/Novogen

Database Web Application Generator

Primary LanguageJavaMIT LicenseMIT

Novogen Database Web Application Generator

A database web application generator that scaffolds a fully functioning application with CRUD pages and JSON API end points. This is a database first development approach. The generator should figure out the database objects and create all the necessary user interface for it plus a rich set of JSON APIs.

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Goals

  • To be able to generate a full fledge web application the following frameworks:

    • Go (net/http)
    • ExpressJS
    • Laravel
    • SparkJava
  • Support the following persistent store:

    • Mysql
    • Postgresql
    • Microsost SQL Server
    • MongoDB
  • Generic enough to allow generation for more frameworks in other languages in the future.

Usage

  • The Maven project will generate a novogen.jar file in the target directory
  • The novogen.jar needs to be fed with a JSON file describing the project
  • Example Usage: java -jar novogen.jar project.json

Generated Files

  • The project will be generated in the path specified in project JSON file.