[maven-release-plugin] prepare release ebean-11.22.10

Support for sqlUpdate.executeBatch()

pom.xml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
   <artifactId>ebean</artifactId>
-  <version>11.15.12</version>
+  <version>11.22.10</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>ebean</name>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>ebean-11.15.12</tag>
+    <tag>ebean-11.22.10</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <profiles>
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-annotation</artifactId>
-      <version>3.11</version>
+      <version>4.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-migration</artifactId>
-      <version>11.5.4</version>
+      <version>11.9.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
       <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-      <version>9.4.1212</version>
+      <version>42.2.2</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.9.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <doctitle>Ebean 10</doctitle>
+          <doctitle>Ebean 11</doctitle>
           <overview>src/main/java/io/ebean/overview.html</overview>
           <source>1.8</source>
           <doclet>org.avaje.doclet.PygmentsDoclet</doclet>

src/main/java/io/ebean/BeanRepository.java

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package io.ebean;
 
 import io.ebean.bean.EntityBean;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+
 /**
  * Provides finder functionality for use with "Dependency Injection style" use of Ebean.
  * <p>
@@ -115,6 +117,13 @@ public abstract class BeanRepository<I, T> extends BeanFinder<I, T> {
     db().save(bean);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Save all the beans in the collection.
+   */
+  public int saveAll(Collection<T> bean) {
+    return db().saveAll(bean);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Update this entity.
    *
@@ -154,6 +163,13 @@ public abstract class BeanRepository<I, T> extends BeanFinder<I, T> {
     return db().delete(bean);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Delete all the beans in the collection.
+   */
+  public int deleteAll(Collection<T> beans) {
+    return db().deleteAll(beans);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Delete a bean permanently without soft delete.
    * <p>
@@ -167,6 +183,30 @@ public abstract class BeanRepository<I, T> extends BeanFinder<I, T> {
     return db().deletePermanent(bean);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Merge this entity using the default merge options.
+   * <p>
+   * Ebean will detect if this is a new bean or a previously fetched bean and perform either an
+   * insert or an update based on that.
+   *
+   * @see EbeanServer#merge(Object)
+   */
+  public void merge(T bean) {
+    db().merge(bean);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Merge this entity using the specified merge options.
+   * <p>
+   * Ebean will detect if this is a new bean or a previously fetched bean and perform either an
+   * insert or an update based on that.
+   *
+   * @see EbeanServer#merge(Object, MergeOptions)
+   */
+  public void merge(T bean, MergeOptions options) {
+    db().merge(bean, options);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Refreshes this entity from the database.
    *

src/main/java/io/ebean/Ebean.java

@@ -638,6 +638,15 @@ public final class Ebean {
     serverMgr.getDefaultServer().updateAll(beans);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Merge the bean using the default merge options.
+   *
+   * @param bean The bean to merge
+   */
+  public static void merge(Object bean) {
+    serverMgr.getDefaultServer().merge(bean);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Merge the bean using the given merge options.
    *

src/main/java/io/ebean/EbeanServer.java

@@ -808,411 +808,18 @@ public interface EbeanServer {
   <T> T getReference(Class<T> beanType, Object id);
 
   /**
-   * Return the number of 'top level' or 'root' entities this query should return.
-   *
-   * @see Query#findCount()
-   * @see Query#findFutureCount()
-   */
-  <T> int findCount(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Return the Id values of the query as a List.
-   *
-   * @see Query#findIds()
-   */
-  @Nonnull
-  <A, T> List<A> findIds(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Return a QueryIterator for the query.
+   * Return the extended API for EbeanServer.
    * <p>
-   * Generally using {@link #findEach(Query, Consumer, Transaction)} or
-   * {@link #findEachWhile(Query, Predicate, Transaction)} is preferred
-   * to findIterate(). The reason is that those methods automatically take care of
-   * closing the queryIterator (and the underlying jdbc statement and resultSet).
+   * The extended API has the options for executing queries that take an explicit
+   * transaction as an argument.
    * </p>
    * <p>
-   * This is similar to findEach in that not all the result beans need to be held
-   * in memory at the same time and as such is good for processing large queries.
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * @see Query#findIterate()
-   * @see Query#findEach(Consumer)
-   * @see Query#findEachWhile(Predicate)
-   */
-  @Nonnull
-  <T> QueryIterator<T> findIterate(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute the query visiting the each bean one at a time.
-   * <p>
-   * Unlike findList() this is suitable for processing a query that will return
-   * a very large resultSet. The reason is that not all the result beans need to be
-   * held in memory at the same time and instead processed one at a time.
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * Internally this query using a PersistenceContext scoped to each bean (and the
-   * beans associated object graph).
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * <pre>{@code
-   *
-   *     ebeanServer.find(Order.class)
-   *       .where().eq("status", Order.Status.NEW)
-   *       .order().asc("id")
-   *       .findEach((Order order) -> {
-   *
-   *         // do something with the order bean
-   *         System.out.println(" -- processing order ... " + order);
-   *       });
-   *
-   * }</pre>
-   *
-   * @see Query#findEach(Consumer)
-   * @see Query#findEachWhile(Predicate)
-   */
-  <T> void findEach(Query<T> query, Consumer<T> consumer, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute the query visiting the each bean one at a time.
-   * <p>
-   * Compared to findEach() this provides the ability to stop processing the query
-   * results early by returning false for the Predicate.
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * Unlike findList() this is suitable for processing a query that will return
-   * a very large resultSet. The reason is that not all the result beans need to be
-   * held in memory at the same time and instead processed one at a time.
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * Internally this query using a PersistenceContext scoped to each bean (and the
-   * beans associated object graph).
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * <pre>{@code
-   *
-   *     ebeanServer.find(Order.class)
-   *       .where().eq("status", Order.Status.NEW)
-   *       .order().asc("id")
-   *       .findEachWhile((Order order) -> {
-   *
-   *         // do something with the order bean
-   *         System.out.println(" -- processing order ... " + order);
-   *
-   *         boolean carryOnProcessing = ...
-   *         return carryOnProcessing;
-   *       });
-   *
-   * }</pre>
-   *
-   * @see Query#findEach(Consumer)
-   * @see Query#findEachWhile(Predicate)
-   */
-  <T> void findEachWhile(Query<T> query, Predicate<T> consumer, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Return versions of a @History entity bean.
-   * <p>
-   * Generally this query is expected to be a find by id or unique predicates query.
-   * It will execute the query against the history returning the versions of the bean.
+   * Typically we only need to use the extended API when we do NOT want to use the
+   * usual ThreadLocal based mechanism to obtain the current transaction but instead
+   * supply the transaction explicitly.
    * </p>
    */
-  @Nonnull
-  <T> List<Version<T>> findVersions(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute a query returning a list of beans.
-   * <p>
-   * Generally you are able to use {@link Query#findList()} rather than
-   * explicitly calling this method. You could use this method if you wish to
-   * explicitly control the transaction used for the query.
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * <pre>{@code
-   *
-   * List<Customer> customers =
-   *     ebeanServer.find(Customer.class)
-   *     .where().ilike("name", "rob%")
-   *     .findList();
-   *
-   * }</pre>
-   *
-   * @param <T>         the type of entity bean to fetch.
-   * @param query       the query to execute.
-   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null).
-   * @return the list of fetched beans.
-   * @see Query#findList()
-   */
-  @Nonnull
-  <T> List<T> findList(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute find row count query in a background thread.
-   * <p>
-   * This returns a Future object which can be used to cancel, check the
-   * execution status (isDone etc) and get the value (with or without a
-   * timeout).
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * @param query       the query to execute the row count on
-   * @param transaction the transaction (can be null).
-   * @return a Future object for the row count query
-   * @see Query#findFutureCount()
-   */
-  @Nonnull
-  <T> FutureRowCount<T> findFutureCount(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute find Id's query in a background thread.
-   * <p>
-   * This returns a Future object which can be used to cancel, check the
-   * execution status (isDone etc) and get the value (with or without a
-   * timeout).
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * @param query       the query to execute the fetch Id's on
-   * @param transaction the transaction (can be null).
-   * @return a Future object for the list of Id's
-   * @see Query#findFutureIds()
-   */
-  @Nonnull
-  <T> FutureIds<T> findFutureIds(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute find list query in a background thread returning a FutureList object.
-   * <p>
-   * This returns a Future object which can be used to cancel, check the
-   * execution status (isDone etc) and get the value (with or without a timeout).
-   * <p>
-   * This query will execute in it's own PersistenceContext and using its own transaction.
-   * What that means is that it will not share any bean instances with other queries.
-   *
-   * @param query       the query to execute in the background
-   * @param transaction the transaction (can be null).
-   * @return a Future object for the list result of the query
-   * @see Query#findFutureList()
-   */
-  @Nonnull
-  <T> FutureList<T> findFutureList(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Return a PagedList for this query using firstRow and maxRows.
-   * <p>
-   * The benefit of using this over findList() is that it provides functionality to get the
-   * total row count etc.
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * If maxRows is not set on the query prior to calling findPagedList() then a
-   * PersistenceException is thrown.
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * <pre>{@code
-   *
-   *  PagedList<Order> pagedList = Ebean.find(Order.class)
-   *       .setFirstRow(50)
-   *       .setMaxRows(20)
-   *       .findPagedList();
-   *
-   *       // fetch the total row count in the background
-   *       pagedList.loadRowCount();
-   *
-   *       List<Order> orders = pagedList.getList();
-   *       int totalRowCount = pagedList.getTotalRowCount();
-   *
-   * }</pre>
-   *
-   * @return The PagedList
-   * @see Query#findPagedList()
-   */
-  @Nonnull
-  <T> PagedList<T> findPagedList(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute the query returning a set of entity beans.
-   * <p>
-   * Generally you are able to use {@link Query#findSet()} rather than
-   * explicitly calling this method. You could use this method if you wish to
-   * explicitly control the transaction used for the query.
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * <pre>{@code
-   *
-   * Set<Customer> customers =
-   *     ebeanServer.find(Customer.class)
-   *     .where().ilike("name", "rob%")
-   *     .findSet();
-   *
-   * }</pre>
-   *
-   * @param <T>         the type of entity bean to fetch.
-   * @param query       the query to execute
-   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null).
-   * @return the set of fetched beans.
-   * @see Query#findSet()
-   */
-  @Nonnull
-  <T> Set<T> findSet(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute the query returning the entity beans in a Map.
-   * <p>
-   * Generally you are able to use {@link Query#findMap()} rather than
-   * explicitly calling this method. You could use this method if you wish to
-   * explicitly control the transaction used for the query.
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * @param <T>         the type of entity bean to fetch.
-   * @param query       the query to execute.
-   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null).
-   * @return the map of fetched beans.
-   * @see Query#findMap()
-   */
-  @Nonnull
-  <K, T> Map<K, T> findMap(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute the query returning a list of values for a single property.
-   * <p>
-   * <h3>Example 1:</h3>
-   * <pre>{@code
-   *
-   *  List<String> names =
-   *    Ebean.find(Customer.class)
-   *      .select("name")
-   *      .orderBy().asc("name")
-   *      .findSingleAttributeList();
-   *
-   * }</pre>
-   * <h3>Example 2:</h3>
-   * <pre>{@code
-   *
-   *  List<String> names =
-   *    Ebean.find(Customer.class)
-   *      .setDistinct(true)
-   *      .select("name")
-   *      .where().eq("status", Customer.Status.NEW)
-   *      .orderBy().asc("name")
-   *      .setMaxRows(100)
-   *      .findSingleAttributeList();
-   *
-   * }</pre>
-   *
-   * @return the list of values for the selected property
-   * @see Query#findSingleAttributeList()
-   */
-  @Nonnull
-  <A, T> List<A> findSingleAttributeList(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute the query returning at most one entity bean or null (if no matching
-   * bean is found).
-   * <p>
-   * This will throw a NonUniqueResultException if the query finds more than one result.
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * Generally you are able to use {@link Query#findOne()} rather than
-   * explicitly calling this method. You could use this method if you wish to
-   * explicitly control the transaction used for the query.
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * @param <T>         the type of entity bean to fetch.
-   * @param query       the query to execute.
-   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null).
-   * @return the list of fetched beans.
-   * @throws NonUniqueResultException if more than one result was found
-   * @see Query#findOne()
-   */
-  @Nullable
-  <T> T findOne(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Similar to findOne() but returns an Optional (rather than nullable).
-   */
-  @Nonnull
-  <T> Optional<T> findOneOrEmpty(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute as a delete query deleting the 'root level' beans that match the predicates
-   * in the query.
-   * <p>
-   * Note that if the query includes joins then the generated delete statement may not be
-   * optimal depending on the database platform.
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * @param query       the query used for the delete
-   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null)
-   * @param <T>         the type of entity bean to fetch.
-   * @return the number of beans/rows that were deleted
-   */
-  <T> int delete(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute the update query returning the number of rows updated.
-   * <p>
-   * The update query must be created using {@link #update(Class)}.
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * @param query       the update query to execute
-   * @param transaction the optional transaction to use for the update (can be null)
-   * @param <T>         the type of entity bean
-   * @return The number of rows updated
-   */
-  <T> int update(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute the sql query returning a list of MapBean.
-   * <p>
-   * Generally you are able to use {@link SqlQuery#findList()} rather than
-   * explicitly calling this method. You could use this method if you wish to
-   * explicitly control the transaction used for the query.
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * @param query       the query to execute.
-   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null).
-   * @return the list of fetched MapBean.
-   * @see SqlQuery#findList()
-   */
-  @Nonnull
-  List<SqlRow> findList(SqlQuery query, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute the SqlQuery iterating a row at a time.
-   * <p>
-   * This streaming type query is useful for large query execution as only 1 row needs to be held in memory.
-   * </p>
-   */
-  void findEach(SqlQuery query, Consumer<SqlRow> consumer, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute the SqlQuery iterating a row at a time with the ability to stop consuming part way through.
-   * <p>
-   * Returning false after processing a row stops the iteration through the query results.
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * This streaming type query is useful for large query execution as only 1 row needs to be held in memory.
-   * </p>
-   */
-  void findEachWhile(SqlQuery query, Predicate<SqlRow> consumer, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Execute the sql query returning a single MapBean or null.
-   * <p>
-   * This will throw a PersistenceException if the query found more than one
-   * result.
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * Generally you are able to use {@link SqlQuery#findOne()} rather than
-   * explicitly calling this method. You could use this method if you wish to
-   * explicitly control the transaction used for the query.
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * @param query       the query to execute.
-   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null).
-   * @return the fetched MapBean or null if none was found.
-   * @see SqlQuery#findOne()
-   */
-  @Nullable
-  SqlRow findOne(SqlQuery query, Transaction transaction);
+  ExtendedServer extended();
 
   /**
    * Either Insert or Update the bean depending on its state.
@@ -1628,6 +1235,13 @@ public interface EbeanServer {
    */
   void updateAll(Collection<?> beans, Transaction transaction) throws OptimisticLockException;
 
+  /**
+   * Merge the bean using the default merge options (no paths specified, default delete).
+   *
+   * @param bean The bean to merge
+   */
+  void merge(Object bean);
+
   /**
    * Merge the bean using the given merge options.
    *

src/main/java/io/ebean/EbeanVersion.java

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package io.ebean;
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.Properties;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 /**
  * Class to determine the ebean version. (
  * @author Roland Praml, FOCONIS AG
@@ -13,31 +13,32 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  */
 public class EbeanVersion {
   private EbeanVersion() {
-    
+
   }
   private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(EbeanVersion.class);
-  
+
   private static String version = "unknown";
   static {
     try {
       Properties prop = new Properties();
-      InputStream in = Ebean.class.getResourceAsStream("/META-INF/maven/io.ebean/ebean/pom.properties");
-      if (in != null) {
-        prop.load(in);
-        in.close();
-        version = prop.getProperty("version");
+      try (InputStream in = Ebean.class.getResourceAsStream("/META-INF/maven/io.ebean/ebean/pom.properties")) {
+        if (in != null) {
+          prop.load(in);
+          in.close();
+          version = prop.getProperty("version");
+        }
       }
       logger.info("ebean version: {}", version);
     } catch (IOException e) {
       logger.warn("Could not determine ebean version: {}", e.getMessage());
     }
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * Returns the ebean version (read from /META-INF/maven/io.ebean/ebean/pom.properties)
    */
   public static String getVersion() {
     return version;
   }
-  
+
 }

src/main/java/io/ebean/ExpressionList.java

@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    */
   Query<T> asDraft();
 
+  /**
+   * Convert the query to a DTO bean query.
+   * <p>
+   * We effectively use the underlying ORM query to build the SQL and then execute
+   * and map it into DTO beans.
+   */
+  <D> DtoQuery<D> asDto(Class<D> dtoClass);
+
   /**
    * Execute using "for update" clause which results in the DB locking the record.
    */
@@ -404,6 +412,11 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    */
   Query<T> select(String properties);
 
+  /**
+   * Apply the fetchGroup which defines what part of the object graph to load.
+   */
+  Query<T> select(FetchGroup<T> fetchGroup);
+
   /**
    * Set whether this query uses DISTINCT.
    * <p>
@@ -1023,6 +1036,20 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    */
   ExpressionList<T> bitwiseAll(String propertyName, long flags);
 
+  /**
+   * Add expression for the given bit flags to be NOT set.
+   * <p>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   * where().bitwiseNot("flags", BwFlags.HAS_COLOUR)
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @param propertyName The property that holds the flags value
+   * @param flags        The flags we are looking for
+   */
+  ExpressionList<T> bitwiseNot(String propertyName, long flags);
+
   /**
    * Add bitwise AND expression of the given bit flags to compare with the match/mask.
    * <p>

