[maven-release-plugin] prepare release ebean-11.33.3

This fix removes the word boundary check prior to the blank space for asc and desc (allowing the preceeding char to be a brace or anything)

README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ebean-orm/ebean.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/ebean-orm/ebean)
+[![Maven Central : ebean](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/io.ebean/ebean/badge.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/io.ebean/ebean)
+
 # Need help?
 Post questions or issues to the Ebean google group - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ebean
 
 # Documentation
-Goto [https://ebean-orm.github.io/](http://ebean-orm.github.io/ "Ebean ORM's Website")
+Goto [https://ebean.io/docs/](https://ebean.io/docs/)
 
 
 ## Maven cental links:
@@ -10,8 +13,7 @@ Goto [https://ebean-orm.github.io/](http://ebean-orm.github.io/ "Ebean ORM's Web
 
 [Maven central - all related projects](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cebean "maven central all related projects")
 
-## Current versions
-* [![Maven Central : ebean](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/io.ebean/ebean/badge.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/io.ebean/ebean) - ebean
+## Other versions
 * [![Maven Central : ebean-agent](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/io.ebean/ebean-agent/badge.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/io.ebean/ebean-agent) - ebean-agent
 * [![Maven Central : ebean-maven-plugin](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/io.ebean/ebean-maven-plugin/badge.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/io.ebean/ebean-maven-plugin) - ebean-maven-plugin
 

howto-test.md

@@ -151,3 +151,18 @@ In `InsertHandler.getPstmt` the `meta.getIdentityDbColumns()` contains
 TODO: not yet tested
 
 
+
+'hana' platform
+--------------------
+
+Requires an installed SAP HANA server - e.g. https://store.docker.com/images/sap-hana-express-edition
+
+- Create a user `EBEAN_TEST` with password `Eb3an_test` in the tenant database `HXE`
+- Adjust the connection string and/or username in `ebean.properties`
+  
+run: `mvn clean test -Ddatasource.default=hana`
+
+Current status: PASS
+Tests run: 2486, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 84
+
+

pom.xml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
   <artifactId>ebean</artifactId>
-  <version>11.17.2</version>
+  <version>11.33.3</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-11.17.2</tag>
+    <tag>ebean-11.33.3</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <profiles>
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-annotation</artifactId>
-      <version>3.11</version>
+      <version>4.5</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.avaje</groupId>
-      <artifactId>avaje-datasource</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.2</version>
+      <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ebean-datasource</artifactId>
+      <version>4.3.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-migration</artifactId>
-      <version>11.5.4</version>
+      <version>11.14.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
       <artifactId>antlr4-runtime</artifactId>
-      <version>4.7.1</version>
+      <version>4.7.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Jackson core used internally by Ebean -->
@@ -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>
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-agent</artifactId>
-      <version>11.11.1</version>
+      <version>11.27.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
       <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.196</version>
+      <version>1.4.197</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -271,6 +271,13 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.sap.cloud.db.jdbc</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ngdbc</artifactId>
+      <version>2.3.48</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.avaje.composite</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-composite-testing</artifactId>
@@ -302,7 +309,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>11.11.1</version>
+        <version>11.27.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>test</id>
@@ -360,7 +367,7 @@
         <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/BackgroundExecutor.java

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package io.ebean;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 /**
@@ -37,4 +39,21 @@ public interface BackgroundExecutor {
    * </p>
    */
   void executePeriodically(Runnable r, long delay, TimeUnit unit);
+
+  /**
+   * Schedules a Runnable for one-shot action that becomes enabled after the given delay.
+   *
+   * @return a ScheduledFuture representing pending completion of the task and
+   *         whose get() method will return null upon completion
+   */
+  ScheduledFuture<?> schedule(Runnable r, long delay, TimeUnit unit);
+
+  /**
+   * Schedules a Callable for one-shot action that becomes enabled after the given delay.
+   *
+   * @return a ScheduledFuture that can be used to extract result or cancel
+   */
+  <V> ScheduledFuture<V> schedule(Callable<V> c, long delay, TimeUnit unit);
+
+
 }

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>

src/main/java/io/ebean/BeanState.java

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package io.ebean;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
 /**
  * Provides access to the internal state of an entity bean.
  */
@@ -111,4 +113,10 @@ public interface BeanState {
    * Reset the bean putting it into NEW state such that a save() results in an insert.
    */
   void resetForInsert();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a map with load erros.
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  Map<String, Exception> getLoadErrors();
 }

src/main/java/io/ebean/DtoQuery.java

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import java.util.function.Predicate;
  *   String sql = "select id, name from customer where name like :name and status_code = :status";
  *
  *   List<CustomerDto> beans =
- *     Ebean.findDto(CustomrDto.class, sql)
+ *     Ebean.findDto(CustomerDto.class, sql)
  *     .setParameter("name", "Acme%")
  *     .setParameter("status", "ACTIVE")
  *     .findList();

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

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package io.ebean;
 
 import io.ebean.annotation.TxIsolation;
 import io.ebean.cache.ServerCacheManager;
+import io.ebean.config.BeanNotEnhancedException;
 import io.ebean.config.ServerConfig;
+import io.ebean.datasource.DataSourceConfigurationException;
 import io.ebean.plugin.Property;
 import io.ebean.text.csv.CsvReader;
 import io.ebean.text.json.JsonContext;
@@ -160,6 +162,15 @@ public final class Ebean {
             defaultServer = getWithCreate(defaultName.trim());
           }
         }
+      } catch (BeanNotEnhancedException e) {
+        throw e;
+
+      } catch (DataSourceConfigurationException e) {
+        String msg = "Configuration error creating DataSource for the default EbeanServer." +
+          " This typically means a missing application-test.yaml or missing ebean-test-config dependency." +
+          " See https://ebean.io/docs/trouble-shooting#datasource";
+        throw new DataSourceConfigurationException(msg, e);
+
       } catch (Throwable e) {
         logger.error("Error trying to create the default EbeanServer", e);
         throw new RuntimeException(e);

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

@@ -11,17 +11,13 @@ import io.ebean.text.json.JsonContext;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-import javax.persistence.NonUniqueResultException;
 import javax.persistence.OptimisticLockException;
 import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-import java.util.function.Consumer;
-import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 /**
  * Provides the API for fetching and saving beans to a particular DataSource.
@@ -574,7 +570,7 @@ public interface EbeanServer {
    *       txn.setBatchGetGeneratedKeys(false);
    *
    *       // explicitly flush the JDBC batch buffer
-   *       txn.flushBatch();
+   *       txn.flush();
    *
    *       ...
    *
@@ -692,8 +688,6 @@ public interface EbeanServer {
    *   }
    *
    * }</pre>
-   * <p>
-   * </p>
    */
   void endTransaction();
 
@@ -808,411 +802,18 @@ 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.
@@ -1360,7 +961,7 @@ public interface EbeanServer {
    * updateSql.getRowCount().
    * <p>
    * If you wish to execute a Sql Select natively then you should use the
-   * FindByNativeSql object.
+   * SqlQuery object or DtoQuery.
    * </p>
    * <p>
    * Note that the table modification information is automatically deduced and
@@ -1727,9 +1328,8 @@ public interface EbeanServer {
    *        u1.setName("u1 mod");
    *        u2.setName("u2 mod");
    *
-   *        ebeanServer.save(u1);
-   *        ebeanServer.save(u2);
-   *
+   *        u1.save();
+   *        u2.save();
    *    });
    *
    * }</pre>
@@ -1839,6 +1439,13 @@ public interface EbeanServer {
    */
   JsonContext json();
 
+  /**
+   * Return a ScriptRunner for running SQL or DDL scripts.
+   * <p/>
+   * Intended to use mostly in testing to run seed SQL scripts or truncate table scripts etc.
+   */
+  ScriptRunner script();
+
   /**
    * Return the Document store.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebean/Expr.java

@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ public class Expr {
     return Ebean.getExpressionFactory().ieq(propertyName, value);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * In Range - property >= value1 and property < value2.
+   * <p>
+   * Unlike Between inRange is "half open" and usually more useful for use with dates or timestamps.
+   * </p>
+   */
+  public static Expression inRange(String propertyName, Object value1, Object value2) {
+
+    return Ebean.getExpressionFactory().inRange(propertyName, value1, value2);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Between - property between the two given values.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebean/ExpressionFactory.java

@@ -133,11 +133,30 @@ public interface ExpressionFactory {
    */
   Expression ieq(String propertyName, String value);
 
+  /**
+   * Case Insensitive Not Equal To - property not equal to the given value (typically
+   * using a lower() function to make it case insensitive).
+   */
+  Expression ine(String propertyName, String value);
+
   /**
    * Case Insensitive Equal To that allows for named parameter use.
    */
   Expression ieqObject(String propertyName, Object value);
 
+  /**
+   * Case Insensitive Not Equal To that allows for named parameter use.
+   */
+  Expression ineObject(String propertyName, Object value);
+
+  /**
+   * In Range - property >= value1 and property < value2.
+   * <p>
+   * Unlike Between inRange is "half open" and usually more useful for use with dates or timestamps.
+   * </p>
+   */
+  Expression inRange(String propertyName, Object value1, Object value2);
+
   /**
    * Between - property between the two given values.
    */

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

@@ -120,6 +120,46 @@ 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);
+
+  /**
+   * Return the underlying query as an UpdateQuery.
+   * <p>
+   * Typically this is used with query beans to covert a query bean
+   * query into an UpdateQuery like the examples below.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *  int rowsUpdated = new QCustomer()
+   *       .name.startsWith("Rob")
+   *       .asUpdate()
+   *       .set("active", false)
+   *       .update();;
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   int rowsUpdated = new QContact()
+   *       .notes.note.startsWith("Make Inactive")
+   *       .email.endsWith("@foo.com")
+   *       .customer.id.equalTo(42)
+   *       .asUpdate()
+   *       .set("inactive", true)
+   *       .setRaw("email = lower(email)")
+   *       .update();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   */
+  UpdateQuery<T> asUpdate();
+
   /**
    * Execute using "for update" clause which results in the DB locking the record.
    */
@@ -158,6 +198,18 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    */
   int delete();
 
+  /**
+   * 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>
+   *
+   * @return the number of rows that were deleted.
+   */
+  int delete(Transaction transaction);
+
   /**
    * Execute as a update query.
    *
@@ -166,6 +218,40 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    */
   int update();
 
+  /**
+   * Execute as a update query with the given transaction.
+   *
+   * @return the number of rows that were updated.
+   * @see UpdateQuery
+   */
+  int update(Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query returning true if a row is found.
+   * <p>
+   * The query is executed using max rows of 1 and will only select the id property.
+   * This method is really just a convenient way to optimise a query to perform a
+   * 'does a row exist in the db' check.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * <h2>Example:</h2>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   boolean userExists = query().where().eq("email", "rob@foo.com").exists();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <h2>Example using a query bean:</h2>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   boolean userExists = new QContact().email.equalTo("rob@foo.com").exists();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @return True if the query finds a matching row in the database
+   */
+  boolean exists();
+
   /**
    * Execute the query iterating over the results.
    *
@@ -230,7 +316,7 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
 
   /**
    * Execute the query returning a list of values for a single property.
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <h3>Example 1:</h3>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
@@ -241,7 +327,7 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    *      .findSingleAttributeList();
    *
    * }</pre>
-   * <p>
+   *
    * <h3>Example 2:</h3>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
@@ -263,7 +349,6 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
 
   /**
    * Execute a query returning a single value of a single property/column.
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    *  String name =
@@ -348,7 +433,6 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    * 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)
@@ -404,6 +488,11 @@ 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>
@@ -482,7 +571,6 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
 
   /**
    * Extended version for setDistinct in conjunction with "findSingleAttributeList";
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    *  List<CountedValue<Order.Status>> orderStatusCount =
@@ -592,7 +680,6 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
 
   /**
    * Equal to expression for the value at the given path in the JSON document.
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    *   where().jsonEqualTo("content", "path.other", 34)
@@ -607,7 +694,6 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
 
   /**
    * Not Equal to - for the given path in a JSON document.
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    *   where().jsonNotEqualTo("content", "path.other", 34)
@@ -622,7 +708,6 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
 
   /**
    * Greater than - for the given path in a JSON document.
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    *   where().jsonGreaterThan("content", "path.other", 34)
@@ -633,7 +718,6 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
 
   /**
    * Greater than or equal to - for the given path in a JSON document.
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    *   where().jsonGreaterOrEqual("content", "path.other", 34)
@@ -644,7 +728,6 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
 
   /**
    * Less than - for the given path in a JSON document.
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    *   where().jsonLessThan("content", "path.other", 34)
@@ -655,7 +738,6 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
 
   /**
    * Less than or equal to - for the given path in a JSON document.
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    *   where().jsonLessOrEqualTo("content", "path.other", 34)
@@ -666,7 +748,6 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
 
   /**
    * Between - for the given path in a JSON document.
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    *   where().jsonBetween("content", "orderDate", lowerDateTime, upperDateTime)
@@ -680,7 +761,6 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    * <p>
    * This returns the list so that add() can be chained.
    * </p>
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    * Query<Customer> query = Ebean.find(Customer.class);
@@ -717,8 +797,22 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
   ExpressionList<T> ieq(String propertyName, String value);
 
   /**
-   * Between - property between the two given values.
+   * Case Insensitive Not Equal To - property not equal to the given value (typically
+   * using a lower() function to make it case insensitive).
    */
+  ExpressionList<T> ine(String propertyName, String value);
+
+  /**
+   * In Range - property >= value1 and property < value2.
+   * <p>
+   * Unlike Between inRange is "half open" and usually more useful for use with dates or timestamps.
+   * </p>
+   */
+  ExpressionList<T> inRange(String propertyName, Object value1, Object value2);
+
+    /**
+     * Between - property between the two given values.
+     */
   ExpressionList<T> between(String propertyName, Object value1, Object value2);
 
   /**
@@ -771,7 +865,6 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    * To get control over the options you can create an ExampleExpression and set
    * those options such as case insensitive etc.
    * </p>
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    * // create an example bean and set the properties
@@ -780,7 +873,7 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    * example.setName("Rob%");
    * example.setNotes("%something%");
    *
-   * List&lt;Customer&gt; list = Ebean.find(Customer.class).where()
+   * List<Customer> list = Ebean.find(Customer.class).where()
    *     // pass the bean into the where() clause
    *     .exampleLike(example)
    *     // you can add other expressions to the same query
@@ -789,7 +882,7 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    * }</pre>
    * <p>
    * Similarly you can create an ExampleExpression
-   * <p>
+   * </p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    * Customer example = new Customer();
@@ -1011,7 +1104,6 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
 
   /**
    * Add expression for ALL of the given bit flags to be set.
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    * where().bitwiseAll("flags", BwFlags.HAS_BULK + BwFlags.HAS_COLOUR)
@@ -1023,6 +1115,19 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    */
   ExpressionList<T> bitwiseAll(String propertyName, long flags);
 
+  /**
+   * Add expression for the given bit flags to be NOT set.
+   * <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>
@@ -1062,6 +1167,13 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    *   raw("add_days(orderDate, 10) < ?", someDate)
    *
    * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <h4>Subquery example:</h4>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   .raw("t0.customer_id in (select customer_id from customer_group where group_id = any(?::uuid[]))", groupIds)
+   *
+   * }</pre>
    */
   ExpressionList<T> raw(String raw, Object value);
 
