mattaylor / jasap

Dojo based micro MVC framework for rapid scaffolding of json-schema based apps using extensible view pattern

WARNING - pre-alpha, not for public use

Jasap will be be a simple micro mvc application framework built ontop of dojo to support rapid developement of rich single page apps based on a json-schema restfull data api's. JASAP aims to enable the scaffolding of complete usable Web UI's for navigating and interacting with JsonRest data stores with a single line of code, whilst also supporting easy extension and additions to the bundled views for building full customised applications.

Planned Features

1. Views : Schema based automated rendering of forms, grids, search results, lists, and item detials.
2. Links : Support for navigating complex relations between schemas.
3. Mobile: Support for mobile views.
4. Refs : Automatic on-demand resolution of json-references.
5. State : Instant updates of views when source data is modified
6. Comet : Real time updates from server.
7. Hash : Support for back button an bookmarking of views.
8. Auth : Support for multiple authentication schemas including basicAuth, Pintura, Facebook and Twitter

Proposed Schema Extensions

1. label : An optional property as a string to indicated the label to use for redering this property, method or link.
2. scope : An optional property as an array of strings to tag this this property, method or link for use by views

Todo: Classes

• Class Hirachy based on dojo.declare
• 'rawAp' // Simple Application base class from which other application classes are derived
• 'jasAp' // Extend rawApp to support Pintura/Persevere based JsonRest API's
• 'webAp' // Extend rawApp to support basic WebViews as outlined below
• 'mobAp' // Extend rawApp to support Mobile views
• 'tabAp' // Extend base App with views for tablets
• 'faceAp' // Exten rawApp with Facebook authention and views
• 'twitAp' // Exten rawApp with Twitter authentication and views.

ToDo : jasAp

• Support schema links and targetSchema's
• Support Statefull/Observable updates to active views
• Support Comet/Websocket based updates
• Support json-ref
• Support json-interfaces
• form updates
• routing / hash / back button management

ToDo: webAp

• splitView // view to render the Module as a slit Pane with list or grid a
• tabsView // view to render items and lists as tabs.
• listView // view to render a list of items eg as search results
• itemView // view to render items in a list
• mainView // view to host the other views
• toolView // View to render controls for interaction with the schema or item
• fullview // View to render a complete representation of an item
• initView // View to use when first loading the Module
• linkView // View to render links within the schema.
• methView // View to render Methods associated with this item.
• formView // View to render the item as an editable form.
• gridView // View to render items in a list