<s>
Ebean	B-Language
is	O
an	O
object	B-General_Concept
–	I-General_Concept
relational	I-General_Concept
mapping	I-General_Concept
product	O
written	O
in	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
simpler	O
to	O
use	O
and	O
understand	O
than	O
JPA	B-Language
(	O
Java	B-Language
Persistence	I-Language
API	I-Language
)	O
or	O
JDO	O
(	O
Java	B-Language
Data	O
Objects	O
)	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ebean	B-Language
has	O
a	O
simpler	O
API	O
than	O
JPA	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ebean	B-Language
does	O
not	O
require	O
a	O
JPA	B-Language
EntityManager	O
or	O
JDO	O
PersistenceManager	O
and	O
this	O
removes	O
the	O
concepts	O
of	O
detached/attached	O
beans	O
and	O
the	O
issues	O
associated	O
with	O
flushing/clearing	O
and	O
'	O
session	O
management	O
 '	O
of	O
EntityManagers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
adds	O
up	O
to	O
make	O
Ebean	B-Language
's	O
API	O
much	O
easier	O
to	O
learn	O
,	O
understand	O
and	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Ebean	B-Language
has	O
full	O
ORM	O
features	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
JPA	B-Language
)	O
it	O
also	O
has	O
incorporated	O
'	O
SQL/Relational	O
'	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
for	O
Ebean	B-Language
is	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
best	O
ORM	O
features	O
from	O
JPA	B-Language
with	O
the	O
best	O
'	O
Relational	O
 '	O
features	O
from	O
products	O
like	O
MyBatis	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
persistence	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ebean	B-Language
uses	O
the	O
same	O
mapping	O
as	O
JPA	B-Language
with	O
its	O
@Entity	O
,	O
@Table	O
,	O
@OneToMany	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mapping	O
of	O
Entity	O
beans	O
should	O
be	O
compatible	O
between	O
Ebean	B-Language
and	O
JPA	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Going	O
beyond	O
JPA	B-Language
Ebean	B-Language
supports	O
Java	B-Language
Generics	O
and	O
fetching	O
"	O
Partial	O
"	O
objects	O
with	O
its	O
Query	O
object	O
.	O
</s>