@@ -1086,12 +1198,18 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    * then they are not translated. logical property name names (not fully
    * qualified) will still be translated to their physical name.
    * </p>
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    *   raw("orderQty < shipQty")
    *
    * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <h4>Subquery example:</h4>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   .raw("t0.customer_id in (select customer_id from customer_group where group_id = any(?::uuid[]))", groupIds)
+   *
+   * }</pre>
    */
   ExpressionList<T> raw(String raw);
 
@@ -1165,12 +1283,10 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    * typically you only explicitly need to use the and() junction
    * when it is nested inside an or() or not() junction.
    * </p>
-   * <p>
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    *  // Example: Nested and()
    *
-   *  Ebean.find(Customer.class)
    *    .where()
    *    .or()
    *      .and() // nested and
@@ -1191,16 +1307,27 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    * Return a list of expressions that will be joined by OR's.
    * This is exactly the same as disjunction();
    * <p>
-   * <p>
    * Use endOr() or endJunction() to end the OR junction.
    * </p>
-   * <p>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *  // Example: (status active OR anniversary is null)
+   *
+   *    .where()
+   *    .or()
+   *      .eq("status", Customer.Status.ACTIVE)
+   *      .isNull("anniversary")
+   *    .orderBy().asc("name")
+   *    .findList();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
    * <pre>{@code
    *
    *  // Example: Use or() to join
    *  // two nested and() expressions
    *
-   *  Ebean.find(Customer.class)
    *    .where()
    *    .or()
    *      .and()
@@ -1224,8 +1351,8 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    * Use endNot() or endJunction() to end expressions being added to the
    * NOT expression list.
    * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * <pre>@{code
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
    *
    *    .where()
    *      .not()
@@ -1234,12 +1361,11 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    *        .endNot()
    *
    * }</pre>
-   * <p>
-   * <pre>@{code
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
    *
    * // Example: nested not()
    *
-   * Ebean.find(Customer.class)
    *   .where()
    *     .eq("status", Customer.Status.ACTIVE)
    *     .not()

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

@@ -0,0 +1,481 @@
+package io.ebean;
+
+import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiQuery;
+import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
+
+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);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query returning true if a row is found.
+   * <p>
+   * The query is executed using max rows of 1 and will only select the id property.
+   * This method is really just a convenient way to optimise a query to perform a
+   * 'does a row exist in the db' check.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * <h2>Example:</h2>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   boolean userExists = query().where().eq("email", "rob@foo.com").exists();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <h2>Example using a query bean:</h2>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   boolean userExists = new QContact().email.equalTo("rob@foo.com").exists();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @return True if the query finds a matching row in the database
+   */
+  <T> boolean exists(SpiQuery<?> ormQuery, SpiTransaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * 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

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public class MergeOptionsBuilder {
       this.deletePermanent = deletePermanent;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public Set<String> paths() {
       return paths;
     }

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

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package io.ebean;
 
 import io.ebean.bean.EntityBean;
 
-import javax.persistence.MappedSuperclass;
 
 /**
  * A MappedSuperclass base class that provides convenience methods for inserting, updating and
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ import javax.persistence.MappedSuperclass;
  *
  * }</pre>
  */
-@MappedSuperclass
 public abstract class Model {
 
   /**

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

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 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 +76,15 @@ 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 +94,16 @@ 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 +252,8 @@ public final class OrderBy<T> implements Serializable {
 
     private boolean ascending;
 
+    private String collation;
+
     private String nulls;
 
     private String highLow;
@@ -247,17 +270,32 @@ 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 +312,9 @@ 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 +323,7 @@ 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 +331,23 @@ 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 +370,7 @@ 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);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -360,15 +411,15 @@ public final class OrderBy<T> implements Serializable {
 
     String[] chunks = orderByClause.split(",");
     for (String chunk : chunks) {
-      String[] pairs = chunk.split(" ");
-      Property p = parseProperty(pairs);
+      Property p = parseProperty(chunk);
       if (p != null) {
         list.add(p);
       }
     }
   }
 
-  private Property parseProperty(String[] pairs) {
+  private Property parseProperty(String chunk) {
+    String[] pairs = chunk.split(" ");
     if (pairs.length == 0) {
       return null;
     }
@@ -394,8 +445,7 @@ public final class OrderBy<T> implements Serializable {
       boolean asc = isAscending(wordList.get(1));
       return new Property(wordList.get(0), asc, wordList.get(2), wordList.get(3));
     }
-    String m = "Expecting a 1, 2 or 4 words in [" + Arrays.toString(pairs) + "] but got " + wordList;
-    throw new RuntimeException(m);
+    return new Property(chunk.trim(), true);
   }
 
   private boolean isAscending(String s) {

src/main/java/io/ebean/Pairs.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.ebean;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ public class Pairs {
    * Return all the value pairs.
    */
   public List<Entry> getEntries() {
-    return entries;
+    return Collections.unmodifiableList(entries);
   }
 
   /**

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

@@ -244,6 +244,38 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    */
   <D> DtoQuery<D> asDto(Class<D> dtoClass);
 
+  /**
+   * Convert the query to a UpdateQuery.
+   * <p>
+   * Typically this is used with query beans to covert a query bean
+   * query into an UpdateQuery like the examples below.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *  int rowsUpdated = new QCustomer()
+   *       .name.startsWith("Rob")
+   *       .asUpdate()
+   *       .set("active", false)
+   *       .update();;
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   int rowsUpdated = new QContact()
+   *       .notes.note.startsWith("Make Inactive")
+   *       .email.endsWith("@foo.com")
+   *       .customer.id.equalTo(42)
+   *       .asUpdate()
+   *       .set("inactive", true)
+   *       .setRaw("email = lower(email)")
+   *       .update();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   */
+  UpdateQuery<T> asUpdate();
+
   /**
    * Cancel the query execution if supported by the underlying database and
    * driver.
@@ -340,6 +372,27 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    */
   Query<T> setAutoTune(boolean autoTune);
 
+  /**
+   * Execute the query allowing properties with invalid JSON to be collected and not fail the query.
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   // fetch a bean with JSON content
+   *   EBasicJsonList bean= Ebean.find(EBasicJsonList.class)
+   *       .setId(42)
+   *       .setAllowLoadErrors()  // collect errors into bean state if we have invalid JSON
+   *       .findOne();
+   *
+   *
+   *   // get the invalid JSON errors from the bean state
+   *   Map<String, Exception> errors = server().getBeanState(bean).getLoadErrors();
+   *
+   *   // If this map is not empty tell we have invalid JSON
+   *   // and should try and fix the JSON content or inform the user
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   */
+  Query<T> setAllowLoadErrors();
+
   /**
    * Set the default lazy loading batch size to use.
    * <p>
@@ -397,6 +450,11 @@ 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 +660,6 @@ 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();
@@ -633,15 +689,13 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    *     .where().eq("status", Status.NEW)
    *     .order().asc("id");
    *
-   *  QueryIterator<Customer> it = query.findIterate();
-   *  try {
+   *  // use try with resources to ensure QueryIterator is closed
+   *
+   *  try (QueryIterator<Customer> it = query.findIterate()) {
    *    while (it.hasNext()) {
    *      Customer customer = it.next();
    *      // do something with customer ...
    *    }
-   *  } finally {
-   *    // close the underlying resources
-   *    it.close();
    *  }
    *
    * }</pre>
@@ -740,8 +794,6 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    *     .findList();
    *
    * }</pre>
-   *
-   * @see EbeanServer#findList(Query, Transaction)
    */
   @Nonnull
   List<T> findList();
@@ -759,8 +811,6 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    *     .findSet();
    *
    * }</pre>
-   *
-   * @see EbeanServer#findSet(Query, Transaction)
    */
   @Nonnull
   Set<T> findSet();
@@ -782,8 +832,6 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    *     .findMap();
    *
    * }</pre>
-   *
-   * @see EbeanServer#findMap(Query, Transaction)
    */
   @Nonnull
   <K> Map<K, T> findMap();
@@ -841,6 +889,37 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    */
   boolean isCountDistinct();
 
+  /**
+   * Execute the query returning true if a row is found.
+   * <p>
+   * The query is executed using max rows of 1 and will only select the id property.
+   * This method is really just a convenient way to optimise a query to perform a
+   * 'does a row exist in the db' check.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * <h2>Example using a query bean:</h2>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   boolean userExists =
+   *     new QContact()
+   *       .email.equalTo("rob@foo.com")
+   *       .exists();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <h2>Example:</h2>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   boolean userExists = query()
+   *     .where().eq("email", "rob@foo.com")
+   *     .exists();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @return True if the query finds a matching row in the database
+   */
+  boolean exists();
+
   /**
    * Execute the query returning either a single bean or null (if no matching
    * bean is found).
@@ -927,11 +1006,31 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    */
   int delete();
 
+  /**
+   * Execute as a delete query returning the number of rows deleted using the given transaction.
+   * <p>
+   * Note that if the query includes joins then the generated delete statement may not be
+   * optimal depending on the database platform.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @return the number of beans/rows that were deleted.
+   */
+  int delete(Transaction transaction);
+
   /**
    * Execute the UpdateQuery returning the number of rows updated.
+   *
+   * @return the number of beans/rows updated.
    */
   int update();
 
+  /**
+   * Execute the UpdateQuery returning the number of rows updated using the given transaction.
+   *
+   * @return the number of beans/rows updated.
+   */
+  int update(Transaction transaction);
+
   /**
    * Return the count of entities this query should return.
    * <p>
@@ -1312,7 +1411,6 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    *   count:1 orderStatus:COMPLETE
    *
    * }</pre>
-   *
    */
   Query<T> setCountDistinct(CountDistinctOrder orderBy);
 
@@ -1488,15 +1586,6 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    */
   String getGeneratedSql();
 
-  /**
-   * Deprecated - migrate to forUpdate().
-   *
-   * executed the select with "for update" which should lock the record
-   * "on read"
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  Query<T> setForUpdate(boolean forUpdate);
-
   /**
    * Execute using "for update" clause which results in the DB locking the record.
    */
@@ -1533,11 +1622,50 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    */
   Query<T> alias(String alias);
 
+  /**
+   * Set the base table to use for this query.
+   * <p>
+   * Typically this is used when a table has partitioning and we wish to specify a specific
+   * partition/table to query against.
+   * </p>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   QOrder()
+   *   .setBaseTable("order_2019_05")
+   *   .status.equalTo(Status.NEW)
+   *   .findList();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   */
+  Query<T> setBaseTable(String baseTable);
+
   /**
    * Return the type of beans being queried.
    */
   Class<T> getBeanType();
 
+  /**
+   * Restrict the query to only return subtypes of the given inherit type.
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   List<Animal> animals =
+   *     new QAnimal()
+   *       .name.startsWith("Fluffy")
+   *       .setInheritType(Cat.class)
+   *       .findList();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @param type An inheritance subtype of the
+   */
+  Query<T> setInheritType(Class<? extends T> type);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the inherit type. This is normally the same as getBeanType() returns as long as no other type is set.
+   */
+  Class<? extends T> getInheritType();
+
   /**
    * Return the type of query being executed.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebean/ScriptRunner.java

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package io.ebean;
+
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Runs DDL and SQL scripts.
+ * <p/>
+ * Typically these are scripts used for testing such as seed SQL scripts or truncate SQL scripts.
+ * <p/>
+ * Scripts are executed in their own transaction and committed on successful completion.
+ *
+ * <h3>Example of simple use</h3>
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *
+ *   EbeanServer server = Ebean.getDefaultServer();
+ *   server.script().run("/scripts/test-script.sql");
+ *
+ * }</pre>
+ *
+ *
+ * <h3>Example using place holders in the script</h3>
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *
+ *   Map<String,String> placeholders = new HashMap<>();
+ *   placeholders.put("tableName", "e_basic");
+ *
+ *   EbeanServer server = Ebean.getDefaultServer();
+ *   server.script().run("/scripts/test-script.sql");
+ *
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+public interface ScriptRunner {
+
+  /**
+   * Run a script given the resource path (that should start with "/").
+   */
+  void run(String path);
+
+  /**
+   * Run a script given the resource path (that should start with "/") and place holders.
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   Map<String,String> placeholders = new HashMap<>();
+   *   placeholders.put("tableName", "e_basic");
+   *
+   *   EbeanServer server = Ebean.getDefaultServer();
+   *   server.script().run("/scripts/test-script.sql");
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   */
+  void run(String path, Map<String, String> placeholderMap);
+
+  /**
+   * Run a DDL or SQL script given the resource.
+   */
+  void run(URL resource);
+
+  /**
+   * Run a DDL or SQL script given the resource and place holders.
+   */
+  void run(URL resource, Map<String, String> placeholderMap);
+
+}

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

@@ -195,6 +195,31 @@ public interface SqlQuery extends Serializable {
    */
   SqlQuery setParameter(String name, Object value);
 
+  /**
+   * Set one of more positioned parameters.
+   * <p>
+   * This is a convenient alternative to multiple calls setParameter().
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   String sql = "select id, name from customer where name like ? and status = ?";
+   *
+   *   Ebean.createSqlQuery(sql)
+   *       .setParams("Rob", Status.NEW)
+   *       .findList();
+   *
+   *
+   *   // is the same as ...
+   *
+   *   Ebean.createSqlQuery(sql)
+   *       .setParameter(1, "Rob")
+   *       .setParameter(2, "Status.NEW)
+   *       .findList();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   */
+  SqlQuery setParams(Object... values);
+
   /**
    * The same as bind for positioned parameters.
    */

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

@@ -98,6 +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.
@@ -112,6 +117,11 @@ 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.
    *
@@ -207,6 +217,33 @@ public interface SqlUpdate {
    */
   SqlUpdate setTimeout(int secs);
 
+  /**
+   * Set one of more positioned parameters.
+   * <p>
+   * This is a convenient alternative to multiple calls setParameter().
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   String sql = "insert into audit_log (id, name, version) values (?,?,?)";
+   *
+   *   Ebean.createSqlUpdate(sql)
+   *       .setParams(UUID.randomUUID(), "Hello", 1)
+   *       .executeNow();
+   *
+   *
+   *   // is the same as ...
+   *
+   *   Ebean.createSqlUpdate(sql)
+   *       .setParameter(1, UUID.randomUUID())
+   *       .setParameter(2, "Hello")
+   *       .setParameter(3, 1)
+   *       .executeNow();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   */
+  SqlUpdate setParams(Object... values);
+
   /**
    * Set the next positioned parameter.
    *

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

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public interface Transaction extends AutoCloseable {
    * <p>
    * This is similar to commit() but leaves the transaction "Active".
    * </p>
-   * <h3>Functions/h3>
+   * <h3>Functions</h3>
    * <ul>
    * <li>Flush the JDBC batch buffer</li>
    * <li>Call commit on the underlying JDBC connection</li>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public interface Transaction extends AutoCloseable {
    * This performs commit and completes the transaction closing underlying resources and
    * marking the transaction as "In active".
    * </p>
-   * <h3>Functions/h3>
+   * <h3>Functions</h3>
    * <ul>
    * <li>Flush the JDBC batch buffer</li>
    * <li>Call commit on the underlying JDBC connection</li>
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public interface Transaction extends AutoCloseable {
    * <p>
    * This performs rollback, closes underlying resources and marks the transaction as "In active".
    * </p>
-   * <h3>Functions/h3>
+   * <h3>Functions</h3>
    * <ul>
    * <li>Call rollback on the underlying JDBC connection</li>
    * <li>Trigger any registered TransactionCallbacks</li>
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ public interface Transaction extends AutoCloseable {
    *
    *   // assume Customer has L2 bean caching enabled ...
    *
-   *   Transaction transaction = Ebean.beginTransaction();
-   *   try {
+   *   try (Transaction transaction = ebeanServer.beginTransaction()) {
    *
    *     // this uses L2 bean cache as the transaction
    *     // ... is considered "query only" at this point
@@ -253,7 +252,7 @@ public interface Transaction extends AutoCloseable {
    *
    *     // transaction no longer "query only" once
    *     // ... a bean has been saved etc
-   *     Ebean.save(someBean);
+   *     someBean.save();
    *
    *     // will NOT use L2 bean cache as the transaction
    *     // ... is no longer considered "query only"
@@ -273,8 +272,7 @@ public interface Transaction extends AutoCloseable {
    *     Customer.find.byId(99); // skips l2 bean cache
    *
    *
-   *   } finally {
-   *     transaction.end();
+   *     transaction.commit();
    *   }
    *
    * }</pre>
@@ -290,36 +288,66 @@ public interface Transaction extends AutoCloseable {
   boolean isSkipCache();
 