src/main/java/io/ebean/ExtendedServer.java

@@ -0,0 +1,452 @@
+package io.ebean;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import javax.persistence.NonUniqueResultException;
+import java.time.Clock;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+
+/**
+ * The extended API for EbeanServer.
+ * <p>
+ * This provides the finder methods that take an explicit transaction rather than obtaining
+ * the transaction from the usual mechanism (which is ThreadLocal based).
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * In general we only want to use this ExtendedServer API when we want to avoid / bypass
+ * the use of the mechanism to get the current transaction and instead explicitly supply
+ * the transaction to use.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Note that in all cases the transaction supplied can be null and in this case the EbeanServer
+ * will use the normal mechanism to obtain the transaction to use.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public interface ExtendedServer {
+
+  /**
+   * Return the NOW time from the Clock.
+   */
+  long clockNow();
+
+  /**
+   * Set the Clock to use for <code>@WhenCreated</code> and <code>@WhenModified</code>.
+   * <p>
+   * Note that we only expect to change the Clock for testing purposes.
+   * </p>
+   */
+  void setClock(Clock clock);
+
+  /**
+   * Return the number of 'top level' or 'root' entities this query should return.
+   *
+   * @see Query#findCount()
+   * @see Query#findFutureCount()
+   */
+  <T> int findCount(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Return the Id values of the query as a List.
+   *
+   * @see Query#findIds()
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  <A, T> List<A> findIds(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Return a QueryIterator for the query.
+   * <p>
+   * Generally using {@link #findEach(Query, Consumer, Transaction)} or
+   * {@link #findEachWhile(Query, Predicate, Transaction)} is preferred
+   * to findIterate(). The reason is that those methods automatically take care of
+   * closing the queryIterator (and the underlying jdbc statement and resultSet).
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * This is similar to findEach in that not all the result beans need to be held
+   * in memory at the same time and as such is good for processing large queries.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @see Query#findIterate()
+   * @see Query#findEach(Consumer)
+   * @see Query#findEachWhile(Predicate)
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  <T> QueryIterator<T> findIterate(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query visiting the each bean one at a time.
+   * <p>
+   * Unlike findList() this is suitable for processing a query that will return
+   * a very large resultSet. The reason is that not all the result beans need to be
+   * held in memory at the same time and instead processed one at a time.
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * Internally this query using a PersistenceContext scoped to each bean (and the
+   * beans associated object graph).
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *     ebeanServer.find(Order.class)
+   *       .where().eq("status", Order.Status.NEW)
+   *       .order().asc("id")
+   *       .findEach((Order order) -> {
+   *
+   *         // do something with the order bean
+   *         System.out.println(" -- processing order ... " + order);
+   *       });
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @see Query#findEach(Consumer)
+   * @see Query#findEachWhile(Predicate)
+   */
+  <T> void findEach(Query<T> query, Consumer<T> consumer, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query visiting the each bean one at a time.
+   * <p>
+   * Compared to findEach() this provides the ability to stop processing the query
+   * results early by returning false for the Predicate.
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * Unlike findList() this is suitable for processing a query that will return
+   * a very large resultSet. The reason is that not all the result beans need to be
+   * held in memory at the same time and instead processed one at a time.
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * Internally this query using a PersistenceContext scoped to each bean (and the
+   * beans associated object graph).
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *     ebeanServer.find(Order.class)
+   *       .where().eq("status", Order.Status.NEW)
+   *       .order().asc("id")
+   *       .findEachWhile((Order order) -> {
+   *
+   *         // do something with the order bean
+   *         System.out.println(" -- processing order ... " + order);
+   *
+   *         boolean carryOnProcessing = ...
+   *         return carryOnProcessing;
+   *       });
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @see Query#findEach(Consumer)
+   * @see Query#findEachWhile(Predicate)
+   */
+  <T> void findEachWhile(Query<T> query, Predicate<T> consumer, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Return versions of a @History entity bean.
+   * <p>
+   * Generally this query is expected to be a find by id or unique predicates query.
+   * It will execute the query against the history returning the versions of the bean.
+   * </p>
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  <T> List<Version<T>> findVersions(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute a query returning a list of beans.
+   * <p>
+   * Generally you are able to use {@link Query#findList()} rather than
+   * explicitly calling this method. You could use this method if you wish to
+   * explicitly control the transaction used for the query.
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   * List<Customer> customers =
+   *     ebeanServer.find(Customer.class)
+   *     .where().ilike("name", "rob%")
+   *     .findList();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @param <T>         the type of entity bean to fetch.
+   * @param query       the query to execute.
+   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null).
+   * @return the list of fetched beans.
+   * @see Query#findList()
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  <T> List<T> findList(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute find row count query in a background thread.
+   * <p>
+   * This returns a Future object which can be used to cancel, check the
+   * execution status (isDone etc) and get the value (with or without a
+   * timeout).
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param query       the query to execute the row count on
+   * @param transaction the transaction (can be null).
+   * @return a Future object for the row count query
+   * @see Query#findFutureCount()
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  <T> FutureRowCount<T> findFutureCount(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute find Id's query in a background thread.
+   * <p>
+   * This returns a Future object which can be used to cancel, check the
+   * execution status (isDone etc) and get the value (with or without a
+   * timeout).
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param query       the query to execute the fetch Id's on
+   * @param transaction the transaction (can be null).
+   * @return a Future object for the list of Id's
+   * @see Query#findFutureIds()
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  <T> FutureIds<T> findFutureIds(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute find list query in a background thread returning a FutureList object.
+   * <p>
+   * This returns a Future object which can be used to cancel, check the
+   * execution status (isDone etc) and get the value (with or without a timeout).
+   * <p>
+   * This query will execute in it's own PersistenceContext and using its own transaction.
+   * What that means is that it will not share any bean instances with other queries.
+   *
+   * @param query       the query to execute in the background
+   * @param transaction the transaction (can be null).
+   * @return a Future object for the list result of the query
+   * @see Query#findFutureList()
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  <T> FutureList<T> findFutureList(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Return a PagedList for this query using firstRow and maxRows.
+   * <p>
+   * The benefit of using this over findList() is that it provides functionality to get the
+   * total row count etc.
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * If maxRows is not set on the query prior to calling findPagedList() then a
+   * PersistenceException is thrown.
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *  PagedList<Order> pagedList = Ebean.find(Order.class)
+   *       .setFirstRow(50)
+   *       .setMaxRows(20)
+   *       .findPagedList();
+   *
+   *       // fetch the total row count in the background
+   *       pagedList.loadRowCount();
+   *
+   *       List<Order> orders = pagedList.getList();
+   *       int totalRowCount = pagedList.getTotalRowCount();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @return The PagedList
+   * @see Query#findPagedList()
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  <T> PagedList<T> findPagedList(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query returning a set of entity beans.
+   * <p>
+   * Generally you are able to use {@link Query#findSet()} rather than
+   * explicitly calling this method. You could use this method if you wish to
+   * explicitly control the transaction used for the query.
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   * Set<Customer> customers =
+   *     ebeanServer.find(Customer.class)
+   *     .where().ilike("name", "rob%")
+   *     .findSet();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @param <T>         the type of entity bean to fetch.
+   * @param query       the query to execute
+   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null).
+   * @return the set of fetched beans.
+   * @see Query#findSet()
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  <T> Set<T> findSet(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query returning the entity beans in a Map.
+   * <p>
+   * Generally you are able to use {@link Query#findMap()} rather than
+   * explicitly calling this method. You could use this method if you wish to
+   * explicitly control the transaction used for the query.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param <T>         the type of entity bean to fetch.
+   * @param query       the query to execute.
+   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null).
+   * @return the map of fetched beans.
+   * @see Query#findMap()
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  <K, T> Map<K, T> findMap(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query returning a list of values for a single property.
+   * <p>
+   * <h3>Example 1:</h3>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *  List<String> names =
+   *    Ebean.find(Customer.class)
+   *      .select("name")
+   *      .orderBy().asc("name")
+   *      .findSingleAttributeList();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   * <h3>Example 2:</h3>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *  List<String> names =
+   *    Ebean.find(Customer.class)
+   *      .setDistinct(true)
+   *      .select("name")
+   *      .where().eq("status", Customer.Status.NEW)
+   *      .orderBy().asc("name")
+   *      .setMaxRows(100)
+   *      .findSingleAttributeList();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @return the list of values for the selected property
+   * @see Query#findSingleAttributeList()
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  <A, T> List<A> findSingleAttributeList(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query returning at most one entity bean or null (if no matching
+   * bean is found).
+   * <p>
+   * This will throw a NonUniqueResultException if the query finds more than one result.
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * Generally you are able to use {@link Query#findOne()} rather than
+   * explicitly calling this method. You could use this method if you wish to
+   * explicitly control the transaction used for the query.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param <T>         the type of entity bean to fetch.
+   * @param query       the query to execute.
+   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null).
+   * @return the list of fetched beans.
+   * @throws NonUniqueResultException if more than one result was found
+   * @see Query#findOne()
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  <T> T findOne(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Similar to findOne() but returns an Optional (rather than nullable).
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  <T> Optional<T> findOneOrEmpty(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute as a delete query deleting the 'root level' beans that match the predicates
+   * in the query.
+   * <p>
+   * Note that if the query includes joins then the generated delete statement may not be
+   * optimal depending on the database platform.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param query       the query used for the delete
+   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null)
+   * @param <T>         the type of entity bean to fetch.
+   * @return the number of beans/rows that were deleted
+   */
+  <T> int delete(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the update query returning the number of rows updated.
+   * <p>
+   * The update query must be created using {@link EbeanServer#update(Class)}.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param query       the update query to execute
+   * @param transaction the optional transaction to use for the update (can be null)
+   * @param <T>         the type of entity bean
+   * @return The number of rows updated
+   */
+  <T> int update(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the sql query returning a list of MapBean.
+   * <p>
+   * Generally you are able to use {@link SqlQuery#findList()} rather than
+   * explicitly calling this method. You could use this method if you wish to
+   * explicitly control the transaction used for the query.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param query       the query to execute.
+   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null).
+   * @return the list of fetched MapBean.
+   * @see SqlQuery#findList()
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  List<SqlRow> findList(SqlQuery query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the SqlQuery iterating a row at a time.
+   * <p>
+   * This streaming type query is useful for large query execution as only 1 row needs to be held in memory.
+   * </p>
+   */
+  void findEach(SqlQuery query, Consumer<SqlRow> consumer, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the SqlQuery iterating a row at a time with the ability to stop consuming part way through.
+   * <p>
+   * Returning false after processing a row stops the iteration through the query results.
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * This streaming type query is useful for large query execution as only 1 row needs to be held in memory.
+   * </p>
+   */
+  void findEachWhile(SqlQuery query, Predicate<SqlRow> consumer, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the sql query returning a single MapBean or null.
+   * <p>
+   * This will throw a PersistenceException if the query found more than one
+   * result.
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * Generally you are able to use {@link SqlQuery#findOne()} rather than
+   * explicitly calling this method. You could use this method if you wish to
+   * explicitly control the transaction used for the query.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param query       the query to execute.
+   * @param transaction the transaction to use (can be null).
+   * @return the fetched MapBean or null if none was found.
+   * @see SqlQuery#findOne()
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  SqlRow findOne(SqlQuery query, Transaction transaction);
+
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/FetchGroup.java

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package io.ebean;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+
+/**
+ * Defines what part of the object graph to load (select and fetch clauses).
+ * <p>
+ * Using a FetchGroup effectively sets the select() and fetch() clauses for a query. It is alternative
+ * to specifying the select() and fetch() clauses on the query allowing for more re-use of "what to load"
+ * that can be defined separately from the query and combined with other FetchGroups.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <h3>Select example</h3>*
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *
+ * FetchGroup<Customer> fetchGroup = FetchGroup.of(Customer.class, "name, status");
+ *
+ * Customer.query()
+ *   .select(fetchGroup)
+ *   .findList();
+ *
+ * }</pre>
+ *
+ * <h3>Select and fetch example</h3>
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *
+ * FetchGroup<Customer> fetchGroup = FetchGroup.of(Customer.class)
+ *   .select("name, status")
+ *   .fetch("contacts", "firstName, lastName, email")
+ *   .build();
+ *
+ * Customer.query()
+ *   .select(fetchGroup)
+ *   .findList();
+ *
+ * }</pre>
+ *
+ * <h3>Combining FetchGroups</h3>
+ * <p>
+ *   FetchGroups can be combined together to form another FetchGroup.
+ * </p>
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *
+ *  FetchGroup<Address> FG_ADDRESS = FetchGroup.of(Address.class)
+ *    .select("line1, line2, city")
+ *    .fetch("country", "name")
+ *    .build();
+ *
+ *  FetchGroup<Customer> FG_CUSTOMER = FetchGroup.of(Customer.class)
+ *    .select("name, version")
+ *    .fetch("billingAddress", FG_ADDRESS)
+ *    .build();
+ *
+ *
+ *  Customer.query()
+ *    .select(FG_CUSTOMER)
+ *    .findList();
+ *
+ * }</pre>
+ *
+ * @param <T> The bean type the Fetch group can be applied to
+ */
+public interface FetchGroup<T> {
+
+  /**
+   * Return the FetchGroup with the given select clause.
+   * <p>
+   *   We use this for simple FetchGroup that only select() properties and do not have additional fetch() clause.
+   * </p>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   * FetchGroup<Customer> fetchGroup = FetchGroup.of(Customer.class, "name, status");
+   *
+   * Customer.query()
+   *   .select(fetchGroup)
+   *   .findList();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @param select The select clause of the FetchGroup
+   *
+   * @return The FetchGroup with the given select clause
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  static <T> FetchGroup<T> of(Class<T> cls, String select) {
+    return XServiceProvider.fetchGroupOf(cls, select);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the FetchGroupBuilder with the given select clause that we can add fetch clauses to.
+   * <p>
+   * We chain select() with one or more fetch() clauses to define the object graph to load.
+   * </p>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   * FetchGroup<Customer> fetchGroup = FetchGroup.of(Customer.class)
+   *   .select("name, status")
+   *   .fetch("contacts", "firstName, lastName, email")
+   *   .build();
+   *
+   * Customer.query()
+   *   .select(fetchGroup)
+   *   .findList();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @return The FetchGroupBuilder with the given select clause which we will add fetch clauses to
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  static <T> FetchGroupBuilder<T> of(Class<T> cls) {
+    return XServiceProvider.fetchGroupOf(cls);
+  }
+
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/FetchGroupBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package io.ebean;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+
+/**
+ * Builds a FetchGroup by adding fetch clauses.
+ * <p>
+ * We add select() and fetch() clauses to define the object graph we want to load.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *
+ * FetchGroup fetchGroup = FetchGroup
+ *   .select("name, status")
+ *   .fetch("contacts", "firstName, lastName, email")
+ *   .build();
+ *
+ * Customer.query()
+ *   .select(fetchGroup)
+ *   .where()
+ *   ...
+ *   .findList();
+ *
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+public interface FetchGroupBuilder<T> {
+
+  /**
+   * Specify specific properties to select (top level properties).
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  FetchGroupBuilder<T> select(String select);
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch all the properties at the given path.
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  FetchGroupBuilder<T> fetch(String path);
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch the path with the nested fetch group.
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  FetchGroupBuilder<T> fetch(String path, FetchGroup<?> nestedGroup);
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch the path using a query join with the nested fetch group.
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  FetchGroupBuilder<T> fetchQuery(String path, FetchGroup<?> nestedGroup);
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch the path lazily with the nested fetch group.
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  FetchGroupBuilder<T> fetchLazy(String path, FetchGroup<?> nestedGroup);
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch the path including specified properties.
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  FetchGroupBuilder<T> fetch(String path, String properties);
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch the path including all its properties using a query join.
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  FetchGroupBuilder<T> fetchQuery(String path);
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch the path including specified properties using a query join.
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  FetchGroupBuilder<T> fetchQuery(String path, String properties);
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch the path including all its properties lazily.
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  FetchGroupBuilder<T> fetchLazy(String path);
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch the path including specified properties lazily.
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  FetchGroupBuilder<T> fetchLazy(String path, String properties);
+
+  /**
+   * Build and return the FetchGroup.
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  FetchGroup<T> build();
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/MergeOptionsBuilder.java

@@ -8,11 +8,20 @@ import java.util.Set;
  */
 public class MergeOptionsBuilder {
 
+  private static final MOptions DEFAULT_OPTIONS = new MOptions();
+
   private Set<String> paths = new LinkedHashSet<>();
 
   private boolean clientGeneratedIds;
 
-  private boolean deletePermanent = true;
+  private boolean deletePermanent;
+
+  /**
+   * Return the default options.
+   */
+  public static MergeOptions defaultOptions() {
+    return DEFAULT_OPTIONS;
+  }
 
   /**
    * Add a path that will included in the merge.
@@ -47,7 +56,7 @@ public class MergeOptionsBuilder {
   /**
    * Build and return the MergeOptions instance.
    */
-  public MOptions build() {
+  public MergeOptions build() {
     return new MOptions(paths, clientGeneratedIds, deletePermanent);
   }
 
@@ -57,6 +66,12 @@ public class MergeOptionsBuilder {
     private final boolean deletePermanent;
     private final Set<String> paths;
 
+    private MOptions(){
+      this.clientGeneratedIds = false;
+      this.paths = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+      this.deletePermanent = false;
+    }
+
     private MOptions(Set<String> paths, boolean clientGeneratedIds, boolean deletePermanent) {
       this.paths = paths;
       this.clientGeneratedIds = clientGeneratedIds;

src/main/java/io/ebean/OrderBy.java

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package io.ebean;
 
+import io.ebean.util.StringHelper;
+
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 /**
  * Represents an Order By for a Query.
@@ -74,6 +77,15 @@ public final class OrderBy<T> implements Serializable {
     return query;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Add a property with ascending order to this OrderBy.
+   */
+  public Query<T> asc(String propertyName, String collation) {
+
+    list.add(new Property(propertyName, true, collation));
+    return query;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Add a property with descending order to this OrderBy.
    */
@@ -83,6 +95,16 @@ public final class OrderBy<T> implements Serializable {
     return query;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Add a property with descending order to this OrderBy.
+   */
+  public Query<T> desc(String propertyName, String collation) {
+
+    list.add(new Property(propertyName, false, collation));
+    return query;
+  }
+
+
   /**
    * Return true if the property is known to be contained in the order by clause.
    */
@@ -231,6 +253,8 @@ public final class OrderBy<T> implements Serializable {
 
     private boolean ascending;
 
+    private String collation;
+
     private String nulls;
 
     private String highLow;
@@ -247,17 +271,32 @@ public final class OrderBy<T> implements Serializable {
       this.highLow = highLow;
     }
 
+    public Property(String property, boolean ascending, String collation) {
+      this.property = property;
+      this.ascending = ascending;
+      this.collation = collation;
+    }
+
+    public Property(String property, boolean ascending, String collation, String nulls, String highLow) {
+      this.property = property;
+      this.ascending = ascending;
+      this.collation = collation;
+      this.nulls = nulls;
+      this.highLow = highLow;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return a copy of this Property with the path trimmed.
      */
     public Property copyWithTrim(String path) {
-      return new Property(property.substring(path.length() + 1), ascending, nulls, highLow);
+      return new Property(property.substring(path.length() + 1), ascending, collation, nulls, highLow);
     }
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
       int hc = property.hashCode();
       hc = hc * 92821 + (ascending ? 0 : 1);
+      hc = hc * 92821 + (collation == null ? 0 : collation.hashCode());
       hc = hc * 92821 + (nulls == null ? 0 : nulls.hashCode());
       hc = hc * 92821 + (highLow == null ? 0 : highLow.hashCode());
       return hc;
@@ -274,8 +313,9 @@ public final class OrderBy<T> implements Serializable {
       Property e = (Property) obj;
       if (ascending != e.ascending) return false;
       if (!property.equals(e.property)) return false;
-      if (nulls != null ? !nulls.equals(e.nulls) : e.nulls != null) return false;
-      return highLow != null ? highLow.equals(e.highLow) : e.highLow == null;
+      if (!Objects.equals(collation, e.collation)) return false;
+      if (!Objects.equals(nulls, e.nulls)) return false;
+      return Objects.equals(highLow, e.highLow);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -284,7 +324,7 @@ public final class OrderBy<T> implements Serializable {
     }
 
     public String toStringFormat() {
-      if (nulls == null) {
+      if (nulls == null && collation == null) {
         if (ascending) {
           return property;
         } else {
@@ -292,11 +332,23 @@ public final class OrderBy<T> implements Serializable {
         }
       } else {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-        sb.append(property);
+        if (collation != null)  {
+          if (collation.contains("${}")) {
+            // this is a complex collation, e.g. DB2 - we must replace the property
+            sb.append(StringHelper.replaceString(collation, "${}", property));
+          } else {
+            sb.append(property);
+            sb.append(" collate ").append(collation);
+          }
+        } else {
+          sb.append(property);
+        }
         if (!ascending) {
           sb.append(" ").append("desc");
         }
-        sb.append(" ").append(nulls).append(" ").append(highLow);
+        if (nulls != null) {
+          sb.append(" ").append(nulls).append(" ").append(highLow);
+        }
         return sb.toString();
       }
     }
@@ -319,7 +371,7 @@ public final class OrderBy<T> implements Serializable {
      * Return a copy of this property.
      */
     public Property copy() {
-      return new Property(property, ascending, nulls, highLow);
+      return new Property(property, ascending, collation, nulls, highLow);
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/io/ebean/PrimaryServer.java

@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ class PrimaryServer {
     if (defaultServerName == null) {
       defaultServerName = "db";
     }
-    System.setProperty("ebean_db", defaultServerName);
     return defaultServerName;
   }
 

src/main/java/io/ebean/Query.java

@@ -397,6 +397,11 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    */
   Query<T> select(String fetchProperties);
 
+  /**
+   * Apply the fetchGroup which defines what part of the object graph to load.
+   */
+  Query<T> select(FetchGroup<T> fetchGroup);
+
   /**
    * Specify a path to fetch eagerly including specific properties.
    * <p>
@@ -602,8 +607,6 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    * <p>
    * This query will execute against the EbeanServer that was used to create it.
    * </p>
-   *
-   * @see EbeanServer#findIds(Query, Transaction)
    */
   @Nonnull
   <A> List<A> findIds();
@@ -740,8 +743,6 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    *     .findList();
    *
    * }</pre>
-   *
-   * @see EbeanServer#findList(Query, Transaction)
    */
   @Nonnull
   List<T> findList();
@@ -759,8 +760,6 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    *     .findSet();
    *
    * }</pre>
-   *
-   * @see EbeanServer#findSet(Query, Transaction)
    */
   @Nonnull
   Set<T> findSet();
@@ -782,8 +781,6 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    *     .findMap();
    *
    * }</pre>
-   *
-   * @see EbeanServer#findMap(Query, Transaction)
    */
   @Nonnull
   <K> Map<K, T> findMap();

src/main/java/io/ebean/RowConsumer.java

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package io.ebean;
+
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+/**
+ * Used with SqlQuery to process potentially large queries reading directly from the JDBC ResultSet.
+ * <p>
+ * This provides a low level option that reads directly from the JDBC ResultSet.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *
+ *  String sql = "select id, name, status from o_customer order by name desc";
+ *
+ *  Ebean.createSqlQuery(sql)
+ *    .findEachRow((resultSet, rowNum) -> {
+ *
+ *      // read directly from ResultSet
+ *
+ *      long id = resultSet.getLong(1);
+ *      String name = resultSet.getString(2);
+ *
+ *      // do something interesting with the data
+ *
+ *    });
+ *
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface RowConsumer {
+
+  /**
+   * Read the data from the ResultSet and process it.
+   *
+   * @param resultSet The JDBC ResultSet positioned to the current row
+   * @param rowNum    The number of the current row being mapped.
+   */
+  void accept(ResultSet resultSet, int rowNum) throws SQLException;
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/RowMapper.java

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package io.ebean;
+
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+/**
+ * Used with SqlQuery to map raw JDBC ResultSet to objects.
+ * <p>
+ * This provides a low level mapping option with direct use of JDBC ResultSet
+ * with the option of having logic in the mapping. For example, only map some
+ * columns depending on the values read from other columns.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * For straight mapping into beans then DtoQuery would be the first choice as
+ * it can automatically map the ResultSet into beans.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *
+ *    //
+ *    // A mapper from ResultSet into our CustomerDto bean
+ *    //
+ *    class CustomerMapper implements RowMapper<CustomerDto> {
+ *
+ *     @Override
+ *     public CustomerDto map(ResultSet rset, int rowNum) throws SQLException {
+ *
+ *       long id = rset.getLong(1);
+ *       String name = rset.getString(2);
+ *       String status = rset.getString(3);
+ *
+ *       return new CustomerDto(id, name, status);
+ *     }
+ *   }
+ *
+ *
+ *   //
+ *   // Then use the mapper
+ *   //
+ *
+ *   String sql = "select id, name, status from o_customer where name = ?";
+ *
+ *  CustomerDto rob = Ebean.createSqlQuery(sql)
+ *    .setParameter(1, "Rob")
+ *    .findOne(CUSTOMER_MAPPER);
+ *
+ *
+ * }</pre>
+ *
+ * @param <T> The type the row data is mapped into.
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface RowMapper<T> {
+
+  /**
+   * Read the data from the ResultSet and map to the return type.
+   *
+   * @param resultSet The JDBC ResultSet positioned to the current row
+   * @param rowNum    The number of the current row being mapped.
+   */
+  T map(ResultSet resultSet, int rowNum) throws SQLException;
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/SqlQuery.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package io.ebean;
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
@@ -77,12 +78,118 @@ public interface SqlQuery extends Serializable {
   @Nullable
   SqlRow findOne();
 
