This directory contains documentation that describes Gradle's architecture and how the various pieces fit together and work.

## Architecture decision records (ADRs)

The Gradle team uses ADRs to record architectural decisions that the team has made.

See [Architecture decisions records](standards) for the list of ADRs.

## Overview

* Full-Featured ORM
* Associations (Has One, Has Many, Belongs To, Many To Many, Polymorphism, Single-table inheritance)
* Hooks (Before/After Create/Save/Update/Delete/Find)
* Eager loading with `Preload`, `Joins`
* Transactions, Nested Transactions, Save Point, RollbackTo to Saved Point
* Context, Prepared Statement Mode, DryRun Mode
* Batch Insert, FindInBatches, Find To Map

  - If the error says "Context Parameter 'Branch' missing", it's ok. Click into the error and add a context parameter `Branch` with value `myTestBranch`. Go back and it automatically reloads.
  - If there are any errors, read the error and fix your code.
  - IMPORTANT NOTE: if the first import fails, you have to select and apply `Synchronization disabled`, then repeat the step above.