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diff --git a/_posts/2018-03-01-introduction.markdown b/_posts/2018-03-01-introduction.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index 4497a023..00000000 --- a/_posts/2018-03-01-introduction.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,141 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -title: "Introduction" -author: Robert Jaros -date: 2018-03-01 14:50:53 +0100 -categories: kvision kotlin ---- - -This is my first article about [KVision](https://github.com/rjaros/kvision) - a new open source Web UI framework written in Kotlin language. -I plan to write a series of them - describing what KVision is and how to use it. I will try to explain the design, focus on the -unique features and demonstrate the usage examples. - -### Why new framework? - -There are of course many different front-end frameworks on the market. A lot of them share many similarities, others offer some special and unique features. -Probably most of them are plain JavaScript frameworks, but there are other languages and technologies in play as well. -Just look at [TodoMVC](http://todomvc.com) website to find them and learn about them. - -I've been working with different technologies and frameworks for many years. I've used them in many commercial and non-commercial projects of different size and complexity. -Most of the time I was more then satisfied with the tools I've been using. But I've never found a solution, I could just call perfect. There was always something missing -and something was not fully correct. - -I don't really like to go with the mainstream. I like to explore and learn new possibilities. I try to make things easier and more productive. I like to reuse and integrate good stuff, -made by other people available in open source. I had many thoughts and conclusions about features, a perfect framework should have. -And finally I've decided to make my own framework. I plan to make it a perfect solution for me - it's quite easy when you know the expectations ;-) -But I hope it can be a good solutions for a few other developers as well. - -### Main features - -#### Compiled and strongly typed programming language - -When you work on a small project, dynamic and loosely typed programming language (like JavaScript) is more then OK. -But when the project becomes big and complex, and more developers are working with it, you just need to have more control over the code. You have to be able -to find bugs as soon as possible. You have to be able to refactor a large portions of code. It is possible only with compiled languages. -There are a few such languages in use for web development today - e.g. TypeScript or Scala. And Kotlin is just at the beginning of its way in this -direction. In fact, KVision project started as "SVision" written with [Scala.js](https://www.scala-js.org/), but soon I've decided to change the language to Kotlin, -because of much better IDE support, simpler design and better compilation time. - -#### Object oriented, imperative design - -Unlike most of the popular web frameworks (AngularJS, React, Vue.js and others), -KVision is not declarative - it is not designed to mix HTML code (or pseudo code) with a typical -programming language. You can write KVision application without any knowledge of HTML or CSS, -but at the same time you are able to use this knowledge if you wish. - -In KVision everything is just written in Kotlin. Your whole application is designed as type-safe and compiled. -KVision gives you a hierarchy of consistent components, which you can just use in your project or which you can extend to -modify their default behavior. You reuse you code by well known OOP design patterns - composition and inheritance. - -This design is well known in the UI programming world. In fact, it's probably used everywhere but in the web environment. -Swing, JavaFX, QT and WinForms are clear and solid examples of object oriented UI libraries and KVision goes the same way. - -#### Ready to use components - -Many frameworks give you well designed architecture but lack ready to use components. You have to -search the Internet to find ways to use rich text editor, advanced select box, date picker or even -a simple tab panel. - -KVision contains: - -- sophisticated containers (tabs, stack, dock, grid, horizontal, vertical, flexbox, responsive), -- a bunch of text input components including rich text editor -- buttons, checboxes and radios -- date and time picker -- spinner -- advanced select box with ajax support -- data binding components -- modals -- floating, resizable windows - -All of them with