Zero Framework

Zero is a middleware framework based on Vert.x and it could help software engineers focus on business requirements instead of technical detail of Vert.x. The original idea of this framework came from Spring Boot as that there is no approximative tools in Vert.x sphere at that time.

Zero has two metaphors, the original name is "Zero Up", "Up" means that I want to build a system that could be always running up online, "Zero" means no more workload for high production and you can build your own system efficiently with the default configuration only.

The latest Zero Micro Architecture ( Aeon System ) will be deployed to K8S with Istio environment, it's a future focused method to build mature system with native cloud nature for more enterprise to execute critical valuable business efficiently. And I hope it could act as an important tool for more enterprise to complete digital transformation to satisfy the sustainable development, it could be high efficiently digital middleware in your side!

1. Features

Critical For Beginner: Zero Framework has been re-factor many times, the features are very complex now, you can refer following link for more details to know the power of Zero.

功能支持表/Feature List

1.1. Structure

Zero Framework ( Latest Version ) contains five major projects as following:

Name	Comment
vertx-gaia	Zero Core Runtime, it contains minimum zero environment and you can deploy your projects on zero.
vertx-ifx	Infix Architecture, Useful plug-ins that could be supported by Zero and you can choose as required.
vertx-import	Zero Usage dependency to perform development, it provides uniform entrance for your projects.
vertx-istio	Aeon System, The native cloud environment based on K8S with Istio.
vertx-pin	Zero Extension Modules, it provides common business features to satisfy many enterprise requirements such as ODOO.

1.2. Usage Links

Examples: In latest version, all zero original example demos have been moved to https://github.com/silentbalanceyh/vertx-zero-example.
Training Courses: The official chinese training courses has been deployed to Gitbook, the course link is 《Zero冥思录》.
Vert.x: If you want to study basic vert.x development skills, you can refer the tutorial: 《Vert.x逐陆记》.
English Docs: You can refer origin documents on link: Old Official Document.

1.3. Related Open Source

Zero UI：The front-end scaffold framework that are designed for zero based on React with Ant-Design, Ant-V.
Zero Ai: The auto script tools for zero full stack framework development.

2. Overlook

Here I provide a nother view to let you know Zero Framework, the whole progress is about 80%, please wait for version 1.0 released.

2.1. Modulat

Zero Extension has been designed and re-factor to modulat environment, you can configure the modules as required, here are some standard modules in Zero Extension.

2.2. Topology

The whole Zero Framework ( Aeon Environment ) is as following:

2.3. Schematic

I have published the design schematic diagram of zero to: Zero Architecture, you can refer the interaction graphic online and this working is on going. The main diagram of Zero Booting is as following:

3. Envrionment

Back-End: You can download scaffold project from https://github.com/silentbalanceyh/vertx-zero-scaffold to initialize zero environment.
Front-End: You can use command ai init -name instead, refer Front-End Initialize.

3.1. Configuration in pom.xml

If you want to use Zero framework, you can add following dependency into you pom.xml to use Zero:

JDK 8, vert.x 3.9.x

<parent>
    <artifactId>vertx-import</artifactId>
    <groupId>cn.vertxup</groupId>
    <version>0.6.2</version>
</parent>

JDK 11+, vert.x 4.x

<parent>
    <artifactId>vertx-import</artifactId>
    <groupId>cn.vertxup</groupId>
    <version>0.8.1</version>
</parent>

3.2. Start Up ( Core )

In your project, you can provide main entry only as following to run Zero ( Annotated with @Up ) .

import io.vertx.up.VertxApplication;
import io.vertx.up.annotations.Up;

@Up
public class Driver {

    public static void main(final String[] args) {
        VertxApplication.run(Driver.class);
    }
}

Once the Zero is up, you can see following logs in your console ( The default port is 6083 ):

[ ZERO ] ZeroHttpAgent Http Server has been started successfully. \
    Endpoint: http://0.0.0.0:6083/

3.3. Start Up ( Native Cloud )

When you want to enable Aeon System, you can switch the code as following:

import io.vertx.aeon.AeonApplication;
import io.vertx.up.annotations.Up;

@Up
public class Driver {
    public static void main(final String[] args) {
        AeonApplication.run(Driver.class);
    }
}

4. Tips

4.1. Data Specification

In zero framework, we designed uniform data specification as following response data format for business usage:

{
    "data":
}

After 0.5.2, it could support freedom data format response as you wanted such as:

Hello World
1
...

If you want to switch to freedom mode, you can set the configuration in vertx.yml file:

zero:
    freedom: true     # The default value of `freedom` is false.

4.2. Logging in Zero

You can use following function in your coding to get Logger component instead of log4j because we have re-designed the detail implementation of logging system.

// Zero Logger initialized, connect to vert.x logging system directly 
// but uniform managed by zero.

import io.vertx.up.log.Annal;

// Then in your class
public final class Statute {

    private static final Annal LOGGER = Annal.get(Statute.class);
    ......
}

4.3. Oracle Issue

From 0.8.0, if you want to use Zero Extension of Dynamic Modeling, you need the project of https://github.com/silentbalanceyh/vertx-zero/tree/master/vertx-pin/zero-vista. The latest version is 0.8.0-SNAPSHOT, you can modify the version and rebuild it. This feature is not needed in Core Framework.

Above issue has been fixed in 0.8.1.

5. Other Information

5.1. Cases List

Because of Contract and Confidentiality Agreement, removed Sensitive information of customer include system name, customer name etc.

Deprecated: Not Running Now
In Progress: In Development or Upgraded Development
Running: Running on Production Environment

System Information	Zero Version	Type	System Status
TLK Video Mobile System	0.4.6	Commercial	Deprecated
CMDB Platform of Bank	Latest	Commercial	Running
ITSM/ITIL Platform of Bank	Latest	Commercial	Running
Integration of Bank	Latest	Commercial	Running
Zero Training Demo	Latest	Internal	Running
Data Analyzing Exam	Latest	Internal	Running
Commercial Opportunity Management	Latest	Internal	Running
Hotel Management Platform	Latest	Commercial	In Progress
ISO27000 Management Platform	Latest	Commercial	In Progress
IoT Control System	Latest	Commercial	In Progress
Medical Workflow Management	Latest	Commercial	In Progress
Aeon Development Platform	Latest	Internal	In Progress

5.2. WeChat Group

You can send request to me: 445191171 to contact with the author team of zero.

Hey-Jobs / vertx-zero