http://bill.welliver.org/atom/pike/Fins/Features electronic.alchemy :: Features 2026-04-14T10:52:52-04:00 Public.Syndication.ATOM (Pike v8.0 release 702) http://bill.welliver.org/favicon.ico http://bill.welliver.org/static/images/alchemy.gif Features Model Object relational mapping with support for mySQL, SQLite and Postgres (preliminary support) database engines Numerous mapping classes allow rich functionality while seamlessly mapping a SQL database onto Pike objects Write an entire web application without writing a single SQL statement Object instances can be created using either factory methods (which allows caching) or through direct creation of objects from datatype classes Built in Caching system enhances performance with sliding expirations Model can be automatically configured from database schema (see Model). Validation, with separate validation available for creation and updates. Model can be used in standalone applications without the full Fins framework (see StandaloneModel. View Modular template system is easily extended for custom functionality Two template systems are provided out of the box: Simple tempaltes, a Smarty-like markup syntax, and a Standards-compliant XSLT template engine. Simple templates are high-performance and provide rich functionality, such as runtime configurable Macros while promoting separation of application logic from interface display logic. Several macros (such as remote_form and remote_link) designed to make AJAX functionality quick and easy. Support for layouts that separate application (and controller level) formatting from event level content. Full set of i18n tools. Controller Maps Pike functions and objects onto a web URI namespace. Functions are provided for returning various types of data and web server responses and passing information between requests XMLRPCController makes public functions available via XML-RPC permitting simple integration DocController eases application development by automatically selecting the proper template based on a request's position in the controller tree. Additionally, DocController automatically sets the layout for the controller the event is located within. ScaffoldController eases http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Create%2C_read%2C_update_and_delete interface generation by providing automatic interface generation based on a data model's schema. Built-in support for http://www.json.org encoding and decoding (see the Tools.JSON module) to ease data transport as well as a JSON-RPC controller. Pre and post request filtering for purposes such as authorization, encoding, etc. Integration XMLRPC and JSON-RPC Controllers for providing automatic bindings of Pike methods to standards based RPC technologies. StompController for messaging integration using http:// stomp.codehaus.org. JMSController for http://www.sun.com/products/jms/ messaging integration SMTPController for handling inbound email. Development A template is available for the http:// www.macromates.com text editor Runs on UNIX, Linux and MacOS X; Windows support is planned. Fins provides a built in web server, which means no additional web server is required for development. Provides Rendezvous bookmarks on Rendezvous enabled systems, such as MacOS X. All of the power of the Pike language is immediately available to Fins applications. Templates can be set to automatically reload on change, speeding development. Breakpointing support, which allows you to specify breakpoints, and access an interactive hilfe session mid- request. pike -x fins tools provide easy access to the built in http server, as well as a new application creation tool. Deployment Provides a HTTP container for development or simple production deployments A connector module is available for the Caudium web application server, allowing easy deployment of Fins applications FCGI and SCGI containers for use with any FastCGI or SCGI capable webserver Built in application packaging features make it easy to distribute your application. New features are being added regularly, so it's often best to have a look at the CVS changelog: RSS: invalid RSS document