Xyster Framework

Infobox_Software | name = Xyster Framework
latest_release_version = Build 6
latest_release_date = May 19 2008
operating_system = Cross-platform
license = BSD license
genre = Web application frameworks
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

* [http://xyster.devweblog.org Official website]