modern, [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com/) based look & feel, and a consistent behavior. - -#### Forms support - -Almost all non trivial applications use some kind of forms. But implementing form support in not only about -showing form controls on the screen. Form items are bound to some data model, and this model should be type-safe. -You would like your text inputs to be "Strings", but you would also like your date values to be of "Date" type, -your spinner value to be "Number" and your checkbox state to be "Boolean". KVision lets you do it in an easy -and consistent way. And additionally it allows you to define and test validation for single fields or for the complete forms. - -#### Suitable for any application - -KVision was designed to be open and flexible. By default it gives you [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com/) based look & feel, -but it can be disabled if you wish. Then you can design your application appearance from the scratch, and you are limited only -by your own knowledge of CSS. - -Ability to implement a fully compatible [TodoMVC](http://todomvc.com) -application, which you can find in the [KVision-examples](https://github.com/rjaros/kvision-examples) repository, -proves that KVision is suitable for any kind of projects, including responsive, mobile web applications or even a simple, plain websites. - -#### Last but not least - -Other KVision features: - -- Type safe DSL builders -- [Font awesome](https://fontawesome.com/) icons support -- Drag & drop support -- Integrated JS router -- [Karma](https://karma-runner.github.io/) testing framework support -- Full IDE support with IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition - -make this framework a complete solution ready for many different use cases. I will go into details of these features -in the following articles. - -### Get started - -1. Download [KVision examples](https://github.com/rjaros/kvision-examples) from GitHub: - - git clone https://github.com/rjaros/kvision-examples.git - -2. Enter "template" example directory: - - cd kvision-examples/template (on Linux) - cd kvision-examples\template (on Windows) - -3. Run Gradle incremental build with: - - ./gradlew -t run (on Linux) - gradlew.bat -t run (on Windows) - -4. Open [http://localhost:8088/](http://localhost:8088/) in your browser. - -5. Import "template" project in IntelliJ IDEA and open src/main/kotlin/com/example/App.kt file. -You can of course use your favourite text editor. - -6. Add some code inside the **start** function: - - override fun start(state: Map<String, Any>) { - Root("kvapp") { - label("Hello world!") - } - } - -7. See your changes immediately in the browser. - -### Learn more - -- Explore all [KVision examples](https://github.com/rjaros/kvision-examples) -- Read other articles at [KVision website](https://rjaros.github.io/kvision/) -- Check [API Documentation](https://rjaros.github.io/kvision/api/) -- Fork and play with the [source code](https://github.com/rjaros/kvision) diff --git a/_posts/2018-03-08-kvision-0.0.10-released.markdown b/_posts/2018-03-08-kvision-0.0.10-released.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index 55c67f56..00000000 --- a/_posts/2018-03-08-kvision-0.0.10-released.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -title: "KVision 0.0.10 released" -author: Robert Jaros -date: 2018-03-08 15:50:53 +0100 -categories: kvision kotlin ---- - -I've just released KVision 0.0.10. - -Changelog: - -- support for more CSS properties including text, font, float and clear -- changes to the DataContainer component -- changes to the StackPanel component -- add focus() and blur() methods to all form controls - -I've also published a new example - an address book application. It shows how to present data in a table view with -sorting and searching functionality, and also presents basic usage of KVision forms. You can find the -[sources](https://github.com/rjaros/kvision-examples/tree/master/addressbook) on GitHub and live demo -is available [here](https://rjaros.github.io/kvision-examples/addressbook/). - -I plan to write KVision tutorial based on this application soon.
