Netbeans

Database Roundtrip Engeneering with Jeddit

Unfortunately there is no (free) database plugin for roundtrip engeneering in Eclipse. But within Netbeans there exists such a tool: Jeddit.

• Requires Java > 1.8
• https://jeddict.github.io/page.html?l=tutorial/QuickStart

You will be given a visual database editor which a lot of possibilities of various database types. But most important: the tool allows you to generate entity classes with all getter an setter methods, the persitance xml. But the best is: you can alter your (visual) database model, work with stored procedures and a lot more e.g. a simple MVC Web App support or a concept to build " Dockerize Java EE Application". Try it out.

Advantage: manually altered or added source code to the entity classes will not be touched upon a new export of the db ui model! This is no complete reverse engeneering, where a reinport of source code into the model would be possible - but you really won't need this.

I am combining Eclipse (Java) and Netbeans with Jeddit (DB design and maintaining) sharing the same project.

Tips

• Create Get-Setters: simply press Alt+Insert somewhere in the code.