Method and system for java program storing database object entries in an intermediate form between textual form and an object-oriented form

摘要

A method and system for providing an intelligent intermediate form of an object-oriented database. The intermediate form is derived from a grammatical form of an object-oriented database through the process of compilation. The grammatical form is a persistent form of an object-oriented database expressed in a human-readable and human-editable textual form according to a grammar. The intermediate form comprises an array of intelligent entry objects which encapsulate data with methods for manipulating that data. The methods include creating a database entry, creating a property associated with an entry, creating an attribute associated with an entry or property, querying the last entry, property, or attribute created, and finalizing entry storage. The intermediate form lacks the infrastructure of the database, but the intermediate form can be used to populate the object-oriented database with entries. The object-oriented database is an object-oriented configuration database which stores configuration parameters pertaining to the software and hardware of a computer system, such as application programs, device drivers, system services, and other components. The object-oriented database is platform-independent and is therefore configured to be hosted on several different operating systems and computing platforms.