#399 - ENH: Add new Finder ... to effectively replace Model.Finder

src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/Customer.java

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.avaje.ebean.annotation.ChangeLogInsertMode;
 import com.avaje.ebean.annotation.EnumValue;
 import com.avaje.ebean.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.avaje.ebean.annotation.Where;
+import com.avaje.tests.model.basic.finder.CustomerFinder;
 
 import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ public class Customer extends BasicDomain {
 
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
+  public static final CustomerFinder find = new CustomerFinder();
+
   /**
    * EnumValue is an Ebean specific mapping for enums.
    */

src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/finder/CustomerFinder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.avaje.tests.model.basic.finder;
+
+import com.avaje.ebean.Finder;
+import com.avaje.tests.model.basic.Customer;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * Finder methods for Customer.
+ */
+public class CustomerFinder extends Finder<Integer,Customer> {
+
+  public CustomerFinder() {
+    super(Customer.class);
+  }
+
+  public CustomerFinder(String serverName) {
+    super(Customer.class, serverName);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Find customer by unique name.
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  public Customer byName(String name) {
+
+    return query().where().eq("name", name).findUnique();
+  }
+}