+  /**
+   * Execute the query returning a single result using the mapper.
+   *
+   * @param mapper Used to map each ResultSet row into the result object.
+   */
+  <T> T findOne(RowMapper<T> mapper);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query returning a list using the mapper.
+   *
+   * @param mapper Used to map each ResultSet row into the result object.
+   */
+  <T> List<T> findList(RowMapper<T> mapper);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query reading each row from ResultSet using the RowConsumer.
+   * <p>
+   * This provides a low level option that reads directly from the JDBC ResultSet
+   * and is good for processing very large results where (unlike findList) we don't
+   * hold all the results in memory but instead can process row by row.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *  String sql = "select id, name, status from customer order by name desc";
+   *
+   *  Ebean.createSqlQuery(sql)
+   *    .findEachRow((resultSet, rowNum) -> {
+   *
+   *      // read directly from ResultSet
+   *
+   *      long id = resultSet.getLong(1);
+   *      String name = resultSet.getString(2);
+   *
+   *      // do something interesting with the data
+   *
+   *    });
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @param consumer Used to read and process each ResultSet row.
+   */
+  void findEachRow(RowConsumer consumer);
+
   /**
    * Execute the query returning an optional row.
    */
   @Nonnull
   Optional<SqlRow> findOneOrEmpty();
 
+  /**
+   * Execute the query returning a single scalar attribute.
+   * <pre>@{code
+   *
+   *   String sql = "select max(unit_price) from o_order_detail where order_qty > ?";
+   *
+   *   BigDecimal maxPrice = Ebean.createSqlQuery(sql)
+   *     .setParameter(1, 2)
+   *     .findSingleAttribute(BigDecimal.class);
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * The attributeType can be any scalar type that Ebean supports (includes javax time types, Joda types etc).
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param attributeType The type of the returned value
+   */
+  <T> T findSingleAttribute(Class<T> attributeType);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query returning a single BigDecimal value.
+   * <p>
+   * This is an alias for <code>findSingleAttribute(BigDecimal.class)</code>
+   * </p>
+   */
+  BigDecimal findSingleDecimal();
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query returning a single Long value.
+   * <p>
+   * This is an alias for <code>findSingleAttribute(Long.class)</code>
+   * </p>
+   */
+  Long findSingleLong();
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query returning a list of scalar attribute values.
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   String sql =
+   *   " select (unit_price * order_qty) " +
+   *   " from o_order_detail " +
+   *   " where unit_price > ? " +
+   *   " order by (unit_price * order_qty) desc";
+   *
+   *   //
+   *   List<BigDecimal> lineAmounts = Ebean.createSqlQuery(sql)
+   *     .setParameter(1, 3)
+   *     .findSingleAttributeList(BigDecimal.class);
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * The attributeType can be any scalar type that Ebean supports (includes javax time types, Joda types etc).
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param attributeType The type of the returned value
+   */
+  <T> List<T> findSingleAttributeList(Class<T> attributeType);
+
   /**
    * The same as bind for named parameters.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebean/SqlUpdate.java

@@ -19,15 +19,17 @@ package io.ebean;
  * <p>
  * <pre>{@code
  *
- * // example that uses 'named' parameters
- * String s = "UPDATE f_topic set post_count = :count where id = :id";
- * SqlUpdate update = Ebean.createSqlUpdate(s);
- * update.setParameter("id", 1);
- * update.setParameter("count", 50);
+ *   // example that uses 'named' parameters
  *
- * int modifiedCount = Ebean.execute(update);
+ *   String s = "UPDATE f_topic set post_count = :count where id = :id";
  *
- * String msg = "There were " + modifiedCount + " rows updated";
+ *   SqlUpdate update = Ebean.createSqlUpdate(s);
+ *   update.setParameter("id", 1);
+ *   update.setParameter("count", 50);
+ *
+ *   int modifiedCount = update.execute();
+ *
+ *   String msg = "There were " + modifiedCount + " rows updated";
  *
  * }</pre>
  * <p>
@@ -57,6 +59,33 @@ package io.ebean;
  *
  *    txn.commit();
  *  }
+ * }</pre>
+ * <p>
+ * An alternative to the batch mode on the transaction is to use addBatch() and executeBatch() like:
+ * </p>
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *
+ *   try (Transaction txn = Ebean.beginTransaction()) {
+ *
+ *     insert.setNextParameter(10000);
+ *     insert.setNextParameter("hello");
+ *     insert.setNextParameter("rob");
+ *     insert.addBatch();
+ *
+ *     insert.setNextParameter(10001);
+ *     insert.setNextParameter("goodbye");
+ *     insert.setNextParameter("rob");
+ *     insert.addBatch();
+ *
+ *     insert.setNextParameter(10002);
+ *     insert.setNextParameter("chow");
+ *     insert.setNextParameter("bob");
+ *     insert.addBatch();
+ *
+ *     int[] rows = insert.executeBatch();
+ *
+ *     txn.commit();
+ *   }
  *
  * }</pre>
  *
@@ -69,6 +98,11 @@ public interface SqlUpdate {
   /**
    * Execute the update returning the number of rows modified.
    * <p>
+   * Note that if the transaction has batch mode on then this update will use JDBC batch and may not execute until
+   * later - at commit time or a transaction flush. In this case this method returns -1 indicating that the
+   * update has been batched for later execution.
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
    * After you have executed the SqlUpdate you can bind new variables using
    * {@link #setParameter(String, Object)} etc and then execute the SqlUpdate
    * again.
@@ -83,6 +117,23 @@ public interface SqlUpdate {
    */
   int execute();
 
+  /**
+   * Execute the statement now regardless of the JDBC batch mode of the transaction.
+   */
+  int executeNow();
+
+  /**
+   * Execute when addBatch() has been used to batch multiple bind executions.
+   *
+   * @return The row counts for each of the batched statements.
+   */
+  int[] executeBatch();
+
+  /**
+   * Add the statement to batch processing to then later execute via executeBatch().
+   */
+  void addBatch();
+
   /**
    * Return the generated key value.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebean/Transaction.java

@@ -359,7 +359,10 @@ public interface Transaction extends AutoCloseable {
   void setBatchMode(boolean useBatch);
 
   /**
-   * The JDBC batch mode to use for this transaction.
+   * Deprecated - migrate to {@link #setBatchMode(boolean)}.
+   * <p>
+   * Set the JDBC batch mode to use for this transaction.
+   * </p>
    * <p>
    * If this is NONE then JDBC batch can still be used for each request - save(), insert(), update() or delete()
    * and this would be useful if the request cascades to detail beans.
@@ -368,15 +371,23 @@ public interface Transaction extends AutoCloseable {
    * @param persistBatchMode the batch mode to use for this transaction
    * @see io.ebean.config.ServerConfig#setPersistBatch(PersistBatch)
    */
+  @Deprecated
   void setBatch(PersistBatch persistBatchMode);
 
+  /**
+   * Deprecated - migrate to {@link #isBatchMode()}.
+   * Return the batch mode at the transaction level.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  PersistBatch getBatch();
+
   /**
    * Return the batch mode at the transaction level.
    */
-  PersistBatch getBatch();
+  boolean isBatchMode();
 
   /**
-   * Set the JDBC batch mode to use for a save() or delete() request.
+   * Set the JDBC batch mode to use for a save() or delete() when cascading to children.
    * <p>
    * This only takes effect when batch mode on the transaction has not already meant that
    * JDBC batch mode is being used.
@@ -385,17 +396,36 @@ public interface Transaction extends AutoCloseable {
    * This is useful when the single save() or delete() cascades. For example, inserting a 'master' cascades
    * and inserts a collection of 'detail' beans. The detail beans can be inserted using JDBC batch.
    * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * This is effectively already turned on for all platforms apart from older Sql Server.
+   * </p>
    *
-   * @param batchOnCascadeMode the batch mode to use per save(), insert(), update() or delete()
+   * @param batchMode the batch mode to use per save(), insert(), update() or delete()
    * @see io.ebean.config.ServerConfig#setPersistBatchOnCascade(PersistBatch)
    */
+  void setBatchOnCascade(boolean batchMode);
+
+  /**
+   * Set the batch mode when cascading.
+   * <p>
+   * Deprecated in favour of {@link #setBatchOnCascade(boolean)}
+   * </p>
+   */
+  @Deprecated
   void setBatchOnCascade(PersistBatch batchOnCascadeMode);
 
   /**
+   * Deprecated - migrate to {@link #isBatchMode()}.
    * Return the batch mode at the request level (for each save(), insert(), update() or delete()).
    */
+  @Deprecated
   PersistBatch getBatchOnCascade();
 
+  /**
+   * Return the batch mode at the request level.
+   */
+  boolean isBatchOnCascade();
+
   /**
    * Specify the number of statements before a batch is flushed automatically.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebean/XServiceProvider.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.ebean;
 
+import io.ebean.service.SpiFetchGroupService;
 import io.ebean.service.SpiProfileLocationFactory;
 import io.ebean.service.SpiRawSqlService;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,16 @@ class XServiceProvider {
 
   private static SpiProfileLocationFactory profileLocationFactory = initProfileLocation();
 
+  private static SpiFetchGroupService fetchGroupService = initSpiFetchGroupService();
+
+  private static SpiFetchGroupService initSpiFetchGroupService() {
+    Iterator<SpiFetchGroupService> loader = ServiceLoader.load(SpiFetchGroupService.class).iterator();
+    if (loader.hasNext()) {
+      return loader.next();
+    }
+    throw new IllegalStateException("No service implementation found for SpiFetchGroupService?");
+  }
+
   private static SpiRawSqlService initRawSql() {
 
     Iterator<SpiRawSqlService> loader = ServiceLoader.load(SpiRawSqlService.class).iterator();
@@ -47,4 +58,17 @@ class XServiceProvider {
     return profileLocationFactory;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the FetchGroup with the given select clause.
+   */
+  static <T> FetchGroup<T> fetchGroupOf(Class<T> cls, String select) {
+    return fetchGroupService.of(cls, select);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the FetchGroupBuilder with the given select clause.
+   */
+  static <T> FetchGroupBuilder<T> fetchGroupOf(Class<T> cls) {
+    return fetchGroupService.of(cls);
+  }
 }

src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBeanIntercept.java

@@ -71,21 +71,30 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
   /**
    * Used when a bean is partially filled.
    */
-  private final boolean[] loadedProps;
-
-  private boolean fullyLoadedBean;
+  private static final byte FLAG_LOADED_PROP = 1;
 
   /**
    * Set of changed properties.
    */
-  private boolean[] changedProps;
+  private static final byte FLAG_CHANGED_PROP = 2;
 
   /**
    * Flags indicating if a property is a dirty embedded bean. Used to distingush
    * between an embedded bean being completely overwritten and one of its
    * embedded properties being made dirty.
    */
-  private boolean[] embeddedDirty;
+  private static final byte FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY = 4;
+
+  /**
+   * Flags indicating if a property is a dirty embedded bean. Used to distingush
+   * between an embedded bean being completely overwritten and one of its
+   * embedded properties being made dirty.
+   */
+  private static final byte FLAG_ORIG_VALUE_SET = 8;
+
+  private final byte[] flags;
+
+  private boolean fullyLoadedBean;
 
   private Object[] origValues;
 
@@ -102,7 +111,7 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    */
   public EntityBeanIntercept(Object ownerBean) {
     this.owner = (EntityBean) ownerBean;
-    this.loadedProps = new boolean[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
+    this.flags = new byte[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
   }
 
   /**
@@ -213,8 +222,8 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    * Check each property to see if the bean is partially loaded.
    */
   public boolean isPartial() {
-    for (boolean loadedProp : loadedProps) {
-      if (!loadedProp) {
+    for (byte flag : flags) {
+      if ((flag & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) == 0) {
         return true;
       }
     }
@@ -259,10 +268,10 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    * Return true if only the Id property has been loaded.
    */
   public boolean hasIdOnly(int idIndex) {
-    for (int i = 0; i < loadedProps.length; i++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < flags.length; i++) {
       if (i == idIndex) {
-        if (!loadedProps[i]) return false;
-      } else if (loadedProps[i]) {
+        if ((flags[i] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) == 0) return false;
+      } else if ((flags[i] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) != 0) {
         return false;
       }
     }
@@ -284,9 +293,9 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     if (idPos > -1) {
       // For cases where properties are set on constructor
       // set every non Id property to unloaded (for lazy loading)
-      for (int i = 0; i < loadedProps.length; i++) {
+      for (int i = 0; i < flags.length; i++) {
         if (i != idPos) {
-          loadedProps[i] = false;
+          flags[i] &= ~FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
         }
       }
     }
@@ -352,7 +361,9 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     this.owner._ebean_setEmbeddedLoaded();
     this.lazyLoadProperty = -1;
     this.origValues = null;
-    this.changedProps = null;
+    for (int i = 0; i < flags.length; i++) {
+      flags[i] &= ~(FLAG_CHANGED_PROP + FLAG_ORIG_VALUE_SET);
+    }
     this.dirty = false;
   }
 
@@ -475,7 +486,11 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     if (position == -1) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Property " + propertyName + " not found");
     }
-    loadedProps[position] = loaded;
+    if (loaded) {
+      flags[position] |= FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
+    } else {
+      flags[position] &= ~FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -483,22 +498,22 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    * constructor.
    */
   public void setPropertyUnloaded(int propertyIndex) {
-    loadedProps[propertyIndex] = false;
+    flags[propertyIndex] &= ~FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
   }
 
   /**
    * Set the property to be loaded.
    */
   public void setLoadedProperty(int propertyIndex) {
-    loadedProps[propertyIndex] = true;
+    flags[propertyIndex] |= FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
   }
 
   /**
    * Set all properties to be loaded (post insert).
    */
   public void setLoadedPropertyAll() {
-    for (int i = 0; i < loadedProps.length; i++) {
-      loadedProps[i] = true;
+    for (int i = 0; i < flags.length; i++) {
+      flags[i] |= FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
     }
   }
 
@@ -506,14 +521,14 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    * Return true if the property is loaded.
    */
   public boolean isLoadedProperty(int propertyIndex) {
-    return loadedProps[propertyIndex];
+    return (flags[propertyIndex] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) != 0;
   }
 
   /**
    * Return true if the property is considered changed.
    */
   public boolean isChangedProperty(int propertyIndex) {
-    return (changedProps != null && changedProps[propertyIndex]);
+    return (flags[propertyIndex] & FLAG_CHANGED_PROP) != 0;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -521,8 +536,7 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    * embedded properties is dirty.
    */
   public boolean isDirtyProperty(int propertyIndex) {
-    return (changedProps != null && changedProps[propertyIndex]
-      || embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[propertyIndex]);
+    return (flags[propertyIndex] & (FLAG_CHANGED_PROP + FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY)) != 0;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -534,27 +548,22 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
   }
 
   public void setChangedProperty(int propertyIndex) {
-    if (changedProps == null) {
-      changedProps = new boolean[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
-    }
-    changedProps[propertyIndex] = true;
+    flags[propertyIndex] |= FLAG_CHANGED_PROP;
   }
 
   /**
    * Set that an embedded bean has had one of its properties changed.
    */
   private void setEmbeddedPropertyDirty(int propertyIndex) {
-    if (embeddedDirty == null) {
-      embeddedDirty = new boolean[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
-    }
-    embeddedDirty[propertyIndex] = true;
+    flags[propertyIndex] |= FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY;
   }
 
   private void setOriginalValue(int propertyIndex, Object value) {
     if (origValues == null) {
       origValues = new Object[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
     }
-    if (origValues[propertyIndex] == null) {
+    if ((flags[propertyIndex] & FLAG_ORIG_VALUE_SET) == 0) {
+      flags[propertyIndex] |= FLAG_ORIG_VALUE_SET;
       origValues[propertyIndex] = value;
     }
   }
@@ -574,13 +583,9 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    */
   public void setNewBeanForUpdate() {
 
-    if (changedProps == null) {
-      changedProps = new boolean[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
-    }
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < loadedProps.length; i++) {
-      if (loadedProps[i]) {
-        changedProps[i] = true;
+    for (int i = 0; i < flags.length; i++) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) != 0) {
+        flags[i] |= FLAG_CHANGED_PROP;
       }
     }
     setDirty(true);
@@ -594,8 +599,8 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
       return null;
     }
     Set<String> props = new LinkedHashSet<>();
-    for (int i = 0; i < loadedProps.length; i++) {
-      if (loadedProps[i]) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < flags.length; i++) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) != 0) {
         props.add(getProperty(i));
       }
     }
@@ -609,12 +614,8 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     int len = getPropertyLength();
     boolean[] dirties = new boolean[len];
     for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-      if (changedProps != null && changedProps[i]) {
-        dirties[i] = true;
-      } else if (embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[i]) {
-        // an embedded property has been changed - recurse
-        dirties[i] = true;
-      }
+      // this, or an embedded property has been changed - recurse
+      dirties[i] = (flags[i] & (FLAG_CHANGED_PROP + FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY)) != 0;
     }
     return dirties;
   }
@@ -634,11 +635,11 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
   public void addDirtyPropertyNames(Set<String> props, String prefix) {
     int len = getPropertyLength();
     for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-      if (changedProps != null && changedProps[i]) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_CHANGED_PROP) != 0) {
         // the property has been changed on this bean
         String propName = (prefix == null ? getProperty(i) : prefix + getProperty(i));
         props.add(propName);
-      } else if (embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[i]) {
+      } else if ((flags[i] & FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY) != 0) {
         // an embedded property has been changed - recurse
         EntityBean embeddedBean = (EntityBean) owner._ebean_getField(i);
         embeddedBean._ebean_getIntercept().addDirtyPropertyNames(props, getProperty(i) + ".");
@@ -654,12 +655,12 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     String[] names = owner._ebean_getPropertyNames();
     int len = getPropertyLength();
     for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-      if (changedProps != null && changedProps[i]) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_CHANGED_PROP) != 0) {
         // the property has been changed on this bean
         if (propertyNames.contains(names[i])) {
           return true;
         }
-      } else if (embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[i]) {
+      } else if ((flags[i] & FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY) != 0) {
         if (propertyNames.contains(names[i])) {
           return true;
         }
@@ -683,15 +684,16 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
   public void addDirtyPropertyValues(Map<String, ValuePair> dirtyValues, String prefix) {
     int len = getPropertyLength();
     for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-      if (changedProps != null && changedProps[i]) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_CHANGED_PROP) != 0) {
         // the property has been changed on this bean
         String propName = (prefix == null ? getProperty(i) : prefix + getProperty(i));
         Object newVal = owner._ebean_getField(i);
         Object oldVal = getOrigValue(i);
+        if (!areEqual(oldVal, newVal)) {
+          dirtyValues.put(propName, new ValuePair(newVal, oldVal));
+        }
 
-        dirtyValues.put(propName, new ValuePair(newVal, oldVal));
-
-      } else if (embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[i]) {
+      } else if ((flags[i] & FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY) != 0) {
         // an embedded property has been changed - recurse
         EntityBean embeddedBean = (EntityBean) owner._ebean_getField(i);
         embeddedBean._ebean_getIntercept().addDirtyPropertyValues(dirtyValues, getProperty(i) + ".");
@@ -705,13 +707,15 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
   public void addDirtyPropertyValues(BeanDiffVisitor visitor) {
     int len = getPropertyLength();
     for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-      if (changedProps != null && changedProps[i]) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_CHANGED_PROP) != 0) {
         // the property has been changed on this bean
         Object newVal = owner._ebean_getField(i);
         Object oldVal = getOrigValue(i);
-        visitor.visit(i, newVal, oldVal);
+        if (!areEqual(oldVal, newVal)) {
+          visitor.visit(i, newVal, oldVal);
+        }
 
-      } else if (embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[i]) {
+      } else if ((flags[i] & FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY) != 0) {
         // an embedded property has been changed - recurse
         EntityBean embeddedBean = (EntityBean) owner._ebean_getField(i);
         visitor.visitPush(i);
@@ -739,9 +743,9 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     }
     int len = getPropertyLength();
     for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-      if (changedProps != null && changedProps[i]) {
+      if ((flags[i] & FLAG_CHANGED_PROP) != 0) {
         sb.append(i).append(',');
-      } else if (embeddedDirty != null && embeddedDirty[i]) {
+      } else if ((flags[i] & FLAG_EMBEDDED_DIRTY) != 0) {
         // an embedded property has been changed - recurse
         EntityBean embeddedBean = (EntityBean) owner._ebean_getField(i);
         sb.append(i).append('[');
@@ -765,15 +769,12 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     return sb;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return the set of property names for changed properties.
-   */
-  public boolean[] getChanged() {
-    return changedProps;
-  }
-
   public boolean[] getLoaded() {
-    return loadedProps;
+    boolean[] ret= new boolean[flags.length];
+    for (int i = 0; i < ret.length; i++) {
+      ret[i] = (flags[i] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) != 0;
+    }
+    return ret;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -821,7 +822,7 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    */
   private void loadBeanInternal(int loadProperty, BeanLoader loader) {
 
-    if (loadedProps == null || loadedProps[loadProperty]) {
+    if ((flags[loadProperty] & FLAG_LOADED_PROP) != 0) {
       // race condition where multiple threads calling preGetter concurrently
       return;
     }
@@ -887,7 +888,7 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    * Called when a BeanCollection is initialised automatically.
    */
   public void initialisedMany(int propertyIndex) {
-    loadedProps[propertyIndex] = true;
+    flags[propertyIndex] |= FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
   }
 
   private void preGetterCallback(int propertyIndex) {

src/main/java/io/ebean/cache/QueryCacheEntry.java

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package io.ebean.cache;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * For query cache entries we additionally hold the dependent tables and timestamp for the query result.
+ * <p>
+ * We use the dependent tables and timestamp to validate that tables the query joins to have not been
+ * modified since the query cache entry was cached. If any dependent tables have since been modified
+ * the query cache entry is treated as invalid.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class QueryCacheEntry {
+
+  private final Object value;
+
+  private final Set<String> dependentTables;
+
+  private final long timestamp;
+
+  /**
+   * Create with dependent tables and timestamp.
+   *
+   * @param value           The query result being cached
+   * @param dependentTables The extra tables the query is dependent on (joins to)
+   * @param timestamp       The timestamp that the query uses to check for modifications
+   */
+  public QueryCacheEntry(Object value, Set<String> dependentTables, long timestamp) {
+    this.value = value;
+    this.dependentTables = dependentTables;
+    this.timestamp = timestamp;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the actual query result.
+   */
+  public Object getValue() {
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the tables the query result is dependent on.
+   */
+  public Set<String> getDependentTables() {
+    return dependentTables;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the timestamp used to check for modifications on the dependent tables.
+   */
+  public long getTimestamp() {
+    return timestamp;
+  }
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/cache/QueryCacheEntryValidate.java

