Deep dive into the MetaObjects platform design, patterns, and implementation details
Understanding the fundamental design principles and component relationships
The core metadata model that drives consistent code generation
The foundational metadata structure for business entities:
{ "metaObject": { "name": "Customer", "type": "entity", "version": "1.2", "namespace": "com.company.core", "attributes": { "table": "customers", "cacheable": true, "auditable": true }, "children": [ { "field": { "name": "id", "type": "long", "key": "primary", "generated": true } }, { "field": { "name": "email", "type": "string", "validation": ["required", "email", "unique"], "maxLength": 255, "pii": true } } ] } }
Built-in types with cross-language mapping:
Core Types: • string → String/string/str • long → Long/number/int • decimal → BigDecimal/number/Decimal • boolean → Boolean/boolean/bool • date → LocalDate/Date/datetime • datetime → LocalDateTime/Date/datetime • binary → byte[]/Uint8Array/bytes Complex Types: • object → Custom class/interface/class • array → List<T>/T[]/List[T] • map → Map<K,V>/Record<K,V>/Dict[K,V] Validation Types: • email, phone, url, regex • min, max, minLength, maxLength • required, unique, indexed
How metadata transforms into production-ready code across multiple languages
From metadata to Spring Boot entity:
@Entity @Table(name = "customers") @Cacheable @Audited public class Customer { @Id @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY) private Long id; @Column(name = "email", unique = true, nullable = false, length = 255) @Email @PersonalData private String email; // Generated constructors, getters, setters // Generated builder pattern // Generated equals/hashCode/toString }
Same metadata to TypeScript interface:
export interface Customer { id: number; email: string; } export const CustomerSchema = z.object({ id: z.number().int().positive(), email: z.string().email().max(255), }); export class CustomerValidator { static validate(data: unknown): Customer { return CustomerSchema.parse(data); } static isValid(data: unknown): boolean { return CustomerSchema.safeParse(data).success; } }
How the platform operates at runtime for maximum flexibility
Central registry for runtime metadata access:
@Service public class MetaDataRegistry { private final ConcurrentHashMap<String, MetaObject> cache; private final MetaDataStore store; public MetaObject getMetaObject(String name) { return cache.computeIfAbsent(name, k -> store.loadMetaObject(k)); } public void invalidateCache(String name) { cache.remove(name); eventBus.publish(new MetaObjectChanged(name)); } // Hot-reload support @EventListener public void onMetaDataChange(MetaDataChangeEvent event) { invalidateCache(event.getObjectName()); } }
Runtime adaptation without redeployment:
@Component public class DynamicEntityProcessor { public void processEntity(String entityType, Map<String, Object> data) { MetaObject meta = registry.getMetaObject(entityType); // Validate using current metadata ValidationResult result = validator.validate(meta, data); if (!result.isValid()) { throw new ValidationException(result.getErrors()); } // Process each field dynamically for (MetaField field : meta.getFields()) { Object value = data.get(field.getName()); processField(field, value); } } private void processField(MetaField field, Object value) { // Handle new fields automatically if (field.hasAttribute("newField")) { handleNewField(field, value); } // Apply compliance rules if (field.isPII()) { applyPIIProtection(field, value); } } }
Benchmarks and design decisions for enterprise-scale deployments
Production performance measurements:
Measured on: 8-core Intel Xeon, 32GB RAM, production workloads with 100M+ daily operations
Architecture patterns for enterprise applications:
Common patterns for integrating MetaObjects with existing enterprise systems
Gradual modernization without disruption:
Consistent data models across services:
Platform requirements and supported technologies
Minimum Production Requirements:
Generation Targets:
Production-Ready Capabilities:
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