   /**
-   * Turn on or off statement batching. Statement batching can be transparent
-   * for drivers and databases that support getGeneratedKeys. Otherwise you may
-   * wish to specifically control when batching is used via this method.
-   * <p>
-   * Refer to <code>java.sql.PreparedStatement.addBatch();</code>
-   * <p>
-   * Note that you may also wish to use the setPersistCascade method to stop
-   * save and delete cascade behaviour. You may do this to have full control
-   * over the order of execution rather than the normal cascading fashion.
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * Note that the <em>execution order</em> in batch mode may be different from
-   * non batch mode execution order. Also note that <em>insert behaviour</em>
-   * may be different depending on the JDBC driver and its support for
-   * getGeneratedKeys. That is, for JDBC drivers that do not support
-   * getGeneratedKeys you may not get back the generated IDs (used for inserting
-   * associated detail beans etc).
-   * </p>
+   * Turn on or off use of JDBC statement batching.
    * <p>
    * Calls to save(), delete(), insert() and execute() all support batch
-   * processing. This includes normal beans, MapBean, CallableSql and UpdateSql.
+   * processing. This includes normal beans, CallableSql and UpdateSql.
    * </p>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   * try (Transaction transaction = server.beginTransaction()) {
+   *
+   *   // turn on JDBC batch
+   *   transaction.setBatchMode(true);
+   *
+   *   // tune the batch size
+   *   transaction.setBatchSize(50);
+   *
+   *   ...
+   *
+   *   transaction.commit();
+   * }
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <h3>getGeneratedKeys</h3>
    * <p>
-   * The flushing of the batched statements is automatic but you can call
-   * batchFlush when you like. Note that flushing occurs when a query is
-   * executed or when you mix UpdateSql and CallableSql with save and delete of
+   * Often with large batch inserts we want to turn off getGeneratedKeys. We do
+   * this via {@link #setBatchGetGeneratedKeys(boolean)}.
+   * Also note that some JDBC drivers do not support getGeneratedKeys in JDBC batch mode.
+   * </p>
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   * try (Transaction transaction = server.beginTransaction()) {
+   *
+   *   transaction.setBatchMode(true);
+   *   transaction.setBatchSize(100);
+   *   // insert but don't bother getting back the generated keys
+   *   transaction.setBatchGetGeneratedKeys(false);
+   *
+   *
+   *   // perform lots of inserts ...
+   *   ...
+   *
+   *   transaction.commit();
+   * }
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <h3>Flush</h3>
+   * <p>
+   * The batch is automatically flushed when it hits the batch size and also when we
+   * execute queries or when we mix UpdateSql and CallableSql with save and delete of
    * beans.
    * </p>
    * <p>
-   * Example: batch processing executing every 3 rows
+   * We use {@link #flush()} to explicitly flush the batch and we can use
+   * {@link #setBatchFlushOnQuery(boolean)} and {@link #setBatchFlushOnMixed(boolean)}
+   * to control the automatic flushing behaviour.
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * Example: batch processing of CallableSql executing every 10 rows
    * </p>
    *
    * <pre>{@code
@@ -334,49 +362,34 @@ public interface Transaction extends AutoCloseable {
    * CallableSql cs = new CallableSql(sql);
    * cs.registerOut(2, Types.INTEGER);
    *
-   * // (optional) inform eBean this stored procedure
+   * // (optional) inform Ebean this stored procedure
    * // inserts into a table called sp_test
    * cs.addModification("sp_test", true, false, false);
    *
-   * Transaction txn = ebeanServer.beginTransaction();
-   * txn.setBatchMode(true);
-   * txn.setBatchSize(3);
-   * try {
+   * try (Transaction txn = ebeanServer.beginTransaction()) {
+   *   txn.setBatchMode(true);
+   *   txn.setBatchSize(10);
+   *
    *   for (int i = 0; i < da.length;) {
    *     cs.setParameter(1, da[i]);
    *     ebeanServer.execute(cs);
    *   }
    *
-   *   // NB: commit implicitly flushes
+   *   // Note: commit implicitly flushes
    *   txn.commit();
-   *
-   * } finally {
-   *   txn.end();
    * }
    *
    * }</pre>
    */
   void setBatchMode(boolean useBatch);
 
-  /**
-   * The JDBC batch mode to use for this transaction.
-   * <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.
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * @param persistBatchMode the batch mode to use for this transaction
-   * @see io.ebean.config.ServerConfig#setPersistBatch(PersistBatch)
-   */
-  void setBatch(PersistBatch persistBatchMode);
-
   /**
    * 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.
@@ -385,16 +398,19 @@ 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(PersistBatch batchOnCascadeMode);
+  void setBatchOnCascade(boolean batchMode);
 
   /**
-   * Return the batch mode at the request level (for each save(), insert(), update() or delete()).
+   * Return the batch mode at the request level.
    */
-  PersistBatch getBatchOnCascade();
+  boolean isBatchOnCascade();
 
   /**
    * Specify the number of statements before a batch is flushed automatically.

src/main/java/io/ebean/TxScope.java

@@ -432,4 +432,11 @@ public final class TxScope {
     return this;
   }
 
+  public boolean isBatchMode() {
+    return PersistBatch.ALL.equals(batch);
+  }
+
+  public boolean isBatchOnCascade() {
+    return PersistBatch.ALL.equals(batchOnCascade);
+  }
 }

src/main/java/io/ebean/UpdateQuery.java

@@ -154,9 +154,19 @@ public interface UpdateQuery<T> {
    */
   UpdateQuery<T> setProfileLocation(ProfileLocation profileLocation);
 
+  /**
+   * Set the label on the update query.
+   */
+  UpdateQuery<T> setLabel(String label);
+
   /**
    * Return the query expression list to add predicates to.
    */
   ExpressionList<T> where();
 
+  /**
+   * Execute the update returning the number of rows updated.
+   */
+  int update();
+
 }

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

@@ -71,24 +71,35 @@ 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;
 
+  private Exception[] loadErrors;
+
   private int lazyLoadProperty = -1;
 
   private Object ownerId;
@@ -102,7 +113,7 @@ 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 +224,8 @@ 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 +270,10 @@ 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 +295,9 @@ 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 +363,9 @@ 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 +488,11 @@ 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 +500,22 @@ 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 +523,14 @@ 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 +538,7 @@ 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 +550,22 @@ 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 +585,9 @@ 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 +601,8 @@ 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 +616,8 @@ 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 +637,11 @@ 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 +657,12 @@ 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 +686,16 @@ 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 +709,15 @@ 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 +745,9 @@ 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 +771,12 @@ 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;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -821,14 +824,14 @@ 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;
     }
 
     if (lazyLoadFailure) {
       // failed when batch lazy loaded by another bean in the batch
-      throw new EntityNotFoundException("Lazy loading failed on type:" + owner.getClass().getName() + " id:" + ownerId + " - Bean has been deleted");
+      throw new EntityNotFoundException("(Lazy) loading failed on type:" + owner.getClass().getName() + " id:" + ownerId + " - Bean has been deleted");
     }
 
     if (lazyLoadProperty == -1) {
@@ -887,7 +890,7 @@ 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) {
@@ -1114,4 +1117,36 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
   public void setSortOrder(int sortOrder) {
     this.sortOrder = sortOrder;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the load error that happened on this property.
+   */
+  public void setLoadError(int propertyIndex, Exception t) {
+    if (loadErrors == null) {
+      loadErrors = new Exception[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
+    }
+    loadErrors[propertyIndex] = t;
+    flags[propertyIndex] |= FLAG_LOADED_PROP;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the loadErrors.
+   */
+  public Map<String, Exception> getLoadErrors() {
+    if (loadErrors == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    Map<String, Exception> ret = null;
+    int len = getPropertyLength();
+    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+      Exception loadError = loadErrors[i];
+      if (loadError != null) {
+        if (ret == null) {
+          ret = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        }
+        ret.put(getProperty(i), loadError);
+      }
+    }
+    return ret;
+  }
 }

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 +1,34 @@
+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;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return "ts:" + modifyTimestamp + " tables:" + 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/cache/ServerCacheOptions.java

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public class ServerCacheOptions {
   private int maxIdleSecs;
   private int maxSecsToLive;
   private int trimFrequency;
+  private boolean nearCache;
 
   /**
    * Construct with no set options.
@@ -40,6 +41,14 @@ public class ServerCacheOptions {
     this.trimFrequency = cacheTuning.trimFrequency();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create with nearCache option.
+   */
+  public ServerCacheOptions(boolean nearCache, CacheBeanTuning tuning) {
+    this(tuning);
+    this.nearCache = nearCache;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Apply any settings from the default settings that have not already been
    * specifically set.
@@ -70,9 +79,33 @@ public class ServerCacheOptions {
     copy.maxIdleSecs = maxIdleSecs;
     copy.maxSecsToLive = maxSecsToLive;
     copy.trimFrequency = trimFrequency;
+    copy.nearCache = this.nearCache;
     return copy;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return a copy of this object with nearCache option.
+   */
+  public ServerCacheOptions copy(boolean nearCache) {
+    ServerCacheOptions copy = copy();
+    copy.nearCache = nearCache;
+    return copy;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return true if nearCache was explicitly turned on.
+   */
+  public boolean isNearCache() {
+    return nearCache;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Turn on nearCache option.
+   */
+  public void setNearCache(boolean nearCache) {
+    this.nearCache = nearCache;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the maximum cache size.
    */

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

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public final class BeanMap<K, E> extends AbstractBeanCollection<E> implements Ma
   private void initClear() {
     synchronized (this) {
       if (map == null) {
-        if (modifyListening) {
+        if (!disableLazyLoad && modifyListening) {
           lazyLoadCollection(true);
         } else {
           map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ public final class BeanMap<K, E> extends AbstractBeanCollection<E> implements Ma
   private void init() {
     synchronized (this) {
       if (map == null) {
-        lazyLoadCollection(false);
+        if (disableLazyLoad) {
+          map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        } else {
+          lazyLoadCollection(false);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -273,14 +277,16 @@ 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 +301,9 @@ 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/common/BeanSet.java

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public final class BeanSet<E> extends AbstractBeanCollection<E> implements Set<E
   private void initClear() {
     synchronized (this) {
       if (set == null) {
-        if (modifyListening) {
+        if (!disableLazyLoad && modifyListening) {
           lazyLoadCollection(true);
         } else {
           set = new LinkedHashSet<>();
@@ -128,7 +128,11 @@ public final class BeanSet<E> extends AbstractBeanCollection<E> implements Set<E
   private void init() {
     synchronized (this) {
       if (set == null) {
-        lazyLoadCollection(true);
+        if (disableLazyLoad) {
+          set = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+        } else {
+          lazyLoadCollection(true);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -377,7 +381,7 @@ public final class BeanSet<E> extends AbstractBeanCollection<E> implements Set<E
       throw new IllegalStateException("This collection is in ReadOnly mode");
     }
   }
-  
+
   @Override
   public BeanCollection<E> getShallowCopy() {
     BeanSet<E> copy = new BeanSet<>(new LinkedHashSet<>(set));

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

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package io.ebean.config;
+
+/**
+ * Throw when an processing an entity bean that is not bytecode enhanced.
+ *
+ * Refer: https://ebean.io/docs/trouble-shooting#not-enhanced
+ */
+public class BeanNotEnhancedException extends IllegalStateException {
+
+  private static final long serialVersionUID = 3008101919425876799L;
+
+  public BeanNotEnhancedException(String msg) {
+    super(msg);
+  }
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package io.ebean.config;
+
+/**
+ * Throw when an processing thinks a bean is not registered.
+ *
+ * Refer: https://ebean.io/docs/trouble-shooting#not-registered
+ */
+public class BeanNotRegisteredException extends IllegalStateException {
+
+  private static final long serialVersionUID = -1411298126011136552L;
+
+  public BeanNotRegisteredException(String msg) {
+    super(msg);
+  }
+}

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

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import io.ebean.annotation.Platform;
 import io.ebean.migration.MigrationConfig;
 import io.ebean.migration.MigrationRunner;
 import io.ebean.util.StringHelper;
-
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -28,39 +27,13 @@ public class DbMigrationConfig {
    */
   protected Platform platform;
 
-  /**
-   * Set to true if the DB migration should be generated on server start.
-   */
-  protected boolean generate;
-
-  /**
-   * The migration version name (typically FlywayDb compatible).
-   * <p>
-   * Example: 1.1.1_2
-   * <p>
-   * The version is expected to be the combination of the current pom version plus
-   * a 'feature' id. The combined version must be unique and ordered to work with
-   * FlywayDb so each developer sets a unique version so that the migration script
-   * generated is unique (typically just prior to being submitted as a merge request).
-   */
-  protected String version;
-
-  /**
-   * Description text that can be appended to the version to become the ddl script file name.
-   * <p>
-   * So if the name is "a foo table" then the ddl script file could be:
-   * "1.1.1_2__a-foo-table.sql"
-   * <p>
-   * When the DB migration relates to a git feature (merge request) then this description text
-   * is a short description of the feature.
-   */
-  protected String name;
-
   /**
    * Resource path for the migration xml and sql.
    */
   protected String migrationPath = "dbmigration";
 
+  protected String migrationInitPath = "dbinit";
+
   /**
    * Subdirectory the model xml files go into.
    */
@@ -75,13 +48,6 @@ public class DbMigrationConfig {
 
   protected String modelSuffix = ".model.xml";
 