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package io.ebean.cache;
+
+/**
+ * Used to validate that a query cache entry is still valid based on dependent tables.
+ */
+public interface QueryCacheEntryValidate {
+
+  /**
+   * Return true if the entry is still valid based on dependent tables.
+   */
+  boolean isValid(QueryCacheEntry queryCacheEntry);
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/cache/ServerCacheConfig.java

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package io.ebean.cache;
+
+import io.ebean.config.CurrentTenantProvider;
+
+/**
+ * Configuration used to create ServerCache instances.
+ */
+public class ServerCacheConfig {
+
+  private final ServerCacheType type;
+  private final String cacheKey;
+  private final ServerCacheOptions cacheOptions;
+  private final CurrentTenantProvider tenantProvider;
+  private final QueryCacheEntryValidate queryCacheEntryValidate;
+
+  public ServerCacheConfig(ServerCacheType type, String cacheKey, ServerCacheOptions cacheOptions, CurrentTenantProvider tenantProvider, QueryCacheEntryValidate queryCacheEntryValidate) {
+    this.type = type;
+    this.cacheKey = cacheKey;
+    this.cacheOptions = cacheOptions;
+    this.tenantProvider = tenantProvider;
+    this.queryCacheEntryValidate = queryCacheEntryValidate;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the cache type.
+   */
+  public ServerCacheType getType() {
+    return type;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the name of the cache.
+   */
+  public String getCacheKey() {
+    return cacheKey;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the tuning options.
+   */
+  public ServerCacheOptions getCacheOptions() {
+    return cacheOptions;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the current tenant provider.
+   */
+  public CurrentTenantProvider getTenantProvider() {
+    return tenantProvider;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the service that provides validation for query cache entries.
+   */
+  public QueryCacheEntryValidate getQueryCacheEntryValidate() {
+    return queryCacheEntryValidate;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return true if the cache is a query cache.
+   */
+  public boolean isQueryCache() {
+    return type == ServerCacheType.QUERY;
+  }
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/cache/ServerCacheFactory.java

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package io.ebean.cache;
 
-import io.ebean.config.CurrentTenantProvider;
-
 /**
  * Defines method for constructing caches for beans and queries.
  */
@@ -10,6 +8,15 @@ public interface ServerCacheFactory {
   /**
    * Create the cache for the given type with options.
    */
-  ServerCache createCache(ServerCacheType type, String cacheKey, CurrentTenantProvider tenantProvider, ServerCacheOptions cacheOptions);
+  ServerCache createCache(ServerCacheConfig config);
 
+  /**
+   * Return a ServerCacheNotify that we will send ServerCacheNotification events to.
+   * <p>
+   * This is used if a ServerCacheNotifyPlugin is not supplied.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param listener The listener that should be used to process the notification events.
+   */
+  ServerCacheNotify createCacheNotify(ServerCacheNotify listener);
 }

src/main/java/io/ebean/cache/ServerCacheNotification.java

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package io.ebean.cache;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Notification event that dependent tables have been modified.
+ * <p>
+ * This is sent to other interested servers (in the cluster).
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class ServerCacheNotification {
+
+  private final long modifyTimestamp;
+
+  private final Set<String> dependentTables;
+
+  public ServerCacheNotification(long modifyTimestamp, Set<String> dependentTables) {
+    this.modifyTimestamp = modifyTimestamp;
+    this.dependentTables = dependentTables;
+  }
+
+  public long getModifyTimestamp() {
+    return modifyTimestamp;
+  }
+
+  public Set<String> getDependentTables() {
+    return dependentTables;
+  }
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/cache/ServerCacheNotify.java

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package io.ebean.cache;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for both listening to notification changes and sending them to other members of the cluster.
+ */
+public interface ServerCacheNotify {
+
+  /**
+   * Notify other server cache members of the table modifications or process the notifications.
+   */
+  void notify(ServerCacheNotification notification);
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/cache/ServerCacheNotifyPlugin.java

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package io.ebean.cache;
+
+import io.ebean.config.ServerConfig;
+
+/**
+ * Plugin that provides a ServerCacheNotify implementation.
+ * <p>
+ * Is supplied this will be used to send the ServerCacheNotification event to other cluster members.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public interface ServerCacheNotifyPlugin {
+
+  /**
+   * Create a ServerCacheNotify implementation given the server configuration.
+   */
+  ServerCacheNotify create(ServerConfig serverConfig);
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/common/BeanMap.java

@@ -273,14 +273,16 @@ public final class BeanMap<K, E> extends AbstractBeanCollection<E> implements Ma
     checkReadOnly();
     init();
     if (modifyListening) {
-      Object oldBean = map.put(key, value);
+      E oldBean = map.put(key, value);
       if (value != oldBean) {
         // register the add of the new and the removal of the old
         modifyAddition(value);
         modifyRemoval(oldBean);
       }
+      return oldBean;
+    } else {
+      return map.put(key, value);
     }
-    return map.put(key, value);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -295,8 +297,9 @@ public final class BeanMap<K, E> extends AbstractBeanCollection<E> implements Ma
           modifyRemoval(oldBean);
         }
       }
+    } else {
+      map.putAll(puts);
     }
-    map.putAll(puts);
   }
 
   @Override

src/main/java/io/ebean/config/DbMigrationConfig.java

@@ -102,6 +102,16 @@ public class DbMigrationConfig {
    */
   protected Map<String, String> runPlaceholderMap;
 
+  /**
+   * DB schema used for the migration (and testing).
+   */
+  protected String dbSchema;
+
+  /**
+   * Set to true if we consider this the 'default schema' (Postgres schema that matches DB username)
+   */
+  protected boolean defaultDbSchema;
+
   /**
    * DB user used to run the DB migration.
    */
@@ -373,6 +383,39 @@ public class DbMigrationConfig {
     this.dbPassword = dbPassword;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the DB schema to use (for migration, testing etc).
+   */
+  public String getDbSchema() {
+    String schema = readEnvironment("ddl.migration.schema");
+    if (schema != null) {
+      return schema;
+    }
+    return dbSchema;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the Db schema to use.
+   */
+  public void setDbSchema(String dbSchema) {
+    this.dbSchema = dbSchema;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the Db schema if it hasn't already been defined.
+   */
+  public void setDefaultDbSchema(String dbSchema) {
+    this.defaultDbSchema = true;
+    this.dbSchema = dbSchema;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return true if this is considered the default DB schema (Postgres schema matching DB username).
+   */
+  public boolean isDefaultDbSchema() {
+    return defaultDbSchema;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return migration versions that should be added to history without running.
    */
@@ -475,6 +518,7 @@ public class DbMigrationConfig {
     runMigration = properties.getBoolean("migration.run", runMigration);
     metaTable = properties.get("migration.metaTable", metaTable);
     runPlaceholders = properties.get("migration.placeholders", runPlaceholders);
+    dbSchema = properties.get("migration.dbSchema", dbSchema);
 
     //Do not set user and pass from "datasource.db.username"
     //There is a null test in MigrationRunner::getConnection to handle this
@@ -557,6 +601,10 @@ public class DbMigrationConfig {
     runnerConfig.setRunPlaceholders(runPlaceholders);
     runnerConfig.setDbUsername(getDbUsername());
     runnerConfig.setDbPassword(getDbPassword());
+    runnerConfig.setDbSchema(getDbSchema());
+    if (defaultDbSchema) {
+      runnerConfig.setSetCurrentSchema(false);
+    }
     runnerConfig.setClassLoader(classLoader);
     if (patchInsertOn != null) {
       runnerConfig.setPatchInsertOn(patchInsertOn);

src/main/java/io/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import io.ebean.util.StringHelper;
 import org.avaje.datasource.DataSourceConfig;
 
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
+import java.time.Clock;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -57,22 +58,24 @@ import java.util.ServiceLoader;
  * <pre>{@code
  *
  * ServerConfig c = new ServerConfig();
- * c.setName("db");
  *
  * // read the ebean.properties and load
  * // those settings into this serverConfig object
  * c.loadFromProperties();
  *
- * // add any classes found in the app.data package
- * c.addPackage("com.myapp.domain");
- *
- * // register as the 'Default' server
- * c.setDefaultServer(true);
+ * // explicitly register the entity beans to avoid classpath scanning
+ * c.addClass(Customer.class);
+ * c.addClass(User.class);
  *
  * EbeanServer server = EbeanServerFactory.create(c);
  *
  * }</pre>
  *
+ * <p>
+ * Note that ServerConfigProvider provides a standard Java ServiceLoader mechanism that can
+ * be used to apply configuration to the ServerConfig.
+ * </p>
+ *
  * @author emcgreal
  * @author rbygrave
  * @see EbeanServerFactory
@@ -293,6 +296,11 @@ public class ServerConfig {
    */
   private DataSourceConfig readOnlyDataSourceConfig = new DataSourceConfig();
 
+  /**
+   * Optional - the database schema that should be used to own the tables etc.
+   */
+  private String dbSchema;
+
   /**
    * The db migration config (migration resource path etc).
    */
@@ -360,6 +368,11 @@ public class ServerConfig {
    */
   private String uuidStateFile = "ebean-uuid.state";
 
+  /**
+   * The clock used for setting the timestamps (e.g. @UpdatedTimestamp) on objects.
+   */
+  private Clock clock = Clock.systemUTC();
+
   private List<IdGenerator> idGenerators = new ArrayList<>();
   private List<BeanFindController> findControllers = new ArrayList<>();
   private List<BeanPersistController> persistControllers = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -505,6 +518,20 @@ public class ServerConfig {
 
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the clock used for setting the timestamps (e.g. @UpdatedTimestamp) on objects.
+   */
+  public Clock getClock() {
+    return clock;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the clock used for setting the timestamps (e.g. @UpdatedTimestamp) on objects.
+   */
+  public void setClock(final Clock clock) {
+    this.clock = clock;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the slow query time in millis.
    */
@@ -1098,6 +1125,25 @@ public class ServerConfig {
     this.profilingConfig = profilingConfig;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the DB schema to use.
+   */
+  public String getDbSchema() {
+    return dbSchema;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the DB schema to use. This specifies to use this schema for:
+   * <ul>
+   * <li>Running Database migrations - Create and use the DB schema</li>
+   * <li>Testing DDL - Create-all.sql DDL execution creates and uses schema</li>
+   * <li>Testing Docker - Set default schema on connection URL</li>
+   * </ul>
+   */
+  public void setDbSchema(String dbSchema) {
+    this.dbSchema = dbSchema;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the DB migration configuration.
    */
@@ -1919,6 +1965,15 @@ public class ServerConfig {
    * Return the UUID state file.
    */
   public String getUuidStateFile() {
+    if (uuidStateFile == null || uuidStateFile.isEmpty()) {
+      // by default, add servername...
+      uuidStateFile = name + "-uuid.state";
+      // and store it in the user's home directory
+      String homeDir = System.getProperty("user.home");
+      if (homeDir != null && homeDir.isEmpty()) {
+        uuidStateFile = homeDir + "/.ebean/" + uuidStateFile;
+      }
+    }
     return uuidStateFile;
   }
 
@@ -2742,6 +2797,10 @@ public class ServerConfig {
    */
   protected void loadSettings(PropertiesWrapper p) {
 
+    dbSchema = p.get("dbSchema", dbSchema);
+    if (dbSchema != null) {
+      migrationConfig.setDefaultDbSchema(dbSchema);
+    }
     profilingConfig.loadSettings(p, name);
     migrationConfig.loadSettings(p, name);
     platformConfig.loadSettings(p);
@@ -3080,9 +3139,10 @@ public class ServerConfig {
    * @return A copy of the PlatformConfig with overridden properties
    */
   public PlatformConfig newPlatformConfig(String propertiesPath, String platformPrefix) {
-
+    if (properties == null) {
+      properties = new Properties();
+    }
     PropertiesWrapper p = new PropertiesWrapper(propertiesPath, platformPrefix, properties, classLoadConfig);
-
     PlatformConfig config = new PlatformConfig(platformConfig);
     config.loadSettings(p);
     return config;

src/main/java/io/ebean/config/ServerConfigProvider.java

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package io.ebean.config;
+
+/**
+ * Provides a ServiceLoader based mechanism to configure a ServerConfig.
+ * <p>
+ * Provide an implementation and register it via the standard Java ServiceLoader mechanism
+ * via a file at <code>META-INF/services/io.ebean.config.ServerConfigProvider</code>.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * If you are using a DI container like Spring or Guice you are unlikely to use this but instead use a
+ * spring specific configuration.  When we are not using a DI container we may use this mechanism to
+ * explicitly register the entity beans and avoid classpath scanning.
+ * </p>
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *
+ * public class EbeanConfigProvider implements ServerConfigProvider {
+ *
+ *   @Override
+ *   public void apply(ServerConfig config) {
+ *
+ *     // register the entity bean classes explicitly
+ *     config.addClass(Customer.class);
+ *     config.addClass(User.class);
+ *     ...
+ *   }
+ * }
+ *
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+public interface ServerConfigProvider {
+
+  /**
+   * Apply the configuration to the ServerConfig.
+   * <p>
+   * Typically we explicitly register entity bean classes and thus avoid classpath scanning.
+   * </p>
+   */
+  void apply(ServerConfig config);
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.ebean.config.dbplatform;
 
 import io.ebean.BackgroundExecutor;
 import io.ebean.Query;
+import io.ebean.annotation.PartitionMode;
 import io.ebean.annotation.PersistBatch;
 import io.ebean.annotation.Platform;
 import io.ebean.config.CustomDbTypeMapping;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.DatabaseMetaData;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Statement;
 import java.sql.Types;
 
 /**
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ public class DatabasePlatform {
   /**
    * The behaviour used when ending a read only transaction at read committed isolation level.
    */
-  protected OnQueryOnly onQueryOnly = OnQueryOnly.ROLLBACK;
+  protected OnQueryOnly onQueryOnly = OnQueryOnly.COMMIT;
 
   /**
    * The open quote used by quoted identifiers.
@@ -62,8 +64,6 @@ public class DatabasePlatform {
    */
   protected String closeQuote = "\"";
 
-  protected String concatOperator = "||";
-
   /**
    * When set to true all db column names and table names use quoted identifiers.
    */
@@ -453,13 +453,6 @@ public class DatabasePlatform {
     return openQuote;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return the DB concat operator.
-   */
-  public String getConcatOperator() {
-    return concatOperator;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return the JDBC type used to store booleans.
    */
@@ -658,6 +651,39 @@ public class DatabasePlatform {
     return persistBatchOnCascade;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create the DB schema if it does not exist.
+   */
+  public void createSchemaIfNotExists(String dbSchema, Connection connection) throws SQLException {
+    if (!schemaExists(dbSchema, connection)) {
+      Statement query = connection.createStatement();
+      try {
+        logger.info("create schema:{}", dbSchema);
+        query.executeUpdate("create schema " + dbSchema);
+      } finally {
+        JdbcClose.close(query);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return true if the schema exists.
+   */
+  public boolean schemaExists(String dbSchema, Connection connection) throws SQLException {
+    ResultSet schemas = connection.getMetaData().getSchemas();
+    try {
+      while (schemas.next()) {
+        String schema = schemas.getString(1);
+        if (schema.equalsIgnoreCase(dbSchema)) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    } finally {
+      JdbcClose.close(schemas);
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return true if the table exists.
    */
@@ -672,6 +698,20 @@ public class DatabasePlatform {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return true if partitions exist for the given table.
+   */
+  public boolean tablePartitionsExist(Connection connection, String table) throws SQLException {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the SQL to create an initial partition for the given table.
+   */
+  public String tablePartitionInit(String tableName, PartitionMode mode, String property, String singlePrimaryKey) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Escapes the like string for this DB-Platform
    */

src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DbIdentity.java

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
  */
 public class DbIdentity {
 
-  private static final Pattern TABLE_REPLACE = Pattern.compile("{table}", Pattern.LITERAL);
+  private static final String TABLE_PLACEHOLDER = "{table}";
+
+  private static final Pattern TABLE_REPLACE = Pattern.compile(TABLE_PLACEHOLDER, Pattern.LITERAL);
 
   /**
    * Set if this DB supports sequences. Note some DB's support both Sequences
@@ -53,7 +55,9 @@ public class DbIdentity {
     if (selectLastInsertedIdTemplate == null) {
       return null;
     }
-
+    if (!selectLastInsertedIdTemplate.contains(TABLE_PLACEHOLDER)) {
+      return selectLastInsertedIdTemplate;
+    }
     return TABLE_REPLACE.matcher(selectLastInsertedIdTemplate).replaceAll(Matcher.quoteReplacement(table));
   }
 

src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/postgres/PostgresPlatform.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.ebean.config.dbplatform.postgres;
 
 import io.ebean.BackgroundExecutor;
 import io.ebean.Query;
+import io.ebean.annotation.PartitionMode;
 import io.ebean.annotation.Platform;
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DatabasePlatform;
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DbPlatformType;
@@ -11,6 +12,10 @@ import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.PlatformIdGenerator;
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.SqlErrorCodes;
 
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.Types;
 
 /**
@@ -116,4 +121,31 @@ public class PostgresPlatform extends DatabasePlatform {
         return sql + " for update";
     }
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean tablePartitionsExist(Connection connection, String table) throws SQLException {
+
+    try (PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement("select count(*) from pg_inherits i WHERE  i.inhparent = ?::regclass")) {
+      statement.setString(1, table);
+      try (ResultSet resultSet = statement.executeQuery()) {
+        return resultSet.next() && resultSet.getInt(1) > 0;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return SQL using built in partition helper functions to create some initial partitions.
+   *
+   * Only use this if extra-dll doesn't have some initial partitions defined (which it should).
+   */
+  public String tablePartitionInit(String tableName, PartitionMode mode, String property, String pkey) {
+    if (property == null) {
+      property = "";
+    }
+    if (pkey == null) {
+      pkey = "";
+    }
+    return "select partition('" + mode.name().toLowerCase() + "','" + tableName + "','" + pkey + "','" + property + "',1);";
+  }
+
 }

src/main/java/io/ebean/config/properties/LoadContext.java

@@ -18,22 +18,22 @@ import java.util.Set;
  */
 class LoadContext {
 
-	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoadContext.class);
+  private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoadContext.class);
 
   /**
    * Map we are loading the properties into.
    */
-	private final Map<String, String> map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+  private final Map<String, String> map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
   /**
    * Names of resources/files that were loaded.
    */
-	private final Set<String> loadedResources = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+  private final Set<String> loadedResources = new LinkedHashSet<>();
 
   /**
    * Return the input stream (maybe null) for the given source.
    */
-	InputStream resource(String resourcePath, Loader.Source source) {
+  InputStream resource(String resourcePath, Loader.Source source) {
 
     InputStream is = null;
     if (source == Loader.Source.RESOURCE) {
@@ -46,21 +46,21 @@ class LoadContext {
       if (file.exists()) {
         try {
           is = new FileInputStream(file);
-          loadedResources.add("file:"+resourcePath);
+          loadedResources.add("file:" + resourcePath);
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
           throw new IllegalStateException(e);
         }
       }
     }
 
-		return is;
-	}
+    return is;
+  }
 
   private InputStream resourceStream(String resourcePath) {
     InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/" + resourcePath);
     if (is == null) {
       // search the module path for top level resource
-      is =  ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(resourcePath);
+      is = ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(resourcePath);
     }
     return is;
   }
@@ -68,30 +68,30 @@ class LoadContext {
   /**
    * Add a property entry.
    */
-	void put(String key, String val) {
-	  if (val != null) {
-	    val = val.trim();
+  void put(String key, String val) {
+    if (val != null) {
+      val = val.trim();
     }
-		map.put(key, val);
-	}
+    map.put(key, val);
+  }
 
   /**
    * Evaluate all the expressions and return as a Properties object.
    */
-	Properties eval() {
+  Properties eval() {
 
-		log.info("loaded properties from {}", loadedResources);
+    log.info("loaded properties from {}", loadedResources);
 
-		Properties properties = new Properties();
+    Properties properties = new Properties();
 
-		for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : map.entrySet()) {
-			String key = entry.getKey();
-			String value = PropertyEval.eval(entry.getValue());
-			properties.setProperty(key, value);
-		}
+    for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : map.entrySet()) {
+      String key = entry.getKey();
+      String value = PropertyEval.eval(entry.getValue());
+      properties.setProperty(key, value);
+    }
 
-		return properties;
-	}
+    return properties;
+  }
 
   /**
    * Read the special properties that can point to an external properties source.

src/main/java/io/ebean/config/properties/Loader.java

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ import java.util.Properties;
  */
 class Loader {
 
-	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Loader.class);
+  private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Loader.class);
 
-	enum Source {
-	  RESOURCE,
+  enum Source {
+    RESOURCE,
     FILE
   }
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Loader {
 
   private YamlLoader yamlLoader;
 
-	Loader() {
+  Loader() {
     String skipYaml = System.getProperty("ebeanSkipYaml");
     if (!"true".equals(skipYaml)) {
       try {
@@ -44,19 +44,19 @@ class Loader {
   /**
    * Load the configuration with the expected ordering.
    */
-	void load() {
+  void load() {
 
     loadMain(Source.RESOURCE);
     // external file configuration overrides the resources configuration
     loadMain(Source.FILE);
 
-		loadViaSystemProperty();
-		loadViaIndirection();
+    loadViaSystemProperty();
+    loadViaIndirection();
 
