DataMapper ORM v1.8.2

[eluser]coldscooter[/eluser]
[quote author="WanWizard" date="1337193399"]What do you mean?

How can data be created in the database without it being present in the object? If you have defined defaults in your table definition, don't.

Instead, have the model fill in the defaults for you using validation rules.[/quote]

I mean if you are using CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, or any other default values. It is a shame that I have to define all default values in the model.

It would be cleaner to not need to define these things in the model if they already exist in the schema? Unless this is a performance consideration...

Because I thought a key goal of DataMapper is to remove the need the hardcode your schema into your models.