diff --git a/persistence/pom.xml b/persistence/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e6933e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>fr.gasser</groupId>
+        <artifactId>java-cookbook</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <artifactId>patterns</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/DummyConnection.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/DummyConnection.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f72644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/DummyConnection.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample;
+
+public class DummyConnection {
+
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/FirstTest.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/FirstTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c2a57c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/FirstTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample;
+
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.dao.Dao;
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.dao.DaoAbstractFactory;
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.model.Discipline;
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.model.Student;
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.model.Teacher;
+
+public class FirstTest {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        DaoAbstractFactory df = DaoAbstractFactory.createFactory();
+        Dao<Student> studentDao = df.createStudentDao();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            Student student = studentDao.find(i);
+            System.out.println("Student #" + student.getId() + "  - " + student.getName() + " " + student.getSurname());
+        }
+
+        System.out.println("\n********************************\n");
+        Dao<Teacher> teacherDao = df.createTeacherDao();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            Teacher teacher = teacherDao.find(i);
+            System.out.println("Teacher #" + teacher.getId() + "  - " + teacher.getName() + " " + teacher.getSurname());
+        }
+
+        System.out.println("\n********************************\n");
+        Dao<Discipline> disciplineDao = df.createDisciplineDao();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            Discipline discipline = disciplineDao.find(i);
+            System.out.println("Discipline #" + discipline.getId() + "  - " + discipline.getName());
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/Dao.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/Dao.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e262f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/Dao.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample.dao;
+
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.DummyConnection;
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.model.Entity;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public abstract class Dao<T extends Entity> {
+
+    protected DummyConnection connection;
+
+    public Dao(DummyConnection connection) {
+        this.connection = connection;
+    }
+
+    public abstract boolean create(T obj);
+
+    public abstract T find(int id);
+
+    public abstract List<T> findAll(T obj);
+
+    public abstract boolean update(T obj);
+
+    public abstract boolean delete(T obj);
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/DaoAbstractFactory.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/DaoAbstractFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed8759e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/DaoAbstractFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample.dao;
+
+public interface DaoAbstractFactory {
+
+    static DaoAbstractFactory createFactory(FactoryType type) {
+        switch (type) {
+            case XmlDaoFactory:
+                return new XmlDaoFactory();
+            default:
+            case DaoFactory:
+                return new DaoFactory();
+        }
+    }
+
+    static DaoAbstractFactory createFactory() {
+        return createFactory(FactoryType.DaoFactory);
+    }
+
+    StudentDao createStudentDao();
+
+    TeacherDao createTeacherDao();
+
+    DisciplineDao createDisciplineDao();
+
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/DaoFactory.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/DaoFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c258b5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/DaoFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample.dao;
+
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.DummyConnection;
+
+public class DaoFactory implements DaoAbstractFactory {
+    private static DummyConnection connection = new DummyConnection();
+
+    @Override
+    public StudentDao createStudentDao() {
+        return new StudentDao(DaoFactory.connection);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TeacherDao createTeacherDao() {
+        return new TeacherDao(DaoFactory.connection);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DisciplineDao createDisciplineDao() {
+        return new DisciplineDao(DaoFactory.connection);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/DisciplineDao.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/DisciplineDao.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc52a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/DisciplineDao.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample.dao;
+
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.DummyConnection;
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.model.Discipline;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class DisciplineDao extends Dao<Discipline> {
+
+    // Emulate discipline table
+    private final static List<Discipline> DISCIPLINES = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
+            new Discipline(0, "Azerty"),
+            new Discipline(1, "Foo"),
+            new Discipline(2, "Qsdf")
+    ));
+
+    public DisciplineDao(DummyConnection connection) {
+        super(connection);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean create(Discipline obj) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Discipline find(int id) {
+        return DISCIPLINES.get(id);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<Discipline> findAll(Discipline obj) {
+        return DISCIPLINES;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean update(Discipline obj) {
+        if (!containsId(obj.getId())) return false;
+        DISCIPLINES.set(obj.getId(), obj);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean delete(Discipline obj) {
+        return DISCIPLINES.remove(obj);
+    }
+
+    private boolean containsId(int id) {
+        return DISCIPLINES.stream().anyMatch(d -> id == d.getId());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/FactoryType.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/FactoryType.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc27066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/FactoryType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample.dao;
+
+public enum FactoryType {
+    DaoFactory,
+    XmlDaoFactory
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/StudentDao.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/StudentDao.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3df5427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/StudentDao.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample.dao;
+
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.DummyConnection;