-		// test configuration (if found) overrides main configuration
+    // test configuration (if found) overrides main configuration
     // we should only find these resources when running tests
-		loadTest();
-	}
+    loadTest();
+  }
 
   /**
    * Load test configuration.
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Loader {
   }
 
   private void loadViaSystemProperty() {
-	  String fileName = System.getenv("EBEAN_PROPS_FILE");
+    String fileName = System.getenv("EBEAN_PROPS_FILE");
     if (fileName == null) {
       fileName = System.getProperty("ebean.props.file");
       if (fileName != null) {
@@ -112,59 +112,66 @@ class Loader {
    * Evaluate all the configuration entries and return as properties.
    */
   Properties eval() {
-		return loadContext.eval();
-	}
+    return loadContext.eval();
+  }
 
-	void loadYaml(String resourcePath, Source source) {
-		if (yamlLoader != null) {
-		  try {
-			  yamlLoader.load(resource(resourcePath, source));
+  void loadYaml(String resourcePath, Source source) {
+    if (yamlLoader != null) {
+      try {
+        try (InputStream is = resource(resourcePath, source)) {
+          yamlLoader.load(is);
+        }
       } catch (Exception e) {
         log.warn("Failed to read yml from:" + resourcePath, e);
       }
-		}
-	}
+    }
+  }
 
-	void loadProperties(String resourcePath, Source source) {
-		InputStream is = resource(resourcePath, source);
-		if (is != null) {
-			loadProperties(is);
-		}
-	}
+  void loadProperties(String resourcePath, Source source) {
+    try {
+      try (InputStream is = resource(resourcePath, source)) {
+        if (is != null) {
+          loadProperties(is);
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      log.warn("Failed to read properties from:" + resourcePath, e);
+    }
+  }
 
-	private InputStream resource(String resourcePath, Source source) {
-		return loadContext.resource(resourcePath, source);
-	}
+  private InputStream resource(String resourcePath, Source source) {
+    return loadContext.resource(resourcePath, source);
+  }
 
-	private void loadProperties(InputStream is) {
+  private void loadProperties(InputStream is) {
 
-		if (is != null) {
-			try {
-				Properties properties = new Properties();
-				properties.load(is);
-				put(properties);
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				throw new RuntimeException("Failed to load properties?", e);
-			} finally {
-				close(is);
-			}
-		}
-	}
+    if (is != null) {
+      try {
+        Properties properties = new Properties();
+        properties.load(is);
+        put(properties);
+      } catch (IOException e) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("Failed to load properties?", e);
+      } finally {
+        close(is);
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
-	private void put(Properties properties) {
-		Enumeration<?> enumeration = properties.propertyNames();
-		while (enumeration.hasMoreElements()) {
-			String key = (String) enumeration.nextElement();
-			String property = properties.getProperty(key);
-			loadContext.put(key, property);
-		}
-	}
+  private void put(Properties properties) {
+    Enumeration<?> enumeration = properties.propertyNames();
+    while (enumeration.hasMoreElements()) {
+      String key = (String) enumeration.nextElement();
+      String property = properties.getProperty(key);
+      loadContext.put(key, property);
+    }
+  }
 
-	private void close(InputStream is) {
-		try {
-			is.close();
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			log.warn("Error closing input stream for properties", e);
-		}
-	}
+  private void close(InputStream is) {
+    try {
+      is.close();
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      log.warn("Error closing input stream for properties", e);
+    }
+  }
 }

src/main/java/io/ebean/dbmigration/DbMigration.java

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DatabasePlatform;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ServiceLoader;
 
 /**
@@ -98,6 +99,11 @@ public interface DbMigration {
    */
   void setIncludeGeneratedFileComment(boolean includeGeneratedFileComment);
 
+  /**
+   * Set this to false to exclude the builtin support for table partitioning (with @DbPartition).
+   */
+  void setIncludeBuiltInPartitioning(boolean includeBuiltInPartitioning);
+
   /**
    * Set the header that is included in the generated DDL script.
    */
@@ -142,6 +148,11 @@ public interface DbMigration {
    */
   void addDatabasePlatform(DatabasePlatform databasePlatform, String prefix);
 
+  /**
+   * Return the list of versions that contain pending drops.
+   */
+  List<String> getPendingDrops();
+
   /**
    * Generate the next migration xml file and associated apply and rollback sql scripts.
    * <p>

src/main/java/io/ebean/plugin/BeanType.java

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import io.ebean.event.BeanQueryAdapter;
 import io.ebeanservice.docstore.api.mapping.DocumentMapping;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
 /**
  * Information and methods on BeanDescriptors made available to plugins.
@@ -18,6 +22,7 @@ public interface BeanType<T> {
   /**
    * Return the short name of the bean type.
    */
+  @Nonnull
   String getName();
 
   /**
@@ -28,11 +33,13 @@ public interface BeanType<T> {
   /**
    * Return the full name of the bean type.
    */
+  @Nonnull
   String getFullName();
 
   /**
    * Return the class type this BeanDescriptor describes.
    */
+  @Nonnull
   Class<T> getBeanType();
 
   /**
@@ -43,6 +50,7 @@ public interface BeanType<T> {
   /**
    * Return all the properties for this bean type.
    */
+  @Nonnull
   Collection<? extends Property> allProperties();
 
   /**
@@ -197,6 +205,28 @@ public interface BeanType<T> {
    */
   boolean hasInheritance();
 
+  /**
+   * Return true if this object is the root level object in its entity
+   * inheritance.
+   */
+  boolean isInheritanceRoot();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns all direct children of this beantype
+   */
+  List<BeanType<?>> getInheritanceChildren();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the parent in inheritance hiearchy
+   */
+  BeanType<?> getInheritanceParent();
+
+  /**
+   * Visit all children recursively
+   * @param visitor
+   */
+  void visitAllInheritanceChildren(Consumer<BeanType<?>> visitor);
+
   /**
    * Return the discriminator column.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebean/plugin/Property.java

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package io.ebean.plugin;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+
 /**
  * Property of a entity bean that can be read.
  */
@@ -8,8 +10,15 @@ public interface Property {
   /**
    * Return the name of the property.
    */
+  @Nonnull
   String getName();
 
+  /**
+   * Return the type of the property.
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  Class<?> getPropertyType();
+
   /**
    * Return the value of the property on the given bean.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebean/service/SpiFetchGroupService.java

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package io.ebean.service;
+
+import io.ebean.FetchGroup;
+import io.ebean.FetchGroupBuilder;
+
+/**
+ * Service that parses FetchGroup expressions.
+ */
+public interface SpiFetchGroupService {
+
+  /**
+   * Return the FetchGroup with the given select clause.
+   *
+   * @param beanType The type of entity bean the fetch group is for
+   * @param select   The properties to select (top level properties)
+   */
+  <T> FetchGroup<T> of(Class<T> beanType, String select);
+
+  /**
+   * Create and return a FetchGroupBuilder starting with a select() clause.
+   *
+   * @param beanType The type of entity bean the fetch group is for
+   * @return The FetchGroupBuilder to add additional select and fetch clauses
+   */
+  <T> FetchGroupBuilder<T> of(Class<T> beanType);
+}

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/BinaryReadContext.java

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package io.ebeaninternal.api;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * Context used to read binary format messages.
+ */
+public class BinaryReadContext {
+
+  private final DataInputStream in;
+
+  /**
+   * Create with protocol 0 and byte data.
+   */
+  public BinaryReadContext(byte[] byteData) {
+    this(new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(byteData)));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create with protocol version and DataInputStream data.
+   */
+  public BinaryReadContext(DataInputStream in) {
+    this.in = in;
+  }
+
+  public DataInputStream in() {
+    return in;
+  }
+
+  public boolean readBoolean() throws IOException {
+    return in.readBoolean();
+  }
+
+  public int readInt() throws IOException {
+    return in.readInt();
+  }
+
+  public String readUTF() throws IOException {
+    return in.readUTF();
+  }
+
+  public long readLong() throws IOException {
+    return in.readLong();
+  }
+}

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/BinaryWritable.java

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package io.ebeaninternal.api;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * Messages that can be sent in binary form.
+ * <p>
+ * Mainly RemoteTransactionEvent which is sent to cluster members.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public interface BinaryWritable {
+
+  int TYPE_BEANIUD = 1;
+  int TYPE_TABLEIUD = 2;
+  int TYPE_CACHE = 3;
+  int TYPE_TABLEMOD = 4;
+
+  /**
+   * Write message in binary format.
+   */
+  void writeBinary(BinaryWriteContext out) throws IOException;
+
+}

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/BinaryWriteContext.java

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package io.ebeaninternal.api;
+
+import java.io.DataOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * Context used to write binary message (like RemoteTransactionEvent).
+ */
+public class BinaryWriteContext {
+
+  private final DataOutputStream out;
+
+  private long counter;
+
+  public BinaryWriteContext(DataOutputStream out) {
+    this.out = out;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the number of message parts that have been written.
+   */
+  public long counter() {
+    return counter;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the output stream to write to.
+   */
+  public DataOutputStream os() {
+    return out;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Start a message part with a given type code.
+   */
+  public DataOutputStream start(int type) throws IOException {
+    counter++;
+    out.writeBoolean(true);
+    out.writeInt(type);
+    return out;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * End of message parts.
+   */
+  public void end() throws IOException {
+    out.writeBoolean(false);
+  }
+}

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/BindParams.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.api;
 
+import io.ebeaninternal.server.persist.MultiValueWrapper;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.querydefn.NaturalKeyBindParam;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
@@ -154,6 +155,10 @@ public class BindParams implements Serializable {
   public void setParameter(int position, Object value) {
 
     Param p = getParam(position);
+    if (value instanceof Collection) {
+      // use of postgres ANY with positioned parameter
+      value = new MultiValueWrapper((Collection)value);
+    }
     p.setInValue(value);
   }
 

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/ScopeTrans.java

@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ public class ScopeTrans {
    */
   private boolean rolledBack;
 
+  /**
+   * Flag set when nested commit has occurred.
+   */
+  private boolean nestedCommit;
 
   public ScopeTrans(boolean rollbackOnChecked, boolean created, SpiTransaction transaction, TxScope txScope) {
 
@@ -113,7 +117,6 @@ public class ScopeTrans {
     complete();
   }
 
-
   /**
    * Complete the transaction programmatically. Try to commit.
    */
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ public class ScopeTrans {
   }
 
   public void end() {
-    if (created) {
+    if (created || !nestedCommit) {
       transaction.end();
     }
   }
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ public class ScopeTrans {
     if (created) {
       transaction.commit();
     } else {
+      nestedCommit = true;
       transaction.setBatchFlushOnQuery(restoreBatchFlushOnQuery);
       if (restoreBatch != null) {
         transaction.setBatch(restoreBatch);

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiContainerBootup.java

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package io.ebeaninternal.api;
-
-/**
- * Plugin API available to invoke something prior to container bootup.
- * <p>
- * The initial intent is to provide a hook for 'docker-run' such that we can automatically ensure
- * we have a test DB docker container running and setup ready to go.
- * </p>
- */
-public interface SpiContainerBootup {
-
-  /**
-   * Run something at bootup prior to the container starting.
-   *
-   * For example, start DB docker container(s).
-   */
-  void bootup();
-}

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiEbeanServer.java

@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ package io.ebeaninternal.api;
 
 import io.ebean.DtoQuery;
 import io.ebean.EbeanServer;
+import io.ebean.ExtendedServer;
 import io.ebean.PersistenceContextScope;
 import io.ebean.Query;
+import io.ebean.RowConsumer;
+import io.ebean.RowMapper;
 import io.ebean.Transaction;
 import io.ebean.TxScope;
 import io.ebean.bean.BeanCollectionLoader;
@@ -29,7 +32,12 @@ import java.util.function.Predicate;
 /**
  * Service Provider extension to EbeanServer.
  */
-public interface SpiEbeanServer extends EbeanServer, BeanLoader, BeanCollectionLoader {
+public interface SpiEbeanServer extends ExtendedServer, EbeanServer, BeanLoader, BeanCollectionLoader {
+
+  /**
+   * Return the log manager.
+   */
+  SpiLogManager log();
 
   /**
    * Return the server extended Json context.
@@ -229,6 +237,31 @@ public interface SpiEbeanServer extends EbeanServer, BeanLoader, BeanCollectionL
    */
   void scopedTransactionExit(Object returnOrThrowable, int opCode);
 
+  /**
+   * SqlQuery find single attribute.
+   */
+  <T> T findSingleAttribute(SpiSqlQuery query, Class<T> cls);
+
+  /**
+   * SqlQuery find single attribute list.
+   */
+  <T> List<T> findSingleAttributeList(SpiSqlQuery query, Class<T> cls);
+
+  /**
+   * SqlQuery find one with mapper.
+   */
+  <T> T findOneMapper(SpiSqlQuery query, RowMapper<T> mapper);
+
+  /**
+   * SqlQuery find list with mapper.
+   */
+  <T> List<T> findListMapper(SpiSqlQuery query, RowMapper<T> mapper);
+
+  /**
+   * SqlQuery find each with consumer.
+   */
+  void findEachRow(SpiSqlQuery query, RowConsumer consumer);
+
   /**
    * DTO findList query.
    */
@@ -268,4 +301,19 @@ public interface SpiEbeanServer extends EbeanServer, BeanLoader, BeanCollectionL
    * Return true if a row for the bean type and id exists.
    */
   boolean exists(Class<?> beanType, Object beanId, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Add to JDBC batch for later execution.
+   */
+  void addBatch(SpiSqlUpdate defaultSqlUpdate, SpiTransaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the batched statement.
+   */
+  int[] executeBatch(SpiSqlUpdate defaultSqlUpdate, SpiTransaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the sql update regardless of transaction batch mode.
+   */
+  int executeNow(SpiSqlUpdate sqlUpdate);
 }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiLogManager.java

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package io.ebeaninternal.api;
+
+/**
+ * Log manager for SQL, TXN and Summary logging.
+ * <p>
+ * In general at runtime this uses SLF4J Logger but this abstraction allows us to capture
+ * the logged SQL during testing such that we can assert against the executed sql if desired.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public interface SpiLogManager {
+
+  /**
+   * Return the SQL logger.
+   */
+  SpiLogger sql();
+
+  /**
+   * Return the TXN logger.
+   */
+  SpiLogger txn();
+
+  /**
+   * Return the Summary logger.
+   */
+  SpiLogger sum();
+
+}

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiLogger.java

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package io.ebeaninternal.api;
+
+/**
+ * Logger for SQL, TXN and Summary logging.
+ * <p>
+ * In general at runtime this uses SLF4J Logger but this abstraction allows us to capture
+ * the logged SQL during testing such that we can assert against the executed sql if desired.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public interface SpiLogger {
+
+  /**
+   * Is debug logging enabled.
+   */
+  boolean isDebug();
+
+  /**
+   * Is trace logging enabled.
+   */
+  boolean isTrace();
+
+  /**
+   * Log a debug level message.
+   */
+  void debug(String msg);
+
+  /**
+   * Log a trace level message.
+   */
+  void trace(String msg);
+}

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiLoggerFactory.java

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package io.ebeaninternal.api;
+
+/**
+ * API for Plugins to define the logger for io.ebean.SQL, io.ebean.TXN and io.ebean.SUM.
+ */
+public interface SpiLoggerFactory {
+
+  /**
+   * Create the logger given the name.
+   */
+  SpiLogger create(String name);
+}

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiQuery.java

@@ -134,27 +134,40 @@ public interface SpiQuery<T> extends Query<T>, TxnProfileEventCodes {
     /**
      * Includes soft deletes rows in the result.
      */
-    SOFT_DELETED,
+    SOFT_DELETED(false),
 
     /**
      * Query runs against draft tables.
      */
-    DRAFT,
+    DRAFT(false),
 
     /**
      * Query runs against current data (normal).
      */
-    CURRENT,
+    CURRENT(false),
 
     /**
      * Query runs potentially returning many versions of the same bean.
      */
-    VERSIONS,
+    VERSIONS(true),
 
     /**
      * Query runs 'As Of' a given date time.
      */
-    AS_OF;
+    AS_OF(true);
+
+    private final boolean history;
+
+    TemporalMode(boolean history) {
+      this.history = history;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return true if this is a history query.
+     */
+    public boolean isHistory() {
+      return history;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Return the mode of the query of if null return CURRENT mode.
@@ -644,9 +657,9 @@ public interface SpiQuery<T> extends Query<T>, TxnProfileEventCodes {
   boolean isBeanCachePut();
 
   /**
-   * Return true if the bean cache is being explicitly loaded via RECACHE mode.
+   * Return true if we must hit the DB (Cache reload or select for update).
    */
-  boolean isBeanCacheReload();
+  boolean isForceHitDatabase();
 
   /**
    * Return the cache mode for using the bean cache (Get and Put).

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiTransaction.java

@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ public interface SpiTransaction extends Transaction {
    */
   String getId();
 
+  /**
+   * Return the start timestamp for the transaction (JVM side).
+   */
+  long getStartMillis();
+
   /**
    * Return true if this transaction has updateAllLoadedProperties set.
    * If null is returned the server default is used (set on ServerConfig).
@@ -179,7 +184,7 @@ public interface SpiTransaction extends Transaction {
    * Return true if this request should be batched. Conversely returns false
    * if this request should be executed immediately.
    */
-  boolean isBatchThisRequest(PersistRequest.Type type);
+  boolean isBatchThisRequest();
 
   /**
    * Return the BatchControl used to batch up persist requests.

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiTransactionProxy.java

@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ public abstract class SpiTransactionProxy implements SpiTransaction {
     return transaction.translate(message, cause);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public long getStartMillis() {
+    return transaction.getStartMillis();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void setLabel(String label) {
     transaction.setLabel(label);
@@ -245,6 +250,11 @@ public abstract class SpiTransactionProxy implements SpiTransaction {
     transaction.setBatchMode(useBatch);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean isBatchMode() {
+    return transaction.isBatchMode();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void setBatch(PersistBatch persistBatchMode) {
     transaction.setBatch(persistBatchMode);
@@ -255,11 +265,21 @@ public abstract class SpiTransactionProxy implements SpiTransaction {
     return transaction.getBatch();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void setBatchOnCascade(boolean batchMode) {
+    transaction.setBatchOnCascade(batchMode);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void setBatchOnCascade(PersistBatch batchOnCascadeMode) {
     transaction.setBatchOnCascade(batchOnCascadeMode);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean isBatchOnCascade() {
+    return transaction.isBatchOnCascade();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public PersistBatch getBatchOnCascade() {
     return transaction.getBatchOnCascade();
@@ -356,8 +376,8 @@ public abstract class SpiTransactionProxy implements SpiTransaction {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public boolean isBatchThisRequest(PersistRequest.Type type) {
-    return transaction.isBatchThisRequest(type);
+  public boolean isBatchThisRequest() {
+    return transaction.isBatchThisRequest();
   }
 
   @Override

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/TransactionEvent.java

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package io.ebeaninternal.api;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.cache.CacheChangeSet;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.PersistRequestBean;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.BeanDescriptor;
+import io.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.BeanDescriptorManager;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.transaction.DeleteByIdMap;
+import io.ebeaninternal.server.transaction.TransactionManager;
 import io.ebeanservice.docstore.api.DocStoreUpdates;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
@@ -108,8 +110,20 @@ public class TransactionEvent implements Serializable {
   /**
    * Build and return the cache changeSet.
    */
-  public CacheChangeSet buildCacheChanges(boolean viewInvalidation) {
-    CacheChangeSet changeSet = new CacheChangeSet(viewInvalidation);
+  public CacheChangeSet buildCacheChanges(TransactionManager manager) {
+
+    if (eventBeans == null && deleteByIdMap == null && eventTables == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    CacheChangeSet changeSet = new CacheChangeSet(manager.clockNowMillis());
+    if (eventTables != null && !eventTables.isEmpty()) {
+      // notify cache with table based changes
+      BeanDescriptorManager dm = manager.getBeanDescriptorManager();
+      for (TransactionEventTable.TableIUD tableIUD : eventTables.values()) {
+        dm.cacheNotify(tableIUD, changeSet);
+      }
+    }
     if (eventBeans != null) {
       eventBeans.notifyCache(changeSet);
     }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/TransactionEventTable.java

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.api;
 
 import io.ebean.event.BulkTableEvent;
-import io.ebeaninternal.server.cluster.BinaryMessage;
-import io.ebeaninternal.server.cluster.BinaryMessageList;
 
-import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.Serializable;
@@ -12,7 +9,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-public final class TransactionEventTable implements Serializable {
+public final class TransactionEventTable implements Serializable, BinaryWritable {
 
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 2236555729767483264L;
 
@@ -23,20 +20,13 @@ public final class TransactionEventTable implements Serializable {
     return "TransactionEventTable " + map.values();
   }
 
-  public void writeBinaryMessage(BinaryMessageList msgList) throws IOException {
-
+  @Override
+  public void writeBinary(BinaryWriteContext out) throws IOException {
     for (TableIUD tableIud : map.values()) {
-      tableIud.writeBinaryMessage(msgList);
+      tableIud.writeBinary(out);
     }
   }
 
-  public void readBinaryMessage(DataInput dataInput) throws IOException {
-
-    TableIUD tableIud = TableIUD.readBinaryMessage(dataInput);
-    map.put(tableIud.getTableName(), tableIud);
-  }
-
-
   public void add(TransactionEventTable table) {
 
     for (TableIUD iud : table.values()) {
@@ -47,7 +37,6 @@ public final class TransactionEventTable implements Serializable {
   public void add(String table, boolean insert, boolean update, boolean delete) {
 
     table = table.toUpperCase();
-
     add(new TableIUD(table, insert, update, delete));
   }
 
@@ -67,7 +56,7 @@ public final class TransactionEventTable implements Serializable {
     return map.values();
   }
 
-  public static class TableIUD implements Serializable, BulkTableEvent {
+  public static class TableIUD implements Serializable, BulkTableEvent, BinaryWritable {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -1958317571064162089L;
 
