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Xyster Framework 374
Xyster Framework
Stable release Build 6 / May 19, 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
• An abstraction layer for database schema definition
External links
• Official website [1]
References
[1] http://xyster.devweblog.org