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Revision as of 14:42, 30 January 2008

Xyster Framework
Stable release
Build 4 / January 20 2008
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeWeb application frameworks
LicenseBSD license
Websitehttp://xyster.devweblog.org/

Xyster Framework is an open source application framework for developing PHP 5 applications. It extends from Zend Framework and requires a minimum PHP version of 5.2.0.

Components

Xyster provides several add-ons and extensions to the features available in Zend Framework.

Plugins for and Extensions of Zend Framework

  • Several MVC plugins and action helpers for access control, authentication, and cache control
  • Several view helpers
  • Additional filters and validators
  • An Access control list which supports plugins for just-in-time rule creation

New Components

  • A mediator between the ACL and Authentication to translate authenticated identities into ACL roles and determine their parentage
  • A collections package in the style of Java or .NET
  • A container for validation messages that can be used to pass validation results between application layers
  • A base for developers to implement an application service layer
  • A layer for specifying how to sort, filter, and group fields in tabular data
  • An Object-relational mapping system based on the data mapper design pattern
  • Support for Enumerated types
  • A Dependency injection container