An fast and easy to use application bootstrapping tool for node.

To install

npm install -g framify-lite

usage

To create a new application ...

On the command line, navigate to the directory where you would like to start your application then type :

framify-lite appName

Note:

• The appName provided will be turned into lowercase

• Spaces are not allowed in the appName unless you use escape characters e.g ** framify-lite My Application ** can be typed as ** framify-lite My\ \Application ** The result of this will however be my_application

• The new application directory will be created in the current working directory *** ($PWD*) at the time of running the command.

A Brief Introduction

Bixbyte's framify-lite rapid app development framework base relies primarily on the UIKit and AngularJs frameworks for UI development.

it can also easily be ported as a UI base for mobile applications.

framify-lite UI builder is built out of the box to interact Bixbyte's bixbyte-frame application base which is a rapid API development framework complete with a GraphQl like ORM with built in simple yet powerful user access control management.

This aids in the rapid development of a full stack application essentially following an MVC ish architecture.

Some of the things that come with bixbyte-frame and therefore available in framify-lite by default are:

• A socket.io and CORS enabled standardized express based server - base application

• A simple communications module for email sending via the mandrill api

• A simple Branded SMS sender module premium rate api

• mongodb reusable connections and sample schema based off mongoose and Simple server side factories running off wagner-core

• postgresql promise based query handler complete with an easy to use 'no alteration required' ORM.

• A simple gulp based javascript framework packaging module that allows for customization of the default shipped angular modules

• A CGI based handler to allow the running of php scripts in nodejs. Comes with a JSON API ORM with optional CORS packaging of HTTP requests using JSONP

APP STRUCTURE

| appName

  => assets	  

     -> css
	 	-> fonts
		-> themes
		- + .css

	 -> img 

	 -> icons
	 	-> material-design-icons

	 -> js
	 	-> maps
		- & .js

  => config
		- app.json
		+ & config.js
		- app-routes.json

These files are to be created manually

  	* & jwt-secret.conf
  	* & mailgun.conf
  	* & mongo.conf
  	* & postgres.conf
  	* & sms.conf

These files are to be created manually

  => db

POSTGRESQL ORM HANDLER

  		& .js	

  => php

PHP CGI & ORM HANDLER

  		&  index.php
  	 	-> classes
			  & *.php	

  => routes

  	 => templates

	   	=> welcome
		   	+ *.html

		=>password
			+ *.html

	 & auth.js
	 & db.js
	 & main.js
	 & passwords.js
	 & payments.js
	 & sms.js
	 & template2sms.js
	 & upload.js

  => sample

	  - sample.json

  => schema

     & members.js
	 - sample.sql

  => server
		 & enc_dec.js
		 & gcm.js
		 & mail.js
		 + & server.js
		 + server_cleanup.js
		 & sms.js
		 & sms_actions.js

  =>src

	=> framework

		+ & framify-lite.es6		

	+ & app.es6
  
  
  => views

  		 & login.html
		 & signup.html
		 & manage_users.html
		 & passwords.html

		 -+ index.html
		 -+ dash.html
		 -+ panel.html

		 - *.html 

  & gulpfile.js
  & index.html
  & main.js
  + package.json

KEY

(=>) Primary Major Segment folder

(->) Subsidiary folder

(*) Files that require to be created at project initialization

(-) Mainly User genrated files ( Edit at will )

(+) Pre - existing configuration files ( Edit with some caution )

(&) Fragile Major configuration files ( Edit only if you are sure of what tou are doing )

(%) Auto -generated application files ( Edit to play a frustrating game of 'chasing the wind and wild geese' )

handling files in src/ {{ services | directives | controllers }}

Make your main controller and directive changes in the framework/framify-lite.es6 file

Note:

*This file is required to run the application*

[ Editing it carelessly may prove as fruitful as chasing the wind with the sole purpose being to catch and jail it for causing hurricanes ]

Edit the app.es6 file such that all your application files are included therein* )

[*Failure to do this may mean that you have to implement an even dirtier routing mechanism*]

VIEW DEVELOPMENT

Avoid at all costs temptation(s) to place your view directly in the index.html, dash.html or panel.html files.

[*Create sub routers for that purpose*]

JAVASCRIPT PACKAGING

To package your application after making changes to the files in "/src"

Run

gulp

To watch for ongoing file changes,

Run

gulp watch

Links

Google Material Icons

Out of the box application example

Changelog

Open Changelog Document

Contributors

• ianmin2

License

MIT