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.model.Student;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class StudentDao extends Dao<Student> {
+
+    // Emulate student table
+    private final static List<Student> students = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
+            new Student(0, "Azerty", "Uiop"),
+            new Student(1, "Foo", "Bar"),
+            new Student(2, "Qsdf", "Jklm"))
+    );
+
+    StudentDao(DummyConnection connection) {
+        super(connection);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean create(Student obj) {
+        students.add(obj);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Student find(int id) {
+        return students.get(id);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<Student> findAll(Student obj) {
+        return students;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean update(Student obj) {
+        if (!containsId(obj.getId())) return false;
+        students.set(obj.getId(), obj);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean delete(Student obj) {
+        return students.remove(obj);
+    }
+
+    private boolean containsId(int id) {
+        return students.stream().anyMatch(student -> id == student.getId());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/TeacherDao.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/TeacherDao.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c10b644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/TeacherDao.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample.dao;
+
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.DummyConnection;
+import fr.gasser.daoexample.model.Teacher;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class TeacherDao extends Dao<Teacher> {
+
+    // Emulate teacher table
+    private final static List<Teacher> teachers = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
+            new Teacher(0, "Uiop", "Jklm"),
+            new Teacher(1, "Lorem", "Ipsum"),
+            new Teacher(2, "Sit", "Amet"))
+    );
+
+    TeacherDao(DummyConnection connection) {
+        super(connection);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean create(Teacher obj) {
+        return teachers.add(obj);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Teacher find(int id) {
+        return teachers.get(id);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<Teacher> findAll(Teacher obj) {
+        return teachers;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean update(Teacher obj) {
+        if (!containsId(obj.getId())) return false;
+        teachers.set(obj.getId(), obj);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean delete(Teacher obj) {
+        return teachers.remove(obj);
+    }
+
+    private boolean containsId(int id) {
+        return teachers.stream().anyMatch(t -> id == t.getId());
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/XmlDaoFactory.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/XmlDaoFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..247d6a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/dao/XmlDaoFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample.dao;
+
+public class XmlDaoFactory implements DaoAbstractFactory {
+    @Override
+    public StudentDao createStudentDao() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TeacherDao createTeacherDao() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DisciplineDao createDisciplineDao() {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/model/Discipline.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/model/Discipline.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07eb89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/model/Discipline.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample.model;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public class Discipline extends Entity {
+
+    private String name;
+    private Set<Teacher> teachers;
+    private Set<Student> students;
+
+    public Discipline(int id, String name) {
+        super(id);
+        this.name = name;
+        this.teachers = new HashSet<>();
+        this.students = new HashSet<>();
+    }
+
+    public Discipline(int id) {
+        super(id);
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public boolean addTeacher(Teacher teacher) {
+        return teachers.add(teacher);
+    }
+
+    public boolean removeTeacher(Object o) {
+        return teachers.remove(o);
+    }
+
+    public boolean addStudent(Student student) {
+        return students.add(student);
+    }
+
+    public boolean removeStudent(Object o) {
+        return students.remove(o);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/model/Entity.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/model/Entity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a18a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/model/Entity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample.model;
+
+public class Entity {
+
+    protected int id;
+
+    public Entity(int id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public int getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(int id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/model/Student.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/model/Student.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d2472e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/model/Student.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample.model;
+
+public class Student extends Entity {
+
+    private String nom;
+    private String prenom;
+
+    public Student() {
+        this(0, "", "");
+    }
+
+    public Student(int id, String nom, String prenom) {
+        super(id);
+        this.nom = nom;
+        this.prenom = prenom;
+    }
+
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return nom;
+    }
+
+
+    public void setNom(String nom) {
+        this.nom = nom;
+    }
+
+
+    public String getSurname() {
+        return prenom;
+    }
+
+
+    public void setPrenom(String prenom) {
+        this.prenom = prenom;
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/model/Teacher.java b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/model/Teacher.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04f7f9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/fr/gasser/daoexample/model/Teacher.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package fr.gasser.daoexample.model;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public class Teacher extends Entity {
+
+    private String name;
+    private String surname;
+    private Set<Discipline> disciplines;
+
+    public Teacher(int id, String name, String surname) {
+        super(id);
+        this.name = name;
+        this.surname = surname;
+        this.disciplines = new HashSet<>();
+    }
+
+    public Teacher(int id) {
+        super(id);
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public String getSurname() {
+        return surname;
+    }
+
+    public void setSurname(String surname) {
+        this.surname = surname;
+    }
+
+    public Set<Discipline> getDisciplines() {
+        return disciplines;
+    }
+
+    public boolean addDiscipline(Discipline discipline) {
+        return disciplines.add(discipline);
+    }
+
+    public boolean removeDiscipline(Object o) {
+        return disciplines.remove(o);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 80892d1..888381b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
         <module>gui</module>
         <module>async</module>
         <module>lang</module>
+        <module>persistence</module>
     </modules>
     
     <properties>