MiniACS

MiniACS is web application framework extending AOLserver with clustering, distributed cache, easy-to-use database API and TCL utility procs extracted from OpenACS (ArsDigita Community System descendant)

It really makes AOLserver fully-featured web application server.

MiniACS Rationale

MiniACS purpose is to fill gap in web application frameworks which exists between pure AOLserver and OpenACS (ArsDigita Community System descendant). MiniACS shares OpenACS design patterns and is based on core services extracted from OpenACS kernel. At the same time it avoids ACS complexity and run-time overhead. MiniACS is to be thougth of as Minimalistic ACS or ACS subset which is focused on the most essential functionality needed by web application developers.

MiniACS realease is inspired by OpenACS 4.x immaturity, its relatively poor performance and steep learning curve due to its complexity.

MiniACS Features

order of magnitude more efficient than OpenACS by utilizing request handling mechnisms build in AOLserver
server clustering offering almost linear scalibility
distributed, collaborative, elastic information caching
easy-to-use database API and SQL query dispatcher from OpenACS enabling PostgreSQL and Oracle portability
does not enforce particular SQL data model like ACS does
complete API of AOLserver enhanced by OpenACS TCL utility procs
secure and efficient OpenACS 4.x HTTP sessions
relatively easy to learn when compared to ACS
designed to be as compatible with OpenACS as possible while retaining its fundamental features
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