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/2018-04-02-kvision-0.0.11-released.markdown b/_posts/2018-04-02-kvision-0.0.11-released.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index d856b187..00000000 --- a/_posts/2018-04-02-kvision-0.0.11-released.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -title: "KVision 0.0.11 released" -author: Robert Jaros -date: 2018-04-02 22:30:00 +0100 -categories: kvision kotlin ---- - -I've just released KVision 0.0.11. - -Changelog: - -- Support for [Bootswatch](https://bootswatch.com/3/) and possibly other custom CSS themes (Bootstrap 3 compatible). -- Add support for Bootstrap navbar component. -- Add suport for context menu component, which can be enabled on any widget. -- Add Bootstrap toolbar and button group components. -- Add Bootstrap progress bar component. -- Add simple HTML iframe component. -- Add full-featured file upload component based on [Bootstrap file input](http://plugins.krajee.com/file-input). -- Add [Handlebar.js](http://handlebarsjs.com/) templates support for all text widgets. -- Add support for plain HTML form attributes (method, action, enctype, target, ...). -- Many other various enhancements and bug fixes. - -The [examples](https://github.com/rjaros/kvision-examples) were also updated. The [Address book](https://rjaros.github.io/kvision-examples/addressbook/) -example uses Material-like CSS theme and the [Showcase](https://rjaros.github.io/kvision-examples/showcase/) example presents all new -features and components in action. diff --git a/_posts/2018-04-03-kvision-0.0.12-released.markdown b/_posts/2018-04-03-kvision-0.0.12-released.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index 39651aec..00000000 --- a/_posts/2018-04-03-kvision-0.0.12-released.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -title: "KVision 0.0.12 released" -author: Robert Jaros -date: 2018-04-03 18:22:00 +0100 -categories: kvision kotlin ---- - -I've just released KVision 0.0.12. - -Changelog: -- some fixes in navigation bar component -- added support for dropdowns without caret icon -- some other minor fixes and enhancements - -There is also a new example - a very simple desktop application with three mini apps - a calculator, -a text editor and a web browser. You can find the -[sources](https://github.com/rjaros/kvision-examples/tree/master/desktop) on GitHub and live demo -is available [here](https://rjaros.github.io/kvision-examples/desktop/). diff --git a/_posts/2018-06-04-kvision-0.0.13-released.markdown b/_posts/2018-06-04-kvision-0.0.13-released.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index 5571198e..00000000 --- a/_posts/2018-06-04-kvision-0.0.13-released.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -title: "KVision 0.0.13 released" -author: Robert Jaros -date: 2018-06-04 14:29:00 +0100 -categories: kvision kotlin ---- - -I've just released KVision 0.0.13. - -Changelog: -- DockPanel usability fixes -- a dialog component -- new simple HTML5 canvas component -- add resizeWindow event to Window component -- add dependencies on kotlinx.serialization and kotlinx.coroutines -- multiplatform kvision-common and kvision-server modules -- Jooby framework integration with automatic JSON-RPC connectivity -- Kwery ORM integration -- Pac4j security module integration -- change module kind option to 'umd' - -KVision contains now an innovative connectivity interface for [Jooby](https://jooby.org) micro web framework on the server side, -which allows to build full-stack, multiplatform applications with shared common code. KVision closely integrates the client and -the server side of the project with a shared data model and fully type-safe connectivity between both sides (based on -automatically generated routings and JSON-RPC endpoints). - -I've created a new example application - "Address book - fullstack". It utilizes: - -- H2 SQL database (configured for "filesystem" database) -- [Kwery](https://github.com/andrewoma/kwery) ORM for database connectivity -- [Pac4J](https://github.com/pac4j/pac4j) security engine for authentication and profile management - -The architecture of the project is heavily based on Kotlin coroutines, wrapping asynchronous client-server calls into easy-to-read -synchronous-like code. - -[You can play with live demo on Heroku](https://kvision-address-book.herokuapp.com/) diff --git a/_posts/2018-06-05-kvision-0.0.14-released.markdown b/_posts/2018-06-05-kvision-0.0.14-released.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index d8b57ffa..00000000 --- a/_posts/2018-06-05-kvision-0.0.14-released.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,14 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -title: "KVision 0.0.14 released" -author: Robert Jaros -date: 2018-06-05 14:29:00 +0100 -categories: kvision kotlin ---- - -I've just released KVision 0.0.14. - -It fixes an important bug in a KDate type converter for Kwery ORM. - -There is also a new example - Number Converter. A simple application to convert integer numbers to words by -using [Tradukisto](https://github.com/allegro/tradukisto) library. |