[Melati-announce] Melati 0.7.0 released

[Tim P. <ti...@pa...>]

 Hi,=20
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 Melati 0.7.0 is available from http://www.melati.org/=20
 This release enables user locale detection and a major=20
overhaul of the code quality, and generated code style, =20
following a style audit using http://maven.apache.org/ and=20
http://www.eclipse.org/

The Maven generated project site can be seen at http://maven.melati.org/=20
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 Melati is a tool for developing websites backed by any SQL Database,=20
 It provides the following features:
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 o - A generic Database Administration system, allowing the site manager=20
     to edit both the contents and the structure of the database=20
     through a web interface.
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 o - An object layer where the database is seen as a=20
      collection of Java objects.
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 o - Transparent cacheing of commonly used records, selections and
      "computed objects", via a (genuinely!) easy-to-use transparent,=20
      transaction-safe,  persistence layer on top of JDBC.
      (Prefiguring J2EE by some two years - and better!)
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 o - A low level access control system based on a  user/group/capability
      model, allowing restrictions to be placed on tables, rows and field=
s.
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 o - Cookie-based or HTTP-based login provoked automatically by access
      control failure.
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 o - Cached widget templating mechanism, using "templets" (sub-templates)=
 for
      rendering interface elements (eg HTML input boxes, dropdowns).
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 o - Contributed packages for messageboards, shopping trolley=20
      and example code for full text indexing and much more.
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 Melati is developed and maintained by the PanEris collabrative,=20
 and has an active mailinglist on sourceforge.
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 Melati now supports any of Postgres, MySQL, MSSQL Server,=20
MckoiDB and HSQLDB  simultaneously if required.
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 Similarly Melati supports both Webmacro and Velocity,=20
 or both at the same time ie you can use the built-in=20
 Admin Suite (written in WebMacro) even if your template engine is=20
 Velocity.
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 Melati has now been in production use for three years with no=20
 problems.
 See for example:=20
 http://www.bibliomania.com/ - Massive copyright free book site
 http://www.jammyjoes.com/ - Online toystore
 http://www.pianosonline.co.uk/ - Online Pianos
 http://www.fleetlog.com/ - Dynamic tracking of vehicles
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 Melati is a very nice tool and we are very keen to have more=20
 people use it.=20
 Melati can be used under the GPL - or any other licence=20
 you need.
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 Once you have tried it you won't go back!
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 yours sincerely
 Tim Pizey
 http://www.paneris.org/
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