Xyster Framework
| Stable release | Build 4
/ January 20 2008 |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Web application frameworks |
| License | BSD license |
| Website | http://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