[ZODB-Dev] basic operational documents?

[Chris McDonough]

Hi David,

Probably the best architectural overview of ZODB is from the output of a
UML tool at http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Developer/Models/ZODB . 
It is a bit hard to track in this form, but it does provide a few gems
if you poke around a bit.  This document reflects ZODB3, not ZODB4 and
is not completely up-to-date (it was written in 1999).  That said, the
underpinnings of the architecture haven't changed that much.  The ZODB
wiki at http://www.zope.org//Wikis/ZODB/FrontPage is the place to go for
the most up-to-date development information.  

A few sources of introductory narrative documentation about using ZODB
exist at:

http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Articles/ZODB1
http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Articles/ZODB2
http://www.zope.org/Members/michel/HowTos/ZODB-How-To
http://www.zope.org/Members/mcdonc/HowTos/transaction
http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZDG/current/Persistence.stx
http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook/current/ZEO.stx

HTH,

- C


On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 20:26, David McCusker wrote:
> Hi, I'm trying to learn all about ZODB for use inside the Chandler
> project at http://www.osafoundation.org/, where I'll be focusing on
> the storage issues in the project.
> 
> I've started reading the source code to ZODB4, and I would very
> much appreciate pointers to documentation on how it is supposed to
> operate, which I'm sure exist and probably right in front of me if
> I would only open my eyes and look in the right place.
> 
> What's the best canonical online documentation I can find on ZODB?
> 
> I'd most appreciate a range of materials from high level overview
> to detailed explanations.  The former is good for high level
> architecture, and the latter is useful for reading the source code
> in detail.
> 
> I assume if I read docs in the right order I'll make faster progress
> than blundering around at random.
> 
> If my request is stupid, please be sure to let me know, since the
> explanation will also probably educate me.
> 
> David McCusker
> 
> 
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