Domain Model for GNUCash

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

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Mike King <mikeking at mikekingcourses.com> writes:

> Hi Derek,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> If there is no domain model as such, then I would create an entity model. The
> only difference is that one uses entities instead of classes. All other
> structure is the same.
>
> Once such a model is created to represent all the persistent data, one can
> infer the required programatic behaviour in great detail, without seeing the
> programs, and one can also forward engineer a relational db design from it.

No need to forward-engineer it; there's already a relational db
design in trunk as part of the DBI backend work already in SVN.

> I use this approach as an essential base even if programming in COBOL, or
> assembler, or Lisp etc

COBOL?   Ewww!

> i.e. whatever programming language one uses, the logic of the program will be
> largely constrained by the data structures and it therefore helps to know
> these.
>
> So thanks for your comment. If I replace domain model by entity model, does
> this trigger any ideas?

Nope.  We have no graphical represenation of the data object
relationships.  At least none that I know of offhand.

> I have just had a look at the CASE tool (Enterprise Architect) that I am
> using, and it supports the reverse engineering from C to UML class diagrams,
> so I shall try to download the C source code and create the model from tlhat.
> Can I find the C source on subversion?

You're certainly welcome to do so.

> Hope it works.

-derek

> Regards,
> Mike King
>
>>> hi,
>
>>> Mike King <mikeking at mikekingcourses.com> ; writes:
>
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > Regarding missing documentation, I was not able to find a domain
>>> model
>>> > (class diagram) and have been trying to reverse engineer a diagram
>>> from
>>> > the design document.
>>> > I attach a zip file containing my incomplete (and probably wrong)
>>> > model.
>
>>> GnuCash is written in C. It has no classes per se.
>
>>> > Could someone point me to a gnucash domain model that I can download?
>>> > If not, could you confirm that I am on the right track and you would
>>> be
>>> > welcome to add my model to the documentation.
>
>>> There is no such diagram that I know of.
>
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Mike King
>
>>> -derek
>
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