#1691 - Refactor io.ebean.Model to use a named database - support for use with non-default named database

src/main/java/io/ebean/Model.java

@@ -75,6 +75,25 @@ import io.ebean.bean.EntityBean;
  */
 public abstract class Model {
 
+  /**
+   * The name of the database this entity will use, null for the default database.
+   */
+  private final String _$dbName;
+
+  /**
+   * Create using the default database.
+   */
+  public Model() {
+    this._$dbName = null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create with a named database (typically not the default database).
+   */
+  public Model(String dbName) {
+    this._$dbName = dbName;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the underlying 'default' Database.
    * <p>
@@ -107,17 +126,8 @@ public abstract class Model {
    *
    * }</pre>
    */
-  public static Database db() {
-    return DB.getDefault();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Return a named Database that is typically different to the default database.
-   *
-   * @param server The name of the Database. If this is null then the default Database is returned.
-   */
-  public static Database db(String server) {
-    return DB.byName(server);
+  public Database db() {
+    return DB.byName(_$dbName);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -245,27 +255,6 @@ public abstract class Model {
     return db().deletePermanent(this);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Perform an update using this entity against the specified server.
-   */
-  public void update(String server) {
-    db(server).update(this);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Perform an insert using this entity against the specified server.
-   */
-  public void insert(String server) {
-    db(server).insert(this);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Perform a delete using this entity against the specified server.
-   */
-  public boolean delete(String server) {
-    return db(server).delete(this);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Refreshes this entity from the database.
    *

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/DeployCreateProperties.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.parse;
 
+import io.ebean.Model;
 import io.ebean.annotation.DbArray;
 import io.ebean.annotation.DbHstore;
 import io.ebean.annotation.DbJson;
@@ -64,17 +65,18 @@ public class DeployCreateProperties {
    * </p>
    */
   private boolean ignoreFieldByName(String fieldName) {
-    if (fieldName.startsWith("_ebean_") || fieldName.equals("_$targetDatabase")) {
+    if (fieldName.startsWith("_ebean_")) {
       // ignore Ebean internal fields
       return true;
     }
-    if (fieldName.startsWith("ajc$instance$")) {
-      // ignore AspectJ internal fields
-      return true;
-    }
+    // ignore AspectJ internal fields
+    return fieldName.startsWith("ajc$instance$");
+  }
 
-    // we are interested in this field
-    return false;
+  private boolean ignoreField(Field field) {
+    return Modifier.isStatic(field.getModifiers())
+      || Modifier.isTransient(field.getModifiers())
+      || ignoreFieldByName(field.getName());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -83,6 +85,10 @@ public class DeployCreateProperties {
    */
   private void createProperties(DeployBeanDescriptor<?> desc, Class<?> beanType, int level) {
 
+    if (beanType.equals(Model.class)) {
+      // ignore all fields on model (_$dbName)
+      return;
+    }
     boolean scalaObject = desc.isScalaObject();
 
     try {
@@ -92,16 +98,7 @@ public class DeployCreateProperties {
       for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
 
         Field field = fields[i];
-        if (Modifier.isStatic(field.getModifiers())) {
-          // not interested in static fields
-          logger.trace("Skipping static field {} in {}", field.getName(), beanType.getName());
-
-        } else if (Modifier.isTransient(field.getModifiers())) {
-          // not interested in transient fields
-          logger.trace("Skipping transient field {} in {}", field.getName(), beanType.getName());
-
-        } else if (!ignoreFieldByName(field.getName())) {
-
+        if (!ignoreField(field)) {
           String fieldName = getFieldName(field, beanType);
           String initFieldName = initCap(fieldName);