Issue #2329: I can't get cascading delete to work in JDO

I enclose a Netbeans project which demonstrates the problem.  Cascading persist works, but cascading delete does not, leaving orphan objects.

Thank you for this report. Apparently cascading delete has never been implemented in ObjectDB (see also "Deleting Dependent Objects" on this old documentation page).

Build 2.7.5_04 implements cascading delete in JDO.

Your NetBeans project was converted to a minimal test case in the required format (please use this format rather than NetBeans projects for future report):

import java.util.*;

import javax.jdo.*;
import javax.jdo.Query;
import javax.jdo.annotations.*;

public class F2329
{
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        PersistenceManagerFactory pmf =
            JDOHelper.getPersistenceManagerFactory("objectdb:store.tmp;drop");
        PersistenceManager pm = pmf.getPersistenceManager();

        pm.currentTransaction().begin();
        persist(pm);
        pm.currentTransaction().commit();

        pm.currentTransaction().begin();
        delete(pm);
        pm.currentTransaction().commit();

        countInstances(pm);

        pm.close();
        pmf.getPersistenceManager().close();
    }
    
    public static void persist(PersistenceManager pm) {
        pm.makePersistent(
            new Holder("h1", new Dependent("d1"), new Dependent("d2")));
    }

    public static void delete(PersistenceManager pm) {
        Query query = pm.newQuery(Holder.class);
        List<Holder> holders = (List<Holder>)query.execute();
        pm.deletePersistentAll(holders);
        query.closeAll();
    }

    public static void countInstances(PersistenceManager pm) {
        Query query = pm.newQuery(Holder.class);
        List<Holder> holders = (List<Holder>)query.execute();
        System.out.println("Holders: " + holders.size());
        query.closeAll();

        query = pm.newQuery(Dependent.class);
        List<Dependent> dependents = (List<Dependent>)query.execute();
        System.out.println("Dependents: " + dependents.size());
        query.closeAll();
    }

    @PersistenceCapable
    public static class Holder {
        private String id;
        @Persistent(dependent="true")
        private List<Dependent> dependents;
        public Holder(String id, Dependent... dependents) {
            this.id = id;
            this.dependents = Arrays.asList(dependents);
        }
    }
    
    @PersistenceCapable
    public static class Dependent {
        private String id;
        public Dependent(String id) {
            this.id = id;
        }
    }
}

I had not looked at that documentation page as deletion of dependent objects as deletion of dependent elements is part of the JDO specification, so I assumed it would be implemented.  Is it likely to be implemented?

> Build 2.7.5_04 implements cascading delete in JDO.

Yes, as of your request it is now implemented and the test case prints:

Holders: 0
Dependents: 0

Impressive!  Thank you!