-  protected boolean includeGeneratedFileComment;
-
-  /**
-   * The version of a pending drop that should be generated as the next migration.
-   */
-  protected String generatePendingDrop;
-
   /**
    * For running migration the DB table that holds migration execution status.
    */
@@ -102,6 +68,16 @@ 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.
    */
@@ -143,6 +119,15 @@ public class DbMigrationConfig {
     this.platform = platform;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the path for normal migrations or dbinit migrations.
+   *
+   * @param dbinitMigration When true return the path for dbinit migrations.
+   */
+  public String getMigrationPath(boolean dbinitMigration) {
+    return dbinitMigration ? migrationInitPath : migrationPath;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the resource path for db migrations.
    */
@@ -218,52 +203,6 @@ public class DbMigrationConfig {
     this.applyPrefix = applyPrefix;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return true if the generated file comment should be included.
-   */
-  public boolean isIncludeGeneratedFileComment() {
-    return includeGeneratedFileComment;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Set to true if the generated file comment should be included.
-   */
-  public void setIncludeGeneratedFileComment(boolean includeGeneratedFileComment) {
-    this.includeGeneratedFileComment = includeGeneratedFileComment;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Return the migration version (or "next") to generate pending drops for.
-   */
-  public String getGeneratePendingDrop() {
-    return generatePendingDrop;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Set the migration version (or "next") to generate pending drops for.
-   */
-  public void setGeneratePendingDrop(String generatePendingDrop) {
-    this.generatePendingDrop = generatePendingDrop;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Set the migration version.
-   * <p>
-   * Note that version set via System property or environment variable <code>ddl.migration.version</code> takes precedence.
-   */
-  public void setVersion(String version) {
-    this.version = version;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Set the migration name.
-   * <p>
-   * Note that name set via System property or environment variable <code>ddl.migration.name</code> takes precedence.
-   */
-  public void setName(String name) {
-    this.name = name;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return the table name that holds the migration run details
    * (used by DB Migration runner only).
@@ -373,6 +312,39 @@ 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.
    */
@@ -457,24 +429,20 @@ public class DbMigrationConfig {
   public void loadSettings(PropertiesWrapper properties, String serverName) {
 
     migrationPath = properties.get("migration.migrationPath", migrationPath);
+    migrationInitPath = properties.get("migration.migrationInitPath", migrationInitPath);
     modelPath = properties.get("migration.modelPath", modelPath);
     applyPrefix = properties.get("migration.applyPrefix", applyPrefix);
     applySuffix = properties.get("migration.applySuffix", applySuffix);
     modelSuffix = properties.get("migration.modelSuffix", modelSuffix);
-    includeGeneratedFileComment = properties.getBoolean("migration.includeGeneratedFileComment", includeGeneratedFileComment);
-    generatePendingDrop = properties.get("migration.generatePendingDrop", generatePendingDrop);
 
     platform = properties.getEnum(Platform.class, "migration.platform", platform);
-
-    generate = properties.getBoolean("migration.generate", generate);
-    version = properties.get("migration.version", version);
-    name = properties.get("migration.name", name);
     patchInsertOn = properties.get("migration.patchInsertOn", patchInsertOn);
     patchResetChecksumOn = properties.get("migration.patchResetChecksumOn", patchResetChecksumOn);
 
     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
@@ -488,44 +456,6 @@ public class DbMigrationConfig {
     ddlHeader = properties.get("ddl.header", ddlHeader);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return the migration version (typically FlywayDb compatible).
-   * <p>
-   * Example: 1.1.1_2
-   * <p>
-   * The version is expected to be the combination of the current pom version plus
-   * a 'feature' id. The combined version must be unique and ordered to work with
-   * FlywayDb so each developer sets a unique version so that the migration script
-   * generated is unique (typically just prior to being submitted as a merge request).
-   */
-  public String getVersion() {
-    String envVersion = readEnvironment("ddl.migration.version");
-    if (!isEmpty(envVersion)) {
-      return envVersion.trim();
-    }
-    return version;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Return the migration name which is short description text that can be appended to
-   * the migration version to become the ddl script file name.
-   * <p>
-   * So if the name is "a foo table" then the ddl script file could be:
-   * "1.1.1_2__a-foo-table.sql"
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * When the DB migration relates to a git feature (merge request) then this description text
-   * is a short description of the feature.
-   * </p>
-   */
-  public String getName() {
-    String envName = readEnvironment("ddl.migration.name");
-    if (!isEmpty(envName)) {
-      return envName.trim();
-    }
-    return name;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return the system or environment property.
    */
@@ -553,10 +483,15 @@ public class DbMigrationConfig {
     runnerConfig.setMetaTable(metaTable);
     runnerConfig.setApplySuffix(applySuffix);
     runnerConfig.setMigrationPath(migrationPath);
+    runnerConfig.setMigrationInitPath(migrationInitPath);
     runnerConfig.setRunPlaceholderMap(runPlaceholderMap);
     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

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DbEncrypt;
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DbType;
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.IdType;
 import io.ebean.config.properties.PropertiesLoader;
+import io.ebean.datasource.DataSourceConfig;
 import io.ebean.event.BeanFindController;
 import io.ebean.event.BeanPersistController;
 import io.ebean.event.BeanPersistListener;
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@ import io.ebean.event.readaudit.ReadAuditPrepare;
 import io.ebean.meta.MetaInfoManager;
 import io.ebean.migration.MigrationRunner;
 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
@@ -226,6 +229,8 @@ public class ServerConfig {
 
   private int persistBatchSize = 20;
 
+  private boolean disableLazyLoading;
+
   /**
    * The default batch size for lazy loading
    */
@@ -247,6 +252,8 @@ public class ServerConfig {
 
   private boolean ddlRun;
 
+  private boolean ddlExtra = true;
+
   private boolean ddlCreateOnly;
 
   private String ddlInitSql;
@@ -293,6 +300,11 @@ 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).
    */
@@ -356,9 +368,15 @@ public class ServerConfig {
   private UuidVersion uuidVersion = UuidVersion.VERSION4;
 
   /**
-   * The UUID state file (for Version 1 UUIDs).
+   * The UUID state file (for Version 1 UUIDs). By default, the file is created in
+   * ${HOME}/.ebean/${servername}-uuid.state
    */
-  private String uuidStateFile = "ebean-uuid.state";
+  private String uuidStateFile;
+
+  /**
+   * 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<>();
@@ -471,6 +489,11 @@ public class ServerConfig {
    */
   private boolean notifyL2CacheInForeground;
 
+  /**
+   * Set to true to support query plan capture.
+   */
+  private boolean collectQueryPlans;
+
   /**
    * The time in millis used to determine when a query is alerted for being slow.
    */
@@ -505,6 +528,20 @@ 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.
    */
@@ -565,6 +602,47 @@ public class ServerConfig {
     return serviceObject.get(key);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Put a service object into configuration such that it can be passed to a plugin.
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   JedisPool jedisPool = ..
+   *
+   *   serverConfig.putServiceObject(jedisPool);
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   */
+  public void putServiceObject(Object configObject) {
+    String key = serviceObjectKey(configObject);
+    serviceObject.put(key, configObject);
+  }
+
+  private String serviceObjectKey(Object configObject) {
+    return serviceObjectKey(configObject.getClass());
+  }
+
+  private String serviceObjectKey(Class<?> cls) {
+    String simpleName = cls.getSimpleName();
+    return Character.toLowerCase(simpleName.charAt(0)) + simpleName.substring(1);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Used by plugins to obtain service objects.
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   JedisPool jedisPool = serverConfig.getServiceObject(JedisPool.class);
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @param cls The type of the service object to obtain
+   * @return The service object given the class type
+   */
+  public <P> P getServiceObject(Class<P> cls) {
+    return (P) serviceObject.get(serviceObjectKey(cls));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the Jackson JsonFactory to use.
    * <p>
@@ -900,6 +978,22 @@ public class ServerConfig {
     this.queryBatchSize = queryBatchSize;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return true if lazy loading is disabled on queries by default.
+   */
+  public boolean isDisableLazyLoading() {
+    return disableLazyLoading;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set to true to disable lazy loading by default.
+   * <p>
+   * It can be turned on per query via {@link Query#setDisableLazyLoading(boolean)}.
+   */
+  public void setDisableLazyLoading(boolean disableLazyLoading) {
+    this.disableLazyLoading = disableLazyLoading;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the default batch size for lazy loading of beans and collections.
    */
@@ -1098,6 +1192,25 @@ 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 +2032,15 @@ 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;
   }
 
@@ -1996,6 +2118,16 @@ public class ServerConfig {
     this.ddlRun = ddlRun;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set to false if you not want to run the extra-ddl.xml scripts. (default = true)
+   * <p>
+   * Typically we want this on when we are running tests.
+   */
+  public void setDdlExtra(boolean ddlExtra) {
+    this.ddlExtra = ddlExtra;
+  }
+
+
   /**
    * Return true if the "drop all ddl" should be skipped.
    * <p>
@@ -2066,6 +2198,13 @@ public class ServerConfig {
     return ddlRun;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return true, if extra-ddl.xml should be executed.
+   */
+  public boolean isDdlExtra() {
+    return ddlExtra;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return true if the class path search should be disabled.
    */
@@ -2690,20 +2829,6 @@ public class ServerConfig {
     return list;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Deprecated - this does nothing now, we always try to read test configuration.
-   * <p>
-   * Load settings from test-ebean.properties and do nothing if the properties is not found.
-   * <p>
-   * This is typically used when test-ebean.properties is put into the test class path and used
-   * to configure Ebean for running tests.
-   * </p>
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public void loadTestProperties() {
-    // do nothing now ... as we always try to read test configuration and that should only
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return the properties that we used for configuration and were set via a call to loadFromProperties().
    */
@@ -2742,6 +2867,10 @@ 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);
@@ -2769,6 +2898,7 @@ public class ServerConfig {
 
     queryPlanTTLSeconds = p.getInt("queryPlanTTLSeconds", queryPlanTTLSeconds);
     slowQueryMillis = p.getLong("slowQueryMillis", slowQueryMillis);
+    collectQueryPlans = p.getBoolean("collectQueryPlans", collectQueryPlans);
     docStoreOnly = p.getBoolean("docStoreOnly", docStoreOnly);
     disableL2Cache = p.getBoolean("disableL2Cache", disableL2Cache);
     notifyL2CacheInForeground = p.getBoolean("notifyL2CacheInForeground", notifyL2CacheInForeground);
@@ -2837,6 +2967,7 @@ public class ServerConfig {
     localTimeWithNanos = p.getBoolean("localTimeWithNanos", localTimeWithNanos);
     jodaLocalTimeMode = p.get("jodaLocalTimeMode", jodaLocalTimeMode);
 
+    disableLazyLoading = p.getBoolean("disableLazyLoading", disableLazyLoading);
     lazyLoadBatchSize = p.getInt("lazyLoadBatchSize", lazyLoadBatchSize);
     queryBatchSize = p.getInt("queryBatchSize", queryBatchSize);
 
@@ -2850,6 +2981,7 @@ public class ServerConfig {
 
     ddlGenerate = p.getBoolean("ddl.generate", ddlGenerate);
     ddlRun = p.getBoolean("ddl.run", ddlRun);
+    ddlExtra = p.getBoolean("ddl.extra", ddlExtra);
     ddlCreateOnly = p.getBoolean("ddl.createOnly", ddlCreateOnly);
     ddlInitSql = p.get("ddl.initSql", ddlInitSql);
     ddlSeedSql = p.get("ddl.seedSql", ddlSeedSql);
@@ -3080,9 +3212,10 @@ 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;
@@ -3132,6 +3265,20 @@ public class ServerConfig {
     this.idGeneratorAutomatic = idGeneratorAutomatic;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return true if query plan capture is enabled.
+   */
+  public boolean isCollectQueryPlans() {
+    return collectQueryPlans;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set to true to enable query plan capture.
+   */
+  public void setCollectQueryPlans(boolean collectQueryPlans) {
+    this.collectQueryPlans = collectQueryPlans;
+  }
+
   public enum UuidVersion {
     VERSION4,
     VERSION1,

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.
    */
@@ -176,9 +176,17 @@ public class DatabasePlatform {
    * findIterate() and findVisit().
    */
   protected boolean forwardOnlyHintOnFindIterate;
+  
+  /**
+   * If set then use the CONCUR_UPDATABLE hint when creating ResultSets.
+   * 
+   * This is {@code false} for HANA
+   */
+  protected boolean supportsResultSetConcurrencyModeUpdatable = true;
+
 
   /**
-   * By default we use JDBC batch when cascading (except for SQL Server).
+   * By default we use JDBC batch when cascading (except for SQL Server and HANA).
    */
   protected PersistBatch persistBatchOnCascade = PersistBatch.ALL;
 
@@ -453,13 +461,6 @@ public class DatabasePlatform {
     return openQuote;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return the DB concat operator.
-   */
-  public String getConcatOperator() {
-    return concatOperator;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return the JDBC type used to store booleans.
    */
@@ -523,6 +524,24 @@ public class DatabasePlatform {
   public void setForwardOnlyHintOnFindIterate(boolean forwardOnlyHintOnFindIterate) {
     this.forwardOnlyHintOnFindIterate = forwardOnlyHintOnFindIterate;
   }
+  
+  /**
+   * Return true if the ResultSet CONCUR_UPDATABLE Hint should be used on
+   * createNativeSqlTree() PreparedStatements.
+   * <p>
+   * This specifically is required for Hana which doesn't support CONCUR_UPDATABLE
+   * </p>
+   */
+  public boolean isSupportsResultSetConcurrencyModeUpdatable() {
+    return supportsResultSetConcurrencyModeUpdatable;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Set to true if the ResultSet CONCUR_UPDATABLE Hint should be used by default on createNativeSqlTree() PreparedStatements.
+   */
+  public void setSupportsResultSetConcurrencyModeUpdatable(boolean supportsResultSetConcurrencyModeUpdatable) {
+    this.supportsResultSetConcurrencyModeUpdatable = supportsResultSetConcurrencyModeUpdatable;
+  }
 
   /**
    * Normally not needed - overridden in CockroachPlatform.
@@ -658,6 +677,39 @@ 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 +724,20 @@ 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/hana/HanaBasicSqlLimiter.java

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package io.ebean.config.dbplatform.hana;
+
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.BasicSqlLimiter;
+
+public class HanaBasicSqlLimiter implements BasicSqlLimiter {
+  @Override
+  public String limit(String dbSql, int firstRow, int maxRows) {
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(50 + dbSql.length());
+
+    sb.append(dbSql);
+
+    if (maxRows > 0) {
+      sb.append(" ").append("limit");
+      sb.append(" ").append(maxRows);
+
+      if (firstRow > 0) {
+        sb.append(" ").append("offset").append(" ");
+        sb.append(firstRow);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return sb.toString();
+  }
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/hana/HanaHistorySupport.java

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package io.ebean.config.dbplatform.hana;
+
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DbStandardHistorySupport;
+
+public class HanaHistorySupport extends DbStandardHistorySupport {
+
+  @Override
+  public String getAsOfViewSuffix(String asOfViewSuffix) {
+    return " for system_time as of ?";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getVersionsBetweenSuffix(String asOfViewSuffix) {
+    return " for system_time between ? and ?";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getSysPeriodLower(String tableAlias, String sysPeriod) {
+    return tableAlias + "." + sysPeriod + "_start";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getSysPeriodUpper(String tableAlias, String sysPeriod) {
+    return tableAlias + "." + sysPeriod + "_end";
+  }
+  
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/hana/HanaPlatform.java

