Repo brief: mybatis/mybatis-3

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Verdict

Healthy — Strong maintenance signals

• Last commit 2d ago
• 5 active contributors
• Apache-2.0 licensed
• CI configured
• 1 more receipt on the live page

Based on Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against OpenSSF Scorecard

What it is

MyBatis is a Java SQL mapper framework that bridges object-oriented applications with relational databases by coupling Java objects directly to SQL statements or stored procedures via XML descriptors or annotations. It eliminates boilerplate ORM overhead by letting developers write explicit SQL while gaining automatic parameter binding, result mapping, and caching—prioritizing simplicity and control over convention-over-configuration magic. Modular Java package structure under src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/ organized by concern: annotations/ (mapper decorators like @Select, @Insert), binding/ (proxy-based mapper invocation via MapperProxy and MapperRegistry), builder/…

Start here

Open these first:

• src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/binding/MapperProxy.java — Core dynamic proxy implementation that intercepts mapper interface calls and routes them to mapped SQL statements;…
• src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/builder/xml/XMLConfigBuilder.java — Parses mybatis-config.xml and initializes the Configuration object with all framework settings, data sources, mappers, and…
• src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/builder/xml/XMLMapperBuilder.java — Parses individual mapper XML files and builds MappedStatement objects that represent SQL queries with parameter and result…
• src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/binding/MapperRegistry.java — Registry that manages all mapper interface proxies and handles dynamic proxy factory creation for mapper binding.
• src/main/java/org/apache/ibatis/builder/annotation/MapperAnnotationBuilder.java — Processes @Select, @Insert, @Update, @Delete and other annotations on mapper interfaces as an alternative to XML-based…

Get running

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git clone https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3.git
cd mybatis-3
mvn clean install

Repository uses Maven (pom.xml present with parent POM org.mybatis:mybatis-parent:52). No build scripts or shell setup files are listed, so Maven is the primary build tool.

Daily commands:

MyBatis is a library, not a runnable application. To verify the build works: mvn clean verify or mvn test to run the 1,899+ test suite. Platform-specific test counts vary (Linux runs 1,934 tests vs. 1,899 on Windows…

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Key cautions & unknowns

• Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 57% of recent commits
• 1. Platform-specific test exclusions: Tests with @Tag('RequireIllegalAccess') are excluded by default; CI uses platform-specific adjustments (Windows vs. Linux run different counts). If modifying JVM reflection…
• Published-advisory coverage was unavailable for the captured dependencies.
• Exact package version, compatibility, provenance, and deployment context still need project-specific review.

Sources

• Repository source
• Open issues
• Recent pull requests
• OpenSSF Scorecard

Evidence note

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