SPEED

Speed is an MVC (iMVC/IDM*) PHP web application development framework that empowers a rapid and clean developent process. iMVC is a regular MVC with an Intrinsic Dynamic Modeling (IDM) feature that also supports file-based models. The query builder is part of the IDM and adopts a natural language syntax for writing SQL.

REQUIREMENTS

• Apache 2.2 or higher

• PHP 5.6 or higher

  • JSON support
  • mysqli extension
  • SimpleXML extension
  • DomDocument support

  Optional Extensions

  • Tidy support

• MariaDB 10 or higher

FEATURES

• iMVC with IDM (improved MCV with Instrinsic Dynamic Modelling) lets you write models anywhere as and when required, without a rigid file-based model definition. IDM also supports file-based models, but is less dynamic and more prone to issues. Models are loaded and cached to prevent the IDM from negatively impacting performance whilst delivering the dynamism required.

• IDM uses a unique strategy that makes all models automatically aware of their parent schema and external relationships.

• Simple to use query builder that follows natural language and logic, with automatic foreign data ssociations.

• A two-step data validation that ensures sanitized and strictly enforced data types. Data is validated against the schema definition, then may also be validated against a custom set of rules for each use case.

• CSRF protection in one easy step, with custom functions for form handilng and submission.

• XML-based layout views and partials make building UIs easy and fast. Binding data to the view takes just a few steps, usually between 1 and 3 easy steps. The strategy adopted leaves a clean view and ensures a standard-compliant layout.

• Speed features Activate, a custom jQuery extension for markup based AJAXing in a few easy steps. Activate also exposes PHP data in the DOM for use in JS functionality.

• F7 CMS for managing content and access control. F7 itself is quick to deploy and has a simple and easy to use interface. The UI of a simple F7-powered CMS could be setup within minutes, using a modular and extensible XML structure.