0 introduced support for alternative storage provider modules. The sql storage module is a available as a separate download.

Using Sql Storage allows you to benefit from all the reliability and maintainability features of an RDBMS. Also, the journal can be examined/manipulated using regular SQL. The provider creates a single table named CommandJournal with the following columns:

Name	Description
Id	The unique sequential id of the command
CommandName	The type name of the command executed
Created	The point in time when the command was executed
Entry	The serialized `JournalEntry<Command>` object

Supported SQL databases

Release 0.1.0 was tested on Sql Server 2008 R2 developer edition and should work with 2005, 2008, 2012 and SqlCE.

Configuring SqlStorage

Add OrigoDb.Modules.SqlStorage to your project. Grab it on the downloads page or using nuget.
Add a connectionstring to your app config file pointing to an existing database

<connectionStrings>
  <add name="connectionName"
    connectionString="Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=freedb;Integrated Security=True"
    providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
</connectionStrings>

Pass an instance of SqlEngineConfiguration when creating or loading your database

var config = new SqlEngineConfiguration("connectionName");
config.SnapshotLocation = @"c:\\temp";
var engine = Engine.LoadOrCreate<MyModel>(config);

Alternatively, you can set Location to a connection string directly. If so, you must also set the LocationType and ProviderName properties:

var config = new SqlEngineConfiguration();
config.Location = "Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=freedb;Integrated Security=True";
config.LocationType = LocationType.ConnectionString;
config.ProviderName = "System.Data.SqlClient";
config.SnapshotLocation = @"c:\\temp";
var engine = Engine.LoadOrCreate<MyModel>(config);

Converting existing journal

Use the StorageUtility to copy an existing journal from file to sql or sql to file.