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package io.ebean.config.dbplatform.hana;
+
+import io.ebean.Query.ForUpdate;
+import io.ebean.annotation.PersistBatch;
+import io.ebean.annotation.Platform;
+import io.ebean.config.PlatformConfig;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DatabasePlatform;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DbPlatformType;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DbType;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.IdType;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.SqlErrorCodes;
+
+public class HanaPlatform extends DatabasePlatform {
+
+  public HanaPlatform() {
+    this.platform = Platform.HANA;
+    this.sqlLimiter = new HanaSqlLimiter();
+    this.persistBatchOnCascade = PersistBatch.NONE;
+    this.supportsResultSetConcurrencyModeUpdatable = false;
+    this.columnAliasPrefix = null;
+
+    this.historySupport = new HanaHistorySupport();
+    this.basicSqlLimiter = new HanaBasicSqlLimiter();
+
+    this.likeClauseRaw = "like ?";
+    this.maxConstraintNameLength = 127;
+    this.maxTableNameLength = 127;
+
+    this.dbDefaultValue.setNow("current_timestamp");
+
+    this.exceptionTranslator = new SqlErrorCodes().addAcquireLock("131", "133", "146")
+      .addDataIntegrity("130", "429", "461", "462").addDuplicateKey("144", "301", "349").build();
+
+    this.dbIdentity.setIdType(IdType.IDENTITY);
+    this.dbIdentity.setSelectLastInsertedIdTemplate("select current_identity_value() from sys.dummy");
+    this.dbIdentity.setSupportsGetGeneratedKeys(false);
+    this.dbIdentity.setSupportsIdentity(true);
+
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.BIGINT, new DbPlatformType("bigint", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.BINARY, new DbPlatformType("varbinary", 255));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.BIT, new DbPlatformType("smallint", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.BLOB, new DbPlatformType("blob", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.CHAR, new DbPlatformType("nvarchar", 255));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.CLOB, new DbPlatformType("nclob", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.INTEGER, new DbPlatformType("integer", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.JSONVARCHAR, new DbPlatformType("nvarchar", 255));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.LINESTRING, new DbPlatformType("st_geometry"));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.LONGVARBINARY, new DbPlatformType("blob", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.LONGVARCHAR, new DbPlatformType("nclob", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.MULTILINESTRING, new DbPlatformType("st_geometry"));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.MULTIPOINT, new DbPlatformType("st_geometry"));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.MULTIPOLYGON, new DbPlatformType("st_geometry"));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.POINT, new DbPlatformType("st_point"));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.POLYGON, new DbPlatformType("st_geometry"));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.SMALLINT, new DbPlatformType("smallint", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.TINYINT, new DbPlatformType("smallint", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.UUID, new DbPlatformType("varchar", 40));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.VARBINARY, new DbPlatformType("varbinary", 255));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.VARCHAR, new DbPlatformType("nvarchar", 255));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void addGeoTypes(int srid) {
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.LINESTRING, new DbPlatformType("st_geometry(" + srid + ")", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.MULTILINESTRING, new DbPlatformType("st_geometry(" + srid + ")", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.MULTIPOINT, new DbPlatformType("st_geometry(" + srid + ")", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.MULTIPOLYGON, new DbPlatformType("st_geometry(" + srid + ")", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.POINT, new DbPlatformType("st_point(" + srid + ")", false));
+    this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.POLYGON, new DbPlatformType("st_geometry(" + srid + ")", false));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected String withForUpdate(String sql, ForUpdate forUpdateMode) {
+    switch (forUpdateMode) {
+      case BASE:
+        return sql + " for update";
+      case NOWAIT:
+        return sql + " for update nowait";
+      case SKIPLOCKED:
+        return sql + " for update ignore locked";
+      default:
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown update mode: " + forUpdateMode.name());
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void configure(PlatformConfig config, boolean allQuotedIdentifiers) {
+    super.configure(config, allQuotedIdentifiers);
+    if (config.getDbUuid().useBinary()) {
+      this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.UUID, new DbPlatformType("varbinary", 16));
+    } else {
+      this.dbTypeMap.put(DbType.UUID, new DbPlatformType("varchar", 40));
+    }
+  }
+
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/hana/HanaSqlLimiter.java

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package io.ebean.config.dbplatform.hana;
+
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.SqlLimitRequest;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.SqlLimitResponse;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.SqlLimiter;
+
+public class HanaSqlLimiter implements SqlLimiter {
+  @Override
+  public SqlLimitResponse limit(SqlLimitRequest request) {
+    String dbSql = request.getDbSql();
+
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(50 + dbSql.length());
+    sb.append("select ");
+    if (request.isDistinct()) {
+      sb.append("distinct ");
+    }
+
+    sb.append(dbSql);
+
+    int firstRow = request.getFirstRow();
+    int maxRows = request.getMaxRows();
+
+    if (maxRows > 0) {
+      sb.append(" ").append("limit ").append(maxRows);
+      if (firstRow > 0) {
+        sb.append(" ").append("offset ");
+        sb.append(firstRow);
+      }
+    }
+
+    String sql = request.getDbPlatform().completeSql(sb.toString(), request.getOrmQuery());
+
+    return new SqlLimitResponse(sql, false);
+  }
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/hana/package-info.java

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/**
+ * SAP HANA specific support.
+ */
+package io.ebean.config.dbplatform.hana;

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 +121,32 @@ 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-ddl doesn't have some initial partitions defined (which it should).
+   */
+  @Override
+  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/Loader.java

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class Loader {
    */
   private void loadTest() {
     loadProperties("application-test.properties", Source.RESOURCE);
+    loadYaml("application-test.yaml", Source.RESOURCE);
     loadYaml("application-test.yml", Source.RESOURCE);
     loadProperties("test-ebean.properties", Source.RESOURCE);
   }
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ class Loader {
    * Load the main configuration for the given source.
    */
   private void loadMain(Source source) {
+    loadYaml("application.yaml", source);
     loadYaml("application.yml", source);
     loadProperties("application.properties", source);
     loadProperties("ebean.properties", source);
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ class Loader {
   }
 
   void loadWithExtensionCheck(String fileName) {
-    if (fileName.endsWith("yml")) {
+    if (fileName.endsWith("yaml") || fileName.endsWith("yml")) {
       loadYaml(fileName, Source.FILE);
     } else if (fileName.endsWith("properties")) {
       loadProperties(fileName, Source.FILE);

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

@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ public class PropertiesLoader {
    * <p>Firstly loads from main resources</p>
    * <pre>
    *   - application.properties
-   *   - application.yml
+   *   - application.yaml
    *   - ebean.properties
    * </pre>
    * <p>
    * <p>Then loads from local files</p>
    * <pre>
    *   - application.properties
-   *   - application.yml
+   *   - application.yaml
    *   - ebean.properties
    * </pre>
    * <p>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class PropertiesLoader {
    * <p>Loads from test resources</p>
    * <pre>
    *   - application-test.properties
-   *   - application-test.yml
+   *   - application-test.yaml
    *   - test-ebean.properties
    * </pre>
    */

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;
 
 /**
@@ -49,6 +50,11 @@ public interface DbMigration {
     throw new IllegalStateException("No service implementation found for DbMigration?");
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set to false to suppress logging to System out.
+   */
+  void setLogToSystemOut(boolean logToSystemOut);
+
   /**
    * Set the path from the current working directory to the application resources.
    * <p>
@@ -98,6 +104,11 @@ 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.
    */
@@ -143,7 +154,12 @@ public interface DbMigration {
   void addDatabasePlatform(DatabasePlatform databasePlatform, String prefix);
 
   /**
-   * Generate the next migration xml file and associated apply and rollback sql scripts.
+   * Return the list of versions that contain pending drops.
+   */
+  List<String> getPendingDrops();
+
+  /**
+   * Generate the next migration sql script and associated model xml.
    * <p>
    * This does not run the migration or ddl scripts but just generates them.
    * </p>
@@ -175,4 +191,15 @@ public interface DbMigration {
    * @return the version of the generated migration or null
    */
   String generateMigration() throws IOException;
+
+  /**
+   * Generate an "init" migration which has all changes.
+   * <p>
+   * An "init" migration can only be executed and used on a database that has had no
+   * prior migrations run on it.
+   * </p>
+   * @return the version of the generated migration
+   */
+  String generateInitMigration() throws IOException;
+
 }

src/main/java/io/ebean/meta/MetaInfoManager.java

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 public interface MetaInfoManager {
 
+  /**
+   * Collect query plans.
+   */
+  List<MetaQueryPlan> collectQueryPlans(QueryPlanRequest request);
+
   /**
    * Visit the metrics resetting and collecting/reporting as desired.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebean/meta/MetaQueryPlan.java

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package io.ebean.meta;
+
+public interface MetaQueryPlan {
+
+  Class<?> getBeanType();
+
+  /**
+   * Return a string representation of the query plan hash.
+   */
+  String getQueryPlanHash();
+
+  String getLabel();
+
+  String getSql();
+
+  String getBind();
+
+  String getPlan();
+
+  long getQueryTimeMicros();
+
+  long getCaptureCount();
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/meta/MetricType.java

@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ public enum MetricType {
    * <p>
    * SqlQuery and SqlUpdate without a label have no metrics collected.
    */
-  SQL
+  SQL,
+
+  /**
+   * L2 cache metrics.
+   */
+  L2
 
 }

src/main/java/io/ebean/meta/QueryPlanRequest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package io.ebean.meta;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Request used to capture query plans.
+ */
+public class QueryPlanRequest {
+
+  private List<MetaQueryPlan> plans = new ArrayList<>();
+
+  private Connection connection;
+
+  private boolean store;
+
+  private long since;
+
+  private Set<Class<?>> includedBeanTypes;
+
+  private Set<String> includedLabels;
+
+  public List<MetaQueryPlan> getPlans() {
+    return plans;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the connection to use to capture the query plans.
+   */
+  public Connection getConnection() {
+    return connection;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the connection to use to capture the query plans.
+   */
+  public void setConnection(Connection connection) {
+    this.connection = connection;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return true if the captured query plan is stored.
+   */
+  public boolean isStore() {
+    return store;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set to true to store the captured query plan.
+   */
+  public void setStore(boolean store) {
+    this.store = store;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the epoch time after which the query plan was capture (to be included).
+   */
+  public long getSince() {
+    return since;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the epoch time after which the query plan was captured.
+   * <p>
+   * This is used to only capture plans that have changed since a given time (like the time of last capture).
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param since The time after which the query plan was captured to be included
+   */
+  public void setSince(long since) {
+    this.since = since;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Process consume the query plan.
+   */
+  public void process(MetaQueryPlan plan) {
+    plans.add(plan);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return true if the bean type should be included in the query plan capture.
+   */
+  public boolean includeType(Class<?> beanType) {
+    return includedBeanTypes == null || includedBeanTypes.isEmpty() || includedBeanTypes.contains(beanType);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return true if the label should be included in the query plan capture.
+   */
+  public boolean includeLabel(String label) {
+    return includedLabels == null || includedLabels.isEmpty() || includedLabels.contains(label);
+  }
+
+}

src/main/java/io/ebean/metric/MetricFactory.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package io.ebeaninternal.metric;
+package io.ebean.metric;
 
 import io.ebean.meta.MetricType;
 

src/main/java/io/ebean/metric/MetricServiceProvider.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package io.ebeaninternal.metric;
+package io.ebean.metric;
 
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.profile.DMetricFactory;
 

src/main/java/io/ebean/metric/QueryPlanCollector.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package io.ebeaninternal.metric;
+package io.ebean.metric;
 
 import io.ebean.meta.MetaQueryMetric;
 

src/main/java/io/ebean/metric/QueryPlanMetric.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package io.ebeaninternal.metric;
+package io.ebean.metric;
 
 import io.ebean.meta.MetricVisitor;
 

src/main/java/io/ebean/metric/TimedMetric.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package io.ebeaninternal.metric;
+package io.ebean.metric;
 
 import io.ebean.meta.MetricVisitor;
 
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ public interface TimedMetric {
    */
   void add(long micros, long beans);
 
+  /**
+   * Add a time event given the start nanos.
+   */
+  void addSinceNanos(long startNanos);
+
+  /**
+   * Add a time event given the start nanos and bean count.
+   */
+  void addSinceNanos(long startNanos, long beans);
+
   /**
    * Return true if there are no metrics collected since the last collection.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebean/metric/TimedMetricMap.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package io.ebeaninternal.metric;
+package io.ebean.metric;
 
 import io.ebean.meta.MetricVisitor;
 
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ import io.ebean.meta.MetricVisitor;
  */
 public interface TimedMetricMap {
 
+  /**
+   * Add a time event given the start nanos.
+   */
+  void addSinceNanos(String key, long startNanos);
+
+  /**
+   * Add a time event given the start nanos and beans.
+   */
+  void addSinceNanos(String key, long startNanos, int beans);
+
   /**
    * Add an execution for the given key.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebean/metric/TimedMetricStats.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package io.ebeaninternal.metric;
+package io.ebean.metric;
 
 import io.ebean.meta.MetaTimedMetric;
 

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/ExpressionPath.java

@@ -73,4 +73,14 @@ public interface ExpressionPath {
    * Return the Id values for the given bean value.
    */
   Object[] getAssocIdValues(EntityBean bean);
+
+  /**
+   * Return the underlying bean property.
+   */
+  public Property getProperty();
+
+  /**
+   * The ElPrefix plus name.
+   */
+  String getElName();
 }

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

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package io.ebean.plugin;
+
+import io.ebean.bean.EntityBean;
+
+/**
+ * Errorhandler to handle load errors and may be recover correct value.
+ *
+ * @author Roland Praml, FOCONIS AG
+ *
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface LoadErrorHandler {
+  void handleLoadError(EntityBean bean, Property prop, String fullName, Exception e);
+}

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/ebean/text/TextException.java

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package io.ebean.text;
 public class TextException extends RuntimeException {
 
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 1601310159486033148L;
+  private String text;
 
   /**
    * Construct with an error message.
@@ -27,4 +28,41 @@ public class TextException extends RuntimeException {
   public TextException(Exception e) {
     super(e);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor for a detailed exception.
+   *
+   * @param message
+   *          the message. The placeholder {} will be replaced by
+   *          <code>text</code>
+   * @param text
+   *          the fault text.
+   * @param cause
+   *          the case
+   */
+  public TextException(String message, String text, Exception cause) {
+    super(message.replace("{}", String.valueOf(text)), cause);
+    this.text = text;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor for a detailed exception.
+   *
+   * @param message
+   *          the message. The placeholder {} will be replaced by
+   *          <code>text</code>
+   * @param text
+   *          the fault text.
+   */
+  public TextException(String message, String text) {
+    super(message.replace("{}", String.valueOf(text)));
+    this.text = text;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the text, that caused the error. (e.g. the JSON). May be null.
+   */
+  public String getText() {
+    return text;
+  }
 }

src/main/java/io/ebean/util/CamelCaseHelper.java

@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ public class CamelCaseHelper {
       } else if (Character.isDigit(c)) {
         if (i > lastUpper + 1 && !digitsCompressed) {
           sb.append("_");
+          lastUpper = i;
         }
         sb.append(c);
-        lastUpper = i;
 
       } else if (Character.isUpperCase(c)) {
         if (i > lastUpper + 1) {

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/CQueryPlanKey.java

@@ -11,4 +11,8 @@ public interface CQueryPlanKey {
    */
   String getPartialKey();
 
+  /**
+   * Return a query plan key taking into account persist cascading.
+   */
+  CQueryPlanKey withDeleteByIds();
 }

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

@@ -168,13 +168,8 @@ public class LoadBeanRequest extends LoadRequest {
         // necessary but allow processing to continue until it is accessed by client code
         Object id = desc.getId(ebi.getOwner());
         if (!loadedIds.contains(id)) {
-          if (desc.isSoftDelete()) {
-            // assume this is logically deleted (hence not found)
-            desc.setSoftDeleteValue(ebi.getOwner());
-          } else {
-            logger.info("Lazy loading unsuccessful for type:" + desc.getName() + " id:" + id + " - expecting when bean has been deleted");
-            ebi.setLazyLoadFailure(id);
-          }
+          // assume this is logically deleted (hence not found)
+          desc.markAsDeleted(ebi.getOwner());
         }
       }
     }

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

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package io.ebeaninternal.api;
 import io.ebean.Pairs;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ public class NaturalKeyQueryData<T> {
   private List<Pairs.Entry> inPairs;
 
   // IN clause - only one allowed
-  private Collection<?> inValues;
+  private List<Object> inValues;
   private String inProperty;
 
