Questions about Firebird community add-on for Jmix

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Hello! I am a Firebird developer, and I work on expanding the Firebird ecosystem, including integrating Firebird with other projects and technologies.

Previously, I submitted PR #5532 to add Firebird support as a primary database for Jmix. The PR was not accepted because officially supporting an additional database would require ongoing testing and maintenance from the Jmix team. During the discussion, I was advised to implement Firebird support as a separate add-on.

After that, I prepared several related projects:

I have a few questions.

Is it okay to publicly share information about jmix-firebird-addon in Jmix tickets, discussions, and on the Jmix forum?

In particular, I would like to clarify:

  • whether I can share links to the add-on and documentation with users who need Firebird support;

  • whether the Jmix team has any objections to such a community solution while Firebird is not officially supported by the platform.

I do not want to create the impression that Firebird is officially supported by Jmix. My goal is simply to share a working independent solution with interested users while official Firebird support is not available in the platform.

I would also like to ask whether it is possible to get an additional temporary period of Jmix Studio Premium access. My trial period has ended, and I still need to test the projects and finish the documentation. The subscription would only be used for testing and preparing documentation, not for commercial development.

Overall, I would be interested to hear the Jmix team’s opinion about this work. How do you feel about such a community add-on and about me sharing it with Jmix users? Perhaps you have some comments, questions, or concerns about this approach.

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Hello Maxim,

Of course we don’t mind if you share your work, it’s a free forum after all.
We would also be happy to put your add-on on the Jmix marketplace, but let me first ask some questions:

  • Would it be possible to move the docs to the same github repository as a set of markdown files, to remove the build step?
  • How do you see the usage of Firebird as a main database if the project includes add-ons that require a database schema?

Regarding Studio subscription, please email us at info@jmix.io with a quick message and a link to this topic.

Regards,
Konstantin