AppFuse
AppFuse was a full-stack framework for building web applications on the JVM, which had also been included in JBuilder.[1]
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| Developer(s) | Matt Raible and several other developers |
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| Final release | 3.5.0
/ February 19, 2015 |
| Repository | AppFuse Repository |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | web application framework |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | appfuse |
Unlike other "new project" wizards, the AppFuse wizard creates a number of additional classes and files that implement features, but also serve as examples for the developer. The project is pre-configured to talk to a database, to deploy in an appserver, and to allow logging in.
When AppFuse was first developed, it only supported Struts and Hibernate. In version 2.x, it supports Hibernate, iBATIS or JPA as persistence frameworks. For implementing the MVC model, AppFuse is compatible with JSF, Spring MVC, Struts 2 or Tapestry.
Features integrated into AppFuse includes the following:
User Management
- Remember Me for the login screen
- Password Reminder
- Signup/Registration
- SSL Switching
- URL rewriting
- Skinnability
- Page Decoration
- Templated Layout
- File Upload
The out-of-the-box functionality is what set AppFuse apart from the other CRUD Generation frameworks, including Ruby on Rails and Grails. AppFuse was similar to Spring Roo in that both provided rapid productivity solutions for the Java programming language, whereas Grails and Ruby on Rails set their focus on other programming languages. The aforementioned frameworks, as well as AppFuse, allowed you to create master/detail pages from database tables or existing model objects.
The AppFuse project was shut down in April 2016 and its founder, Matt Raible, has gone and developed web applications and other Java products. He recommends using JHipster as an alternative to AppFuse.
Bibliography
References
- Clarke, Gavin (2 April 2008). "JBuilder puts price on Java code re-use". The Register. Retrieved 3 August 2012.