   // normal EQ expressions
@@ -52,36 +51,36 @@ public class NaturalKeyQueryData<T> {
   /**
    * Match for In Pairs expression. We only allow one IN clause.
    */
-  public boolean matchInPairs(Pairs pairs) {
+  public List<Pairs.Entry> matchInPairs(String property0, String property1, List<Pairs.Entry> inPairs) {
     if (hasIn) {
       // only 1 IN allowed (to project naturalIds)
-      return false;
+      return null;
     }
-    if (matchProperty(pairs.getProperty0()) && matchProperty(pairs.getProperty1())) {
+    if (matchProperty(property0) && matchProperty(property1)) {
       this.hasIn = true;
-      this.inProperty0 = pairs.getProperty0();
-      this.inProperty1 = pairs.getProperty1();
-      this.inPairs = pairs.getEntries();
-      return true;
+      this.inProperty0 = property0;
+      this.inProperty1 = property1;
+      this.inPairs = new ArrayList<>(inPairs); // will be modified
+      return this.inPairs;
     }
-    return false;
+    return null;
   }
 
   /**
    * Match for IN expression. We only allow one IN clause.
    */
-  public boolean matchIn(String propName, Collection<?> sourceValues) {
+  public List<Object> matchIn(String propName, List<Object> sourceValues) {
     if (hasIn) {
       // only 1 IN allowed (to project naturalIds)
-      return false;
+      return null;
     }
     if (matchProperty(propName)) {
       this.hasIn = true;
       this.inProperty = propName;
-      this.inValues = sourceValues;
-      return true;
+      this.inValues = new ArrayList<>(sourceValues);
+      return this.inValues;
     }
-    return false;
+    return null;
   }
 
   /**

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

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.api;
 
 import io.ebean.TxScope;
-import io.ebean.annotation.PersistBatch;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
@@ -38,9 +37,9 @@ public class ScopeTrans {
    */
   private final ArrayList<Class<? extends Throwable>> rollbackFor;
 
-  private PersistBatch restoreBatch;
+  private Boolean restoreBatch;
 
-  private PersistBatch restoreBatchOnCascade;
+  private Boolean restoreBatchOnCascade;
 
   private int restoreBatchSize;
 
@@ -53,6 +52,10 @@ 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) {
 
@@ -64,20 +67,20 @@ public class ScopeTrans {
 
     if (transaction != null) {
       if (!created && txScope.isBatchSet() || txScope.isBatchOnCascadeSet() || txScope.isBatchSizeSet()) {
-        restoreBatch = transaction.getBatch();
-        restoreBatchOnCascade = transaction.getBatchOnCascade();
+        restoreBatch = transaction.isBatchMode();
+        restoreBatchOnCascade = transaction.isBatchOnCascade();
         restoreBatchSize = transaction.getBatchSize();
         restoreBatchGeneratedKeys = transaction.getBatchGetGeneratedKeys();
         restoreBatchFlushOnQuery = transaction.isBatchFlushOnQuery();
       }
       if (txScope.isBatchSet()) {
-        transaction.setBatch(txScope.getBatch());
+        transaction.setBatchMode(txScope.isBatchMode());
       }
       if (!txScope.isFlushOnQuery()) {
         transaction.setBatchFlushOnQuery(false);
       }
       if (txScope.isBatchOnCascadeSet()) {
-        transaction.setBatchOnCascade(txScope.getBatchOnCascade());
+        transaction.setBatchOnCascade(txScope.isBatchOnCascade());
       }
       if (txScope.isBatchSizeSet()) {
         transaction.setBatchSize(txScope.getBatchSize());
@@ -113,7 +116,6 @@ public class ScopeTrans {
     complete();
   }
 
-
   /**
    * Complete the transaction programmatically. Try to commit.
    */
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ public class ScopeTrans {
   }
 
   public void end() {
-    if (created) {
+    if (created || !nestedCommit) {
       transaction.end();
     }
   }
@@ -133,9 +135,10 @@ public class ScopeTrans {
     if (created) {
       transaction.commit();
     } else {
+      nestedCommit = true;
       transaction.setBatchFlushOnQuery(restoreBatchFlushOnQuery);
       if (restoreBatch != null) {
-        transaction.setBatch(restoreBatch);
+        transaction.setBatchMode(restoreBatch);
       }
       if (restoreBatchOnCascade != null) {
         transaction.setBatchOnCascade(restoreBatchOnCascade);

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/SpiDtoQuery.java

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public interface SpiDtoQuery<T> extends DtoQuery<T>, SpiSqlBinding {
   /**
    * Return the label for the query.
    */
+  @Override
   String getLabel();
 
   /**

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

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ 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;
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ 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.
@@ -311,4 +312,8 @@ public interface SpiEbeanServer extends EbeanServer, BeanLoader, BeanCollectionL
    */
   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/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.
@@ -426,6 +439,11 @@ public interface SpiQuery<T> extends Query<T>, TxnProfileEventCodes {
    */
   void setDelete();
 
+  /**
+   * Set the query to be delete by ids due to cascading delete.
+   */
+  CQueryPlanKey setDeleteByIdsPlan();
+
   /**
    * Set the query to select the id property only.
    */
@@ -736,23 +754,6 @@ public interface SpiQuery<T> extends Query<T>, TxnProfileEventCodes {
    */
   boolean isDisableLazyLoading();
 
-  /**
-   * Internally set by Ebean when this query must use the DISTINCT keyword.
-   * <p>
-   * This does not exclude/remove the use of the id property.
-   */
-  void setSqlDistinct(boolean sqlDistinct);
-
-  /**
-   * Return true if this query has been specified by a user or internally by Ebean to use DISTINCT.
-   */
-  boolean isDistinctQuery();
-
-  /**
-   * Return true if this was internally set to sql distinct (ie. many where predicate).
-   */
-  boolean isSqlDistinct();
-
   /**
    * Return true if this query has been specified by a user to use DISTINCT.
    */
@@ -824,6 +825,11 @@ public interface SpiQuery<T> extends Query<T>, TxnProfileEventCodes {
    */
   boolean isCancelled();
 
+  /**
+   * Return the base table to use if user defined on the query.
+   */
+  String getBaseTable();
+
   /**
    * Return root table alias set by {@link #alias(String)} command.
    */
@@ -848,4 +854,9 @@ public interface SpiQuery<T> extends Query<T>, TxnProfileEventCodes {
    * Returns the count distinct order setting.
    */
   CountDistinctOrder getCountDistinctOrder();
+
+  /**
+   * Handles load errors.
+   */
+  void handleLoadError(String fullName, Exception e);
 }

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

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import io.ebean.bean.PersistenceContext;
 import io.ebean.event.changelog.BeanChange;
 import io.ebean.event.changelog.ChangeSet;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.PersistDeferredRelationship;
-import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.PersistRequest;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.PersistRequestBean;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.persist.BatchControl;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.transaction.ProfileStream;
@@ -101,6 +100,11 @@ 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 +183,7 @@ 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

@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@ package io.ebeaninternal.api;
 import io.ebean.ProfileLocation;
 import io.ebean.TransactionCallback;
 import io.ebean.annotation.DocStoreMode;
-import io.ebean.annotation.PersistBatch;
 import io.ebean.bean.PersistenceContext;
 import io.ebean.event.changelog.BeanChange;
 import io.ebean.event.changelog.ChangeSet;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.PersistDeferredRelationship;
-import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.PersistRequest;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.PersistRequestBean;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.persist.BatchControl;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.transaction.ProfileStream;
@@ -30,6 +28,11 @@ 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);
@@ -246,23 +249,18 @@ public abstract class SpiTransactionProxy implements SpiTransaction {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void setBatch(PersistBatch persistBatchMode) {
-    transaction.setBatch(persistBatchMode);
+  public boolean isBatchMode() {
+    return transaction.isBatchMode();
   }
 
   @Override
-  public PersistBatch getBatch() {
-    return transaction.getBatch();
+  public void setBatchOnCascade(boolean batchMode) {
+    transaction.setBatchOnCascade(batchMode);
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void setBatchOnCascade(PersistBatch batchOnCascadeMode) {
-    transaction.setBatchOnCascade(batchOnCascadeMode);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public PersistBatch getBatchOnCascade() {
-    return transaction.getBatchOnCascade();
+  public boolean isBatchOnCascade() {
+    return transaction.isBatchOnCascade();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -356,8 +354,8 @@ 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

@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ 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;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
@@ -27,16 +30,21 @@ public class TransactionEvent implements Serializable {
    */
   private final transient boolean local;
 
+  private final long startMillis;
+
   private TransactionEventTable eventTables;
 
-  private transient TransactionEventBeans eventBeans;
+  private transient List<PersistRequestBean<?>> listenerNotify;
 
   private transient DeleteByIdMap deleteByIdMap;
 
+  private transient CacheChangeSet changeSet;
+
   /**
    * Create the TransactionEvent, one per Transaction.
    */
-  public TransactionEvent() {
+  public TransactionEvent(long startMillis) {
+    this.startMillis = startMillis;
     this.local = true;
   }
 
@@ -69,8 +77,8 @@ public class TransactionEvent implements Serializable {
   /**
    * Return the list of PersistRequestBean's for this transaction.
    */
-  public List<PersistRequestBean<?>> getPersistRequestBeans() {
-    return (eventBeans == null) ? null : eventBeans.getRequests();
+  public List<PersistRequestBean<?>> getListenerNotify() {
+    return (listenerNotify == null) ? null : listenerNotify;
   }
 
   public TransactionEventTable getEventTables() {
@@ -92,26 +100,33 @@ public class TransactionEvent implements Serializable {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Add a inserted updated or deleted bean to the event.
+   * Add post commit listeners. Watch this for large transactions.
    */
-  public void add(PersistRequestBean<?> request) {
-
-    if (request.isNotify()) {
-      // either a BeanListener or Cache is interested
-      if (eventBeans == null) {
-        eventBeans = new TransactionEventBeans();
-      }
-      eventBeans.add(request);
+  public void addListenerNotify(PersistRequestBean<?> request) {
+    if (listenerNotify == null) {
+      listenerNotify = new ArrayList<>();
     }
+    listenerNotify.add(request);
   }
 
   /**
    * Build and return the cache changeSet.
    */
-  public CacheChangeSet buildCacheChanges(boolean viewInvalidation) {
-    CacheChangeSet changeSet = new CacheChangeSet(viewInvalidation);
-    if (eventBeans != null) {
-      eventBeans.notifyCache(changeSet);
+  public CacheChangeSet buildCacheChanges(TransactionManager manager) {
+
+    if (changeSet == null && deleteByIdMap == null && eventTables == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    if (changeSet == null) {
+      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 (deleteByIdMap != null) {
       deleteByIdMap.notifyCache(changeSet);
@@ -123,12 +138,25 @@ public class TransactionEvent implements Serializable {
    * Add any relevant PersistRequestBean's to DocStoreUpdates for later processing.
    */
   public void addDocStoreUpdates(DocStoreUpdates docStoreUpdates) {
-
-    List<PersistRequestBean<?>> persistRequestBeans = getPersistRequestBeans();
-    if (persistRequestBeans != null) {
-      for (PersistRequestBean<?> persistRequestBean : persistRequestBeans) {
+    List<PersistRequestBean<?>> requests = getListenerNotify();
+    if (requests != null) {
+      for (PersistRequestBean<?> persistRequestBean : requests) {
         persistRequestBean.addDocStoreUpdates(docStoreUpdates);
       }
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the CacheChangeSet that we add cache notification messages to.
+   *
+   * We want to add to this change set as we process requests allowing the
+   * PersistRequestBean to be garbage collected for large transactions.
+   */
+  public CacheChangeSet obtainCacheChangeSet() {
+    if (changeSet == null) {
+      changeSet = new CacheChangeSet(startMillis);
+    }
+    return changeSet;
+  }
+
 }

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

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-package io.ebeaninternal.api;
-
-import io.ebeaninternal.server.cache.CacheChangeSet;
-import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.PersistRequestBean;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
-/**
- * Lists of inserted updated and deleted beans that have a BeanPersistListener.
- * <p>
- * These beans will be sent to the appropriate BeanListeners after a successful
- * commit of the transaction.
- * </p>
- */
-public class TransactionEventBeans {
-
-  final ArrayList<PersistRequestBean<?>> requests = new ArrayList<>();
-
-  /**
-   * Return the list of PersistRequests that BeanListeners are interested in.
-   */
-  public List<PersistRequestBean<?>> getRequests() {
-    return requests;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Add a bean for BeanListener notification.
-   */
-  public void add(PersistRequestBean<?> request) {
-
-    requests.add(request);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Collect the cache changes.
-   */
-  public void notifyCache(CacheChangeSet changeSet) {
-    for (PersistRequestBean<?> request : requests) {
-      request.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 +1,16 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration;
 
-import io.ebean.Transaction;
+import io.ebean.config.DbMigrationConfig;
 import io.ebean.config.ServerConfig;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DatabasePlatform;
 import io.ebean.migration.ddl.DdlRunner;
+import io.ebean.migration.runner.ScriptTransform;
+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;
 
@@ -35,9 +40,12 @@ public class DdlGenerator {
 
   private final boolean generateDdl;
   private final boolean runDdl;
+  private final boolean extraDdl;
   private final boolean createOnly;
   private final boolean jaxbPresent;
   private final boolean ddlCommitOnCreateIndex;
+  private final String dbSchema;
+  private final ScriptTransform scriptTransform;
 
   private CurrentModel currentModel;
   private String dropAllContent;
@@ -47,7 +55,9 @@ public class DdlGenerator {
     this.server = server;
     this.jaxbPresent = serverConfig.getClassLoadConfig().isJavaxJAXBPresent();
     this.generateDdl = serverConfig.isDdlGenerate();
+    this.extraDdl = serverConfig.isDdlExtra();
     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;
@@ -56,6 +66,7 @@ public class DdlGenerator {
       this.runDdl = serverConfig.isDdlRun();
       this.ddlCommitOnCreateIndex = server.getDatabasePlatform().isDdlCommitOnCreateIndex();
     }
+    this.scriptTransform = createScriptTransform(serverConfig.getMigrationConfig());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -85,98 +96,161 @@ 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 {
+      for (String schema : dbSchema.split(",")) {
+        server.getDatabasePlatform().createSchemaIfNotExists(schema, 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);
       } else if (ddlCommitOnCreateIndex) {
         runner.setCommitOnCreateIndex();
       }
-      int count = runner.runAll(content, connection);
+      int count = runner.runAll(scriptTransform.transform(content), connection);
       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) {
+      if (extraDdl && jaxbPresent) {
         String extraApply = ExtraDdlXmlReader.buildExtra(server.getDatabasePlatform().getName(), true);
         if (extraApply != null) {
-          runScript(false, extraApply, "extra-dll");
+          runScript(connection, false, extraApply, "extra-ddl");
         }
       }
 
       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());
+
+    if (extraDdl && jaxbPresent) {
+      if (currentModel.isTablePartitioning()) {
+        String extraPartitioning = ExtraDdlXmlReader.buildPartitioning(server.getDatabasePlatform().getName());
+        if (extraPartitioning != null && !extraPartitioning.isEmpty()) {
+          runScript(connection, false, extraPartitioning, "builtin-partitioning-ddl");
+        }
+      }
 
-    String ignoreExtraDdl = System.getProperty("ebean.ignoreExtraDdl");
-    if (!"true".equalsIgnoreCase(ignoreExtraDdl) && jaxbPresent) {
       String extraApply = ExtraDdlXmlReader.buildExtra(server.getDatabasePlatform().getName(), false);
       if (extraApply != null) {
-        runScript(false, extraApply, "extra-dll");
+        runScript(connection, false, extraApply, "extra-ddl");
+      }
+
+      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-ddl.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) {
       try (InputStream is = getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(sqlScript)) {
         if (is != null) {
           String content = readContent(new InputStreamReader(is));
-          runScript(false, content, sqlScript);
+          runScript(connection,  false, content, sqlScript);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -274,8 +348,15 @@ public class DdlGenerator {
         buf.append(s).append("\n");
       }
       return buf.toString();
-
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create the ScriptTransform for placeholder key/value replacement.
+   */
+  private ScriptTransform createScriptTransform(DbMigrationConfig config) {
+
+    return ScriptTransform.build(config.getRunPlaceholders(), config.getRunPlaceholderMap());
+  }
+
 }

