#1272 - ENH: Add built in support for Joda Period

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/type/DefaultTypeManager.java

@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ public final class DefaultTypeManager implements TypeManager {
       typeMap.put(DateTime.class, new ScalarTypeJodaDateTime(mode));
       typeMap.put(LocalDate.class, new ScalarTypeJodaLocalDate());
       typeMap.put(org.joda.time.DateMidnight.class, new ScalarTypeJodaDateMidnight());
+      typeMap.put(org.joda.time.Period.class, new ScalarTypeJodaPeriod());
 
       String jodaLocalTimeMode = config.getJodaLocalTimeMode();
       if ("normal".equalsIgnoreCase(jodaLocalTimeMode)) {

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/type/ScalarTypeJodaPeriod.java

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package io.ebeaninternal.server.type;
+
+import org.joda.time.Period;
+
+/**
+ * ScalarType for Joda Period stored as DB VARCHAR
+ */
+public class ScalarTypeJodaPeriod extends ScalarTypeBaseVarchar<Period> {
+
+  public ScalarTypeJodaPeriod() {
+    super(Period.class);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getLength() {
+    return 50;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String formatValue(Period v) {
+    return v.toString();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Period parse(String value) {
+    return Period.parse(value);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Period convertFromDbString(String dbValue) {
+    return Period.parse(dbValue);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String convertToDbString(Period beanValue) {
+    return beanValue.toString();
+  }
+
+}