https://github.com/arkanovicz/modality

Model Layer Implementation for a J2EE Pull MVC WebApp
https://github.com/arkanovicz/modality

j2ee mvc orm velocity

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Model Layer Implementation for a J2EE Pull MVC WebApp

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/arkanovicz/modality
• Owner: arkanovicz
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2019-04-24T11:27:54.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-02-14T09:06:29.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-02T11:24:08.485Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: j2ee, mvc, orm, velocity
• Language: Java
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.46 MB
• Stars: 12
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        


  



**Modality** is a lightweight but hightly configurable Java ORM, with a companion set of tools 



  


    
docs home

    
modality-core doc

    
modality-webapp doc

    
velocity-tools-model doc

    
javadocs

  


# Modality ORM library

Encompases a data access layer, a hierarchical and reentrant model definition gathering SQL queries, database values, names custom filters and much more. See [modality-core's REAME](modality-core).

Usage: include the needed module(s) in your `pom.xml`'s dependencies section as follow:

      

          com.republicate.modality

          modality-core

          1.0

      

# Modality Web anti-framework

While the ORM is usable on its own or within other Java/Kotlin web frameworks, the project comes with a companion set of tools which stick to the J2EE and JDBC standards to provide a lightweight, loosely coupled and highly cusomizable [MVC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93controller) [pull](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_framework#Push-based_vs._pull-based) architecture based on the Java J2EE servlets API.

Its design is based on a [bottom-up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-down_and_bottom-up_design) approach rather than top-down. This makes Modality an *anti-framework*: its various components do stick to the underlying norms, have a minimal interdependance and just do the specific task they are intended to, leveraging the learning curve and added complexity, and nevertheless those components assembly cover all the basic needs of a fully functional MVC webapp.

+ the Model layer is addressed with a generic ORM Java API witouth any code generation and with minimal optional caching, providing a complete database structure reverse enginering feature.

+ the View layer is Apache Velocity, but other Java View layer technologies can easily be used instead.

+ the Control layer is decentralized in URI to path conventions (like serving *basedir*`/foo.vhtml` for `GET /foo.vhtml`), configuration files and helpers. It can easily be blended in existing frameworks.

Components:

+ [modality-core](modality-core) - Core Modality library.

+ [modality-api-client](modality-api-client) - API client utility for JSON/XML APIs.

+ [modality-webapp](modality-webapp) - servlets and filters for Modality-core configuration and initialization in a J2EE webapp environment.

+ [modality-webapp-auth](modality-webapp-auth) - authentication filters assortment.

+ [velocity-tools-model](velocity-tools-model) - view layer model tool which encapsulates modality-core model objects for use with Apache Velocity Tools.