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

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import io.ebean.config.ServerConfig;
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DatabasePlatform;
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.db2.DB2Platform;
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.h2.H2Platform;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.hana.HanaPlatform;
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.hsqldb.HsqldbPlatform;
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.mysql.MySqlPlatform;
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.oracle.OraclePlatform;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  *
  *       DbMigration migration = DbMigration.create();
  *       migration.setPathToResources("src/main/resources");
- *       migration.setPlatform(DbPlatformName.ORACLE);
+ *       migration.setPlatform(Platform.POSTGRES);
  *
  *       migration.generateMigration();
  *
@@ -65,12 +66,14 @@ 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";
 
   private static final String GENERATED_COMMENT = "THIS IS A GENERATED FILE - DO NOT MODIFY";
 
+  private boolean logToSystemOut = true;
+
   /**
    * Set to true if DefaultDbMigration run with online EbeanServer instance.
    */
@@ -84,6 +87,8 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
 
   protected DatabasePlatform databasePlatform;
 
+  private boolean vanillaPlatform;
+
   protected List<Pair> platforms = new ArrayList<>();
 
   protected ServerConfig serverConfig;
@@ -98,6 +103,8 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
   protected String name;
   protected String generatePendingDrop;
 
+  protected boolean includeBuiltInPartitioning = true;
+
   /**
    * Create for offline migration generation.
    */
@@ -179,6 +186,11 @@ 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 +204,7 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
    */
   @Override
   public void setPlatform(Platform platform) {
+    vanillaPlatform = true;
     setPlatform(getPlatform(platform));
   }
 
@@ -255,10 +268,20 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
    *       migration.generateMigration();
    *
    * }</pre>
+   *
    * @return the generated migration or null
    */
   @Override
   public String generateMigration() throws IOException {
+    return generateMigrationFor(false);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String generateInitMigration() throws IOException {
+    return generateMigrationFor(true);
+  }
+
+  private String generateMigrationFor(boolean dbinitMigration) throws IOException {
 
     // use this flag to stop other plugins like full DDL generation
     if (!online) {
@@ -274,9 +297,18 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
       configurePlatforms();
     }
     try {
-      Request request = createRequest();
-      if (platforms.isEmpty()) {
-        generateExtraDdl(request.migrationDir, databasePlatform);
+      Request request = createRequest(dbinitMigration);
+      if (!dbinitMigration) {
+        // repeatable migrations
+        if (platforms.isEmpty()) {
+          generateExtraDdl(request.migrationDir, databasePlatform, request.isTablePartitioning());
+        } else {
+          for (Pair pair : platforms) {
+            PlatformDdlWriter platformWriter = createDdlWriter(pair.platform);
+            File subPath = platformWriter.subPath(request.migrationDir, pair.prefix);
+            generateExtraDdl(subPath, pair.platform, request.isTablePartitioning());
+          }
+        }
       }
 
       String pendingVersion = generatePendingDrop();
@@ -286,6 +318,29 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
         return generateDiff(request);
       }
 
+    } catch (UnknownResourcePathException e) {
+      logError("ERROR - " + e.getMessage());
+      logError("Check the working directory or change dbMigration.setPathToResources() value?");
+      return null;
+
+    } finally {
+      if (!online) {
+        DbOffline.reset();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the versions containing pending drops.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public List<String> getPendingDrops() {
+    if (!online) {
+      DbOffline.setGenerateMigration();
+    }
+    setDefaults();
+    try {
+      return createRequest(false).getPendingDrops();
     } finally {
       if (!online) {
         DbOffline.reset();
@@ -306,21 +361,28 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
   /**
    * Generate "repeatable" migration scripts.
    * <p>
-   * These take scrips from extra-dll.xml (typically views) and outputs "repeatable"
+   * These take scrips from extra-ddl.xml (typically views) and outputs "repeatable"
    * migration scripts (starting with "R__") to be run by FlywayDb or Ebean's own
    * 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);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -331,9 +393,8 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
    */
   private void writeExtraDdl(File migrationDir, DdlScript script) throws IOException {
 
-    String fullName = repeatableMigrationName(script.getName());
-
-    logger.info("writing repeatable script {}", fullName);
+    String fullName = repeatableMigrationName(script.isInit(), script.getName());
+    logger.debug("writing repeatable script {}", fullName);
 
     File file = new File(migrationDir, fullName);
     try (FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(file)) {
@@ -342,8 +403,40 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
     }
   }
 
-  private String repeatableMigrationName(String scriptName) {
-    return "R__" + scriptName.replace(' ', '_') + migrationConfig.getApplySuffix();
+  @Override
+  public void setLogToSystemOut(boolean logToSystemOut) {
+    this.logToSystemOut = logToSystemOut;
+  }
+
+  private void logError(String message) {
+    if (logToSystemOut) {
+      System.out.println("DbMigration> " + message);
+    } else {
+      logger.error(message);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void logInfo(String message, Object value) {
+    if (value != null) {
+      message = String.format(message, value);
+    }
+    if (logToSystemOut) {
+      System.out.println("DbMigration> " + message);
+    } else {
+      logger.info(message);
+    }
+  }
+
+  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();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -353,12 +446,12 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
 
     List<String> pendingDrops = request.getPendingDrops();
     if (!pendingDrops.isEmpty()) {
-      logger.info("Pending un-applied drops in versions {}", pendingDrops);
+      logInfo("Pending un-applied drops in versions %s", pendingDrops);
     }
 
     Migration migration = request.createDiffMigration();
     if (migration == null) {
-      logger.info("no changes detected - no migration written");
+      logInfo("no changes detected - no migration written", null);
       return null;
     } else {
       // there were actually changes to write
@@ -377,37 +470,57 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
 
     List<String> pendingDrops = request.getPendingDrops();
     if (!pendingDrops.isEmpty()) {
-      logger.info("... remaining pending un-applied drops in versions {}", pendingDrops);
+      logInfo("... remaining pending un-applied drops in versions %s", pendingDrops);
     }
     return version;
   }
 
-  private Request createRequest() {
-    return new Request();
+  private Request createRequest(boolean dbinitMigration) {
+    return new Request(dbinitMigration);
   }
 
   private class Request {
 
+    final boolean dbinitMigration;
     final File migrationDir;
     final File modelDir;
-    final MigrationModel migrationModel;
     final CurrentModel currentModel;
     final ModelContainer migrated;
     final ModelContainer current;
 
-    private Request() {
-      this.migrationDir = getMigrationDirectory();
-      this.modelDir = getModelDirectory(migrationDir);
-      this.migrationModel = new MigrationModel(modelDir, migrationConfig.getModelSuffix());
-      this.migrated = migrationModel.read();
+    private Request(boolean dbinitMigration) {
+      this.dbinitMigration = dbinitMigration;
       this.currentModel = new CurrentModel(server, constraintNaming);
       this.current = currentModel.read();
+      this.migrationDir = getMigrationDirectory(dbinitMigration);
+      if (dbinitMigration) {
+        this.modelDir = null;
+        this.migrated = new ModelContainer();
+      } else {
+        this.modelDir = getModelDirectory(migrationDir);
+        MigrationModel migrationModel = new MigrationModel(modelDir, migrationConfig.getModelSuffix());
+        this.migrated = migrationModel.read(dbinitMigration);
+      }
+    }
+
+    boolean isTablePartitioning() {
+      return current.isTablePartitioning();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the next migration version (based on existing migration versions).
+     */
+    String nextVersion() {
+      // always read the next version using the main migration directory (not dbinit)
+      File migDirectory = getMigrationDirectory(false);
+      File modelDir = getModelDirectory(migDirectory);
+      return LastMigration.nextVersion(migDirectory, modelDir, dbinitMigration);
     }
 
     /**
      * Return the migration for the pending drops for a given version.
      */
-    public Migration migrationForPendingDrop(String pendingVersion) {
+    Migration migrationForPendingDrop(String pendingVersion) {
 
       Migration migration = migrated.migrationForPendingDrop(pendingVersion);
 
@@ -426,7 +539,7 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
     /**
      * Create and return the diff of the current model to the migration model.
      */
-    public Migration createDiffMigration() {
+    Migration createDiffMigration() {
       ModelDiff diff = new ModelDiff(migrated);
       diff.compareTo(current);
       return diff.isEmpty() ? null : diff.getMigration();
@@ -435,11 +548,11 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
 
   private String generateMigration(Request request, Migration dbMigration, String dropsFor) throws IOException {
 
-    String fullVersion = getFullVersion(request.migrationModel, dropsFor);
+    String fullVersion = getFullVersion(request.nextVersion(), dropsFor);
 
-    logger.info("generating migration:{}", fullVersion);
-    if (!writeMigrationXml(dbMigration, request.modelDir, fullVersion)) {
-      logger.warn("migration already exists, not generating DDL");
+    logInfo("generating migration:%s", fullVersion);
+    if (!request.dbinitMigration && !writeMigrationXml(dbMigration, request.modelDir, fullVersion)) {
+      logError("migration already exists, not generating DDL");
       return null;
     } else {
       if (!platforms.isEmpty()) {
@@ -465,7 +578,7 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
     if (nextDrop != null) {
       return nextDrop;
     }
-    return migrationConfig.getGeneratePendingDrop();
+    return generatePendingDrop;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -473,16 +586,17 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
    * <p>
    * The full version can contain a comment suffix after a "__" double underscore.
    */
-  private String getFullVersion(MigrationModel migrationModel, String dropsFor) {
+  private String getFullVersion(String nextVersion, String dropsFor) {
 
-    String version = migrationConfig.getVersion();
+    String version = getVersion();
     if (version == null) {
-      version = migrationModel.getNextVersion(initialVersion);
+      version = (nextVersion != null) ? nextVersion : initialVersion;
     }
 
     String fullVersion = migrationConfig.getApplyPrefix() + version;
-    if (migrationConfig.getName() != null) {
-      fullVersion += "__" + toUnderScore(migrationConfig.getName());
+    String name = getName();
+    if (name != null) {
+      fullVersion += "__" + toUnderScore(name);
 
     } else if (dropsFor != null) {
       fullVersion += "__" + toUnderScore("dropsFor_" + MigrationVersion.trim(dropsFor));
@@ -503,15 +617,13 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
   /**
    * Write any extra platform ddl.
    */
-  protected void writeExtraPlatformDdl(String fullVersion, CurrentModel currentModel, Migration dbMigration, File writePath) throws IOException {
+  private void writeExtraPlatformDdl(String fullVersion, CurrentModel currentModel, Migration dbMigration, File writePath) throws IOException {
 
     for (Pair pair : platforms) {
       DdlWrite platformBuffer = new DdlWrite(new MConfiguration(), currentModel.read());
       PlatformDdlWriter platformWriter = createDdlWriter(pair.platform);
       File subPath = platformWriter.subPath(writePath, pair.prefix);
       platformWriter.processMigration(dbMigration, platformBuffer, subPath, fullVersion);
-
-      generateExtraDdl(subPath, pair.platform);
     }
   }
 
@@ -522,14 +634,14 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
   /**
    * Write the migration xml.
    */
-  protected boolean writeMigrationXml(Migration dbMigration, File resourcePath, String fullVersion) {
+  private boolean writeMigrationXml(Migration dbMigration, File resourcePath, String fullVersion) {
 
     String modelFile = fullVersion + migrationConfig.getModelSuffix();
     File file = new File(resourcePath, modelFile);
     if (file.exists()) {
       return false;
     }
-    String comment = migrationConfig.isIncludeGeneratedFileComment() ? GENERATED_COMMENT : null;
+    String comment = Boolean.TRUE.equals(includeGeneratedFileComment) ? GENERATED_COMMENT : null;
     MigrationXmlWriter xmlWriter = new MigrationXmlWriter(comment);
     xmlWriter.write(dbMigration, file);
     return true;
@@ -538,15 +650,13 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
   /**
    * Set default server and platform if necessary.
    */
-  protected void setDefaults() {
+  private void setDefaults() {
     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());
     }
     if (migrationConfig != null) {
       if (strictMode != null) {
@@ -558,35 +668,91 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
       if (header != null) {
         migrationConfig.setDdlHeader(header);
       }
-      if (includeGeneratedFileComment != null) {
-        migrationConfig.setIncludeGeneratedFileComment(includeGeneratedFileComment);
-      }
-      if (version != null) {
-        migrationConfig.setVersion(version);
-      }
-      if (name != null) {
-        migrationConfig.setName(name);
-      }
-      if (generatePendingDrop != null) {
-        migrationConfig.setGeneratePendingDrop(generatePendingDrop);
-      }
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the migration version (typically FlywayDb compatible).
+   * <p>
+   * Example: 1.1.1_2
+   * <p>
+   * The version is expected to be the combination of the current pom version plus
+   * a 'feature' id. The combined version must be unique and ordered to work with
+   * FlywayDb so each developer sets a unique version so that the migration script
+   * generated is unique (typically just prior to being submitted as a merge request).
+   */
+  private String getVersion() {
+    String envVersion = readEnvironment("ddl.migration.version");
+    if (!isEmpty(envVersion)) {
+      return envVersion.trim();
+    }
+    return version;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the migration name which is short description text that can be appended to
+   * the migration version to become the ddl script file name.
+   * <p>
+   * So if the name is "a foo table" then the ddl script file could be:
+   * "1.1.1_2__a-foo-table.sql"
+   * </p>
+   * <p>
+   * When the DB migration relates to a git feature (merge request) then this description text
+   * is a short description of the feature.
+   * </p>
+   */
+  private String getName() {
+    String envName = readEnvironment("ddl.migration.name");
+    if (!isEmpty(envName)) {
+      return envName.trim();
+    }
+    return name;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return true if the string is null or empty.
+   */
+  private boolean isEmpty(String val) {
+    return val == null || val.trim().isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the system or environment property.
+   */
+  private String readEnvironment(String key) {
+
+    String val = System.getProperty(key);
+    if (val == null) {
+      val = System.getenv(key);
+    }
+    return val;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the main migration directory.
+   */
+  File getMigrationDirectory() {
+    return getMigrationDirectory(false);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the file path to write the xml and sql to.
    */
-  protected File getMigrationDirectory() {
+  File getMigrationDirectory(boolean dbinitMigration) {
 
     // path to src/main/resources in typical maven project
     File resourceRootDir = new File(pathToResources);
-    String resourcePath = migrationConfig.getMigrationPath();
+    if (!resourceRootDir.exists()) {
+      String msg = String.format("Error - path to resources %s does not exist. Absolute path is %s", pathToResources, resourceRootDir.getAbsolutePath());
+      throw new UnknownResourcePathException(msg);
+    }
+    String resourcePath = migrationConfig.getMigrationPath(dbinitMigration);
 
