Open Source Ruby Frameworks - Page 2

NARF is an attempt to create a ruby web framework that escapes the weighty thud that one usually associates with web frameworks.

OAproject implements a plataform to allow applications to interact. Apps using the platform send/receive messages through a message oriented middleware. Main features are a Single Sign On (SSO), Identity Management System (IMS) and a provisioning system

RailsDB is a web application written in Ruby using the Ruby on Rails web framework to provide a generic interface to popular open source databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite.

A J2EE Web Dev Framework, Struts style MVC, Event Driven like JSF and Ajax-enabled Client Scripting like YUI, Fine grained event binding, access to server variables in JavaScript & Webpages, Easy integration with Struts, No custom tags & No complex API.

Pirate is a programmable API for developing complex, extensible JavaScript objects and modules.

A drop-in framework for adding tagging (folksonomy) capabilities to existing applications

Arachni is an Open Source, feature-full, modular, high-performance Ruby framework aimed towards helping penetration testers and administrators evaluate the security of web applications.

Avo is a very custom Admin Panel Framework, Content Management System, and Internal Tool Builder for Ruby on Rails that saves engineers and teams months of development time.

3D render engine cross platform written from scratch using c++11 standard features. With the approach to create a high scalable, flexible 3D engine with full modding support. Using flexible configs to include common technologies without the lack of massive extension coding

Blueprint CSS is a CSS framework aimed at accelerating layout and typographic design by providing robust base styles, grid systems, and reusable UI components. It combines normalized defaults with helpful utilities—such as column layouts, form styling, and typography helpers—so developers can build responsive sites with less repetitive CSS. Because it’s designed as a structural foundation rather than a themed UI kit, it’s easy to layer branding and custom design on top without fighting the base styles. The framework includes mixins, modifier classes, and responsive breakpoints so layouts adapt fluidly across screen sizes. By starting with a consistent baseline, Blueprint CSS reduces cross-browser quirks and gives designers confidence in spacing, proportion, and element alignment. Teams often use it as the “CSS backbone” of internal tools, web products, or component libraries.

Bricklayer is a Ruby web application framework that uses a component architecture very loosely based on that of perl's HTML::Mason. To see the proof of concept for Bricklayer, check out the Liber RDF Portal project.

CZEBOX is a referral Open Source implementation of ISDS DataBoxes (http://datoveschranky.info/), eGovernment messaging system founded by Ministry of Interior Czech Republic and Czech Post.

A set of tools and utilities that allow development teams to practice code generation techniques in a scalable and extensible manner. This is based on the style of code generation found in Ruby on Rails.

Compass is a stylesheet authoring framework built on top of Sass that provides a rich set of mixins, functions, and helpers for writing maintainable CSS. It offers abstractions for vendor prefixes, cross-browser compatibility fixes, and reusable UI patterns like grids, buttons, and typography helpers. With Compass, developers can write cleaner Sass code that compiles into consistent CSS across browsers without hand-coding workarounds. The framework also includes a command-line tool for compiling Sass, managing sprite sheets, and integrating with build workflows. It was widely adopted in the era before modern CSS standards caught up with mixins and variables, helping developers speed up styling while reducing redundancy. While less dominant today, Compass remains an important historical tool that influenced the evolution of Sass and frontend best practices.

DuckRails is a development tool. Its main purpose is to allow developers to quickly mock API endpoints that for many possible reasons they can't reach at a specific time. The application allows creating new routes dynamically to which developers can assign static or dynamic responses. DuckRails is an open source development tool built using the Ruby on Rails framework. The purpose of the tool is to allow developers to easily mock API endpoints outside their applications. Knowing ruby is not required. It would just help you define ruby dynamic mocks easier (embedded ruby). No worries, you can still define dynamic responses by selecting Javascript as the mock’s body type. Instead of defining a mock to always respond with some static content, you can also configure it to dynamically resolve the content to serve. For example, you can access the original request’s parameters and headers and decide how you could respond.

EasyRails is a Windows installation package for Ruby and Ruby on Rails. Its goal is to provide a fully package that installs and configures everything you need to begin your development.

Since 2012/08/15, Edgar2 project starts. This is completely re-written as an 'engine' on Ruby-on-Rails 3.2.*

Etch is a cross-platform, language- and transport-independent framework for building and consuming network services. With Etch, service development and consumption becomes no more difficult than library development and consumption.

Grape is a Ruby framework for building REST-like APIs with a focus on simplicity and convention. It provides a DSL for declaring endpoints, parameters, formats, and validation rules, making it easy to build consistent and documented APIs. Grape supports multiple content types (JSON, XML, etc.), versioning, error handling, and authentication hooks, which are crucial for maintaining long-lived APIs. It integrates well with frameworks like Rails or Sinatra but can also be used standalone for microservices. Built-in tools like parameter coercion, strong validations, and automatic documentation (via Swagger integrations) reduce boilerplate and improve maintainability. Because it’s lightweight and purpose-built, Grape is popular in service-oriented architectures where clean, well-structured APIs are central.

Hanami is a modern Ruby web framework that aims to be lightweight, fast, and modular, in contrast to the monolithic design of Rails. It emphasizes separation of concerns, encouraging developers to structure applications into clear layers of controllers, views, entities, and repositories. Each component—like the router, model layer, or view rendering engine—can be used independently, which gives developers flexibility to build lean applications. Hanami promotes immutability, plain old Ruby objects, and minimized global state, which makes codebases more maintainable and testable. It supports multi-application setups within the same project, making it well-suited for larger service-oriented architectures. The framework is designed to provide Rails-like productivity while encouraging more explicit architecture and performance-conscious choices.

A JavaScript presentation layer framework. It proposes a complete separation of view logic and design. Its components are designed by its role and not by its screen appearance, reducing drastically the API.

Java Named Lock.

Josso agent for Ruby on rails. Recently, there isn't a josso agent for ruby on rails. So, this project is born for SSO with JOSSO in the ROR environment.

LCDProc-Ruby is an application programming interface (API) to the LCDProc lcd server. You can create a client, add a screen to that client, and then add widgets to that screen. Multiple clients, widgets, and screens are supported.

"MiniKidsGames" is a collention of small games for kids. It's fun to play and learn. Full-screen easy-to-play games will keep your kids on your Mac. Xcode projects/templates/tutorial are available so you can make your games quickly!