FormEngine
| Developer(s) | imatics Software GmbH |
|---|---|
| Stable release |
2.0.1 / May 8, 2012
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| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Java |
| License | proprietary |
| Website | FormEngine Home |
The FormEngine is a Java framework for dynamic form creation and complex form processing for web applications.
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About[edit]
The primary goal of this framework is to help application developers in two areas of interest:
1. dynamic creation of form definitions at runtime
2. a simple albeit powerful way to dynamically process complex calculations and validations of form input (user data)
Characteristics[edit]
The FormEngine framework is built for use in available (or new) Java web application projects. It can be integrated with a few easy steps into a servlet container.
Form processing occurs in form sessions that bind data processing abilities along with the snapshot of the current data model to the task that's been initiated by a user/client. A form session manages a form instance that behaves just like described in the form definition. The FormEngine relies on AJAX techniques to allow client-server communication during a form session.
Calculations and data validation have to be implemented server-side only. Several design patterns aim for minimizing memory needs. Renderers are implemented thread-safe and can be used simultaneously with multiple form instances of a single form definition.
History[edit]
The FormEngine Java framework project started in 2007. It was created to overcome the shortfalls of other web form frameworks in several areas. It is used in a business process management suite (*) as a replacement for the Chiba Engine, a form framework to process XForms definitions. The FormEngine framework was first released for open use under a modified MIT license in December 2009.
Articles and further information[edit]
Several articles have been posted about the FormEngine Java framework, such as "FormEngine : Multidynamische Formulare" (German).[1]
For further information see External links.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Java Magazine (2010), "it-republik.de". FormEngine: Multidynamische Formulare
External links[edit]
- form-engine.de Home
- FormEngine example page
- FormEngine basic Example
- Chiba Engine Home
- Imatics ProcessSuite - A business process management suite that makes use of the FormEngine framework