     // expect to be a path to something like - src/main/resources/dbmigration/model
     File path = new File(resourceRootDir, resourcePath);
     if (!path.exists()) {
       if (!path.mkdirs()) {
-        logger.debug("Unable to ensure migration directory exists at {}", path.getAbsolutePath());
+        logInfo("Warning - Unable to ensure migration directory exists at %s", path.getAbsolutePath());
       }
     }
     return path;
@@ -595,14 +761,14 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
   /**
    * Return the model directory (relative to the migration directory).
    */
-  protected File getModelDirectory(File migrationDirectory) {
+  private File getModelDirectory(File migrationDirectory) {
     String modelPath = migrationConfig.getModelPath();
     if (modelPath == null || modelPath.isEmpty()) {
       return migrationDirectory;
     }
     File modelDir = new File(migrationDirectory, migrationConfig.getModelPath());
     if (!modelDir.exists() && !modelDir.mkdirs()) {
-      logger.debug("Unable to ensure migration model directory exists at {}", modelDir.getAbsolutePath());
+      logInfo("Warning - Unable to ensure migration model directory exists at %s", modelDir.getAbsolutePath());
     }
     return modelDir;
   }
@@ -634,6 +800,8 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
         return new DB2Platform();
       case SQLITE:
         return new SQLitePlatform();
+      case HANA:
+        return new HanaPlatform();
       case GENERIC:
         return new DatabasePlatform();
 
@@ -646,19 +814,19 @@ public class DefaultDbMigration implements DbMigration {
    * Holds a platform and prefix. Used to generate multiple platform specific DDL
    * for a single migration.
    */
-  public static class Pair {
+  static class Pair {
 
     /**
      * The platform to generate the DDL for.
      */
-    public final DatabasePlatform platform;
+    final DatabasePlatform platform;
 
     /**
      * A prefix included into the file/resource names indicating the platform.
      */
-    public final String prefix;
+    final String prefix;
 
-    public Pair(DatabasePlatform platform, String prefix) {
+    Pair(DatabasePlatform platform, String prefix) {
       this.platform = platform;
       this.prefix = prefix;
     }

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

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration;
+
+import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.model.MigrationVersion;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Utility to determine the last sql migration version and next version.
+ */
+class LastMigration {
+
+  private static final String SQL = ".sql";
+
+  private static final String MODEL_XML = ".model.xml";
+
+  /**
+   * Return the next migation version given the migration directory.
+   */
+  static String nextVersion(File migDir, File modelDir, boolean dbinitMigration) {
+
+    String last = lastVersion(migDir, modelDir);
+    if (last == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return (dbinitMigration) ? last : MigrationVersion.parse(last).nextVersion();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the last migation version given the migration directory.
+   */
+  static String lastVersion(File migDirectory, File modelDir) {
+
+    List<String> fileNames = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    File[] sqlFiles = migDirectory.listFiles(pathname -> includeSqlFile(pathname.getName().toLowerCase()));
+    if (sqlFiles != null) {
+      for (File file : sqlFiles) {
+        fileNames.add(trim(file.getName()));
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (modelDir != null) {
+      File[] xmlFiles = modelDir.listFiles(pathname -> includeModelFile(pathname.getName().toLowerCase()));
+      if (xmlFiles != null) {
+        for (File file : xmlFiles) {
+          fileNames.add(trim(file.getName()));
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    Collections.sort(fileNames);
+    if (!fileNames.isEmpty()) {
+      return fileNames.get(fileNames.size() - 1);
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private static boolean includeSqlFile(String lowerFileName) {
+    if (lowerFileName.startsWith("r") || lowerFileName.startsWith("i") || !lowerFileName.endsWith(SQL)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  private static boolean includeModelFile(String lowerFileName) {
+    return lowerFileName.endsWith(MODEL_XML);
+  }
+
+  private static String trim(String name) {
+    name = name.toLowerCase();
+    char c = name.charAt(0);
+    if (c == 'v') {
+      name = name.substring(1);
+    }
+    int p = name.indexOf("__");
+    if (p > -1) {
+      name = name.substring(0, p);
+    }
+    if (name.endsWith(SQL)) {
+      name = name.substring(0, name.length() - 4);
+    }
+    if (name.endsWith(MODEL_XML)) {
+      name = name.substring(0, name.length() - 10);
+    }
+    return name;
+  }
+
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration;
+
+/**
+ * Exception when db migration resource path does not exist.
+ * <p>
+ * Typically the working directory or pathToResources is incorrect.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class UnknownResourcePathException extends RuntimeException {
+
+  public UnknownResourcePathException(String msg) {
+    super(msg);
+  }
+}

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/BaseDdlHandler.java

@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ public class BaseDdlHandler implements DdlHandler {
   protected final TableDdl tableDdl;
 
   public BaseDdlHandler(ServerConfig serverConfig, PlatformDdl platformDdl) {
-    this.tableDdl = new BaseTableDdl(serverConfig, platformDdl);
+    this(serverConfig, platformDdl, new BaseTableDdl(serverConfig, platformDdl));
+  }
+  
+  protected BaseDdlHandler(ServerConfig serverConfig, PlatformDdl platformDdl, TableDdl tableDdl) {
+    this.tableDdl = tableDdl;
   }
 
   @Override

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

@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+package io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.ddlgeneration.platform;
+
+import io.ebean.config.ServerConfig;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DatabasePlatform;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.DbPlatformType;
+import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.ddlgeneration.DdlBuffer;
+import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.ddlgeneration.DdlHandler;
+import io.ebeaninternal.dbmigration.migration.AlterColumn;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+public abstract class AbstractHanaDdl extends PlatformDdl {
+
+  private static final Pattern ARRAY_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(\\w+)\\s*\\[\\s*\\]\\s*(\\(\\d+\\))?", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
+
+  public AbstractHanaDdl(DatabasePlatform platform) {
+    super(platform);
+    this.addColumn = "add (";
+    this.addColumnSuffix = ")";
+    this.alterColumn = "alter (";
+    this.alterColumnSuffix = ")";
+    this.columnDropDefault = " default null";
+    this.columnSetDefault = " default";
+    this.columnSetNotnull = " not null";
+    this.columnSetNull = " null";
+    this.dropColumn = "drop (";
+    this.dropColumnSuffix = ")";
+    this.dropConstraintIfExists = "drop constraint ";
+    this.dropIndexIfExists = "drop index ";
+    this.dropSequenceIfExists = "drop sequence ";
+    this.dropTableCascade = " cascade";
+    this.dropTableIfExists = "drop table ";
+    this.fallbackArrayType = "nvarchar(1000)";
+    this.historyDdl = new HanaHistoryDdl();
+    this.identitySuffix = " generated by default as identity";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String alterColumnBaseAttributes(AlterColumn alter) {
+    String tableName = alter.getTableName();
+    String columnName = alter.getColumnName();
+    String currentType = alter.getCurrentType();
+    String type = alter.getType() != null ? alter.getType() : currentType;
+    type = convert(type, false);
+    currentType = convert(currentType, false);
+    boolean notnull = (alter.isNotnull() != null) ? alter.isNotnull() : Boolean.TRUE.equals(alter.isCurrentNotnull());
+    String notnullClause = notnull ? " not null" : "";
+    String defaultValue = DdlHelp.isDropDefault(alter.getDefaultValue()) ? "null"
+      : (alter.getDefaultValue() != null ? alter.getDefaultValue() : alter.getCurrentDefaultValue());
+    String defaultValueClause = (defaultValue == null || defaultValue.isEmpty()) ? "" : " default " + defaultValue;
+
+    try {
+      DdlBuffer buffer = new BaseDdlBuffer(null);
+      if (!isConvertible(currentType, type)) {
+        // add an intermediate conversion if possible
+        if (isNumberType(currentType)) {
+          // numbers can always be converted to decimal
+          buffer.append("alter table ").append(tableName).append(" ").append(alterColumn).append(" ").append(columnName)
+            .append(" decimal ").append(defaultValueClause).append(notnullClause).append(alterColumnSuffix)
+            .endOfStatement();
+
+        } else if (isStringType(currentType)) {
+          // strings can always be converted to nclob
+          buffer.append("alter table ").append(tableName).append(" ").append(alterColumn).append(" ").append(columnName)
+            .append(" nclob ").append(defaultValueClause).append(notnullClause).append(alterColumnSuffix)
+            .endOfStatement();
+        }
+      }
+
+      buffer.append("alter table ").append(tableName).append(" ").append(alterColumn).append(" ").append(columnName)
+        .append(" ").append(type).append(defaultValueClause).append(notnullClause).append(alterColumnSuffix);
+
+      return buffer.getBuffer();
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String alterColumnDefaultValue(String tableName, String columnName, String defaultValue) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String alterColumnNotnull(String tableName, String columnName, boolean notnull) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public DdlHandler createDdlHandler(ServerConfig serverConfig) {
+    return new HanaDdlHandler(serverConfig, this);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String alterColumnType(String tableName, String columnName, String type) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected String convertArrayType(String logicalArrayType) {
+    Matcher matcher = ARRAY_PATTERN.matcher(logicalArrayType);
+    if (matcher.matches()) {
+      return convert(matcher.group(1), false) + " array" + (matcher.group(2) == null ? "" : matcher.group(2));
+    } else {
+      return fallbackArrayType;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String alterTableAddUniqueConstraint(String tableName, String uqName, String[] columns, String[] nullableColumns) {
+    if (nullableColumns == null || nullableColumns.length == 0) {
+      return super.alterTableAddUniqueConstraint(tableName, uqName, columns, nullableColumns);
+    } else {
+      return "-- cannot create unique index \"" + uqName + "\" on table \"" + tableName + "\" with nullable columns";
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String alterTableDropUniqueConstraint(String tableName, String uniqueConstraintName) {
+    DdlBuffer buffer = new BaseDdlBuffer(null);
+    try {
+      buffer.append("delimiter $$").newLine();
+      buffer.append("do").newLine();
+      buffer.append("begin").newLine();
+      buffer.append("declare exit handler for sql_error_code 397 begin end").endOfStatement();
+      buffer.append("exec 'alter table ").append(tableName).append(" ").append(dropUniqueConstraint).append(" ")
+        .append(maxConstraintName(uniqueConstraintName)).append("'").endOfStatement();
+      buffer.append("end").endOfStatement();
+      buffer.append("$$");
+      return buffer.getBuffer();
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String alterTableDropConstraint(String tableName, String constraintName) {
+    return alterTableDropUniqueConstraint(tableName, constraintName);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * It is rather complex to delete a column on HANA 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();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if a data type can be converted to another data type. Data types can't
+   * be converted if the target type has a lower precision than the source type.
+   *
+   * @param sourceType The source data type
+   * @param targetType the target data type
+   * @return {@code true} if the type can be converted, {@code false} otherwise
+   */
+  private boolean isConvertible(String sourceType, String targetType) {
+    if (Objects.equals(sourceType, targetType)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    if (sourceType == null || targetType == null) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    if ("bigint".equals(sourceType)) {
+      if ("integer".equals(targetType) || "smallint".equals(targetType) || "tinyint".equals(targetType)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    } else if ("integer".equals(sourceType)) {
+      if ("smallint".equals(targetType) || "tinyint".equals(targetType)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    } else if ("smallint".equals(sourceType)) {
+      if ("tinyint".equals(targetType)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    } else if ("double".equals(sourceType)) {
+      if ("real".equals(targetType)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    DbPlatformType dbPlatformSourceType = DbPlatformType.parse(sourceType);
+
+    if ("float".equals(dbPlatformSourceType.getName())) {
+      if ("real".equals(targetType)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    } else if ("varchar".equals(dbPlatformSourceType.getName()) || "nvarchar".equals(dbPlatformSourceType.getName())) {
+      DbPlatformType dbPlatformTargetType = DbPlatformType.parse(targetType);
+      if ("varchar".equals(dbPlatformTargetType.getName()) || "nvarchar".equals(dbPlatformTargetType.getName())) {
+        if (dbPlatformSourceType.getDefaultLength() > dbPlatformTargetType.getDefaultLength()) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+    } else if ("decimal".equals(dbPlatformSourceType.getName())) {
+      DbPlatformType dbPlatformTargetType = DbPlatformType.parse(targetType);
+      if ("decimal".equals(dbPlatformTargetType.getName())) {
+        if (dbPlatformSourceType.getDefaultLength() > dbPlatformTargetType.getDefaultLength()
+          || dbPlatformSourceType.getDefaultScale() > dbPlatformTargetType.getDefaultScale()) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  private boolean isNumberType(String type) {
+    return type != null
+      && ("bigint".equals(type) || "integer".equals(type) || "smallint".equals(type) || "tinyint".equals(type)
+      || type.startsWith("float") || "real".equals(type) || "double".equals(type) || type.startsWith("decimal"));
+  }
+
+  private boolean isStringType(String type) {
+    return type != null
+      && (type.startsWith("varchar") || type.startsWith("nvarchar") || "clob".equals(type) || "nclob".equals(type));
+  }
+}

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

@@ -257,15 +257,19 @@ public class BaseTableDdl implements TableDdl {
       useSequence = (IdType.SEQUENCE == useDbIdentityType);
     }
 
+    String partitionMode = createTable.getPartitionMode();
+
     DdlBuffer apply = writer.apply();
-    apply.append("create table ").append(tableName).append(" (");
+    apply.append(platformDdl.getCreateTableCommandPrefix()).append(" ").append(tableName).append(" (");
     writeTableColumns(apply, columns, useIdentity);
     writeCheckConstraints(apply, createTable);
     writeUniqueConstraints(apply, createTable);
     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())) {
@@ -899,7 +909,7 @@ public class BaseTableDdl implements TableDdl {
     if (hasValue(ddl)) {
       writer.apply().append(ddl).endOfStatement();
 
-      if (isTrue(alter.isWithHistory()) && alter.getType() != null && historySupport == historySupport.TRIGGER_BASED) {
+      if (isTrue(alter.isWithHistory()) && alter.getType() != null && historySupport == HistorySupport.TRIGGER_BASED) {
         // mysql and sql server column type change allowing nulls in the history table column
         regenerateHistoryTriggers(alter.getTableName(), HistoryTableUpdate.Change.ALTER, alter.getColumnName());
         AlterColumn alterHistoryColumn = new AlterColumn();
@@ -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/DbTriggerBasedHistoryDdl.java

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public abstract class DbTriggerBasedHistoryDdl implements PlatformHistoryDdl {
 
   protected void createHistoryTable(DdlBuffer apply, MTable table) throws IOException {
 
-    apply.append("create table ").append(table.getName()).append(historySuffix).append("(").newLine();
+    apply.append(platformDdl.getCreateTableCommandPrefix()).append(" ").append(table.getName()).append(historySuffix).append("(").newLine();
 
     Collection<MColumn> cols = table.allColumns();
     for (MColumn column : cols) {
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ public abstract class DbTriggerBasedHistoryDdl implements PlatformHistoryDdl {
   }
 
   protected void dropSysPeriodColumns(DdlBuffer buffer, String baseTableName) throws IOException {
-    buffer.append("alter table ").append(baseTableName).append(" drop column ").append(sysPeriodStart).endOfStatement();
-    buffer.append("alter table ").append(baseTableName).append(" drop column ").append(sysPeriodEnd).endOfStatement();
+    platformDdl.alterTableDropColumn(buffer, baseTableName, sysPeriodStart);
+    platformDdl.alterTableDropColumn(buffer, baseTableName, sysPeriodEnd);
   }
 
   protected void appendInsertIntoHistory(DdlBuffer buffer, String historyTable, List<String> columns) throws IOException {

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/H2HistoryDdl.java

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public class H2HistoryDdl extends DbTriggerBasedHistoryDdl {
   private static final String TRIGGER_CLASS = H2HistoryTrigger.class.getName();
 
   public H2HistoryDdl() {
+    this.sysPeriodType = "timestamp";
+    this.currentTimestamp = "now()";
   }
 
   @Override