Achievo ATK – A business framework Ivo Jansch <ivo@ibuildings.nl>

Agenda What is a business framework? About the ATK framework Demo

What is a business framework?

About the ATK framework

Demo

Business Frameworks When to use: Applications that you use in a business Data management Processes Or any other app that manipulates data Website backends 'admin modules' Business logic layer

When to use:

Applications that you use in a business

Data management

Processes

Or any other app that manipulates data

Website backends

'admin modules'

Business logic layer

Business Frameworks Key properties: Focus on business logic implementation Abstract away from HTML Abstract away from web application details Provide an actual framework (not just components)‏ Model Driven

Key properties:

Focus on business logic implementation

Abstract away from HTML

Abstract away from web application details

Provide an actual framework (not just components)‏

Model Driven

Business Frameworks Application area's: CRM HRM ERP Resourcemanagement Inventory control CMS

Application area's:

CRM

HRM

ERP

Resourcemanagement

Inventory control

CMS

Comparison PHP

PHP

Comparison Frameworks

Frameworks

Comparison Business frameworks

Business frameworks

Examples Microsoft Business Framework http://www.businessframework.com Engage Java Business Framework http://www.suntech.it/engage/top.asp SAP IBF http://www.topxml.com/sap/sap_internet_business_framework.asp Achievo ATK http://www.achievo.org/atk PhpPeanuts http://www.phppeanuts.org

Microsoft Business Framework

http://www.businessframework.com

Engage Java Business Framework

http://www.suntech.it/engage/top.asp

SAP IBF

http://www.topxml.com/sap/sap_internet_business_framework.asp

Achievo ATK

http://www.achievo.org/atk

PhpPeanuts

http://www.phppeanuts.org

Achievo ATK

ATK Application Framework Achievo ATK is an object oriented Web Application Framework, written in PHP Business application development Targeted at developers who wish to focus on business logic, instead of coding HTML

Achievo ATK is an object oriented Web Application Framework, written in PHP

Business application development

Targeted at developers who wish to focus on business logic, instead of coding HTML

History First there was Achievo Project Management Open sourced in April 2000 My First PHP Application! ... which was pretty obvious Evil scripting, code duplication, loads and loads of code But I studied Computer Science, didn't I? OO in PHP4? Design patterns in PHP? Yeah, right... Oh well, let's give that a try anyway

First there was Achievo Project Management

Open sourced in April 2000

My First PHP Application!

... which was pretty obvious

Evil scripting, code duplication, loads and loads of code

But I studied Computer Science, didn't I?

OO in PHP4?

Design patterns in PHP?

Yeah, right...

Oh well, let's give that a try anyway

History Achievo rewrite Model based OO Framework Framework > Achievo Used in other applications at Ibuildings Achievo ATK released in 2004

Achievo rewrite

Model based

OO

Framework

Framework > Achievo

Used in other applications at Ibuildings

Achievo ATK released in 2004

ATK philosophy Very Rapid Application Development Code minimization (10 lines of code…)‏ “ Don’t reinvent the wheel” “ Don’t Repeat Yourself” principle 80/20 rule Vesatile Supports many databases Runs out of the box Dependencies are bundled PHP4 / PHP5 Customizable Modular system Customize ATK Customize your own software

Very Rapid Application Development

Code minimization (10 lines of code…)‏

“ Don’t reinvent the wheel”

“ Don’t Repeat Yourself” principle

80/20 rule

Vesatile

Supports many databases

Runs out of the box

Dependencies are bundled

PHP4 / PHP5

Customizable

Modular system

Customize ATK

Customize your own software

ATK features For the user Uniform interface CRUD functionality Data search functionality Themes Internationalization (15+ languages)‏ AJAX features For the developer Database abstraction layer (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL)‏ Relationship modeling (e.g. 1:N, N:1, N:M db relations)‏ Flexible authentication & authorization Application session management Out of the box, but 100% customizable

For the user

Uniform interface

CRUD functionality

Data search functionality

Themes

Internationalization (15+ languages)‏

AJAX features

For the developer

Database abstraction layer (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL)‏

Relationship modeling (e.g. 1:N, N:1, N:M db relations)‏

Flexible authentication & authorization

Application session management

Out of the box, but 100% customizable

ATK features Fancy stuff: Full query abstraction (Connection, DML, DDL)‏ Transparent MySQL replication support Overloader mechanism No scaffolding Metadata based applications

Fancy stuff:

Full query abstraction (Connection, DML, DDL)‏

Transparent MySQL replication support

Overloader mechanism

No scaffolding

Metadata based applications

ATK Demo Demo…

Demo…

Business Model Knowledge based model Support Training Paid enhancements License based model Commercial licensing Dual licensing Indirect model Projects Other products (CMS, dotcoms)‏

Knowledge based model

Support

Training

Paid enhancements

License based model

Commercial licensing

Dual licensing

Indirect model

Projects

Other products (CMS, dotcoms)‏

Development Model Evolutionary development Grow as needed Community contributions Generalization Careful selection of development layer Need something twice -> generalize Quality control Unit Testing Sheriffs

Evolutionary development

Grow as needed

Community contributions

Generalization

Careful selection of development layer

Need something twice -> generalize

Quality control

Unit Testing

Sheriffs

Future plans PHP5 features (finally..)‏ Webservices More pluggable architecture (embeddable)‏ Documentation Richer interface (ajax, flex)‏

PHP5 features (finally..)‏

Webservices

More pluggable architecture (embeddable)‏

Documentation

Richer interface (ajax, flex)‏

More info Visit these websites for more information about Ibuildings and the ATK framework: http://www.ibuildings.nl http://www.achievo.org/atk http://www.achievo.org/blog ivo@ibuildings.nl Thank you!

Visit these websites for more information about Ibuildings and the ATK framework:

http://www.ibuildings.nl

http://www.achievo.org/atk

http://www.achievo.org/blog

ivo@ibuildings.nl

Thank you!