@@ -83,7 +72,7 @@ public final class TransactionEventTable implements Serializable {
       this.delete = delete;
     }
 
-    public static TableIUD readBinaryMessage(DataInput dataInput) throws IOException {
+    public static TableIUD readBinaryMessage(BinaryReadContext dataInput) throws IOException {
 
       String table = dataInput.readUTF();
       boolean insert = dataInput.readBoolean();
@@ -93,17 +82,13 @@ public final class TransactionEventTable implements Serializable {
       return new TableIUD(table, insert, update, delete);
     }
 
-    public void writeBinaryMessage(BinaryMessageList msgList) throws IOException {
-
-      BinaryMessage msg = new BinaryMessage(table.length() + 10);
-      DataOutputStream os = msg.getOs();
-      os.writeInt(BinaryMessage.TYPE_TABLEIUD);
+    @Override
+    public void writeBinary(BinaryWriteContext out) throws IOException {
+      DataOutputStream os = out.start(TYPE_TABLEIUD);
       os.writeUTF(table);
       os.writeBoolean(insert);
       os.writeBoolean(update);
       os.writeBoolean(delete);
-
-      msgList.add(msg);
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/TxnProfileEventCodes.java

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public interface TxnProfileEventCodes {
   String EVT_INSERT = "i";
   String EVT_UPDATE = "u";
   String EVT_DELETE = "d";
-  String EVT_SOFT_DELETE = "ds";
+  String EVT_DELETE_SOFT = "ds";
   String EVT_DELETE_PERMANENT = "dp";
   String EVT_ORMUPDATE = "uo";
   String FIND_UPDATE = "uq";

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/DdlGenerator.java

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration;
 
-import io.ebean.Transaction;
 import io.ebean.config.ServerConfig;
-import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.model.CurrentModel;
-import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiEbeanServer;
-import io.ebeaninternal.extraddl.model.ExtraDdlXmlReader;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DatabasePlatform;
 import io.ebean.migration.ddl.DdlRunner;
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
+import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiEbeanServer;
+import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.model.CurrentModel;
+import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.model.MTable;
+import io.ebeaninternal.extraddl.model.ExtraDdlXmlReader;
+import io.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.PartitionMeta;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ public class DdlGenerator {
   private final boolean createOnly;
   private final boolean jaxbPresent;
   private final boolean ddlCommitOnCreateIndex;
+  private final String dbSchema;
 
   private CurrentModel currentModel;
   private String dropAllContent;
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ public class DdlGenerator {
     this.jaxbPresent = serverConfig.getClassLoadConfig().isJavaxJAXBPresent();
     this.generateDdl = serverConfig.isDdlGenerate();
     this.createOnly = serverConfig.isDdlCreateOnly();
+    this.dbSchema = serverConfig.getDbSchema();
     if (!serverConfig.getTenantMode().isDdlEnabled() && serverConfig.isDdlRun()) {
       log.warn("DDL can't be run on startup with TenantMode " + serverConfig.getTenantMode());
       this.runDdl = false;
@@ -85,30 +90,54 @@ public class DdlGenerator {
    * Run the DDL drop and DDL create scripts if properties have been set.
    */
   protected void runDdl() {
-
     if (runDdl) {
+      Connection connection = null;
       try {
-        runInitSql();
-        runDropSql();
-        runCreateSql();
-        runSeedSql();
-
-      } catch (IOException e) {
-        String msg = "Error reading drop/create script from file system";
-        throw new RuntimeException(msg, e);
+        connection = obtainConnection();
+        runDdlWith(connection);
+      } finally {
+        JdbcClose.rollback(connection);
+        JdbcClose.close(connection);
       }
     }
   }
 
+  private void runDdlWith(Connection connection) {
+    try {
+      if (dbSchema != null) {
+        createSchemaIfRequired(connection);
+      }
+      runInitSql(connection);
+      runDropSql(connection);
+      runCreateSql(connection);
+      runSeedSql(connection);
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("Error reading drop/create script from file system", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private Connection obtainConnection() {
+    try {
+      return server.getPluginApi().getDataSource().getConnection();
+    } catch (SQLException e) {
+      throw new PersistenceException("Failed to obtain connection to run DDL", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void createSchemaIfRequired(Connection connection) {
+    try {
+      server.getDatabasePlatform().createSchemaIfNotExists(dbSchema, connection);
+    } catch (SQLException e) {
+      throw new PersistenceException("Failed to create DB Schema", e);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Execute all the DDL statements in the script.
    */
-  public int runScript(boolean expectErrors, String content, String scriptName) {
+  public int runScript(Connection connection, boolean expectErrors, String content, String scriptName) {
 
     DdlRunner runner = new DdlRunner(expectErrors, scriptName);
-
-    Transaction transaction = server.createTransaction();
-    Connection connection = transaction.getConnection();
     try {
       if (expectErrors) {
         connection.setAutoCommit(true);
@@ -119,64 +148,104 @@ public class DdlGenerator {
       if (expectErrors) {
         connection.setAutoCommit(false);
       }
-      transaction.commit();
+      connection.commit();
       return count;
 
     } catch (SQLException e) {
       throw new PersistenceException("Failed to run script", e);
-
     } finally {
-      transaction.end();
+      JdbcClose.rollback(connection);
     }
   }
 
-  protected void runDropSql() throws IOException {
+  protected void runDropSql(Connection connection) throws IOException {
     if (!createOnly) {
       String ignoreExtraDdl = System.getProperty("ebean.ignoreExtraDdl");
       if (!"true".equalsIgnoreCase(ignoreExtraDdl) && jaxbPresent) {
         String extraApply = ExtraDdlXmlReader.buildExtra(server.getDatabasePlatform().getName(), true);
         if (extraApply != null) {
-          runScript(false, extraApply, "extra-dll");
+          runScript(connection, false, extraApply, "extra-dll");
         }
       }
 
       if (dropAllContent == null) {
         dropAllContent = readFile(getDropFileName());
       }
-      runScript(true, dropAllContent, getDropFileName());
+      runScript(connection, true, dropAllContent, getDropFileName());
     }
   }
 
-  protected void runCreateSql() throws IOException {
+  protected void runCreateSql(Connection connection) throws IOException {
     if (createAllContent == null) {
       createAllContent = readFile(getCreateFileName());
     }
-    runScript(false, createAllContent, getCreateFileName());
+    runScript(connection, false, createAllContent, getCreateFileName());
 
     String ignoreExtraDdl = System.getProperty("ebean.ignoreExtraDdl");
     if (!"true".equalsIgnoreCase(ignoreExtraDdl) && jaxbPresent) {
+      if (currentModel.isTablePartitioning()) {
+        String extraPartitioning = ExtraDdlXmlReader.buildPartitioning(server.getDatabasePlatform().getName());
+        if (extraPartitioning != null && !extraPartitioning.isEmpty()) {
+          runScript(connection, false, extraPartitioning, "builtin-partitioning-dll");
+        }
+      }
+
       String extraApply = ExtraDdlXmlReader.buildExtra(server.getDatabasePlatform().getName(), false);
       if (extraApply != null) {
-        runScript(false, extraApply, "extra-dll");
+        runScript(connection, false, extraApply, "extra-dll");
+      }
+
+      if (currentModel.isTablePartitioning()) {
+        checkInitialTablePartitions(connection);
       }
     }
   }
 
-  protected void runInitSql() throws IOException {
-    runResourceScript(server.getServerConfig().getDdlInitSql());
+  /**
+   * Check if table partitions exist and if not create some. The expectation is that
+   * extra-dll.xml should have some partition initialisation but this helps people get going.
+   */
+  private void checkInitialTablePartitions(Connection connection) {
+
+    DatabasePlatform databasePlatform = server.getDatabasePlatform();
+    try {
+      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+      for (MTable table : currentModel.getPartitionedTables()) {
+        String tableName = table.getName();
+        if (!databasePlatform.tablePartitionsExist(connection, tableName)) {
+          log.info("No table partitions for table {}", tableName);
+          PartitionMeta meta = table.getPartitionMeta();
+          String initPart = databasePlatform.tablePartitionInit(tableName, meta.getMode(), meta.getProperty(), table.singlePrimaryKey());
+          sb.append(initPart).append("\n");
+        }
+      }
+
+      String initialPartitionSql = sb.toString();
+      if (!initialPartitionSql.isEmpty()) {
+        runScript(connection, false, initialPartitionSql, "initial table partitions");
+      }
+
+    } catch (SQLException e) {
+      log.error("Error checking initial table partitions", e);
+    }
   }
 
-  protected void runSeedSql() throws IOException {
-    runResourceScript(server.getServerConfig().getDdlSeedSql());
+  protected void runInitSql(Connection connection) throws IOException {
+    runResourceScript(connection, server.getServerConfig().getDdlInitSql());
   }
 
-  protected void runResourceScript(String sqlScript) throws IOException {
+  protected void runSeedSql(Connection connection) throws IOException {
+    runResourceScript(connection, server.getServerConfig().getDdlSeedSql());
+  }
+
+  protected void runResourceScript(Connection connection, String sqlScript) throws IOException {
 
     if (sqlScript != null) {
-      InputStream is = getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(sqlScript);
-      if (is != null) {
-        String content = readContent(new InputStreamReader(is));
-        runScript(false, content, sqlScript);
+      try (InputStream is = getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(sqlScript)) {
+        if (is != null) {
+          String content = readContent(new InputStreamReader(is));
+          runScript(connection,  false, content, sqlScript);
+        }
       }
     }
   }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/DefaultDbMigration.java

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
 
-  protected static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DefaultDbMigration.class);
+  protected static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger("io.ebean.GenerateMigration");
 
   private static final String initialVersion = "1.0";
 
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
 
   protected DatabasePlatform databasePlatform;
 
+  private boolean vanillaPlatform;
+
   protected List<Pair> platforms = new ArrayList<>();
 
   protected ServerConfig serverConfig;
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
   protected String name;
   protected String generatePendingDrop;
 
+  protected boolean includeBuiltInPartitioning = true;
+
   /**
    * Create for offline migration generation.
    */
@@ -179,6 +183,11 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
     this.includeGeneratedFileComment = includeGeneratedFileComment;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void setIncludeBuiltInPartitioning(boolean includeBuiltInPartitioning) {
+    this.includeBuiltInPartitioning = includeBuiltInPartitioning;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void setHeader(String header) {
     this.header = header;
@@ -192,6 +201,7 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
    */
   @Override
   public void setPlatform(Platform platform) {
+    vanillaPlatform = true;
     setPlatform(getPlatform(platform));
   }
 
@@ -276,7 +286,7 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
     try {
       Request request = createRequest();
       if (platforms.isEmpty()) {
-        generateExtraDdl(request.migrationDir, databasePlatform);
+        generateExtraDdl(request.migrationDir, databasePlatform, request.isTablePartitioning());
       }
 
       String pendingVersion = generatePendingDrop();
@@ -293,6 +303,23 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the versions containing pending drops.
+   */
+  public List<String> getPendingDrops() {
+    if (!online) {
+      DbOffline.setGenerateMigration();
+    }
+    setDefaults();
+    try {
+      return createRequest().getPendingDrops();
+    } finally {
+      if (!online) {
+        DbOffline.reset();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Load the configuration for each of the target platforms.
    */
@@ -311,16 +338,23 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
    * migration runner.
    * </p>
    */
-  private void generateExtraDdl(File migrationDir, DatabasePlatform dbPlatform) throws IOException {
+  private void generateExtraDdl(File migrationDir, DatabasePlatform dbPlatform, boolean tablePartitioning) throws IOException {
 
     if (dbPlatform != null) {
-      ExtraDdl extraDdl = ExtraDdlXmlReader.read("/extra-ddl.xml");
-      if (extraDdl != null) {
-        List<DdlScript> ddlScript = extraDdl.getDdlScript();
-        for (DdlScript script : ddlScript) {
-          if (!script.isDrop() && ExtraDdlXmlReader.matchPlatform(dbPlatform.getName(), script.getPlatforms())) {
-            writeExtraDdl(migrationDir, script);
-          }
+      if (tablePartitioning && includeBuiltInPartitioning) {
+        generateExtraDdlFor(migrationDir, dbPlatform, ExtraDdlXmlReader.readBuiltinTablePartitioning());
+      }
+      generateExtraDdlFor(migrationDir, dbPlatform, ExtraDdlXmlReader.readBuiltin());
+      generateExtraDdlFor(migrationDir, dbPlatform, ExtraDdlXmlReader.read());
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void generateExtraDdlFor(File migrationDir, DatabasePlatform dbPlatform, ExtraDdl extraDdl) throws IOException {
+    if (extraDdl != null) {
+      List<DdlScript> ddlScript = extraDdl.getDdlScript();
+      for (DdlScript script : ddlScript) {
+        if (!script.isDrop() && ExtraDdlXmlReader.matchPlatform(dbPlatform.getName(), script.getPlatforms())) {
+          writeExtraDdl(migrationDir, script);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -331,7 +365,7 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
    */
   private void writeExtraDdl(File migrationDir, DdlScript script) throws IOException {
 
-    String fullName = repeatableMigrationName(script.getName());
+    String fullName = repeatableMigrationName(script.isInit(), script.getName());
 
     logger.info("writing repeatable script {}", fullName);
 
@@ -342,8 +376,16 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
     }
   }
 
-  private String repeatableMigrationName(String scriptName) {
-    return "R__" + scriptName.replace(' ', '_') + migrationConfig.getApplySuffix();
+  private String repeatableMigrationName(boolean init, String scriptName) {
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+    if (init) {
+      sb.append("I__");
+    } else {
+      sb.append("R__");
+    }
+    sb.append(scriptName.replace(' ', '_'));
+    sb.append(migrationConfig.getApplySuffix());
+    return sb.toString();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -404,6 +446,10 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
       this.current = currentModel.read();
     }
 
+    boolean isTablePartitioning() {
+      return current.isTablePartitioning();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the migration for the pending drops for a given version.
      */
@@ -465,6 +511,9 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
     if (nextDrop != null) {
       return nextDrop;
     }
+    if (generatePendingDrop != null) {
+      return generatePendingDrop;
+    }
     return migrationConfig.getGeneratePendingDrop();
   }
 
@@ -511,7 +560,7 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
       File subPath = platformWriter.subPath(writePath, pair.prefix);
       platformWriter.processMigration(dbMigration, platformBuffer, subPath, fullVersion);
 
-      generateExtraDdl(subPath, pair.platform);
+      generateExtraDdl(subPath, pair.platform, currentModel.isTablePartitioning());
     }
   }
 
@@ -542,11 +591,10 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
     if (server == null) {
       setServer(Ebean.getDefaultServer());
     }
-    if (databasePlatform == null && platforms.isEmpty()) {
-      // not explicitly set not set a list of platforms so
-      // default to the platform of the default server
+    if (vanillaPlatform || databasePlatform == null) {
+      // not explicitly set so use the platform of the server
       databasePlatform = server.getDatabasePlatform();
-      logger.debug("set platform to {}", databasePlatform.getName());
+      logger.trace("set platform to {}", databasePlatform.getName());
     }
     if (migrationConfig != null) {
       if (strictMode != null) {
@@ -567,9 +615,6 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
       if (name != null) {
         migrationConfig.setName(name);
       }
-      if (generatePendingDrop != null) {
-        migrationConfig.setGeneratePendingDrop(generatePendingDrop);
-      }
     }
   }
 

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/BaseTableDdl.java

@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ public class BaseTableDdl implements TableDdl {
       useSequence = (IdType.SEQUENCE == useDbIdentityType);
     }
 
+    String partitionMode = createTable.getPartitionMode();
+
     DdlBuffer apply = writer.apply();
     apply.append("create table ").append(tableName).append(" (");
     writeTableColumns(apply, columns, useIdentity);
@@ -265,7 +267,9 @@ public class BaseTableDdl implements TableDdl {
     writeCompoundUniqueConstraints(apply, createTable);
     if (!pk.isEmpty()) {
       // defined on the columns
-      writePrimaryKeyConstraint(apply, createTable.getPkName(), toColumnNames(pk));
+      if (partitionMode == null || !platformDdl.suppressPrimaryKeyOnPartition()) {
+        writePrimaryKeyConstraint(apply, createTable.getPkName(), toColumnNames(pk));
+      }
     }
     if (platformDdl.isInlineForeignKeys()) {
       writeInlineForeignKeys(writer, createTable);
@@ -273,6 +277,9 @@ public class BaseTableDdl implements TableDdl {
 
     apply.newLine().append(")");
     addTableCommentInline(apply, createTable);
+    if (partitionMode != null) {
+      platformDdl.addTablePartition(apply, partitionMode, createTable.getPartitionColumn());
+    }
     apply.endOfStatement();
 
     addComments(apply, createTable);
@@ -840,12 +847,15 @@ public class BaseTableDdl implements TableDdl {
     if (hasValue(alterColumn.getComment())) {
       alterColumnComment(writer, alterColumn);
     }
+    if (hasValue(alterColumn.getDropCheckConstraint())) {
+      dropCheckConstraint(writer, alterColumn, alterColumn.getDropCheckConstraint());
+    }
 
     boolean alterCheckConstraint = hasValue(alterColumn.getCheckConstraint());
 
     if (alterCheckConstraint) {
       // drop constraint before altering type etc
-      dropCheckConstraint(writer, alterColumn);
+      dropCheckConstraint(writer, alterColumn, alterColumn.getCheckConstraintName());
     }
     boolean alterBaseAttributes = false;
     if (hasValue(alterColumn.getType())) {
@@ -922,9 +932,9 @@ public class BaseTableDdl implements TableDdl {
     }
   }
 
-  protected void dropCheckConstraint(DdlWrite writer, AlterColumn alter) throws IOException {
+  protected void dropCheckConstraint(DdlWrite writer, AlterColumn alter, String constraintName) throws IOException {
 
-    String ddl = platformDdl.alterTableDropConstraint(alter.getTableName(), alter.getCheckConstraintName());
+    String ddl = platformDdl.alterTableDropConstraint(alter.getTableName(), constraintName);
     if (hasValue(ddl)) {
       writer.apply().append(ddl).endOfStatement();
     }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/MySqlDdl.java

@@ -38,9 +38,20 @@ public class MySqlDdl extends PlatformDdl {
     return "alter table " + tableName + " drop foreign key " + maxConstraintName(fkName);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * It is rather complex to delete a column on MySql as there must not exist any foreign keys.
+   * That's why we call a user stored procedure here
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void alterTableDropColumn(DdlBuffer buffer, String tableName, String columnName) throws IOException {
+
+    buffer.append("CALL usp_ebean_drop_column('").append(tableName).append("', '").append(columnName).append("')").endOfStatement();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public String alterTableDropConstraint(String tableName, String constraintName) {
-    // drop constraint not supported
+    // drop constraint not supported in MySQL 5.7 and 8.0 but starting with MariaDB 10.2.1 CHECK is evaluated
+    // TODO: Implement for MariaDB >= 10.2.1
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -60,7 +71,7 @@ public class MySqlDdl extends PlatformDdl {
   @Override
   public String alterColumnDefaultValue(String tableName, String columnName, String defaultValue) {
 
-    String suffix = DdlHelp.isDropDefault(defaultValue) ? columnDropDefault : columnSetDefault + " " + defaultValue;
+    String suffix = DdlHelp.isDropDefault(defaultValue) ? columnDropDefault : columnSetDefault + " " + convertDefaultValue(defaultValue);
 
     // use alter
     return "alter table " + tableName + " alter " + columnName + " " + suffix;

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/PlatformDdl.java

@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ public class PlatformDdl {
 
   protected String alterColumn = "alter column";
 
-  protected String dropConstraint = "drop constraint";
-
   protected String dropUniqueConstraint = "drop constraint";
 
   protected String addConstraint = "add constraint";
@@ -248,6 +246,9 @@ public class PlatformDdl {
    * Convert the standard type to the platform specific type.
    */
   public String convert(String type, boolean identity) {
+    if (type == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
     if (type.contains("[]")) {
       return convertArrayType(type);
     }
@@ -420,7 +421,7 @@ public class PlatformDdl {
    * Drop a unique constraint from the table.
    */
   public String alterTableDropConstraint(String tableName, String constraintName) {
-    return "alter table " + tableName + " " + dropConstraint + " " + maxConstraintName(constraintName);
+    return "alter table " + tableName + " " + dropConstraintIfExists + " " + maxConstraintName(constraintName);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -661,4 +662,12 @@ public class PlatformDdl {
   public void unlockTables(DdlBuffer buffer, Collection<String> tables) throws IOException {
 
   }
+
+  public boolean suppressPrimaryKeyOnPartition() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  public void addTablePartition(DdlBuffer apply, String partitionMode, String partitionColumn) throws IOException {
+    // only supported by postgres initially
+  }
 }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/PostgresDdl.java

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.ddlgeneration.platform;
 
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DatabasePlatform;
+import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.ddlgeneration.DdlBuffer;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
  * Postgres specific DDL.
@@ -16,6 +19,11 @@ public class PostgresDdl extends PlatformDdl {
     this.columnSetNull = "drop not null";
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean suppressPrimaryKeyOnPartition() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected String convertArrayType(String logicalArrayType) {
     return NativeDbArray.logicalToNative(logicalArrayType);
@@ -38,4 +46,9 @@ public class PostgresDdl extends PlatformDdl {
     }
     return columnDefn;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void addTablePartition(DdlBuffer apply, String partitionMode, String partitionColumn) throws IOException {
+    apply.append(" partition by range (").append(partitionColumn).append(")");
+  }
 }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/PostgresHistoryDdl.java

