Minor Description
I've a small problem with the copy() and copyInto() methods in the generated Torque objects. I've tables with dependencies from other tables (for example a table "login" which has a foreign key to a table "address"). I want to use the BaseAddress.copy() method to copy the address object and save it. If I use this method, it also loads and copies internally all logins which are linked to the source address to the new address. So, it makes a deep copy.
If the object "Address" has many hundreds related objects of "Login" this deep copy makes a lot that is sometimes not necessary. So, it's better to let the user/programmer decide if there program should do a deep copy or not.
The best way would be, that there is a copy(boolean) method that should be added during BaseAddress generation. I think, it's not very complicated to add this "feature". Here is my proposal:
1. add in Object.vm a new boolean parameter to copy() like this
public $table.JavaName copy(boolean deepcopy) throws TorqueException
{
return copyInto(new ${table.JavaName}(),deepcopy);
}
2. create two new downwards compatible methods copy() and copyInto()
public $table.JavaName copy() throws TorqueException
protected $table.JavaName copyInto($table.JavaName copyObj) throws TorqueException
{ return copyInto(copyObject, true); }3. add a new parameter deepcopy to the old copyInto() method and check that variable before making the
deepcopy. I think, it's not necessary to submit that value recursivly to the referers.
protected $table.JavaName copyInto($table.JavaName copyObj, boolean) throws TorqueException
{
....
#if ($complexObjectModel)
if (deepcopy)
#end
}
Maybe I can create a patch for you.