[CAY-2833] Unify code related to the Cayenne model paths processing

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 5.0-M1
• Component/s: Core Library
• Assignee: Nikita Timofeev
• Reporter: Nikita Timofeev
• Created: 15/Dec/23 11:57
• Updated: 03/May/24 12:44
• Resolved: 03/May/24 12:44

Description

Main idea of this task is to unify and possibly optimize all path-related logic in the Cayenne core.

Over the years we got many places in the code that are working with paths and often it's just some sort of in-place solutions. So we definitely can do much better.
The first idea is to introduce CayennePath object and try to use it instead of a plain String that is parsed and/or concatenated many times.

Ultimate goal is to use this object everywhere in the Core, including:

• expression API
• property API
• query translators

Issue Links

• links to: PR draft