@@ -79,13 +79,21 @@ public class PostgresHistoryDdl extends DbTriggerBasedHistoryDdl {
 
   protected void createOrReplaceFunction(DdlBuffer apply, String procedureName, String historyTable, List<String> includedColumns) throws IOException {
     apply
-      .append("create or replace function ").append(procedureName).append("() returns trigger as $$").newLine()
-      .append("begin").newLine();
+      .append("create or replace function ").append(procedureName).append("() returns trigger as $$").newLine();
+
+    apply.append("declare").newLine()
+      .append("  lowerTs timestamptz;").newLine()
+      .append("  upperTs timestamptz;").newLine();
+
+    apply.append("begin").newLine()
+      .append("  lowerTs = lower(OLD.sys_period);").newLine()
+      .append("  upperTs = greatest(lowerTs + '1 microsecond',current_timestamp);").newLine();
+
     apply
       .append("  if (TG_OP = 'UPDATE') then").newLine();
     appendInsertIntoHistory(apply, historyTable, includedColumns);
     apply
-      .append("    NEW.").append(sysPeriod).append(" = tstzrange(").append(currentTimestamp).append(",null);").newLine()
+      .append("    NEW.").append(sysPeriod).append(" = tstzrange(upperTs,null);").newLine()
       .append("    return new;").newLine();
     apply
       .append("  elsif (TG_OP = 'DELETE') then").newLine();
@@ -124,7 +132,7 @@ public class PostgresHistoryDdl extends DbTriggerBasedHistoryDdl {
 
     buffer.append("    insert into ").append(historyTable).append(" (").append(sysPeriod).append(",");
     appendColumnNames(buffer, columns, "");
-    buffer.append(") values (tstzrange(lower(OLD.").append(sysPeriod).append("), ").append(currentTimestamp).append("), ");
+    buffer.append(") values (tstzrange(lowerTs,upperTs), ");
     appendColumnNames(buffer, columns, "OLD.");
     buffer.append(");").newLine();
   }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/SqlServerDdl.java

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.ddlgeneration.platform;
 import io.ebean.annotation.ConstraintMode;
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DatabasePlatform;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.ddlgeneration.DdlBuffer;
+import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.ddlgeneration.DdlWrite;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.AlterColumn;
+import io.ebeaninternal.server.persist.platform.MultiValueBind;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
@@ -137,13 +139,7 @@ public class SqlServerDdl extends PlatformDdl {
     // a rather complex statement.
     StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
     if (DdlHelp.isDropDefault(defaultValue)) {
-      sb.append("delimiter $$\n");
-      sb.append("DECLARE @Tmp nvarchar(200);");
-      sb.append("select @Tmp = t1.name  from sys.default_constraints t1\n");
-      sb.append("  join sys.columns t2 on t1.object_id = t2.default_object_id\n");
-      sb.append("  where t1.parent_object_id = OBJECT_ID('").append(tableName)
-        .append("') and t2.name = '").append(columnName).append("';\n");
-      sb.append("if @Tmp is not null EXEC('alter table ").append(tableName).append(" drop constraint ' + @Tmp)$$");
+      sb.append("EXEC usp_ebean_drop_default_constraint ").append(tableName).append(", ").append(columnName);
     } else {
       sb.append("alter table ").append(tableName);
       sb.append(" add default ").append(convertDefaultValue(defaultValue)).append(" for ").append(columnName);
@@ -200,25 +196,50 @@ public class SqlServerDdl extends PlatformDdl {
 
   /**
    * It is rather complex to delete a column on SqlServer as there must not exist any references
-   * (constraints, default values, indices and foreign keys). The list is not yet complete, as
-   * indices over multiple columns will not yet deleted.
-   * (This may be changed to delete all refering objects by using the sys.* tables later)
+   * (constraints, default values, indices and foreign keys). That's why we call a user stored procedure here
    */
   @Override
   public void alterTableDropColumn(DdlBuffer buffer, String tableName, String columnName) throws IOException {
-    buffer.append("-- drop column ").append(tableName).append(".").append(columnName).endOfStatement();
 
-    buffer.append(alterTableDropUniqueConstraint(tableName, naming.uniqueConstraintName(tableName, columnName)));
-    buffer.endOfStatement();
-    buffer.append(alterColumnDefaultValue(tableName, columnName, DdlHelp.DROP_DEFAULT));
-    buffer.endOfStatement();
-    buffer.append(alterTableDropConstraint(tableName, naming.checkConstraintName(tableName, columnName)));
-    buffer.endOfStatement();
-    buffer.append(dropIndex(naming.indexName(tableName, columnName), tableName));
-    buffer.endOfStatement();
-    buffer.append(alterTableDropForeignKey(tableName, naming.foreignKeyConstraintName(tableName, columnName)));
-    buffer.endOfStatement();
-    super.alterTableDropColumn(buffer, tableName, columnName);
+    buffer.append("EXEC usp_ebean_drop_column ").append(tableName).append(", ").append(columnName).endOfStatement();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This writes the multi value datatypes needed for {@link MultiValueBind}
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void generateProlog(DdlWrite write) throws IOException {
+    super.generateProlog(write);
+
+    generateTVPDefinitions(write, "bigint");
+    generateTVPDefinitions(write, "float");
+    generateTVPDefinitions(write, "bit");
+    generateTVPDefinitions(write, "date");
+    generateTVPDefinitions(write, "time");
+    //generateTVPDefinitions(write, "datetime2");
+    generateTVPDefinitions(write, "uniqueidentifier");
+    generateTVPDefinitions(write, "nvarchar(max)");
+
+  }
+
+  private void generateTVPDefinitions(DdlWrite write, String definition) throws IOException {
+    int pos = definition.indexOf('(');
+    String name = pos == -1 ? definition : definition.substring(0, pos);
+
+    dropTVP(write.dropAll(), name);
+    //TVPs are included in "I__create_procs.sql"
+    //createTVP(write.apply(), name, definition);
+  }
+
+  private void dropTVP(DdlBuffer ddl, String name) throws IOException {
+    ddl.append("if exists (select name  from sys.types where name = 'ebean_").append(name)
+        .append("_tvp') drop type ebean_").append(name).append("_tvp").endOfStatement();
+  }
+
+  private void createTVP(DdlBuffer ddl, String name, String definition) throws IOException {
+    ddl.append("if not exists (select name  from sys.types where name = 'ebean_").append(name)
+    .append("_tvp') create type ebean_").append(name).append("_tvp as table (c1 ").append(definition).append(")")
+        .endOfStatement();
   }
 
 }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/AddColumn.java

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>
@@ -45,20 +45,20 @@ public class AddColumn {
 
   /**
    * Gets the value of the column property.
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <p>
    * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
    * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
    * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
    * This is why there is not a <CODE>set</CODE> method for the column property.
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <p>
    * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
    * <pre>
    *    getColumn().add(newItem);
    * </pre>
-   * <p>
-   * <p>
+   *
+   *
    * <p>
    * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
    * {@link Column }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/AddHistoryTable.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/AddTableComment.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/AddUniqueConstraint.java

@@ -9,11 +9,21 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
- * TODO
+ * &lt;complexType>
+ *   &lt;complexContent>
+ *     &lt;restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType">
+ *       &lt;attribute name="constraintName" use="required" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="tableName" use="required" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="columnNames" use="required" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="oneToOne" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}boolean" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="nullableColumns" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *     &lt;/restriction>
+ *   &lt;/complexContent>
+ * &lt;/complexType>
  * </pre>
  */
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
@@ -23,18 +33,14 @@ public class AddUniqueConstraint {
 
   @XmlAttribute(name = "constraintName", required = true)
   protected String constraintName;
-
   @XmlAttribute(name = "tableName", required = true)
   protected String tableName;
-
   @XmlAttribute(name = "columnNames", required = true)
   protected String columnNames;
-
-  @XmlAttribute(name = "nullableColumns", required = true)
-  protected String nullableColumns;
-    
-  @XmlAttribute(name = "oneToOne", required = false)
+  @XmlAttribute(name = "oneToOne")
   protected Boolean oneToOne;
+  @XmlAttribute(name = "nullableColumns")
+  protected String nullableColumns;
 
   /**
    * Gets the value of the constraintName property.
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ public class AddUniqueConstraint {
   public void setConstraintName(String value) {
     this.constraintName = value;
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * Gets the value of the tableName property.
    *
@@ -65,15 +71,15 @@ public class AddUniqueConstraint {
   public String getTableName() {
     return tableName;
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * Sets the value of the tableName property.
    *
    * @param value allowed object is
    *              {@link String }
    */
-  public void setTableName(String tableName) {
-    this.tableName = tableName;
+  public void setTableName(String value) {
+    this.tableName = value;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -96,6 +102,26 @@ public class AddUniqueConstraint {
     this.columnNames = value;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the value of the oneToOne property.
+   *
+   * @return possible object is
+   * {@link Boolean }
+   */
+  public Boolean isOneToOne() {
+    return oneToOne;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of the oneToOne property.
+   *
+   * @param value allowed object is
+   *              {@link Boolean }
+   */
+  public void setOneToOne(Boolean value) {
+    this.oneToOne = value;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets the value of the nullableColumns property.
    *
@@ -115,23 +141,5 @@ public class AddUniqueConstraint {
   public void setNullableColumns(String value) {
     this.nullableColumns = value;
   }
-  
-  /**
-   * Gets the value of the oneToOne property.
-   *
-   * @return true if oneToOne was set
-   */
-  public boolean isOneToOne() {
-    return Boolean.TRUE.equals(oneToOne);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Sets the value of the oneToOne property.
-   *
-   * @param value boolean
-   */
-  public void setOneToOne(boolean oneToOne) {
-    this.oneToOne = oneToOne;
-  }
 
 }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/AlterColumn.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
-import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -12,13 +11,17 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>
  *     &lt;restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType">
+ *       &lt;sequence>
+ *         &lt;element name="before" type="{http://ebean-orm.github.io/xml/ns/dbmigration}ddl-script" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0"/>
+ *         &lt;element name="after" type="{http://ebean-orm.github.io/xml/ns/dbmigration}ddl-script" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0"/>
+ *       &lt;/sequence>
  *       &lt;attribute name="columnName" use="required" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
  *       &lt;attribute name="tableName" use="required" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
  *       &lt;attribute name="withHistory" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}boolean" />
@@ -50,16 +53,14 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
 @XmlType(name = "", propOrder = {
-    "before", "after"
+  "before",
+  "after"
 })
 @XmlRootElement(name = "alterColumn")
 public class AlterColumn {
 
-  @XmlElement(required = false)
   protected List<DdlScript> before;
-  @XmlElement(required = false)
   protected List<DdlScript> after;
-
   @XmlAttribute(name = "columnName", required = true)
   protected String columnName;
   @XmlAttribute(name = "tableName", required = true)
@@ -109,6 +110,60 @@ public class AlterColumn {
   @XmlAttribute(name = "dropForeignKeyIndex")
   protected String dropForeignKeyIndex;
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the value of the before property.
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
+   * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
+   * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
+   * This is why there is not a <CODE>set</CODE> method for the before property.
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
+   * <pre>
+   *    getBefore().add(newItem);
+   * </pre>
+   *
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
+   * {@link DdlScript }
+   */
+  public List<DdlScript> getBefore() {
+    if (before == null) {
+      before = new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+    return this.before;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the value of the after property.
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
+   * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
+   * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
+   * This is why there is not a <CODE>set</CODE> method for the after property.
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
+   * <pre>
+   *    getAfter().add(newItem);
+   * </pre>
+   *
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
+   * {@link DdlScript }
+   */
+  public List<DdlScript> getAfter() {
+    if (after == null) {
+      after = new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+    return this.after;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets the value of the columnName property.
    *
@@ -589,17 +644,4 @@ public class AlterColumn {
     this.dropForeignKeyIndex = value;
   }
 
-  public List<DdlScript> getBefore() {
-    if (before == null) {
-      before = new ArrayList<>();
-    }
-    return before;
-  }
-
-  public List<DdlScript> getAfter() {
-    if (after == null) {
-      after = new ArrayList<>();
-    }
-    return after;
-  }
 }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/AlterForeignKey.java

@@ -9,25 +9,38 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
- * TODO
+ * &lt;complexType>
+ *   &lt;complexContent>
+ *     &lt;restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType">
+ *       &lt;attribute name="name" use="required" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="columnNames" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="refColumnNames" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="refTableName" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="indexName" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="tableName" use="required" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="onDelete" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="onUpdate" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *     &lt;/restriction>
+ *   &lt;/complexContent>
+ * &lt;/complexType>
  * </pre>
  */
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
 @XmlType(name = "")
-@XmlRootElement(name = "foreignKey")
+@XmlRootElement(name = "alterForeignKey")
 public class AlterForeignKey {
 
   @XmlAttribute(name = "name", required = true)
   protected String name;
-  @XmlAttribute(name = "columnNames", required = true)
+  @XmlAttribute(name = "columnNames")
   protected String columnNames;
-  @XmlAttribute(name = "refColumnNames", required = true)
+  @XmlAttribute(name = "refColumnNames")
   protected String refColumnNames;
-  @XmlAttribute(name = "refTableName", required = true)
+  @XmlAttribute(name = "refTableName")
   protected String refTableName;
   @XmlAttribute(name = "indexName")
   protected String indexName;
@@ -37,6 +50,7 @@ public class AlterForeignKey {
   protected String onDelete;
   @XmlAttribute(name = "onUpdate")
   protected String onUpdate;
+
   /**
    * Gets the value of the name property.
    *
@@ -196,4 +210,5 @@ public class AlterForeignKey {
   public void setOnUpdate(String value) {
     this.onUpdate = value;
   }
+
 }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/AlterHistoryTable.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/Apply.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlValue;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;simpleContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/ChangeSet.java

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>
@@ -50,16 +50,16 @@ public class ChangeSet {
     @XmlElement(name = "dropTable", type = DropTable.class),
     @XmlElement(name = "renameTable", type = RenameTable.class),
     @XmlElement(name = "addTableComment", type = AddTableComment.class),
+    @XmlElement(name = "addUniqueConstraint", type = AddUniqueConstraint.class),
     @XmlElement(name = "addHistoryTable", type = AddHistoryTable.class),
     @XmlElement(name = "dropHistoryTable", type = DropHistoryTable.class),
+    @XmlElement(name = "alterForeignKey", type = AlterForeignKey.class),
     @XmlElement(name = "addColumn", type = AddColumn.class),
     @XmlElement(name = "dropColumn", type = DropColumn.class),
     @XmlElement(name = "alterColumn", type = AlterColumn.class),
     @XmlElement(name = "renameColumn", type = RenameColumn.class),
     @XmlElement(name = "createIndex", type = CreateIndex.class),
-    @XmlElement(name = "dropIndex", type = DropIndex.class),
-    @XmlElement(name = "addUniqueConstraint", type = AddUniqueConstraint.class),
-    @XmlElement(name = "alterForeignKey", type = AlterForeignKey.class),
+    @XmlElement(name = "dropIndex", type = DropIndex.class)
   })
   protected List<Object> changeSetChildren;
   @XmlAttribute(name = "type", required = true)
@@ -77,20 +77,20 @@ public class ChangeSet {
 
   /**
    * Gets the value of the changeSetChildren property.
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <p>
    * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
    * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
    * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
    * This is why there is not a <CODE>set</CODE> method for the changeSetChildren property.
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <p>
    * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
    * <pre>
    *    getChangeSetChildren().add(newItem);
    * </pre>
-   * <p>
-   * <p>
+   *
+   *
    * <p>
    * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
    * {@link Configuration }
@@ -99,8 +99,10 @@ public class ChangeSet {
    * {@link DropTable }
    * {@link RenameTable }
    * {@link AddTableComment }
+   * {@link AddUniqueConstraint }
    * {@link AddHistoryTable }
    * {@link DropHistoryTable }
+   * {@link AlterForeignKey }
    * {@link AddColumn }
    * {@link DropColumn }
    * {@link AlterColumn }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/ChangeSetType.java

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for changeSetType.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
  * <p>
  * <pre>
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
  *     &lt;enumeration value="apply"/>
  *     &lt;enumeration value="pendingDrops"/>
  *     &lt;enumeration value="baseline"/>
+ *     &lt;enumeration value="drop"/>
  *   &lt;/restriction>
  * &lt;/simpleType>
  * </pre>
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ public enum ChangeSetType {
   @XmlEnumValue("pendingDrops")
   PENDING_DROPS("pendingDrops"),
   @XmlEnumValue("baseline")
-  BASELINE("baseline");
+  BASELINE("baseline"),
+  @XmlEnumValue("drop")
+  DROP("drop");
   private final String value;
 
   ChangeSetType(String v) {

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/Column.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
-import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -12,13 +11,17 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>
  *     &lt;restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType">
+ *       &lt;sequence>
+ *         &lt;element name="before" type="{http://ebean-orm.github.io/xml/ns/dbmigration}ddl-script" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0"/>
+ *         &lt;element name="after" type="{http://ebean-orm.github.io/xml/ns/dbmigration}ddl-script" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0"/>
+ *       &lt;/sequence>
  *       &lt;attribute name="name" use="required" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
  *       &lt;attribute name="type" use="required" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
  *       &lt;attribute name="defaultValue" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
@@ -43,16 +46,14 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
 @XmlType(name = "", propOrder = {
-  "before", "after"
+  "before",
+  "after"
 })
 @XmlRootElement(name = "column")
 public class Column {
 
-  @XmlElement(required = false)
   protected List<DdlScript> before;
-  @XmlElement(required = false)
   protected List<DdlScript> after;
-
   @XmlAttribute(name = "name", required = true)
   protected String name;
   @XmlAttribute(name = "type", required = true)
@@ -88,19 +89,58 @@ public class Column {
   @XmlAttribute(name = "comment")
   protected String comment;
 
-
+  /**
+   * Gets the value of the before property.
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
+   * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
+   * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
+   * This is why there is not a <CODE>set</CODE> method for the before property.
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
+   * <pre>
+   *    getBefore().add(newItem);
+   * </pre>
+   *
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
+   * {@link DdlScript }
+   */
   public List<DdlScript> getBefore() {
     if (before == null) {
       before = new ArrayList<>();
     }
-    return before;
+    return this.before;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the value of the after property.
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
+   * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
+   * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
+   * This is why there is not a <CODE>set</CODE> method for the after property.
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
+   * <pre>
+   *    getAfter().add(newItem);
+   * </pre>
+   *
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
+   * {@link DdlScript }
+   */
   public List<DdlScript> getAfter() {
     if (after == null) {
       after = new ArrayList<>();
     }
-    return after;
+    return this.after;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -384,7 +424,7 @@ public class Column {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets the value of the foreignOnDelete property.
+   * Gets the value of the foreignKeyOnDelete property.
    *
    * @return possible object is
    * {@link String }
@@ -404,7 +444,7 @@ public class Column {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets the value of the foreignOnUpdate property.
+   * Gets the value of the foreignKeyOnUpdate property.
    *
    * @return possible object is
    * {@link String }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/Configuration.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/CreateIndex.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/CreateTable.java

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import java.util.List;
  *       &lt;/sequence>
  *       &lt;attGroup ref="{http://ebean-orm.github.io/xml/ns/dbmigration}tablespaceAttributes"/>
  *       &lt;attribute name="name" use="required" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="partitionMode" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="partitionColumn" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
  *       &lt;attribute name="withHistory" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}boolean" />
  *       &lt;attribute name="draft" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}boolean" />
  *       &lt;attribute name="identityType" type="{http://ebean-orm.github.io/xml/ns/dbmigration}identityType" />
@@ -55,6 +57,10 @@ public class CreateTable {
   protected List<ForeignKey> foreignKey;
   @XmlAttribute(name = "name", required = true)
   protected String name;
+  @XmlAttribute(name = "partitionMode")
+  protected String partitionMode;
+  @XmlAttribute(name = "partitionColumn")
+  protected String partitionColumn;
   @XmlAttribute(name = "withHistory")
   protected Boolean withHistory;
   @XmlAttribute(name = "draft")
@@ -80,20 +86,20 @@ public class CreateTable {
 
   /**
    * Gets the value of the column property.
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <p>
    * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
    * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
    * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
    * This is why there is not a <CODE>set</CODE> method for the column property.
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <p>
    * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
    * <pre>
    *    getColumn().add(newItem);
    * </pre>
-   * <p>
-   * <p>
+   *
+   *
    * <p>
    * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
    * {@link Column }
@@ -107,20 +113,20 @@ public class CreateTable {
 
   /**
    * Gets the value of the uniqueConstraint property.
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <p>
    * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
    * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
    * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
    * This is why there is not a <CODE>set</CODE> method for the uniqueConstraint property.
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <p>
    * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
    * <pre>
    *    getUniqueConstraint().add(newItem);
    * </pre>
-   * <p>
-   * <p>
+   *
+   *
    * <p>
    * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
    * {@link UniqueConstraint }
@@ -134,20 +140,20 @@ public class CreateTable {
 
   /**
    * Gets the value of the foreignKey property.
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <p>
    * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
    * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
    * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
    * This is why there is not a <CODE>set</CODE> method for the foreignKey property.
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <p>
    * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
    * <pre>
    *    getForeignKey().add(newItem);
    * </pre>
-   * <p>
-   * <p>
+   *
+   *
    * <p>
    * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
    * {@link ForeignKey }
@@ -179,6 +185,46 @@ public class CreateTable {
     this.name = value;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the value of the partitionMode property.
+   *
+   * @return possible object is
+   * {@link String }
+   */
+  public String getPartitionMode() {
+    return partitionMode;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of the partitionMode property.
+   *
+   * @param value allowed object is
+   *              {@link String }
+   */
+  public void setPartitionMode(String value) {
+    this.partitionMode = value;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the value of the partitionColumn property.
+   *
+   * @return possible object is
+   * {@link String }
+   */
+  public String getPartitionColumn() {
+    return partitionColumn;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of the partitionColumn property.
+   *
+   * @param value allowed object is
+   *              {@link String }
+   */
+  public void setPartitionColumn(String value) {
+    this.partitionColumn = value;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets the value of the withHistory property.
    *

