[[custom-value-types]]
= Custom Value Types


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The framework provides a number of custom value types.
Some of these are wrappers around a single value (eg `AsciiDoc` or `Password`) while others map onto multiple values (eg `Blob`).

This section shows how to map each (and can be adapted for your own custom types or `@Embedded` values).


== Mapping AsciiDoc

The xref:refguide:valuetypes:index/asciidoc/applib/value/AsciiDoc.adoc[] value type is used for documentation written using the link:https://asciidoctor.org/[AsciiDoc] syntax:

* In the domain entity, map `AsciiDoc` type using `@Column(jdbcType = "CLOB")`:
+
[source,java]
.MyEntity.java
----
public class MyEntity ... {

    @Column(allowsNull = "false", jdbcType = "CLOB")
    @Property
    @Getter @Setter
    private AsciiDoc documentation;

}
----

* in the webapp module, register the JDO specific converter by:

** adding a dependency to this module:
+
[source,xml]
.pom.xml
----
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.causeway.valuetypes</groupId>
    <artifactId>causeway-valuetypes-asciidoc-persistence-jdo</artifactId>
</dependency>
----

** and adding reference the corresponding module in the `AppManifest`:
+
[source,java]
.AppManifest.java
----
@Configuration
@Import({
        ...
        CausewayModuleValAsciidocPersistenceJdo.java
        ...
})
public class AppManifest {
}
----

== Mapping Markdown

The xref:refguide:valuetypes:index/markdown/applib/value/Markdown.adoc[] value type is used for documentation written using markdown:

* In the domain entity, map `Markdown` type using `@Column(jdbcType = "CLOB")`:
+
[source,java]
.MyEntity.java
----
public class MyEntity ... {

    @Column(allowsNull = "false", jdbcType = "CLOB")
    @Property
    @Getter @Setter
    private Markdown documentation;

}
----

* in the webapp module, register the JDO specific converter by:

** adding a dependency to this module:
+
[source,xml]
.pom.xml
----
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.causeway.valuetypes</groupId>
    <artifactId>causeway-valuetypes-markdown-persistence-jdo</artifactId>
</dependency>
----

** and adding reference the corresponding module in the `AppManifest`:
+
[source,java]
.AppManifest.java
----
@Configuration
@Import({
        ...
        CausewayModuleValMarkdownPersistenceJdo.java
        ...
})
public class AppManifest {
}
----


== Mapping Blobs and Clobs

The JDO ObjectStore integration of DataNucleus ORM can automatically persist xref:refguide:applib:index/value/Blob.adoc[] and xref:refguide:applib:index/value/Clob.adoc[] values into multiple columns, corresponding to their constituent parts.

=== Blobs

To map a xref:refguide:applib:index/value/Blob.adoc[Blob], use:

[source,java]
.MyEntity.java
----
public class MyEntity ... {

    @Persistent(defaultFetchGroup="false", columns = {
            @Column(name = "pdf_name"),                 // <.>
            @Column(name = "pdf_mimetype"),             // <.>
            @Column(name = "pdf_bytes")                 // <.>
    })
    @Getter @Setter
    private Blob pdf;

}
----
<.> string, maps to a varchar in the database
<.> string, maps to a varchar in the database
<.> byte array, maps to a Blob or varbinary in the database


=== Clobs

To map a xref:refguide:applib:index/value/Clob.adoc[Clob], use:

[source]
.MyEntity.java
----
public class MyEntity ... {

    @Persistent(defaultFetchGroup="false", columns = {
            @Column(name = "xml_name"),                 // <.>
            @Column(name = "xml_mimetype"),             // <.>
            @Column(name = "xml_chars"                  // <.>
                    , jdbcType = "CLOB"
            )
    })
    @Getter @Setter
    private Clob xml;

}
----

<.> string, maps to a varchar in the database
<.> string, maps to a varchar in the database
<.> char array, maps to a Clob or varchar in the database