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/DdlScript.java

@@ -1,42 +1,61 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
-import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
-import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlValue;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 
 /**
- * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ * <p>Java class for ddl-script complex type.
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
- * TODO @Rob: Can this generated automatically?
+ * &lt;complexType name="ddl-script">
+ *   &lt;complexContent>
+ *     &lt;restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType">
+ *       &lt;sequence>
+ *         &lt;element name="ddl" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+ *       &lt;/sequence>
+ *       &lt;attribute name="platforms" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *     &lt;/restriction>
+ *   &lt;/complexContent>
+ * &lt;/complexType>
  * </pre>
  */
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-@XmlType(name = "", propOrder = {
+@XmlType(name = "ddl-script", propOrder = {
   "ddl"
 })
-@XmlRootElement(name = "ddl-script")
 public class DdlScript {
 
-  @XmlValue
+  @XmlElement(required = true)
   protected List<String> ddl;
-
   @XmlAttribute(name = "platforms")
   protected String platforms;
 
   /**
-   * Gets the value of the value property.
+   * Gets the value of the ddl property.
    *
-   * @return possible object is
+   * <p>
+   * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
+   * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
+   * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
+   * This is why there is not a <CODE>set</CODE> method for the ddl property.
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
+   * <pre>
+   *    getDdl().add(newItem);
+   * </pre>
+   *
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
    * {@link String }
    */
   public List<String> getDdl() {

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/DefaultTablespace.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/DropColumn.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/DropHistoryTable.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/DropIndex.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/DropTable.java

@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>
  *     &lt;restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType">
  *       &lt;attribute name="name" use="required" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="sequenceCol" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="sequenceName" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
  *     &lt;/restriction>
  *   &lt;/complexContent>
  * &lt;/complexType>
@@ -64,16 +66,6 @@ public class DropTable {
     return sequenceCol;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Gets the value of the sequenceName property.
-   *
-   * @return possible object is
-   * {@link String }
-   */
-  public String getSequenceName() {
-    return sequenceName;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Sets the value of the sequenceCol property.
    *
@@ -84,6 +76,16 @@ public class DropTable {
     this.sequenceCol = value;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the value of the sequenceName property.
+   *
+   * @return possible object is
+   * {@link String }
+   */
+  public String getSequenceName() {
+    return sequenceName;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sets the value of the sequenceName property.
    *

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/ForeignKey.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public class ForeignKey {
   protected String onDelete;
   @XmlAttribute(name = "onUpdate")
   protected String onUpdate;
+
   /**
    * Gets the value of the name property.
    *

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/IdentityType.java

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for identityType.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
  * <p>
  * <pre>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/Migration.java

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>
@@ -38,20 +38,20 @@ public class Migration {
 
   /**
    * Gets the value of the changeSet property.
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <p>
    * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
    * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
    * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
    * This is why there is not a <CODE>set</CODE> method for the changeSet property.
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <p>
    * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
    * <pre>
    *    getChangeSet().add(newItem);
    * </pre>
-   * <p>
-   * <p>
+   *
+   *
    * <p>
    * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
    * {@link ChangeSet }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/ObjectFactory.java

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRegistry;
 /**
  * This object contains factory methods for each
  * Java content interface and Java element interface
- * generated in the io.ebean.dbmigration.migration package.
+ * generated in the io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration package.
  * <p>An ObjectFactory allows you to programatically
  * construct new instances of the Java representation
  * for XML content. The Java representation of XML
@@ -21,23 +21,23 @@ public class ObjectFactory {
 
 
   /**
-   * Create a new ObjectFactory that can be used to create new instances of schema derived classes for package: io.ebean.dbmigration.migration
+   * Create a new ObjectFactory that can be used to create new instances of schema derived classes for package: io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration
    */
   public ObjectFactory() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Create an instance of {@link Rollback }
+   * Create an instance of {@link AddUniqueConstraint }
    */
-  public Rollback createRollback() {
-    return new Rollback();
+  public AddUniqueConstraint createAddUniqueConstraint() {
+    return new AddUniqueConstraint();
   }
 
   /**
-   * Create an instance of {@link AddColumn }
+   * Create an instance of {@link CreateTable }
    */
-  public AddColumn createAddColumn() {
-    return new AddColumn();
+  public CreateTable createCreateTable() {
+    return new CreateTable();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ public class ObjectFactory {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Create an instance of {@link CreateTable }
+   * Create an instance of {@link DdlScript }
    */
-  public CreateTable createCreateTable() {
-    return new CreateTable();
+  public DdlScript createDdlScript() {
+    return new DdlScript();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -68,13 +68,6 @@ public class ObjectFactory {
     return new ForeignKey();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create an instance of {@link Apply }
-   */
-  public Apply createApply() {
-    return new Apply();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Create an instance of {@link Configuration }
    */
@@ -89,13 +82,6 @@ public class ObjectFactory {
     return new DefaultTablespace();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create an instance of {@link AddTableComment }
-   */
-  public AddTableComment createAddTableComment() {
-    return new AddTableComment();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Create an instance of {@link RenameTable }
    */
@@ -111,10 +97,10 @@ public class ObjectFactory {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Create an instance of {@link AlterColumn }
+   * Create an instance of {@link AlterForeignKey }
    */
-  public AlterColumn createAlterColumn() {
-    return new AlterColumn();
+  public AlterForeignKey createAlterForeignKey() {
+    return new AlterForeignKey();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -124,6 +110,69 @@ public class ObjectFactory {
     return new DropColumn();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create an instance of {@link Sql }
+   */
+  public Sql createSql() {
+    return new Sql();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create an instance of {@link Apply }
+   */
+  public Apply createApply() {
+    return new Apply();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create an instance of {@link Rollback }
+   */
+  public Rollback createRollback() {
+    return new Rollback();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create an instance of {@link DropIndex }
+   */
+  public DropIndex createDropIndex() {
+    return new DropIndex();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create an instance of {@link RenameColumn }
+   */
+  public RenameColumn createRenameColumn() {
+    return new RenameColumn();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create an instance of {@link DropTable }
+   */
+  public DropTable createDropTable() {
+    return new DropTable();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create an instance of {@link AddColumn }
+   */
+  public AddColumn createAddColumn() {
+    return new AddColumn();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create an instance of {@link AddTableComment }
+   */
+  public AddTableComment createAddTableComment() {
+    return new AddTableComment();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create an instance of {@link AlterColumn }
+   */
+  public AlterColumn createAlterColumn() {
+    return new AlterColumn();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Create an instance of {@link CreateIndex }
    */
@@ -138,20 +187,6 @@ public class ObjectFactory {
     return new ChangeSet();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create an instance of {@link Sql }
-   */
-  public Sql createSql() {
-    return new Sql();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Create an instance of {@link DropTable }
-   */
-  public DropTable createDropTable() {
-    return new DropTable();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Create an instance of {@link AddHistoryTable }
    */
@@ -159,20 +194,6 @@ public class ObjectFactory {
     return new AddHistoryTable();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create an instance of {@link RenameColumn }
-   */
-  public RenameColumn createRenameColumn() {
-    return new RenameColumn();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Create an instance of {@link DropIndex }
-   */
-  public DropIndex createDropIndex() {
-    return new DropIndex();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Create an instance of {@link AlterHistoryTable }
    */
@@ -187,24 +208,4 @@ public class ObjectFactory {
     return new Migration();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create an instance of {@link DdlScript }
-   */
-  public DdlScript createDdlScript() {
-    return new DdlScript();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Create an instance of {@link AddUniqueConstraint }
-   */
-  public AddUniqueConstraint createAddUniqueConstraint() {
-    return new AddUniqueConstraint();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Create an instance of {@link AddUniqueConstraint }
-   */
-  public AlterForeignKey createAlterForeignKey() {
-    return new AlterForeignKey();
-  }
 }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/RenameColumn.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/RenameTable.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/Rollback.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlValue;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;simpleContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/Sql.java

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migration/UniqueConstraint.java

@@ -9,15 +9,17 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 /**
  * <p>Java class for anonymous complex type.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
- * <p>
+ *
  * <pre>
  * &lt;complexType>
  *   &lt;complexContent>
  *     &lt;restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType">
  *       &lt;attribute name="name" use="required" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
  *       &lt;attribute name="columnNames" use="required" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="oneToOne" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}boolean" />
+ *       &lt;attribute name="nullableColumns" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" />
  *     &lt;/restriction>
  *   &lt;/complexContent>
  * &lt;/complexType>
@@ -30,16 +32,13 @@ public class UniqueConstraint {
 
   @XmlAttribute(name = "name", required = true)
   protected String name;
-
   @XmlAttribute(name = "columnNames", required = true)
   protected String columnNames;
-
-  @XmlAttribute(name = "oneToOne", required = false)
+  @XmlAttribute(name = "oneToOne")
   protected Boolean oneToOne;
-
-  @XmlAttribute(name = "nullableColumns", required = true)
+  @XmlAttribute(name = "nullableColumns")
   protected String nullableColumns;
-  
+
   /**
    * Gets the value of the name property.
    *
@@ -79,23 +78,25 @@ public class UniqueConstraint {
   public void setColumnNames(String value) {
     this.columnNames = value;
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * Gets the value of the oneToOne property.
    *
-   * @return true if oneToOne was set
+   * @return possible object is
+   * {@link Boolean }
    */
-  public boolean isOneToOne() {
-    return Boolean.TRUE.equals(oneToOne);
+  public Boolean isOneToOne() {
+    return oneToOne;
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * Sets the value of the oneToOne property.
    *
-   * @param value boolean
+   * @param value allowed object is
+   *              {@link Boolean }
    */
-  public void setOneToOne(boolean oneToOne) {
-    this.oneToOne = oneToOne;
+  public void setOneToOne(Boolean value) {
+    this.oneToOne = value;
   }
 
   /**

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/migrationreader/MigrationXmlReader.java

@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ public class MigrationXmlReader {
    */
   public static Migration read(String resourcePath) {
 
-    InputStream is = MigrationXmlReader.class.getResourceAsStream(resourcePath);
-    if (is == null) {
-      throw new IllegalArgumentException("No resource found for path [" + resourcePath + "]");
+    try (InputStream is = MigrationXmlReader.class.getResourceAsStream(resourcePath)) {
+      if (is == null) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("No resource found for path [" + resourcePath + "]");
+      }
+      return read(is);
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to auto close resource " + resourcePath, e);
     }
-
-    return read(is);
   }
 
   /**

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/model/CurrentModel.java

@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.ChangeSet;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.model.build.ModelBuildBeanVisitor;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.model.build.ModelBuildContext;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.model.visitor.VisitAllUsing;
+import io.ebeaninternal.extraddl.model.DdlScript;
+import io.ebeaninternal.extraddl.model.ExtraDdl;
+import io.ebeaninternal.extraddl.model.ExtraDdlXmlReader;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * Reads EbeanServer bean descriptors to build the current model.
@@ -56,6 +60,20 @@ public class CurrentModel {
     this.platformTypes = platformTypes;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return true if the model contains tables that are partitioned.
+   */
+  public boolean isTablePartitioning() {
+    return model.isTablePartitioning();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the tables that have partitioning.
+   */
+  public List<MTable> getPartitionedTables() {
+    return model.getPartitionedTables();
+  }
+
   private static DbConstraintNaming.MaxLength maxLength(SpiEbeanServer server, DbConstraintNaming naming) {
 
     if (naming.getMaxLength() != null) {
@@ -111,6 +129,9 @@ public class CurrentModel {
     if (header != null && !header.isEmpty()) {
       ddl.append(header).append('\n');
     }
+
+    addExtraDdl(ddl, ExtraDdlXmlReader.readBuiltin(), "-- init script ");
+
     ddl.append(write.apply().getBuffer());
     ddl.append(write.applyForeignKeys().getBuffer());
     ddl.append(write.applyHistoryView().getBuffer());
@@ -119,6 +140,18 @@ public class CurrentModel {
     return ddl.toString();
   }
 
+  private void addExtraDdl(StringBuilder ddl, ExtraDdl extraDdl, String prefix) {
+    if (extraDdl != null) {
+      List<DdlScript> ddlScript = extraDdl.getDdlScript();
+      for (DdlScript script : ddlScript) {
+        if (script.isInit() && ExtraDdlXmlReader.matchPlatform(server.getDatabasePlatform().getName(), script.getPlatforms())) {
+          ddl.append(prefix + script.getName()).append('\n');
+          ddl.append(script.getValue());
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the 'Drop' DDL.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/model/MCompoundUniqueConstraint.java

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.model;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Objects;
-
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.ddlgeneration.platform.DdlHelp;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.AddUniqueConstraint;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.UniqueConstraint;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 /**
  * A unique constraint for multiple columns.
  * <p>
@@ -26,13 +27,13 @@ public class MCompoundUniqueConstraint {
    * The columns combined to be unique.
    */
   private final String[] columns;
-  
+
   private String[] nullableColumns;
 
-  public MCompoundUniqueConstraint(String[] columns, boolean oneToOne, String name) {
+  public MCompoundUniqueConstraint(String[] columns, Boolean oneToOne, String name) {
     this.name = name;
     this.columns = columns;
-    this.oneToOne = oneToOne;
+    this.oneToOne = Boolean.TRUE.equals(oneToOne);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public class MCompoundUniqueConstraint {
   public String getName() {
     return name;
   }
+
   public UniqueConstraint getUniqueConstraint() {
     UniqueConstraint uq = new UniqueConstraint();
     uq.setName(getName());
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ public class MCompoundUniqueConstraint {
     uq.setOneToOne(isOneToOne());
     return uq;
   }
+
   /**
    * Return a AddUniqueConstraint migration for this constraint.
    */
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ public class MCompoundUniqueConstraint {
     dropUniqueConstraint.setNullableColumns(join(nullableColumns));
     return dropUniqueConstraint;
   }
-  
+
   public void setNullableColumns(String[] nullableColumns) {
     if (nullableColumns != null && nullableColumns.length == 0) {
       this.nullableColumns = null;
@@ -109,12 +112,12 @@ public class MCompoundUniqueConstraint {
     }
     return sb.toString();
   }
-  
+
   @Override
   public int hashCode() {
     return Arrays.hashCode(columns) + 31 * Objects.hash(name, oneToOne);
   }
-  
+
   @Override
   public boolean equals(Object obj) {
     if (obj == this) {
@@ -125,8 +128,8 @@ public class MCompoundUniqueConstraint {
     }
     MCompoundUniqueConstraint other = (MCompoundUniqueConstraint) obj;
     return Arrays.equals(columns, other.columns)
-        && Arrays.equals(nullableColumns, other.nullableColumns)
-        && Objects.equals(name, other.name)
-        && oneToOne == other.oneToOne;
+      && Arrays.equals(nullableColumns, other.nullableColumns)
+      && Objects.equals(name, other.name)
+      && oneToOne == other.oneToOne;
   }
 }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/model/MTable.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.model;
 
+import io.ebean.annotation.PartitionMode;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.ddlgeneration.platform.DdlHelp;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.ddlgeneration.platform.SplitColumns;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.AddColumn;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.DropTable;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.ForeignKey;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.IdentityType;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.UniqueConstraint;
+import io.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.PartitionMeta;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ public class MTable {
    */
   private boolean draft;
 
+  private PartitionMeta partitionMeta;
+
   /**
    * Primary key name.
    */
@@ -237,6 +241,10 @@ public class MTable {
     createTable.setName(name);
     createTable.setPkName(pkName);
     createTable.setComment(comment);
+    if (partitionMeta != null) {
+      createTable.setPartitionMode(partitionMeta.getMode().name());
+      createTable.setPartitionColumn(partitionMeta.getProperty());
+    }
     createTable.setTablespace(tablespace);
     createTable.setIndexTablespace(indexTablespace);
     createTable.setSequenceName(sequenceName);
@@ -419,6 +427,20 @@ public class MTable {
     return draft;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return true if this table is partitioned.
+   */
+  public boolean isPartitioned() {
+    return partitionMeta != null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the partition meta for this table.
+   */
+  public PartitionMeta getPartitionMeta() {
+    return partitionMeta;
+  }
+
   public void setPkName(String pkName) {
     this.pkName = pkName;
   }
@@ -531,6 +553,17 @@ public class MTable {
     return pk;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the primary key column if it is a simple primary key.
+   */
+  public String singlePrimaryKey() {
+    List<MColumn> columns = primaryKeyColumns();
+    if (columns.size() == 1) {
+      return columns.get(0).getName();
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   private void checkTableName(String tableName) {
     if (!name.equals(tableName)) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("addColumn tableName [" + tableName + "] does not match [" + name + "]");
@@ -745,4 +778,8 @@ public class MTable {
       compoundKey.setIndexName(null);
     }
   }
+
+  public void setPartitionMeta(PartitionMeta partitionMeta) {
+    this.partitionMeta = partitionMeta;
+  }
 }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/model/MigrationModel.java

@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ public class MigrationModel {
 
     // find all the migration xml files
     File[] xmlFiles = modelDirectory.listFiles(pathname -> pathname.getName().toLowerCase().endsWith(modelSuffix));
-
+    if (xmlFiles == null || xmlFiles.length == 0) {
+      return;
+    }
     List<MigrationResource> resources = new ArrayList<>(xmlFiles.length);
-
     for (File xmlFile : xmlFiles) {
       resources.add(new MigrationResource(xmlFile, createVersion(xmlFile)));
     }

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/model/ModelContainer.java

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.DropHistoryTable;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.DropIndex;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.DropTable;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.Migration;
+import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.Sql;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -42,9 +44,25 @@ public class ModelContainer {
 
   private final PendingDrops pendingDrops = new PendingDrops();
 
+  private final List<MTable> partitionedTables = new ArrayList<>();
+
   public ModelContainer() {
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return true if the model contains tables that are partitioned.
+   */
+  public boolean isTablePartitioning() {
+    return !partitionedTables.isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the list of partitioned tables.
+   */
+  public List<MTable> getPartitionedTables() {
+    return partitionedTables;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Adjust the FK references on all the draft tables.
    */
@@ -143,6 +161,8 @@ public class ModelContainer {
         applyChange((AlterForeignKey) change);
       } else if (change instanceof AddTableComment) {
         applyChange((AddTableComment) change);
+      } else if (change instanceof Sql) {
+        // do nothing
       } else {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("No rule for " + change);
       }
@@ -164,13 +184,12 @@ public class ModelContainer {
   /**
    * Unset the withHistory flag on the associated base table.
    */
-  private void applyChange(DropHistoryTable change) {
+  protected void applyChange(DropHistoryTable change) {
 
     MTable table = tables.get(change.getBaseTable());
-    if (table == null) {
-      throw new IllegalStateException("Table [" + change.getBaseTable() + "] does not exist in model?");
+    if (table != null) {
+      table.setWithHistory(false);
     }
-    table.setWithHistory(false);
   }
 
   private void applyChange(AddUniqueConstraint change) {
@@ -221,19 +240,14 @@ public class ModelContainer {
     if (tables.containsKey(tableName)) {
       throw new IllegalStateException("Table [" + tableName + "] already exists in model?");
     }
-    MTable table = new MTable(createTable);
-    tables.put(tableName, table);
+    tables.put(tableName, new MTable(createTable));
   }
 
   /**
    * Apply a DropTable change to the model.
    */
   protected void applyChange(DropTable dropTable) {
-    String tableName = dropTable.getName();
-    if (!tables.containsKey(tableName)) {
-      throw new IllegalStateException("Table [" + tableName + "] does not exists in model?");
-    }
-    tables.remove(tableName);
+    tables.remove(dropTable.getName());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -244,22 +258,16 @@ public class ModelContainer {
     if (indexes.containsKey(indexName)) {
       throw new IllegalStateException("Index [" + indexName + "] already exists in model?");
     }
-    MIndex index = new MIndex(createIndex);
-    indexes.put(createIndex.getIndexName(), index);
+    indexes.put(createIndex.getIndexName(), new MIndex(createIndex));
   }
 
   /**
    * Apply a DropTable change to the model.
    */
   protected void applyChange(DropIndex dropIndex) {
-    String name = dropIndex.getIndexName();
-    if (!indexes.containsKey(name)) {
-      throw new IllegalStateException("Index [" + name + "] does not exist in model?");
-    }
-    indexes.remove(name);
+    indexes.remove(dropIndex.getIndexName());
   }
 
-
   /**
    * Apply a AddColumn change to the model.
    */
@@ -297,6 +305,9 @@ public class ModelContainer {
    * Add a table (typically from reading EbeanServer meta data).
    */
   public MTable addTable(MTable table) {
+    if (table.isPartitioned()) {
+      partitionedTables.add(table);
+    }
     return tables.put(table.getName(), table);
   }
 

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/model/PendingDrops.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.model;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.ChangeSet;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.ChangeSetType;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.DropColumn;
+import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.DropHistoryTable;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.DropTable;
 import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.Migration;
 
@@ -207,10 +208,26 @@ public class PendingDrops {
 
         } else if (pendingDrop instanceof DropTable && dropTableIn((DropTable) pendingDrop, appliedDrops)) {
           iterator.remove();
+
+        } else if (pendingDrop instanceof DropHistoryTable && dropHistoryTableIn((DropHistoryTable) pendingDrop, appliedDrops)) {
+          iterator.remove();
+
         }
       }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return true if the pendingDrop is contained in the appliedDrops.
+     */
+    private boolean dropHistoryTableIn(DropHistoryTable pendingDrop, ChangeSet appliedDrops) {
+      for (Object o : appliedDrops.getChangeSetChildren()) {
+        if (o instanceof DropHistoryTable && sameHistoryTable(pendingDrop, (DropHistoryTable) o)) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return true if the pendingDrop is contained in the appliedDrops.
      */
@@ -235,6 +252,13 @@ public class PendingDrops {
       return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return true if the DropHistoryTable match by base-table name.
+     */
+    private boolean sameHistoryTable(DropHistoryTable pendingDrop, DropHistoryTable o) {
+      return pendingDrop.getBaseTable().equals(o.getBaseTable());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return true if the DropTable match by table name.
      */